This paper describes the complete test, functional and parametric, of a 1Kb GaAs MESFET SRAM chip. The chip was developed as an evaluation vehicle for a new type of MESFET SRAM cell. The new cell, in contrast with conventional GaAs memory cells, minimizes the leakage current in access transistors of unselected cells. Two algorithms were selected for functional testing: MATS and Galloping Ones a...

This study uses a simplified detonation model to investigate the behavior of detonations with galloping-like pulsations. The reactive Burgers equation is used for hydrodynamic equation, coupled pulsed source whereby all shocked reactants are simultaneously consumed at fixed time intervals. mimics short periodic amplifications shock front followed by relatively lengthy decays seen in galloping d...

Small wind energy harvesting converts aeroelastic vibration into electricity and can provide independent power supplies for low-power-consumption sensors, which are not convenient replacing chemical batteries frequently. As harvesters collect sustainable from the ambient environment, they environmentally friendly saving. The most widely adopted wind-induced mechanisms designing vortex-induced (...

Transverse gallop is a common gait used by a large number of quadrupeds. This paper employs the simplified dimensionless quadrupedal model to discuss the underlying mechanism of the transverse galloping pattern. The model is studied at different running speeds and different values of leg stiffness, respectively. If the horizontal running speed reaches up to a critical value at a fixed leg stiff...

The running gaits used by both bipedal and quadrupedal animals are reviewed and contrasted. At high speeds, bipeds use both ordinary running, in which the legs move opposite one another, and hopping. Quadrupeds generally use the trot or its variations at moderate speeds, and first the canter and then the gallop as speed increases. Running in both bipeds and quadrupeds generally involves at leas...

The transverse flow-induced vibration (FIV) of an elastically-supported cylinder-plate assembly (viz., a rigid splitter-plate attached to the downstream side circular cylinder) with low mass ratio 10 and zero structural damping is investigated using numerical simulations at Reynolds number 100. oscillations characteristics flow around structure are analyzed in terms fluid forces as function pla...

During locomotion on an incline, mechanical work is performed to move an animal up the slope and increase the potential energy (PE) of the trunk and hence the centre of mass (CoM). Thus, at a given speed the total net mechanical work increases with the PE of the animal. In this study we investigate the mechanical energy (ME) fluctuations and the mechanical cost of transport (MCT) in six horses ...

Many animals are capable of changing gait with speed of locomotion. The neural basis of gait control and its dependence on speed are not fully understood. Mice normally use a single "trotting" gait while running at all speeds, either over ground or on a treadmill. Transgenic mouse mutants in which the trotting is replaced by hopping also lack a speed-dependent change in gait. Here we describe a...