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Machine learning for automated avalanche terrain exposure scale (ATES) classification [PDF]

open access: yesNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Avalanche risk management is essential for backcountry safety. The Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) classifies mountain terrain based on its potential exposure to avalanche hazards and supports mountain visitors in their terrain assessment ...
K. Markov   +10 more
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Multiobjective Codesign Optimization of a Planar Pneumatic Artificial Muscle‐Based Snake‐Like Robot for Enhanced Agility and Energy Efficiency

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A codesign multiobjective optimization framework was developed to enhance the morphology and controller of a snake‐like robot driven by artificial muscles. It improved planar locomotion, agility, and power efficiency. The approach optimized link geometry and controller gains, revealing that shorter muscles near joints and longer linkages maximize ...
Ayla Valles, Mahdi Haghshenas‐Jaryani
wiley   +1 more source

Sub-canopy terrain modelling for archaeological prospecting in forested areas through multiple-echo discrete-pulse laser ranging: a case study from Chopwell Wood, Tyne & Wear [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology is assessed for its effectiveness as a tool for measuring terrain under forest canopy. To evaluate the capability of multiple-return discrete-pulse airborne laser ranging for detecting and resolving
LANDY, JACK
core  

A Wearable Computer Vision System With Gimbal Enables Position-, Speed-, and Phase-Independent Terrain Classification for Lower Limb Prostheses

open access: yesIEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2023
Computer vision can provide upcoming walking environment information for lower limb-assisted robots, thereby enabling more accurate and robust decisions for high-level control. However, current computer vision systems in lower extremity devices are still
Linrong Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Terrain Classification and Negotiation with a Walking Robot [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 2014
This paper describes a walking robot controller for negotiation of terrains with different traction characteristics. The feedback is based on three perception systems. The purpose of the presented research is to enhance the autonomy of the walking robot. The information about the class of the terrain allows the robot to work in the real world scenarios
openaire   +1 more source

Stable Imitation of Multigait and Bipedal Motions for Quadrupedal Robots Over Uneven Terrains

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
How are quadrupedal robots empowered to execute complex navigation tasks, including multigait and bipedal motions? Challenges in stability and real‐world adaptation persist, especially with uneven terrains and disturbances. This article presents an imitation learning framework that enhances adaptability and robustness by incorporating long short‐term ...
Erdong Xiao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Terrain Adaptive Estimation of Instantaneous Centres of Rotation for Tracked Robots

open access: yesComplexity, 2018
As a type of skid-steering mobile robot, the tracked robot suffers from inevitable slippage, which results in an imprecise kinematics model and a degradation of performance during navigation.
Cuifeng Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

PolSAR Image Classification Based on Relation Network with SWANet

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2023
Deep learning and convolutional neural networks (CNN) have been widely applied in polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) image classification, and satisfactory results have been obtained.
Wenqiang Hua   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Application of Digital Terrain Editing Technology Based on Regular Grid Structure in Urban Landscape Design

open access: yesIEEE Access
Micro-terrain classification is an indispensable part of the regular grid digital elevation model and is important in urban landscape design. Given the shortcomings of the regular grid digital elevation model, a micro-terrain classification method ...
Dianmei Geng
doaj   +1 more source

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