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Potential benefits of an adaptive forward collision warning system [PDF]

, 2008
Forward collision warning (FCW) systems can reduce rear-end vehicle collisions. However, if the presentation of warnings is perceived as mistimed, trust in the system is diminished and drivers become less likely to respond appropriately.
A. Hamish Jamson, Abe, Brown, de Brabander, Frank C.H. Lai, Hirst, Janssen, Jonah, Lee, Lee, Oliver M.J. Carsten, Rudin-Brown, Rudin-Brown, Seller, van der Laan, Wiese, Zuckerman, Zuckerman   +17 more
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Development of Heat Engines Powered by Twisted and Coiled Polymer Fiber Actuators

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Continuously rotating engines driven by thermally responsive actuating materials can turn waste heat into useful energy. For the first time heat engines operated by twisted and coiled polymer fiber actuators are demonstrated with engine design guided by two simple analytical models.
Geoffrey M. Spinks, Burhan Bin Asghar Abbasi, Zhen Jiang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unilateral Ankle‐Foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton with Balance‐Sensing Feedback for Self‐Help Telerehabilitation after Stroke

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study introduces a hybrid robot that integrates mechanical assistance by musculoskeletons (i.e., soft pneumatic muscle with rigid exoskeletal extensions), neuromuscular electrical stimulation, and vibrotactile feedback in a lightweight wearable mechatronic complex applicable to the paretic ankle–foot poststroke for gait restoration. The system can
Fuqiang Ye, Wei Rong, Waiming Li, Kwok‐Ting Wong, Man‐Kit Pang, Hon‐Wah Wai, Lilly Li, Zicong Hong, Song Guo, Zong‐Hao Ma, Yongping Zheng, Ming Zhang, Nicholas Chow, Jianing Zhang, Xiaoling Hu, Fei Chen, Waisang Poon   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Existence of orthogonal geodesic chords on Riemannian manifolds with concave boundary and homeomorphic to the N-dimensional disk

, 2010
In this paper we give a proof of the existence of an orthogonal geodesic chord on a Riemannian manifold homeomorphic to a closed disk and with concave boundary.
Benci, Bolotin, Bos, do Carmo, Fabio Giannoni, Fadell, Fournier, Giambò, Giambò, Giannoni, Giannoni, Giannoni, Gilbarg, Gluck, Long, Long, Lusternik, Paolo Piccione, Roberto Giambò, Seifert, Spanier, Szulkin, Weinstein   +22 more
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Interlaboratory Study on Brake Particle Emissions—Part I: Particulate Matter Mass Emissions

Atmosphere, 2023
The Particle Measurement Programme Informal Working Group (PMP-IWG) coordinated a global interlaboratory study (ILS) on brake wear particle emissions with the participation of 16 testing facilities.
Theodoros Grigoratos, Marcel Mathissen, RaviTeja Vedula, Athanasios Mamakos, Carlos Agudelo, Sebastian Gramstat, Barouch Giechaskiel   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li, Shuai Liu, Xinyi Wang, Xinglong Gong, Shouhu Xuan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examples with minimal number of brake orbits and homoclinics in annular potential regions

, 2014
We use a geometric construction to exhibit examples of autonomous Lagrangian systems admitting exactly two homoclinics emanating from a nondegenerate maximum of the potential energy and reaching a regular level of the potential having the same value of ...
Fabio Giannoni, Giambò, Giambò, Long, Long, Paolo Piccione, Rabinowitz, Roberto Giambò, Zhang   +8 more
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Characterization of surface morphology and its correlation with friction performance of brake pads [PDF]

, 2015
The present work presents the morphology evolution of a brake material surface submitted to braking tests through a laboratory-scale tribometer. Optical microscope images of the material’s surface were obtained for every 10 braking operations.
Ando, Matyas, De Baets, Patrick, Ferreira, Ney Francisco, Masotti, Diego, Matozo, Luciano Tedesco, Neis, Patrick Daniel, Sukumaran, Jacob   +6 more
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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

Linear motor for multi-car elevators, design and position measurement [PDF]

, 2010
Multi-car elevator is an emerging technology consisting of two or more elevator cars moving independently in an elevator hoistway, which has become more appealing as building heights increase.
Gurbuz, Cagri, Gürbüz, Çağrı, Kazan, Ender, Markon, Sandor, Onat, Ahmet   +4 more
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