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  • Modeling a Spectrum of 3D Printed Materials for Soft Robots

    Creator:
    Hemleben, Samantha
    Abstract:
    Soft robotics is an emerging field that heavily relies on the ability of 3D printers. The limitations in soft robotics lie in the area of the 3D printers and the predictive models of the printed materials. There are currently no reliable models for optimizing the gradients required to create soft...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Co-design of a Jupyter Notebook for wood stove emissions analysis

    Creator:
    Schofield, Ryan
    Abstract:
    Designs for improved cookstoves aim to decrease the detrimental environmental and health impacts that are associated with traditional biomass cooking practiced by nearly 40% of the global population. Programs to provide improved cookstoves are found worldwide, and regional testing centers support development of these through emissions testing services. Aprovecho Research...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Cindy Grimm, Committee Member, representing MIME

  • Automated Trunk Diameter Measurement

    Creator:
    Sankari, Pico
    Abstract:
    This thesis describes an automated method to estimate tree trunk width in a commer-cial apple orchard. Trunk cross sectional area, which is an important consideration with regards to nutrient uptake, is a feature being integrated in a decision support system for precision Nitrogen management. The data used to generate the...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    , Industrial Manufacturing Engineering Cindy Grimm, Committee Member, representing Mechanical, Industrial

  • Design of 3D-Printed Soft Pneunet Actuator for Robotic Fruit Harvesting

    Creator:
    Wilhelm, Lissette J. H.
    Abstract:
    This work details the development of 3D printed TPU pneunet actuators for use in apple picking for agricultural soft robotics. These actuators increase the force capabilities of soft pneunets and simplify manufacturing. Grippers based on these actuators are ideal for apple picking because they are compliant, yet exert sufficient force...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    , Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering Cindy Grimm, Committee Member, representing Mechanical, Industrial

  • Autonomous Controls System for Global Formula Racing

    Creator:
    Bishnu, Deven A.
    Abstract:
    This project focuses on implementing a model predictive control (MPC) algorithm as a pathfinding algorithm for navigating tracks with the Oregon State University Global Formula Racing (GFR) team's driverless car. The new algorithm would use an optimization function to calculate the least-cost path for the car to take by assigning...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Cindy Grimm, Committee Member, representing Robotics

  • Newcomers’ Barriers. . . Is That All? An Analysis of Mentors’ and Newcomers’ Barriers in OSS Projects

    Creator:
    Balali, Sogol
    Abstract:
    Newcomers’ seamless onboarding is important for open collaboration communi- ties, particularly those that leverage outsiders’ contributions to remain sustainable. Nevertheless, previous work shows that OSS newcomers often face several barriers to contribute, which lead them to lose motivation and even give up on contributing. A well-known way to help newcomers...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Lean Implementations in the University Classroom and Curriculum Design

    Creator:
    Diep, Dustin S.
    Abstract:
    The Lean process improvement philosophy has been proposed as a method for improving components of Higher Education (HE), including student learning outcomes; however, current lean applications to HE have focused on administrative operations or general institutional interventions. Comparatively little work has been performed applying lean to teaching. This work fills...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Cindy Grimm, Committee Member, representing School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing

  • Visualizing Large Datasets on Memory and Performance Constrained Mobile Devices

    Creator:
    Schultz, Chris
    Abstract:
    Graphics hardware in mobile devices has become more powerful, allowing rendering techniques such as ray-cast volume rendering to be done at interactive rates. This increase of performance provides desktop capabilities combined with the portability of a tablet. Volumes can demand a high amount of memory in order to be loaded...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project

  • Coactive learning for multi-robot search and coverage

    Creator:
    Potanapalli, Kranti Kumar
    Abstract:
    We investigate a search and coverage planning problem, where an area of interest has to be explored by a number of vehicles, given a fixed time budget. A good coverage plan has a low probability of a target remaining unobserved. We introduce a formal problem statement, suggest a greedy algorithm...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Practical Reinforcement Learning for Bipedal Locomotion

    Creator:
    Dao, Jeremy
    Abstract:
    Reinforcement learning has emerged as a popular tool for solving control tasks, with multiple works focusing on the complex and dynamic task of locomotion. However, the naive application of reinforcement learning to this problem often produces maladaptive policies that exploit the model or reward function. This results in behavior that...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project