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Leveraging Public Transit for Robotic Deliveries: A Column Generation Approach

Naval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are small, electric, wheeled vehicles that operate at pedestrian speeds. In the last‐mile delivery service considered in this study, a fleet of AMRs is deployed across multiple recharging depots within a service area, from which they depart to perform point‐to‐point deliveries. We consider an operational setting
Yishay Shapira, Mor Kaspi
wiley   +1 more source

The Long Trajectory of Rubber Physics: 3500+ Years and Counting

Journal of Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Natural rubber's trajectory is traced from Mesoamerican use of Castilla elastica through vulcanization and the pneumatic tire to macromolecular physics and modern solid‐state refrigeration. Illustrations of C. elastica and an H. brasiliensis plantation frame the historical progression from indigenous material, then industrial crop and on to advanced ...
Gregory B. McKenna
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon sequestration strategies for climate resilience: Sorghum‐based innovations for sustainable agriculture in dryland regions

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Climate change is intensifying heat, drought, and food insecurity, threatening dryland farming and carbon management worldwide. We reviewed research on sorghum, a drought‐adapted C4 crop, covering physiology, roots, biomass allocation, soil carbon, bioenergy, breeding, phenotyping, management, and policy.
Monir Idres Yahya Ahmed, Ahmed Khaled Hassan Mohammedali, Nasrein Mohamed Kamal, Takashi Okamoto, Takayoshi Ishii   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subseasonal forecasts of the MJO and convectively coupled equatorial waves in ACCESS‐S2 and GraphCast: A multi‐year analysis

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
ACCESS‐S2 performs better in predicting longer time‐scale and slower moving waves (MJO and equatorial Rossby waves), while GraphCast performs better in predicting shorter and faster moving waves (Kelvin and mixed Rossby–gravity waves). However, both models systematically underestimate precipitation amplitude across all wave types, especially over the ...
Beata Latos, Hanh Nguyen, Matthew C. Wheeler, Chen Li, Catherine de Burgh‐Day, Muhammad E. Hassim, Sandeep Sahany, Aurel Moise   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sliding Mode Control in Aerospace Applications: A Survey

International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sliding mode control (SMC) enjoys robustness to matched and unmatched (in the case of minimum phase input‐output dynamics) bounded perturbations, and finite time convergence. Second‐order and higher‐order sliding mode control systems (2‐SMC/HOSMC) retain all the advantages of sliding mode control, but in addition can be applied to systems of ...
Yuri Shtessel, Christopher Edwards
wiley   +1 more source

影响V带当量摩擦因数的摩擦力方向角研究

Jixie chuandong, 2011
According to the actual situation of v-belt drive,the radial deformation and circular deformation of any position of dynamic arc area of driving wheel and driven wheel are analyzed,and the calculation formula of friction direction angle is given,the ...
廖林清, 蔺朝莉, 屈翔, 谢明
doaj  

Stair‐Climbing Wheelchairs for Enhanced Mobility: A Comprehensive Review of Fundamental Mechanisms, Design Concepts, and Performance Analysis

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT People with physical disabilities face significant mobility challenges while climbing uneven surfaces and staircases. In these circumstances, traditional wheelchairs do not provide stable, safely controlled mobility, underscoring the importance of building superior stair‐climbing wheelchairs for both medical and infrastructure purposes.
Gopisetti Manikanta, S. M. Abhinandan, Anand Reddy, G. Chandana, Divya, P. Anil Kumar, Ch. Venkata Rao, Ashish Garg, Ravi C. Soni, Jogendra Kumar, Bhargav Akkinepally   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

ADAPT: An Autonomous Forklift for Construction Site Operation

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efficient material logistics are critical in controlling costs and schedules in the construction industry. However, manual material handling remains prone to inefficiencies, delays, and safety risks. Autonomous forklifts offer a solution to streamline on‐site logistics, reducing reliance on human operators and mitigating labor shortages.
Johannes Huemer, Markus Murschitz, Matthias Schörghuber, Lukas Reisinger, Thomas Kadiofsky, Christoph Weidinger, Mario Niedermeyer, Benedikt Widy, Marcel Zeilinger, Csaba Beleznai, Tobias Glück, Andreas Kugi, Patrik Zips   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hexapod Locomotion Across Structured and Unstructured Terrains: A Data‐Driven Review of Modeling, Control, and Validation

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The design of a hexapod is complex and requires integration between kinematic models, control systems, and sensing. Existing literature has reviewed these sub‐systems in isolation. Since 2021, there has been no review of the field despite significant advancements in soft soil, lunar traversal, and artificial intelligence.
Akhil Rampersad, Bashan Naidoo
wiley   +1 more source

Acoustic–Visual Sensor Fusion for Robot Localization in Buried Pipes

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autonomous, untethered robots require robust localization algorithms to perform tasks such as inspection and monitoring in buried pipes. This task is challenging due to environmental constraints, such as the absence of a global positioning system underground and limited visual perception.
Rob Worley, Yicheng Yu, Kirill V. Horoshenkov, Lyudmila S. Mihaylova, Sean R. Anderson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source