In this article, we address the problem of controlling unknown flexible-joint robots with unknown time-varying stiffness and damping parameters. We propose a Robust Direct Adaptive Fuzzy Control (RDAFC) strategy that accommodates the dynamics anonymity and joints stiffness/damping variations. The RDAFC strategy relies on the synergy of the concepts of fuzzy logic approximation and the Sliding M...

Beyond their security guarantees under well-studied assumptions, algebraic pseudo-random functions are motivated by their compatibility with efficient zero-knowledge proof systems, which is useful in a number of privacy applications like digital cash. We consider the problem of proving the correct evaluation of lattice-based PRFs based on the Learning-With-Rounding (LWR) problem introduced by B...

As we move forward to the 45 and 32nm node, MuGFET’s (Multi-Gate Field-Effect Transistor) are considered more and more as a necessary alternative to keep pace with Moore's Law. If proven manufacturable, MuGFET’s could eventually replace conventional CMOS transistors within a few years. The ability to perform proper and extensive metrology in a production environment is then essential. We invest...

To meet growing food demand with limited land and reduced environmental impact, soil testing and formulated fertilization methods have been widely adopted around the world. However, conventional technology for investigating nitrogen fertilization rates (NFR) is time consuming and expensive. Here, we evaluated the use of visible near-infrared shortwave-infrared (VIS-NIR-SWIR: 400–2500 nm) spectr...

The study investigated morphometric and meristic measurements, length-weight relationship (LWR) relative condition factor (Kn) of the Sphyraena obtusata from south-eastern Arabian Sea August 2019 to March 2020. Three hundred fifty two specimens having a length weight range 16.5 – 30.1 cm 29.54 155.20 g, respectively were analyzed for morphological measurements (13 11 meristic), LWR factor. maxi...

Groupers are valuable targets for artisanal and recreational fisheries in the Red Sea. The present study aimed to create first time a grouper database, including information on species composition, abundance distribution, length-weight relationships of from Twenty were collected three investigated sites; namely, Hurghada (site II) where landings showed most diversity with 18 species, Shalateen ...

It has been hypothesized that slow-growing plants are more likely to maximize above-ground biomass and fitness when defoliated by herbivores than those with an already high relative growth rate (RGR). Some populations of the annual herb Datura stramonium L. can tolerate foliar damage better than others. The physiological basis of this difference is examined here in a comparative study of two ec...