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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"intuitive method"”.
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Design of a low power capacitive sensor for a micromachined accelerometer
… digital assistants and cellular phones, as an intuitive method of data entry which does not consume space on the ever-shrinking exterior. These devices are battery powered, which imposes stringent power consumption limitations on any hardware added. To make an accelerometer a viable addition to …
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Thrust Network Analysis : exploring three-dimensional equilibrium
… presents Thrust Network Analysis, a new methodology for generating compression-only vaulted surfaces and networks. The method finds possible funicular solutions under gravitational loading within a defined envelope. Using projective geometry, duality theory and linear optimization, it …
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The psychological and aesthetic development of "Closet memories" as a short-film production.
… represented by way of a researched and intuitive method of approach required in thesis development. Thus, the underlying objective of this work is to effectively demonstrate the significant nature the following content possesses in relationship to modern social occurrences, and thus …
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Accounting for Mysteries: Narratives of Intuition and Empiricism in the Victorian Novel
… between an empirical epistemology and an intuitive method of knowing the world as depicted in popular Victorian novels. These narratives attempt to assimilate alternate modes of understanding; however, the uneasiness of the relationship between empiricism and intuition speaks to larger …
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Counter-Intuitive Behavior in Locally Optimal Solar Sail Escape Trajectories
… in total orbital energy to achieve escape---an intuitive control strategy originally presumed to generate near-optimal results---are compared to optimized trajectories generated using optimal control theory. This comparison indicates that the intuitive method is capable of approximating locally …
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A Portable Approach to High-Level Behavioral Programming for Complex Autonomous Robot Applications
… is presented that provides the designer with an intuitive method for building contextual intelligence while preserving the qualities of emergent behavior present in traditional behavior-based programming. This is done by using a modified hierarchical state machine for behavior arbitration in …
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Finger walking control of a two-dimensional walking model through inverse kinematics
… be allowed a more natural and variable control method of controlling their stepping motion. Finger walking control provides an intuitive method of using just the fingertip positions to provide all the data necessary to allow for walking. This thesis first addressed the use of the JACK modeling …
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Novel fitted multi-point flux approximation methods for options pricing
… Black-Scholes PDE strongly relies on numerical methods. The finite difference method and the finite volume method are amongst the most used numerical methods for its resolution. Besides, the BlackScholes PDE is degenerated when stock price approaches zero. This degeneracy affects negatively the …
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Procedural generation of features for volumetric terrains using a rule-based approach.
… approach. This thesis contributes two methods to procedurally generate features for terrains that utilise a volumetric representation. The first method is a novel grammar-based approach to generate overhangs and caves from a set of rules. This voxel grammar provides a flexible and …
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Head mounted display architectures for 3D augmented reality
… environment and real objects, providing an intuitive method to interact with data. However, AR displays must be lightweight and compact, and be able to display bright, high-resolution 3D images. Current AR displays are limited by bulky-form factors with a limited field of view (FOV), and the …
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High Fidelity Open Rotor Noise Prediction
… challenge. Hence, high fidelity noise prediction methods are needed to accurately predict and compare the noise of different designs. This thesis focuses on one set of methods based on the Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings (\fwh) equation. This equation is considered to be the most realistic description of …
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Análise histórica e metodológica do livro de António Trajano e suas relações com os atuais Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais (PCN)
O objetivo desta investigação foi analisar as transformações que os conteúdos da aritmética (nomenclatura atual matemática) sofreram a partir do final do século XIX, meados do século XX e início do século XXI para procurar responder ao questionamento central: pode-se afirmar que as inovações …
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Extended discrete choice models : integrated framework, flexible error structures, and latent variables
Discrete choice methods model a decision-maker's choice among a set of mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive alternatives. They are used in a variety of disciplines (transportation, economics, psychology, public policy, etc.) in order to inform policy and marketing decisions and to better …
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Designing Human-Centered Collaborative Systems for School Redistricting
… strategies, a straightforward, visual, and intuitive method to comprehend intricate geographical limitations. The users demonstrated the ability to navigate the interface without iii any previous training or explanation. In this work, I propose the following three new concepts: (i) A new …