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  • Towards a guided framework for innovative engineering through the generation and evaluation stages of concept design

    Creator:
    Oman, Sarah Kay
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    This work proposes a framework of concept generation and evaluation that takes into consideration the benefit of creativity and innovation in current market trends. By educating engineers in how to increase creativity in concept design and assess it quantitatively, the next generation of designers will be a step ahead of...
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    Dissertation
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    like no one else can or will. My brother, Jason, watched over and protected me through my life and

  • The Conduction Properties of Heavily Acceptor Doped Lead Zirconate Titanate Ceramics

    Creator:
    Sangwan, Vyomika
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    Heavily acceptor doped Pb1.02Dx(Zr0.5Ti0.5)1-xO3 ceramics, where A is the dopant, were investigated in this research. Dopants studied included iron, magnesium and manganese at mole concentrations x ≤ 0.20. X-ray diffraction data along with scanning electron microscopy images revealed the solubility limits of these ceramics. All doped compositions exhibited a shift...
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    Masters Thesis
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    research. To Sanu, Michael, Kyle, Jason, and Andreas, thank you for training me and answering my numerous

  • Template-based control of the bipedal robot ATRIAS

    Creator:
    Peekema, Andrew T.
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    This thesis details the derivation and application of template-based controls on a bipedal robot, as well as a description of the software framework that enabled experimentation. The software framework uses a combination of open-source tools including ROS, OROCOS, EtherCAT, and Xenomai to create a real-time environment for the controllers. The...
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    Masters Thesis
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    example; there is no nesting depth limit. Controller input and output are standard C++ structs used by

  • Robotic Actuation and Control with Programmable, Field-Activated Material Systems

    Creator:
    Bira, Nicholas P.
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    This dissertation presents novel, field-activated smart material systems for the actuation and control of autonomous robots. Smart materials, a type of material whose properties can be changed with an external stimuli, represent a promising direction to expand upon existing robotic control and actuation methods, particularly in the sub-fields of soft...
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    Dissertation

  • Risk- and Reliability-Based Design Optimization in Offshore Renewable Energy Systems

    Creator:
    Clark, Caitlyn E.
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    Offshore wind and wave energy have the potential to be significant sources of future global electricity production, reduce carbon emissions, decrease dependence on energy importation, and stimulate economic growth in coastal and remote areas. Fixed-foundation and floating offshore wind and wave energy technologies are at different stages of development, but...
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    Dissertation
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    in this Chapter, Jason Jonkman and Kelsey Shaler provided support implementing FAST.Farm. In Chapter

  • Resilient Design for Complex Engineered Systems in the Early Design Phase

    Creator:
    Keshavarzi, Elham
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    There are many uncertainties that complex engineered systems will face throughout their lifecycles due to changes in internal and external conditions. It is desirable for complex engineered systems to be resilient against various uncertainties. The ability to overcome such uncertainties should be embedded into the system from the beginning. However,...
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    Dissertation
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    Appendix B: R Code for Chi-Squared Test to Compare FMEA Resaul and Simulation . 127 Appendix C: R Code

  • REHand: ReEngineering the human hand with differential mechanisms to improve hand function after tendon-transfer surgeries

    Creator:
    Mardula, Katherine L
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    Since the 1970s, tendon-transfer surgeries have been routinely performed for a variety of conditions such as stroke, paralysis, spinal atrophy, trauma, and birth defects. The surgery involves rerouting a tendon from a disabled muscle and directly suturing it to a functioning muscle in order to partially restore hand function. This...
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    Masters Thesis
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    when compared with the suture based procedure. c�Copyright by Katherine L. Mardula December 3

  • Providing Informative Feedback for Learning in Tightly Coupled Multiagent Domains

    Creator:
    Rockefeller, Golden C.
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    Autonomous agents that sense, decide, act, and coordinate effectively with each other are critical in many real-world domains such as autonomous driving, search and rescue missions, air traffic management, and underwater or deep space exploration. All such domains share a key difficulty: though high-level mission goals are clear to system...
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    Dissertation

  • Privacy-Sensitive Robotics

    Creator:
    Rueben, Matthew R.
    Abstract:
    This dissertation focuses on personal privacy in human-robot interaction, which we call "privacy-sensitive robotics." Our understanding of "privacy" is very broad, including not just information privacy but also physical, psychological, and social privacy. We begin by surveying the scholarly literature on privacy and talking about why it applies to interactions...
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    . c©Copyright by Matthew Rueben November 20, 2018 All Rights Reserved Privacy-Sensitive Robotics

  • Pre-Prototyping Framework: An Early Design Prototyping Methodology for Human-Centered Products and Workplaces

    Creator:
    Ahmed, Salman
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    Prototyping is a crucial step in product design and development, but it is also known as the highest sunk cost. The top 20 Research and Development (R&D) department spends 142 billion dollars, yet 40 to 46 percent of this money goes into developing products that cannot even make to the...
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    Dissertation