Only 15 per cent of EU habitats are in good condition, while 81 per cent are critical or degraded, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). Several species, including freshwater fish, ...

R esearchers at FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF) in the Netherlands have developed a new type of soft, flexible material that can perform complex calculations, much like ...

Abstract: Mixed-integer quadratic programs (MIQPs) are a versatile way of formulating vehicle decision making (DM) and motion planning problems, where the prediction model is a hybrid dynamical system ...

For engineers working on precision alignment, inspection and multi-axis motion control, the new AK170-24 Goniometer Stage ...

Abstract: This paper presents an observer-based finite-time bounded control scheme for the vertical motion of a kind of mutil-mode underwater vehicle (MMUV) subject to external disturbances.