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Cooperative Payload
Transport by Robot Collectives
Cooperation has been the
key to success of most human endeavor and the similar incorporation
of cooperation in robotic systems is critical to realize the next
generation of systems and applications. Interest in cooperating
systems arises when the tasks may be inherently too complex for a
single system to accomplish; or when building and using several
simple systems can be more flexible, fault-tolerant or cheaper than
using a single large system. ...
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Immerse Virtual
Environment for Individualized Progressive Telerehalibitation
Virtual Reality (VR) environments, which
exploit the sensory-immersion of the user to facilitate development
of interactive and intuitive human-computer interfaces have
applications in diverse fields. In our work, we propose the
development and evaluation of a virtual driving simulator with
haptic feedback (providing the sense of touch, as well as
kinesthetic information) to aid in rehabilitation of lost motor
coordination skills in (stroke) patients. ... |
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The
Vertebrate Analyzer: A Simulator to Analyze
Form, Function, and Behavior of Extant and Extinct Vertebrates
with
NYSCEDII,
AC2ME,
CRESE and
Gross Anatomy Lab
Currently, we can model form and emulate behavior of extant and
extinct vertebrates, but the potential to create and analyze these
models to investigate relationships among form, function, and
behavior is less developed. ...
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Design of Articulated and
Spring-Assist
Leg-Wheel Systems
Our long-term goal is one of designing land-based vehicles to provide
enhanced uneventerrain locomotion capabilities. In this research, we
examine and evaluate candidate articulated legwheel subsystem designs
for use in such vehicle systems. Our long-term goal is one of designing
land-based vehicles to provide enhanced uneventerrain locomotion
capabilities. In this research, we examine and evaluate candidate
articulated legwheel subsystem designs for use in such vehicle systems.
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The Smart Car Project - A Case
Study of Computer-Mediated Interfaces
In this work, we investigate the development, implementation and testing
of an inexpensive scaled-prototype "Smart Car" test bed. The test bed
consists of retrofitting a commercially available Radio-Control (RC)
truck with a PC/104 based computer, various embedded sensor- and
actuator-subsystems together with multiple modes of communication (Radio
Frequency (RF) and IEEE 802.11b wireless Ethernet). The overall
goal of our work is the creation of an inexpensive test-bed capable of
operating in real time equipped ...
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Wireless Data-Acquisition System
for In-Flight Acceleration Measurement of a Football
The increasing
availability of small-scale, fast-response instrumentation has
contributed both to improved equipment and better training methods in
several sports, such as golf. In contrast, the game of football has not
seen comparable advances, in part because the flight of a football
entails a complex interaction between gyroscopic and aerodynamic loads.
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Automation- and Simulation-Based
Computer Aided Design and Virtual Prototyping of Various Planar and
Spatial Parallel Manipulators
Moog 6 DOF Electric Motion Platform (currently installed in the
NYSCEDII)
is a (spatial) motion base coupled with an immersive visualization
capability, provides an immediate benefit to transportation industries
(aircraft, automotive, construction equipment, etc.) involved in product
design and training, as well as the location-based entertainment
industry. ...
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Shape Synthesis of a Compliant
Mechanism Using Optimization in FEMLAB
Traditionally, designers of mechanisms and mechanical systems for motion
and force transmission assume rigid links to component members and fixed
location for the joints. Elastic deformation is traditionally viewed as
a hindrance to the overall performance. However, when the rigidity
assumption is relaxed and deformation of objects is utilized favorably
for motion and force transmission, there is a possibility of turning
this designer's problem into a solution; ...
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