This paper concerns evolution of three-dimensional stick agents in a simplified ski-jumping task. Both body morphologies and control systems are optimized. Evolutionary processes are performed in a range of conditions: the air drag and the friction of the ramp varies. Qualitative and quantitative analyses are presented that show how jump distance, jump height, and flight trajectory depend on en...

A distributional method to solve the Einstein’s field equations for thin shells is formulated. The familiar field equations and jump conditions of DarmoisIsrael formalism are derived. A carefull analysis of the Bianchi identities shows that, for cases under consideration, they make sense as distributions and lead to jump conditions of Darmois-Israel formalism. PACS numbers: 04.20, On Sabbatical...

Self-reconfiguration of robotic manipulators under joint failure can be achieved via fault-tolerance strategies. Faulttolerant manipulators are required to continue their endeffector motion with a minimum velocity jump, when failures occur to their joints. Optimal fault tolerance of the manipulators requires a framework that can map the velocity jump of the end-effector to the compensating join...

Whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) has been used as a recovery strategy following different sports activities. Thus, the aim of the study reported here was to examine the effect of WBC on vertical jump recovery following a high-intensity exercise (HIE) bout. Twelve trained men (mean ± standard deviation age = 23.9±5.9 years) were randomly exposed to two different conditions separated by 7 days: 1) WB...

In this paper, an immersed finite volume element (IFVE) method is developed for solving some interface problems with nonhomogeneous jump conditions. Using the source removal technique of nonhomogeneous jump conditions, the new IFVE method is the finite volume element method applied to the equivalent interface problems with homogeneous jump conditions and have properties of the usual finite volu...

Abstract. In previous papers [1-2], we have presented hyperbolic governing equations and jump conditions for barotropic fluid mixtures. Now we extend our results to the most general case of two-fluid conservative mixtures taking into account the entropies of components. We obtain governing equations for each component of the medium. This is not a system of conservation laws. Nevertheless, using...

Background: Studies on how the shoe insole hardness regulate joint stiffness and transfer energy in the lower extremity during jump landing are scarce. The current study aimed to determine the effectiveness of shoe insole changes in joint power and stiffness during landing from jumps. Methods: Fifteen healthy male athletes volunteered to perform jump-landing in various shoe insole conditions. ...

Selected algorithms are described for the numerical solution of shock and detonation jump conditions in ideal gas mixtures with realistic thermochemical properties. An iterative technique based on a two-variable Newton’s method is selected as being the most robust method for both reactive and nonreactive flows. In the implementations of this solution algorithm, we have used the Cantera software...