Asynchronous Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Control for Networked Stochastic Unmanned Surface Vehicles with Multiple Types of Actuator Faults by Ai-Min Wang, Jian-Ning Li, Xiao-Bin Xu

“…Both the faulty actuator and the designed controller are asynchronous with the NSUSVs. …”
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Sampling Efficiency in Spatially Varying Soils for Slope Stability Assessment by Yajun Li, Cheng Qian, Kang Liu

“…Site investigations are usually carried out in geotechnical engineering to track the range of design parameters. Due to the inherent soil spatial variability and usually limited scope of site exploration programs, the design parameters are usually uncertain at locations where test samples are not taken. …”
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Observational research in epidemic settings: a roadmap to reform by Marc Lipsitch, Nicholas Evans, Alexandra L Phelan, Stephany N Duda, Annette Rid, Colin J Carlson, Jennifer B Rosen, Natalie E Dean, John Barugahare, Maya B Mathur, Emily E Ricotta, Fausto A Bustos Carrillo, Samuel Angelli-Nichols, Adia Benton, Emma Chang-Rabley, Lisa Federer, Mary-Margaret A Fill, Elizabeth C LeRoy, Natalie M Linton, Lauren Sauer, Sheena G Sullivan, Mackenzie Zendt

“…Then, we present obstacles that remain in ensuring observational studies are optimally designed, conducted and communicated.…”
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Seismic Hazard Assessment for the Tianshui Urban Area, Gansu Province, China by Zhenming Wang, David T. Butler, Edward W. Woolery, Lanmin Wang

“…This study shows that PGA of 0.3 g (equivalent to Chinese intensity VIII) should be considered for seismic design of general building and PGA of 0.4 g (equivalent to Chinese intensity IX) for seismic design of critical facility in Tianshui.…”
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Integrated Guidance and Control with Input Saturation and Impact Angle Constraint by Zhenhua Fu, Kuanqiao Zhang, Qintao Gan, Suochang Yang

“…A three-channel independent design model of missile IGC with impact angle constraint is established, and an extended state observer with fast finite-time convergence is designed to estimate and compensate model errors and coupling relationship between channels. …”
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Tunable Reflectarray Cell for Wide Angle Beam-Steering Radar Applications by F. Venneri, S. Costanzo, G. Di Massa

“…An electronically tunable reflectarray element is proposed in this work to design beam-steering antennas useful for radar applications. …”
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Autonomous Landing Guidance for Quad-UAVs Based on Visual Image and Altitude Estimation by Lingxia Mu, Shaowei Cao, Youmin Zhang, Xielong Zhang, Nan Feng, Yuan Zhang

“…A double-layered nested marker is designed to ensure that the marker can be captured both in high and low altitudes. …”
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Minimizing Sensor Failures in Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks With Obstacles Through Fresnel Diffraction Model by Kun Wang, Zhejun Shen

“…On this basis, we design methods to select the charging spots and determine the corresponding charging time to minimize the number of sensor failures. …”
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Study of the flow divider dynamics with an elastomer regulator by V. V. Syrkin, I. N. Kvasov, Yu. F. Galuza, M. A. Fedorova

“…The dynamic processes of the working fluid flow divider of hydraulic systems and hydraulic automation are considered. The design of the divider is original and protected by a patent and differs from traditional dividers by the presence of a regulatory body made of elastomer, which significantly simplifies the design of the divider reducing its cost and sensitivity to contamination of the working fluid by wear particles of hydraulic control devices. …”
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Wildlife-Friendly Landscaping: Connecting Professionals and the Public by Dharmendra Kalauni, Laura A. Warner, Emily Marois, John M. Diaz, Adam Dale, Jaret Daniels

“…Green industry professionals, homeowners, and renters all play important roles in deciding how to design and maintain urban and residential landscapes. …”
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The Use of SDR Transceivers in Systems for Searching Covert Radiodevices by M. A. Bunevich, A. I. Mayorov, I. A. Vrublevsky

“…The paper deals with the construction and design of devices operating by the method of resonance-reflectometric location to discover covert radio devices. …”
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Performance analysis of high‐power three‐phase current source inverters in photovoltaic applications by Payam Alemi, Jiacheng Wang, Jianwen Zhang, Sahar Amini

“…The passive components design, including ac‐ and dc‐side filters, are developed based on a given design procedure. …”
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The State of the Art: Application of Green Technology in Sustainable Pavement by Wenjuan Sun, Guoyang Lu, Cheng Ye, Shiwu Chen, Yue Hou, Dawei Wang, Linbing Wang, Markus Oeser

“…In addition, the designs of permeable pavement systems are discussed, along with their advantages and disadvantages. …”
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Development of an Equivalent Force Method and an Application in Simulating the Radiated Noise from an Operating Diesel Engine by Nickolas Vlahopoulos, Yury Kalish, S.T. Raveendra

“…The effect of two structural design modifications on the radiated noise is computed, and conclusions are deduced.…”
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Evaluation of Intelligent Auxiliary Information Presentation Mode for Collaborative Flight Formation by Xiyue Wang, Liping Pang, Dan Miao, Hongying Yan, Xiaodong Cao, Xiaoxiang Wu

“…Using a simulation-based collaborative flight formation system, four presentation modes with varying levels of information and dynamics were experimentally tested and evaluated across subjective dimensions (cognitive workload, situation awareness, and interface design) and objective dimensions (design task flow information load and operational task flow information load). …”
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Geometry optimization on the cross section of adhesively bonded thin-walled composite beam subjected to axial crushing load by Xiao Han, Jingru Ye, Shaoqiang Hou, Wenbin Hou

“… Adhesive bonding is widely used in structural connection of composite components due to its capacity to effectively avoid inducing stress concentration and damage in composite components. This work applies a design optimization methodology on the geometry of cross section and ply thickness in adhesively bonded CFRP (carbon fiber-reinforced plastic), hat-shaped, thin-walled beam in automobiles to achieve car body lightweight design. …”
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Power Generation on a Bare Electrodynamic Tether during Debris Mitigation in Space by Kan Xie, Fuwen Liang, Qimeng Xia, Ningfei Wang, Zun Zhang, Haoxiang Yuan, Xiangyang Liu, Zhiwen Wu

“…The optimization of battery design and tether design should be considered for each debris mitigation mission. …”
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Full-space trifunctional metasurface with independent control of amplitude and phase for circularly polarized waves by Li Xi Ming, Zhao Yuan, Lu Ren Pan, Sun Xiao Feng, Yang Zhao, He Hai Dan, Liu Yan Hui, Du Guo Hong

“…Lateral and axial bifocal metalenses with desired intensity distribution are designed in two reflection channels at 9 GHz, while multibeam generator with desired spatial scatterings and power allocations is designed in transmissive channel at 13 GHz. …”
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An Open-Source 3D Printed Three-Fingered Robotic Gripper for Adaptable and Effective Grasping by Francisco Yumbla, Emiliano Quinones Yumbla, Erick Mendoza, Cristobal Lara, Javier Pagalo, Efraín Terán, Redhwan Algabri, Myeongyun Doh, Tuan Luong, Hyungpil Moon

“…Tests were conducted on an actual robotic arm, and the designed gripper was able to effectively grasp objects such as a soda can and a pencil. …”
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A Digital Twin Framework to Improve Urban Sustainability and Resiliency: The Case Study of Venice by Lorenzo Villani, Luca Gugliermetti, Maria Antonia Barucco, Federico Cinquepalmi

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