1 Problem Discuss the motion of an unbalanced tire that rolls without slipping on a horizontal surface, subject to conservation of energy. In what sense(s) can this system be said to contain " hidden momentum? " 2 Solution 2.1 The Motion We consider the tire to be a hoop of radius a and mass M that is unbalanced due to an additional mass m at some fixed point on the rim, as shown in the figure ...

Tire slip angle is a vital parameter in tire/vehicle dynamics and control. This paper proposes an accurate estimation method by the fusion of intelligent tire technology machine-learning techniques. The equipped MEMS accelerometers attached to its inner liner. First, we describe system along with implemented testing apparatus. Second, experimental results under different loading velocity condit...

We investigate the problem of inferring, from records of chess games, some aspects of the strategy used to play the games. Initially, game records are generated from self-play by two simple chess programs, one of which does a one-ply search while the other does a four-ply quies-cent search. In each case, we are able to infer, from just the game records, good estimates of the weights used in the...

The establishment ofHeterodera glycines race 3, from soil plugs infested with population densities ranging from 0 to 10 eggs and second-stage juveniles per 10 cm(3) soil, was compared in three soils (Haynie sandy loam, Eudora silt loam, and Chase silty clay loam) that were either pasteurized or unpasteurized. Final population densities of H. glycines in soil and on soybean (Glycine max cv. Will...

The Prisoner's Dilemma has long been the paradigm for modeling cooperation in a competitive environment. The classical version, in which both agents simultaneously choose to cooperate or to defect, is unnecessarily artificial. The stochastic Alternating Prisoner's Dilemma in which choices are made sequentially and mistakes are possible is more faithful to examples in the real world. Intelligent...

A closed-loop drive–vehicle–road–environment system (DVRES) model was established using Adams/Car and Matlab/Simulink. Dynamic responses of lateral tire forces based on tire–road side friction and road geometric characteristics are used to investigate vehicle side slip for geometric design safety estimation. The root mean square, the maximum values of lateral tire forces, comfort limit on curve...

The use of protein antigens able to protect against the majority of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes is envisaged as stand-alone and/or complement to the current capsular polysaccharide-based pneumococcal vaccines. Pneumolysin (Ply) is a key virulence factor that is highly conserved in amino acid sequence across pneumococcal serotypes, and therefore may be considered as a vaccine target. Howe...

Non-thermal irreversible electroporation (N-TIRE) has shown promise as an ablative therapy for a variety of soft-tissue neoplasms. Here we describe the therapeutic planning aspects and first clinical application of N-TIRE for the treatment of an inoperable, spontaneous malignant intracranial glioma in a canine patient. The N-TIRE ablation was performed safely, effectively reduced the tumor volu...