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A Motion‐Sensing Integrated Soft Robot with Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Pipeline Inspection

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A soft robot integrated with triboelectric nanogenerator‐based tactile sensors is proposed to achieve locomotion within pipelines and exteroception of different materials and structures of pipeline inner surfaces. By introducing a 1D‐convolutional neural network algorithm, the soft robot's accuracy in recognizing eight different pipe inner surface ...
Rui Chen, Huigang Wang, Haoji Wang, Huijiang Wang, Li Bai, Xinpei Ai, Lifu Liu, Zhihao Hu, Zean Yuan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Single‐Pump‐Actuated Transformable Dual‐Mode Gripper Based on Bistable and Origami Structures for Cross‐Scale Object Grasping

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Single‐pump‐actuated transformable dual‐mode gripper (SATDG) that combines vacuum suction and granular jamming to effectively grasp objects ranging from 10 to 300 mm in size, spanning a vast 30‐fold range, with forces from 0.5 to 21 N, is studied. Using a bistable mechanism and origami structure, the SATDG can transform between two modes and activate ...
Tianle Pan, Jing Shu, Huayu Zhang, Shuhao Xia, Jinfei Hu, Jianshu Zhou, Yunhui Liu, Xin Ma   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phenobot: An Autodigital Modeling System for in situ Phenotyping in Horticulture

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study introduces a robotic phenotyping system for precision agriculture, integrating environmental understanding, motion planning, and in situ plant phenotyping. The system autonomously navigates through real‐world agricultural environments, collects high‐quality plant data, and reconstructs accurate 3D plant models. Results demonstrate the system'
Kewei Hu, Yaoqiang Pan, Tianhao Liu, Hugh Zhou, Chao Chen, Hanwen Kang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chemical Process Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry in Europe—Insights and Perspectives from Industry Scientists

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
What are the tasks of chemical process development in the pharmaceutical industry? What are trends and challenges? This Scientific Perspective written by members of the European pharmaceutical industry introduces key concepts of drug development and key drivers for the future of chemical process development.
Joachim Krueger, André P. Dieskau, Jorma Hassfeld, Joerg Gries, Oliver Block, Hilmar Weinmann, Daniel Kaufmann, Stefan Hildbrand, Volker Kraft, Robert Moeckel, Juan R. Dehli, Ulrich Scholz, Carl Friedrich Nising   +12 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Is Task Board Customization Beneficial? - An Eye Tracking Study [PDF]

arXiv, 2017
The task board is an essential artifact in many agile development approaches. It provides a good overview of the project status. Teams often customize their task boards according to the team members' needs. They modify the structure of boards, define colored codings for different purposes, and introduce different card sizes. Although the customizations
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Use of Agile Practices in Start-ups [PDF]

e-Informatica Software Engineering Journal, 2021, 15.1
Context Software start-ups have shown their ability to develop and launch innovative software products and services. Small, motivated teams and uncertain project scope makes start-ups good candidates for adopting Agile practices. Objective We explore how start-ups use Agile practices and what effects can be associated with the use of those practices ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Deep Q‐Network‐Based Hierarchical Path Planning of a Biped Wall‐Climbing Robot for Window Cleaning

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This article presents a biped wall‐cleaning climbing robotic system for the maintenance of multi‐isolated areas on exoskeleton‐structured windows (ESWs). A full coverage cleaning approach is proposed by integrating a deep Q‐network‐based method with the robotic system to address the complete coverage cleaning path planning problem.
Weijian Zhang, Zikang Li, Lap Mou Tam, Qingsong Xu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

To Agile, or not to Agile: A Comparison of Software Development Methodologies [PDF]

arXiv, 2017
Since the Agile Manifesto, many organizations have explored agile development methods to replace traditional waterfall development. Interestingly, waterfall remains the most widely used practice, suggesting that there is something missing from the many "flavors" of agile methodologies.
arxiv  

Compliant Robotics in Space: A Prospective Review of Soft and Deformable Systems for Space Missions

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Compliant robots are increasingly becoming integral to space exploration due to their adaptability, flexibility, and lightweight design. This article reviews categories such as soft, reconfigurable, and hyper‐redundant robots and their evolving role in enhancing space missions.
Hamed Rahimi Nohooji, Holger Voos
wiley   +1 more source

A Disciplined Approach to Adopting Agile Practices: The Agile Adoption Framework [PDF]

arXiv, 2007
Many organizations aspire to adopt agile processes to take advantage of the numerous benefits that it offers to an organization. Those benefits include, but are not limited to, quicker return on investment, better software quality, and higher customer satisfaction.
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