− A new type of actuator is presented where Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) wires are embedded within artificial “blood vessels.” Fluid flowing through vessels allows the SMA wires ...
The authors have proposed using category-theoretic sketches to enhance database design and integration methodologies. The algebraic context is called the Sketch Data Model (SkDM) a...
Abstract— This paper describes Service Clouds, a distributed infrastructure designed to facilitate rapid prototyping and deployment of services that enhance communication perform...
Philip K. McKinley, Farshad A. Samimi, Jonathan K....
: In this paper we report on the progress of an international EU/IMS research project to develop an Immersive free-form Design Application using Virtual Reality and Haptic Immersio...
Interface toolkits in ordinary application areas let average programmers rapidly develop software resembling other standard applications. In contrast, toolkits for novel and perhap...