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Showing 1 to 20 of 744 for “"Locomotion"”.
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Descending Locomotion in Primates
… of arboreal travel, such as descent, in the locomotion of primates compared to clawed non-primates, and may have influenced the evolutionary selective pressures that primates experienced over time. It has been hypothesized that larger primates are less likely to descend supports headfirst …
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Bio-inspired fluid locomotion
We have developed several novel methods of locomotion at low Reynolds number, for both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids: Robosnails 1 and 2, which operate on a lubrication layer, and the three-link swimmer which moves in an unbounded fluid. Robosnail 1 utilizes lubrication pressures generated in …
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Metastable legged-robot locomotion
A variety of impressive approaches to legged locomotion exist; however, the science of legged robotics is still far from demonstrating a solution which performs with a level of flexibility, reliability and careful foot placement that would enable practical locomotion on the variety of rough and …
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The Impetus of Locomotion
The "Impetus of Locomotion" takes the implication of a force in which movement happens. This thesis takes this connotatively resonant idea in which movement is construed and creates a static definition of it in a building, in this case a high speed rail station - a literal translation of movement. …
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Locomotion: A Cinematic Approach
The landscape is not static, but perceived dynamically and should be designed for the unique sorts of movement that occur. Within the site of Carpinteria, California's Amtrak train station lies an opportunity to maximize public space through an investigation of those in motion at this place of …
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C.elegans locomotion: an integrated approach
… The result is an organism in which the locomotion subsystem is mapped at cellular resolution. Despite its small size and the apparent simplicity of the underlying nervous system, the worm is capable of a surprisingly rich repertoire of behaviours including navigation and foraging, …
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The biomechanics of human locomotion
Includes bibliographical references. The thesis on CD-ROM includes Animate, GaitBib, GaitBook and GaitLab, four quick time movies which focus on the functional understanding of human gait. The CD-ROM is available at the Health Sciences Library.
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Learning Robust Terrain-Aware Locomotion
… of natural and complex terrains. Approaches to locomotion based on model-based feedback control are robust to perturbations but cannot easily incorporate visual terrain information. Meanwhile, approaches to locomotion based on learning excel at associating visual sensory data with suitable …
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Handsfree Locomotion Techniques for Mobile VR
… offers a natural and immersive form of virtual locomotion that can potentially reduce cybersickness. WIP, however, is difficult to implement in mobile contexts as it typically relies on bulky controllers or an external camera. This work presents a novel hands-free WIP technique usable for mobile …
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Non-inertial Undulatory Locomotion Across Scales
Locomotion is crucial to behaviors such as predator avoidance, foraging, and mating. In particular, undulatory locomotion is one of the most common forms of locomotion. From microscopic flagellates to swimming fish and slithering snakes, this form of locomotion is a remarkably robust …
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Biomechanics of cross-country skiing locomotion
… of a gliding phase make the DST an interesting locomotion which may reflect a locomotor adaptation of human to the environment. The overall purpose of the research undertaken in this work was to determine the strategies employed by skiers to progress along the ground in the DST. Different …
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Mathematical modelling studies of human locomotion
… understanding of normal and pathological biped locomotion. It involves theoretical considerations in respect of model building, model testing and practical work concerned with the collection of pertinent data.
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Robust bipedal locomotion on unknown terrain
A wide variety of bipedal robots have been constructed with the goal of achieving natural and efficient walking in outdoor environments. Unfortunately, there is still a lack of general schemes enabling the robots to reject terrain disturbances. In this thesis, two approaches are presented to …
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Locomotion : a railroad museum for Chattanooga
This thesis is about exploring an architecture that serves a dual purpose: one, as witness to the past, and, two, as evidence of a constantly changing built environment. It is about exploring a landscape rich with associative memories. Through the design of a railroad museum on abandoned railroad …
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Tail use in bioinspired quadrupedal locomotion
Tails are seen in nature to be used in an amazing number of different applications. Many of these applications seen in nature may be of use to bioinspired roboticists in the future. I have provided a brief review of tail use as seen in nature. An experiment was performed using the MIT Cheetah to …
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Robust Predictive Control for Legged Locomotion
… machines that can mimic animal locomotion has fueled the imagination of many researchers. These legged robots are designed to assist humans in their day-to-day tasks and challenging scenarios such as monitoring remote, inhospitable environments, disaster response, and other …
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Locomotion synthesis in complex physically simulated environments
Understanding and synthesizing locomotion of humans and animals will have far-reaching impacts in computer animation, robotic and biomechanics. However, due to the complexity of the neuromuscular control and physical interactions with the environment, computationally modeling these seemingly …
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ELLIE - Exteroceptive Light Locomotion in Eukaryote-Fungi
<p> Over the past decade, fungal research and its technological applications have expanded across multiple disciplines, including the emerging field of biohybrid systems. This thesis develops and evaluates a wireless, untethered mobile robot controlled by the action potential-like activity …
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Occulomotor Function and Locomotion in Parkinson's Disease
Many persons with Parkinson's disease: PD) experience difficulty turning that can lead to freezing of gait, falls, and an increased risk of fall-related injuries. We hypothesized, based on previous literature, that turning difficulty and freezing during turning may be related to deficits in the …
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