Background: While various radiographic parameters and application of manual/gravity stress have been proposed to elucidate instability for Weber B fibula fractures, the prognostic capability of these modalities remains unclear. Determination of anatomic positioning of the mortise is paramount. We propose a novel view, the Gravity Reduction View (GRV), which helps elucidate non-anatomic position...

In the study, embedded BASIC Stamp 2 (BS2) microchip controller is used to design with Hopfield neural network (HNN) as the foundation of sample training, which applies for a soldering platform of mechanical vision and accomplishes PCB soldering positioning technology. The proposed system design method in this paper can be divided into two parts: 1) the control rules of RC servo motor is design...

In budding yeast, targeting of active genes to the nuclear pore complex (NPC) and interchromosomal clustering is mediated by transcription factor (TF) binding sites in the gene promoters. For example, the binding sites for the TFs Put3, Ste12, and Gcn4 are necessary and sufficient to promote positioning at the nuclear periphery and interchromosomal clustering. However, in all three cases, gene ...

Dynein at the cortex contributes to microtubule-based positioning processes such as spindle positioning during embryonic cell division and centrosome positioning during fibroblast migration. To investigate how cortical dynein interacts with microtubule ends to generate force and how this functional association impacts positioning, we have reconstituted the 'cortical' interaction between dynein ...

In this paper, a Lorentz force-based XY positioning stage with a stack of four electromagnetic linear motors in parallel configuration is presented. The overall design of the positioning stage consists of a mobile and a fixed part separated using a fourpoint contact technique. The uniqueness of the proposed positioning stage lies in its light design with the ability to perform variable strokes ...

Many applications, such as marine navigation, land vehicles location, etc., require real time precise positioning under medium or long baseline conditions. In this contribution, we develop a model of real-time kinematic decimeter-level positioning with BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) triple-frequency signals over medium distances. The ambiguities of two extra-wide-lane (EWL) combinatio...

–This paper deals with a small mobile device, "Seal Mechanism," with three degrees of freedom (DOFs). An L-shaped structure of Seal Mechanism is proposed. This device consists of two controlled Electromagnets FA and FB connected by two Piezoelectric actuators EA and EB with Electromagnet FC that generates a constant friction. The friction at FA and FB are alternated by an on-off control. The wh...

Position information in indoor environments can be procured using diverse approaches. Due to the ubiquitous presence of WLAN networks, positioning techniques in these environments are the scope of intense research. This paper explores two strategies for space partitioning when utilizing cascade-connected Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) structures for indoor WLAN positioning. A set of cascade-...

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is an accurate positioning system. The GPS has an accuracy that varies from 4mm up to 11m. This project in lieu of thesis investigates the state of art of the GPS navigation and positioning for outdoor and indoor environments with a particular focus to the outdoor applications. This project includes an overview of GPS system, the GPS segments, the composition...

A problem with pneumatic positioning systems is the low energetic efficiency. This paper presents a structure of a compressed air saving for pneumatic positioning systems with capacity to move high loads. This structure use the loading to save compressed air and thus to increase the energetic efficiency of these systems. This configuration adds a fast switching on/off valve in a feedback betwee...