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  • Non-Myopic Distributed Coordination and Planning for Robotic Teams

    Creator:
    Smith, Andrew
    Abstract:
    As robotic systems become increasingly prevalent in our lives (e.g., by harvesting food, assisting with disaster response and defense, and transporting persons and our goods around the world) there is a growing need to ensure that they can cooperate to achieve their intended goals. Robotic cooperation in the real-world is...
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    Dissertation
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    : Non-Myopic Distributed Coordination and Planning for Robotic Teams Abstract approved: Geoffrey A

  • Adaptive Multiagent Traffic Management for Autonomous Robotic Systems

    Creator:
    Rebhuhn, Carrie
    Abstract:
    There is growing commercial interest in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in urban environments, specifically for package delivery applications. However, the size, complexity and sheer numbers of expected UAVs makes conventional air traffic management that relies on human air traffic controllers infeasible. To enable UAVs to safely and...
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    Dissertation
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    : Kagan Tumer Geoff Hollinger There is growing commercial interest in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles

  • Multiagent learning for locomotion and coordination in tensegrity robotics

    Creator:
    Iscen, Atil
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    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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    : Kagan Tumer Geoffrey Hollinger Tensegrity structures are composed of pure compressional elements that

  • Structure and Actuation of Cephalopod-Inspired Soft Robots

    Creator:
    Olson, Gina M.
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    Cephalopod-inspired soft robot arms have been studied as a new type of manipulator. These arms have been proposed for reach and grab tasks, underwater locomotion via swimming and walking, and robotic surgery. However, the capabilities of existing soft arms are limited to simple motions and light loads. Arm design has...
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    Dissertation
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    . Title: Structure and Actuation of Cephalopod-Inspired Soft Robots Abstract approved: Julie A. Adams

  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Black Box

    Creator:
    Diebold, John
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    This project created a stand-alone unit capable of providing on-board sensing and processing for robotic vehicles. This unit was designed to be compact, lightweight, inexpensive, and adaptable. The goal of this project is to help advance robotics research in mapping and multi-agent coordination by making it easier to equip vehicles...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________ Geoff Hollinger This project created a stand-alone unit capable of providing on-board

  • Dynamic modeling, control and linear theory of a projectile equipped with a rotating internal part

    Creator:
    Frost, Geoffrey W.
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    Dynamic modeling of the atmospheric flight mechanics of a projectile equipped with an uncontrolled internal rotating disk is investigated and a modified projectile linear theory is established. It is shown through modeling of this type of projectile that several coefficients of the epicyclic dynamics are altered, leading to changes in...
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    Dissertation
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    Theory of a Projectile Equipped with a Rotating Internal Part by Geoffrey W. Frost A DISSERTATION

  • Two projectiles connected by a flexible tether dropped in the atmosphere

    Creator:
    Frost, Geoffrey W.
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    This study investigates the atmospheric flight dynamics of a munition system and the effect of a tether reel resistance mechanism for limiting the impact that the unreeling process has on the munition system. The munition system consisting of two projectiles connected by a tether line is released from an aircraft...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . ©Copyright by Geoffrey W. Frost December 2, 1999 All Rights Reserved Two Projectiles Connected by a

  • Utilization of Robot Ankle Torque to Account for Foot Placement Error

    Creator:
    Bernards, Mitchell F.
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    Modern walking robots have shown that dynamic gaits can be achieved without ankle motors. It seems logical that the additional control authority that they provide can be used to improve the stability of the walking gait against foot placement errors caused by low level control. This thesis develops and compares...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    by Mitchell F. Bernards A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in partial

  • Real-Time Estimation and Prediction of Wave Excitation Forces for Wave Energy Control Applications

    Creator:
    Ling, Bradley A.
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    Wave energy is emerging as a new potential source for renewable energy generation. However, wave energy technology is not currently cost competitive with other more mature renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. One approach that researchers and developers are taking to reduce the cost of wave energy is...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Forces for Wave Energy Control Applications AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Bradley A. Ling for the

  • Q-Network Policy Selection For Multiagent Learning

    Creator:
    Cook, Joshua
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    Controllers for robotic systems can be complex and difficult to write by hand. Learning offers an approach to improve a controller through direct feedback. Learning is not trivial, as the feedback does not tell the agent how to improve, only how well its current actions solve the given task. Learning...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    systems can be complex and difficult to write by hand. Learning offers an approach to improve a controller