Road construction, inspection and maintenance are activities that often require workers near heavy equipment, traffic, and dangerous materials. This proximity to potential hazards along with the characteristics of highway and street work zones—...
To calculate, analyze, and predict the rotation angle during the deceleration and braking process of large remote-controlled excavators, this article established a spatial coordinate system based on a simplified model of a hydraulic excavator’s...
The integration of a real-time image processing system using multiple webcams with a variable rate spraying system mounted on the back of an unmanned tractor presents an effective solution to the labor shortage in agriculture. This research aims to d...
Food safety requires real-time monitoring of mycotoxins in food, as food products contaminated with these toxins poses major threat to human health. In this study, we proposed a remote-controlled microfluidic platform (RCMP) integrated with chemilumi...
This paper presents a novel fault diagnosis technique for remote-controlled robotic arm systems, utilizing deep fuzzy echo state networks (DFESNs) and applies the covariance matrix adaptation evolution strategy (CMA-ES) to optimize the hyperparameter...
As the final stage of electrical energy delivery, distribution networks play a vital role in ensuring reliable power supply to end users. In regions with limited distribution automation, reliance on operator experience for fault handling often prolon...
The increasing complexity of modern industrial production and potential threats of chemical or biological pollution due to accidents, transport incidents or terrorist attacks require the continuous monitoring of changes occurring in complex gas mixtu...
This paper describes the design and construction of a remotely controlled mobile interference device designed primarily for interference (jamming) and immunity testing of wireless sensors operating in the 2.4 GHz band (Wi-Fi). The main idea was to bu...
Various remote-controlled methods have been developed to improve operability using force or visual assists; however, using only force or visual assists may deteriorate the operability or safety performance. Therefore, a remote-controlled method with...
The construction industry is actively developing remote-controlled excavators to address labor shortages and improve work safety. However, visually induced motion sickness (VIMS) remains a concern in the remote operation of construction machinery. To...
With the aging of the population in Japan, the number of bedridden patients who need long-term care is increasing. The Japanese government has been promoting the creation of an environment that enables everyone, including bedridden patients, to enjoy...
The combination of an appropriate design and careful management of green infrastructures may contribute to mitigate flooding (stormwater quantity) and pollutant discharges (stormwater quality) into receiving water bodies and to coping with other extr...
Nowadays, unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) are widely used for many applications. UGVs have sensors including multi-channel laser sensors, two-dimensional (2D) cameras, Global Positioning System receivers, and inertial measurement units (GPS–IMU). Mul...
In recent years, interest in renewable energy and photovoltaic systems has increased significantly. The design and implementation of photovoltaic systems are various, and they are in continuous development due to the technologies used. Photovoltaic s...
With the development of distribution networks, the widespread use of communication devices has exposed these networks to the risk of cross-domain attacks. Based on the coupling relationship between power and communication networks, a method for the o...
The currents of optical stimulation devices with tethered or untethered systems have various disadvantages, including optical fiber breakage, disrupted animal movements, heavy batteries carried on heads, and high-frequency electromagnetic impacts. Ou...
Remote-controlled UAS-based soil sampling offers great potential for scientific research and practical applications in various fields, including agriculture, environmental monitoring, hazardous waste, radiation measurements, chemical plants, snow sam...
A two-level optimization method is presented to find the optimal number and location of conventional protective devices to be upgraded to remote-controlled switches (RCSs) for an existing distribution network (DN). The effect of distributed generatio...
Gesture interaction is one of the novel human-computer interaction methods for smart TVs. Addressing the issues of false detection and high detection costs in gesture recognition algorithms for gesture interaction, this paper proposes the YOLOv8n-Rem...
Keyless systems have replaced the old-fashioned methods of inserting physical keys into keyholes to unlock the door, which are inconvenient and easily exploited by threat actors. Keyless systems use the technology of radio frequency (RF) as an interf...
The field of additive manufacturing increasingly demands innovative solutions to optimize material processing, improve equipment efficiency, and address maintenance challenges in high-utilization environments. This study investigates the operation an...
This work investigated machine-learning algorithms for remote-control and autonomous operation of the Very-Small, Long-Life, Modular (VSLLIM) microreactor. This walk-away safe reactor can continuously generate 1.0–10 MW of thermal power for 92...
This paper presents a methodology for monitoring the structural condition of remotely controlled demolition robots to prevent failures and extend service life. The approach integrates finite element method (FEM) simulations with strain gauge and vibr...
The increased research activity aiming at improved delivery of pharmaceutical molecules indicates the expansion of the field. An efficient therapeutic delivery approach is based on the optimal choice of drug-carrying vehicle, successful targeting, an...
An effective way to reduce off-road traffic in forests is to implement greater distances between skid trails. However, this implies that trees beyond the boom reach of the harvester need to be felled motor manually before being winched to the skid tr...
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the deadliest diseases worldwide. Master-slave robotic systems have been widely used in vascular interventional surgery with the benefit of high safety, efficient operation, and procedural facilitation. This paper i...
It is important to be able to predict the yield and monitor the growth conditions of crops in the field to increase productivity. One way to assess field-based geospatial crop productivity is by integrating a crop model with a remote-controlled aeria...
A remote sensing (RS) platform consisting of a remote-controlled aerial vehicle (RAV) can be used to monitor crop, environmental conditions, and productivity in agricultural areas. However, the current methods for the calibration of RAV-acquired imag...
This study presents a compact educational photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) system designed for thorough performance assessment under simulated weather conditions. As an affordable educational tool, the system offers significant pedagogical value. The PV/T...
Extreme events threaten distribution network security. When remote-controlled switches (RCSs) lose remote operability during extreme events while remaining manually operable, faulted areas may no longer be isolated through remote switching alone. Thi...
Remote control over communication networks with bandwidth-constrained channels has attracted considerable recent attention because it holds the promise of enabling a large number of real-time applications, such as autonomous driving, smart grids, and...
Hydroflight is a watersport where the user utilizes a waterjet-propelled backpack to fly over water. These backpacks are usually powered by purpose-built equipment but can also be propelled by personal watercraft. To have full control over movement d...
The purpose of the study was to construct an electrostatic insect-capturing apparatus that could be applied to a drone (quadcopter). For this purpose, a double-charged dipolar electric field screen (DD-screen) was constructed using oppositely charged...
This paper presents a real-time remote-control platform for small wind turbines (SWTs) equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG). The proposed system integrates a DC–DC boost converter controlled by an Arduino® microcont...
The use of a remote-controlled drone system (RDS) by eye movements was studied to assist patients in psychiatric long-term care (PLTC) to allow them to view the environment outside the hospital, hoping that this will bring them some enjoyment. Howeve...
A remote-controlled experiment for power electronics was developed for a virtual laboratory. Power converter experiments were set up, allowing students to conduct a remote-controlled experiment with special hardware and electric power. Students can a...
Biologists and veterinarians rely on dart projectors to inject animals with drugs, take biopsies from specimens, or inject tracking chips. Firearms, air guns, and other launchers are limited in their ability to precisely control the kinetic energy of...
An alternative magnetic field (AMF)-induced electrospun fibrous thermoresponsive composite actuator showing penetrable remote-control ability with fast response is shown here for the first time. The built-in heater of magnetothermal Fe3O4 nanoparticl...
The protocols for controlled remote state preparation of a single qubit and a general two-qubit state are presented in this paper. The general pure three-qubit states are chosen as shared quantum channel, which are not Local operations and classical...
We propose two multi-layer controlled multi-output remote state preparation (RSP) schemes for arbitrary single-qubit and single-qudit states. Twelve-particle entangled channels are constructed in two-dimensional and d-dimensional Hilbert spaces, and...
The integration of magnetic nanoparticles within fibrillar structures represents an interesting avenue for the remotely controlled release of therapeutic agents. This work presents a novel drug release platform based on electrospun magnetic fibers (E...
Paving the way to future mobility, teleoperation of vehicles promises a reachable solution to effectively use the benefits of automated driving as long as fully automated vehicles (SAE 5) are not entirely feasible. Safety and reliability are assured...
The paper presents a new method of design and construction aimed at developing a system that helps to prevent accidents involving demolition robot operators. The method is based on a study of user needs and was developed in accordance with Design Thi...
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Smart-irrigation systems are a hot topic in irrigation management. Satellite imaging, sensors and controls, communication technologies and irrigation decision models are readily available. The price of the required technology is being reduced year af...
The application of a neural stimulator to small animals is highly desired for the investigation of electrophysiological studies and development of neuroprosthetic devices. For this purpose, it is essential for the device to be implemented with the ca...
With the increasing penetration of the distributed generation and the growing variability of loads, flexible microgrids (FMGs) require operational strategies that can adapt to seasonal changes while maintaining reliable performance. To overcome the l...
In this study, the effects of log loading on the lateral overturning of an unmanned, remote-controlled forestry crawler tractor were analyzed through simulation-based analysis. A 3D model was constructed and validated in terms of actual dimensions, s...
The continuous operation of the geophysical monitoring networks managed by the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)–Osservatorio Vesuviano relies on the reliability of a highly distributed infrastructure deployed in active volc...
Background: Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) has shown promise as a neuroprotective strategy, but its application in children with cerebral palsy (CP) remains unexplored. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the feasibility, safet...
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