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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"Remote environments"”.
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Enabling robotic manipulation in remote environments with shared autonomy
… facilitate exploration and scientific study in remote environments, enabling research in areas that were previously impossible to reach. Robots operating in space and marine environments encounter similar operational challenges, as both face high operational costs, bandwidth-limited conditions, …
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Enabling Robotic Manipulation in Remote Environments with Shared Autonomy
… facilitate exploration and scientific study in remote environments, enabling research in areas that were previously impossible to reach. Robots operating in space and marine environments encounter similar operational challenges, as both face high operational costs, bandwidth-limited conditions, …
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Computer graphic representation of remote environments using position tactile sensors
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1981.
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A tilt rotor UAV for long endurance operations in remote environments
Extended mission times will greatly expand the utility of small UAVs that are currently limited to a single flight lasting no more than a few hours. This thesis assesses the challenges to developing a small, long endurance UAV and presents a preliminary vehicle and controller design for a tiltrotor …
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The Experience Of Knowledge Workers In Remote Environments During The COVID-19 Pandemic
… shared office spaces and transition to remote work environments. This unprecedented mass exodus from traditional in-person physical workplaces was facilitated by existing and new software and technology that allowed workers to remain connected and working. This phenomenological study …
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Design, construction, and testing of a fingertip tactile display for interaction with virtual and remote environments
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1990.
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Biogeochemical and phylogenetic signals of Proterozoic and Phanerozoic microbial metabolisms
… especially in spatially and temporally-remote environments. Microbes leave behind an often scarce, unidentifiable, or nonspecific record on geologic timescales. This thesis develops and employs novel geochemical and genetic approaches to illuminate diagnostic signals of microbial …
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Biogeochemical and phylogenetic signals of Proterozoic and Phanerozoic microbial metabolisms
… especially in spatially and temporally-remote environments. Microbes leave behind an often scarce, unidentifiable, or nonspecific record on geologic timescales. This thesis develops and employs novel geochemical and genetic approaches to illuminate diagnostic signals of microbial …
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Customization and automation in the future of digital forensics: live OS forensics with FENIX (forensic examiner unix)
… live OS (Operating System) created to be used in remote environments for incident response and digital forensics. Between a joint effort between the Center for Information Protection (CIP) and the Iowa State University Police Department (ISUPD), FENIX has been tailored to suit the needs and …
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Guidelines for Integrating Care Pedagogy into Faculty Development for Future Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) in Higher Education: The CARE Framework
… higher education institutions during emergency remote teaching (ERT). These care-focused faculty development guidelines are designed and developed using Type 2 model research and operationalizing the ADDIE Model. The guidelines were structured into a framework called CARE: Care adoption in …
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M-Cell assembly
… in construction of structures in extreme-remote environments and in the fabrication-rapid prototyping field.
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Autonomous low-cost network of ozone sensors: to study the spatial distribution and exposure in underserved agricultural communities in central California
… air pollutant, is often overlooked in rural and remote regions, leaving the spatial distribution and exposure levels poorly understood, particularly in underserved communities. In this study, we developed and deployed a network of 12 autonomous, low-cost, and solar-powered air quality monitoring …
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Investigating the Process of Valuing Investments in Intangibles: A Case Study in Safety and Security in the Multinational Hotel Industry
… of business climates. The differences in the remote environments, namely the political, economic, socio-cultural, technological, and ecological environments, presented a great opportunity to gather different views regarding safety and security investments from hotel managers. The dimensions of …
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Enabling human-robot cooperation in scientific exploration of bandwidth-limited environments
… exploration most often takes place in highly remote and dangerous environments, such as in the deep sea and on other planets. These environments are very hostile to humans, which makes robotic exploration the first and often the only option. However, they also impose restrictive limits on how …
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Probabilistic Ecosystems Assessment with Reinforcement Learning.
… yet monitoring these dynamic and often remote environments remains a pressing challenge, further exacerbated by the impacts of climate change. Rising ocean temperatures, acidification, and habitat degradation are altering biodiversity distributions, increasing the need for rapid …
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Portable inshoe gait analysis device
… Its configuration provides for operation in remote environments, allowing for gait measurements under specific ambulation conditions. Use of a new transducer monitoring technique, in addition to a new video mixing technique, has enabled this device to compete with those systems making use of …
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Responsive Space Environments: New Paradigms in Blending Virtual and Physical Exploration through Human-Robot Operations
… space, the integration of robotics and virtual environments in space systems becomes increasingly pivotal, augmenting our capacity to explore, interact, and study remote environments. This research delves into the use cases, benefits, and challenges associated with Human-robot operations in …
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Enabling human-robot cooperation in scientific exploration of bandwidth-limited environments
… exploration most often takes place in highly remote and dangerous environments, such as in the deep sea and on other planets. These environments are very hostile to humans, which makes robotic exploration the first and often the only option. However, they also impose restrictive limits on how …
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Microbial Mat Abundance and Activity in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
… production in cryptogam vegetation. However, remote sensing can provide long-term, spatially-extensive estimates of primary production and are particularly well suited to remote environments, such as in the McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV) of Antarctica, where cyanobacterial communities are the main …
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Method to design and fabricate an octahedral-tetrahedral spaceframe from repurposed scaffolding
… with broad application in resource-strapped and remote environments where material efficiency and accessible assembly are essential. This thesis demonstrates a method to design and fabricate an octet spaceframe using repurposed scaffolding. A range of configurations and forms are modelled and …
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