When studying the dynamic, physical interaction of robots with the environment a generic physics simulator becomes most important when robot and environment exceed a certain complexity. Investigation of current problems in robotics, e.g. in multifingered manipulation or two-legged walking requires simulations which reflect physical details of the real robot system in a virtual scene. The develo...

In the wave energy industry, there is a need for open source numerical codes and publicly available experimental data, both of which are being addressed through the development of WEC-Sim by Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). WEC-Sim is an open source code used to model wave energy converters (WECs) when subject to incident waves. In order for the ...

The cost associated with developing flight control forms a significant part of the overall development cost. The increased demand for greater functionality and for extending the domain of applicability of future launchers leads to higher complexity of the GNC algorithms. Furthermore, there is also a need for a responsive design methodology, which can quickly adapt to changes in the requirements...

Human locomotion dynamics has been a topic of interest since the past few decades. In many areas such as as humanoid robot design, gait rehabilitation, diagnosis of pathologies, prosthesis design, sport analysis, and motion cognition, the human locomotion is needed to be properly modelled. Dynamics of human locomotion, and the capability of implementing an accurate human gait simulation can be ...