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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 2Parker, Christopher A. C.
- 1Akturk, Sait
- 1Ali, Islam AM
- 1Austin, James A.
- 1Carlos Manuel Martínez
- 1Ebrahimnezhad, Amir Hossein
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Fall 2011
Employing disturbance observers is an effective way of enhancing the stability and performance of the control systems subject to disturbances. Disturbance observers have been extensively used for control of mechatronic systems since their introduction in the 1980s. This thesis studies the...
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Fall 2015
Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) in an unknown environment is a prerequisite to have a truly autonomous mobile robot. In this thesis, we focus on appearance-based visual SLAM, for which we develop a graph-based nearest-neighbor search algorithm to speed up bag-of-words (BoW) image...
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Highway Lane change under uncertainty with Deep Reinforcement Learning based motion planner
DownloadSpring 2020
Motion Planning is a fundamental component of a mobile robot to reach its goal safely avoiding collision. For a self-driving car on a highway, the presence of non-communicating vehicles, specially those whose intent is unknown, creates a lot of uncertainty for the motion planner in generating a...
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Spring 2019
Disabling events such as stroke affect millions of people worldwide, causing a need for efficient and functional rehabilitation therapies in order for patients to regain motor function for reintegration back into their normal lives. Rehabilitation regimes often involve performing exercises that...
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Fall 2011
This thesis addresses the problem of automatic real-time 3D reconstruction of general scenes from monocular video. Whereas many impressively accurate reconstruction techniques exist in the multi-view stereo literature, most are slow offline batch methods designed to work in highly calibrated...
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Spring 2024
Recent strides in lower-limb exoskeleton development have significantly enhanced the potential for more effective rehabilitation and assistance for individuals with mobility impairments. Despite these advancements, the widespread adoption of exoskeletons demands improvements in both hardware and...
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Investigation of Selective Targeting of Lumbar Spinal Structures with Spinal Manipulative Therapy
DownloadSpring 2016
Background: Low back pain is a prevalent condition commonly treated with conservative care, including spinal manipulative therapy (SMT). It is well known that forces applied by SMT are transfered to spinal tissues and that these forces inititate SMT’s benefitial (or possibly harmful) health...
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Fall 2018
The demand for rehabilitation services has increased in recent years due to population aging. Due to the limitations of therapists’ time and healthcare resources, robot-assisted therapy is becoming an appealing, powerful and economical solution. In this thesis, and in order to reach a long term...
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Fall 2024
With advancements in the autonomy and capabilities of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), their potential for complex operations such as infrastructure inspection, maintenance, and transportation has increased. This thesis delves into innovative methods to enhance UAV autonomy, focusing on the...