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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)NASA astronauts undergo many hours of formal training and self-study to gain proficiency in space teleoperation tasks. After each lesson, instructors score an astronaut's performance in several broad skill categories, ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)Onboard trajectory generation dispenses with the pre-defined trajectories used. in Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) guidance since the early days of the Shuttle era. This shift, enabled by a new breed of algorithms harnessing ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Driving is often stressful and dangerous due to uncertainty in the actions of nearby vehicles. Having the ability to model driving maneuvers qualitatively and guarantee safety bounds in uncertain traffic scenarios are two ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)This thesis presents a improved path planner using mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) to solve a receding horizon optimization problem for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's). Using MILP, hard constraints for obstacle ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)In this thesis, we consider the problem of an autonomous mobile robot operating in a stochastic reward field to maximize total rewards collected in an online setting. This is a generalization of the problem where an unmanned ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)Many objects in space such as orbital debris, defunct satellites, and natural objects are uncooperative, meaning that they are not equipped with working sensors or actuators. There are several reasons to want to visit these ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Since the late 1950's when the first man-made satellite was launched into space, there has been a keen interest to inspect these orbiting spacecraft. In the past, there have been employed a variety of inspection methods ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)On-orbit servicing is the process of improving a space-based capability through a combination of in-orbit activities which may include inspection; rendezvous and docking; and value-added modifications to a satellite's ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)The ability to handle discontinuities appropriately is essential when solving nonlinear hyperbolic partial differential equations (PDEs). Discrete solutions to the PDE must converge to weak solutions in order for the ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Exploration of planetary bodies requires space suits that do not inhibit astronaut mobility. Gas pressurized suits are typically bulky and stiff to operate or require unnatural human motion. Development of mechanical counter ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Compressed gas driven shock tubes have become popular as a laboratory-scale replacement for field blast tests. The well-known initial structure of the Riemann problem eventually evolves into a shock structure resembling a ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Life-limiting processes affecting ionic liquid ion sources (ILIS) are investigated in this research, motivated by the development of ILIS for propulsion of microspacecraft and other industrial applications. Micropropulsion ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)The life of a turbine blade is dependent on the quantity and temperature of the cooling flow sup- plied to the blade. The focus of this thesis is the impact of variability on blade cooling flow and, subsequently, its impact ...
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