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Author:: Thomson, Brian Francis
Title:: A Leader-Selection Approach to Fuzzy Formation Control of Autonomous Vehicles
Graduate Program:: Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: autonomous vehicles
leader selection
fuzzy logic
formation control
File:: Download Brian_Thomson_MSEE_Thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:: Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Randy Young, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Mattes, Richard J
Title:: Vehicle Localization With A Downward Facing LIDAR
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: localization
particle filter
autonomous vehicles
simulation
LIDAR
File:: Download 1-Mattes_MS.pdf
Committee Members:: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Berman, Danielle Hope
Title:: Public Opinion Regarding Autonomous Vehicle Privacy and Security
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: autonomous vehicles
public opinion
survey
privacy
cybersecurity
File:: Download Berman_MastersThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Martin T Pietrucha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Committee Member
Alan Richard Wagner, Committee Member

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Author:: Dow, Nicholas William
Title:: A baseline experiment and initial investigation of the effects of virtual immersion on vehicle passenger risk perception
Graduate Program:: Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: virtual reality
perception of risk
autonomous vehicles
driving simulator
File:: Download 071218_Dow_MastersThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Liang, Xiao
Title:: TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL IN A CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT CONSIDERING PEDESTRIANS
Graduate Program:: Civil Engineering
Keywords:: Traffic signal control
connected vehicles
autonomous vehicles
pedestrians
genetic algorithm
File:: Download Xiao_Liang-Dissertaion.pdf
Committee Members:: Vikash Varun Gayah, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vikash Varun Gayah, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric T. Donnell, Committee Member
Jose A. Ventura, Outside Member
Sukran Ilgin Guler, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sukran Ilgin Guler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick Joseph Fox, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Canto, Maxfield
Title:: Prevention of Frost Damage to Apple Tree Bud Stages Using an Autonomous Multi-Vehicle System
Graduate Program:: Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)
Keywords:: precision agriculture
agriculture
robotics
sensing
frost
frost damage
UAV
UGV
autonomy
autonomous vehicles
apple buds
apple orchard
cyber-physical system
IoT
ROS
thermal mapping
RTK GPS
File:: Download MaxfieldCanto_Thesis2022.pdf
Committee Members:: Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
David James Lyons, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Heinz Heinemann, Committee Member
Long He, Committee Member
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Daeun Choi, Special Signatory

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