The combined sewer overflows (CSO) pollution has caused many serious environmental problems, which aroused a worldwide concern. Traditional interception-storage measures, exhibit the disadvantages of larger storage tank volume and low concentration, cannot efficiently control CSO pollution. To solve this problem, water quality-based double-gate strategy based on real-time (PBRTC) rule was propo...

Binary standard object models, such as Microsoft’s Component Object Model (COM) enable the development of not just reusable components, but also an incredible variety of useful component services through run-time interception of binary standard interfaces. Interception of binary components can be used for conformance testing, debugging, profiling, transaction management, serialization and locki...

This paper solves the problem of intercepting a moving object in FIFO graphs. In the graph, a first mobile (the target) is moving with a known fixed itinerary. The second mobile (the pursuer) aims to reach the first one with the minimum delay. So, our goal is to find the shortest path for the interception taking into account the dynamic nature of the graph. This interception problem can be appl...

In this paper, we present a generic task-allocation methodology for time-optimal, autonomous on-line interception of multiple dynamic targets by a team of robotic pursuers. The proposed novel methodology is applicable to problems consisting of numerous variations of multiple pursuers and targets. The targets are assumed to be highly maneuverable with a priori unknown, though real-time trackable...

Measuring forest floor interception in a beech forest in Luxembourg A. M. J. Gerrits, H. H. G. Savenije, L. Hoffmann, and L. Pfister Water Resources Section, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands Department Environment and Agro-biotechnologies, Centre de Recherche Public – Gabriel Lippmann, 41, rue du Brill, 4...

Direct seeded canola (Brassica napus L.) has become increasingly popular in China’s key canola-producing regions. The studies on the K response of direct-seeded performance are limited. This research aimed to investigate utilization efficiency and canopy radiation interception rate direct winter at various application rates. Two seasons field trials were done with five levels (0, 75, 150, 225...

Canopy interception plays an important role in determining the amount of rainfall reaching the forest floor. During a rainfall event, water either penetrates the canopy falling directly to the understory of the forest floor, or is intercepted by the canopy. From there it can drip to the ground surface, flow down tree stems, or be held and evaporated. The portion that falls directly to the groun...

This paper discusses a control algorithm for the interception of a mobile target. The application domain is robot soccer in which the target is a ball while the interceptor is a wheeled robot. A case study of a wheeled robot approaching a target in a given direction is presented in detail. A shoot function has been developed, using the proposed algorithm, which calculates the robot wheel veloci...

Ballistic target interception requires high accuracy in order to achieve kinetic hit-to-kill performance. Since the task becomes more challenging when the target performs complex maneuvers, highly accurate state estimators are indispensable for successful ballistic target interception. This research focuses on developing filter motion models which can reproduce a wide variety of target motions ...

The interception of moving targets is a complex activity that involves a dynamic interplay of several perceptual and motor processes and therefore involves a rich interaction among several brain areas. Although the behavioral aspects of interception have been studied for the past three decades, it is only during the past decade that neural studies have been focused on this problem. In addition ...