safe distance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsafeanddistance
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safe
adjective
uk/seɪf/us/seɪf/
not in danger or likely to ...
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distance
noun
uk/ˈdɪs.təns/us/ˈdɪs.təns/
the amount of space between ...
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(Definition ofsafeanddistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The most popular and straightforward way is the use of safe margin to keep the object passing at asafedistance.
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For instance, consider the conceptual action of approaching a location within asafedistanceof 50 mm.
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Therefore, systems are designed whereby the operator interacts with the hazardous environment from asafedistance.
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The generated path from any starting point has both properties of short distance to the goal andsafedistancefrom obstacles.
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Farming activity itself stops at asafedistancefrom the grove for the same reason.
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Using techniques forsafedistancecomputation, the algorithm guarantees the collision-free movement of the robot producing an acceptable end-effector's positional error.
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After the hit point, the mobile robot should move along the boundary of the obstacle with asafedistance.
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A spear can bring down large prey from asafedistance.
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Therefore, the obstacle avoidance scheme consists of computing thesafedistancebetween each straight linear segment and each convex polygon.
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Such suspension is not possible from the beginning because the spatial emptiness envelops the subject rather than securing asafedistancefor disengaged visual appreciation.
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Without a high level of tension to keep the sides at asafedistancefrom each other, the cohabitation of the wolf and the lamb is not likely.
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Some of these tasks are: maintaining a reference velocity or keeping asafedistancefrom other vehicles, improving night vision with infrared cameras, and building maps and providing alternative routes.
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It is easy for us to criticise from a comparativelysafedistance.
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But we shall get at asafedistanceonly when we have held inflation at bay and, ultimately, when we have increased our reserves.
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There has been some improvement, but too many drivers persist in ignoring the warning to slow down in fog and keep asafedistance.
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History books and history teaching tend, as we know, to stop at asafedistancefrom contemporary events.
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