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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Vehicle Controls"”.
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Execution of a Hybrid Vehicle Controls Development Effort Utilizing Model-Based Design, Hardware-in-the-loop Testing, Agile Scrum Methods and Requirements Engineering
<p>Modern hybrid vehicles require sophisticated supervisory control systems in order to realize competitive efficiency gains. Processes such as model-based design, HIL simulation and Agile Scrum methods can allow for quicker and less costly development of a complex product. The design of a …
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Maximizing AUV slow speed performance
A review of the Odyssey IIB autonomous underwater vehicle shows that energy costs associated with vehicle controls can be reduced and operational flexibility improved with relatively simple, low cost improvements. Because the operating speed that minimizes forward drag is not necessarily the same …
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Motion planning with dynamic constraints through pose graph optimization
… robotic path-planning that is able to recover vehicle controls in addition to discovering an optimized, feasible trajectory from start to goal for vehicles with arbitrary dynamics. The motion planner extends the application of factor-graph optimization commonly used in simultaneous localization …
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Investigating Potential Therapies to Decrease the Rate of Cystine Stone Growth in Slc3a1-/- Mice
… of stone growth when compared to the respective vehicle controls; however, methyl selenocysteine and the zinc-supplemented diet displayed no effect on the rate or nature of stone formation. Homocysteine and tiopronin were shown to worsen stone growth rate. Sulforaphane and TPEN were effective …
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Discovery of novel anti-inflammatory proteins inspired by bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell secretions
… protection of renal function compared to controls. The second part of the thesis will describe the development of a device designed for sustained delivery of MSC secreted factors to dialysis-dependent AKI subjects. We tested these devices for cell function, stability and viability when …
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Analysis of a CubeSat Orbit Using STK
This thesis presents an analysis of CubeSat orbits for both Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) missions using Systems Tool Kit (STK). The study focuses on analyzing communication, power generation, and radiation exposure while considering various factors. The analysis is based on …
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Investigating the role of extrasynaptic GABAA receptors located in the infralimbic cortex in the binge-like alcohol intake of male C57BL/6J mice
… (25 or 50 ng per side respectively) or saline vehicle into the ILC. It was found that the highest dose of THIP (100 ng/mouse) increased alcohol intake relative to vehicle controls, although control animals consumed relatively little ethanol following infusion. Furthermore, THIP had no effect on …
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Macronutrient Intake, Growth Hormone-Releasing Factor and Somatostatin During Zinc Deficiency and Repletion in Rats
… i.c.v. infusion of anti-GRF IgG compared to vehicle controls. In summary, GRF may direct protein intake, and possibly CHO and FAT intake, during zinc repletion to supply anabolic substrates for growth.
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Motor and Cerebellar Effects in Rats Exposed to PCBs and Methylmercury During Early Development
… rats were divided into four groups: (1) vehicle controls, (2) PCBs only, (3) MeHg only, and (4) PCB+MeHg. Exposures to PCBs and/or MeHg began 4 weeks prior to breeding and continued to postnatal day (PND) 16. The offspring were weaned on PND21 and tested as adults on three motor …
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Intratracheal instillation of silver nanoparticles exacerbates cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury in male sprague-dawley rats
… AgNP, in 200 ul of the respective PVP or citrate vehicle. Serum samples were collected prior to instillation and 1, 3, 6, 24, 48, 72, and 168 hours following instillation. Serum samples were analyzed by multiplex assay for concentrations of: G-CSF, GM-CSF, MIP-1a, IL -1b, IL-2, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, …
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Neural and endocrine control of mating behavior in selected mating lines of chickens and quail
… diameter of the seminiferous tubules relative to vehicle controls. In an attempt to increase the accuracy of stereotaxic surgery, the spatial relationships between several external cranial landmarks and brain nuclei were established. The data were employed to develop a multiple regression …
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Changes in the Murine Nigrostriatal Pathway Following Pyrethroid and Organophosphate Insecticide Exposure: An Immunohistochemical Study
… tissue injury. Groups of matched treated/vehicle-control mice received three IP injections of the insecticide/dose of interest over a 2-week period. Counts of immunoreactive (IR) neuropil in the dorsolateral striatum were made from four pre-selected fields per striatal tissue section. …
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Identification of Tire Dynamics Based on Intelligent Tire
… e.g., slip, forces and deformation of tires. Vehicle control systems such as ABS and VSP (Vehicle Stability Program) can be enhanced by leveraging this information since control algorithms can be updated based on directly measured parameters from intelligent tire rather than estimated …
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Brain Endothelial Cells Orchestrate an Anti-Encephalitic State in the Central Nervous System in Response to Peripheral Viral Infection
… tissue from animals pretreated with poly(I:C) or vehicle controls we show that poly(I:C) reduces the levels of viral replication and associated host immune responses in the CNS which likely accounts for the reduced disease burden. Lastly, we uncover the mechanism of footpad poly(I:C)-mediated …
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C/EBPβ Regulates Tumour Size and Microenvironment Composition in Lewis Lung Carcinoma
… for two weeks reduced tumour weight relative to vehicle controls. Cytokine profiling further showed downregulation of cytokines, including a decrease in CCL2. Notably, CCL2 was also a C/EBPβ-regulated gene in our genetic models, decreasing with C/EBPβ knockout and increasing with C/EBPβ …
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Future vehicle types and characteristics : reducing fuel consumption through shifts in vehicle segments and operating characteristics
Light duty vehicles represent a notable target of regulation in the United States due to their environmental, safety, and economic externalities. Fuel economy regulation represents one of the more prominent attempts to limit the environmental externalities of passenger vehicles entering the U.S. …
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Effectiveness of Compensatory Vehicle Control Techniques Exhibited by Drivers after Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Surgery
… Additionally, the degree of success in vehicle operation by comparing an ideal turn to the path taken by the driver allows for a level of quantification of the effectiveness of the compensatory techniques. Moreover, driver trajectories inferred from the vehicle Controller Area Network …
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An investigation into the role of cannabinoid and group 1 metabotropic glutamate receptors in the control of rhythmic locomotion in hatchling Xenopus Laevis
… the frequency of swim cycles when compared with vehicle control, indicating that the increase seen with DHPG application may be blocked by CB1 inhibition. Application of endogenous CB1 agonist N-arachidonoylethanolamide (AEA) decreased frequency of swim cycles at lower concentrations (0.1-10μM), …
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Multiple Robot Boundary Tracking with Phase and Workload Balancing
… of the controller in an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) under ice edge sampling application. Successful results from experimentation with three iRobot(R) Creates are also presented.
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Immunodulation of inflammation in a murine pnemococcal sepsis model
… with five doses of 10ug highly purified LPS or vehicle (PBS) at 12 hours interval. Another group of LPS or PBS treated C57bl/6 received 25 mg/kg ceftriaxone at 6 hours post infection. Survival was monitored for 5 days. Blood samples were collected at different time points (6h, 12h and 24h) after …