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Attitude Control of a Vehicle with Active Airfoil and Suspension Systems Using Integral Action for Body Angle and Tire Deflection

Syed Babar Abbas, Iljoong Youn • Actuators (2026)

This paper presents a novel approach to design an attitude motion control strategy of a vehicle to mitigate lateral or longitudinal inertial forces acting on the passenger during cornering, braking, and acceleration maneuvers. The collabora...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/act15060317

A Novel Inertial-Aided Star Pattern Matching Method for Distributed Multiple FoVs

Rong Wang, Yuxuan Cao, Jianye Liu, Zhi Xiong • International Journal of Aerospace Engineering (2020)

An aerospace vehicle in high-speed flight involves distributed multiple fields of view (FoVs) of a star sensor, and the maneuvering of the vehicle requires inertial-aided star pattern matching. Accordingly, an inertial-aided star pattern ma...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2020/2676210

Numerical Simulation of an Intramedullary Elastic Nail: Expansion Phase and Load-Bearing Behavior

Giulia Pascoletti, Filippo Cianetti, Giovanni Putame, Mara Terzini et al. • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2018)

The Marchetti-Vicenzi's nail is an intramedullary device where six curved nails are kept straight by a closing ring in order to allow their insertion into the medullary canal of a long bone; in a following step, these nails stabilize the fr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2018.00174

Intense laser interaction with micro-bars

Michal Elkind, Itamar Cohen, David Blackman, Talia Meir et al. • Scientific Reports (2023)

Abstract Intense laser fields interact very differently with micrometric rough surfaces than with flat objects. The interaction features high laser energy absorption and increased emission of MeV electrons, ions, and of hard x-rays. In this...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48866-z

Disturbance Compensation Model Predictive Control for Free‑Floating Space Robots

LIU Jianxing, ZHANG Ouyang, MA Xiaolong, CHEN Meng et al. • Nanjing Hangkong Hangtian Daxue Xuebao (2026)

Free-floating space robots (FFSRs) have emerged as critical unmanned platforms for long-term in-orbit services thanks to their high mobility and extended operational lifespan. However, external disturbances caused by dynamic space environme...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.16356/j.2097-6771.2026.01.015

Observer-Based Robust Finite-Time Trajectory Tracking Control for a Stratospheric Satellite Subject to External Disturbance and Actuator Saturation

Shurui Huang, Yueneng Yang, Ye Yan, Shifeng Zhang et al. • International Journal of Aerospace Engineering (2022)

The stratospheric satellite is regarded as an ideal stratosphere flight platform and is able to accomplish various missions such as surveillance, earth observation, and remote sensing, which requires a robust and effective trajectory tracki...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2022/1601771

On Combined Maximal Precedence–Exceedance Test with Application to HIV Clinical Trials

Sylvester Sebola, Niladri Chakraborty, Morné Rowan Sjölander • Mathematics (2026)

This paper proposes a combined maximal precedence–exceedance test (MPErs) that integrates maximal precedence and maximal exceedance statistics tests to provide sensitivity to both early and late distributional differences between two sample...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/math14203658

Robustness analysis of a Continuous-Time Markov Jump Process model for herd behaviour under stochastic shocks

Samuel Kipsang Kaptum, Jane Aduda Akinyi, Philip Ngare, Amos Kipkorir Langat • Scientific African (2025)

Herd behaviour in socio-economic systems is characterised by asynchronous, stochastic decision-making that traditional models capture imperfectly. Discrete-time DTMCs impose fixed-tick synchrony and require binning, which distorts event tim...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2025.e03042

Mathematical Modeling of Leptospirosis With Misdiagnosis

Japheth Musingila Mwongela, Caroline Kanyiri, Virginia Kitetu • Journal of Applied Mathematics (2026)

Leptospirosis is a widespread zoonotic bacterial disease that continues to pose a major public health challenge, particularly in developing countries where it causes substantial morbidity, mortality, and economic losses. A key problem in co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/jama/5513951

Improved representation of laminar and turbulent sheet flow in subglacial drainage models

Tim Hill, Gwenn Elizabeth Flowers, Matthew James Hoffman, Derek Bingham et al. • Journal of Glaciology (2024)

Subglacial hydrology models struggle to reproduce seasonal drainage patterns that are consistent with observed subglacial water pressures and surface velocities. We modify the standard sheet-flow parameterization within a coupled sheet–chan...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1017/jog.2023.103

PROCEDURE ENABLING SIMULATION AND IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF OPTICAL EFFECTS IN CAMERA-BASED TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSORS

M. Baumgart, N. Druml, M. Consani • The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (2018)

This paper presents a simulation approach for Time-of-Flight cameras to estimate sensor performance and accuracy, as well as to help understanding experimentally discovered effects. The main scope is the detailed simulation of the optical s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-83-2018

Fluid-Solid Interaction Analysis of a Flow Passing Cylinder Based on Variational Mode Decomposition

Zuo Yaju, Fang Mingkun, Zhu Di, Lu Jiahao et al. • E3S Web of Conferences (2024)

The fluid-structure interaction problem of cylindrical flow around the cylinder is a classic problem, especially in many fields such as energy engineering, fluid dynamics, engineering structure, energy utilization and development, and envir...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202452001017

Optimizing runoff prediction in plains river network areas: a hybrid XAJ-BP modelling framework with basin structure division

Xu Cheng, Shiqiang Wu, Jiangyu Dai, Xiufeng Wu et al. • Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics (2026)

The plain water network area is characterized by its flat terrain and a dense crisscrossing of rivers. The runoff process in this region is significantly influenced by human activities, resulting in a complex relationship between water stor...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/19942060.2026.2749141

Determination of the cost-benefit efficient interval for sponge city construction by a multi-objective optimization model

Changmei Liang, Changmei Liang, Changmei Liang, Changmei Liang et al. • Frontiers in Environmental Science (2023)

The cost-benefit is a key factor when selecting an appropriate sponge city construction scheme. The research of applying intelligent technology to find cost-benefit efficient planning and construction of sponge city is urgently required. Th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.1072505

Integration of Hydrological Model and Time Series Model for Improving the Runoff Simulation: A Case Study on BTOP Model in Zhou River Basin, China

Qintai Xiao, Li Zhou, Xin Xiang, Lingxue Liu et al. • Applied Sciences (2022)

Improving the accuracy of runoff simulations is a significant focus of hydrological science for multiple purposes such as water resources management, flood and drought prediction, and water environment protection. However, the simulated run...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app12146883

Effects of rye grass coverage on soil loss from loess slopes

Yuequn Dong, Tingwu Lei, Shuqin Li, Cuiping Yuan et al. • International Soil and Water Conservation Research (2015)

Vegetative coverage is commonly used to reduce urban slope soil erosion. Laboratory experimental study on soil erosion under grass covered slopes is conventionally time and space consuming. In this study, a new method is suggested to study ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.iswcr.2015.05.006

Numerical simulation of gravity-driven motion of fine-grained sediment deposits in large reservoirs: case study of the Three Gorges Reservoir

JIA Dongdong, ZHOU Jianyin, SHAO Xuejun, ZHANG Xingnong • Shui kexue jinzhan (2018)

Sediment deposition is one of the key issues during the processes of reservoir construction and operation. On the basis of the observed sedimentation patterns in the dam area of Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR), a schematic diagram of fine-grai...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14042/j.cnki.32.1309.2018.01.007

Experimental Study on the Effect of the Angle of Attack on the Flow-Induced Vibration of a Harbor Seal’s Whisker

Yuhan Wei, Chunning Ji, Dekui Yuan, Liqun Song et al. • Fluids (2023)

A harbor seal’s whisker is able to sense the trailing vortices of marine organisms due to its unique three-dimensional wavy shape, which suppresses the vibrations caused by its own vortex-shedding, while exciting large-amplitude and synchro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/fluids8070206