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SSDBM
1999
IEEE
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Multidimensional Indexing and Query Coordination for Tertiary Storage Management
In many scientific domains, experimental devices or simulation programs generate large volumes of data. The volumes of data may reach hundreds of terabytes and therefore it is imp...
Arie Shoshani, Luis M. Bernardo, Henrik Nordberg, ...
ICRA
1998
IEEE
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An Approach to Reduction of Hysteresis in Smart Materials
This paper addresses the problem of reducing the hysteresis found in the actuation of most smart materials. They are divided in two groups: systems with no saturation (e.g. piezoe...
Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernández, Vincent Hayward
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ICRA
1998
IEEE
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Lagrangian Relaxation Neural Networks for Job Shop Scheduling
Abstract--Manufacturing scheduling is an important but difficult task. In order to effectively solve such combinatorial optimization problems, this paper presents a novel Lagrangia...
Peter B. Luh, Xing Zhao, Yajun Wang
ICRA
1998
IEEE
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The Roles of Shape and Motion in Dynamic Manipulation: the Butterfly Example
We are studying a juggler's skill called the "butterfly." Startingwith a ball resting on the palm of his/her open hand, a skilled juggler can accelerate and shape h...
Kevin M. Lynch, Naoji Shiroma, Hirohiko Arai, Kazu...
ICRA
1998
IEEE
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The Coulomb Pump: a Novel Parts Feeding Method Using a Horizontally-Vibrating Surface
Part feeders, which singulate and orient parts prior to packing and insertion, are critical components of an assembly line. Existing feeders utilize o -plane vibrations of a rigid...
Dan Reznik, John F. Canny