IRRODL Volume 7, Number 1

Abstracts Volume 7 Number 1

Fault diagnosis systems are important for industrial robots, especially those operated in remote and hazardous environment. Faults in robotic manipulator can cause economic and serious damages. So the Robots need the ability to independently as well as effectively detect and tolerate internal failures in order to continue performing their tasks without the need for immediate human intervention....

GRASP NEWS: Volume 7, Number 1

Since its beginning in 1983, the GRASP News has chronicled the research efforts of the Grasp Laboratory. This edition, which covers developments for the year 1990, follows the format of previous editions. The Feature Article, however, in a departure from tradition does not highlight a particular research project. Helen Anderson presents a summary of the Laboratory research projects and activiti...

Editorial Volume 7, Issue 1

JALDA, therefore, would like to show inclination towards the view that the reality of the world is not a fixed entity standing out there to be measured by our pre-fabricated ‘scientific’ instruments. In line with Haghshenas’ argumentation, not only can theories and instruments shrink to ornamental entities but also they can turn into what Karl Popper calls pseudo-science, knowledge of an ‘ideol...

Abstracts in Persian: Volume 7, Issue 1

School Libraries Worldwide Volume 7, Number 1, 2001, 1-10

ILPO—Information Literacy Planning Overview—and the supporting documents combine the many facets of information literacy including critical thinking, problemsolving, and information technology into a planning document to support teachers and teacherlibrarians. The program advocates a whole-school approach to the integration of information literacy into the curriculum, encouraging the developmen...