Binary manipulators are powered by actuators which have only two stable states. Therefore, they can reach only a discrete (but possibly large) number of locations. Compared to a manipulator built with continuous actuators, a binary manipulator provides reasonable performance, and is relatively inexpensive (up to an order of magnitude cheaper). The number of states of a binary manipulator grows ...

In this paper, we study the existence of solution of the four-point boundary value problem for second-order differential equations with impulses by using leray-Schauder theory: ⎧⎨ ⎩ x′′(t) = f(t, x(t), x′(t)), t ∈ [0, 1], t = tk, k = 1, 2,··· ,m Δx(tk) = Ik(x(tk)), k = 1, 2,··· ,m Δx′(tk) = Ik(x(tk), x ′(tk)), k = 1, 2,··· ,m x′(0) = αx′(ξ), x(1) = βx(η), (E) where 0 < ξ ≤ η < 1, α ≥ 0, β ≥ 0 a...

The shift to modularized cars leads to the need for early and precise concept decisions for the development of modules. Many module definitions focus on the interaction between modules to make them upgradeable. The focus here is on modules that have to work with unknown restrictions in terms of uncertainty. In this paper, emphasis is put on unknown car styling in early design stages. Because of...

Abstract. Let Rk(n) be the number of representations of an integer n as the sum of a prime and a k-th power for k ≥ 2. Furthermore, set Ek(X) = |{n ≤ X, n ∈ Ik, n not a sum of a prime and a k-th power}|. In the present paper we use sieve techniques to obtain a strong upper bound on Rk(n) for n ≤ X with no exceptions, and we improve upon the results of A. Zaccagnini to prove Ek(X) ≪k X 1−181 log...

A complete proof of the quark Reggeization hypothesis in the leading logarithmic approximation for any quark–gluon inelastic process in the multi–Regge kinematics in all orders of α s is given. First, we show that the multi–Regge form of QCD amplitudes is guarantied if a set of conditions on the Reggeon vertices and the trajectories is fulfilled. Then, we examine these conditions and show that ...

We have performed Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamic (SPH) simulations to study the response of molecular clouds in the Galactic disk to a rotating bar and their subsequent evolution in the Galactic Center (GC) region. The Galactic potential in our models is contributed by three axisymmetric components (massive halo, exponential disk, compact bulge) and a non-axisymmetric bar. These components are ...

The kinematics and hydrodynamics of routine linear accelerations were studied in American eels, Anguilla rostrata, using high-speed video and particle image velocimetry. Eels were examined both during steady swimming at speeds from 0.6 to 1.9 body lengths (L) per second and during accelerations from -1.4 to 1.3 L s(-2). Multiple regression of the acceleration and steady swimming speed on the bo...

Some rigorous results can be derived using a very simple approach to hadron spectroscopy, in which a static potential is associated with non-relativistic kinematics. Several regularities of the experimental spectrum are explained by such models. It is underlined that certain methods developed for hadronic physics have found applications in other fields, in particular atomic physics. A few resul...