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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"guidance systems"”.
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Advances in real-time thoracic guidance systems
Substantial tissue motion: >1cm) arises in the thoracic/abdominal cavity due to respiration. There are many clinical applications in which localizing tissue with high accuracy: <1mm) is important. Potential applications include radiation therapy, radio frequency ablation, lung/liver biopsies, and …
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Simulation methods for the development of modular strategic guidance systems
… in a stovepiped development process where subsystems are developed independently and integration requirements are then levied on the system architecture. For applications like the MK6 Life Extension program, where a modular system architecture is the primary design goal, this method of …
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Linear Switched Reluctance Machine Drives with Electromagnetic Levitation and Guidance Systems
… and magnetically levitated and guided actuation systems (maglev) use either linear induction or synchronous machine topologies. From the cost, reliability, fault tolerance, and phase independence points of view, linear switched reluctance topologies are attractive for transportation application. …
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Application of optimal linear estimation to the alignment of inertial guidance systems.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Thesis. 1967. Sc.D.
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A Taguchi-Based Approach to Tune Bio-Inspired Guidance Systems for Tactical UAVs
… to tune the control parameters of a bio-inspired guidance system designed to confer a tactical behavior to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This bio-inspired guidance system is capable of reducing exposure to threats, while traversing previously uncharted, and potentially hostile territories. UAVs …
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Evaluating the perceptions and use of Computer Assisted Career Guidance Systems in seven high schools by learners and teachers: analysis, synthesis and computer effect
… how learners perceive Computer Assisted Career Guidance Systems at schooling level in South Africa. The research is also about exploring how teachers in the high school setting use these Computer Assisted Career Guidance systems. The thesis defines Computer-Assisted Career Guidance Systems as …
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Modern lightweight approach for design and implementation of workflow-based clinical guidance system
… adopted the use of clinical decision support systems (CDSS) into their workflow in the past decades. However, there are still many existing challenges for developing a successful CDSS. We propose an XState-React-Redux framework for the design and development of clinical guidance systems. We …
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System analysis and design of a low-cost micromechanical seeker system
Precision guided targeting systems have been in use by the U.S. military for the last half-century. The desire for high targeting accuracies while maintaining minimal collateral damage has driven the implementation of guidance systems on a myriad of different platforms. Current seeker systems using …
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General-Purpose Task Guidance from Natural Language in Augmented Reality using Vision-Language Models
Augmented reality task guidance systems provide assistance for procedural tasks, which require a sequence of physical actions, by rendering virtual guidance visuals within the real-world environment. An example of such a task would be to secure two wood parts together, which could display guidance …
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The investigation of online manuals and the role guidelines abstraction has on the usefulness of interface design guidelines in the evaluation of user system interfaces
… to place guidelines online in browsing systems, often as a part of automated USI design tools. This thesis studies the role levels of abstraction has on the detection of USI guidelines violations in user interface evaluation. Studies of online guidance systems, such as help manuals, have …
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The effect of using a computer assisted career guidance system on career development attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors in students
<p>Computer assisted career guidance systems were designed to combine the power of computers with career development theory to assist students in self assessment, career exploration, occupational and educational planning and decision making. Two systems used at educational institutions are DISCOVER …
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Virtual Reality as Navigation Tool: Creating Interactive Environments For Individuals With Visual Impairments
… on the viability of virtual reality based guidance systems. </p>
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The impact of GPS velocity based flight control on flight instrumentation architecture
… an autopilot and a tunnel-in- the-sky trajectory guidance system, are demonstrated in flight. Unlike traditional autopilot and trajectory guidance systems, these applications rely solely on the information obtained from a single-antenna GPS receiver which makes them affordable to the larger …
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Proportional navigation target tracking
… missiles use proportional navigation in their guidance systems, it is best to model their motion using the proportional navigation guidance law. An unbiased narrowband filter is required because the state estimate is used to extrapolate the trajectory over the long time of flight of the gun …
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Smart Travel Recommender System
… the risks of health problems. Current travel guidance systems such as Google Maps give recommendations to users mainly based on short travel time. Driven by the idea of improving air quality, mobility and quality of life for city residents, we contribute smart travel recommender system, which …
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Data-driven flight procedure simulation and noise analysis in a large-scale air transportation system
… quieter aircraft, increased precision of onboard guidance systems has resulted in new noise impacts driven by overflight frequency effects. Noise issues present a potential barrier to the continued rollout of advanced operational procedures in the US. This thesis presents a data-driven approach to …
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History and Analysis of Food Guides in the United States
… revisions of nutrient-based food guides and food guidance models issued in the United States between 1916 and 1991. A literature search of historical food guides, research, and review papers from the fields of nutrition science and education, dietetics, and health science provided primary sources …
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Enabling tactical autonomy for unmanned surface vehicles in defensive swarm engagements
… scenario as an application of game theoretical guidance, which was developed for use in missile guidance systems. Algorithms and behaviors are then presented to demonstrate that the multi-objective optimization in MOOS-IvP approaches the optimal solutions in the vehicles' autonomous response …
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Cognitive Map Generation for Vision and Language Navigation
… understanding is critical. Traditional VLN systems often struggle with effectively aligning language instructions and visual scene understanding, limiting their adaptability and navigation efficiency.</p> <p>This thesis proposes a novel Cognitive Map-based framework that addresses these …
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