Browsing Undergraduate Theses by Title
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Kalman filtering for aided inertial navigation system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)This thesis develops a Kalman filter which integrates the inertial navigation system of the Vorticity Control Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (VCUUV) with redundant navigation sensor measurements. The model for the Kalman filter ... -
Kalman filtering of IMU sensor for robot balance control
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)This study explores the use of Kalman filtering of measurements from an inertial measurement unit (IMU) to provide information on the orientation of a robot for balance control. A test bed was created to characterize the ... -
Killer asteroids : feasibility of using the IRTF to track near-earth objects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)The possibility of an asteroid or comet impact necessitates the tracking and cataloging of all such objects which could potentially impact Earth. Currently, no comprehensive catalog of Near Earth Objects (NEOs) exists which ... -
Kinematic and vortical wake patterns of rapidly maneuvering fish and flapping foils
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)This project examines the choreography of high speed turns performed by Danio aequipinnatus, giant danio, with the goal of understanding the motions that allow this species to perform its highly efficient maneuvering. ... -
Kinematic study of human ankle control during walking
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)In order to determine the extent to which ankle motion is voluntarily controlled during walking, angular velocity measurements at the ankle were taken in two cases. In the first case, subjects were seated and instructed ... -
Kinetic modeling and experimentation of anaerobic digestion
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Anaerobic digesters convert organic waste (agricultural and food waste, animal or human manure, and other organic waste), into energy (in the form of biogas or electricity). An added benefit to bio-digestion is a leftover ... -
Kinetic occlusion
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
Kissena Park Community Center
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948) -
A knee brace design to reduce the energy consumption of walking
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Recent research into the mechanics of walking indicates that a quasi passive wearable device could be created which dramatically reduces the metabolic energy used in walking especially when the wearer is carrying additional ... -
Knee design for a bipedal walking robot based on a passive-dynamic walker
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Passive-dynamic walkers are a class of robots that can walk down a ramp stably without actuators or control due to the mechanical dynamics of the robot. Using a passive-dynamic design as the basis for a powered robot helps ... -
Knit architecture : low tech fabrication techniques in modern design : thesis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)This thesis aims to bring the handicraft of knitting into the realm of architecture as a low-tech means of fabrication in a world of high-tech design. This thesis attempts to break knitting down into its most essential ... -
Knowledge organization and content generation in knowledgemediaries
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000) -
The Komera Initiative : turning product design into public service
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Every mechanical engineering student at MIT takes the same courses: 2.009 being one of them. In our capstone product design course at MIT, most students glean an incredible amount from their teams, mentors, and projects, ... -
The Kooshball algorithm--a ray tracing region growing algorithm for medical data
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994) -
kraftLAB : reimagined courtyards for the future of Fes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)In the urban labyrinth of Fes el-Bali, artisans toil away passionately in their courtyard houses that, with the increasing density of the medina over the past century, have come to dominate the surrounding architectural ... -
The L- to H-mode transition and momentum confinement in Alcator C-Mod plasmas
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Using a spatially-resolving x-ray spectrometer system, toroidal impurity rotation in Alcator C-Mod plasmas was measured. The propagation of the rotational velocity from the edge to the core of the plasma column was measured ... -
La construcción del espacio y tiempo en El cuarto de atrás de Carmen Martín Gaite y la pintura de Remedios
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Durante la Guerra Civil Espafiola y los años de Franco, habia poco lugar para los pintores y los autores de obras literarias, especialmente aquellos de inclinación liberal, y mucho menos para las mujeres entre ellos. ... -
Lability of dissolved organic carbon in Arctic rivers on the North Slope of Alaska
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Rivers are an important pathway of organic carbon-mobilization in the arctic, and their influence is projected to grow as precipitation and soil temperatures increase in response to highlatitude warming. This study addresses ... -
Laboratory investigation of the important commercial bitumens in use in Massachusetts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1917) -
A laboratory investigation of the shearing strength of fine sands as a function of saturation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949)
