Many popular problems in robotics and computer vision including various types of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) or bundle adjustment (BA) can be phrased as least squares optimization of an error function that can be represented by a…
Papers in Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering papers in Engineering, G
-
-
Genetic algorithms (GAs) are global, parallel, stochastic search methods, founded on Darwinian evolutionary principles. Many variations exist, including genetic programming and multiobjective algorithms. During the last decade GAs have been applied…
-
Social and socio-economic LCA guidelines complementing environmental LCA and Life Cycle Costing, contributing to the full assessment of goods and services within the context of sustainable development
-
We report G-band resonance Raman spectra of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) at the single-nanotube level. By measuring 62 different isolated SWNTs resonant with the incident laser, and having diameters d(t) ranging between 0.95 nm and 2.62 nm,…
-
The acoustic startle reflex is strongly inhibited by a moderate-intensity acoustic stimulus that precedes the startling stimulus by roughly 10-1000 ms (prepulse inhibition, PPI). At long interstimulus intervals (ISIs) of 100-1000 ms, PPI in rats is…
-
MEMS switches are devices that use mechanical movement to achieve a short circuit or an open circuit in the RF transmission line. RF MEMS switches are the specific micromechanical switches that are designed to operate at RF-to-millimeter-wave…
-
Prey intake and selection were related to with- in-shoal position for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) en- gaged in annual migration across the Newfoundland shelf in the northwest Atlantic. Comparisons made among fish occupying five regions from the…
-
Background: The initial step of metastasis in carcinomas, often referred to as the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), occurs via the loss of adherens junctions (e.g. cadherins) by the tumor embolus. This leads to a subsequent loss of cell…
-
This paper develops full-state parametric controllers for standing balance of humanoid robots in response to impulsive and constant pushes. We also explore a hypothesis that postural feedback gains in standing balance should change with perturbation…
-
A gain scheduled integrated vehicle control design method that preserves vehicle stability in extreme handling situations is presented in this study. A new formulation of the classical yaw roll model in which tire slips appear as varying vehicle…
-
For MBA-level courses in Strategic Management. This text is designed to show students how to put theory into practice. Features and Benefits NEW - The latest research findings are reflected. Provides students with the most current information. NEW -…
-
Thin liquid films on non-wettable solid surfaces are not stable; rather, they are transformed by a symmetry-breaking process termed `dewetting' into their equilibrium state, a set of droplets. The morphologies observed upon dewetting contain…
-
We investigated the gait pattern of 21 patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), compared to 10 healthy controls through 3D Gait Analysis. An overall observation of gait pattern in our DMD patients when compared to controls confirmed the data…
-
A newborn foal can learn to walk soon after birth through a process of rapid adaptation acting on its locomotor controller. It is proposed here that this kind of adaptation can be modeled as a distributed system of adaptive modules (AMs) acting on a…
-
The objective of this study is to determine how kinematical parameters and electromyography data of selected muscles may change as a result of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency and following ACL reconstruction. The study was conducted on…
-
Previous studies have shown that walking is not a purely automatic motor task but places demands on sensory and cognitive systems. We set out to investigate whether complex walking tasks, as when walking down a steeper gradient while performing a…
-
OBJECTIVE: To describe the adjustments in gait characteristics of obstacle crossing, gait initiation and gait termination that occur in subjects with a recent lower limb amputation during the rehabilitation process. DESIGN: Prospective and…
-
Gait analysis, or the study of locomotion, has changed dramatically over the last few decades. Advances in computer technology and data analysis techniques have contributed greatly to the progress of this field. Gait analysis has become a valuable…
-
The purpose of this study was to employ a computerized motion analysis system to identify the effect of ankle arthrodesis on the three-dimensional kinematic behavior of the rear and fore foot during level walking. A three-segment rigid body model…
-
BACKGROUND: The functional outcomes following ankle arthrodesis are not known. The purpose of the present study was to compare the intermediate-term clinical results for a group of patients in whom an ankle arthrodesis had been performed with use of…
Papers in associated sub-disciplines
Sign up today - FREE
Mendeley saves you time finding and organizing research. Learn more
- All your research in one place
- Add and import papers easily
- Access it anywhere, anytime