The properties of linear active coupled lines consisting of
electrically long GaAs MESFET structures are investigated for possible
applications as traveling-wave broad-band amplifiers. In addition,
the nonlinear coupled Schottky lines are studied for applications as
voltage tunable circuit elements.
The analysis of the general active asymmetric coupled transmission
lines in...
To design and precisely control a manipulator requires
developing an efficient dynamic model of the system. The
present work demonstrates how this can be accomplished by
employing Kane's dynamical equations. First, a detailed
manual derivation of the equations of motion for a
particular robot is presented in such way that...
A dynamic propagation of a finite crack of opening
mode in a micropolar elastic solid was investigated.
By using an integral transform method, a pair of twodimensional
singular integral equations governing
stress and couple stress was formulated in terms of the
displacement transverse to the crack, macro- and microrotations,
and...
A model has been developed to predict the long-term
oxidation rate of Zircaloy-4 for ex-reactor (autoclave) and
in-reactor (PWR) environments and operating conditions. A
computer program has been written to solve the oxygen
diffusion equation by employing a fully implicit finite
difference method for a one dimensional cylindrical
geometry. The...
This thesis presents a model of legged locomotion in
which position and velocity of body are directly controlled
by positions and velocities of feet. One central
relationship between foot acceleration, leg stroke and body
velocity is developed. Procedures for determining all
parameters of a step sequence including periods of constant...
The development of modern industries calls for the
robotic manipulators with high speed and accurate tracking
performance. Many authors have paid attention to robust
control of robotic manipulators; however, only few authors
have also considered the control problem of manipulators
with power limitation.
In this dissertation, the robotic manipulator is...