In interactive multimedia applications, the objects composing the scene are increasingly considered as autonomous agents. Although autonomy brings flexibility and realism in the animation, these objects needs to be controlled. In this paper we present an organizational modelMoise aiming at specifying the rights and duties of agents in society according to four points of view: structural, functi...

Idiopathic pain disorders (IPDs) consist of such conditions as temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJD), fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic headaches, interstitial cystitis, chronic pelvic pain, chronic tinnitus, whiplash-associated disorders, and vulvar vestibulitis (VVS). IPDs commonly aggregate as ‘‘comorbid’’ conditions that are characterized by a complaint...

Halima Ouadid-Ahidouch, Morad Roudbaraki, Philippe Delcourt, Ahmed Ahidouch, Nathalie Joury, and Natalia Prevarskaya Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale EMI 0228, SN3, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cédex; Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Université Picardie Jules Verne, ...

The paper derives the inverse and forward kinematic equations of a spatial three-degree-of-freedom parallel mechanism, which is the parallel module of a hybrid serial-parallel 5-axis machine tool. This parallel mechanism consists of a moving platform that is connected to a fixed base by three non-identical legs. Each leg is made up of one prismatic and two pair spherical joint, which are connec...