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  • 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
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    and actuation methods, par- ticularly in the sub-fields of soft robotics and robotic grasping

  • Topologically-Guided Robotic Information Gathering

    Creator:
    McCammon, Seth
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    Information gathering tasks, such as terrestrial search and rescue, aerial inspection, and marine monitoring, require robotic unmanned systems to make decisions on how to travel within an environment to maximize or minimize a path-dependent information objective function. The distribution of information throughout the environment is the result of various processes,...
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    Dissertation
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    principles of topology in the context of robotic informa- tion gathering tasks. Many field robotics

  • Applications of Magnetic Materials in Soft Robotics

    Creator:
    Davis, William M.
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    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

  • Cross-cultural and Sustainability Values in International Freshwater Management Institutions

    Creator:
    Porta, E. Lynn
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    In the process of building international water policies and management institutions, like international treaties and River Basin Organizations, States simultaneously signal the values that they view as most important in these different institutions. Examining expressed and acted-upon values for transboundary freshwater management are currently under-explored areas where overlapping lenses of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    insights. I investigated the research question, Which type of political interactions and activities over

  • Early Childhood Teachers’ Relationships with Families When Children Experience Adversity

    Creator:
    Lewis, Hillary R., Lipscomb, Shannon T., Hatfield, Bridget E., Jäderholm, Christina M., and Tominey, Shauna L.
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    Quality relationships among families and teachers in early care and education (ECE) hold promise to nurture resilience among children impacted by adversity. However, little is known about how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may also affect the interactions between families and teachers. This study uses quantitative survey data from families (N...
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    Article
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    specifically designed to elicit information to examine the research questions of this study. These questions

  • Learning algorithms for adapting the compliance of robotic limbs

    Creator:
    Aboufazeli, Mahtab
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    Motivation: Many robots such as legged robots and prosthetic hands/arms are designed to interact with uncertain and time-varying environments to accomplish their tasks. Observations on humans and animals during their daily tasks suggest that they adapt their leg compliance while traversing with different velocities on different grounds and adjust their...
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    Dissertation
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    13, 2023. Title: Learning Algorithms for Adapting the Compliance of Robotic Limbs Abstract approved

  • Realizable Path Planning and Execution for Robotic Systems

    Creator:
    Jones, Dylan A.
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    Performing autonomous robotic tasks in the field, such as ocean monitoring and aerial surveillance, requires planning and executing paths in dynamic environments. In these uncertain and changing environments, it is not uncommon to see a large difference between the path planned by the robotic vehicle and the path that the...
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    Dissertation
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    the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Robotics presented on August 25, 2020. Title: Realizable Path

  • Topological Learning for Robotic Exploration and Navigation in Uncertain Environments

    Creator:
    Saroya, Manish R.
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    The effectiveness of robot autonomy is governed by the ability to make decisions based on online sensor measurements and a prior belief of the environment. Uncertainty in the environment introduces challenges to robotic decision making. This thesis address two key robot decision making problems: exploration and navigation. The robotic exploration...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Saroya presented on August 31, 2020. APPROVED: Major Professor, representing Robotics Director of the

  • Learning to coordinate in sparse asymmetric multiagent systems

    Creator:
    Dixit, Gaurav
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    Multiagent learning offers a rich framework to address challenging real-world problems such as remote exploration and healthcare coordination, which require autonomous agents to express elaborate interactions. To be effective in such systems, agents must collectively reason about and pursue high-level, long-term, and possibly nebulous objectives while adapting their strategy to...
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    Dissertation
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    -problems [36–41]. 1.3 Research Outline A summary of the contributions and their associated chapters are

  • Characterization of Soft Robotic Materials in Radiation Environments for Nuclear Industry Applications

    Creator:
    Holley, Logan
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    Recent advances in robotics have led to interest in exploring soft robotic technologies as an engineering control for reducing the risk of radiation exposure for workers in the nuclear industry. These emerging “soft” technologies offer many advantages over traditional rigid robotic systems and can perform a wide range of tasks...
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    Masters Thesis
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    during or after exposure to radiation. This research investigates the prospect of using soft robotic