Abstract: This paper examines and quantifies the theoretical efficacy of a limited look-ahead strategy for hopping robots on rough terrain. Here, a classic spring-loaded inverted pendulum (SLIP) ...

Abstract: In this paper, we explore the capabilities of actuated models of the compass gait walker on rough terrain. We solve for the optimal high-level feedback policy to negotiate a perfectly known ...

The significant airfield repair and upgrade work might support frontline fighters in the future, as the U.S. develops distributed basing to counter China in the western Pacific. As a part of its plan ...

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Firefighters are responding to a more than 10-acre blaze that started north of the University of Utah early Tuesday. Dubbed the Dry Creek Fire, Utah Fire Info estimates that the blaze is 10 to 20 ...

More than a week after he went missing, the family of Darius Macdougall were told by RCMP that "the survivability is less than five per cent" for the six-year-old at this point in the search.

Sean is a JDM and off-road enthusiast of many years, and automotive photographer. He holds a B.A. in Literature and Writing Studies, A.A. in Communications, and an A.A. in English. He is published in ...

The last time I dragged a deer out of the woods, I distinctly remember the aching pain for the following two weeks. A .5 mile through brush, over laydowns, and up a slight incline was a backbreaker.

Canada’s S&P/TSX Small Cap Index TXTW-I is up 33 per cent over the past 52 weeks as of Thursday’s close. It hit a record high of 1,089.01 on Sept. 24. The Russell 2000 in the U.S. reached a record of ...