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Dynamic Stabilisation of the Biped Lucy Powered by Actuators with Controllable Stiffness
This book reports on the developments of the bipedal walking robot Lucy. Special about it is that the biped is not actuated with the classical electrical drives but with pleated pneumatic artificial muscles. In an antagonistic setup of such muscles both the torque and the compliance are controllable. From human walking there is evidence that joint compliance plays an important role in energy efficient walking and running. Moreover pneumatic artificial muscles have a high power to weight ratio and can be coupled directly without complex gearing mechanism, which can be beneficial towards legged mechanisms. Additionally, they have the capability of absorbing impact shocks and store and release motion energy. This book gives a complete description of Lucy: the hardware, the electronics and the software. A hybrid simulation program, combining the robot dynamics and muscle/valve thermodynamics, has been written to evaluate control strategies before implementing them in the real biped.
The Neuroscience of Yoga and Meditation
The Neuroscience of Yoga and Meditation presents a comprehensive review of scientific research on the effects of yoga and meditation on the brain. The author offers tools for interpreting scientific literature and explores the current limitations in studying these practices. She also includes examples of mediations and movement routines that activate the brain to decrease stress and improve well-being. The Neuroscience of Yoga and Meditation is a must-have for any yoga teacher, yoga therapist, or yoga student who is interested in how contemplative practices affect the brain. Topics Include: - Anatomy of the brain - How the senses work - Movement and proprioception - Breathing science - Styles of Meditation - Stress, inflammation, and trauma - Psychological disorders and neurological conditions - Brain Plasticity and aging
Stay Cool
What does it mean to be cool? The quality has always been hard to define, but easy to identify. James Dean. Miles Davis. They were cool. Joe Montana scrambling in the pocket. Steve McQueen riding a motorcycle. Very cool. To that list, you can now add another towering paragon of cool: the mighty polar bear. In Stay Cool, award-winning polar photographer Jonathan Chester and writer Patrick Regan reveal the uncanny life lessons to be learned from polar bears, those imposing but endlessly appealing kings of the Arctic. Pithy, clever, and surprisingly heartwarming, Stay Cool illustrates that these wild creatures with a strong sense of self and the ability to rely on their instincts have something useful to teach us all, making this keepsake book a great gift for people of all ages.
Schicksalhafter Kompromiss
Als sich die junge Sabine Gaber, einzige Tochter eines reichen Unternehmers, unsterblich in den mittellosen, hübschen Charmeur und unwiderstehlichen Frauenschwarm Patrik Lerner verliebt, ahnt sie nicht, dass sie, genauso wie ihre Vorgängerinnen, absichtlich ausgewählt wurde, um von ihm umgarnt, unterworfen und ausgebeutet zu werden, damit er, wenn er sie wie ein Blutsauger abgesahnt hatte, mit einer Geliebten fliehen und ein luxuriöses Leben führen kann. Alle gut gemeinten Worte und Warnungen ihres Vaters, diesen Weiberheld und Heirats- schwindler abblitzen zu lassen, schlägt Sabine in den Wind und heiratet Patrik gegen den Willen ihres Vaters. Gutgläubig, blind vor Liebe, stürzt sic...
Coffee, Tea, or Kool-Aid
Are the Tea Baggers simply rabble-rousers from the right who hate not getting their way? Is the Coffee Party just a bunch of jittery java nuts without enough money to afford to hire star politicians? Coffee, Tea, or Kool-Aid is the one book that examines the issues and helps Americans tell the parties apart (they agree more times than they may care to admit!) while they laugh all the way to the polls. Filled with party history and characters, side-by-side comparisons and contradictions, as well as memorable quotes, slogans, and Venn diagrams, this handy guide spells it all out and injects some humor back into the political dialogue.
Pathfinder Dark Archive Pocket Edition (P2)
From the fringes, the unknown beckons. Pathfinder Dark Archive contains secrets that any player or GM can use to reveal the paranormal lurking in their Pathfinder games! This spine-tinglingly secretive 224-page softcover rulebook presents two new character classes perfect for delving into the unexplained: Unleash the untold power of your mind as the psychic or leverage supernatural secrets and mystic implements as the thaumaturge! Beyond these new classes, eight secret case files each provide player options, GM tools, and lore into a different paranormal topic, including: * Strange cryptids glimpsed in the night, gear to track them, and the powers you might gain by surviving an encounter wit...
