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Push Recovery Control of Bipedal Robots
Keyword:
Null-Space Method
,
Center of Mass (CoM)
,
Sliding Mode Control SMC
,
Center of Pressure (CoP)
,
Push Recovery Control
, and
Momentum-Based Balance Control
Creator:
Al-Tameemi, Ibrahim Salman Hussein
Advisor:
Agheli Hajiabadi, Mohammad Mahdi
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-12-13
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Estimation-based Safety-Critical Control of Multi-Agent Robotic Systems
Keyword:
Control Lyapunov Function
,
Formation Control
,
Control Barrier Function
,
Multi-Agent Robotic Systems
,
Safety-Critical Controller Design
, and
Adaptive Cruise Control for Autonomous Vehicles
Creator:
Bohara, Vishrut
Advisor:
Farzan, Siavash
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-12-18
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Intelligent Control of Soft Snake Robot Locomotion with Biomimic Vertebrate System
Keyword:
Bio-inspired control
,
Neural oscillators
,
Snake robots locomotion
,
Tactile sensors
,
Reinforcement learning
, and
Soft robot control
Creator:
Liu, Xuan
Advisor:
Onal, Cagdas D.
and
Fu, Jie
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-12-04
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Making Concentric Tube Robots More Accessible: An Open-Source Platform with Easy-to-Source Components and Guided Learning Materials
Keyword:
open source
,
concentric tube robot
,
surgical robot
, and
continuum robot
Creator:
Bonofiglio, Kalina
Advisor:
Lewin, Greg
,
Fichera, Loris
, and
Agheli Hajiabadi, Mohammad Mahdi
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-12-08
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Learning Modular Robotic Control via Reinforcement Learning using Attention based Global State Prediction
Keyword:
Reinforcement Learning
,
Legged Robotics
,
Communication
,
Modular Robotics
, and
Coordination
Creator:
Francis, Brian
Advisor:
Bloom, Josh
and
Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-12-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
MagFlex: An Electromagnetic Soft Actuator for Safe Human-Robot Interaction
Creator:
Elbayoumi, Merna
Advisor:
Onal, Cagdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-12-13
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Real-time and Customizable Inverse Kinematics for Extensible Multisection Continuum Robots: SLInKi and AMoRPH Algorithms
Keyword:
Continuum
,
Inverse Kinematics
, and
Soft Robotics
Creator:
Chiang, Shou-Shan
Advisor:
Onal, Cagdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-12-15
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Robot Autonomy for Scrap Cutting in Metal Recycling
Keyword:
Human–robot collaboration
,
Robot autonomy
,
Future of work
,
Metal scrap recycling
,
Oxy-fuel metal cutting
, and
Environmental robotics
Creator:
Akl, James
Advisor:
Calli, Berk
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-04-15
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
SiPA: Spider-inspired Pneumatic Actuator as a Programmable Modular Soft Robotic Building Block
Keyword:
Re-Configureable
,
Pneumatic
,
Modular
,
Spider-Inspired
,
Actuator
, and
Soft Robotics
Creator:
Muralt, Arnold
Advisor:
Onal, Cagdas
,
Telliel, Yunus Dogan
, and
Agheli Hajiabadi, Mohammad Mahdi
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-04-21
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Continuous Coverage Motion Planning on 3D Freeform Surfaces
Keyword:
Human-Robot Interaction
,
Coverage Path Planning
,
UV Mapping
, and
Constrained Motion Planning
Creator:
McGovern, Sean
Advisor:
Xiao, Jing
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-08-11
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Intuitive Teleoperation of a Robotic Arm and Gripper with Soft Pneumatic Haptic Feedback
Keyword:
Soft Robotics
,
Robot Arm Teleoperation
, and
Human-Robot Interaction
Creator:
Rameshwar, Raagini
Advisor:
Onal, Cagdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-08-11
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Multi-Level Semantic SLAM
Keyword:
Semantic SLAM
,
Inspection
,
Mapping
,
SLAM
, and
Airplane
Creator:
Krueger, Karter
Advisor:
Xiao, Jing
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-03-09
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Redesign of HURON Humanoid Robot Ankle Mechanism and Weight Optimization Techniques
Keyword:
HURON
,
Humanoid Robot
,
Robotic Design
,
Mechanical Design
, and
Humanoid Ankle
Creator:
Hanscom, Aislin
Advisor:
Agheli Hajiabadi, Mohammad Mahdi
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-04-23
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Human-Robot Interfaces to Enable Effective and Effortless Control for Remote Manipulation of Tele-nursing Robot
Keyword:
Remote Manipulation
,
Tele-nursing Robot
,
Human-robot Interaction
,
Workload Estimation
,
Control Augmentation
, and
Robot Reliability
Creator:
Lin, Tsung-Chi
Advisor:
Li, Jane
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-04-25
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Improving the User Experience and Features of PMKS+: A Web-Based Linkage Analysis Tool for Education
Keyword:
User experience evaluation
,
User interface design
,
Web-based linkage tool
,
PMKS+
,
Web-based kinematic simulator
, and
Planar linkage analysis
Creator:
Kadoya, Kohmei
Advisor:
Bertozzi, Nicholas
,
Radhakrishnan, Pradeep
,
Ebadi, Alireza
, and
Brown, David C.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-05-05
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Optimizing Automated Manufacturing Processes Using Axiomatic Design Methods
Keyword:
Process Design
,
Maufacturing
,
Engineering Design Theory
,
Robotics
,
Automation
, and
Axiomatic Design
Creator:
Browne, Michael
Advisor:
Towner, Walter Thomas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-05-11
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Decentralized Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Collective Transport
Keyword:
Swarm Robotics
,
Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning
,
Reinforcement Learning
,
Decentralized System
, and
Collective Transport
Creator:
Mukherjee, Apratim
Advisor:
Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-05-06
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Perception-Driven Robotic Manipulation and Motion Planning for Packaging of Dynamic Compressible Objects
Keyword:
novel pneumatic gripper design
,
compressible objects
,
perception
,
manipulation
,
motion planning
, and
servoing
Creator:
Venkataramanan, Rohith
Advisor:
Farzan, Siavash
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2023-05-05
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Optimal Control and Reinforcement Learning for Stochastic Systems under Temporal Logic Specifications
Keyword:
Reinforcement Learning
,
Optimal Control
,
Temporal Logic
,
Formal Methods
,
Robotics
, and
Markov Decision Process
Creator:
Li, Lening
Advisor:
Fu, Jie
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-12-12
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
SoAR (Soft Aerial Robot) – Origami-Inspired Morphing Fuselage Extends Flight Capabilities
Keyword:
Morphing fuselage
,
Soft aerial robot
,
Soft robotics
, and
Deformable flying robot
Creator:
Aihaitijiang, Abudula
Advisor:
Onal, Cagdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-12-14
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
PMKS+: A Tool to Analyze and Synthesize Planar Mechanisms
Creator:
Galvan, Alexander
Advisor:
Bertozzi, Nicholas
,
Brown, David C.
, and
Radhakrishnan, Pradeep
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-10-03
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
A Remote Teleoperation of the da Vinci Surgical System for Hand Disabled
Keyword:
motion capture
,
robotic surgical system
,
ROS
,
signal processing
,
remote teleoperation
, and
electromyography
Creator:
Yang, Kehan
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-05-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Formation-centric software interface
Keyword:
user interface
,
robot formations
,
programming
, and
swarm robotics
Creator:
Walia, Rohan
Advisor:
Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-06-16
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Modular Continuum Mobile Robot: Design, Modeling, and Motion Planning
Keyword:
Bioinspired Locomotion
,
Motion Planning
,
Simulation
,
Soft Robotics
,
Continuum Robot
, and
Mobile Robot
Creator:
Sun, Yinan
Advisor:
Onal, Cagdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-08-10
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
MRI Compatible Piezoelectric Actuator Development and Towards Application Based Simulation
Creator:
Zhao, Zhanyue Jimmy
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-08-13
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Coarse Exogenous Fault Detection in Multi-Robot Systems using Variational Autoencoders and Normalizing Flows
Keyword:
multi-robot systems
,
variational autoencoders
,
fault detection
, and
normalizing flows
Creator:
Jawahar, Pratik
Advisor:
Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-08-17
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Development of a Lower Limb Exoskeleton and Application of Learning from Demonstrations for Controllers
Keyword:
Open source
,
Lower Limb Exoskeletons
,
Cooperative Controllers
,
Learning from Demonstration
, and
Motion Capture
Creator:
Goldfarb, Nathaniel
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-03-17
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Towards Human-Centered Haptic Shared Autonomy for Assisted Driving Systems
Keyword:
Social navigation
,
Human-vehicle interaction
,
Assisted driving
, and
Shared autonomy
Creator:
Mbanisi, Kenechukwu
Advisor:
Gennert, Michael A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-04-27
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Buoyancy Based Balloon Altitude Control
Creator:
Mohapatra, Meha
Advisor:
Popovic, Marko B.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-04-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Multi-Modal Transition of a Canine-like Quadruped to a Bipedal State
Keyword:
quadruped
,
path generation
,
flat feet
,
standing
,
multi-modal motion
, and
biped
Creator:
Euredjian, Andrew
Advisor:
Agheli Hajiabadi, Mohammad Mahdi
and
Gennert, Michael A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-05-02
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Intelligent Frontier Ranking in Search-and-rescue Scenarios
Keyword:
Swarm
,
Machine Learning
,
Advantage Actor-Critic
,
Frontier
,
Reinforcement Learning
, and
SLAM
Creator:
Bergeron, Taylor
Advisor:
Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2022-05-02
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
A New Stator Design and Validation of Hollow Cylindrical Piezoelectric Motor
Keyword:
FEM Simulation
and
Piezoelectric Actuator
Creator:
Wang, Yang
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-05-04
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
A Surgical Planning Toolkit for Robotic Stereotactic Neurosurgery
Keyword:
3D Slicer
,
Surgical Planning Toolkit
,
Neuronavigation
, and
Neurosurgery Robot
Creator:
Kool Rajamani, Dhruv
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-07-12
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Design and Analysis of Active Vision Methods for Robotic Grasping of Novel Objects
Keyword:
grasp synthesis
,
self-supervised learning
,
active vision
,
benchmarking
, and
reinforcement learning
Creator:
Natarajan, Sabhari
Advisor:
Calli, Berk
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-08-09
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Internal Cognitive Assurance Model for Autonomous Robotic Systems (ICAMARS)
Keyword:
Security
,
Vulnerability
,
Internal Assurance Model
,
Trust Metrics
,
Autonomous Robotic Systems
, and
Bayesian Networks
Creator:
Diluoffo, Vincenzo
Advisor:
Sunar, Berk
and
Michalson, William R.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-04
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Autonomous Vision-based Control for Within-hand Manipulation using Variable Friction Fingers
Creator:
Caleb Chanthi Raj, Joshua Amrith Raj
Advisor:
Calli, Berk
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-08-14
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Design and Control of Robotic Systems Using Bio-Inspired Artificial Muscle Recruitment Strategy
Keyword:
Artificial Muscle
,
Bio-Inspired
, and
Compliant Actuator
Creator:
Bowers, Matthew P.
Advisor:
Popovic, Marko B.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-02-08
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Improving Human Performance in Multi-Human Multi-Robot Interaction
Keyword:
Multi-Robot Systems
,
Human-Robot Interaction
,
Multi-Human Interface
, and
Multi-Human Multi-Robot Interaction
Creator:
Patel, Jayam U.
Advisor:
Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-02-09
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Communication Algorithms for Spatio-Temporal Cooperation in Multi-Robot Systems
Creator:
Majcherczyk, Nathalie
Advisor:
Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-02-09
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Towards Model Based Conformal Ablation using Robotically Driven Interstitial Ultrasound
Keyword:
Reinforcement Learning
,
Cancer Treatment
,
Robotics
,
Interstitial Ultrasound
,
Conformal Thermal Ablation
, and
MRI Surgical Robotics
Creator:
Gandomi, Katie Y.
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-04-20
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Labyrinth Technologies Smart City Integrated Autonomous Microtransit Electric Vehicle
Creator:
Shen, Anqi
Advisor:
Agheli Hajiabadi, Mohammad Mahdi
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-04-20
Resource Type:
Report
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Development of a Customizable Bio-Mechanical Actuated Knee Orthosis for Exoskeletons Thesis
Keyword:
Rehabiliatation
,
Exoskeleton
,
Knee Orthosis
,
Medical Robotics
, and
Paraplegia
Creator:
Tacescu, Alex C.
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
A New Mechanics Model for Continuum Notched-Tube Wrists that Accounts for Tendon Friction and Material Nonlinearities
Keyword:
Continuum Robots
,
Steerable Needles
,
Notched-tube Wrists
, and
Surgical Robotics
Creator:
Pacheco, Nicholas E.
Advisor:
Fichera, Loris
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-05-04
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Rectification of Perspective and Scale Distortion in Wound Images and Integrated Evaluation of the SmartWAnDS System
Keyword:
Scale distortion rectification
,
Wound analysis
,
Perspective distortion rectification
,
SmartWAnDS System
,
Spatial Transformation Network (STN)
, and
Integrated Evaluation
Creator:
Raghav, Fnu
Advisor:
Agu, Emmanuel O.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-05-05
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Making Concentric Tube Robots More Accessible: A New Open-Source Design Made of 3D-Printed and Other Easy-to-Source Materials
Keyword:
Surgical Robotics
,
Educational Prototype
,
Concentric Tube Manipulator
,
Open-source
,
Concentric Tube Robot
, and
3D-Printing
Creator:
d'Almeida, Jesse F.
Advisor:
Fichera, Loris
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-05-05
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Region-Based Planning for a 3D In-Hand Manipulation Platform Leveraging Variable Friction Fingers and External Surfaces
Keyword:
extrinsic dexterity
,
in-hand manipulation
,
variable friction
, and
motion planning
Creator:
Sahin, Alp
Advisor:
Calli, Berk
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2021-05-06
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Trans-Gravitational Robot (TGR) with Linear and Angular Momentum Control
Keyword:
Microgravity
,
Space Robot
,
Momentum Control
,
Quadruped Robot
,
Center of Mass Control
, and
Obstacle Avoidance
Creator:
Sanchez, Felix A.
Advisor:
Popovic, Marko B.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-08-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Novel Bidirectional Elastic Nonlinear Element (BENE) for Robotic Antagonistic Actuation
Creator:
Florez-Castillo, Juan-Diego
Advisor:
Popovic, Marko B.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-08-13
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Development of an Automation Platform for Fabric Manipulation and Assembly
Creator:
Briggs, Calum R.
Advisor:
Popovic, Marko B.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-08-16
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Advancing Technologies for Interventional MRI Robotics with Clinical Applications
Keyword:
MRI Compatible Actuation
,
Piezoelectric Actuators
,
Real-Time Functional MRI
,
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
,
MRI for Closed Loop Rehabilitation
, and
Surgical Robotics
Creator:
Carvalho, Paulo A.
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-03-25
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Deriving Motor Unit-based Control Signals for Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Neural Interfaces
Keyword:
Prosthetic Control
,
Motor Unit Action Potentials
, and
Human-Machine Interfaces
Creator:
Twardowski, Michael D.
Advisor:
Li, Zhi
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-14
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
A Modular Robotic AFO for detecting phase changes during Walking Gait
Keyword:
Ankle Foot
Creator:
Michaels, Nathaniel I.
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-15
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Motion Segmentation for Autonomous Robots Using 3D Point Cloud Data
Keyword:
motion segmentation
,
LIDAR
,
3D reconstruction
,
autonomous vehicles
, and
3D point cloud
Creator:
Kulkarni, Amey S.
Advisor:
Huang, Xinming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-13
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Towards Automated Suturing of Soft Tissue: Automating Suturing Hand-off Task for da Vinci Research Kit Arm using Reinforcement Learning
Keyword:
Automated Suturing
,
Reinforcement Learning
,
Medical and Surgical Applications
,
Machine Learning and Adaptation
,
Cooperation and Collaboration in Human-Robot Teams
, and
da Vinci Research Kit
Creator:
Varier, Vignesh Manoj
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-14
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Let there be light... Characterizing the Effects of Adverse Lighting on Semantic Segmentation of Wound Images and Mitigation using a Deep Retinex Model
Keyword:
Dataset
,
Deep Learning
,
Lighting
,
Retinex Theory
,
Wounds
, and
Semantic Segmentation
Creator:
Iyer, Akshay B.
Advisor:
Agu, Emmanuel O.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-14
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Compact and Low-Cost Acoustic-Resolution Photoacoustic Microscopy Based on Delta Configuration Actuator
Keyword:
Medical Robotics
,
Medical Imaging
,
Photoacoustic Imaging
, and
Delta Actuation
Creator:
Gao, Shang
Advisor:
Zhang, Haichong
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-15
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Development of an Open Source Quadrupedal Robot Platform for Education: SmallKat
Keyword:
Dynamics
,
Quadruped
,
Open Source
, and
Education
Creator:
Bisland, Keion
Advisor:
Zhang, Haichong
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-17
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Robotic Construction Using Intelligent Scaffolding
Keyword:
Robot construction
,
Navigable structure
,
Collective robot construction
,
Swarm
,
Stigmergy
, and
Bio-inspired
Creator:
Enyedy, Albert J.
Advisor:
Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2020-05-18
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Multi-Robot Task Allocation and Scheduling with Spatio-Temporal and Energy Constraints
Keyword:
routing with time windows
,
persistent coverage
,
multi-robot systems
,
recharging robots
,
multi-robot task allocation
,
task scheduling
,
constrained optimization
,
energy limitations
,
operations research
, and
linear programming
Creator:
Dutia, Dharini
Advisor:
Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Object Transfer Point Estimation for Prompt Human to Robot Handovers
Keyword:
human-robot interaction
,
handover
, and
object transfer
Creator:
Nemlekar, Heramb
Advisor:
Li, Zhi
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
A mixed reality framework for surgical navigation: approach and preliminary results
Keyword:
Mixed Reality
,
Minimally Invasive Surgery
, and
Image Guidance
Creator:
Murlidaran, Shravan
Advisor:
Fichera, Loris
and
Korkin, Dmitry
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Mechanical Redesign and Implementation of Intuitive User Input Methods for a Hand Exoskeleton Informed by User Studies on Individuals with Chronic Upper Limb Impairments
Keyword:
electromyography
,
user studies
,
voice control
,
extension
,
hand exoskeleton
, and
assistive device
Creator:
Meier, Tess Bisbee
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
A Deep 3D Object Pose Estimation Framework for Robots with RGB-D Sensors
Keyword:
pose estimation
,
semantic segmentation
, and
Atlas robots
Creator:
Wagh, Ameya Yatindra
Advisor:
Gennert, Michael A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Biologically Inspired Legs and Novel Flow Control Valve Toward a New Approach for Accessible Wearable Robotics
Keyword:
biomimetic design
,
Hydro Muscle
,
flow control valve
,
wearable robotics
,
pneumatics
,
humanoid robot
,
artificial muscle
, and
soft robotics
Creator:
Moffat, Shannon Marija
Advisor:
Popovic, Marko B.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-04-20
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Toward Deployable Origami Continuum Robot: Sensing, Planning, and Actuation
Keyword:
Origami inspired design
,
Follow-the-leader algorithm
,
Modular
,
Continuum manipulator arm
,
Torsional stiffness
, and
Shape sensing
Creator:
Santoso, Junius
Advisor:
Onal, Cagdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-11-14
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
A Walking Controller for Humanoid Robots using Virtual Force
Keyword:
dynamic walking
,
biped walking
,
humanoid robots
, and
humanoid balancing
Creator:
Jagtap, Vinayak V
Advisor:
Gennert, Michael A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-11-23
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
An Asynchronous Simulation Framework for Multi-User Interactive Collaboration: Application to Robot-Assisted Surgery
Keyword:
Soft-body Simulation Framework
,
Real Time Collaborative Learning
,
Closed Loop Simulator
,
Asynchronous Simulation Framework
,
Multi User Input Framework
, and
Surgical Robotics Simulator
Creator:
Munawar, Adnan
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2019-12-13
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Proactive Planning through Active Policy Inference in Stochastic Environments
Keyword:
markov decision process
,
boltzmann
,
softmax
,
policy gradient
, and
active learning
Creator:
Poulin, Nolan
Advisor:
Fu, Jie
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-05-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Automating endoscopic camera motion for teleoperated minimally invasive surgery using inverse reinforcement learning
Keyword:
Machine Learning
,
Virtual Reality
,
Surgical Robotics
,
endoscope
, and
automation
Creator:
Agrawal, Ankur S
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-12-13
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Utilizing Compliance To Address Modern Challenges in Robotics
Keyword:
legged robotics
,
Robotics
,
soft robotics
, and
Control
Creator:
Ozel, Selim
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
and
Onal, Cagdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-12-12
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Perspectives in control of conditionally controllable problems
Keyword:
conditional controllability
,
input limitations
,
Control
, and
motion-planning
Creator:
Ghorbani Faal, Siamak
Advisor:
Onal, Cagdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-12-11
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Pressure-Operated Soft Robotic Snake Modeling, Control, and Motion Planning
Keyword:
Control
,
Motion Planning
,
soft robotics snake
, and
Modeling
Creator:
Luo, Ming
Advisor:
Onal, Cagdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-08-19
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Cooperative Object Manipulation with Force Tracking on the da Vinci Research Kit
Keyword:
Object Manipulation
,
Cooperative Manipulators
,
Parameter Identification
,
Impedance Control
,
da Vinci Surgical System
, and
Force Control
Creator:
Gondokaryono, Radian A
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-08-10
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Modeling & Analysis of Design Parameters for Portable Hand Orthoses to Assist Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome Impairments and Prototype Design
Keyword:
orthoses
,
medical robotics
,
stroke
,
wearable robtoics
,
traumatic brain injury
,
hand biomechanics
,
assistive devices
,
exoskeletons
, and
grasping
Creator:
Nycz, Christopher Julius
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-08-10
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Motion Conflict Detection and Resolution in Visual-Inertial Localization Algorithm
Keyword:
motion conflict
,
sensor fusion
,
outlier rejection
,
IMU
,
Localization
,
visual inertial odometry
, and
SLAM
Creator:
Wisely Babu, Benzun
Advisor:
Duckworth, R. James
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-07-29
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Decentralized Approach to SLAM using Computationally Limited Robots
Keyword:
Multi-robot systems
,
Swarm robotics
,
Swarm intelligence
, and
SLAM
Creator:
Sudheer Menon, Vishnu
Advisor:
Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-05-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Towards Closed-loop, Robot Assisted Percutaneous Interventions under MRI Guidance
Keyword:
needle steering
,
MRI
,
closed-loop
,
stereotactic neurosurgery
,
robot-assisted
, and
prostate interventions
Creator:
Patel, Niravkumar Amrutlal
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-04-19
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Goal Based Human Swarm Interaction for Collaborative Transport
Keyword:
Augmented Reality
,
Object Transport
,
Interaction
, and
Swarm
Creator:
Xu, Yicong
Advisor:
Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Implementation of a Modular Software Architecture on a Real-Time Operating System for Generic Control over MRI Compatible Surgical Robots
Keyword:
software architecture
,
Robotics
,
Real time
, and
MRI
Creator:
Gandomi-Bernal, Katie
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Dynamic Task Allocation in Robot Swarms with Limited Buffer and Energy Constraints
Keyword:
Swarm robotics
,
task allocation
,
energy constraints
, and
buffer constraints
Creator:
Mohan, Janani
Advisor:
Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-04-26
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Constrained Motion Planning System for MRI-Guided, Needle-Based, Robotic Interventions
Keyword:
OpenIGTLink
,
surgical
,
ROS
,
intervention
,
Workspace
,
MoveIt!
,
MRI
,
Motion Planning
,
Robot
, and
3D Slicer
Creator:
Bove, Christopher
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Decentralized Persistent Connectivity Deployment in Robot Swarms
Keyword:
energy awareness
,
Swarm robotics
, and
connectivity deployment
Creator:
Jayabalan, Adhavan
Advisor:
Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-04-26
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Towards Hands-On Cooperative Control for Closed-Loop MRI-Guided Targeted Prostate Biopsy
Keyword:
Prostate cancer
,
Image-guided therapy
,
Teleoperation
,
Surgical Robotics
,
Needle-based interventions
,
Cooperative Control
, and
MRI-compatible robot
Creator:
Wartenberg, Marek
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-04-05
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
A Minimum-Bending-Energy Needle Model for Closed-Loop Localization During Image-Guided Insertion
Keyword:
needle insertion
,
Optimization
, and
MRI
Creator:
Schornak, Joseph George
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2018-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Implementation of a Surgical Robot Dynamical Simulation and Motion Planning Framework
Keyword:
Motion Planning
,
CISST-ROS bridge
,
dynamic simulation
,
ROS integration
,
assistive path planning
, and
dVRK
Creator:
Munawar, Adnan
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2015-04-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
ME
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Nonparametric Inverse Reinforcement Learning and Approximate Optimal Control with Temporal Logic Tasks
Keyword:
Inverse Reinforcement Learning
,
Learning with uncertainty
,
Reinforcement Learning
, and
Unsupervised learning
Creator:
Perundurai Rajasekaran, Siddharthan
Advisor:
Fu, Jie
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-08-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Enabling Motion Planning and Execution for Tasks Involving Deformation and Uncertainty
Keyword:
robust execution
,
robotic manipulation
,
path quality
,
Learning from Demonstration
,
inverse optimal control
,
planning with uncertainty
,
deformable objects
, and
Motion Planning
Creator:
Phillips-Grafflin, Calder
Advisor:
Berenson, Dmitry
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-06-07
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Efficient Factor Graph Fusion for Multi-robot Mapping
Keyword:
variable ordering
,
pose graph initialization
,
graph SLAM
,
smoothing and mapping
,
sam
,
isam
,
multi-robot
, and
SLAM
Creator:
Natarajan, Ramkumar
Advisor:
Gennert, Michael A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-06-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
CUDA-Accelerated ORB-SLAM for UAVs
Keyword:
SLAM
,
ORB-SLAM
,
NVidia
,
CUDA
, and
visual SLAM
Creator:
Bourque, Donald
Advisor:
Gennert, Michael A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-06-01
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Dynamic viscoelastic model of the Hydro Muscle and the control of a multi-fiber Hydro Muscle actuated bionic ankle
Keyword:
Hydro Muscle
,
multi-fiber
,
model-based design
, and
viscoelastic model
Creator:
Harmalkar, Chinmay
Advisor:
Popovic, Marko B.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-04-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Decentralized Control of an Energy Constrained Heterogeneous Swarm for Persistent Surveillance
Keyword:
Energy awarenesses
,
Robot Swarms
, and
Persistent Surveillance
Creator:
Advani, Nikhil Kamalkumar
Advisor:
Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-04-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
A Decentralized Strategy for Swarm Robots to Manage Spatially Distributed Tasks
Keyword:
multi-robot
,
task allocation
,
spatial topolgies
, and
swarm robots
Creator:
Sheth, Rohit S
Advisor:
Pinciroli, Carlo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-04-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Locomotion Trajectory Generation For Legged Robots
Keyword:
Climbing
,
Locomotion
,
Legged Robots
,
quadruped
,
Walking
,
Robosimian
,
Motion Planning
, and
Multi-modal planning
Creator:
Bhat, Aditya
Advisor:
Gennert, Michael A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-04-22
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Semi-autonomous robotic wheelchair controlled with low throughput human- machine interfaces
Keyword:
BCI
,
shared steering control
,
shared position control
,
Wheelchair
,
shared control
,
NoVeLTI
,
any-angle path planning
,
CWave
,
low throughput interface
,
brain-computer interface
,
Navigation
,
Adaptive Control
, and
assistive drive
Creator:
Sinyukov, Dmitry Aleksandrovich
Advisor:
Padir, Taskin
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2017-05-01
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
The Development of a Sensitive Manipulation Platform
Keyword:
series elastic actuator
,
sensitive manipulation
,
sensitive robotics
,
compliance
,
robotic arm
,
tactile sensor
, and
SEA
Creator:
Cochran, Nigel B
Advisor:
Torres-Jara, Eduardo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-05-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Automating Fullerton Fitness Test Using a Home Robot
Keyword:
Home Robot
and
Fullerton Fitness Test
Creator:
Walawalkar, Apoorv
Advisor:
Padir, Taskin
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Gesture Based Navigation and Localization of a Smart Wheelchair using Fiducial Markers
Keyword:
April Tags
,
EMG
,
Wheelchair
,
Simulator
,
Navigation
, and
Localization
Creator:
Patel, Jayam Umesh
Advisor:
Padir, Taskin
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Perception Framework for Activities of Daily Living Manipulation Tasks
Keyword:
Perception
,
Handle Detection
,
Point Cloud
,
TrajOpt
, and
Self feeding
Creator:
Balasubramanian, Koushik
Advisor:
Padir, Taskin
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-28
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Actuation, Control and Environment Setup for a bi-joint hydro-muscle driven leg structure
Keyword:
controls
,
hydro muscles
,
Robotics
, and
synthetic muscles
Creator:
Zia, Amaid
Advisor:
Popovic, Marko B.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
HydroBone and Variable Stiffness Exoskeleton with Knee Actuation
Keyword:
Exoskeleton
,
HydroBone
,
Jamming of granular media
,
HydroMuscle
, and
Variable stiffness
Creator:
Sridar, Saivimal
Advisor:
Popovic, Marko B.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2016-04-27
Resource Type:
Report
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
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