The separation of gangues from coals with robots is an effective and practicable means. Therefore, a cable-suspended gangue-sorting robot (CSGSR) end-grab was developed in our early work. Due to the unidirectional characteristic, flexibility cables, dynamic impact pick-and-place gangues, one significant issues robustness under internal external disturbances. Cable tensions, being end-grab’s con...

An optimal strategy based on minimum effort control and also with terminal positionconstraint is developed for an exoatmospheric interceptor with a fixed- interval guidance time. It isthen integrated with sliding-mode control theory to drive an optimal sliding-mode guidance law forfixed-interval guidance time. In addition, this guidance law is generalized for intercepting anarbitrarily time-var...

DNA can be used to create a very soft gel with liquid-like properties that can return to a preset solid shape when water is added.

T he emerging technology of fluid amplifiers and control devices has provided a new approach to the design and construction of mechanical ventilators. Fluidics, as this technology has come to be known, has not yet found wide application in medicine, and the fundamentals of fluid control devices are not familiar to many in that field. These are basically simple devices that employ fluids (gases ...

Recent advanced light systems offer presets to enable users navigate a proper light. Often, the are labeled with target ambiance or mood, yet ambiguous for predict This study proposes an algorithm that matches based on image color characteristics derived from photograph taken by users. In particular, we developed automatic match of preset electric vitrine in which 15 RGB LEDs were linearly arra...

A bioequivalence study of two verapamil formulations (generic verapamil tablets and Isoptin® tablets) was performed by comparing pharmacokinetic parameters of the parent drug and its major metabolite, norverapamil following a single dose administration of 80 mg verapamil hydrochloride in 22 healthy volunteers according to a randomized, two-period, crossover-design study. Moreover, the feasibili...