One ball on a Plinko board is unpredictable. Drop a thousand and they form a near-perfect bell curve—one of math’s most powerful ideas for 150+ years.
Abstract: This paper presents a new path-following controller for an underactuated unmanned surface vessel (USV) exposed to unknown constant and irrotational ocean currents at a desired surge speed.
It’s a familiar moment in math class—students are asked to solve a problem, and some jump in confidently while others freeze, unsure where to begin. When students don’t yet have a clear mental model ...