Afterword: Omni-Local Classical Receptions

Afterword

For two topics treated in this monograph, there are important recent articles or reports that could not be included in the body of the monograph, primarily because of their recency. The editors take this opportunity to mention some of them here, with apologies for selection bias. The problem posed by the incomplete and possibly inaccurate assessment of the radiation exposure of liquidators is t...

Afterword

Francisco J. Varela was a student and collaborator of Humberto R. Maturana. Their pioneering collaboration on Autopoiesis and Cognition reestablished “processes of living” as the principle topic of biological explorations. This topic had dropped out of the discourse of biology after the work of Jacob von Uexküll. Autopoiesis brought a new framework to biology. I say framework because it was not...

Afterword

FU-Fighters Omni 2001 (Local Vision)

Currently, the Small Size League is the only RoboCup competition that permits the use of external sensing systems. Most teams use a color camera that is mounted above the field to determine the positions of the robots and the ball. Since this simplified setup is not compatible with the idea of autonomous robots, we decided to build a second F180 team for the World Championships 2001 in Seattle,...

Channel Reduction with Multiple Receptions

Introduction In recent years, the need for high signal-to-noise ratio and fast imaging acquisitions has driven the development of MRI systems with more receive channels. However, such multichannel systems are not always available in current clinical and research MR scanners. Array compression techniques [1-5] with the use of hybrids, Butler matrix or mode-mixing hardware allow the optimal use o...