In this paper, using the best proximity theorems for an extensionof Brosowski's theorem. We obtain other results on farthest points. Finally, wedene the concept of e- farthest points. We shall prove interesting relationshipbetween the -best approximation and the e-farthest points in normed linearspaces (X; ||.||). If z in W is a e-farthest point from an x in X, then z is also a-best approximati...

Isolated point contacts are most common between two curved objects that do not have line segment on their surfaces. This paper addresses how to represent concisely and generate automatically graphs of topological contact states made of isolated contact points between such curved objects. Information of contact states is useful for a wide range of applications, from robotic tasks involving compl...

An arc-length equilibrium path-following method is proposed for two-dimensional quasi-static frictional contact problems. We consider the Coulomb friction law as well as geometrical nonlinearity. Incorporating a criterion of maximum dissipation of energy, we propose a formulation as a mathematical program with complementarity constraints (MPCC) in order to avoid unloading solutions in which mos...

OBJECTIVES To apply contact measurement and reference point system (RPS) alignment techniques to establish a method for 3D reconstruction of the edentulous jaw models with centric relation and to quantitatively evaluate its accuracy. METHODS Upper and lower edentulous jaw models were clinically prepared, 10 pairs of resin cylinders with same size were adhered to axial surfaces of upper and lo...

Accurately modeling contact behaviors for realworld, near-rigid materials remains a grand challenge for existing rigid-body physics simulators. This paper introduces a data-augmented contact model that incorporates analytical solutions with observed data to predict the contact impulse between a particular pair of objects (e.g. a specific robot foot contacting a specific surface). The method enh...

Rigid body dynamics simulations require use of accurate computation of contacts among bodies. Often collision detection algorithms are used for determining the contact between moving bodies. Mechanical parts have a large number of features and hence collision detection with the detailed part models often slows down the rigid body dynamics simulations. In many simulation scenarios, all the parts...

Fifty patients with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy were included in this retrospective study which compared visual assessment of gait to three-dimensional (3D) gait analysis. Inter-observer variability was evaluated as well. Inclusion criteria comprehended independent ambulation (i.e. without assistive devices or orthoses). All subjects went through 3D gait analysis at the Gait Analysis Labora...

We have recently provided evidence for anticipatory grasp control mechanisms in the kinematic domain by showing that subjects modulate digit placement on an object based on its center of mass (CM) when it can be anticipated (Lukos et al., 2007). This behavior relied on sensorimotor memories about digit contact points and forces required for optimal manipulation. We found that accurate sensorimo...

The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between the static and dynamic occlusal factors in patients with anterior disk displacement (DD) and to compare it with occlusion in asymptomatic individuals. The study included a group of 40 patients with DD (median age 35.5) and a control group of 25 students of dental medicine (median age 23.4). In all subjects, the position, i.e. DD was...

We describe a service for locating distributed objects identified by location-independent object identifiers. An object in our model is physically distributed, with multiple active copies on different machines. Processes must bind to an object in order to invoke its methods. Part of the binding protocol is concerned with contacting the object, which offers one or more contact points. A contact ...