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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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Acoustic Imaging for UAV Detection: Dense Beamformed Energy Maps and U-Net SELD

Belman Jahir Rodriguez, Sergio F. Chevtchenko, Marcelo Herrera Martinez, Yeshwanth Bethi, Saeed Afshar · 2025

We introduce a U-net model for 360{\deg} acoustic source localization formulated as a spherical semantic segmentation task. Rather than regressing discrete direction-of-arrival (DoA) angles, our model…

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UNet-3D with Adaptive TverskyCE Loss for Pancreas Medical Image Segmentation

Xubei Zhang, Mikhail Y. Shalaginov, Tingying Helen Zeng · 2025

Pancreatic cancer, which has a low survival rate, is one of the most challenging cancers to diagnose and treat effectively. Early detection through abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans is crucial,…

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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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Evaluation of Machine-generated Biomedical Images via A Tally-based Similarity Measure

Frank J. Brooks, Rucha Deshpande · 2025

Super-resolution, in-painting, whole-image generation, unpaired style-transfer, and network-constrained image reconstruction each include an aspect of machine-learned image synthesis where the actual …

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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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MambaClinix: Hierarchical Gated Convolution and Mamba-Based U-Net for Enhanced 3D Medical Image Segmentation

Chenyuan Bian, Nan Xia, Xia Yang, Feifei Wang, Fengjiao Wang, Bin Wei, Qian Dong · 2024

Deep learning, particularly convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and Transformers, has significantly advanced 3D medical image segmentation. While CNNs are highly effective at capturing local features…

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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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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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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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Voxel-wise classification for porosity investigation of additive manufactured parts with 3D unsupervised and (deeply) supervised neural networks

Domenico Iuso, Soumick Chatterjee, Sven Cornelissen, Dries Verhees, Jan De Beenhouwer, Jan Sijbers · 2023

Additive Manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a manufacturing process that allows the direct production of samples from digital models. To ensure that quality standards are met in all manufactured sample…

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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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Stable Contact Guaranteeing Motion/Force Control for an Aerial Manipulator on an Arbitrarily Tilted Surface

Jeonghyun Byun, Byeongjun Kim, Changhyeon Kim, Donggeon David Oh, H. Jin Kim · 2023

This study aims to design a motion/force controller for an aerial manipulator which guarantees the tracking of time-varying motion/force trajectories as well as the stability during the transition bet…

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