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INTRODUCTION ................................... 2 by Justin Solomon, Managing Editor
FEATURES
MOTION PLANNING FOR SKATEBOARD-LIKE ROBOTS IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS 3
by Salik Syed
THE USE OF COMPILER OPTIMIZATIONS FOR EMBEDDED SYSTEMS SOFTWARE 8
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GEOMETRIC AND PATH TRACING METHODS FOR SIMULATING LIGHT TRANSPORT 16
THROUGH VOLUMES OF WATER PARTICLES
by James Hegarty
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