Jumping is a common form of locomotion for many arboreal animals. Many species of the arboreal lizard genus Anolis occupy habitats in which they must jump to and from unsteady perches, e.g. narrow branches, vines, grass and leaves. Anoles therefore often use compliant perches that could alter jump performance. In this study we conducted a small survey of the compliance of perches used by the ar...

Most research connecting task performance and neural activity to date has been conducted in laboratory conditions. Thus, field studies remain scarce, especially in extreme conditions such as during real flights. Here, we investigated the effects of flight procedures of varied complexity on the in-flight EEG activity of military helicopter pilots. Flight procedural complexity modulated the EEG p...

The flying ad-hoc networks (FANET) are utilized in the various types of applications, such as weather, military, information retrieval, geographic information systems (GIS), surveillance of disaster hit area, etc. The groups of unmanned aerial vehicles, also called flying nodes or crafts, are used for such applications. The flying nodes or crafts, when take the flight, need to consider multiple...

In this paper, an application of a multiobjective optimal controller design approach on a multivariable vertical short takeoff and landing (VSTOL) aircraft system is presented. To achieve good performance subject to white noises, bounded power disturbances, and to model uncertainties, and to have an acceptable reference tracking, combination of both H2(LQG) and H methods is used. This method us...

The process of deregulating airlines in the United States began in earnest with the passage of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. The Act set in place a timetable for removing government controls on fares and entry into routes. However, airline access to airports has not been fully deregulated. In 1968, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) adopted the socalled "high-density rule" to com...

This study investigated asymmetry between lower extremities during the landing and takeoff phases of a vertical drop jump (VDJ) in adolescent athletes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) examined if performance was affected by reducing height. Thirty-three who underwent ACLR were referred for 3D biomechanical assessment before returning to play (mean age 15.9, SD 1.3 year...