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Author : Alissa North
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1487527217
Innate Terrain surveys landscape architecture from across Canada, documenting the inspiring breadth of contemporary projects.
Author : Greg Lehmkuhl
Publisher : Artisan Books
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781579658076
Founded in a historic nursery in southeast Pennsylvania, Terrain is a nationally renowned garden, home, and lifestyle brand with an entirely fresh approach to living with nature. It’s an approach that bridges the gap between home and garden, the indoors and the outdoors. An approach that embraces decorating with plants and inviting the garden into every living space. Terrain, the book, not only captures the brand’s unique and lushly appealing sensibility in over 450 beautiful photographs but also shows, in project after project, tip after tip, how to live with nature at home. Here are ideas for flower arranging beyond the expected bouquet, using branches and wild blooms, seed heads and bulbs. Ten colorful container gardens inspired by painterly palettes. Dozens of ideas for making wreaths out of vines, dried stems, evergreens, and fresh leaves and fern fronds (which you learn to preserve in glycerin). Here are secrets for forcing branches to bloom in the middle of winter. Decorating with heirloom pumpkins, including turning them into tabletop planters. Simple touches—like massing high-summer hydrangeas into weathered baskets and scattering them around the patio—and more involved projects, including taking inspiration from Scandinavia and Britain to create a truly natural Christmas. With inspiration for every season, Terrain blurs the indoors and out to bring the subtle and surprising joys of nature into our lives every day.
Author : Karl Iagnemma,Steven Dubowsky
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2004-07-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3540219684
This monograph discusses issues related to estimation, control, and motion planning for mobile robots operating in rough terrain, with particular attention to planetary exploration rovers. Rough terrain robotics is becoming increasingly important in space exploration, and industrial applications. However, most current motion planning and control algorithms are not well suited to rough terrain mobility, since they do not consider the physical characteristics of the rover and its environment. Specific addressed topics are: wheel terrain interaction modeling, including terrain parameter estimation and wheel terrain contact angle estimation; rough terrain motion planning; articulated suspension control; and traction control. Simulation and experimental results are presented that show that the desribed algorithms lead to improved mobility for robotic systems in rough terrain.
Author : Deborah Kathleen Meduna
Publisher : Stanford University
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:mq108ss0503
Terrain Relative Navigation (TRN) provides bounded-error localization relative to an environment by matching range measurements of local terrain against an a priori map. The environment-relative and onboard sensing characteristics of TRN make it a powerful tool for return-to-site missions in GPS-denied environments, with potential applications ranging from underwater and space robotic exploration to pedestrian indoor navigation. For many of these applications, available sensors may be limited by mission power/weight constraints, cost restrictions, and environmental effects (e.g. inability to use a magnetic compass in space). Such limitations not only degrade the accuracy of traditional navigation systems, but further impact the ability to successfully employ TRN. Consequently, despite numerous advances in TRN technology over the past several decades, the application of TRN has been restricted to systems with highly accurate and information-rich sensor systems. In addition, a limited understanding of the effects of map quality and sensor quality on TRN performance has overly restricted the types of missions for which TRN has been considered a viable navigation solution. This thesis develops two new capabilities for TRN methods, resulting in significantly increased TRN applicability. First, a tightly-coupled filtering framework is developed which enables the successful use of TRN on vehicles with both low-accuracy navigation sensors and simple, low-information range sensors. This new filtering framework has similarities to tightly-coupled integration methods for GPS-aided navigation systems. Second, a set of analysis and design tools based on the Posterior Cramer-Rao Lower Bound are developed which allow for reliable TRN performance predictions as a function of both sensor and map quality. These analyses include the development of a new terrain map error model based on the variogram which allows for performance prediction as a function of map resolution. These developed capabilities are validated through field demonstrations on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) operated out of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), where available sensing has been limited primarily by cost. These trials include a real-time, closed-loop demonstration of the developed tightly-coupled TRN framework, enabling 5m accuracy return-to-site on a sensor-limited AUV where traditional TRN methods failed to provide better than 150m accuracy. The results further demonstrate the accurate prediction capability of the developed performance bounds on fielded systems, verifying their utility as design and planning tools for future TRN missions.
Author : David J. Manko
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781461535744
Dynamic modeling is the fundamental building block for mechanism analysis, design, control and performance evaluation. One class of mechanism, legged machines, have multiple closed-chains established through intermittent ground contacts. Further, walking on natural terrain introduces nonlinear system compliance in the forms of foot sinkage and slippage. Closed-chains constrain the possible motions of a mechanism while compliances affect the redistribution of forces throughout the system. A General Model of Legged Locomotion on Natural Terrain develops a dynamic mechanism model that characterizes indeterminate interactions of a closed-chain robot with its environment. The approach is applicable to any closed-chain mechanism with sufficient contact compliance, although legged locomotion on natural terrain is chosen to illustrate the methodology. The modeling and solution procedures are general to all walking machine configurations, including bipeds, quadrupeds, beam-walkers and hopping machines. This work develops a functional model of legged locomotion that incorporates, for the first time, non-conservative foot-soil interactions in a nonlinear dynamic formulation. The model was applied to a prototype walking machine, and simulations generated significant insights into walking machine performance on natural terrain. The simulations are original and essential contributions to the design, evaluation and control of these complex robot systems. While posed in the context of walking machines, the approach has wider applicability to rolling locomotors, cooperating manipulators, multi-fingered hands, and prehensile agents.
Author : Igor Florinsky
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780123850379
Digital Terrain Analysis in Soil Science and Geology provides soil scientists and geologists with an integrated view of the principles and methods of digital terrain analysis. Its attention to first principles and focus on error analysis makes it a useful resource for scientists to uncover the method applications particular to their needs. Digital Terrain Analysis in Soil Science and Geology covers a wide range of applications in the context of multi-scale problems of soil science and geology. Presents a mathematical approach from a single author who is actively researching in the field and has published a number of fundamental papers Outlines principles and methods and then follows with examples in a simple setup that builds on content Provides an integrated view of the principles and methods of digital terrain analysis
Author : Andrii Kudriashov,Tomasz Buratowski,Mariusz Giergiel,Piotr Małka
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030489816
This book presents the development of SLAM-based mobile robot control systems as an integrated approach that combines the localization, mapping and motion control fields, and reviews several techniques that represent the basics of the mathematical description of wheeled robots, their navigation and path planning approaches, localization and map creating techniques. It examines SLAM paradigms and Bayesian recursive state and map estimation techniques, which include Kalman and particle filtering, and enable the development of a SLAM-based integrated system for the inspection task performed. The system’s development is divided into two phases: a single-robot approach and multirobot inspection system. The book describes an original approach to 2D SLAM in multi-floor buildings that covers each 2D level map, as well as continuous 3D pose tracking, and views the multirobot inspection system as a group of homogeneous mobile robots. The last part of the book is dedicated to multirobot map creation and the development of path planning solutions, which allow the robots’ homogeneous behavior and configuration to be used to develop a multirobot system without theoretical limitations on the number of robots used.
Author : Jack Xu
Publisher : UniCAD
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 101-01-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
WebGPU Procedural Terrains - Create Stunning Landscapes for Your Games Unlock the secrets of procedural landscape generation and create awe-inspiring, dynamic terrains for your games with WebGPU. This comprehensive eBook covers everything you need to know to create procedural terrains, from basic techniques to advanced methods. You'll learn how to: · Master Perlin noise mapping and basic terrain generation techniques. · Explore advanced methods, including terrain chunking and water level control. · Harness the power of Level of Detail (LOD) to optimize performance. · Create vast, immersive landscapes with ease by stitching together multiple terrain chunks. · Bring your terrains to life with smooth animations using compute shaders. · Craft realistic, Minecraft-inspired landscapes using compute shaders. Even if you're a beginner with minimal experience in graphics programming, you'll be able to follow this book's step-by-step guidance and hands-on examples to quickly grasp the fundamentals of procedural terrain generation. Whether you're an aspiring indie developer or a seasoned pro, WebGPU Procedural Terrains is the essential guide to creating stunning, dynamic landscapes that will captivate players and enhance your game development portfolio. Get ready to embark on a creative journey that will redefine your game worlds. Start crafting your masterpiece today!
Author : Jack Xu
Publisher : UniCAD
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 101-01-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Rust wgpu Voxel Terrains: Create Volumetric Landscapes Using Compute Shaders Learn how to create stunning voxel terrains for your Rust applications with this concise guide. This book covers the entire process of voxel terrain creation, from the basics of marching cubes to advanced techniques like crafting voxel volcanoes. With practical code examples, you'll have hands-on guidance throughout. Explore real-time voxel terrain creation with wgpu and compute shaders. By reading and practicing with the included examples, you'll gain a deep understanding and the ability to implement these techniques in your own projects. Discover practical projects to solidify your skills in voxel terrain generation. This book is suitable for Rust programmers, game developers, and anyone interested in procedural voxel terrain creation.
Author : Dave Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1950423204
How-to-Guide of making wargame terrain
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land and Water Development Division
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 925103429X
Author : Zeno Ackermann,Isabel Karremann,Simi Malhotra,Nishat Zaidi
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783958261686
TERRAINS OF CONSCIOUSNESS emerges from an Indian-German-Swiss research collaboration. The book makes a case for a phenomenology of globalization that pays attention to locally situated socioeconomic terrains, everyday practices, and cultures of knowledge. This is exemplified in relation to three topics: - the tension between 'terrain' and 'territory' in Defoe's 'Robinson Crusoe' as a pioneering work of the globalist mentality (chapter 1) - the relationship between established conceptions of feminism and the concrete struggles of women in India since the 19th century (chapter 2) - the exploration of urban space and urban life in writings on India's capital - from Ahmed Ali to Arundhati Roy (chapter 3).
Author : Bruce Tremper
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0898868343
Winter recreation in the mountains has increased steadily over the past few years, and so has the number of deaths and injuries caused by avalanches. Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain covers everything you need to know to avoid trouble in avalanche terrain: what avalanches are and how they work, common myths, human activities that lead to avalanche trouble, what happens to victims when an avalanche occurs, and rescue techniques. Provides step- by-step instruction for determining avalanche hazards, using safe travel technique, and making effective rescues.
Author : John P. Wilson,John C. Gallant
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000-08-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 0471321885
Dieses Buch untersucht, welchen Einfluß Landschaftsformen, insbesondere Höhenunterschiede, auf die an der Erdoberfläche ablaufenden Prozesse haben. Wasserbewegungen, die Sonneneinstrahlung sowie die Bodenentwicklung und -erosion werden alle mehr oder minder durch die Form der Landschaftsoberfläche gesteuert. Die Anwendungsmöglichkeiten der Landschaftsanalyse sind vielfältig: Sie reichen von Studien über Wasserscheiden und Feuchtgebiete über Bodenkunde und Erosionsstudien, Landschafts- und Landnutzungsstudien bis zu geomorphologischer Forschung und regionalen und globalen Ökologiestudien. Darüber hinaus kann die Landschaftsanalyse auch zu meteorologischen Vorhersagen sowie bei Problemen mit TV- oder Radiosignalempfang eingesetzt werden. Dieses Forschungsgebiet hat in Verbindung mit den jüngsten Fortschritten auf dem Gebiet der GIS und GPS eine rasante Entwicklung durchlaufen. In diesem Band werden alle diese neuen Ansätze und Anwendungsbereiche umfassend erläutert. (y05/00)
Author : Barbara Rieti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1894725808
Thirty years after its original publication, a special anniversary edition of Barbara Rieti's iconic work Strange Terrain: The Fairy World in Newfoundland.