A construction robot generally includes some actuators, and has sufficient power to carry out tasks that are difficult for humans. The application of such robots in environments that are dangerous for humans such as disaster scenes, space and the deep sea ground is becoming more and more important. Teleoperation is the most effective method of controlling these robots, and teleoperation systems...

U.S. Army systems increasingly require novel methods of high density, fast charging power sources. In this study, a novel alternative to traditional batteries, catalytic microcombustors utilizing hydrocarbon fuels, are fabricated and characterized. These devices are found to be robust, easy to start up, operable over a wide range of compositions and temperatures, and able to support complete co...

The paper is aimed at analyzing the potential of new information networks to solve the problems of energy management network with the use of renewable energy sources. One of the basic problems of renewable energy sources is their temporal and spatial variability. It is mainly about resources based on direct solar radiation and wind speed. New computer systems that use only classical connection-...

In recent years computers have been incorporated into large scale systems such as nuclear plant, flight control, and manufacturing systems. Such Computer Integrated Systems (CIS) normally consist of heterogeneous subsystems. The integration of heterogeneous subsystems requires that the subsystems be portable, inter-operable, and integrable at both software and hardware levels so that the integr...

Seaport operability is key to the economic viability of ports. Metocean conditions (e.g., wind, short waves, and infragravity waves) affect this when certain thresholds are exceeded. This paper describes a method for global mapping seaport risk indicators using open-source metocean data. global-scale assessment provides geographic overview risks first-order insights into most relevant at each l...

GIMMI project, started in April 2002, aims at bridging the gap of communication in the Pesticide Impact Assessment domain between Data Providers (soil, meteorology, agronomy, pesticide experts), Scientists (chemists, geologists, modellers and academic institutions), Service Providers (local and central governments, public administration bodies, private chemical industries manufacturing pesticid...