In current sport equipment evaluation and optimization, most studies consider the body and an equipment together as one system. This is partially because equipment optimization is mainly done through modification of mechanical designs, thus equipment evaluation is conducted through statistical comparisons of how different mechanical designs perform under human usage. However, it is known that a...

A robot that is to assist humans in everyday activities should not only be efficient, but also choose actions that are understandable for a person. One characteristic of human task achievement is to recognize and exploit opportunities as they appear in dynamically changing environments. In this paper we explore opportunistic behavior for robots in the context of pick and place tasks with human ...

We analyze a control strategy for the pick-and-place module of a component mounting device. We use a combination of techniques from bondgraphtheory, systems theory, process algebra and differential algebra to achieve this, and we show how the hybrid process algebra HyPA aides us in combining these techniques and in using them on a common hybrid model of the device.

Learning Objectives: 1. Define ventilator associated pneumonia and identify its related complications 2. Discuss current preventive measures for ventilator associated pneumonia 3. Describe the various mechanisms of probiotics 4. Evaluate the current literature for the use of probiotics for the prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia

This paper concerns design and realization of programmable emulator of mechanical loads for motors. The aim of this paper is to build integrated test equipment, which will allow realistic testing of drive parameters and mainly quality of control structures on controlling different kinds of loads. For this purpose create user-friendly software which will allow emulation of physical system in rea...

When inhibitory control is lacking, people are more prone to indulge in high calorie food. This research examined whether training to inhibit food-related responses renders one less susceptible to temptations of high calorie food. Trait chocolate lovers were divided into three conditions: participants either consistently inhibited responding to chocolate stimuli (chocolate/no-go condition), con...

Automatic equipment for cigarette sorting and stacking is applied to a recycling process of tobacco in cigarette factory. It takes the place of manual work, such as sorting and stacking cigarettes to transfer boxes. The equipment realizes the functions such as orientation, sorting, steering, and stacking of the cigarettes in proper order. Omron CP1H type PLC is selected as the control center of...

This paper presents a two-period model to analyze the dynamic pricing behavior of two profit-maximizing firms that have equal inventories of perfectly substitutable and perishable products. Two versions of the problem are studied. In the first version, firms simultaneously announce their first period prices, observe the sales each makes, and then simultaneously announce their second period pric...