Abstract: The oceanographic experiment design problem is one of many problems in oceanography requiring nonlinear, constrained, global optimization. Having already revisited a steady-state (time-independent) experiment in acoustic ...

Abstract: The Mariner 5 Lyman alpha measurements can be fitted with the barometric-exospheric equation only if a two-component model atmosphere is used. Of the three possible hypotheses to explain such an atmosphere, the model ...

Abstract: The gamma distribution is often used to characterize raindrop size distributions (DSDs). However, the estimation of measured raindrop distributions suffers from the shortcomings of statistical sampling errors, which become ...

Abstract: To better understand the impact of various meteorological and chemical parameters on chemical deposition from winter storms, the chemistry and microphysics of a narrow cold-frontal rainband and its associated stratiform ...

Abstract: The oceanographic experiment design problem is discussed in the context of several simple examples drawn from acoustic tomography. The optimization of an objective function?chosen to characterize the array design? is carried ...

Abstract: In contrast to soft robots, typical electromechanical robotic systems are able to leverage a wide range of available brushless servomotors and compatible gear reduction devices. This makes the selection of components to ...

Abstract: In contrast to soft robots, typical electromechanical robotic systems are able to leverage a wide range of available brushless servomotors and compatible gear reduction devices. This makes the selection of components to ...

Abstract: Abstract. This work presents a novel geometry for a gerotor hydraulic pump integrated into the rotor of a brushless, direct-current, frameless motor. The design eliminates excess dynamic seals and produces a pump that is ...

Abstract: This paper presents an energetically derived control methodology to specify and regulate the oscillatory motion of a pneumatic hopping robot. An ideal lossless pneumatic actuation system with an ...

Abstract: To carry out stable and dissipative contact tasks with an arbitrary environment, it is critical for a pneumatic actuator to be passive with respect to a supply rate consisting of the spool ...