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We survey the state-of-the-art in offboard diagnostics for vehicles, their occupants, and environments, with particular focus on vibroacoustic approaches. We identify promising application areas including data-driven management for shared…
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Soft mobile robots have emerged as a promising area of research with potential applications in various disciplines including but not limited to search-and-rescue, service, surveillance, explorations, and manufacturing. In this article, we…
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Inter-vehicle communication for autonomous vehicles (AVs) stands to provide significant benefits in terms of perception robustness. We propose a novel approach for AVs to communicate perceptual observations, tempered by trust modelling of…
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