Customization of manipulator configurations using modularity and reconfigurability aspects is receiving much attention. Modules presented so far in literature deals with the conventional standard configurations. This paper presents 3D printable, light-weight unconventional modules: MOIRs' Mark-2, to develop any custom `n'-Degrees-of-Freedom (DoF) serial even non-parallel non-perpendicular joint...

Previous research in the area of modeling and simulation of hybrid systems led to the development of a general hybrid systems modeling language (hsml) that has been described elsewhere. Features of hsml include: hierarchical, modular construction of models from components; consistent yet distinctive definition of continuoustime, discrete-time and logic-based components; prioritized scheduling o...

This paper presents qualitative behavior modeling of Information Processing Components(IPCs), which are domain-specific software components for modeling reusable functions in database management systems(DBMSs). After introducing a detailed formal syntax of IPCs, we propose their modular, qualitative behavior generation mechanism. The proposed mechanism is based on qualitative modeling and simul...

The general hybrid systems modeling language (HSML) described here will serve two purposes: to define formally what is meant by the term “hybrid system”, and to provide the basis for language-based “front ends” for hybrid system simulation environments. Features of HSML include: hierarchical, modular construction of models; consistent yet distinctive definition of continuous-time, discrete-time...

To enable the fast transition to new product variants a modern production plant has to employ flexible manufacturing systems which can be adopted to new requirements. Modeling and simulation of such adopted configurations is of great help to identify possible system malfunctions already during the manufacturing system design. Therefore the required number of tests that runs with the final manuf...

In this paper we develop a declarative language for modular answer set programming (ASP). Our language allows to declaratively state how one ASP module can import processed answer sets from another ASP module. We define the syntax and semantics of our language and illustrate its applicability by modeling the ACC tournament scheduling problem. Besides the elegance of developing declarative progr...

We describe implementation of a modular system of computer codes for inversion of electromagnetic geophysical data, referred to as ModEM. The system is constructed with a fine level of modular granularity, with basic components of the inversion – forward modeling, sensitivity computations, inversion search algorithms, model parametrization and regularization, data functionals – interchangeable,...

The Unified Modeling Language (UML) has become the de facto standard in object oriented systems design. It has, however, been subject to considerable criticism by analysts due to its complexity and inability to communicate complex systems models. This paper introduces ‘Modular UML,’ a modified presentation and communication format of the UML to more effectively understand multiple UML diagrams ...