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Hardware-efficient quantum error correction with nitrogen-vacancy centers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Quantum technologies promise to revolutionize many fields, ranging from precise sensing to fast computation. The success of novel technologies based on quantum effects rests on engineering quantum systems robust to ...
Regularized predictive control framework for robust dynamic legged locomotion
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Legged robots have the potential to be highly dynamic machines capable of outperforming humans and animals in executing locomotion tasks within dangerous and unstructured environments. Unfortunately, current control methods ...
Dexterous manipulation with simple grippers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
This thesis focuses on enabling robots, specially those with simple grippers, to dexterously manipulate an object in a grasp. The dexterity of a robot is not limited to the intrinsic capability of a gripper. The robot can ...
Accelerating cleantech hardware product development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Startups in the Cleantech sector have historically had poor return on investment and high failure rates when compared with the medical or software sectors. One reason given for the disappointing outcomes of many Cleantech ...
Machine learning in ocean applications : wave prediction for advanced controls of renewable energy and modeling nonlinear viscous hydrodynamics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Many conventional problems in ocean engineering remain challenging due to the stochastic nature of ocean waves, viscous effects of the flow, nonlinear resonance, etc., and the combination of these factors. Data-driven ...
Enhancing internet of things experience in augmented reality environments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Seamless perception of objects' physical properties, such as temperature, is a key to improving the way we live and work. Thanks to the rapid development of sensor technology, Internet of Things (IoT) is shaping our world ...
A worker-centered approach to convex optimization in engineering design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Design tools shape what engineers and their organizations consider desirable. In particular, "design models" that implement interactions amongst parameters are central to the work of early-stage concept development. Such ...
Light manipulation with photonic fibers and optical light guides : dynamic structural color and light distribution in microalgae cultures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Optical and photonic fibers represent versatile systems for light manipulation. They are used to guide, reflect, emit, and absorb light, and can be designed to alter the light's spectral composition in any of these ...
Parametric design and performance validation of low-cost, low-pressure drip emitters and irrigation systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
This thesis proposes and validates methods to reduce the cost and energy use of drip irrigation systems, with the aim of increasing their adoption among smallholder farmers. By 2050, the growing world population will require ...
Mechanism and Applications of large and persistent photoconductivity in cadmium sulfide
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Photoconductivity is the phenomenon where electrical conductivity changes as a result of photoexcitation of new charge carriers. In some semiconductors, photoconductivity is accompanied with enormous conductivity change ...