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Rebirth Of Comparative Literature In China From The Perspective Of Medio-Translatology, Wei Guo Dec 2017

Rebirth Of Comparative Literature In China From The Perspective Of Medio-Translatology, Wei Guo

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his article "Rebirth of Comparative Literature in China from the Perspective of Medio-translatology," Wei Guo discusses the "rebirth" of Comparative Literature in China from the development of medio-translatology. He argues that, though translation has received wide attention in Comparative Literature, both domestic and foreign, especially in today's globalized world, the proposition of medio-translatology and systematic investigation by Xie Tianzhen and other Chinese scholars constitute an important way forward for translation in Comparative Literature. It makes translation an independent branch in this discipline, which is conducive to ending the longstanding confusions in translation under medio-translatology and translation studies on the …

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Reconsiderations On The Crises Of Comparative Literature Study, Jie Lu Dec 2017

Reconsiderations On The Crises Of Comparative Literature Study, Jie Lu

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article "Reconsiderations on the Crises of Comparative Literature Study" Jie Lu discusses the three crises in comparative literature and reaches the conclusion that the discipline's significant changes are due primarily to the three misunderstandings of "comparative literature," that are "narrowing," "overgeneralization," and "trivialization." Narrowing is the over-regulation of study object and horizon, and a narrow understanding of comparability. Overgeneralization exists in cultural studies' aggression to comparative literature and a compromising abandonment of comparative methodology. Finally, trivialization exists in shallow comparison between X and Y, monologue-like discourse researches, and a lack of dual awareness of "world literature" as both …

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Another Argument On The "Crisis Said" Of Comparative Literature, Ping Du Dec 2017

Another Argument On The "Crisis Said" Of Comparative Literature, Ping Du

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article "Another Argument on the 'Crisis Said' of Comparative Literature" Ping Du discusses "Crisis Said", the long-lasting topic since the birth of Comparative Literature. She argues that after every crisis comes an opportunity of a new development of Comparative Literature. Du claims that comparative literature is experiencing a rebirth in the Age of Multiculturalism. She, firstly, reviews the first wave of "Crisis Said", its solution and the progress of Comparative Literature, then she analyses the prevailing second wave of "Crisis Said" or even "Death Said", and finally points out that the way-out is not merely world literature but …

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Reflections On The Crisis Of Comparative Literature In The Contemporary West, Zhoukun Han, Quan Wen Dec 2017

Reflections On The Crisis Of Comparative Literature In The Contemporary West, Zhoukun Han, Quan Wen

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In their Article "Reflections on the Crisis of Comparative Literature in the Contemporary West" Zhoukun Han and Wen Quan review the challenges met during the evolution of comparative literature as a discipline between the turn of nineteenth century and 1958. They maintain that comparative literature in the contemporary West is indeed experiencing a crisis, explicate the reasons for this. Apart from the pursuit of sameness inherent in conventional comparative studies and the position of western-centrism, the shift from literary comparison to cultural study has exacerbated the crisis. In view of this situation, some western scholars call for a return to …

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The Significance Of The Variation Theory In Cross-Cultural Communication, Yi Wan Dec 2017

The Significance Of The Variation Theory In Cross-Cultural Communication, Yi Wan

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article "The Significance of the Variation Theory in Cross-Cultural Communication" Yi Wan analyzes some problems that East-West Comparative Literature, as a discipline, has encountered and discusses the significance of the development of the Variation Theory, proposed by Shunqing Cao. The author aims to explore two important points of this new platform, namely, heterogeneity and variation, and compares this new perspective to the French School, which is based on "influences" and the American School which is based on "analogies." By investigating the variations of literary texts or theories during the course of cross-civilization communication from the perspectives of imagology …

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Selected Bibliography For The Study Of The "Death" Of The Discipline Of Comparative Literature, Peina Zhuang Dec 2017

Selected Bibliography For The Study Of The "Death" Of The Discipline Of Comparative Literature, Peina Zhuang

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

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Improvisational Teaching For Emergent Bilinguals, Denchai Prabjandee Dec 2017

Improvisational Teaching For Emergent Bilinguals, Denchai Prabjandee

Journal of Educational Research and Innovation

The present collaborative ethnographic case study was design to explore teaching practices for English Language Learners (ELLs) in the United States, hereafter called "emergent bilinguals" (García, 2009). Through the theoretical lens of ethnographic vulnerability (Behar, 1996), I conducted 40-hour observations, four interviews, and artifact collections. By using an impressionist tale writing style throughout this article (Maanen, 2011), this paper presents the journey of an elementary school teacher who tries to employ classroom practices, teaching strategies, and assessments to educate emergent bilinguals. Drawing on ethnographic data, I propose an effective teaching approach called improvisational teaching. This teaching approach may be beneficial …

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Intertexts In Translation Teaching: An Example Of A Humorous Text, Marta Kaźmierczak Dec 2017

Intertexts In Translation Teaching: An Example Of A Humorous Text, Marta Kaźmierczak

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Rossica

The paper discusses employing a highly intertextualized text in translator training. Using an example of a humorous story in Russian, the author describes the advantages of the classroom use of such a text. They encompass: facilitating an understanding of the scope of the phenomenon and thus learning to successfully render diverse intertextual signals in varied circumstances, as well as the possibility to formulate and apply a holistic strategy with respect to intertexts. The benefit of enhancing the students’ background knowledge is also emphasized in the context of current curricula.

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Ict Use By Smallholder Farmers In Rural Mozambique: A Case Study Of Two Villages In Central Mozambique, Kathlee Freeman, Fridah Mubichi Dec 2017

Ict Use By Smallholder Farmers In Rural Mozambique: A Case Study Of Two Villages In Central Mozambique, Kathlee Freeman, Fridah Mubichi

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This study adds to the empirical evidence of information and communication technology (ICT) use by smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study draws on qualitative data collected from eight focus groups segmented by gender and consisting of adult farmers in two villages in central Mozambique. Special attention was given to the types of ICTs that farmers have access to and the dissemination of agriculture information through various ICTs. Findings indicate that the characteristics of ICTs explain why cell phone and radio use is prevalent, while access to television remains limited. The type of information accessed also varied by ICT type, …

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Community, Regional Identity, And Civic Agriculture: A Structural Ritualization Analysis Of Rural Online Farmers' Market Sellers, Jason S. Ulsperger, Kristen Ulsperger Dec 2017

Community, Regional Identity, And Civic Agriculture: A Structural Ritualization Analysis Of Rural Online Farmers' Market Sellers, Jason S. Ulsperger, Kristen Ulsperger

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Despite the impact of “new agriculture,” a revival of farmers’ markets (FMs) occurred in recent years. Though urban environments have FMs, people often neglect to consider their existence and functions in rural areas. Moreover, a lack of research specifically related to rural, online markets exists. This article is an analysis of rural, online farmers’ market sellers in the Arkansas River Valley. It provides a brief history of FMs and review of literature associated with food, identity, and community. It also uses structural ritualization theory to explore community bonds, regional identity, and civic agriculture themes. Results suggest that online sellers rarely …

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Livestock-Livelihood Linkages In Uganda: The Benefits For Women And Rural Households?, Elizabeth Ransom, Carmen Bain, Iim Halimatusa'diyah Dec 2017

Livestock-Livelihood Linkages In Uganda: The Benefits For Women And Rural Households?, Elizabeth Ransom, Carmen Bain, Iim Halimatusa'diyah

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Livestock are an important component of rural households and gendered livelihood practices throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Widespread within the development literature is the belief in the livestock ladder, with poorer households often owning small stock and wealthier households owning large stock, with the assumption that poor households can utilize livestock to build their asset base and over time this would allow poorer households to expand from small stock to large stock, and in so doing climb the livestock ladder. There is also an assumption in the literature that women are more likely to oversee small stock. In addition, some well-known agricultural …

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Energy And The Rural Sociological Imagination, Thomas M. Beckley Dec 2017

Energy And The Rural Sociological Imagination, Thomas M. Beckley

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Energy is the lifeblood of any society. It drives a society’s material culture and the reproduction of that culture. It is essential for the production of food, shelter, clothing, and for transportation, trade, and communication. This article makes the case for a rural sociology of energy. Relative to the impact that energy issues have for rural places and people, energy, as a subject area, has been understudied by rural sociologists and is infrequently represented in the journals devoted to rural sociology and rural studies. Energy production and distribution activities such as coal mining, uranium mining, hydroelectric dams, wind farms, nuclear, …

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Effect Of Mobile Telecommunication Technologies On Globalization Of Nigerian Rural Areas, O. A. Lawal-Adebowale Dec 2017

Effect Of Mobile Telecommunication Technologies On Globalization Of Nigerian Rural Areas, O. A. Lawal-Adebowale

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

The globalization of a country is today measured with respect to indices of globalization such as the Maastricht Globalization Index (MGI) and the Konjunkturforschungsstelle (KOF). These indices of national globalization often have an urban bias. This study however explores the extent to which these international measures include rural environments of the globalizing country. Application of the MGI/KOF indices for determination of the Nigerian rural environment inclusion in globalization showed that the country’s rural communities were mainly integrated technologically by virtue of telephony (communication technology) penetration of rural areas. An attempt to modify the MGI/KOF globalization indexes for rural inclusion showed …

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Heterogeneity Of Rural Consumer Perceptions Of Health Service Access Across Four Regions Of Victoria, Daniel Terry, Kaye Ervin, Alan Crouch, Kristen Glenister, Lisa Bourke Dec 2017

Heterogeneity Of Rural Consumer Perceptions Of Health Service Access Across Four Regions Of Victoria, Daniel Terry, Kaye Ervin, Alan Crouch, Kristen Glenister, Lisa Bourke

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Access to a range of services, including health care, ranks among the key determinants of health and wellbeing. It varies with both health system supply factors and consumer demand characteristics. For rural populations, access to health services can be restricted for a variety of reasons, contributing to poorer health outcomes compared with metropolitan populations. Access to health care differs between communities, despite commonly being seen as homogenous in terms of lack of service and poor access. This article seeks to examine consumer perceptions of access to health service in four shires in rural Victoria and explore differences between rural areas. …

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Table Of Contents, California Western International Law Journal Dec 2017

Table Of Contents, California Western International Law Journal

California Western International Law Journal

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Paddy Crop Disease Diagnosis Expert System Design Using Fuzzy Logic, D K Sreekantha Dec 2017

Paddy Crop Disease Diagnosis Expert System Design Using Fuzzy Logic, D K Sreekantha

Manipal Journal of Science and Technology

Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) has reported that India is one of the largest food grains producing country. The paddy production/hector of land which is highest in Egypt is 9.5, while India is producing only 2.9. India’s lower paddy productivity/hector and higher cost for production indicates that there is scope for improvement in many aspects of paddy crop production. The researchers have carried out a survey on the diagnosis of diseases on paddy crop using expert systems and aimed at designing a prototype expert system for coastal regions of India. This paper presents an interactive expert system model that identifies the …

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Lung Function Disturbance Based On Student Characteristic In Surabaya Dental Laboratory, Eny Inayati, Sonya Harwasih, Sri Redjeki Indiani Dec 2017

Lung Function Disturbance Based On Student Characteristic In Surabaya Dental Laboratory, Eny Inayati, Sonya Harwasih, Sri Redjeki Indiani

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

The dental technician program of Airlangga University teaches and trains aspiring dental technicians. During three years of study, students manufacture dental prostheses such as cobalt chromium coping and acrylic dentures and perform other procedures, such as crown and bridge restoration. However, the use of dental prostheses material might cause respiratory diseases, skin problems, and neurotoxicity. Few respiratory diseases have been reported related to the occupation of dental technician, and epidemiology studies have shown high prevalence of pneumoconiosis linked with exposure duration. Lung function disturbance severity in dental laboratories is affected by some factors, such as the characteristics of workers in …

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Heat Treatment Of Aluminium Matrix Composite (Amc) Reinforcement Organoclay For Automotive Application, Yulius Eka Agung Seputra, Chanra J. Soegijono. B Dec 2017

Heat Treatment Of Aluminium Matrix Composite (Amc) Reinforcement Organoclay For Automotive Application, Yulius Eka Agung Seputra, Chanra J. Soegijono. B

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Aluminum Matrix Composites (AMC) reinforced montmorillonite (MMT) was performed using cationic surfactant , Artificial Aging and stir casting method. The content of MMT as a filler is 3%wt. Characterization were performed using Xray Difractometer, ultrasonic testing, SEM, and Hardness Vickers. The results show increase in crystallographic parameter, decrease in density, shiffting in XRD pattern and increase in hardness.

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December 30, 2017 (Pages 7823-7914), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Dec 2017

December 30, 2017 (Pages 7823-7914), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 47 (2017)

No abstract provided.

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Demand Factors For The Use Of Public Transport To Reduce Congestion Within The Colombo Region, S. J. J. Manickam, M. V. V. S. Perera, S. S. Wanniarachchi Dec 2017

Demand Factors For The Use Of Public Transport To Reduce Congestion Within The Colombo Region, S. J. J. Manickam, M. V. V. S. Perera, S. S. Wanniarachchi

Journal of Innovation in Science, Engineering and Technology

As congestion is a growing issue in Sri Lanka, a quick and efficient solution is required as it is causing many negative issues both economically and socially. This research was therefore carried out to find out the demand factors for public transportation to reduce congestion. The objectives of this research were to find out the demand factors of private transport users to switch over to public transport, and this research also focused on the shortcomings of the current public transport system. After the collection of data through primary and secondary methods, the gathered data were used to model a public …

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Investigation Into Natural Gas As An Alternative Fuel For Automotive Applications In Sri Lanka, D. C. Jayasekara, Y. C. Samarawickrama Dec 2017

Investigation Into Natural Gas As An Alternative Fuel For Automotive Applications In Sri Lanka, D. C. Jayasekara, Y. C. Samarawickrama

Journal of Innovation in Science, Engineering and Technology

Since recent past world researchers are in a quest to find the best possible alternative fuel to cater for the uprising global energy demand and to find a solution for the most threatening issue of 21st century, Global warming. In these circumstances, natural gas can play a vital role since it is considered as the cleanest fossil fuel which consists of high energy conversion efficiencies. This paper will investigate extensively, the usage of natural gas as an alternative fuel in both spark-ignition and compressed-ignition engines and will further discuss, why it is a promising alternative fuel for automotive applications in …

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Studies Of X-Ray Burst Reactions With Radioactive Ion Beams From Resolut, J. C. Blackmon, I. Wiedenhöver, J. Belarge, S. A. Kuvin, M. Anastasiou, L. T. Baby, J. Baker, K. Colbert, C. M. Deibel, H. E. Gardiner, D. L. Gay, E. Good, P. Höflich, A. A.D. Hood, N. Keely, J. Lai, A. Laminack, L. E. Linhardt, J. Lighthall, K. T. Macon, E. Need, N. Quails, B. C. Rasco, N. Rijal, A. Volya Dec 2017

Studies Of X-Ray Burst Reactions With Radioactive Ion Beams From Resolut, J. C. Blackmon, I. Wiedenhöver, J. Belarge, S. A. Kuvin, M. Anastasiou, L. T. Baby, J. Baker, K. Colbert, C. M. Deibel, H. E. Gardiner, D. L. Gay, E. Good, P. Höflich, A. A.D. Hood, N. Keely, J. Lai, A. Laminack, L. E. Linhardt, J. Lighthall, K. T. Macon, E. Need, N. Quails, B. C. Rasco, N. Rijal, A. Volya

Faculty Publications

Reactions on certain proton-rich, radioactive nuclei have been shown to have a significant influence on X-ray bursts. We provide an overview of two recent measurements of important X-ray burst reactions using in-flight radioactive ion beams from the RESOLUT facility at the J. D. Fox Superconducting Accelerator Laboratory at Florida State University. The 17F(d,n)18Ne reaction was measured, and Asymptotic Normalization Coefficients were extracted for bound states in 18Ne that determine the direct-capture cross section dominating the 17F(p,γ)18Ne reaction rate for T ≲ 0.45 GK. Unbound resonant states were also studied, and the single-particle strength for the 4.523-MeV (3+) state was found …

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Our Lives As Predatory Publishers, Jill Emery, Michael Levine-Clark Dec 2017

Our Lives As Predatory Publishers, Jill Emery, Michael Levine-Clark

Collaborative Librarianship

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Innovating For Impact: The Next Evolution Of Library Consortia, Xan Arch, Isaac Gilman Dec 2017

Innovating For Impact: The Next Evolution Of Library Consortia, Xan Arch, Isaac Gilman

Collaborative Librarianship

Academic library consortia have traditionally focused on resource sharing and e-resource purchasing as core programs and value propositions for members. However, as academic libraries increasingly look beyond financial value and seek to demonstrate impact on institutional priorities and student outcomes, consortia must evolve to provide services that support those goals. This paper presents selected examples of innovative consortial programs that can have a significant impact on teaching, learning, and research at members’ institutions as suggested models for other consortia that may be engaged in reviewing strategic priorities and programs.

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Collaboration In The Midst Of Change: Growing Librarian-Archivist Partnerships For Engaging New Students And Faculty, Karen E. Viars, Amanda G. Pellerin Dec 2017

Collaboration In The Midst Of Change: Growing Librarian-Archivist Partnerships For Engaging New Students And Faculty, Karen E. Viars, Amanda G. Pellerin

Collaborative Librarianship

Collaboration between librarians and archivists is a valuable way to share expertise and effort when instructing first-year English students on research skills they will need to succeed in college. It is also vital to orienting new faculty to library and archive resources for their scholarship and teaching, as well as encouraging students to value the library and archives resources and knowledge. The unique first-year English program at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) provides a constantly renewing pool of both new students and faculty members. This article identifies common themes in library and archive instruction and key elements of …

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Mapping Student Days: Collaborative Ethnography And The Student Experience, Andrew Asher, Jean Amaral, Juliann Couture, Barbara Fister, Donna Lanclos, M. Sara Lowe, Mariana Regalado, Maura A. Smale Dec 2017

Mapping Student Days: Collaborative Ethnography And The Student Experience, Andrew Asher, Jean Amaral, Juliann Couture, Barbara Fister, Donna Lanclos, M. Sara Lowe, Mariana Regalado, Maura A. Smale

Collaborative Librarianship

Research on students’ educational experiences demonstrates the importance of a holistic understanding of the complexity of students’ lives to developing library programs, services, and resources that effectively address undergraduate needs. The “A Day in the Life” (ADITL) project investigated a typical day for over 200 students at eight diverse institutions in the US. Examining the local and individual expressions of student taskscapes – the ensemble of interrelated social activities across time and space – placed each student’s relationship to their library in a larger description of their academic and personal lives. By exploring the whole student experience, this multi-site ethnographic …

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Structure Or Relationship? Rethinking Family Influences On Juvenile Delinquency In Malaysia, Tan Bee Piang, Zuraini Jubail Osman, Noor Banu Mahadir Dec 2017

Structure Or Relationship? Rethinking Family Influences On Juvenile Delinquency In Malaysia, Tan Bee Piang, Zuraini Jubail Osman, Noor Banu Mahadir

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

A broken family structure and poor family relationship are seen as contributing to delinquent behavior in different ways. Despite Malaysian society being strongly focused on family values, there have been significant increases in the rates of both divorce and single-parent families. Thus, there is the question of whether these changes in family structure are a contributing factor to the increasing rate of juvenile delinquency seen in recent years. This study aims to examine the relative influences of family structure and family relationship on juvenile delinquent behavior in Malaysia. A sample of 196 juveniles from two rehabilitation centers in Malaysia participated …

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A Collaborative Intervention: Measuring The Impact Of A Flipped Classroom Approach On Library One-Shots For The Composition Classroom, Maureen Garvey, Anne Hays, Amy F. Stempler Dec 2017

A Collaborative Intervention: Measuring The Impact Of A Flipped Classroom Approach On Library One-Shots For The Composition Classroom, Maureen Garvey, Anne Hays, Amy F. Stempler

Collaborative Librarianship

Instruction Librarians teaching one-shot information literacy (IL) sessions to freshman composition classes at academic universities across the U.S. experience a familiar set of issues. In response, librarians have produced a bounty of literature detailing flipped instruction approaches, collaborative case studies with outside departments, and critiques of the library one-shot, but there is little research describing attempts to combine these three approaches in one study. Both a case study and an impact-assessment study, this article describes a collaborative intervention between the Library Instruction team, the Writing Across the Curriculum program, and the English Department, with the purpose of studying the intervention’s …

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Functional Equivalency Of Rotterdam Rules, Shane Sankaranarayana Dec 2017

Functional Equivalency Of Rotterdam Rules, Shane Sankaranarayana

Journal of Innovation in Science, Engineering and Technology

This article critically analyses the ‘electronic transport records’ (electronic bills of lading) introduced by the Rotterdam Rules against the traditional paper bill of lading to identify the functional equivalency in the carriage of goods by sea.

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Fabrication Of An Autonomous Lawn Mower Prototype With Path Planning And Obstacle Avoiding Capabilities, D. R. Dasun Wijewickrama, K. M. Harsha Karunanayaka, H. W. Poorna Senadheera, T. M. Godamulla Dec 2017

Fabrication Of An Autonomous Lawn Mower Prototype With Path Planning And Obstacle Avoiding Capabilities, D. R. Dasun Wijewickrama, K. M. Harsha Karunanayaka, H. W. Poorna Senadheera, T. M. Godamulla

Journal of Innovation in Science, Engineering and Technology

Autonomous lawn mowers have been identified as one of the most famous innovations in the recent past. However, complex operational functions, data acquisition methods and the high costs of supporting items result in the expensive nature of these autonomous lawn mowers which in turn dissuades its use in domestic environments. Primary objectives of the research comprised of building a system to identify the working perimeter by means of waypoint identification and the development of an algorithm to detect obstacles in the path followed. This paper presents the completed mechanical design of an autonomous lawn mower prototype while innovating the art …

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