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Fall 2017
Vision-based algorithms designed to detect and track UAVs from an onboard moving platform have been the focus of active and extensive research over the last decade, and dozens of algorithms have been tested, compared and optimized. However, the existing approaches tend to rely on specific...
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Fall 2021
This thesis applied a combination of machine learning and computer vision to an engineering research project, using a two-armed Baxter robot hardware platform. The challenge was estimating the robot arm’s joint angles from monocular camera images. After evaluating several methods from...
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Vision-Based Road Conditions Alerts Systems in Connected Vehicle Environment for Accident-Prone Roads
DownloadSpring 2023
Work zones, being a critical component of roadway transportation systems, can benefit greatly from computer vision-enabled roadway infrastructures, specifically in connected vehicle (CV) environments. Connected infrastructures, such as roadside units (RSU) and on-board units (OBU), can greatly...
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Vision-based Tracking of Worker Trajectories in Built Workplaces for Safety and Health Study
DownloadFall 2016
Construction sites are the place where personnel and equipment work closely. In such workplaces, human movement dynamically adapts to the surrounding circumstances which are congested and continually changing. Acquisition of worker trajectories and measurement of physical value of workplaces,...
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Fall 2013
This dissertation examines four Indigenous novels published in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 2000. Building upon Indigenous and non-Indigenous theories of literary nationalism, cosmopolitanism, and globalization, this project focuses on narrative articulations of Indigenous...