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The Challenges Facing Autonomous Vehicles And The Progress In Addressing Them, Garrett Johnson
The Challenges Facing Autonomous Vehicles And The Progress In Addressing Them, Garrett Johnson
Senior Honors Theses
Autonomous vehicles are an emerging technology that faces challenges, both technical and socioeconomic. This paper first addresses specific technical challenges, such as parsing visual data, communicating with other entities, and making decisions based on environmental knowledge. The technical challenges are to be addressed by the fields of image processing, Vehicle to Everything Communication (V2X), and decision-making systems. Non-technical challenges such as ethical decision making, social acceptance, and economic pushback are also discussed. Ethical decision making is discussed in the framework of deontology vs utilitarianism, while social acceptance of utilitarian autonomous vehicles is also investigated. Last, the likely economic impact is …
Designing A Robotic Platform For Investigating Swarm Robotics, Jonathan Gray
Designing A Robotic Platform For Investigating Swarm Robotics, Jonathan Gray
Senior Honors Theses
This paper documents the design and subsequent construction of a low-cost, flexible robotic platform for swarm robotics research, and the selection of appropriate swarm algorithms for the implementation of a swarm focused predominantly on target location. The design described herein is intended to allow for the construction of robots large enough to meaningfully interact with their environment while maintaining a low per-robot cost of materials and a low assembly time. The design process is separated into three stages: mechanical design, electrical design, and software design. All major design components are described in detail under the appropriate design section. The BOM …
Application Of An Intuitive, Glove-Type Remote Control With Haptic Feedback To Quadcopters, Luke M. Stacey
Application Of An Intuitive, Glove-Type Remote Control With Haptic Feedback To Quadcopters, Luke M. Stacey
Senior Honors Theses
Although remote controllers for drones, based upon a classic two-joystick architecture, are unwieldy, they still see widespread use. As a replacement, we propose a remote control with a glove-based architecture that utilizes haptic feedback from the quadcopter. The proposed controller should be far more intuitive, making drone flight easier and more intuitive. Additionally, since the pilot will have one hand free, he or she can use maps, electronics, and other aids much more straightforwardly than with a two-handed controller. While our technology is designed for drones, it also could see further usage in a wide variety of civilian and military …