The explosive growth of telecommunication networks is presenting distributed computing with new challenges. Distributed computing in-the-small as represented by LANs and small configurations of trusted machines cooperating towards a common goal have yielded to massively distributed computing systems where millions of untrusted computers running heterogeneous operating systems on top of varying ...

ontrol of cooperating multiple robots has been studied extensively in the past decade [ 11-[ 121. The special feature of multi-arm systems compared to single-arm systems is that closed kinematic loops exist which present a challenge for both motion control C and internal force control. On the other hand, single-arm constrained robots also require motion control and constraint force control. How...

The goal of the Antares Project at MCC is to develop methods that enable separately developed knowledge-based systems to cooperate in solving problems beyond the capabilities of any one of the knowledge-based systems. There have been many previous attempts to develop distributed systems of cooperating experts (see [8] for a comprehensive summary of these). For the most part, these attempts have...

Perceptions held by agricultural science student teachers about their relationship with cooperating teachers during field experiences is a variable that may affect the number of student teachers entering the profession. The purpose of this study, which was part of a larger study, was to examine the effects implementing structured communication between student teachers and cooperating teachers w...