Geometry of obstacle marks at instream bouldersâintegration of laboratory investigations and field observations
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DOI: 10.1002/esp.5055
Abstract: Obstacle marks are instream bedforms, typically composed of an upstream frontal scour hole and a downstream sediment accumulation in the vicinity of an obstacle. Local scouring at infrastructure (e.g. bridge piers) is a wellâstudied phenomenon… read more here.
Keywords: obstacle; scour; obstacle marks; geometry ... See more keywords
Cutaneous reflex modulation during obstacle avoidance under conditions of normal and degraded visual input
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DOI: 10.1007/s00221-017-4976-6
Abstract: The nervous system integrates visual input regarding obstacles with limb-based sensory feedback to allow an individual to safely negotiate the environment. This latter source can include cutaneous information from the foot, particularly in the event… read more here.
Keywords: visual input; degraded visual; input; obstacle ... See more keywords
Mind your step: learning to walk in complex environments
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DOI: 10.1007/s00221-020-05821-y
Abstract: In everyday contexts, children must respond to both self-related constraints (their own skills and abilities) and environmental constraints (external obstacles and goals). How do young children simultaneously accommodate these to support skilled and flexible behaviour?… read more here.
Keywords: foot placement; self related; obstacle; environmental constraints ... See more keywords
Flow structure of unconfined turbidity currents interacting with an obstacle
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DOI: 10.1007/s10652-018-9631-7
Abstract: Driven by a growing importance to engineered structures, investigating the flow characteristics of turbidity currents interacting with a basal obstruction has become popular over the last three decades. However, research has focused on confined studies… read more here.
Keywords: turbidity currents; obstacle; structure unconfined; turbidity ... See more keywords
LBM simulation of MHD nanofluid heat transfer in a square cavity with a cooled porous obstacle: effects of various temperature boundary conditions
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DOI: 10.1007/s10973-019-09164-x
Abstract: Nanofluid natural convection inside a cavity with a porous square obstacle in the presence of magnetic field is simulated by lattice Boltzmann method. The porous obstacle is adopted by Sierpinski carpets fractal pattern, and three… read more here.
Keywords: temperature boundary; heat transfer; obstacle; boundary conditions ... See more keywords
A three-dimensional simulation of the effects of obstacle blockage ratio on the explosion wave in a tunnel
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DOI: 10.1007/s10973-020-09777-7
Abstract: In this paper, a three-dimensional simulation has been performed to investigate the potential consequences of flammable vapor explosion in a tunnel with an obstacle, the obstacle with different area blockage ratios (10, 20, 30 and… read more here.
Keywords: tunnel; blockage ratio; obstacle; blockage ... See more keywords
Obstacle avoidance under relative localization uncertainty
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DOI: 10.1007/s11432-018-9760-9
Abstract: Dear editor, Collision avoidance is one of the classical topics in robotics research. Collision avoidance control is guided by implementing typical collision avoidance methods, such as potential field [1], dynamic programming [2], and geometrical calculation… read more here.
Keywords: relative localization; uncertainty; obstacle; collision avoidance ... See more keywords
Obstacle-negotiation performance on challenging terrain for a parallel leg-wheeled robot
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DOI: 10.1007/s12206-019-1237-6
Abstract: High obstacle-negotiation performance of quadruped robots for the challenging terrain is strongly demanded in some fields, including payload delivery and disaster relief. In this study, a parallel leg-wheeled robot with the high mobility performance on… read more here.
Keywords: negotiation performance; obstacle negotiation; challenging terrain; obstacle ... See more keywords
Tactile cueing with active cyclic stick for helicopter obstacle avoidance: development and pilot acceptance
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DOI: 10.1007/s13272-017-0271-2
Abstract: As helicopters land and takeoff in obstructed areas and on unprepared landing sites, the risk of a collision with an obstacle is high. DLR has implemented a function to provide haptic feedback on the controls… read more here.
Keywords: obstacle avoidance; helicopter; obstacle; pilot ... See more keywords
Numerical study of vortex shedding suppression and aerodynamic characteristics of three obstacle configurations having two shapes
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DOI: 10.1007/s40430-017-0725-9
Abstract: Two-dimensional incompressible fluid flows around a rectangular shape placed over a larger rectangular shape at low Reynolds numbers have been numerically analyzed in the present work. The vortex shedding is investigated at different arrangements of… read more here.
Keywords: vortex shedding; two shapes; numerical study; obstacle ... See more keywords
Bond graph approach for dynamic modelling of the biped robot and application to obstacle avoidance
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DOI: 10.1007/s40430-019-1957-7
Abstract: This paper deals with the modelling and obstacle avoidance of a biped robot. At first, the bond graph-based three-dimensional model of the biped is proposed. The robot walking scheme depends upon the oscillating cylinder mechanism.… read more here.
Keywords: obstacle avoidance; bond graph; biped robot; obstacle ... See more keywords