This book presents a unified treatment of many different kinds of planning algorithms. The subject lies at the crossroads between robotics, control theory, artificial intelligence, algorithms, and computer graphics. The particular subjects covered include motion planning, discrete planning, planning under uncertainty, sensor-based planning, visibility, decision-theoretic planning, game theory, information spaces, reinforcement learning, nonlinear systems, trajectory planning, nonholonomic planning, and kinodynamic planning.

techniques, modeling of sensor parameters, application examples, and directions of future research. Keywords—Dielectric measurements, interdigital sensors, non-destructive testing (NDT), sensor design, sensor modeling, spec-troscopy, surface acoustic waves (SAWs), transducers. I.

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This thesis reports on the design and modeling of decoupled and tunable bandwidth MEMS vibratory gyroscopes that were designed for the medical applications of tremor com-pensation and micro-surgical tool navigation. Two different designs are presented. The first design is a dual mass de

In the recent past, wireless sensor networks have found their way into a wide variety of applications and systems with vastly varying requirements and characteristics. As a consequence, it is becoming increasingly difficult to discuss typical requirements regarding hardware issues and software support. This is particularly problematic in a multidisciplinary research area such as wireless sensor networks, where close collaboration between users, application domain experts, hardware designers, and software developers is needed to implement efficient systems. In this paper we discuss the consequences of this fact with regard to the design space of wireless sensor networks by considering its various dimensions. We justify our view by demonstrating that specific existing applications occupy different points in the design space.

evaluation of planar structures. Lamb waves can be generated using different types of actuators including piezoelectric or electromagnetic acoustic transducers. In this paper a novel type of piezoelectric transducers is presented based on macro-fiber piezocomposite (MFC). Contrary to the previously presented

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M. Veidt et al, Modelling of Lamb waves in composite laminated plates excited by interdigital...

Abstract:- The construction of the membrane microsensors with interdigital transducers (IDT) to the ultrasonic wave Lamba-type (FPW- flexural plate waves) generation was presented. The conditions of the wave propagation were also described. The possibilities of the fabrication of multilayer