Object migration is a strong requirement for distributed persistent object stores. The purpose of object migration is not only to allow disk location modification for objects managed in the permanent store, but it is also often used as a means for gathering objects in some partitions also called clusters, in order to improve object management at the system level. It therefore provides the syste...

In reaching to grasp an object, the arm transports the hand to the intended location as the hand shapes to grasp the object. Prior studies that tracked arm endpoint and grip aperture have shown that reaching and grasping, while proceeding in parallel, are interdependent to some degree. Other studies of reaching and grasping that have examined the joint angles of all five digits as the hand shap...