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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)This dissertation presents three separate-but related-contributions to the art of underwater navigation. These methods may be used in postprocessing with a human in the loop, but the overarching goal is to enhance vehicle ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Proteins are essential to organisms and play a central role in almost every biological process. The analysis of the conformational dynamics and mechanics of proteins using numerical methods, such as normal mode analysis ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Shells are probably the most widely used structural component in engineering and also in nature due to their high efficiency and excellent performance when properly designed. On the other hand, they can be very sensitive ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)In this thesis, we present guidelines for using thermally formed microbubbles as a means of fluidic actuation. The use of microbubbles is attractive due to the simple fabrication and operation of such devices, however, ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)The main focus of the thesis is to design and control Autonomous Aerial Systems, also referred to as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). UAVs are able to hover and navigate in space using the thrust forces generated by the ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Controlling the interaction of a robot with a fluid, particularly when the desired behavior is intimately related to the dynamics of the fluid, is a difficult and important problem. High-performance aircraft cannot ignore ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Self-localization of an underwater vehicle is particularly challenging due to the absence of Global Positioning System (GPS) reception or features at known positions that could otherwise have been used for position ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Teams of autonomous space robots are needed for future space missions such as the construction of large solar power stations and large space telescopes in earth orbit. This work focuses on the control of teams of robots ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)In the manufacturing industry out-sourcing/integration is becoming an important business pattern (not a clear statement-integration still done in house-component design and manufacturing outsourced). An engineering system ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)Experience shows that the majority of costs are committed during the early stages of the development process. Presently, many cost estimation methods are available to the public for metal processing, but there are almost ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Sensor-networks can today measure physical phenomena at spatial and temporal scales that were not achievable earlier, and have shown promise in monitoring the environment, structures, agricultural fields and so on. A key ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1983)
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