Information Pickup.

Reflective Optical Pickup For Violin

We present here the development of optical pickup for acoustic violin. Unlike other optical pickups, this one works in a reflective mode which is potentially less intrusive. This pickup, aimed principally at pitch tracking, uses a modulation technique to improve the signal-to-noise ratio, and limit artifacts of the ambient light.

Autonomous Uav Precision Item Pickup

The pickup of visual information about size and location during approach to an obstacle

The present study investigated differences in the pickup of information about the size and location of an obstacle in the path of locomotion. The main hypothesis was that information about obstacle location is most useful when it is sampled at a specific time during the approach phase, whereas information about obstacle size can be sampled at any point during the last few steps. Subjects approa...

Dynamic pickup and delivery problems

In the last decade, there has been an increasing body of research in dynamic vehicle routing problems. This article surveys the subclass of those problems called dynamic pickup and delivery problems, in which objects or people have to be collected and delivered in real time. It discusses some general issues as well as solution strategies.

Designing Efficient Taxi Pickup Operations at Airports

This paper provides a practical procedure for designing efficient taxi pick-up operations at airports. How to do this effectively is an open question. Solutions are not available. Practices differ widely, reflecting different approaches to, and lack of research on the subject. The solutions are often unsatisfactory. At many airports, passengers routinely suffer long waits outside, exposed to th...