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Modeling The Mechanical Behavior And Shock Propagation Of Metallic And Nanocomposite Materials, Pouya Shojaeishahmirzadi
Modeling The Mechanical Behavior And Shock Propagation Of Metallic And Nanocomposite Materials, Pouya Shojaeishahmirzadi
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Evaluating the materials properties under different loading conditions is critical in various industries. Compared to quasi-static loading, predicting the behavior of structures under dynamic loads is more challenging. In this work, we will address multiple problems with strain rates varying from quasi-static to hypervelocity conditions. Computer simulation is increasingly used in the design and evaluation phases to improve the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and flexibility. However, verification and validation of each simulation is necessary. Experiments are performed in all topics and the computational models are validated by comparing with the experiments. One of the most common types of connections in structures is …
Forecasting Pedestrian Trajectory Using Deep Learning, Arsal Syed
Forecasting Pedestrian Trajectory Using Deep Learning, Arsal Syed
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In this dissertation we develop different methods for forecasting pedestrian trajectories. Complete understanding of pedestrian motion is essential for autonomous agents and social robots to make realistic and safe decisions. Current trajectory prediction methods rely on incorporating historic motion, scene features and social interaction to model pedestrian behaviors. Our focus is to accurately understand scene semantics to better forecast trajectories. In order to do so, we leverage semantic segmentation to encode static scene features such as walkable paths, entry/exits, static obstacles etc. We further evaluate the effectiveness of using semantic maps on different datasets and compare its performance with already …