Water lentil, commonly known as duckweed, is an aquatic plant with great agronomic potential, as it can double its biomass in less than 24 h and contains up to 45% leaf proteins on a dry matter basis. However, extracting proteins from leaves is an arduous process due to the complexity of the matrix, which limits their uses in the food industry. In this study, water lentil protein extraction by solubilization was maximized using response surface methodology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFor autonomous mobile service robots, closed doors that are in their way are restricting obstacles. In order to open doors with on-board manipulation skills, a robot needs to be able to localize the door's key features, such as the hinge and handle, as well as the current opening angle. While there are vision-based approaches for detecting doors and handles in images, we concentrate on analyzing 2D laser range scans.
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