Mechatronic design and construction of an intelligent mobile robot for educational purposes : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Technology in Engineering and Automation at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2000 The main aim of this project was to produce a working intelligent mechatronically designed mobile robot, which could be used for educational purposes. A secondary aim was to make the robot as a test-bed to investigate new systems (sensors, control etc ...
Phillips, Julian George
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MaMiC: Macro and Micro Curriculum for Robotic Reinforcement Learning
, 2019 Shaping in humans and animals has been shown to be a powerful tool for learning complex tasks as compared to learning in a randomized fashion. This makes the problem less complex and enables one to solve the easier sub task at hand first.
Ravindran, Balaraman +2 more
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The Insistence of Blackness and the Persistence of Antiblackness in Ireland
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper positions Ireland as a critical site for examining the insistence of blackness and an antiblackness created and sustained through Irish ethnonationalist imaginaries and exclusionary processes. Drawing on connected sociologies and Irish Black Studies, this enquiry argues that antiblackness in Ireland operates as a generational force,
Philomena Mullen
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Exploiting Deep Semantics and Compositionality of Natural Language for Human-Robot-Interaction
, 2016 We develop a natural language interface for human robot interaction that implements reasoning about deep semantics in natural language. To realize the required deep analysis, we employ methods from cognitive linguistics, namely the modular and ...
Eppe, Manfred +2 more
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Acoustic simultaneous localization and mapping (A-SLAM) of a moving microphone array and its surrounding speakers [PDF]
, 2016 Acoustic scene mapping creates a representation of positions of audio sources such as talkers within the surrounding environment of a microphone array.
Evers, C, Moore, AH, Naylor, PA
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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A First Briefing on MOOCs [PDF]
, 2013 This memo is addressed to members of our university (and maybe others) who want to know whether they need to know about MOOCs, and what the first things they would need to know are. MOOCS were the academic buzzword of 2012.1 But what is a MOOC.
Draper, Stephen, Honeychurch, Sarah
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Functional Segregation of Epileptogenicity within the Human Amygdala
Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.Objective In temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), the amygdala in the epileptogenic network is underestimated compared to other regions such as the hippocampus. Recent advances in anatomical neuroimaging and stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) signal analyses could help better understand the involvement of the different amygdala nuclei in the genesis of ...
Odile Feys +14 more
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Real-time path planning optimisation algorithm for obstacle avoidance [PDF]
, 2006 This paper presents a new real-time path planning algorithm suitable for implementation on small mobile robots to aid navigation in unknown environments. The Random Obstacle Avoidance (R.O.A) algorithm was developed for small robots and it can be used as
Hur, S., Petropoulakis, L.
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Semi‐automated assessment for NatureServe subnational conservation status ranks for state floras
Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Conservation status ranks measure the potential risk of extinction for species at global, national, and subnational levels, taking into account rarity, threats, and trends. These assessments are largely incomplete due to funding and resource limitations.
Julia H. Prins, Joey Shaw
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