A computerized approach for analyzing the tolerances in disk cam mechanisms with a flatfaced follower is presented in this paper. Based on the simulated higher-pair contact analysis, the kinematic deviation of the follower motion caused by the tolerance amount of each design parameter can be determined numerically. The method is validated by means of analyzing the case of an eccentric circular ...

Previous research examining social influences on driving behavior has primarily focused on the effects of passengers and surrounding vehicles (e.g., speed contagion). Of current interest was the interaction between drivers that occurs in a "following a friend" scenario, i.e., the driver of one vehicle (the leader) knows how to get to the desired destination while the driver of a second vehicle ...

Vehicular Networked Systems (VNS) are mobile ad hoc networks where vehicles exchange information over wireless communication networks to ensure safe and efficient operation. It is, however, challenging to ensure system safety and efficiency as the wireless channels in VNS are often subject to state-dependent deep fades where the data rate suffers a severe drop and changes as a function of vehic...

Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) is considered as a key enabling technology to automatically regulate the intervehicle distances in a vehicle platoon to improve traffic efficiency while maintaining safety. Although the wireless communication and physical processes in the existing CACC systems are integrated in one control framework, the coupling between wireless communication reliabil...

The source follower circuit is used as a voltage buffer and level shifter. It is more flexible level shifter as the dc value of voltage level can be adjusted by changing aspect ratio of MOSFETs. It is desired to have low output resistance for such applications. Source follower can give minimum output resistance 1/(gm+gmb) with load resistance and channel resistance tending to infinity. The supe...

A field study of 84 registered nurses and their supervisors revealed that leaders' perceptions of leader-follower attitudinal similarity and follower extraversion were positively related to the quality of leader-follower exchanges. Neither followers' locus of control nor growth need strength was found to be significantly correlated with the quality of the exchange between leaders and followers.

Autonomous ground vehicles have been designed for the purpose of that relies on ranging and bearing information received from forward looking camera on the Formation control . A visual guidance control algorithm is designed where real time image processing is used to provide feedback signals. The vision subsystem and control subsystem work in parallel to accomplish formation control. A proporti...

To address present and future leadership needs, a model of authentic leader and follower development is proposed and examined with respect to its relationship to veritable, sustainable follower performance. The developmental processes of leader and follower self-awareness and self-regulation are emphasized. The influence of the leader’s and followers’ personal histories and trigger events are c...

Previous studies have established the relationship between ethical leadership and a variety of positive follower outcomes. They have investigated a number of psychological mechanisms that mediate these relationships. In terms of mediators, follower organizational identification has been found to mediate the relationship between ethical leadership and follower job performance. In this research, ...

Successful open source software (OSS) projects require efficient communication means and a steady supply of voluntary developers. Microblogging, as well as the follower network it generates, is becoming increasingly popular as an emerging Web 2.0 communication technology in many online OSS communities. However, little is known about how microblogging follower networks affect OSS project success...