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Building and controlling fluidically actuated soft robots: from open loop to model-based control
(2018)This thesis describes the creation and control of soft robots made of deformable elastomer materials and powered by fluidics. We embed soft fluidic actuators into self-contained soft robotic systems, such as fish for underwater exploration or soft arms for dynamic manipulation. We present models describing the physical characteristics of these continuously deformable and fully soft robots, and then leverage these models for motion planning ...Doctoral Thesis -
Making Citizens of the Information Age: A comparative study of the first computer literacy programs for children in the United States, France, and the Soviet Union, 1970-1990
(2015)In this dissertation I trace the formation of citizens of the information age by comparing visions and practices to make children and the general public computer literate or cultured in the United States, France, and the Soviet Union. Computer literacy and computer culture programs in these three countries began in the early 1970s as efforts to adapt people to life in the information society as it was envisioned by scholars, thinkers, and ...Doctoral Thesis -
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Carbon Taxes as a Part of Fiscal Policy and Market Incentives for Environmental Stewardship
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Informationsgewinnung mittels Bindungsanalysen von Serumantikörpern an Peptidbibliotheken
(2009)Ein charakteristisches Merkmal des humoralen Immunsystems ist die Produktion vieler verschiedener Antikörper. Geläufige diagnostische Tests für den Nachweis von Krankheit-spezifischen Serumantikörpern nutzen Antigene zum Nachweis der Krankheit via Antikörperbindung. Derartige diagnostische Tests setzen jedoch die Kenntnis von Krankheit-spezifischen Antigenen voraus. Die vorliegende Arbeit berücksichtigt die unterschiedlichen Bindungsreaktivitäten ...Doctoral Thesis -
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La gestion des services environnementaux: entre règles et régulation négociée
(2014)Doctoral Thesis