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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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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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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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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...
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Spring 2021
The technique of Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) has been widely studied and used in autonomous vehicles. The SLAM algorithms can construct the map from an unknown environment and at the same time, estimate the robot position. These are fundamentals of the autonomous robots, for...