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Aerodynamic Drag Reduction for a Generic Truck Using Geometrically Optimized Rear Cabin Bumps

Journal of Engineering, 2015
The continuous surge in gas prices has raised major concerns about vehicle fuel efficiency, and drag reduction devices offer a promising strategy. In this paper, we investigate the mechanisms by which geometrically optimized bumps, placed on the rear end
Abdellah Ait Moussa, Justin Fischer, Rohan Yadav   +2 more
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UTact: Underwater Vision‐Based Tactile Sensor with Geometry Reconstruction and Contact Force Estimation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Embedded flexible sensing technologies advance underwater soft robotics, yet most systems still suffer from hysteresis and limited perceptiveness. Instead, vision‐based tactile sensors provide reliable and rapid feedback essential for complex underwater tasks.
Qiyi Zhang, Zonghao Zuo, Haoxuan Wang, Bin Liu, Yilidusi Yilihamu, Li Wen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study on Detection and Localization Algorithm of Traffic Signs from Natural Scenes

Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2014
Automatic detection and location of traffic signs is an important part of intelligent transportation, especially for unmanned vehicle technology research.
Xian-Zhong Han, Chen Chen, Ke-Jian Wang, Yingchun Yuan, Yulong Song   +4 more
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A pavement damage location algorithm based on machine vision distance compensation

Dianzi Jishu Yingyong, 2018
The real-time and accurate automatic detection technology of road surface damage has important significance for highway management and maintenance. This paper combines the FPGA-based pavement damage detection system to research the positioning accuracy ...
Miao Chengyu, Li Peng, Zhang Jingrong, Gu Binbin, Jiang Wei   +4 more
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Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
wiley   +1 more source

Multidirectional Motion Strategy of Miniature Water Surface Robot Actuated by Single Exciter

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A novel multidirectional motion strategy on the water surface based on a single exciter is proposed, and a single‐exciter single‐plate module is developed for actuation. The driving forces generation mechanism of the module is revealed from the perspective of the asymmetric surface wave field.
Haoxuan He, Dehong Wang, Jing Li, Shijing Zhang, Yingxiang Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fast Signals of Opportunity Fingerprint Database Maintenance with Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle for Indoor Positioning

Sensors, 2018
Indoor positioning technology based on Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) fingerprints is a potential navigation solution, which has the advantages of simple implementation, low cost and high precision.
Yitang Peng, Xiaoji Niu, Jian Tang, Dazhi Mao, Chuang Qian   +4 more
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Continual Learning for Multimodal Data Fusion of a Soft Gripper

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Models trained on a single data modality often struggle to generalize when exposed to a different modality. This work introduces a continual learning algorithm capable of incrementally learning different data modalities by leveraging both class‐incremental and domain‐incremental learning scenarios in an artificial environment where labeled data is ...
Nilay Kushawaha, Egidio Falotico
wiley   +1 more source

Vehicle positioning systems in tunnel environments: a review

Complex & Intelligent Systems
Real-time, accurate, and robust positioning system plays a crucial role in many vehicular applications for automatic driving system and Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET). In the tunnel, the positioning accuracy of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
Suying Jiang, Qiufeng Xu, Wei Wang, Peng Peng, Jiachun Li   +4 more
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