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A Systematic Review of Deep Reinforcement Learning for Legged Robot Locomotion

  • Bingxiao Sun,
  • Sallehuddin Mohamed Haris and
  • Rizauddin Ramli

Legged robot locomotion remains a critical challenge in robotics, demanding control strategies that are not only dynamically stable and robust but also capable of adapting to complex and changing environments. deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has re...

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The shift toward Industry 5.0 places human-centred and digitally integrated metrology at the core of modern manufacturing, particularly in the automotive sector, where portable Laser Line Triangulation (LLT) systems must combine accuracy with operato...

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A Procedure for Performing Reproducibility Assessment of the Accuracy of Impact Area Classification for Structural Health Monitoring in Aerospace Structures

  • Luciano Chiominto,
  • Giulio D’Emilia,
  • Antonella Gaspari,
  • Emanuela Natale,
  • Francesco Nicassio and
  • Gennaro Scarselli

The principal objective of this work is to develop an optimized procedure that guarantees the reproducibility of results across different applications and laboratories, facilitating potential field applications of methodologies for Structural Health...

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Characterization of the Extraction System of Supersonic Gas Curtain-Based Ionization Profile Monitor for FLASH Proton Therapy

  • Farhana Thesni Mada Parambil,
  • Milaan Patel,
  • Narender Kumar,
  • Bharat Singh Rawat,
  • William Butcher,
  • Tony Price and
  • Carsten P. Welsch

FLASH radiotherapy requires real-time, non-invasive beam monitoring systems capable of operating under ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) conditions without perturbing the therapeutic beam. In this work, we characterized the extraction system of Supersonic...

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Scalable Relay Switching Platform for Automated Multi-Point Resistance Measurements

  • Edoardo Boretti,
  • Kostiantyn Torokhtii,
  • Enrico Silva and
  • Andrea Alimenti

In both research and industrial settings, it is often necessary to expand the input/output channels of measurement instruments using relay-based multiplexer boards. In research activities in particular, the need for a highly flexible and easily confi...

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665 Views
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Shoulder Muscle Strength Assessment: A Comparative Study of Hand-Held Dynamometers and Load Cell Measurements

  • Carla Antonacci,
  • Arianna Carnevale,
  • Letizia Mancini,
  • Alessandro de Sire,
  • Pieter D’Hooghe,
  • Michele Mercurio,
  • Rocco Papalia,
  • Emiliano Schena and
  • Umile Giuseppe Longo

Accurate measurement of shoulder muscle strength is important for diagnosis, treatment planning, and monitoring recovery. Hand-held dynamometers (HHDs) are widely used in clinical practice but are affected by operator strength, patient positioning, a...

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Gamma and Neutron Irradiation Effects on Wavelength Shifting Materials for Nuclear and High Energy Physics Applications

  • Jessica Scifo,
  • Beatrice D’Orsi,
  • Francesco Filippi,
  • Silvia Cesaroni,
  • Andrea Colangeli,
  • Ilaria Di Sarcina,
  • Basilio Esposito,
  • Davide Flammini,
  • Stefano Loreti and
  • Alessia Cemmi
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Wavelength-shifting (WLS) materials are used in radiation detectors to convert ultraviolet photons into visible light, enabling improved photon detection in systems such as scintillators and optical diagnostics for nuclear fusion devices. However, th...

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Design of Spectrometer Energy Measurement Setups for the Future EuPRAXIA@SPARC_LAB and SSRIP Linacs

  • Danilo Quartullo,
  • David Alesini,
  • Alessandro Cianchi,
  • Francesco Demurtas,
  • Luigi Faillace,
  • Giovanni Franzini,
  • Andrea Ghigo,
  • Anna Giribono,
  • Riccardo Pompili and
  • Livio Verra
  • + 4 authors

EuPRAXIA@SPARC_LAB is an FEL (Free-Electron Laser) user facility currently under construction at INFN-LNF in the framework of the EuPRAXIA collaboration. The electron beam will be accelerated to 1 GeV by an X-band RF linac followed by a plasma wakefi...

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907 Views
21 Pages

Predictive maintenance in industrial machinery relies on the timely detection of component faults to prevent costly downtime. Rolling bearings, being critical elements, are particularly prone to defects such as outer race faults and ball spin defects...

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