Standardization for intelligent detection and autonomous operation of non-structured hardware, and its application on railcar brake release operation

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dc.contributor.advisorTesar, Delberten
dc.contributor.committeeMemberAshok, Pradeepkumaren
dc.creatorHammel, Christopher Scotten
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-9820-4620en
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-27T15:18:13Zen
dc.date.available2015-10-27T15:18:13Zen
dc.date.issued2015-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2015en
dc.date.updated2015-10-27T15:18:13Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThis thesis introduces a standard framework for evaluating and planning for desired autonomous (or semi-autonomous) operations, then applies the framework, in detail, to the task of automating emergency brake release before rail-car decoupling. A significant hurdle to be accounted for is the lack of standardization of much of the hardware of interest in industry. Non-standardized rail car components must be formally structured as fully as possible to improve the reliability of the robotic automation. This brake release task requires either pushing or pulling a “bleed rod” that protrudes from the side of each rail car. The requirements for each step of the evaluation and planning process will be laid out in this thesis, as an example of how it should be applied to future automation tasks.en
dc.description.departmentMechanical Engineeringen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T24P53en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/31986en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectMachine visionen
dc.subjectComputer visionen
dc.subjectAutomationen
dc.subjectRoboten
dc.subjectRobotsen
dc.subjectRoboticsen
dc.subjectAutomateen
dc.subjectAutomateden
dc.subjectRailroaden
dc.subject3den
dc.subjectCameraen
dc.subjectPoint clouden
dc.subjectAlgorithmen
dc.subjectDesignen
dc.subjectStandardizationen
dc.subjectStandardizeden
dc.subjectData miningen
dc.subjectNeural networken
dc.subjectReal-timeen
dc.subjectReal timeen
dc.subjectPerformance mapen
dc.subjectPerformance mapsen
dc.subjectMobile roboten
dc.subjectMobile roboticsen
dc.titleStandardization for intelligent detection and autonomous operation of non-structured hardware, and its application on railcar brake release operationen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.departmentMechanical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austinen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science in Engineeringen

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