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Hu Q, Du Y, Bai Y, Xing D, Lang S, Li K, Li X, Nie Y, Liu G. Sprayable Zwitterionic Antibacterial Hydrogel With High Mechanical Resilience and Robust Adhesion for Joint Wound Treatment. Macromol Rapid Commun 2024; 45:e2300683. [PMID: 38237945 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202300683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Wound healing in movable parts, including the joints and neck, remains a critical challenge due to frequent motions and poor flexibility of dressings, which may lead to mismatching of mechanical properties and poor fitting between dressings and wounds; thus, increasing the risk of bacterial infection. This study proposes a sprayable zwitterionic antibacterial hydrogel with outstanding flexibility and desirable adhesion. This hydrogel precursor is fabricated by combining zwitterionic sulfobetaine methacrylate (SBMA) with poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate-co-dopamine methacrylamide)-modified silver nanoparticles (PSBDA@AgNPs) through robust electrostatic interactions. About 150 s of exposure to UV light, the SBMA monomer polymerizes to form PSB chains entangled with PSBDA@AgNPs, transformed into a stable and adhesion PSB-PSB@Ag hydrogel at the wound site. The resulting hydrogel has adhesive strength (15-38 kPa), large tensile strain (>400%), suitable shape adaptation, and excellent mechanical resilience. Moreover, the hydrogel displays pH-responsive behavior; the acidic microenvironment at the infected wound sites prompts the hydrogel to rapidly release AgNPs and kill bacteria. Further, the healing effect of the hydrogel is demonstrated on the rat neck skin wound, showing improved wound closing rate due to reduced inflammation and enhanced angiogenesis. Overall, the sprayable zwitterionic antibacterial hydrogel has significant potential to promote joint skin wound healing.
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- Qinsheng Hu
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yaan People's Hospital, Yaan, 625000, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University/Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Dazhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Dazhou, Sichuan, 635000, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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Chen X, Bose N, Brito M, Khan F, Zou T. A copula-based method of risk prediction for autonomous underwater gliders in dynamic environments. Risk Anal 2024; 44:244-263. [PMID: 37105939 DOI: 10.1111/risa.14149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Autonomous underwater gliders (AUGs) are effective platforms for oceanic research and environmental monitoring. However, complex underwater environments with uncertainties could pose the risk of vehicle loss during their missions. It is therefore essential to conduct risk prediction to assist decision making for safer operations. The main limitation of current studies for AUGs is the lack of a tailored method for risk analysis considering both dynamic environments and potential functional failures of the vehicle. Hence, this study proposed a copula-based approach for evaluating the risk of AUG loss in dynamic underwater environments. The developed copula Bayesian network (CBN) integrated copula functions into a traditional Bayesian belief network (BBN), aiming to handle nonlinear dependencies among environmental variables and inherent technical failures. Specifically, potential risk factors with causal effects were captured using the BBN. A Gaussian copula was then employed to measure correlated dependencies among identified risk factors. Furthermore, the dependence analysis and CBN inference were performed to assess the risk level of vehicle loss given various environmental observations. The effectiveness of the proposed method was demonstrated in a case study, which considered deploying a Slocum G1 Glider in a real water region. Risk mitigation measures were provided based on key findings. This study potentially contributes a tailored tool of risk prediction for AUGs in dynamic environments, which can enhance the safety performance of AUGs and assist in risk mitigation for decision makers.
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- Xi Chen
- Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
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- Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
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- Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, UK
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- Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
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Li R, Liu J, Xia W, Ma J. Linking Frontline Employee Self-Efficacy to Customers Service Performance in Healthcare Industry: A Dynamic Capability Perspective. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 2023; 16:2727-2739. [PMID: 38107439 PMCID: PMC10725681 DOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s440120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Purpose In the complex and rapidly changing healthcare environment, the dynamic capabilities of frontline employees (FLEs) to integrate resources and adapt to environmental changes are crucial. This study aims to investigate the relationship between FLEs' self-efficacy, dynamic capabilities (including sensing capability and reconfiguring capability), and their impact on service performance. Methods Data were collected from a matched sample of 123 doctors and 762 corresponding consumers from two medical aesthetic hospitals in China. SPSS and SmartPLS are used to test the proposed model. Results The findings indicate that FLEs' self-efficacy positively influences their service performance through the mediation of dynamic capabilities. Moreover, while the direct impact of FLEs' sensing capabilities on service performance was found to be insignificant, it was observed that these capabilities indirectly affect service performance through reconfiguring capabilities. Conclusion This study presents theories and arguments on the role of self-efficacy and dynamic capabilities in improving service performance. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of how FLEs cultivate the dynamic capability of resource integration, offering valuable insights for the attainment of sustainable competitive advantages.
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- Rong Li
- School of Medicine and Health Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- Administrative Office, Yuebei People’s Hospital, Shaoguan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- School of Medicine and Health Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
- Institute for Smart Health Research, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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Zhang Q, Yu W, Liu W, Xu H, He Y. A Lightweight Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Method with a High Precision in Dynamic Scenes. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:9274. [PMID: 38005660 PMCID: PMC10675022 DOI: 10.3390/s23229274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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Currently, in most traditional VSLAM (visual SLAM) systems, static assumptions result in a low accuracy in dynamic environments, or result in a new and higher level of accuracy but at the cost of sacrificing the real-time property. In highly dynamic scenes, balancing a high accuracy and a low computational cost has become a pivotal requirement for VSLAM systems. This paper proposes a new VSLAM system, balancing the competitive demands between positioning accuracy and computational complexity and thereby further improving the overall system properties. From the perspective of accuracy, the system applies an improved lightweight target detection network to quickly detect dynamic feature points while extracting feature points at the front end of the system, and only feature points of static targets are applied for frame matching. Meanwhile, the attention mechanism is integrated into the target detection network to continuously and accurately capture dynamic factors to cope with more complex dynamic environments. From the perspective of computational expense, the lightweight network Ghostnet module is applied as the backbone network of the target detection network YOLOv5s, significantly reducing the number of model parameters and improving the overall inference speed of the algorithm. Experimental results on the TUM dynamic dataset indicate that in contrast with the ORB-SLAM3 system, the pose estimation accuracy of the system improved by 84.04%. In contrast with dynamic SLAM systems such as DS-SLAM and DVO SLAM, the system has a significantly improved positioning accuracy. In contrast with other VSLAM algorithms based on deep learning, the system has superior real-time properties while maintaining a similar accuracy index.
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- Qi Zhang
- School of Computer and Information Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410018, China; (Q.Z.); (H.X.); (Y.H.)
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- School of Computer, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;
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- School of Computer, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;
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- School of Computer and Information Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410018, China; (Q.Z.); (H.X.); (Y.H.)
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- School of Computer and Information Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410018, China; (Q.Z.); (H.X.); (Y.H.)
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Zheng L, Hong C, Song H, Chen R. An autonomous mobile robot path planning strategy using an enhanced slime mold algorithm. Front Neurorobot 2023; 17:1270860. [PMID: 37915952 PMCID: PMC10616528 DOI: 10.3389/fnbot.2023.1270860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Introduction Autonomous mobile robot encompasses modules such as perception, path planning, decision-making, and control. Among these modules, path planning serves as a prerequisite for mobile robots to accomplish tasks. Enhancing path planning capability of mobile robots can effectively save costs, reduce energy consumption, and improve work efficiency. The primary slime mold algorithm (SMA) exhibits characteristics such as a reduced number of parameters, strong robustness, and a relatively high level of exploratory ability. SMA performs well in path planning for mobile robots. However, it is prone to local optimization and lacks dynamic obstacle avoidance, making it less effective in real-world settings. Methods This paper presents an enhanced SMA (ESMA) path-planning algorithm for mobile robots. The ESMA algorithm incorporates adaptive techniques to enhance global search capabilities and integrates an artificial potential field to improve dynamic obstacle avoidance. Results and discussion Compared to the SMA algorithm, the SMA-AGDE algorithm, which combines the Adaptive Guided Differential Evolution algorithm, and the Lévy Flight-Rotation SMA (LRSMA) algorithm, resulted in an average reduction in the minimum path length of (3.92%, 8.93%, 2.73%), along with corresponding reductions in path minimum values and processing times. Experiments show ESMA can find shortest collision-free paths for mobile robots in both static and dynamic environments.
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- Ling Zheng
- School of Electronic Information and Communications, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Central China Normal University, Shenzhen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping, and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Space-Time Information Department, China Mobile Intelligent Mobility Network Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Traffic Engineering, Wuhan Technical College of Communications, Wuhan, China
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Avdovic M, Garcia-Navarrete M, Ruiz-Sanchis D, Wabnik K. Dynamic context-dependent regulation of auxin feedback signaling in synthetic gene circuits. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2309007120. [PMID: 37812708 PMCID: PMC10589675 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2309007120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023] Open
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Phytohormone auxin plays a key role in regulating plant organogenesis. However, understanding the complex feedback signaling network that involves at least 29 proteins in Arabidopsis in the dynamic context remains a significant challenge. To address this, we transplanted an auxin-responsive feedback circuit responsible for plant organogenesis into yeast. By generating dynamic microfluidic conditions controlling gene expression, protein degradation, and binding affinity of auxin response factors to DNA, we illuminate feedback signal processing principles in hormone-driven gene expression. In particular, we recorded the regulatory mode shift between stimuli counting and rapid signal integration that is context-dependent. Overall, our study offers mechanistic insights into dynamic auxin response interplay trackable by synthetic gene circuits, thereby offering instructions for engineering plant architecture.
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- Merisa Avdovic
- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA/CSIC), 28223Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA/CSIC), 28223Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA/CSIC), 28223Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biotecnología y Genómica de Plantas (CBGP), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)-Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA/CSIC), 28223Madrid, Spain
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Wang Y, Zhang Y, Hu L, Wang W, Ge G, Tan S. A Semantic Topology Graph to Detect Re-Localization and Loop Closure of the Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping System in a Dynamic Environment. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:8445. [PMID: 37896538 PMCID: PMC10611121 DOI: 10.3390/s23208445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) plays a crucial role in the field of intelligent mobile robots. However, the traditional Visual SLAM (VSLAM) framework is based on strong assumptions about static environments, which are not applicable to dynamic real-world environments. The correctness of re-localization and recall of loop closure detection are both lower when the mobile robot loses frames in a dynamic environment. Thus, in this paper, the re-localization and loop closure detection method with a semantic topology graph based on ORB-SLAM2 is proposed. First, we use YOLOv5 for object detection and label the recognized dynamic and static objects. Secondly, the topology graph is constructed using the position information of static objects in space. Then, we propose a weight expression for the topology graph to calculate the similarity of topology in different keyframes. Finally, the re-localization and loop closure detection are determined based on the value of topology similarity. Experiments on public datasets show that the semantic topology graph is effective in improving the correct rate of re-localization and the accuracy of loop closure detection in a dynamic environment.
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- Yang Wang
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China; (Y.W.); (L.H.); (W.W.); (G.G.); (S.T.)
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- Advanced Manufacturing and Automatization Engineering Laboratory, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China; (Y.W.); (L.H.); (W.W.); (G.G.); (S.T.)
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China; (Y.W.); (L.H.); (W.W.); (G.G.); (S.T.)
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China; (Y.W.); (L.H.); (W.W.); (G.G.); (S.T.)
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China; (Y.W.); (L.H.); (W.W.); (G.G.); (S.T.)
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Nöthel S, Nübold A, Uitdewilligen S, Schepers J, Hülsheger U. Development and validation of the adaptive leadership behavior scale (ALBS). Front Psychol 2023; 14:1149371. [PMID: 37829081 PMCID: PMC10565815 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1149371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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Due to the rapid changes in today's business world, leaders need to, more than ever, adequately and flexibly react to new and changing demands in the workplace. An instrument that captures adaptive leadership behavior is still missing, however. This study describes the development and validation of a concise and timely new leadership instrument, the Adaptive Leadership Behavior Scale (ALBS). Based on a thorough literature review, we developed 27 items as an initial item pool. We tested this set of items with leaders and followers in a pilot study to assess its relevancy and comprehensibility. In Study 1, a field study with 201 employees, we explored the internal structure of the initial item pool with a Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Based on the factor loadings resulting from a second PCA, we reduced the item pool, resulting in a 15-item scale for which we then assessed convergent and divergent validity. In Study 2, a field study with 311 employees, we replicated the findings of Study 1 and assessed additional convergent and divergent validity as well as the model fit with a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). In Study 3, a multi-source field study with 155 leader-follower dyads we replicated the CFA and additionally assessed criterion-related validity. Results show that the ALBS is a concise and valid instrument for assessing adaptive leadership behavior, thereby building the grounds to extend our understanding of antecedents, mechanisms and consequences of leadership in dynamic environments.
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- Sophie Nöthel
- Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Work and Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Work and Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Work and Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Methodology and Statistics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Work and Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Mohaghegh M, Saeedinia SA, Roozbehi Z. Optimal predictive neuro-navigator design for mobile robot navigation with moving obstacles. Front Robot AI 2023; 10:1226028. [PMID: 37621315 PMCID: PMC10445167 DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2023.1226028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Introduction: The challenge of navigating a Mobile robot in dynamic environments has grasped significant attention in recent years. Despite the available techniques, there is still a need for efficient and reliable approaches that can address the challenges of real-time near optimal navigation and collision avoidance. Methods: This paper proposes a novel Log-concave Model Predictive Controller (MPC) algorithm that addresses these challenges by utilizing a unique formulation of cost functions and dynamic constraints, as well as a convergence criterion based on Lyapunov stability theory. The proposed approach is mapped onto a novel recurrent neural network (RNN) structure and compared with the CVXOPT optimization tool. The key contribution of this study is the combination of neural networks with model predictive controller to solve optimal control problems locally near the robot, which offers several advantages, including computational efficiency and the ability to handle nonlinear and complex systems. Results: The major findings of this study include the successful implementation and evaluation of the proposed algorithm, which outperforms other methods such as RRT, A-Star, and LQ-MPC in terms of reliability and speed. This approach has the potential to facilitate real-time navigation of mobile robots in dynamic environments and ensure a feasible solution for the proposed constrained-optimization problem.
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- Mahsa Mohaghegh
- School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland, New Zealand
- Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies, AUT, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Auckland, New Zealand
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Röhrbein F, Senden M. Editorial: The embodied brain: computational mechanisms of integrated sensorimotor interactions with a dynamic environment, volume II. Front Comput Neurosci 2023; 17:1203717. [PMID: 37261069 PMCID: PMC10227561 DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2023.1203717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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- Florian Röhrbein
- Faculty of Computer Science, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Zang Q, Zhang K, Wang L, Wu L. An Adaptive ORB-SLAM3 System for Outdoor Dynamic Environments. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:1359. [PMID: 36772399 PMCID: PMC9918902 DOI: 10.3390/s23031359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Recent developments in robotics have heightened the need for visual SLAM. Dynamic objects are a major problem in visual SLAM which reduces the accuracy of localization due to the wrong epipolar geometry. This study set out to find a new method to address the low accuracy of visual SLAM in outdoor dynamic environments. We propose an adaptive feature point selection system for outdoor dynamic environments. Initially, we utilize YOLOv5s with the attention mechanism to obtain a priori dynamic objects in the scene. Then, feature points are selected using an adaptive feature point selector based on the number of a priori dynamic objects and the percentage of a priori dynamic objects occupied in the frame. Finally, dynamic regions are determined using a geometric method based on Lucas-Kanade optical flow and the RANSAC algorithm. We evaluate the accuracy of our system using the KITTI dataset, comparing it to various dynamic feature point selection strategies and DynaSLAM. Experiments show that our proposed system demonstrates a reduction in both absolute trajectory error and relative trajectory error, with a maximum reduction of 39% and 30%, respectively, compared to other systems.
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- Qiuyu Zang
- College of Mathematics and Computer Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Yingbin Avenue, Jinhua 321005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Rail Transit Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Technology & Equipment of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Normal University, Yingbin Avenue, Jinhua 321005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Rail Transit Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Technology & Equipment of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Normal University, Yingbin Avenue, Jinhua 321005, China
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- College of Mathematics and Computer Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Yingbin Avenue, Jinhua 321005, China
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Li W, Chen J, Lan F, Xie H. Human thermal sensation and its algorithmic modelization under dynamic environmental thermal characteristics of vehicle cabin. Indoor Air 2022; 32:e13168. [PMID: 36567522 DOI: 10.1111/ina.13168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Thermal conditions are strongly changeable in a vehicle cabin, where passengers could suffer consecutive self-thermoregulation to such dynamic changing thermal stresses, though its HVAC system works well. To observe human overall and local thermal sensations in dynamic thermal conditions, a series of experiments under various conditions were carried out in a cabin-like climate chamber. The results showed that the head, chest, back, and hands during hot exposure are warmer leading to the overall thermal sensation being hot. The thermal sensation of the head was warmer than the overall thermal sensation. During cold exposure, arms, hands, legs, and feet were the main areas causing coldness. In a dynamic thermal environment, the previous skin temperature state and thermal sensation form a thermal sensation overshoot, causing a shift in the body's neutral temperature point. This study proposes a thermal sensation model for the prediction of human thermal sensation local and overall based on skin temperature changes in a dynamic environment. Considering the airflow characteristics in the cabin, the human body is set into seven local parts in the local thermal sensation model. To compensate for sensation overshoot from this, defining recovery points rp for local parts differentiate temperature setpoints according to the experienced thermal state so that the effect resulting from the dynamic condition is integrated into the model algorithm. The model provides a scientific basis for guiding design optimization and intelligent regulation in the dynamic environment of the vehicle cabin, so as to achieve efficient energy utilization.
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- Weijian Li
- School of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Wang Y, Bu H, Zhang X, Cheng J. YPD-SLAM: A Real-Time VSLAM System for Handling Dynamic Indoor Environments. Sensors (Basel) 2022; 22:8561. [PMID: 36366259 PMCID: PMC9656896 DOI: 10.3390/s22218561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Aiming at the problem that Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is greatly disturbed by many dynamic elements in the actual environment, this paper proposes a real-time Visual SLAM (VSLAM) algorithm to deal with a dynamic indoor environment. Firstly, a lightweight YoloFastestV2 deep learning model combined with NCNN and Mobile Neural Network (MNN) inference frameworks is used to obtain preliminary semantic information of images. The dynamic feature points are removed according to epipolar constraint and dynamic properties of objects between consecutive frames. Since reducing the number of feature points after rejection affects the pose estimation, this paper innovatively combines Cylinder and Plane Extraction (CAPE) planar detection. We generate planes from depth maps and then introduce planar and in-plane point constraints into the nonlinear optimization of SLAM. Finally, the algorithm is tested on the publicly available TUM (RGB-D) dataset, and the average improvement in localization accuracy over ORB-SLAM2, DS-SLAM, and RDMO-SLAM is about 91.95%, 27.21%, and 30.30% under dynamic sequences, respectively. The single-frame tracking time of the whole system is only 42.68 ms, which is 44.1%, being 14.6-34.33% higher than DS-SLAM, RDMO-SLAM, and RDS-SLAM respectively. The system that we proposed significantly increases processing speed, performs better in real-time, and is easily deployed on various platforms.
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Qi Y, Li N, Zhang K, Yang Y, Ren Z, You J, Hou Q, Shen C, Jin T, Peng Z, Xie K. Dynamic Liquid Metal Catalysts for Boosted Lithium Polysulfides Redox Reaction. Adv Mater 2022; 34:e2204810. [PMID: 35953449 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202204810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Designing efficient electrocatalysts with high electroconductivity, strong chemisorption, and superior catalytical efficiency to realize rapid kinetics of the lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) conversion process is crucial for practical lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery applications. Unfortunately, most current electrocatalysts cannot maintain long-term stability due to the possible failure of catalytic sites. Herein, a novel dynamic electrocatalytic strategy with the liquid metal (i.e., gallium-tin, EGaSn) to facilitate LiPSs redox reaction is reported. The combined theoretical simulations and microstructure experiment analysis reveal that Sn atoms dynamically distributed in the liquid Ga matrix act as the main active catalytic center. Meanwhile, Ga provides a uniquely dynamic environment to maintain the long-term integrity of the catalytic system. With the participation of EGaSn, a tailor-made 2 Ah Li-S pouch cell with a specific energy density of 307.7 Wh kg-1 is realized. This work opens up new opportunities for liquid-phase binary alloys as electrocatalysts for high-specific-energy Li-S batteries.
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- Yaqin Qi
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
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- CALB Technology Co., Ltd., No.1 Jiangdong Avenue, Jintan District, Changzhou, 213200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
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Lakhan A, Mohammed MA, Abdulkareem KH, Jaber MM, Nedoma J, Martinek R, Zmij P. Delay Optimal Schemes for Internet of Things Applications in Heterogeneous Edge Cloud Computing Networks. Sensors (Basel) 2022; 22:5937. [PMID: 36015699 PMCID: PMC9414942 DOI: 10.3390/s22165937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Over the last decade, the usage of Internet of Things (IoT) enabled applications, such as healthcare, intelligent vehicles, and smart homes, has increased progressively. These IoT applications generate delayed- sensitive data and requires quick resources for execution. Recently, software-defined networks (SDN) offer an edge computing paradigm (e.g., fog computing) to run these applications with minimum end-to-end delays. Offloading and scheduling are promising schemes of edge computing to run delay-sensitive IoT applications while satisfying their requirements. However, in the dynamic environment, existing offloading and scheduling techniques are not ideal and decrease the performance of such applications. This article formulates joint and scheduling problems into combinatorial integer linear programming (CILP). We propose a joint task offloading and scheduling (JTOS) framework based on the problem. JTOS consists of task offloading, sequencing, scheduling, searching, and failure components. The study's goal is to minimize the hybrid delay of all applications. The performance evaluation shows that JTOS outperforms all existing baseline methods in hybrid delay for all applications in the dynamic environment. The performance evaluation shows that JTOS reduces the processing delay by 39% and the communication delay by 35% for IoT applications compared to existing schemes.
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- Abdullah Lakhan
- Department of Cybersecurity and Computer Science, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi City 74800, Sindh, Pakistan
- Institute of Artificial intelligence and Blockchain, Guangzhou University, Waihuan West Road, University Town, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- College of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Anbar, Anbar 31001, Iraq
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- College of Agriculture, Al-Muthanna University, Samawah 66001, Iraq
- College of Engineering, University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, Karbala 56001, Iraq
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- Department of Computer Science, Dijlah University College, Baghdad 00964, Iraq
- Department of Medical Instruments Engineering Techniques, Al-Farahidi University, Baghdad 10021, Iraq
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- Department of Telecommunications, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Industrial Engineering—Brose Group, Prumyslovy Park 302, 742 21 Koprivnice, Czech Republic
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Peng H, Zhou C, Sadowski BM, Sun T. Does an Imitation Strategy Promote Long-Term Firm Growth in a Dynamic Environment? A Meta-Analysis. Front Psychol 2021; 12:774071. [PMID: 34955993 PMCID: PMC8699170 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.774071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The increasing number of successful latecomer enterprises has led to a growing research interest in the area, but there is a lack of consensus in academic circles on the relationship between imitation strategy and firm growth. While some enterprises achieved sustainable growth based on an imitation strategy, others withdrew from the market soon after their initial market entry. In this context, this meta-analysis synthesizes empirical findings including 23 independent samples (N = 66,110) to obtain evidence and explore the extent to which an imitation strategy affects firm growth. Moreover, by further examining the moderating effects of industry conditions, country-specific factors, and performance time horizons, this research also aims to address a complementary research question: in which context is imitation strategy more beneficial for the firm growth? We found that an imitation strategy is more effective in promoting firm growth in low-tech industries than in high-tech industries and in non-OECD countries than in OECD countries. It fosters the short-term performance rather than the long-term performance of a firm. Our research findings are meaningful for enterprises to choose an appropriate imitation strategy according to their unique attributes, enabling sustainable growth in a dynamic environment.
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- Huatao Peng
- School of Management, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Management, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- School of Entrepreneurship, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
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Kang HK, Sarsenova M, Kim DH, Kim MS, Lee JY, Sung EA, Kook MG, Kim NG, Choi SW, Ogay V, Kang KS. Establishing a 3D In Vitro Hepatic Model Mimicking Physiologically Relevant to In Vivo State. Cells 2021; 10:1268. [PMID: 34065411 DOI: 10.3390/cells10051268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is a promising technology to establish a 3D in vitro hepatic model that holds great potential in toxicological evaluation. However, in current hepatic models, the central area suffers from hypoxic conditions, resulting in slow and weak metabolism of drugs and toxins. It remains challenging to predict accurate drug effects in current bioprinted hepatic models. Here, we constructed a hexagonal bioprinted hepatic construct and incorporated a spinning condition with continuous media stimuli. Under spinning conditions, HepG2 cells in the bioprinted hepatic construct exhibited enhanced proliferation capacity and functionality compared to those under static conditions. Additionally, the number of spheroids that play a role in boosting drug-induced signals and responses increased in the bioprinted hepatic constructs cultured under spinning conditions. Moreover, HepG2 cells under spinning conditions exhibited intensive TGFβ-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and increased susceptibility to acetaminophen (APAP)-induced hepatotoxicity as well as hepatotoxicity prevention by administration of N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Taken together, the results of our study demonstrate that the spinning condition employed during the generation of bioprinted hepatic constructs enables the recapitulation of liver injury and repair phenomena in particular. This simple but effective culture strategy facilitates bioprinted hepatic constructs to improve in vitro modeling for drug effect evaluation.
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Oliveri G, van Laake LC, Carissimo C, Miette C, Overvelde JTB. Continuous learning of emergent behavior in robotic matter. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2017015118. [PMID: 33972408 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2017015118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In the last century, robots have been revolutionizing our lives, augmenting human actions with greater precision and repeatability. Unfortunately, most robotic systems can only operate in controlled environments. While increasing the complexity of the centralized controller is an instinctive direction to enable robots that are capable of autonomously adapting to their environment, there are ample examples in nature where adaptivity emerges from simpler decentralized processes. Here we perform experiments and simulations on a modular and scalable robotic platform in which each unit is stochastically updating its own behavior to explore requirements needed for a decentralized learning strategy capable of achieving locomotion in a continuously changing environment or when undergoing damage. One of the main challenges in robotics is the development of systems that can adapt to their environment and achieve autonomous behavior. Current approaches typically aim to achieve this by increasing the complexity of the centralized controller by, e.g., direct modeling of their behavior, or implementing machine learning. In contrast, we simplify the controller using a decentralized and modular approach, with the aim of finding specific requirements needed for a robust and scalable learning strategy in robots. To achieve this, we conducted experiments and simulations on a specific robotic platform assembled from identical autonomous units that continuously sense their environment and react to it. By letting each unit adapt its behavior independently using a basic Monte Carlo scheme, the assembled system is able to learn and maintain optimal behavior in a dynamic environment as long as its memory is representative of the current environment, even when incurring damage. We show that the physical connection between the units is enough to achieve learning, and no additional communication or centralized information is required. As a result, such a distributed learning approach can be easily scaled to larger assemblies, blurring the boundaries between materials and robots, paving the way for a new class of modular “robotic matter” that can autonomously learn to thrive in dynamic or unfamiliar situations, for example, encountered by soft robots or self-assembled (micro)robots in various environments spanning from the medical realm to space explorations.
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Xiong N, Zhou X, Yang X, Xiang Y, Ma J. Mobile Robot Path Planning Based on Time Taboo Ant Colony Optimization in Dynamic Environment. Front Neurorobot 2021; 15:642733. [PMID: 33732132 PMCID: PMC7956960 DOI: 10.3389/fnbot.2021.642733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This article aims to improve the problem of slow convergence speed, poor global search ability, and unknown time-varying dynamic obstacles in the path planning of ant colony optimization in dynamic environment. An improved ant colony optimization algorithm using time taboo strategy is proposed, namely, time taboo ant colony optimization (TTACO), which uses adaptive initial pheromone distribution, rollback strategy, and pheromone preferential limited update to improve the algorithm's convergence speed and global search ability. For the poor global search ability of the algorithm and the unknown time-varying problem of dynamic obstacles in a dynamic environment, a time taboo strategy is first proposed, based on which a three-step arbitration method is put forward to improve its weakness in global search. For the unknown time-varying dynamic obstacles, an occupancy grid prediction model is proposed based on the time taboo strategy to solve the problem of dynamic obstacle avoidance. In order to improve the algorithm's calculation speed when avoiding obstacles, an ant colony information inheritance mechanism is established. Finally, the algorithm is used to conduct dynamic simulation experiments in a simulated factory environment and is compared with other similar algorithms. The experimental results show that the TTACO can obtain a better path and accelerate the convergence speed of the algorithm in a static environment and can successfully avoid dynamic obstacles in a dynamic environment.
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- Ni Xiong
- College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- The Second Research Institute of Civil Aviation Administration of China, Chengdu, China.,Civil Aviation Logistics Technology Company Limited, Chengdu, China
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- The Second Research Institute of Civil Aviation Administration of China, Chengdu, China.,Civil Aviation Logistics Technology Company Limited, Chengdu, China
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- The Second Research Institute of Civil Aviation Administration of China, Chengdu, China.,Civil Aviation Logistics Technology Company Limited, Chengdu, China
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Cheng C, Chang J, Lv W, Wu Y, Li K, Li Z, Yuan C, Ma S. Frequency-Temporal Disagreement Adaptation for Robotic Terrain Classification via Vibration in a Dynamic Environment. Sensors (Basel) 2020; 20:s20226550. [PMID: 33207829 PMCID: PMC7697547 DOI: 10.3390/s20226550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The accurate terrain classification in real time is of great importance to an autonomous robot working in field, because the robot could avoid non-geometric hazards, adjust control scheme, or improve localization accuracy, with the aid of terrain classification. In this paper, we investigate the vibration-based terrain classification (VTC) in a dynamic environment, and propose a novel learning framework, named DyVTC, which tackles online-collected unlabeled data with concept drift. In the DyVTC framework, the exterior disagreement (ex-disagreement) and interior disagreement (in-disagreement) are proposed novely based on the feature diversity and intrinsic temporal correlation, respectively. Such a disagreement mechanism is utilized to design a pseudo-labeling algorithm, which shows its compelling advantages in extracting key samples and labeling; and consequently, the classification accuracy could be retrieved by incremental learning in a changing environment. Since two sets of features are extracted from frequency and time domain to generate disagreements, we also name the proposed method feature-temporal disagreement adaptation (FTDA). The real-world experiment shows that the proposed DyVTC could reach an accuracy of 89.5%, but the traditional time- and frequency-domain terrain classification methods could only reach 48.8% and 71.5%, respectively, in a dynamic environment.
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- Chen Cheng
- Department of Automation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China; (C.C.); (J.C.); (K.L.); (Z.L.)
- School of Information Engineering, Anhui Institute of International Business, Hefei 231131, China
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- Department of Automation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China; (C.C.); (J.C.); (K.L.); (Z.L.)
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- Department of Automation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China; (C.C.); (J.C.); (K.L.); (Z.L.)
- Correspondence:
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Computer Control Engineering of Hebei Province, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China;
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- Department of Automation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China; (C.C.); (J.C.); (K.L.); (Z.L.)
- Department of Research and Development, Anhui Etown Information Technology Co., Ltd, Hefei 230011, China
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- Department of Automation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China; (C.C.); (J.C.); (K.L.); (Z.L.)
- Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei 230088, China; (C.Y.); (S.M.)
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- Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei 230088, China; (C.Y.); (S.M.)
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
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- Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei 230088, China; (C.Y.); (S.M.)
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
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Ahuja N, Lobellová V, Stuchlík A, Kelemen E. Navigation in a Space With Moving Objects: Rats Can Avoid Specific Locations Defined With Respect to a Moving Robot. Front Behav Neurosci 2020; 14:576350. [PMID: 33281571 PMCID: PMC7689095 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.576350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Animals can organize their behavior with respect to other moving animals or objects; when hunting or escaping a predator, when migrating in groups or during various social interactions. In rats, we aimed to characterize spatial behaviors relative to moving objects and to explore the cognitive mechanisms controlling these behaviors. Three groups of animals were trained to avoid a mild foot-shock delivered in one of three positions: either in front, on the left side, or on the right side of a moving robot. We showed the rats can recognize and avoid these specific areas. The avoidance behavior specific for the left or right side of the robot demonstrated animals not only react to "simple" stimuli such as increasing noise level or growing retinal image of an approaching object, but they process their spatial position relative to the object. Using an all-white robot without prominent visual patterns that would distinguish its different sides, we showed that the behavior does not depend on responses to prominent visual patterns, but that the rats can guide their navigation according to geometrical spatial relationship relative to the moving object. Rats' competence for navigation in space defined by a moving object resembles navigation abilities in stationary space. Recording of hippocampal single unit activity during rat's interaction with the robot proved feasibility of the task to uncover neuronal mechanism of this type of navigation.
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- Nikhil Ahuja
- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia.,Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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Li Y, Zhang H, Sun M, Zhang Z, Zhang H. Environmental Response of 2D Thermal Cloak under Dynamic External Temperature Field. Entropy (Basel) 2020; 22:E461. [PMID: 33286235 DOI: 10.3390/e22040461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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As a typical representative of transformation thermodynamics, which is the counterpart of transformation optics, the thermal cloak has been explored extensively while most current research focuses on the structural design instead of adaptability and practicability in a dynamic environment. The evaluation of energy processes involved in the thermal cloak under dynamic conditions are also lacking, which is essential to the engineering application of this functional structure. In this paper, based on the dynamic environment of a sinusoidal form with ambient amplitude, distribution density, phase, and temperature difference as variables, we evaluated the cloaking performance and environmental response of a 2D thermal cloak. Considering the heat dissipation and energy loss in the whole procedure, local entropy production rate and response entropy were introduced to analyze the different influences of each environmental parameter on the cloaking system. Moreover, we constructed a series of comprehensive schemes to obtain the fitting equation as well as an appropriate scope to apply the thermal cloak. The results are beneficial to the novel use of the concept of entropy and valuable for further improving the working efficiency and potential engineering applications of the thermal cloak.
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Ajeil FH, Ibraheem IK, Azar AT, Humaidi AJ. Grid-Based Mobile Robot Path Planning Using Aging-Based Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm in Static and Dynamic Environments. Sensors (Basel) 2020; 20:E1880. [PMID: 32231091 DOI: 10.3390/s20071880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Planning an optimal path for a mobile robot is a complicated problem as it allows the mobile robots to navigate autonomously by following the safest and shortest path between starting and goal points. The present work deals with the design of intelligent path planning algorithms for a mobile robot in static and dynamic environments based on swarm intelligence optimization. A modification based on the age of the ant is introduced to standard ant colony optimization, called aging-based ant colony optimization (ABACO). The ABACO was implemented in association with grid-based modeling for the static and dynamic environments to solve the path planning problem. The simulations are run in the MATLAB environment to test the validity of the proposed algorithms. Simulations showed that the proposed path planning algorithms result in superior performance by finding the shortest and the most free-collision path under various static and dynamic scenarios. Furthermore, the superiority of the proposed algorithms was proved through comparisons with other traditional path planning algorithms with different static environments.
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Harman H, Chintamani K, Simoens P. Robot Assistance in Dynamic Smart Environments-A Hierarchical Continual Planning in the Now Framework. Sensors (Basel) 2019; 19:E4856. [PMID: 31703424 DOI: 10.3390/s19224856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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By coupling a robot to a smart environment, the robot can sense state beyond the perception range of its onboard sensors and gain greater actuation capabilities. Nevertheless, incorporating the states and actions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices into the robot’s onboard planner increases the computational load, and thus can delay the execution of a task. Moreover, tasks may be frequently replanned due to the unanticipated actions of humans. Our framework aims to mitigate these inadequacies. In this paper, we propose a continual planning framework, which incorporates the sensing and actuation capabilities of IoT devices into a robot’s state estimation, task planing and task execution. The robot’s onboard task planner queries a cloud-based framework for actuators, capable of the actions the robot cannot execute. Once generated, the plan is sent to the cloud back-end, which will inform the robot if any IoT device reports a state change affecting its plan. Moreover, a Hierarchical Continual Planning in the Now approach was developed in which tasks are split-up into subtasks. To delay the planning of actions that will not be promptly executed, and thus to reduce the frequency of replanning, the first subtask is planned and executed before the subsequent subtask is. Only information relevant to the current (sub)task is provided to the task planner. We apply our framework to a smart home and office scenario in which the robot is tasked with carrying out a human’s requests. A prototype implementation in a smart home, and simulator-based evaluation results, are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of our framework.
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Radillo AE, Veliz-Cuba A, Josić K, Kilpatrick ZP. Performance of normative and approximate evidence accumulation on the dynamic clicks task. Neuron Behav Data Anal Theory 2019; 3:https://arxiv.org/pdf/1902.01535v3.pdf. [PMID: 32309818 PMCID: PMC7166050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The aim of a number of psychophysics tasks is to uncover how mammals make decisions in a world that is in flux. Here we examine the characteristics of ideal and near-ideal observers in a task of this type. We ask when and how performance depends on task parameters and design, and, in turn, what observer performance tells us about their decision-making process. In the dynamic clicks task subjects hear two streams (left and right) of Poisson clicks with different rates. Subjects are rewarded when they correctly identify the side with the higher rate, as this side switches unpredictably. We show that a reduced set of task parameters defines regions in parameter space in which optimal, but not near-optimal observers, maintain constant response accuracy. We also show that for a range of task parameters an approximate normative model must be finely tuned to reach near-optimal performance, illustrating a potential way to distinguish between normative models and their approximations. In addition, we show that using the negative log-likelihood and the 0/1-loss functions to fit these types of models is not equivalent: the 0/1-loss leads to a bias in parameter recovery that increases with sensory noise. These findings suggest ways to tease apart models that are hard to distinguish when tuned exactly, and point to general pitfalls in experimental design, model fitting, and interpretation of the resulting data.
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- Adrian E. Radillo
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469
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- Departments of Mathematics and Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204
- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, TX 77251, USA
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045
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Li L, Li G, Feng X, Liu Z, Tsai FS. Moderating Effect of Dynamic Environment in the Relationship between Guanxi, Trust, and Repurchase Intention of Agricultural Materials. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16:E3773. [PMID: 31597262 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16193773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2019] [Revised: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Repurchasing intention of agricultural materials is a key to a sustainable food business system. The novel contribution of this study is that we go beyond technical aspect and look into human capital dynamics in a general context, by examining how different dimensions of ‘guanxi’ (i.e., personal relations and instrumentality) between farmers and agricultural retailers affect trust between the two and, in turn, repeated purchase intention of agricultural materials by farmers in China. To further generate implications for food system as a whole, we also examined how dynamic environment moderates the effects mentioned above. Adopting survey method and multivariate analyses, this study tests the hypotheses with a collected data set of 578 farmers from representative rural areas of China. The results show that guanxi between farmers and agricultural retailers has a positive effect on trust between them and on repeated purchase intentions of farmers. While instrumentality has a negative effect on trust between them and on repeated purchase intentions of farmers. The trust between farmers and agricultural retailers promotes farmers’ repeated purchase intentions. The intensity of competition negatively moderates the positive relation between trust and repeated purchases. Demand uncertainty does not moderate the positive effect of trust on repeated purchases. The results and discussion shed light on agricultural food system sustainability from a dynamic environment embedded business relationship perspective.
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Ma Z, Wang Y, Yang Y, Wang Z, Tang L, Ackland S. Reinforcement Learning-Based Satellite Attitude Stabilization Method for Non-Cooperative Target Capturing. Sensors (Basel) 2018; 18:s18124331. [PMID: 30544602 PMCID: PMC6308631 DOI: 10.3390/s18124331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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When a satellite performs complex tasks such as discarding a payload or capturing a non-cooperative target, it will encounter sudden changes in the attitude and mass parameters, causing unstable flying and rolling of the satellite. In such circumstances, the change of the movement and mass characteristics are unpredictable. Thus, the traditional attitude control methods are unable to stabilize the satellite since they are dependent on the mass parameters of the controlled object. In this paper, we proposed a reinforcement learning method to re-stabilize the attitude of a satellite under such circumstances. Specifically, we discretize the continuous control torque, and build a neural network model that can output the discretized control torque to control the satellite. A dynamics simulation environment of the satellite is built, and the deep Q Network algorithm is then performed to train the neural network in this simulation environment. The reward of the training is the stabilization of the satellite. Simulation experiments illustrate that, with the iteration of training progresses, the neural network model gradually learned to re-stabilize the attitude of a satellite after unknown disturbance. As a contrast, the traditional PD (Proportion Differential) controller was unable to re-stabilize the satellite due to its dependence on the mass parameters. The proposed method adopts self-learning to control satellite attitudes, shows considerable intelligence and certain universality, and has a strong application potential for future intelligent control of satellites performing complex space tasks.
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- Zhong Ma
- Xi'an Microelectronics Technology Institute, Xi'an 710065, China.
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- Xi'an Microelectronics Technology Institute, Xi'an 710065, China.
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- Xi'an Microelectronics Technology Institute, Xi'an 710065, China.
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- Xi'an Microelectronics Technology Institute, Xi'an 710065, China.
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- Xi'an Microelectronics Technology Institute, Xi'an 710065, China.
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- Centre for Computational Intelligence, De Montfort University, Gateway House, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK.
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Trinh LA, Ekström M, Cürüklü B. Toward Shared Working Space of Human and Robotic Agents Through Dipole Flow Field for Dependable Path Planning. Front Neurorobot 2018; 12:28. [PMID: 29928198 PMCID: PMC5997831 DOI: 10.3389/fnbot.2018.00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Recent industrial developments in autonomous systems, or agents, which assume that humans and the agents share the same space or even work in close proximity, open for new challenges in robotics, especially in motion planning and control. In these settings, the control system should be able to provide these agents a reliable path following control when they are working in a group or in collaboration with one or several humans in complex and dynamic environments. In such scenarios, these agents are not only moving to reach their goals, i.e., locations, they are also aware of the movements of other entities to find a collision-free path. Thus, this paper proposes a dependable, i.e., safe, reliable and effective, path planning algorithm for a group of agents that share their working space with humans. Firstly, the method employs the Theta* algorithm to initialize the paths from a starting point to a goal for a set of agents. As Theta* algorithm is computationally heavy, it only reruns when there is a significant change of the environment. To deal with the movements of the agents, a static flow field along the configured path is defined. This field is used by the agents to navigate and reach their goals even if the planned trajectories are changed. Secondly, a dipole field is calculated to avoid the collision of agents with other agents and human subjects. In this approach, each agent is assumed to be a source of a magnetic dipole field in which the magnetic moment is aligned with the moving direction of the agent. The magnetic dipole-dipole interactions between these agents generate repulsive forces to help them to avoid collision. The effectiveness of the proposed approach has been evaluated with extensive simulations. The results show that the static flow field is able to drive agents to the goals with a small number of requirements to update the path of agents. Meanwhile, the dipole flow field plays an important role to prevent collisions. The combination of these two fields results in a safe path planning algorithm, with a deterministic outcome, to navigate agents to their desired goals.
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- Lan Anh Trinh
- School of Innovation, Design, and Technology, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden
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- School of Innovation, Design, and Technology, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden
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- School of Innovation, Design, and Technology, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden
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Langevin AM, Dunlop MJ. Stress Introduction Rate Alters the Benefit of AcrAB-TolC Efflux Pumps. J Bacteriol 2018; 200:e00525-17. [PMID: 29038251 DOI: 10.1128/JB.00525-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Stress tolerance studies are typically conducted in an all-or-none fashion. However, in realistic settings-such as in clinical or metabolic engineering applications-cells may encounter stresses at different rates. Therefore, how cells tolerate stress may depend on its rate of appearance. To address this, we studied how the rate of stress introduction affects bacterial stress tolerance by focusing on a key stress response mechanism. Efflux pumps, such as AcrAB-TolC of Escherichia coli, are membrane transporters well known for the ability to export a wide variety of substrates, including antibiotics, signaling molecules, and biofuels. Although efflux pumps improve stress tolerance, pump overexpression can result in a substantial fitness cost to the cells. We hypothesized that the ideal pump expression level would involve a rate-dependent trade-off between the benefit of pumps and the cost of their expression. To test this, we evaluated the benefit of the AcrAB-TolC pump under different rates of stress introduction, including a step, a fast ramp, and a gradual ramp. Using two chemically diverse stresses, the antibiotic chloramphenicol and the jet biofuel precursor pinene, we assessed the benefit provided by the pumps. A mathematical model describing these effects predicted the benefit as a function of the rate of stress introduction. Our findings demonstrate that as the rate of introduction is lowered, stress response mechanisms provide a disproportionate benefit to pump-containing strains, allowing cells to survive beyond the original inhibitory concentrations.IMPORTANCE Efflux pumps are ubiquitous in nature and provide stress tolerance in the cells of species ranging from bacteria to mammals. Understanding how pumps provide tolerance has far-reaching implications for diverse fields, from medicine to biotechnology. Here, we investigated how the rate of stressor appearance impacts tolerance. We focused on two distinct substrates of AcrAB-TolC efflux pumps, the antibiotic chloramphenicol and the biofuel precursor pinene. Interestingly, tolerance is highly dependent on the rate of stress introduction. Therefore, it is important to consider not only the total quantity of a stressor but also the rate at which it is applied. The implications of this work are significant because environments are rarely static; antibiotic concentrations change during dosing, and metabolic engineering processes change with time.
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Zhu Q, Liu C, Cai C. A novel robot visual homing method based on SIFT features. Sensors (Basel) 2015; 15:26063-84. [PMID: 26473880 DOI: 10.3390/s151026063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Revised: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Warping is an effective visual homing method for robot local navigation. However, the performance of the warping method can be greatly influenced by the changes of the environment in a real scene, thus resulting in lower accuracy. In order to solve the above problem and to get higher homing precision, a novel robot visual homing algorithm is proposed by combining SIFT (scale-invariant feature transform) features with the warping method. The algorithm is novel in using SIFT features as landmarks instead of the pixels in the horizon region of the panoramic image. In addition, to further improve the matching accuracy of landmarks in the homing algorithm, a novel mismatching elimination algorithm, based on the distribution characteristics of landmarks in the catadioptric panoramic image, is proposed. Experiments on image databases and on a real scene confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method.
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