An automated method of classifying sow activity using acceleration measurements would allow the individual sow’s behavior to be monitored throughout the reproductive cycle; applications for detecting behaviors characteristic of estrus and farrowing or to monitor illness and welfare can be foreseen. This article suggests a method of classifying five types of activity exhibited by group-housed so...

Squid rely on multiple sensory systems for predator detection. In this study we examine the role of two sensory systems, the lateral line analogue and vision, in successful predator evasion throughout ontogeny. Squid Doryteuthis pealeii and Lolliguncula brevis were recorded using high-speed videography in the presence of natural predators under light and dark conditions with their lateral line ...

The design of tall buildings, while concerned with efficiently and effectively carrying the anticipated loads imposed upon the structures, is largely concerned with serviceability and habitability issues. The latter issue may still require attention, even for buildings designed to meet lateral drift requirements (Kareem et al. 1999). As such, structural accelerations, as a function of return pe...

According to Einstein's equivalence principle, inertial accelerations during translational motion are physically indistinguishable from gravitational accelerations experienced during tilting movements. Nevertheless, despite ambiguous sensory representation of motion in primary otolith afferents, primate oculomotor responses are appropriately compensatory for the correct translational component ...

Computer Science education has been evolving over the years to reflect applied realities. Until about a decade ago, theory of computation, algorithm design and system software dominated curricula. Most courses were considered core hence mandatory; programme structure did not allow much choice or variety. This column analyses why this changed Circa 2010 when elective subjects across scores topic...

The main subject of this paper is dealt with sensor fusion analysis for the tele operating unmanned vehicle. The whole system target is studied in context of motor control system, algorithms for the high level control of tele operating unmanned vehicle and integration with driving simulator. The master system has host computer and simulator and slave system is equipped with electronic vehicle s...