The Global Positioning System, GPS technology has been widely used in positioning and attitude determination. It is well known that the accuracy, availability and reliability of the positioning results are heavily dependent on the number and geometric distribution of tracked GPS satellites. Because of this limitation, in some situations, such as in urban canyons, underground space or inside of ...

Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) algorithm is widely used in GPS positioning and velocity measurement. As for EKF algorithm, the approximate initial position of the receiver is indispensable; otherwise the time consumption of the first positioning is too high because of the filter’s low convergence rate. A modified EKF algorithm named delayed update EKF (DU-EKF) algorithm for GPS point dynamic posi...

The paper deals with the problems of kinematic and dynamic modelling, simulation and experimental test of the planar two-link manipulator with the electrohydraulic control. The kinematic model was constructed on the basis of the kinematic relations and the dynamic model by means of bond graphs. On the test stand the dynamic characterisation and identification of the model mechanism was carried ...

INTRODUCTION Intertrochanteric fractures of the femur are common fractures in the elderly, and management includes operative fixation after patient positioning on the fracture table. Patients with bilateral above-knee amputations are challenging in terms of positioning on the table. We describe a simple technique to overcome this special problem. CASE PRESENTATION A 75-year-old wheelchair-bou...