Abstract: In a flurry of articles in the mid to late 1990s, various metrics for the group of rigidbody motions, SE(3), were introduced for measuring distance between any two reference frames or rigidbody motions. During this time, ...

Abstract: In this paper, it is shown how rigidbody kinematics can be used to assist in determining the atomic structure of proteins and nucleic acids when using xray crystallography, which is a powerful method for structure ...

Abstract: Simulations have been undertaken using a regional climate model (RegCM2) developed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research for the West African growing season (June?September) periods of 1988 and 1990. The regional ...

Abstract: A study of radar echoes associated with the tornadoes of the 3 April 1974 outbreak was performed to evaluate the usefulness of echo shape as an indicator of tornadic thunderstorms. The hook shape was usually successful in ...

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Abstract: This paper introduces a pair of low-cost, light-weight, and compliant force-sensing gripping pads used for manipulating box-like objects with smaller-sized humanoid robots. These pads measure normal gripping forces and ...

Abstract: Horizontal drains are commonly used to stabilize slopes or embankments in which ground‐water seepage is the main cause of instability. When using horizontal drains to remedy an unstable slope, the length, spacing, and ...

Abstract: Mesoscale model forecasts were carried out beginning at 0000 UTC 19 August for simulating Tropical Disturbance 4, which was named Tropical Storm Debby on 22 August 2006. The Weather Research and Forecasting model, with ...

Abstract: The output from an earth pressure cell (EPC) is usually related to the normal stress in soil through fluid calibration, where a known pressure is applied to the EPC and the output is recorded. However, distribution of ...