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Haptic teleoperation of mobile manipulator systems using virtual fixtures.
(2011-11-01)
In order to make the task of controlling Mobile-Manipulator Systems (MMS) simpler, a
novel command strategy that uses a single joystick is presented to replace the existing
paradigm of using multiple joysticks. To improve ...
Rapid rotational foam molding of integral skin polypropylene cellular composites
(2009-05-01)
Rapid Rotational Foam Molding (RRFM) is a novel patent-pending process that was
designed and developed to maximize the synergistic effects resulting from the deliberate
combination of extrusion and rotational foam molding ...
Design and development of a novel lightweight long-reach composite robotic arm
(2009-08-01)
Metallic robotic arms, or manipulators, currently dominate automated industrial operations, but
due to their intrinsic weight, have limited usefulness for large-scale applications in terms of
precision, speed, and ...
Rapid rotational foam molding of polyethylene integral-skin foamed core moldings
(2009-06-01)
This thesis focuses on the design, development, and evolution of a novel patent-pending
plastic processing technology entitled “Rapid Rotational Foam Molding” with special
emphasis on the processing of polyethylene (PE) ...
Evaporative heat and mass transfer with solubility driven solidification of aqueous droplet flows
(2009-03-01)
Nuclear-based hydrogen production via thermochemical water decomposition using a copper-chlorine cycle consists of a series of chemical reactions that split water into hydrogen and oxygen. This is accomplished through ...
Time-frequency analysis techniques for non-intrusive load monitoring
(2016-10-01)
The work
in this thesis examines time-frequency analysis techniques and in particular the wavelet
transform to extract the features contained within the electrical load signals. A novel approach
that is based on wavelet ...
Advancing the technology development for better quality wood plastic composites: process ability study
(2009-03-01)
Wood Plastic Composites (WPC) have advantages over natural wood such as improved
stiffness, recyclability, and waste minimization. However, issues such as the difficulty of
processing WPC with conventional methods, volatile ...
Detecting and preventing the electronic transmission of illicit images
(2009-04-01)
The sexual exploitation of children remains a very serious problem and is rapidly increasing globally through the use of the Internet. This work focuses on the current methods employed by criminals to generate and distribute ...
Design and analysis of a three degrees of freedom (DOF) parallel manipulator with decoupled motions
(2009-04-01)
Parallel manipulators have been the subject of study of much robotic research during the past three decades. A parallel manipulator typically consists of a moving platform that is connected to a fixed base by at least two ...
Optimization-based mechanism synthesis using multi-objective parallel asynchronous particle swarm optimization
(2008-12-01)
A distributed variant of multi-objective particle swarm optimization (MOPSO) called
multi-objective parallel asynchronous particle swarm optimization (MOPAPSO) is
presented, and the effects of distribution of objective ...