Abstract: Linearized potential wave theory is applied to investigate the phenomenon of wave diffraction by a vertical circular cylinder with a thin ring plate in water of finite depth. By means of the eigenfunction expansion method, ...

Abstract: Linearized potential wave theory is applied in the present paper to investigate the phenomenon of wave scattering by a submerged porous disk. By means of the eigenfunction expansion method, harmonic expressions of the ...

Abstract: We consider the problems of kinematic and dynamic constraints, with actuator saturation and wheel slippage avoidance, for motion planning of a holonomic three-wheeled omni-directional robot. That ...

Abstract: Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been widely used for measuring mechanical properties of biological specimens such as cells, DNA, and proteins. This is usually done by monitoring deformations ...

Abstract: In servo systems, the dynamic characteristics may not only differ between axes but may also vary with moving directions for a single axis. The direction dependent characteristics would result ...

Abstract: To better understand the effects of optimized step configurations and preaeration structure of a ski-jump-step spillway on the residual energy of skimming flows, skimming flow experiments were conducted on both ski-jump-step ...

Abstract: For the hydraulic design of a stepped channel, it is crucial to estimate the limit of flow regimes. Step flow in the quasi-uniform region of a stepped channel is analyzed theoretically in this paper. The present work adopts ...