In this work, we present a model for our biomimetic, artificial hair sensors, to analyze the sensitivity dependence on their structural and geometrical parameters. Based on this model, feasible design improvements to achieve an increased sensitivity are discussed and a figure of merit to evaluate sensor performance is defined. Also, we discuss the results of a novel approach to implement adapti...

This paper shows that an integrable approximation of the spring pendulum, when tuned to be in 1 : 1 : 2 resonance, has monodromy. The stepwise precession angle of the swing plane of the resonant spring pendulum is shown to be a rotation number of the integrable approximation. Due to the monodromy, this rotation number is not a globally defined function of the integrals. In fact at lowest order ...

The facility layout problem is concerned with finding the most efficient arrangement of a given number of departments with unequal area requirements within a facility. The facility layout problem is a hard problem, and therefore, exact solution methods are only feasible for small or greatly restricted problems. In this paper, we propose a spring-embedding approach that unlike previous approache...

Dr. Constance E. Ruhl is an Epidemiologist at Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. Dr. Jeanne M. Clark is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Dr. James E. Everhart was Chief of the Epidemiology and Clinical Trials Branch in the Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrit...

The spring-loaded inverted pendulum (SLIP), or monopedal hopper, is an archetypal model for running in numerous animal species. Although locomotion is generally considered a complex task requiring sophisticated control strategies to account for coordination and stability, we show that stable gaits can be found in the SLIP with both linear and "air" springs, controlled by a simple fixed-leg rese...

The brain is composed of about 10 neurons (nerve cells) of many different types. Fig.1 is a schematic drawing of a single neuron. Tree-like networks of nerve fiber called dendrites are connected to the cell body (or soma) where the cell nucleus is located. Extending from the cell body is a single long fiber called the axon, which usually branches into many strands, at the ends of which are the ...

The present study was conducted to determine the effect of seasonal and climatic variations on semen characteristics of Nili-Ravi buffalo breeding bulls in Sahiwal and Bahawalpur districts of Punjab, Pakistan. For this purpose, 14 adult NiliRavi buffalo breeding bulls (n=7 from each of Semen Production Unit (SPU) Qadirabad, Sahiwal and SPU Karaniwala, Bahawalpur), were used. Semen samples were ...

Experiments were conducted using model row crop canopies inside a model lean-to greenhouse (ratio 1 : 15) under artificial light to investigate the relations between row orientations and amount of direct solar radiation received by the canopy leaves. The model leaves were round in shape, horizontal in leaf inclination. The difference between the azimuthal directions of every two vertically neig...

Phosphorus (P) leaching losses from manure applications may be of concern when artificial drainage systems allow for hydrologic short-cuts to surface waters. This study quantified P leaching losses from liquid manure applications on two soil textural extremes, a clay loam and loamy sand soil, as affected by cropping system and timing of application. For each soil type, manure was applied at an ...