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Needle Shape Visualization, Tracking and Steering Control for Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy Applications
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Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancers in North American males, afflicting one in eight men over the course of their lifetime. Fortunately, early-stage prostate cancer has a wide variety of treatment options. One such option, permanent prostate brachytherapy, has been...
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Stability of Haptic Virtual Environments and Teleoperation Systems : Effect of Sampled-Data Control, Communication Delay and Active Operator
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Three factors can jeopardize the stability of haptic virtual environments (HVE)s and teleoperation systems: (a) delayed communication channel, (b) controller discretization and (c) active operator intervention. This thesis studies the stability of these systems and investigates the simultaneous...
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Spring 2019
Percutaneous procedures, those involving the insertion of needles into tissue, encompass a wide array of clinical applications and are used in both therapeutic and diagnostic modalities. In either of these modalities, the needle must be steered accurately towards a target location to maximize the...
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Vision-Based Road Conditions Alerts Systems in Connected Vehicle Environment for Accident-Prone Roads
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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...