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Showing 1 to 20 of 88 for “"Futuristic"”.
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Linear synchronous motor based propulsion for the futuristic hyperloop transportation system
Current trends are leading towards an electrified future of transportation. Its popularity amongst the public is continuously increasing this trend. Today, the demands for an economical, carbon conscience and faster mode of transportation is imperative. Thus, the proposal for a new mode of …
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A proposed cost-benefit analysis model for physical form analysis for a futuristic submarine decision support system
… is a method for determining functions of a futuristic system, and the proposed cost benefit model fills the gap for objective evaluation of form. The cost-benefit analysis was not straightforward, as determining objective usability of the physical display interfaces is difficult since it is …
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Driving Emerging Technologies From Concept to Reality: A Case Study of Carbon Nanotubes
… be leveraged to not only set the foundation for futuristic next-generation hardware, but also realize practical systems that can have an impact today. As a case study, I use carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to demonstrate a realistic roadmap for commercially realizing these next-generation technologies. …
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Education in the year 2035: a Delphi study to identify possible futures of the public secondary school
… The panel of experts was asked to respond to futuristic trends within each of these areas in terms of probability of occurrence, time frame of occurrence and impact on the public secondary school as we know it today. This study used the Delphi Method and involved a series of three …
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A Key to All Mythologies
… and artificiality. Plastic has lost the futuristic and hopeful appeal it had in the past but it might still be an apt material to employ for a truly American artwork.</p>
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Transcending Space and Time: The emerging urban morphosis around spaceports
… spaceport and its surrounding local conditions-a futuristic company town. The design approach is derived from a multitude of learnings from the past and later it is curated to envision a futuristic aspect providing solutions for better livelihood of people while also advocating for the surrounding …
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Motion learning by robot apprentices : a fuzzy neural approach
Futuristic scenarios feature anthropomorphic robots cooperating with humans in daily activities. Efficient cooperation requires new techniques for facilitating man-robot skill transfer. Instead of programming, it is far easier for a human to demonstrate the task, showing the robot the movements it …
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Rayleigh scattering of the Cosmic Microwave Background: Towards a first detection with the next generation of surveys.
… of CMB surveys. We also show that more futuristic experiments, such as PICO will be able to use Rayleigh scattering to improve constraints on Neff and Σmν. Even more futuristic experiments will be able to use the Rayleigh scattering signal to improve measurements of primordial …
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Multi-agent system for future groundwater depletion scenarios using game theory
… investigated using game theory, under several futuristic scenarios. The consequence of unregulated groundwater extraction in each case is analyzed. A set of five irrigators, growing three crops: corn, sorghum and wheat, have been considered in this study. To allow groundwater flow, these agents …
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The plastic dynamism of the human aesthetic : employing futurist methodologies in the cross-disciplinary design of social robot morphologies
… remarkable similarities and a prevailing ‘futuristic’ aesthetic developed by the Futurists that is still largely present in contemporary social robots. By consciously returning to the practices of the Futurists—from which so much futuristic inspiration has been drawn—methods from this …
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Novel Speculations: Postrace Fictions in the 21st Century
… I argue that through the use of features such as futuristic orientation, racially unmarked characters, and the reconfiguration of racial groupings, postrace novels attempt to unsettle our notions of race – a paradoxical endeavor, for attempts to unsettle a category ultimately invoke it again. …
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Human-guided management of collaborating unmanned vehicles in degraded communication environments
… conditions through simulation with a particular futuristic UAS, the On-board Planning System for UxVs in Support of Expeditionary Reconnaissance and Surveillance (OPS-USERS) system. The availability of reliable communications is vital to the success of current UASs.
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Quadrasense : immersive UAV-based cross-reality environmental sensor networks
Quadrasense explores futuristic applications in environmental sensing by integrating ideas of cross-reality with semi-autonomous sensor-aware vehicles. The cross-reality principals of telepresence, augmented reality, and virtual reality are enabled through an Unnamed-Aerial-Vehicle, a specialized …
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Modeling, analysis, simulation and real-time hardware in-the-loop implementation of hybrid/electric vehicles’ powertrain
… train performance when incorporated with new futuristic innovative components. For example, a new proposed two-speed transmission system developed by inMotive corporation that can be applied to most of electrified vehicles. Further, wide band gap (WBG) devices such as GaN semiconductors and …
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RoboBUG: a game-based approach to learning debugging techniques
… RoboBUG in which a player assumes the role of a futuristic programmer trying to find “bugs" in a mechanical suit. We then conducted an evaluation to assess novice programmers playing the RoboBUG game and novices who instead completed a traditional written assignment. Our results found that study …
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"Five in a Frame": A Story of Art for Young Adults
… different eras and regions of the world in a futuristic setting, this story discusses the nature of artistic talent, and tries to isolate circumstances, cultures, and times to discover the art spirit. The story evolves around a fictional piece of art, created by morphing together elements of …
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The Future of Physical Education in Higher Education: A Delphi Investigation
… concern that some disciplinarians will be a-futuristic and unable to operationalize the vast potential of the discipline at the institutional level, by continuing to use outdated and inappropriate frameworks of a modern era gone by.
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Maintenance in a contractor organization:a practical approach
… information system is also presented, and two futuristic maintenance proposals are introduced. The model and the integrated maintenance management system, constitute a strong tool, that equipment managers can use to optimize the maintenance function, and improve the mechanical, operational, and …
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The application of GPU to molecular communication studies
… into communication possibilities of futuristic in vivo nanomachines. Existing MC simulations have not fully accounted for structural boundaries and the associated simulation of a massive number of messenger molecule paths for stochastic evaluation. These molecules are influenced by a …
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