Browsing Graduate Theses by Title
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Jacobian-based control of soft robots for manipulation using implicit surface models
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Soft robot hands offer numerous advantages over rigid ones for manipulation, including robustness and safety. Yet, compared to rigid robots, soft robots are characterized by continuous mechanics, and finite-element ... -
A jam-resistant CubeSat communications architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)This thesis proposes a communications system that utilizes the benefits of CubeSats to provide jam-resistant communications. The growth of CubeSats within educational communities has prompted their use in industry; both ... -
JAMALAH--a system for the detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996) -
Jamming transition and emergence of fracturing in wet granular media
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)The interplay between multiphase flow in a granular medium and the displacement of the grain particles generates a wide range of patterns, including fractures, desiccation cracks, and labyrinth structures. There are several ... -
JamNSync: A User-Friendly, Latency-Agnostic Virtual Rehearsal Platform for Music Ensembles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)Existing technologies that support virtual rehearsals are complex and unintuitive. Network music performance platforms promise real-time interactions between physically separated musicians, but they demand hard-to-achieve ... -
Japan mobile services : evaluating a new-economy opportunity for a U.S. industrial
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001) -
Japan's delayed antinuclear power mobilization after 3.11
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)The meltdown of Fukushima Daiichi's nuclear plant was one of three disasters that rocked Japan on 11 March 2011, a day often referred to as "3.11." This nuclear accident led to increased attention to and disapproval of ... -
Japan's financial fabric : trends in keiretsu shareholding and borrowing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992) -
Japanese banks in the 21st century
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)Since the collapse of Japan's so called "bubble economy" in the early 1990s, Japanese banks have struggled to recover their former strength, facing an unprecedented amount of bad debts. Although major banks seem to have ... -
Japanese electric utility planning under regulatory transition
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996) -
The Japanese employment system and the evolution of the firm
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993) -
Japanese government policy to innovative R&D in pharmaceutical industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994) -
Japanese investment in Thai development : NIC or NAIC?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990) -
Japanese investment in U.S. real estate : status, trends and outlook
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986) -
Japanese Real Estate Investment Trusts : champagne bubbles or price bubble
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)In September 2001 the Japanese real estate industry marked a new era of real estate investments by issuing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange the first Japan Real Estate Investment Trust (JREIT). The initial JREIT performance was ... -
The Japanese software industry : a comparative analysis of software development strategy and technology of selected corporations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988) -
Japanese space policy in the changing world
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992) -
Japanese version of private finance initiative and future prospects of the market in the conduction industry
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)During the past decade in Japan, the sluggish economy has increased pressure on the nation's finance and had a negative impact on the public investment decision of the government. This has led to a reduced construction ... -
Jarring dynamics of drillstrings
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993) -
Java remote microscope for collaborative inspection of integrated circuits
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
