scholarly journals An Approach to Self-Assembling Swarm Robots Using Multitree Genetic Programming

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong-Hyun Lee ◽  
Chang Wook Ahn ◽  
Jinung An
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Programming ◽  
Real World ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
The Self ◽  
Computational Experiments ◽  
The Real ◽  
Self Assembling ◽  
Swarm Robots ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Swarm Robot

In recent days, self-assembling swarm robots have been studied by a number of researchers due to their advantages such as high efficiency, stability, and scalability. However, there are still critical issues in applying them to practical problems in the real world. The main objective of this study is to develop a novel self-assembling swarm robot algorithm that overcomes the limitations of existing approaches. To this end, multitree genetic programming is newly designed to efficiently discover a set of patterns necessary to carry out the mission of the self-assembling swarm robots. The obtained patterns are then incorporated into their corresponding robot modules. The computational experiments prove the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Comparison of the self-expanding Evolut-PRO transcatheter aortic valve to its predecessor Evolut-R in the real world multicenter ATLAS registry

2020 ◽  
Vol 310 ◽  
pp. 120-125
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Kalogeras ◽  
Neil Ruparelia ◽  
Tito Kabir ◽  
Richard Jabbour ◽  
Toru Naganuma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Real World ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Real ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve

scholarly journals Biblical Inspirations in Nikifor’s Paintings

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-46
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Wałczyk
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
The Self ◽  
Creative Activity ◽  
The Real ◽  
Ideal World ◽  
The World ◽  
Biblical Anthropology ◽  
Divine Order ◽  
The Ideal

Nikifor Krynicki (Epifaniusz Drowniak, 1895-1968) was one of the most popular non-academic Polish painters worldwide. To show the biblical inspiration in his creative output I chose two categories from various thematic aspects: self-portraits and landscapes with a church. There are plenty of Nikifor’s paintings showing him as a teacher, as a celebrating priest, as a bishop, or even as Christ. A pop­ular way to explain this idea of self-portraits is a psychological one: as a form of auto-therapy. This analysis is aims to show a deeper expla­nation for the biblical anthropology. Nikifor’s self-portraits as a priest celebrating the liturgy are a symbol of creative activity understood as a divine re-creation of the world. Such activity needs divine inspira­tion. Here are two paintings to recall: Potrójny autoportret (The triple self-portrait) and Autoportret w trzech postaciach (Self-portrait in three persons). The proper way to understand the self-identification with Christ needs a reference to biblical anthropology. To achieve our re­al-self we need to identify with Christ, whose death and resurrection bring about our whole humanity. The key impression we may have by showing Nikifor’s landscapes with a church is harmony. The painter used plenty of warm colors. Many of the critics are of the opinion that Nikifor created an imaginary, ideal world in his landscapes, the world he wanted to be there and not the real world. The thesis of this article is that Nikifor created not only the ideal world, but he also showed the source of the harmony – the divine order.

Fluid bodies or bodily fluids

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Adams-Thies
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Real World ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Self ◽  
Anal Sex ◽  
The Real ◽  
Bodily Fluids ◽  
Dichotomous Thinking ◽  
A Site

Previous researchers discussing cybersexuality have been fascinated with the body-less-ness of cybersex. They have focused on the textual productions and (re)formations of the self that are allowed in this space independent of the body. Thus, the cyber becomes the space of transformation and fluidity of the self while the ‘real’ becomes the site of the material, concrete and unchanging body. I posit that dichotomous thinking about the cyber and the real and the text and the body produces an errant concept of the body. Cybersex is rarely a disembodied experience. Text-making cannot create itself free from the constraints of linguistic communities of practice in the “real” world. I challenge the notion that cybersexuality is a sexuality without the body and that the body in the ‘real’ world is stable. I focus specifically on how gay men describe the experience of the anus and anal sex as a means to better understand how the body becomes a site for linguistic marking and reference.

scholarly journals Models for Predicting Global Plastic Waste

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuexing Hao ◽  
Glenn Shafer
Keyword(s):  
Growth Model ◽  
Real World ◽  
Exponential Growth ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
The Self ◽  
Scientific Models ◽  
Adaptive Model ◽  
The Real ◽  
Exponential Growth Model ◽  
Self Adaptive

For more than half a century, plastic prod-ucts have been a part of people’s lives. When plastic waste is thrown into nature, it can cause a sequence of dangerous effects. Previous researchers esti-mated that global plastic waste in 2020 will be more than 400 million tons. To reduce plastic waste, they built scientific models to analyze the sources of plas-tic and provided solutions for regenerating these plastic wastes. However, their models are static and inaccurate, which may cause some false predictions.In this paper, we first observe the distribution of the real-world plastic waste data. Then, we build simple exponential growth model and logistics model to match these data. By testing different models on our plots, we discover that the SELF-ADAPTIVE MODEL is the best to describe and correctly predict our future plastic waste production, as this model combines the benefits of SIMPLE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH MODEL and the LOGISTIC MODEL. The self-Adaptive model has the potential to minimize the error rate and make the predictions more accurate. Based on this model, we can develop more accurate and informative solu-tions for the real-world plastic problems.

scholarly journals On the node reliability of Harary graphs: an analysis through real-world topologies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo de Lima
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Network Reliability ◽  
Computational Experiments ◽  
Computational Results ◽  
The Real ◽  
Link Reliability ◽  
High Node

The literature on network reliability shows that Harary networks are designed so that the link reliability is maximum in many cases. The following question: ``what are the best topology networks in maximizing node reliability?'' is still open. In this paper, we performed computational experiments with eleven real-world networks and their corresponding Harary graphs. The node reliability of both sets of networks was computed. Computational results point out that the Harary network has a topology with high node reliability if compared to the real-world networks studied.

Crime, Protection, and Compassion

2021 ◽  
pp. 78-102
Author(s):  
Derk Pereboom
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
The Self ◽  
General Deterrence ◽  
The Real ◽  
Self Defense ◽  
The Right ◽  
Special Deterrence

Chapter 4 sets out a theory for treatment of criminals that rejects the retributive justification for punishment, does not fall afoul of a plausible prohibition on using people merely as means, and can actually work in the real world. The proposal is largely justified as special deterrence by the right to self-defense and defense of others. This account features a quarantine analogy for a justification of the incapacitation of criminals, for example by preventative detention or monitoring, together with provisions for rehabilitation and reintegration. It also features a justification for penalties designed to secure effective general deterrence, measures that cannot be justified as special deterrence by the self-defense right. Here consequentialist considerations and duties of compensation have a justificatory role.

Simulating tests to test simulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (16) ◽  
pp. 149-1-149-8
Author(s):  
Patrick Mueller ◽  
Matthias Lehmann ◽  
Alexander Braun
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Test Bench ◽  
Autonomous Driving ◽  
The Self ◽  
Camera System ◽  
Physical Test ◽  
The Real ◽  
Camera Systems ◽  
Industrial Settings

Simulation is an established tool to develop and validate camera systems. The goal of autonomous driving is pushing simulation into a more important and fundamental role for safety, validation and coverage of billions of miles. Realistic camera models are moving more and more into focus, as simulations need to be more then photo-realistic, they need to be physical-realistic, representing the actual camera system onboard the self-driving vehicle in all relevant physical aspects – and this is not only true for cameras, but also for radar and lidar. But when the camera simulations are becoming more and more realistic, how is this realism tested? Actual, physical camera samples are tested in laboratories following norms like ISO12233, EMVA1288 or the developing P2020, with test charts like dead leaves, slanted edge or OECF-charts. In this article we propose to validate the realism of camera simulations by simulating the physical test bench setup, and then comparing the synthetical simulation result with physical results from the real-world test bench using the established normative metrics and KPIs. While this procedure is used sporadically in industrial settings we are not aware of a rigorous presentation of these ideas in the context of realistic camera models for autonomous driving. After the description of the process we give concrete examples for several different measurement setups using MTF and SFR, and show how these can be used to characterize the quality of different camera models.

A Heuristic Algorithm for Solving Crew Rostering Problem

2012 ◽  
Vol 178-181 ◽  
pp. 2854-2858
Author(s):  
Ming Yu Zhao ◽  
Zhen Yu Wang ◽  
Qiong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Heuristic Algorithm ◽  
Real World ◽  
Special Structure ◽  
Computational Experiments ◽  
Scheduling Problems ◽  
Crew Rostering ◽  
The Real ◽  
Crew Rostering Problem ◽  
Real World Problems

Crew rostering is one of the most important scheduling problems for large airlines. In this study, a LP resolving algorithm in the B&B tree context and a heuristic for the IP solution of the crew rostering problem were proposed. The efficiency mainly comes from the special structure of the crew rostering problem. The computational experiments on the real-world problems showed that the time of the proposed resolving algorithm doesn't exceed 30% of that solves from scratch although the problem has largely changed, and the heuristic for the IP solution can rapidly get a sufficiently good scheme for all crew.

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