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Browsing by Author "Fadali, M. Sami"
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Adaptive Path Following of the Biomorphic Hyper-Redundant Snake Robot in Unconstructed Environment
Yang, Weixin (2019)The efficient movement of biological snakes in various environments is the result of a long evolution. It is a challenge for researchers to make snake robots gain high efficiency, athletic agility, and environmental ... -
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Asymmetrical transmembrane potential in intracellular organelles of adrenal chromaffin cells exposed to nanosecond electric pulses
Zabaleta, Guillermo J. A. (2017)In our research on exploring the effects of 5 ns, high intensity electric pulses on neurosecretory adrenal chromaffin cells, cell modeling has played an important role in understanding and explaining the experimental ... -
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Attention-Enabled Reinforcement Learning for Control of Scalable Multi-Agent Systems
Dailey, Joseph (2024)Multi-agent reinforcement learning has been the subject of considerable interest and effort for its potential as a means of specifying behavior policies for multi-agent systems. Specifically, on-policy algorithms based on ... -
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Biomorphic Hyper-Redundant Snake Robot: Design, Prototyping, and Locomotion Performance Demonstration
Bajenov, Alexandr V. (2018)This thesis focuses on the design, construction, and control of a roboticsnake. Relevant theoretical and practical aspects of the mechanical,electrical, and algorithmic design of the robot are described. Mechanically, ... -
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Design, Characterization, and Control of a High-Bandwidth Serial-Kinematic Nanopositioning Stage for Scanning Probe Microscopy Applications
Kenton, Brian J. (2010)This thesis focuses on the development of a new three-axis serial-kinematic nanopositioning stage for high-bandwidth applications. Particularly, the nanopositioner is designed to be integrated with commercial scanning probe ... -
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Laboratory Evaluation of Warm Mix Asphalt Mixtures in South Dakota, USA
Ahmed, Taha (2011)The implementation of warm-mix asphalt (WMA) is becoming more widespread with a growing number of contractors utilizing various WMA technologies. WMA processes were developed to reduce the mixing and compaction temperatures ... -
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Large-scale Multi-agent Decision-making Using Mean Field Game Theory and Reinforcement Learning
ZHOU, ZEJIAN (2021)The Multi-agent system (MAS) optimal control problem is a recently emerging research topic that benefits industries such as robotics, communication, and power systems. The traditional MAS control algorithms are developed ... -
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Network Traffic Fingerprinting using Machine Learning and Evolutionary Computing
Aksoy, Ahmet (2019)The Internet has become essential to our daily life, especially with a multitude of IoT devices. However, the end hosts connected to the Internet are prone to be compromised. An essential measure for protecting attacks on ... -
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Performance Analysis of Multiple Input Multiple Output Free Space Optical Communication Systems
Wang, Xiaoyan (2011)The Free Space Optical (FSO) communication i.e. optical communication without fibers is slowly becoming quite popular as fiber and its installation cost as well as difficulties involved becomes zero. The FSO communication ... -
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Repetitive Control for Hysteretic Systems: Theory and Application in Piezo-Based Nanopositioners
Shan, Yingfeng (2011)This dissertation studies the design and analysis of repetitive controllers for hysteretic systems. An example hysteretic system is a piezoelectric actuator (piezoactuator), the workhorse of actuators used for positioning ... -
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Resilience Enhancement Strategies for Modern Power Systems
Abdelmalak, Michael Mounir (2022)The frequency of extreme events (e.g., hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods) and man-made attacks (cyber and physical attacks) has increased dramatically in recent years. These events have severely impacted power systems ... -
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Seismic Response Control Of Structures Using Semi-Active and Passive Variable Stiffness Devices
SALEM, MOHAMED M. A. (2014)Controllable devices such as Magneto-Rheological Fluid Dampers, Electro-Rheological Dampers, and controllable friction devices have been studied extensively with limited implementation in real structures. Such devices have ... -
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Unscented Transformation-based Probabilistic Optimal Power Flow
Qiao, Chenxi (2015)Renewable energy-based generation causes uncertainties in power system operation and planning due to its stochastic nature. The load uncertainties combined with the increasing penetration of renewable energy-based generation ...