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Remixing physical objects through tangible tools
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
In this document we present new tools for remixing physical objects. These tools allow users to copy, edit and manipulate the properties of one or more objects to create a new physical object. We already have these ...
Increasing the bandwidth of social navigation during the prototyping process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Social navigation is receiving information and insight from interacting with people or observing the results of their actions. This thesis explores methods for adding social navigation to situations where it would be useful ...
Vision on tap : an online computer vision toolkit
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
In this thesis, we present an online toolkit, based on a combination of a Scratch-based programming environment and computer vision libraries, manifested as blocks within the environment, integrated with a community platform ...
Hidden object doppler : estimating motion, size and material properties of moving non-line-of-sight objects in cluttered environments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The thesis presents a framework for Non-Line-of-Sight Computer Vision techniques using wave fronts. Using short-pulse illumination and a high speed time-of-flight camera, we propose algorithms that use multi path light ...
A Bicycle Electric Assist Unit
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
The BEAU is an electric-assist bicycle system that is completely self-contained within the rear wheel. The purpose of approaching a electric-assist bicycle in this manner is two-fold: simplifying the device and opening the ...
GeoSense : An open publishing platform for visualization, social sharing, and analysis of geospatial data
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
The observatory : designing data-driven decision making tools
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Creative usages of graphics to encode information date back to at least the beginnings of the industrial revolution. It is also around that same time that a gap between the wealthiest of nations and least begins to develop. ...
Said-Huntington Discourse Analyzer : a machine-learning tool for classifying and analyzing discourse
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Critical discourse analysis (CDA) aims to understand the link "between language and the social" (Mautner and Baker, 2009), and attempts to demystify social construction and power relations (Gramsci, 1999). On the other ...
AEVITA : designing biomimetic vehicle-to-pedestrian communication protocols for autonomously operating & parking on-road electric vehicles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
With research institutions from various private, government and academic sectors performing research into autonomous vehicle deployment strategies, the way we think about vehicles must adapt. But what happens when the ...
Creating robotic characters for long-term interaction
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Researchers studying ways in which humans and robots interact in social settings have a problem: they don't have a robot to use. There is a need for a socially expressive robot that can be deployed outside of a laboratory ...