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Title
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An Approach to Reducing Parameter Uncertainty for Robotic Surface Assembly Tasks
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Author
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Saric, Amar
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Computer science, Robotics
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Description
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In contrast to hard automation, which relies on the precise knowledge of all parameters and special-purpose machinery, the goal of flexible assembly is to overcome the inherent uncertainty in the location of the parts. The main result of this diss...
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Title
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Autonomous Vehicle Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance Along a Predetermined Vector
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Author
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Pfeifer, Elijah
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Robotics
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Description
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Search and Rescue (SaR) operations rely on civilian volunteers to provide mandatory manpower when covering large areas of land. These SaR operations are typically conducted in remote environments where conditions can be hazardous and GPS signal in...
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Title
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CONTINUUM ROBOT MANIPULATION
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Author
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Li, Jinglin
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Robotics
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Description
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Unlike conventional robotic manipulators, continuum manipulators are inspired by invertebrate structures found in nature, such as octopus arms and elephant trunks. The shape of a continuum manipulator can continuously deform via changing the contr...
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Title
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Design of a vision-based control system for quadrotor swarm autonomy
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Author
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Wesley, Christopher
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering, Robotics
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Description
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Recently, small radio-controllable aircraft known as quadrotors, or quadcopters, have become very popular. These aircraft have the ability to vertically takeoff and move in any direction with great stability. They are also capable of carrying smal...
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Title
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EKF Accelerometer Wheel Based Odometry
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Author
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Morgan, Jacob
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Electrical engineering, Computer science, Robotics
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Description
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Gathering information on robot motion is critical in determining how a mobile robothas interacted in its environment. The information about a robot’s motion, called odometry is generally collected by tracking wheel behavior for ground based robots...
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Title
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Generalized Coverage Using Multiple Robots: Theory, Algorithms, and Experiments
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Author
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Agarwal, Saurav
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Robotics
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Description
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Recent technological advances have facilitated the use of mobile robots for a wide range of coverage applications such as inspection and mapping of infrastructure, precision agriculture, and disaster management. With the proliferation of these tas...
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Title
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HUMAN-ROBOT COOPERATION USING EEG SIGNALS WITH SELF-LEARNING
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Author
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Bellary, Sunny Arokia Swamy
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Robotics
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Description
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Able-bodied humans express and communicate their needs and ideas with each other through the exchange of verbal and non-verbal information. However, those with neuromuscular disorders, either inherited or acquired by other factors, have high needs...
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Title
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IMPLEMENTATION OF PATH PLANNING ALGORITHMS ON A MOBILE ROBOT IN DYNAMIC INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
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Author
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Panchpor, Aishwarya
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Electrical engineering, Robotics
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Description
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The objective of this thesis was to review and analyze existing algorithms for robot localization and mapping in dynamic indoor environments. Some of the existing algorithms include occupancy grid approach, artificial intelligence approach, dense ...
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Title
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Implementation of Multi Robot Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
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Author
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KSHIRSAGAR, JAYDEEP
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Robotics
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Description
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For any robot to effectively traverse its environment, it requires a map and its pose (location along with the orientation) within that map. Often, a map will not be available if the robot is presented with an unfamiliar environment. This scenario...
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Title
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Improving Dense Real-Time 3D SLAM Using Sparse Geometric Constraints
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Author
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Papadakis, John-Richard
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Robotics
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Description
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This thesis explores the extension of a state of the art dense RGBD SLAM system to include detected geometries as elements in the estimated global map. The existing approach leverages an algorithm for dense visual odometry, which is analyzed in de...
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Title
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Integration of the Simulation Environment for Autonomous Robots with Robotics Middleware
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Author
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Harris, Adam
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Electrical engineering, Computer engineering, Robotics
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Description
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Robotic simulators have long been used to test code and designs before any actual hardware is tested to ensure safety and efficiency. Many current robotics simulators are either closed source (calling into question the fidelity of their simulation...
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Title
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MULTI-ROBOT SLAM USING PARTICLE FILTER
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Author
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Gupta, Raj
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Robotics
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Description
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Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) is the conventional chicken and egg problem where a robot has to map the environment as well as localize itself in the newly created map simultaneously. One of the most used approaches to solving this p...
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Title
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Manipulation and Perception Synergy for Autonomous Robots in Unknown Environments
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Author
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Mao, Huitan
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Computer science, Robotics
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Description
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Intelligent robots have been increasingly used in unstructured and unknown environments rather than being limited in well-controlled settings. The key to successful autonomous robot operations in such environments is to combine robot manipulation ...
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Title
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Robust and Reliable Real-time Adaptive Motion Planning
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Author
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Mcleod, Sterling
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Computer science, Robotics
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Description
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A key goal in robotics is to enable autonomous motion for mobile robots in a real world dynamic environment with unknown obstacles. This problem requires bringing together state-of-the-art algorithms in path planning, robot control, and perception...