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A Total Lagrangian Finite Element Framework for Multibody Dynamics: Part II -- GPU Implementation and Numerical Experiments

Zhenhao Zhou, Ruochun Zhang, Ganesh Arivoli, Dan Negrut · 2026

We present the numerical methods and GPU-accelerated implementation underlying a Total Lagrangian finite element framework for finite-deformation flexible multibody dynamics, introduced in the compani…

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Uncertainty-Aware Calculation of Analytical Gradients of Matrix-Interpolatory Reduced-Order Models for Efficient Structural Optimization

Marcel Warzecha, Sebastian Resch-Schopper, Gerhard Muller · 2026

This paper presents an adaptive sampling algorithm tailored for the optimization of parametrized dynamical systems using projection-based model order reduction. Unlike classical sampling strategies, t…

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A Total Lagrangian Finite Element Framework for Multibody Dynamics: Part I -- Formulation

Zhenhao Zhou, Ganesh Arivoli, Dan Negrut · 2026

We present a Total Lagrangian finite element framework for finite-deformation multibody dynamics. The framework combines a compact kinematic representation, a deformation-gradient-based formulation, a…

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OSCAR: An Ovipositor-Inspired Self-Propelling Capsule Robot for Colonoscopy

Mostafa A. Atalla, Anand S. Sekar, Remi van Starkenburg, David J. Jager, Aimee Sakes, Michael Wiertlewski, Paul Breedveld · 2026

Self-propelling robotic capsules eliminate shaft looping of conventional colonoscopy, reducing patient discomfort. However, reliably moving within the slippery, viscoelastic environment of the colon r…

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Linear viscoelastic rheological FrBD models

Luigi Romano, Ole Morten Aamo, Jan {AA}slund, Erik Frisk · 2026

In [1], a new modeling paradigm for developing rate-and-state-dependent, control-oriented friction models was introduced. The framework, termed Friction with Bristle Dynamics (FrBD), combines nonlinea…

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A Synthesizability-Guided Pipeline for Materials Discovery

Thorben Prein, Willis O'Leary, Aikaterini Flessa Savvidou, Elchaima Bourneix, Joonatan E. M. Laulainen · 2025

Computational materials discovery relies on the generation of plausible crystal structures. The plausibility is typically judged through density functional theory methods which, while typically accura…

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CATCH-FORM-3D: Compliance-Aware Tactile Control and Hybrid Deformation Regulation for 3D Viscoelastic Object Manipulation

Hongjun Ma, Weichang Li · 2025

This paper investigates a framework (CATCH-FORM-3D) for the precise contact force control and surface deformation regulation in viscoelastic material manipulation. A partial differential equation (PDE…

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Shift, Scale and Rotation Invariant Multiple Object Detection using Balanced Joint Transform Correlator

Xi Shen, Julian Gamboa, Tabassom Hamidfar, Shamima Mitu, Selim M. Shahriar · 2025

The Polar Mellin Transform (PMT) is a well-known technique that converts images into shift, scale and rotation invariant signatures for object detection using opto-electronic correlators. However, thi…

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HingePlace: Harnessing the neural thresholding behavior to optimize Transcranial Electrical Stimulation

Chaitanya Goswami, Pulkit Grover · 2025

Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES) is a neuromodulation technique that utilizes electrodes on the scalp to stimulate target brain regions. tES has shown promise in treating many neurological co…

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Real-time Dynamics of Soft Manipulators with Cross-section Inflation: Application to the Octopus Muscular Hydrostat

Yuchen Sun, Anup Teejo Mathew, Imran Afgan, Federico Renda, Cecilia Laschi · 2024

Inspired by the embodied intelligence of biological creatures like the octopus, the soft robotic arm utilizes its highly flexible structure to perform various tasks in the complex environment. While t…

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Stochastic Modelling of Elasticity Tensor Fields

Sharana Kumar Shivanand, Bojana Rosic, Hermann G. Matthies · 2024

We present a novel framework for the probabilistic modelling of random fourth order material tensor fields, with a focus on tensors that are physically symmetric and positive definite (SPD), of which …

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Adaptive Distance Functions via Kelvin Transformation

Rafael I. Cabral Muchacho, Florian T. Pokorny · 2024

The term safety in robotics is often understood as a synonym for avoidance. Although this perspective has led to progress in path planning and reactive control, a generalization of this perspective is…

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Bounds and Approximations for the Distribution of a Sum of Lognormal Random Variables

Fredrik Berggren · 2024

A sum of lognormal random variables (RVs) appears in many problems of science and engineering. For example, it is invloved in computing the distribution of recevied signal and interference powers for …

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On the Modelling of Ship Wakes in S-Band SAR Images and an Application to Ship Identification

Kamirul Kamirul, Odysseas Pappas, Igor G. Rizaev, Alin Achim · 2024

We present a novel ship wake simulation system for generating S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images, and demonstrate the use of such imagery for the classification of ships based on their wake …

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Online Elasticity Estimation and Material Sorting Using Standard Robot Grippers

Shubhan P. Patni, Pavel Stoudek, Hynek Chlup, Matej Hoffmann · 2024

We experimentally evaluated the accuracy with which material properties can be estimated through object compression by two standard parallel jaw grippers and a force/torque sensor mounted at the robot…

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High-speed Opto-electronic Pre-processing of Polar Mellin Transform for Shift, Scale and Rotation Invariant Image Recognition at Record-Breaking Speeds

Julian Gamboa, Xi Shen, Tabassom Hamidfar, Selim M. Shahriar · 2023

Space situational awareness demands efficient monitoring of terrestrial sites and celestial bodies, necessitating advanced target recognition systems. Current target recognition systems exhibit limite…

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Modelling and simulation of a commercially available dielectric elastomer actuator

Lukas Sohlbach, Hamza Hobbani, Chistopher Blase, Fernando Perez-Pena, Karsten Schmidt · 2023

In order to fully harness the potential of dielectric elastomer actu-ators (DEAs) in soft robots, advanced control methods are need-ed. An important groundwork for this is the development of a control…

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Optimizing the extended Fourier Mellin Transformation Algorithm

Wenqing Jiang, Chengqian Li, Jinyue Cao, Soren Schwertfeger · 2023

With the increasing application of robots, stable and efficient Visual Odometry (VO) algorithms are becoming more and more important. Based on the Fourier Mellin Transformation (FMT) algorithm, the ex…

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Auditory Representation Effective for Estimating Vocal Tract Information

Toshio Irino, Shintaro Doan · 2023

We can estimate the size of the speakers based on their speech sounds alone. We had proposed an auditory computational theory of the Stabilised Wavelet-Mellin Transform (SWMT), which segregates inform…

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Designing the mobile robot Kevin for a life science laboratory

Sarah Kleine-Wechelmann, Kim Bastiaanse, Matthias Freundel, Christian Becker-Asano · 2023

Laboratories are being increasingly automated. In small laboratories individual processes can be fully automated, but this is usually not economically viable. Nevertheless, individual process steps ca…

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