A nonlinear generalization of the Adaptive Model Theory, nAMT, is compared with human open-loop tracking data across the same range of conditions. The resulting simulations produced effects that mirrored the closedand open-loop characteristics of the experimental response trajectories. This supports the use of an internal feedback loop for the inversion of external systems in the nAMT model. Ot...

Turtle eye movements were measured during full-field horizontal optokinetic stimulation under closed and open loop conditions. Because these animals display unyoked slow-phase eye movement behavior, open loop stimulation could not be presented to a paralyzed eye, while monitoring the position of the contralateral eye. The turtle's optokinetic reflex loop was opened electronically by a continuou...

The response of a supersonic cavity to open-loop forcing with a pulsed-blowing actuator is explored experimentally. It is shown that excitation at frequencies near the Rossiter modes are amplified, while frequencies between the first two Rossiter modes are attenuated. The results clearly demonstrate that the Rossiter modes in the supersonic cavity are weakly damped (not self-excited) modes. The...

Concepts needed in the definition of difference game problems are first studied in detail. Solutions for a general class of deterministic linear quadratic two-player nonzero-sum difference games are then developed. Nash and Stackelberg solutions for open-loop and zero-memory information structure are considered. An augmentation techniques and a dynamic programming approach are applied to obtain...

Simulations and physical robots have shown that hopping and running are possible without sensory feedback. However, stable behavior is often limited to a certain range of the parameters of the open-loop system. Even the simplest of hopping systems can exhibit unstable behavior that results in unpredictable nonperiodic motion as system parameters are adjusted. This paper analyzes the stability o...

The paper studies the properties of a sinusoidally vibrating wedge billiard as a model for 2D impact juggling. It is shown that some periodic orbits that are unstable in the elastic fixed wedge become exponentially stable in the (non-)elastic vibrating wedge. These orbits are linked with some classical juggling patterns, providing an interesting benchmark for the study of the frequency-locking ...

Loop unrolling plays an important role in compilation for Reconfigurable Processing Units (RPUs) as it exposes operator parallelism and enables other transformations (e.g., scalar replacement). Deciding when and where to apply loop unrolling, either fully or partially, leads to large design space exploration problems. In order to cope with these vast spaces, researchers have explored the applic...

Open FRW model in Loop Quantum Cosmology is under consideration. The left and right invariant vector fields and holonomies along them are studied. It is shown that in the hyperbolic geometry of k = −1 it is possible to construct a suitable loop which provides us with quantum scalar constraint originally introduced by Vandersloot [19]. Such an operator has correct geometrical interpretation. The...