2011 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE 2011), June 27-30, 2011, Grand Hyatt Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

The most common way to transport oil and natural gas in Canada is by using pipes. In the last years, population growth has led to an increase in the pipeline network. This increase will generate new areas of research such as the detection of leakages or cracks and the maintenance of the pipeline system as a whole. In this thesis, a novel hypermobile robot, capable of moving along pipes of different diameters, is proposed and developed. The robot is composed of three modules, two propulsive modules and one control module linked by passive joints. The propulsive module has eight actuators: four gearmotors to propel the robot along the pipe, and four servomotors to control the radial position of the robot in the pipe and to maintain the robot's balance. A Raspberry Pi is used to control the actuators, acquire sensor feedback, and receive commands from a remote wireless user-controlled GUI. An existing dynamic controller is adapted to the robot's architecture. Simulations and experimental tests in open-loop and closed-loop modes are performed to evaluate the effectiveness of the robot's design and controller. The results show the efficiency of the mechanical and electronic components of the robot since it is capable of following the generated paths. The outcome of this thesis can be used in trajectory tracking controllers and for in-pipe robot design.

The purpose of master’s thesis is to project virtualization solution together with replication of the servers. Thesis is divided into the three parts and that it theoretical, analytical and projection part. In analytical part there are basic information about virtualization technologies, in analytical part there is analysis of the present status of the company and mainly about status of the IT infrastructure and in the end projection part there is realization of the virtualization solution from choosing the right type of cluster to choosing hardware solution.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(理学) / 甲第19393号 / 理博第4124号 / 新制||理||1593(附属図書館) / 32418 / 京都大学大学院理学研究科数学・数理解析専攻 / (主査)教授 中島 啓, 教授 小野 薫, 教授 望月 拓郎 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

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Hyper-raising (HR) is a cross-clausal dependency where the DP subject of a finite complement clause surfaces as an apparent argument of the matrix verb (Alboiu and Hill, 2016; Carstens, 2011; Ferreira, 2004; Fong, 2017; Halpert, 2019; Lee and Yip, 2020; Nunes, 2008; Ura, 1994, 1995). HR is puzzling because it involves apparent DP raising from a finite complement, even though the driving mechanism of raising - the non-finiteness of the complement clause - is absent. Nonetheless, the majority of the existing literature argues that HR is, like raising, A-movement. In this thesis, I present novel data on HR from Brazilian Portuguese that contradicts these analyses. Specifically, I show that HR displays signature properties of a control dependency. Thus, I argue that HR is not an instance of A-movement, but an instance of control into a finite complement clause. I demonstrate a technical implementation of the Agree Model of Control (Landau, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013) in the context of HR in Brazilian Portuguese that accounts for the relevant data while also providing novel predictions and extensions. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

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