Most decisions made in the cockpit are related to safety, and have therefore been proceduralized in order to reduce risk. There are very few which are made on the basis of a value metric such as economic cost. One which ...

Polymer-based microfluidic "lab on a chip" technology promises to reduce cost and extend access to medical diagnostic tests that formerly required expensive and labor-intensive lab work. The predominant methods for ...

A miniaturized, telemetric, photoplethysmograph sensor for long-term, continuous monitoring is presented in this thesis. The sensor, called a "ring sensor," is attached to a finger base for monitoring beat-to-beat pulsation, ...

A new type of wearable sensor for detecting fingertip touch force and finger posture is presented. Unlike traditional electronic gloves, in which sensors are embedded along the finger and on the fingerpads, this new device ...

We present the design and control of a hyper-articulated robot arm comprising just a few active joints driving a multitude of passive joints. This underactuated arm design was motivated by the need for a compact snake-like ...

We describe the development of a robotic system capable of performing a class of manufacturing operations. An example of such an operation is commonly found in aircraft assembly - this demonstrates the immediate applicability ...