An adaptive sliding mode controller for vibration control is proposed in this paper for structures embedded with magnetorheological (MR) dampers. Civil structures and buildings are liable to damages during earthquake ...

Human detection has been widely used in many applications. In the meantime, it is still a difficult problem with many open questions due to challenges caused by various factors such as clothing, posture and etc. By ...

This paper presents a concept design of Adaptive Tuned Vibration Absorber (ATVA) using a magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) for powertrain transient vibration reduction over a frequency range. The MRE material used to ...

Support for effective stakeholder interaction with an organization's web site has increasingly played a critical role in business success. An important factor in this effective web interaction is the ease with which a ...

Agent OPEN offers extensions of an object-oriented methodological framework to support agent-oriented software developments. However, to date, it is incomplete. Here, we extend the Agent OPEN repository of process ...

In order to investigate the role of iron additive in the Ni3S2 electrode, the Ni3S2 electrode was prepared by addition of iron. The discharge properties of Na/Ni3S2 cells using 1 M NaCF3SO3 in tetra(ethylene glycol)dimethyl ...

We propose a new model of probabilistic processes. In this model, a probability is assigned to the action of a prefix and a probability distribution is assigned to the components of a parallel composition. In addition, the ...

The trivial equilibrium of a controlled van der Pol¿Duffing oscillator with nonlinear feedback control may lose its stability via a non-resonant interaction of two Hopf bifurcations when two critical time delays corresponding ...

This article draws attention to the structural inhibitors of effective service delivery within a South African public health organization and outlines a change initiative aimed at facilitating the decentralization of ...