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Bifurcation analysis and phase diagram of a spin-string model with buckled states
We analyze a one-dimensional spin-string model, in which string oscillators
are linearly coupled to their two nearest neighbors and to Ising spins
representing internal degrees of freedom. String-spin coupling induces a
long-range ferromagnetic interaction among spins that competes with a spin-spin
antiferromagnetic coupling. As a consequence, the complex phase diagram of the
system exhibits different flat rippled and buckled states, with first or second
order transition lines between states. The two-dimensional version of the model
has a similar phase diagram, which has been recently used to explain the
rippled to buckled transition observed in scanning tunnelling microscopy
experiments with suspended graphene sheets. Here we describe in detail the
phase diagram of the simpler one-dimensional model and phase stability using
bifurcation theory. This gives additional insight into the physical mechanisms
underlying the different phases and the behavior observed in experiments.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figure
Learning the dynamics of articulated tracked vehicles
In this work, we present a Bayesian non-parametric approach to model the motion control of ATVs. The motion control model is based on a Dirichlet Process-Gaussian Process (DP-GP) mixture model. The DP-GP mixture model provides a flexible representation of patterns of control manoeuvres along trajectories of different lengths and discretizations. The model also estimates the number of patterns, sufficient for modeling the dynamics of the ATV
Models for the prediction of handling damage in citrus and peaches grading lines, related to their physical properties.
Fruit damage during harvesting and handling is a standing problem, particularly for susceptible fruits like peaches and apricots. The resulting mechanical damage is a combination of fruit properties and damage inflicting effects due to procedures and to the equipment. Nine packing lines in the region of Murcia (SE Spain) have been tested with the aid of two different-size electronic fruits IS-100. Probabilities of impacts above three preset thresholds (50 g's, 100 g's and 150 g's) were calculated for each transfer point. Interaction fruit-packing line tests have been also performed in order to study the real incidence of packing lines on natural produce: apricots (1 variety), peaches (3 v.), lemons (1 v.) and oranges (3 v.). Bruises of handled and not handled samples of fruits were compared
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