In this paper, a new formulation along with numerical solution for the problem of finding a point-to-point trajectory with maximum load carrying capacities for flexible manipulators is proposed. For rigid manipulators, the major limiting factor in determining the Dynamic Load Carrying Capacity (DLCC) is the joint actuator capacity. The flexibility exhibited by light weight robots or by robots o...

Usually the network-throughput maximization problem for constant-bit-rate (CBR) circuit-switched traffic is posed for a fixed offered load profile. Then choices of routes and of admission control policies are sought to achieve maximum throughput (usually under QoS constraints). However, similarly to the notion of channel “capacity,” it is also of interest to determine the “network capacity;” i....

Maximum aerobic metabolism cannot increase indefinitely in response to demands for ATP production and, therefore, must be constrained by one (or many) of the steps of the oxygen transport and utilization pathways. To elucidate those constraints we compared peak metabolic rate elicited by running (V(.)(O₂,run)) in hypoxia (14% O₂), normoxia (21% O₂) and hyperoxia (30% O₂) of laboratory mice dive...

In this paper, system planning network is formulated with mixed-integer programming. Two meta-heuristic procedures are considered for this problem. The cost function of this problem consists of the capital investment cost in discrete form, the cost of transmission losses and the power generation costs. The DC load flow equations for the network are embedded in the constraints of the mathematica...

In this paper, we simulate the e ects of mergers in an industry of rms facing capacity constraints. In equilibrium, each rm prices where marginal revenue equals marginal cost or, if the capacity constraint is binding, where expected demand equals capacity. We develop an algorithm to compute Nash equilibrium. Capacity constraints on the merged rms attenuate merger e ects, and capacity constraint...

The discovery of a powerful and transient iron line feature in the X–ray afterglow spectra of γ–ray bursts would be a major breakthrough for understanding the nature of their progenitors, strongly suggesting the presence of a large, iron rich, mass in the vicinity of the burst event. Model–independent limits to the size and the mass of the the iron line emitting region are derived and discussed...