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  • Multiagent learning for locomotion and coordination in tensegrity robotics

    Creator:
    Iscen, Atil
    Abstract:
    Tensegrity structures are composed of pure compressional elements that are connected via a network of pure tensional elements. The concept of tensegrity promises numerous advantages to the field of robotics. Tensegrity robots are, however, notoriously difficult to control due to their oscillatory nature and nonlinear interaction between the components. Multiagent...
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    Dissertation
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    played a big role in my research by introducing me to the topic of tensegrity robotics and the SUPERBall

  • Applications of Magnetic Materials in Soft Robotics

    Creator:
    Davis, William M.
    Abstract:
    Magnetic materials can be used in modern soft robotics as a method for external stimulus actuation and motion control. By combining aspects of biology and mechanics, devices are fabricated to create a structure capable of complex movement. Applications that these devices are subject to can be broken down into four...
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    Capstone Project
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    International Journal of Robotics Research, vol. 35, no. 1–3, pp. 114–128, Jun. 2015. http://dx.doi.org

  • Learning Based Anomaly Detection for Industrial Arm Applications

    Creator:
    Narayanan, Vedanth
    Abstract:
    Smart Manufacturing (SM) is envisioned to make manufacturing processes more efficient through automation and integration of networked information systems. Robotic arms are integral to this vision. However the benefits of SM, enabled by automation and networking, also come with cyber risks. In this work, we propose an anomaly detection framework...
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    Capstone Project
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    . Robotic arms are integral to this vision. However the benefits of SM, enabled by automation and networking

  • High torque density cycloid electrical machine for robotic application

    Creator:
    Liu, Rui
    Abstract:
    This thesis investigates a novel cycloid electric machine that integrates both cycloid gear drive and permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM), and proposes to apply the machine in robotic transmission system. Cycloid gear drive is a transmission device that is commonly used to boost up the output torque. It has been...
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    Masters Thesis
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    short) are applied extensively in variable speed drives [24]. Because of the research stage, the

  • High Tech, Low Results : The Role of Technology in the US’s Current Narcoterrorism War in the Andean Region and Why it is Failing

    Creator:
    Schönau-Taylor, Jesse
    Abstract:
    This paper studies the current counternarcotics methods and the electronics technology used by the United States and Colombian governments to combat narcoterrorism in the Andean region. The efficiency and efficacy of these methods with the use of electronics technology are analyzed to determine if they are successful. The current counternarcotics...
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    Undergraduate Thesis
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    in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in International

  • The Effectiveness of Using Robotics for Career Technology Education in a Middle School STE(A)M Course

    Creator:
    Bodle, Ernie
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    Using robotics in education allows students to become familiar with multiple topics in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). With the use of robotic educational tools in the 8th – 12th grade classrooms, such as Sphero, Anki Cozmo, and Lego Mindstorms, few devices allow students to build the robots’ electrical...
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    Masters Thesis
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    disciplines of robotics. For this research, we introduce the Parallax ActivityBot 360⁰ to the Linus

  • Understanding Software-2.0: A Study of Machine Learning library usage and evolution

    Creator:
    Dilhara, Malinda, Ketkar, Ameya, and Dig, Danny
    Abstract:
    Enabled by a rich ecosystem of Machine Learning (ML) libraries, programming using learned models, i.e., Software-2.0, has gained substantial adoption. However, we do not know what challenges developers encounter when they use ML libraries. With this knowledge gap, researchers miss opportunities to contribute to new research directions, tool builders do...
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    Research Paper
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    ) Researchers are unaware of the research gaps (i.e., the actual unsolved problems faced by the Software-2.0

  • High-Dimensional Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback

    Creator:
    Curran, William
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    State-of-the-art personal robots need to perform complex manipulation tasks to be viable in complex scenarios. However, many of these robots, like the PR2, use manipulators with high degrees of freedom. High degrees of freedom are desirable from a functionality standpoint, but make the learning task more difficult by adding a...
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    Dissertation
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    robotic movements, it can be difficult to apply in the high-dimensional spaces commonly found in robotics

  • How to Debug Inclusivity Bugs? An Empirical Investigation of Finding-to-Fixing with Information Architecture

    Creator:
    Guizani, Mariam, Steinmacher, Igor, Emard, Jillian, Fallatah, Abrar, Burnett, Margaret, and Sarma, Anita
    Abstract:
    Background: Although some previous research has found ways to find inclusivity bugs (biases in software that introduce inequities among cognitively diverse individuals), little attention has been paid to how to go about fixing such bugs. We hypothesized that Information Architecture (IA)--the way information is organized, structured and labeled--may provide the...
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    Research Paper
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    research has focused on the design and evaluation of websites, some have explored other domains also. For

  • Adversarial Policy Switching with Application to RTS Games

    Creator:
    King, Brian, Fern, Alan, and Hostetler, Jesse
    Abstract:
    Complex games such as RTS games are naturally formalized as Markov games. Given a Markov game, it is often possible to hand-code or learn a set of policies that capture the diversity of possible strategies. It is also often possible to hand-code or learn an abstract simulator of the game...
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    Conference Proceeding
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    policies that capture the diversity of possible strategies. It is also often possible to hand-code or learn