The Fabricator

XYZ, YBC, and LRA: understanding coordinate systems for CNC tube bending

Y, B, and C relate to the axis names most manufacturers use on CNC tube benders. LRA stands for length, rotation, and angle, ...
Scientific Research PublishingOpinion

Evolution of GIS: Learning from the Past—Looking to the Future ()

Given the current state of practice and visions for the future (including AI), certain practices should be reevaluated. This ...
IEEE

An Improved Spherical Vector and Truncated Mean Stabilization Based Bat Algorithm for UAV Path Planning

Abstract: Unmanned aerial vehicles have a wide range of applications. An intelligent optimization algorithm based on the traditional bat algorithm (BA) is investigated in this paper for UAV flight ...
GitHub

Cartesian Meshing Spherical Earth (CMSE): A code package for generating spherical earth model mesh based on SPECFEM3D_Cartesain

This new meshing tool CMSE is compatible with the solver of SPECFEM3D_Cartesian code package (https://geodynamics.org/cig/software/specfem3d/). As proved in our SRL ...
GitHub

Latitude/Longitude to UTM/UPS

The code for the transformations is contained in the routines utm.cpp and datum.cpp. A test function is also included which can be compiled by setting a flag. A first set of functions are provided to ...
IEEE

Wideband Oblique-Incident Spherical-Plane Wave Conversion Metalens in K-band

Abstract: In this paper, a wideband spherical-plane wave conversion metalens (WSPCM) working in the K-band is designed. The WSPCM consists of metamaterial elements with gradient transmission phases, ...