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  • The application of human motor control principles to a collective robotic arm

    Creator:
    Harty, Tyson Harold
    Abstract:
    Current robots are no match for biological organisms when adapting to real-world, dynamic environments. Collective control strategies, such as those used by synergistic biological systems composed of large numbers of identical parts like the human nervous system, provide a novel and alternative approach for the design of fault-tolerant, adaptable robotic...
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    Masters Thesis
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    collective robotic arm AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Tyson Harold Harty for the degree of Master of Science

  • Connections between combinatorics of permutations and algorithms and geometry

    Creator:
    Wills, Dean Connable
    Abstract:
    Geometric Problems become increasingly intractable and difficult to visualize as the number of dimensions increases beyond three. Inductions from lower dimensional spaces are possible yet often awkward. This thesis shows how elementary linear algebra, vector calculus, and combinatorics offer improved methods for calculating the dihedral angles of n-simplicies and proving...
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    Dissertation
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    Combinatorics of Permutations and Algorithms and Geometry Abstract approved: Harold R. Parks 1. Geometric

  • Zooplankton of the Galapagos Islands

    Creator:
    Figueroa, Diego
    Abstract:
    The marine climate of the Galapagos is spatially and seasonally heterogeneous. A taxonomically comprehensive study of Galapagos zooplankton has never been done. This study is an initial effort to establish the distribution and community structure of zooplankton in the Archipelago. I collected zooplankton samples by vertical tows over the Galapagos...
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    Dissertation
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    : Charles B. Miller Harold P. Batchelder The marine climate of the Galapagos is spatially and

  • Bioenergetics individual based model explorations of juvenile coho salmon growth during their first summer on the Oregon shelf

    Creator:
    Reser, Brendan Alexander
    Abstract:
    Salmon survival and eventual recruitment success have long been thought to be determined within the first summer following ocean migration. Juvenile growth during this period is largely influenced by ocean conditions such as temperature, prey availability, abundance, and quality. Shifts in these conditions due to climatic perturbations are particularly prevalent...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : _________________________________________________________ Harold P Batchelder Salmon survival and eventual recruitment success have long been thought

  • Do parties matter in FDI : how U.S. political parties relate to U.S. FDI in a gravity model setting

    Creator:
    Helm, Harold Andrew
    Abstract:
    This study examines the relation between political parties in the United States and foreign direct investment (FDI) using a panel data gravity model of 42 countries from 1980 to 2006. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party differ on economic platforms, and the changing of relative power in government between...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Harold Andrew Helm for the degree

  • A study of basic building blocks of analog-to-digital delta-sigma modulators

    Creator:
    Guo, Yuhua
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    In this thesis, a novel Direct-Charge-Transfer (DCT) integrator structure is proposed, which can settle much faster than regular switch-capacitor integrators. A new Spread-Spectrum Dynamic Element Matching (SS-DEM) algorithm is also introduced, which can effectively spread or shape the nonlinearity error of multi-bit DAC in the feedback path, thus improve the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    to acknowledge Professor David Harold Gobeli and Professor Huaping Liu for taking the time to serve

  • In search of the dress : an analysis of the consumer decision making process of brides

    Creator:
    Weiss, Jennifer D.
    Abstract:
    The US bridal industry has grown over the last 80 years to become a multibillion dollar industry. Surprisingly, little research has been conducted concerning the consumer behavior of brides. The bride is in a situation where purchase decisions need to be made. She has many things she will purchase over...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Variability in mesoscale circulation and its effects on zooplankton distribution in the Northern California Current

    Creator:
    Keister, Julie Eileen
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    In eastern boundary current upwelling ecosystems, mesoscale circulation features such as eddies and upwelling filaments play a prominent role in the transfer of water and the associated plankton from the productive nearshore to the oligotrophic deep sea. The relationship between mesoscale circulation, zooplankton distributions, and the across-shelf transport of coastal...
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    Dissertation
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    44.8°N, e and f) along 41.8°N, g and h) along 38.0°N

  • Noise coupling techniques in multi-cell delta-sigma modulators

    Creator:
    Bonu, Madhulatha
    Abstract:
    High performance multi-cell delta-sigma modulators are a preferred choice in applications which require programmability. Multi-cell delta-sigma modulators with M unit cells provide 10log10(M) SQNR improvement for the same thermal noise and bias power due to the uncorrelated quantization noises of the M unit ADCs. This concept is used in this...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . I also want to express my thanks to Dr. Harold R. Parks for accepting to serve as GCR for my

  • Evolving character controllers for collision preparation

    Creator:
    Rose, Robert W.
    Abstract:
    Full dynamic control of physically simulated characters is the holy grail of video games and other interactive applications. Recent advances in the field have presented controllers that can handle the balance and fall response after a collision. This thesis addresses the development of a controller that handles the response before...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Cull, Dr. Weng-Keen Wong and Dr. Harold Parks for their assistance through the research and writing