The paper presents first approach to modeling of the biaxial inverted pendulum. This model was determined mathematically using the Lagrange equations based on knowledge of the potential and kinetic energy of the cart ...
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(纸本)9781467344883
The paper presents first approach to modeling of the biaxial inverted pendulum. This model was determined mathematically using the Lagrange equations based on knowledge of the potential and kinetic energy of the cart and placed on the pendulum. It also presents a non-linear model of a biaxial inverted pendulum built in Matlabs SimMechanics toolbox. Then the Matlab linearized model was compared with the linearized model obtained by means of the mathematical calculations.
The paper describes a virtual keyboard based on a brain - computer interface, controlled by Steady - State Visual Evoked Potentials (SSVEP). Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials are natural responses when the retina ...
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(纸本)9781467344883
The paper describes a virtual keyboard based on a brain - computer interface, controlled by Steady - State Visual Evoked Potentials (SSVEP). Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials are natural responses when the retina is excited by a visual stimulus ranging from 3.5 Hz to 75 Hz. The SSVEPs are characterized by an increase in EEG activity around the stimulus frequency. The SSVEP component has been detected using Welsch's method. The Virtual Keyboard is characterized by high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
Truss, in which one or more passive members are replaced by active members containing piezoelectric actuator, have high coefficient of the vibration damping and have simultaneously low mass. The active members enable ...
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(纸本)9781467344883
Truss, in which one or more passive members are replaced by active members containing piezoelectric actuator, have high coefficient of the vibration damping and have simultaneously low mass. The active members enable a generation of the forces having an effect on selected nods in the truss. Such truss is called smart truss in literature. Expected effect of the active members application is a counteraction of the external influences on the truss, for example by wind. A project of the control algorithm of such smart truss is a difficult task, because it is MIMO control object. The control algorithms, which are based on the state space model, is a promising direction in the scientific research, because designed control lows take into account the displacements and speeds of all nods of the truss. This paper presents the results of simulation research of control system with the use of LQG algorithm for exemplary truss. The application of LQG algorithm in the smart truss control could influence the increase of the vibration damping of such structure.
This paper describes a novel mobility assistive device under development in the Egypt-Japan University of science and technology (E-JUST). The proposed system can help patients who do not have enough physical strength...
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The vision of social robotics sees robots moving more and more into unrestricted social environments, where robots interact closely with users in their everyday activities, maybe even establishing relationships with t...
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(纸本)9781479905089
The vision of social robotics sees robots moving more and more into unrestricted social environments, where robots interact closely with users in their everyday activities, maybe even establishing relationships with the user over time. In this paper we present a field trial with a robot in a semi-public place. Our analysis of the interactions with casual users shows that it is not enough to focus on modeling behavior that is similar to successful human interactions but that we have to take more deviant ways of interaction like abuse and impoliteness into account when we send robots into the users' environments. The analysis uses impoliteness theory as an analytical toolbox and exemplifies which strategies are employed by users in unexpected encounters with a humanoid robot.
Sintered targets with mixed Cr and Si (10, 20, 30, 35 and 40 at. %) elemental powders were sputtered in mixture of argon and nitrogen on silicon substrates kept either at ambient temperature or at 600 °C. The mic...
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Sintered targets with mixed Cr and Si (10, 20, 30, 35 and 40 at. %) elemental powders were sputtered in mixture of argon and nitrogen on silicon substrates kept either at ambient temperature or at 600 °C. The microstructure was characterized using transmission electron microscopy, while mechanical properties were estimated based on hardness measurements. Observations showed that magnetron sputtering of targets with high silicon content on substrates at ambient temperature resulted in the formation of gradient nano-composites that are partly amorphous and partly crystalline. The amorphous phase dominated in the zone close to the substrate, while the nano-crystalline character was more pronounced nearer to the coating surface. The volume of crystalline phase in the coatings was decreasing with increasing silicon content to such an extent that those obtained from CrSi40 target were fully amorphous. The coatings deposited on substrates resistively heated up to 600°C showed fine columnar microstructure with diameter decreasing with increasing silicon content, which changed to nano-composite and eventually fully amorphous for those obtained using CrSi35 and CrSi40 targets. The Elemental mapping by electron energy filtered imaging helped prove that in the nano-composite coatings the CrN-type crystalline phase and the amorphous phase are enriched respectively in chromium and silicon. The hardness of the coatings deposited at ambient temperature and characterized by mixed crystalline and amorphous microstructure was close to 20 GPa, except those containing layers enriched in chromium and silicon, which fall down to 15 GPa or even 10 GPa. The hardness of crystalline coatings deposited at 600°C was increasing from 20 to 30-35 GPa with decreasing average column diameter from ∼40 to ∼35 and ∼25 nm (obtained from CrSi10, CrSi20 and CrSi30 targets). The higher silicon content in the coatings caused both further diminishing of the average crystallite size below 10 nm and simultaneo
As witnessed in several behavioural studies, a complex relationship exists between people's cultural background and their general acceptance towards robots. However, very few studies have investigated whether a ro...
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Localization using the received signal strength indication (RSSI) of wireless local area networks with a priori knowledge of the coordinates of the routers/access points is addressed in this paper. The proposed algori...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781479909964
Localization using the received signal strength indication (RSSI) of wireless local area networks with a priori knowledge of the coordinates of the routers/access points is addressed in this paper. The proposed algorithm employs a path loss model that allows for the inclusion of the logarithmic measurements of the signal strength directly in the state of the nonlinear system that is designed. The nonlinear system is augmented in such a way that the resulting system structure may be regarded as linear time-varying for observability purposes, from which a Kalman filter follows naturally. Simulation results are included that illustrate the performance of the proposed solution.
Typical attitude estimation solutions for underwater vehicles rely on magnetometers, which are prone to magnetic field distortions. This can preclude its use in intervention scenarios, in the vicinity of objects with ...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781479901890
Typical attitude estimation solutions for underwater vehicles rely on magnetometers, which are prone to magnetic field distortions. This can preclude its use in intervention scenarios, in the vicinity of objects with strong magnetic signatures, severely endangering not only the intervention mission but also the operation of the underwater vehicle. This paper presents a novel attitude estimation solution, based on a combined Long Baseline / Ultra Short Baseline (LBL/USBL) acoustic positioning system, with application to underwater vehicles. The range and range differences of arrival obtained with the LBL/USBL are directly embedded in the estimator dynamics, without any linearization whatsoever, and globally exponentially stable (GES) error dynamics are achieved. Simulation results evidence good performance of the proposed solution.
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