This paper presents the vibration analysis of stiffened plates, using both conventional and super finite element methods. Mindlin plate and Timoshenko beam theories are utilized so as to formulate the ...

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Abstract: In this article, we present a control barrier function (CBF)-based control strategy for safe and precise landing of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a moving target. The CBF is ...

Abstract: Concentric tube robots (CTRs) are miniaturized continuum robots that are promising for robotic minimally invasive surgeries. Control methods to date have primarily focused on controlling the ...

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