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Mobile remote manipulator vehicle system [PDF]

, 1987
A mobile remote manipulator system is disclosed for assembly, repair and logistics transport on, around and about a space station square bay truss structure. The vehicle is supported by a square track arrangement supported by guide pins integral with the
Bush, Harold G., Jensen, J. Kermit, Mikulas, Martin M., Jr., Wallsom, Richard E.   +3 more
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Substantiation of equivalent circuits for the calculation of parameters of the optimal start-ing of the load-lifting crane mechanism for the minimization of ropes tension during load lift-ing with the help of various manners

, 2019
Usually distinguish three basic stages of the movement of the lifting mechanism of the crane: start (overclocking), steady motion and inhibition (run, stop).
Y. Chovnyuk, Michail Dikterjuk, Vladimir Kravchjuk, O. Ostapuschenko   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Delisting the Northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf from the US Endangered Species Act: an assessment of political discourse over 20 years

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Feared, revered, and politicized, wolves have long captured human imagination, and ignited fierce conservation conflicts. In the United States, the Endangered Species Act protects species at risk of extinction from human impacts. This far‐reaching legislation, which impacts development and state‐level wildlife management, has been fraught with legal ...
Iree Wheeler, Paisley Blair, Noah Creany, Hannah Manire, Daniel Morris, Sofia Mollett, Steelle S. Scearce, Temple Stoellinger, Janna R. Willoughby, Kelly H. Dunning   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Unsung Hero Towards Net Zero: The Role of Community Engagement in Circular Economy Capabilities

British Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract Prior circular economy (CE) literature has predominantly focused on technological knowledge in the development of firms’ CE capabilities. However, since CE represents a sustainable way of life that intricately links materials, technology and affected communities, technological knowledge alone is only partially useful.
Limin Fu
wiley   +1 more source

Risk assessment for the installation and maintenance activities of a low-speed tidal energy converter [PDF]

, 2012
The study presented in this paper, is part of the Deep Green project, which includes the development of a power converter/device for employment in low-speed tidal currents. It mainly focuses on the initial steps to investigate the ways on how to minimize
Lazakis, Iraklis, Rosendahl, T., Turan, Osman   +2 more
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Collapse [PDF]

, 2009
Through large sculptural works that are often caricatures of representational objects, my work explores the complicated moments and tangled histories of childhood Jewish schooling in Winnipeg and travels to Israel and Palestine as an adult.
Feuer, Mia
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THE AESTHETICS OF URBAN METABOLISM: Landscape, Design and the Politics of In/Visibility

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, we chart the evolving aesthetic contours of urban metabolism across London, focusing on the River Lea and Thamesmead to the north and south of the River Thames, respectively. We begin in the nineteenth century, when these two sites formed critical nodes within a new sewerage system that relegated the city’s circulatory flows ...
Ben Platt, Zuhri James
wiley   +1 more source

DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF A HAPTIC CRANE FORCE CONTROL FOR APPLICATION OF MATERIAL HANDLING BY USING ACTIVE FORCE CONTROL (AFC) [PDF]

, 2010
The final project highlights a method for controlling a haptic crane and hoist model based on an Active Force Control (AFC) strategy. It is a disturbance rejection control technique in which AFC is employed to control accurately and robustly the trolley ...
Ningrum, Endah Suryawati, Purnomo, Didik Setyo, Tamara, Mohamad Nasyir   +2 more
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WASTELAND ACTIVISM: Political Weeds and Ecological Imaginaries in Montreal

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Montreal, this article examines the ways in which urban dwellers and activists engage with the living materialities of wastelands to illuminate evolving ecological imaginaries and their political potentials.
Daniela Giudici
wiley   +1 more source

Religio‐Governmental Infrastructures: Islam, Infrastructure, and Populist Mobilization in Turkey

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Turkish mosques are staffed by state‐appointed imams and callers to prayer whose practices are regulated through a complex bureaucratic network operating on an internet‐based data‐management and communication infrastructure. A centralized mosque loudspeaker network enables the broadcast of calls to prayer and other Islamic recitations across ...
Hikmet Kocamaner
wiley   +1 more source