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CGU Theses & Dissertations

2019

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Gait And Postural Analysis In Healthy Young Adults And People With Parkinson's Disease, Aisha Joy Chen Jan 2019

Gait And Postural Analysis In Healthy Young Adults And People With Parkinson's Disease, Aisha Joy Chen

CGU Theses & Dissertations

Postural analysis is the study of how the position of the body in any mode interacts with internal and external forces. This type of analysis is typically used to assess potential abnormalities in the balance control system and to understand how the balance control system changes with time. However, compared to other medical fields of study, postural analysis is relatively new [1]. In fact, although widely used in clinical and research studies, postural assessment methods are scientifically inaccurate, and some data collection methods are relatively expensive. A better understanding of the human balance control system could lead to more accurate …


Free Market On The Free Way, Yuan Cheng Jan 2019

Free Market On The Free Way, Yuan Cheng

CGU Theses & Dissertations

Self-driving cars have the potential to decrease congestion and will probably become the future of efficient transportation. This dissertation presents a unique approach to implement sharing lanes on a freeway using the idea of option pricing. A macroscopic physical model (LWR) is implemented by adding noise to the speed which accounts for unexpected events. We then proceed to provide a fair price for lanes in real time.