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CONTINUUM ROBOT MANIPULATION
Title
CONTINUUM ROBOT MANIPULATION
Author
Li, Jinglin
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Robotics
Description
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...
Design of a vision-based control system for quadrotor swarm autonomy
Title
Design of a vision-based control system for quadrotor swarm autonomy
Author
Wesley, Christopher
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Engineering, Robotics
Description
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...
Symmetry and Constraints in Hydrodynamics and Mechanical Locomotion
Title
Symmetry and Constraints in Hydrodynamics and Mechanical Locomotion
Author
Fairchild, Michael
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering, Robotics, Mathematics
Description
This dissertation introduces new models for the locomotion and control of mechanical and hydrodynamic systems that exhibit symmetry, constraints, and control. I introduce the class of unbalanced Chaplygin control systems and analyze the dynamics a...