-
Article
Open AccessBronchoscopic management of bronchopleural fistula using free fat pad transplant with platelet-rich plasma: a case study
A bronchopleural fistula (BPF) occurs when an abnormal connection forms between the bronchial tubes and pleural cavity, often due to surgery, infection, trauma, radiation, or chemotherapy. The outcomes of both...
-
Article
Fusion of Metaheuristic Fuzzy Neural Network and Self-tuning Autonomous Control for Omnidirectional Mobile Platforms in Robotic Cyber-Physical Systems
This paper contributes to the fusion of metaheuristic fuzzy neural network (FNN) and self-tuning autonomous control for omnidirectional mobile platforms in robotic cyber-physical systems (RCPSs). A cyber grey ...
-
Article
Design and implementation of intelligent LiDAR SLAM for autonomous mobile robots using evolutionary normal distributions transform
This paper presents a method that employs an evolutionary normal distributions transform (NDT) for simultaneous localization and map** (SLAM) using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) for autonomous mobile r...
-
Article
Reinforcement Fuzzy Q-Learning Incorporated with Genetic Kinematics Analysis for Self-organizing Holonomic Motion Control of Six-Link Stewart Platforms
This paper contributes to the development of reinforcement fuzzy Q-learning incorporated with genetic kinematics analysis for self-organizing holonomic motion control of six-link Stewart platforms. The fuzzy t...
-
Article
Editorial Message: Special Issue on Advances in Evolutionary Fuzzy Systems
-
Article
Erratum to: Optimal Fuzzy Controller Design Using an Evolutionary Strategy-Based Particle Swarm Optimization for Redundant Wheeled Robots
-
Article
An Evolutionary Radial Basis Function Neural Network with Robust Genetic-Based Immunecomputing for Online Tracking Control of Autonomous Robots
This paper presents an evolutionary radial basis function neural network with genetic algorithm and artificial immune system (GAAIS-RBFNN) for tracking control of autonomous robots. Both the GAAIS-RBFNN comput...
-
Article
Backstep** Holonomic Tracking Control of Wheeled Robots Using an Evolutionary Fuzzy System with Qualified Ant Colony Optimization
This paper presents a backstep** holonomic tracking control method of embedded wheeled robots using an evolutionary fuzzy system with qualified ant colony optimization (ACO). The Taguchi method is applied t...
-
Article
Optimal Fuzzy Controller Design Using an Evolutionary Strategy-Based Particle Swarm Optimization for Redundant Wheeled Robots
This paper presents an optimal fuzzy controller design method using an evolutionary strategy-based particle swarm optimization (ESPSO) to four-wheeled redundant mobile robots, called FC-ESPSO. In comparison wi...
-
Article
Biologically inspired deoxyribonucleic acid soft computing for inverse kinematics solver of five-DOF robotic manipulators
This paper presents a biologically inspired deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) algorithm for solving the inverse kinematics of five degree-of-freedom (DOF) robotic manipulators. Although the 5-DOF robotic manipulator...
-
Article
FPGA-Based Parallel Metaheuristic PSO Algorithm and Its Application to Global Path Planning for Autonomous Robot Navigation
This paper presents a field-programmable gate array (FPGA)-based parallel metaheuristic particle swarm optimization algorithm (PPSO) and its application to global path planning for autonomous robot navigating ...
-
Article
Open AccessSingle-incision thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Single-incision laparoscopic surgery had been proven effective for appendectomy, cholecystectomy, and inguinal hernia repair. However, single-incision thoracoscopic surgery (SITS) in primary spontaneous pneumo...
-
Article
Adaptive Robust Self-Balancing and Steering of a Two-Wheeled Human Transportation Vehicle
This paper presents adaptive robust regulation methods for self-balancing and yaw motion of a two-wheeled human transportation vehicle (HTV) with varying payload and system uncertainties. The proposed regulato...
-
Article
Adaptive Polar-Space Motion Control for Embedded Omnidirectional Mobile Robots with Parameter Variations and Uncertainties
This paper presents an adaptive polar-space motion controller for trajectory tracking and stabilization of a three-wheeled, embedded omnidirectional mobile robot with parameter variations and uncertainties cau...
-
Chapter and Conference Paper
Intelligent Motion Control for Four-Wheeled Omnidirectional Mobile Robots Using Ant Colony Optimization
This paper presents an intelligent motion controller for four-wheeled omnidirectional mobile robots with four independent driving wheels equally spaced at 90 degrees from one another by using ant colony optimi...
-
Article
Open AccessInflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the lung- a case report
A 45-year-old man presented with a six-month history of progressive dyspnea with productive cough and wheezing. The patient was a heavy smoker and had a history of tongue cancer, hypertension, and asthma. Ches...
-
Article
Adaptive Robust Control of an Omnidirectional Mobile Platform for Autonomous Service Robots in Polar Coordinates
This paper presents an adaptive robust control method for trajectory tracking and path following of an omni-directional wheeled mobile platform with actuators’ uncertainties. The polar-space kinematic model of...
