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Chapter 3 Rough Terrain Motion Planning
Motion planning algorithms for mobile robots in rough terrain must explicitly consider the effects of robot-terrain interaction. This differs from...
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Mobile robots are increasingly being employed in rough, outdoor terrain for applications such as forestry, mining, search and rescue, and hazardous...
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Chapter 5 Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Work
This monograph has presented estimation, motion planning, and control methods for improved mobile robot mobility in rough terrain environments,...
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Chapter 4 Rough Terrain Control
Effective control methods for mobile robots in rough terrain should maximize vehicle mobility despite changing terrain unevenness and traction...
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Chapter 2 Rough Terrain Mobile Robot Modeling and Estimation
Kinematic and dynamic modeling are fundamental aspects of mobile robot analysis, motion planning, and control. Traditionally, for robots operating on...
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The Contribution of Space Policy to Development and Security in South Africa
This chapter examines the extent that South Africa has employed its space and related capacities and capabilities (such as institutional, financial,...
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Space Politics, Policy and Strategy in South Africa
The South Africa’s space policy and strategy, and the attendant capacities and capabilities have emerged from centuries of the nation’s scientific,...
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Space Policy, Development, and Security: Conceptual Framework of Analysis
This chapter offers relevant insights into debate and clarity on key concepts that underscore the subject of this book, such as space, space policy,...
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The Development of Space Capacities and Capabilities in Nigeria
Nigeria has increasingly developed capacities and capabilities to match its policy and strategic interests in space. In the last three decades, the...
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Influence of Radius of Microphone Array on Virtual Rotating Array Beamforming for Rotating Noise Source Localization
The Virtual Rotating Array (VRA) beamforming algorithm is an efficient algorithm for localizing rotating noise sources, especially with ring arrays...
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Angle of Attack of the Aircraft Calibration
The installation position for the AOA sensor is discussed. The results indicated that best position for AOA sensor is near the largest width part of...
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The Impact of Bleeding Slot Angles on the Performance of a Compressor
Several stages of a multi-stage axial compressor have been investigated to study the impact of interstage bleeding on compressor total performance...
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Research on MagicGrid-Based Requirements Development Process of Flight Control System
With the development of aviation technology, the complexity of aircraft systems has been increasing. The development of requirements for aircraft...
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Research on Capability Catalog Generation of UAV Intelligent System Based on DoDAF
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can carry out tasks such as border patrol and sea guard, which has a broad application prospect. How to apply...
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Analysis of Impact Properties of Nanocomposites at Micron Scale
With the increasing number of human activities in space, spacecraft are facing harsh environmental conditions. Space debris is one of the most...
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Simulation Research on Air Distribution Optimization of Civil Aircraft Cabin Ventilation System
The cabin ventilation system of civil aircraft is mainly composed of distribution ducting, which convey the mixed air from the mixing unit and the...
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Modeling Method of Specimen Repair Techniques from Polymer Composite Material
Paper describes three main repair techniques of aircraft polymer composite material structures: adhesive bonded external repair, mechanically...
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Conclusions and Future Work
In this chapter, some conclusions and discussions are provided as the end of the book, and some future work is also presented.
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Convex Optimization-Based Fault-Tolerant Control for Dissimilar Redundant Actuation System of Civil Aircraft
This chapter introduces a novel approach to enhance the reliability and safety of modern commercial aircraft through convex optimization-based...
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Dynamics and Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Flight Control Under Structure Damage of Horizontal Stabilizer
This chapter introduces a mathematical model and an adaptive flight controller designed to account for structural damage occurring in the horizontal...