This paper describes the CoolRUNner team that participates in the RoboCup small-size league. It focuses on the description of the various components of control architecture. Controlling is done on two levels: the global control, with the distributed strategy module and the broadcast communication via DECT and the local control and positioning of the robot.

BACKGROUND The use of cellular and cordless telephones has increased dramatically during the last decade. There is concern of health problems such as malignant diseases due to microwave exposure during the use of these devices. The brain is the main target organ. METHODS Since the second part of the 1990's we have performed six case-control studies on this topic encompassing use of both cellu...

OBJECTIVE On April 25, 2012, the first laparoscopic cordless ultrasonic device (Sonicision, Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts) was used in a clinical setting. We describe our initial experience. METHODS The cordless device is assembled with a reusable battery and generator on a base hand-piece. It has a minimum and maximum power setting controlled by a single trigger for both coagulation and...

This paper describes the design and implementation of an Internet Telephone Software System which allows real-time full duplex voice communication between two parties through the Internet. The system consists of two main components: Telephone Exchange and Telephone Software. The Telephone Exchange manages a list of active users who are connected to the system, establishes the telephone connecti...

Digital mobile communications comes to company sites. No cabling is required and the employees can be reached at any time at any place. However, planning of wireless digital networks is quite different from planning traditional wire-based systems. Small, local radio transmitters (senders) have to be installed to provide the wireless devices with signals. The specifics of radio wave propagation ...