VTK (visualization toolkit) is a large and useful object oriented library for data visualization. The current version (4.0) is also distributed for Win32 platform by means of dynamic linked libraries. Its native language is C++. An interface for Java, Python and TCL exists. These languages provide some subset of the VTK functionality only. Therefore the best use is with C++. OpenGL is well know...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 3-T MRI has been introduced into clinical examinations and is widely used [1]. High-resolution imaging is often essential as a clinical study for the diagnosis of diseases that show only subtle changes in the brain [2]. Since the 32-channel phased-array head coil offers a superb signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), high-quality images can be obtained when used with a 3-T MRI scan...

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In this work we present a novel, inductance-based system to measure and control the motion of bellows-driven continuum joints in soft robots. The sensing system relies on coils of wire wrapped around the minor diameters of each bellows on the joint. As the bellows extend, these coils of wire become more distant, decreasing their mutual inductance. Measuring this change in mutual inductance allo...