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Showing 1 to 20 of 139 for “"Stair"”.
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Autonomous stair climbing
… a small highly mobile tactical robot to climb stairs autonomously. A subsumption architecture is used to coordinate and control the maneuver. Various approaches to the problem including evolved architectures and use of contraction analysis are explored. Code was written and tested for …
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Stair Column Tower
This set of drawings, paintings, and photographs explores the realms of knowledge and experience in architecture through analytical and perceptual means. In other words, how physical, material considerations inform the experience of moving through space, the perception of space, and the memory of …
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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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The Eye of the Stair
… began with the measurement of the exterior stair at the East addition of Campbell Hall on the campus of the University of Virginia. The project continued with the design of nine different autonomous stairs, and nine stairs as buildings. Stairs are one of the most basic and complex elements …
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Stair agus Forbairt na Dramaiochta Gaeilge
… i an aidhm a chuireas romham sa tráchtas seo ná stair agus forbairt na drámaíochta Gaeilge sa tir seo a ríomhadh agus a mheas. On staidéar atá déanta agam ar dhrámaíocht na Gaeilge is féidir liom a rá nár tugadh aitheantas ceart di go fóill agus gur beag léirmheastóireacht atá déanta uirthi dá …
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Effectiveness of smoke barriers: pressurised stair enclosures
Stair Pressurisation Systems (SPS) are a form of smoke control used in many high-rise buildings. They are designed to keep smoke out of the stairwell so that occupants have a safe evacuation route during an emergency. Throughout the years, however, many within the Fire Engineering industry have …
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Design of a stair-climbing hand truck
… to negotiate a street curb or a short flight of stairs. The objective of this thesis was to design 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 …
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Stair na Gaeilge i gContae Thiobraid Árann 1700-1901
Stair na Gaeilge i gCo. Thiobraid Árann i rith na tréimhse 1700-1901 atá á ríomhadh sa tráchtas seo. Tar éis a cúlra agus a comhthéacs a shuíomh i gCaibidil a hAon, déantar scríobhaithe an cheantair a áireamh, fara tráchtaireacht orthu, i gCaibidil a Dó. I gCaibidlí a Trí agus a Ceathair, féachtar …
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The effectiveness of contextual cues in encouraging stair use
Stair climbing is an ideal activity to promote in worksites due to its availability and associated health benefits. To date findings are equivocal regarding stair climbing intervention success in this setting, thus more research is needed. Chapter two of this thesis confirmed that a calorific …
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From nostalgia to architecture: a stair for New York City
This thesis has been an exploration of a nostalgically inspired architectural idea. The resulting struggle was to bring rational clarity to the concepts associated with nostalgia in an effort to intelligently transform its essence into an expression of architecture relevant to the spirit of this …
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Stair Negotiation in an older adult population: Analysis of the lower limb
Stair negotiation has been identified by older adults as one of the most challenging locomotor tasks, one that is associated with a high risk for falls and serious injury. Currently lacking is a comprehensive understanding of the lower limb during stair negotiation in an older adult population. It …
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BIOMECHANICAL PROFILING OF STAIR NEGOTIATION AND FALL RISK DETECTION IN OLDER PEOPLE
Stair falls are a major cause of injury and loss of independence for older people and place escalating demands on the National Health Service (NHS). Individual (e.g. psychological and physiological) and environmental (e.g. stair design) factors influence the biomechanics of stair negotiation and …
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Effects Of An Intervention To Promote Stair Use In A University Building
… behavior. Promoting physical activity via stairwell prompting at the workplace has become very popular in recent years. This study tested an intervention based upon motivational signage placed in the stairwells of a University administrative building, as well as daily emails sent to the …
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Enhancing human metabolic economy in stair climbing via an elastic crutch mechanism
… has been studied in many different forms, stair climbing is a more energetically taxing activity and the upper arm and shoulder strength required is not always available in weaker or severely injured patients. We posit that the introduction of parallel springs spanning the elbow joint will …
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Framing Hudson Square: A Stair Encloses a Converging Grid in the City
… that make up the building are organized with stairs and corridors placed along the interior perimeter of the unit which both bound the central floor space and expose it, creating a layered vertical circulation space around a central, permeable core. The collective organization of units within …
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COMPENSATORY HIP AND KNEE MECHANICS IN TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTEES DURING STAIR DESCENT AND DIRECTIONAL TASK
… bodied control participants executed stair descent on a four-step rehabilitation staircase followed by one of two anticipated directional tasks. Force, kinematics and gait parameters were chosen to compare mechanics and stride characteristics between the residual limb, intact limb and …
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Design and manufacturing proposal for a stair-climbing wheelchair without an external power source
… The only other option for the disabled to ascend stairs is to purchase a high-tech battery-operated wheelchair with elaborate sensors and gyroscopes, which can cost around $25,000. As a result, there is a high demand for a cheap and efficient way to climb stairs with a practical wheelchair. With …
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Effect of various speeds on kinematic and kinetic factors during walking on a stair climbing machine
… 95 equivalent 8 inch steps/min) in walking on stair climbing machines. A secondary purpose was to determine if there were any differences in terms of kinematic and kinetic factors between experienced and inexperienced subjects.
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Striding towards fewer falls: quantifying gait from flat and stair terrains to predict falls in older adults
… conditions on flat surfaces and up and down stairs. They completed the clinically-validated Physiological Profile Assessment (PPA) and prospective falls were recorded over 12 months of follow-up. IMUs were worn on their lower back and right ankle; gait parameters were derived from the …
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