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Climbing Mount Probable
This work attempts to explain the relationships between natural selection, information theory, and statistical inference. In particular, a geometric formulation of information theory known as information geometry and its deep connections to evolutionary game theory inform the role of natural …
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Autonomous stair climbing
As the face of warfare changes, the military has started to explore the application of robotics on the battlefield. Robots give soldiers a flexible, technologically advanced, disposable set of eyes and ears to assist them with their goal. This thesis deals with the design and implementation of a …
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Structure Climbing Monkey Robot
… design, building, and testing of the Structure Climbing Monkey Robot (SCMR). It is composed of seven successive joints and linkages with two grippers at the two ends. Each gripper can act as the base or the end of the robot. The SCMR has the ability to climb any structure. The gripper plates can …
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Physical literacy within climbing walls.
… study is to examine Physical Literacy (PL) at climbing walls, specifically investigating coaches’ expert views of whether taught climbing sessions are a valid means of contributing to the physical literacy of the children that attend them. Physical Literacy as a concept appears to be gathering …
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Corporeal routes: climbing towards culture
Traditionally, spatial knowledge has been conceptualized and explained through the use of the cognitive map hypothesis, in which the metaphor of the topographic map is used to construct an explanation of the way in which knowledge about space is stored and used. I argue that the topographical …
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Stair climbing wheelchair accessory device
Thesis: B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1991
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Effects of various loads and speeds on the mechanical energy of climbing and climbing mechanics
Climbing, one of the most common body movements, has not been researched on a highly-constrained apparatus, such as a climbing exercise device with synchronously moving hand grip and foot pedal on each side. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of various loads and speeds …
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Hybrid climbing bodies: the climbing assemblage and the technologically mediated engagements and ascensions of rock climbers
… Theory inspired approach to the study of rock climbing to argue that climbers are more-than-human fusions comprised of the human and non-human. The research explores this notion of hybrid climbers, which I term the ‘hybrid climbing assemblage’. The complicated relationships between these human …
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Mathematical modeling of lead climbing falls
… model for simulating dynamic falls in lead sport climbing, with an emphasis on physical realism and empirical validation. The system is modeled as a mass–spring–damper, incorporating gravity, nonlinear rope stiffness, internal damping, and Capstan-style friction at protection points. The goal is …
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Detraditionalization and differentiation in UK rock climbing
… detraditionalization and differentiation of rock climbing in the UK. The type of climbing in the UK known as traditional climbing is taken as the "pregiven or natural order of things" (Heelas, 1996: 2) and how more contemporary rock climbing types interact with traditional climbing is explored. In …
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Heat transfer in the climbing film evaporator
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Improvement of Climbing Ability in Kindergarten Children
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Design of a stair-climbing hand truck
… and test a consumer-grade hand truck capable of climbing stairs. Several designs were conceived that would allow a non-industrial hand truck to travel over stairs, curbs, or uneven terrain while putting minimal strain on the user. One strategy, referred to as the Blanco Stair-Climbing Wheel, was …
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Impacts of rock climbing on lichen and bryophyte communities at McLellan Rocks and Sharon Climbing Areas, Spokane County, WA
… A recent rise in the outdoor recreation of rock climbing has caused major concerns over its potential negative impacts on cliff-dwelling biodiversity. To better understand how rock climbing is impacting lichen, bryophyte and vascular plant communities in Spokane, WA, I surveyed two sites: …
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Investigating Internal Biomechanics for Insights into Climbing Difficulty
This thesis presents an analysis of rock climbing biomechanics, with a focus on understanding how force distribution across the climber’s limbs impacts route difficulty. By applying a static equilibrium model to pose estimations found using machine learning techniques, we examine climber movements …
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A controllably adhesive climbing robot using magnetorheological fluid
… effects of magnetorheological fluid for use in climbing robotics were experimentally measured and compared to existing cohesive failure fluid models of yield stress adhesion. These models were found to correlate with experimental results at yield stresses below 1.12 kPa. MR fluid samples …
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Generalized hill climbing algorithms for discrete optimization problems
Generalized hill climbing (GHC) algorithms are introduced, as a tool to address difficult discrete optimization problems. Particular formulations of GHC algorithms include simulated annealing (SA), local search, and threshold accepting (T A), among. others. A proof of convergence of GHC algorithms …
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A Convergence Analysis of Generalized Hill Climbing Algorithms
Generalized hill climbing (GHC) algorithms provide a unifying framework for describing several discrete optimization problem local search heuristics, including simulated annealing and tabu search. A necessary and a sufficient convergence condition for GHC algorithms are presented. The convergence …
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Climbing the corporate ladder: desired skills and successful psychopaths
Many of the characteristics embodied by successful psychopaths, such as superficial charm, cool decisiveness, and a grandiose self-worth, are often treated synonymously with corporate leadership qualities. Consequently, successful psychopaths are actively being selected for corporate positions as …
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