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Modeling, Simulation And Control Of Microrobots For The Microfactory., Zhong Yang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Future assembly technologies will involve higher levels of automation in order to satisfy increased microscale or nanoscale precision requirements. Traditionally, assembly using a top-down robotic approach has been well-studied and applied to the microelectronics and MEMS industries, but less so in nanotechnology. With the boom of nanotechnology since the 1990s, newly designed products with new materials, coatings, and nanoparticles are gradually entering everyone’s lives, while the industry has grown into a billion-dollar volume worldwide. Traditionally, nanotechnology products are assembled using bottom-up methods, such as self-assembly, rather than top-down robotic assembly. This is due to considerations of volume handling of large …

A Machine Learning Approach To Intended Motion Prediction For Upper Extremity Exoskeletons, Justin Berdell

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

A fully solid-state, software-defined, one-handed, handle-type control device built around a machine-learning (ML) model that provides intuitive and simultaneous control in position and orientation each in a full three degrees-of-freedom (DOF) is proposed in this paper. The device, referred to as the “Smart Handle”, and it is compact, lightweight, and only reliant on low-cost and readily available sensors and materials for construction. Mobility chairs for persons with motor difficulties could make use of a control device that can learn to recognize arbitrary inputs as control commands. Upper-extremity exoskeletons used in occupational settings and rehabilitation require a natural control device like …

Data-Driven Learning For Robot Physical Intelligence, Leidi Zhao

Dissertations

The physical intelligence, which emphasizes physical capabilities such as dexterous manipulation and dynamic mobility, is essential for robots to physically coexist with humans. Much research on robot physical intelligence has achieved success on hyper robot motor capabilities, but mostly through heavily case-specific engineering. Meanwhile, in terms of robot acquiring skills in a ubiquitous manner, robot learning from human demonstration (LfD) has achieved great progress, but still has limitations handling dynamic skills and compound actions. In this dissertation, a composite learning scheme which goes beyond LfD and integrates robot learning from human definition, demonstration, and evaluation is proposed. This method tackles …

3d Flight Simulation System Visualization And Study Of Google Earth, Junyu Wang, Bin Cheng, Chuan Wang, Ren Jian

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Through the secondary development of Google Earth, flight training simulation system for visualization of realization, the system used B/S structure, the client browser using Google Earth, all the development on the server side. Mathematical model of aircraft was constructed; 3D modeling software SketchUp was used to establish a realistic fighter jets, missiles, high and low speed flame and other 3D model; the established 3D models was imported into Google Earth; by Microsoft VC ++ 6.0, the secondary development on Digital Earth was achieved, and the control of aircraft and other 3D models was realized; Matlab was used to verify …

Evaluating Driving Performance Of A Novel Behavior Planning Model On Connected Autonomous Vehicles, Keyur Shah

Honors Scholar Theses

Many current algorithms and approaches in autonomous driving attempt to solve the "trajectory generation" or "trajectory following” problems: given a target behavior (e.g. stay in the current lane at the speed limit or change lane), what trajectory should the vehicle follow, and what inputs should the driving agent apply to the throttle and brake to achieve this trajectory? In this work, we instead focus on the “behavior planning” problem—specifically, should an autonomous vehicle change lane or keep lane given the current state of the system?

In addition, current theory mainly focuses on single-vehicle systems, where vehicles do not communicate with …

Research On Control Technology Of Aeroengine Heat Exchanger, Qingyang Jiang, Song Hua

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to solve the high temperature problem caused by the high speed of the synergistic aspirating engine, this paper designs a control algorithm for the heat exchanger. In the process of designing the control algorithm, considering the strong nonlinearity, uncertainty and strong coupling of the engine, The decoupling study of the multi-input and multi-output linear model of the heat exchanger is carried out. The decoupling effect of two different decoupling methods on the strongly coupled heat exchanger is obtained. The fuzzy decoupling PID controller has short adjustment time and overshoot. Small, conclusions with better decoupling effects.

Achievements And Developments Of Hysteresis And Creep Of Pneumatic Artificial Muscles, Shenglong Xie, Haitao Liu, Jiangping Mei

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Regarding to the problems of hysteresis and creep, the developments and achievements of the research on pneumatic artificial muscles at home and abroad are systemically reviewed. The state of the art is summarized in terms of characteristics, reasons causing, modeling and control strategies based on the hysteresis and creep modeling. The problems in recent research are analyzed and the direction for further research is put forward. The theoretical study on hysteresis and creep of pneumatic artificial muscle is limited. The hysteresis modeling needs to consider the time-varied parameters caused by creep. Neural network modeling needs to solve …