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Showing 1 to 20 of 108 for “"semi autonomous"”.
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The control of semi-autonomous robots
… before the competition in 2003. Although an autonomous game of soccer was not successfully played in the 2003 competition, the UCT F180 RoboSoccer team had made a great deal of progress towards this goal and, consequently, a strong foundation for future robotic soccer research within UCT has …
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Semi-autonomous Magnetic Manipulation for Endovascular Navigation
… to solve this problem, this thesis presents a semi-autonomous magnetic manipulation system for the single robot arm platform. In the system, an appropriate position and orientation of the magnet are obtained by aligning the desired field direction with the center axis of the magnet. For the …
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Semi-autonomous mobile phone communication avatar for enhanced interaction
… MeBot is started. The MeBot is designed to be a semiautonomous robot that is aimed to embody the other side of the phone conversation in a more interactive way. This thesis covers the initial mechanical design of the MeBot. Major goals such as compactness, expressiveness, and manufacturability …
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Robotic Goal-Based Semi-Autonomous Algorithms Improve Remote Operator Performance
… research was to determine if reliable goal-based semi-autonomous algorithms are able to improve remote operator performance or not. Two semi-autonomous algorithms were examined: visual servoing and visual dead reckoning. Visual servoing uses computer vision techniques to generate movement commands …
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WAVESworld, a testbed for constructing 3D semi-autonomous animated characters
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Media Arts & Sciences, 1995.
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Automated Landing Site Evaluation for Semi-Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
… sites for a vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) semi-autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from point cloud data obtained from a stereo vision system. The relatively inexpensive, commercially available Bumblebee stereo vision camera was selected for this study. A "point cloud viewer" computer …
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Investigating Driver Perceptions of Semi-Autonomous Vehicle Sensing and Response Characteristics
<p>As semi-autonomous vehicle (SAV) technologies become increasingly integrated into modern transportation, understanding how the public perceives their capabilities is essential for ensuring safe and effective human-automation interaction. This study examined drivers’ perceptions of SAV detection …
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Semi-autonomous control of multiple heterogeneous vehicles for intersection collision avoidance
This paper describes the design of a supervisory controller (supervisor) that manages multiple heterogeneous vehicles, i.e., multiple controlled and uncontrolled vehicles, to avoid intersection collisions. Two main problems are addressed: verification of the safety of all vehicles at an …
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Towards Semi-Autonomous, Highly Automated, and Remotely Operated (SAHARO) Nuclear Reactors
… paradigms, which will be referred to as Semi-Autonomous, Highly Automated, or Remote Operations (SAHARO) in this thesis. While some of these new reactors have seen limited progress in design certification and licensing efforts under current regulatory practices, there remains little …
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Building a semi-autonomous sociable robot platform for robust interpersonal telecommunication
… application as it pertains to using a semi-autonomous robotic avatar in a remote environment. The software platform consists of an extensible and robust distributed software system that connects a remote human puppeteer to the Huggable robot via internet. The paper discusses design …
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A homotopy-based hierarchical framework for semi-autonomous/autonomous vehicle navigation
Semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles have been of interest for reasons such as safety, efficiency, and convenience. The thesis proposes a homotopy-based hierarchical motion planning and control framework for vehicle navigation. A homotopy is, roughly speaking, a set of trajectories with the same …
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Development of a semi-autonomous directional and spectroscopic radiation detection mobile platform
This thesis presents a method for a small, inexpensive mobile robot equipped with a single high resolution scintillation detector to quickly survey an area and convey information about local sources of gamma radiation to a remote human operator. This is achieved by surrounding the detector with a …
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A semi-autonomous vision-based navigation system for a mobile robotic vehicle
… teleoperation, this thesis aims to develop a semi-autonomous vision-based navigation system for a small mobile robotic vehicle designed by Draper Laboratory. The system relies on monocular vision processing to employ an optical flow balance strategy for real-time obstacle avoidance. The system …
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An Approach to Semi-Autonomous Indoor Drone System: Software Architecture and Integration Testing
To address these problems, we establish a semi-autonomous functionality by removing the RC transmitter, and remotely connecting the Drone System to track status and executing user-based input commands. In order to resolve the limitation in hardware connections on the Flight Controller, we …
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Semi Autonomous Vehicle Intelligence: Real Time Target Tracking For Vision Guided Autonomous Vehicles
Unmanned vehicles (UVs) are seeing more widespread use in military, scientific, and civil sectors in recent years. These UVs range from unmanned air and ground vehicles to surface and underwater vehicles. Each of these different UVs has its own inherent strengths and weaknesses, from payload to …
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Semi-autonomous driving control of multi-trailer articulated heavy vehicles for increasing highway traffic safety
This PhD research introduces innovative semi-autonomous driving strategies for Multitrailer Articulated Heavy Vehicles (MTAHVs) to enhance highway safety and transportation efficiency. While autonomous driving has progressed, concerns about safety, reliability, and ethical issues remain, making the …
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A semi-autonomous mobile robot/teleoperator with applications as an aid for severely handicapped people
A framework for a practical, easy-to-use system which can allow severely handicapped people to control and interact with their home and work environments is presented. Software written for a personal computer allows the user to command a robot to move about a structured indoor environment as well …
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Fractional Order State Feedback Control for Improved Lateral Stability of Semi-Autonomous Commercial Heavy Vehicles
<p>With the growing development of autonomous and semi-autonomous large commercial heavy vehicles, the lateral stability control of articulated vehicles have caught the attention of researchers recently. Active vehicle front steering (AFS) can enhance the handling performance and stability of …
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