This diploma thesis deals with a design of hydraulic reaper’s drive unit and continual realization of its real prototype. The unit is designed with freelance wheel drive, continual change of speed and direction. A part of a drive unit is a remote control, which is primarily used for control of movement and mowing. On the base of research analysis the conception design was created, which has to fulfill all the needed requirements for build of prototype and its subsequent testing. Engineering design was performed in Autodesk Inventor 2012. Realized prototype was built by sponsor company. The components were chosen with regard to their functionality, quality and cost.

This diploma thesis deals with application of Microsoft Kinect sensor for remote control of mobile robot. The aim was design and implement methods for remote control of mobile robot with using of predefined gestures and these method practically tested.

The aim of this work is to propose a construction solution for remote controlled flying machine and to propose way of its management. The work deals with the general way to construct a flying machine with vertical start and concrete solution for construction.

In recent decades human workers in manufacturing and overall industry have largely been replaced with robots and automated machines, but there are still plenty of tasks where human cognition is necessary. This paper presents the development of a wireless robotic arm controlled by a human arm, allowing both for the combination of a robotic arms strength to be combined with a humans cognition, and also for a human to execute dynamic tasks without being present. An application suited for work in toxic or otherwise harmful environments. This was accomplished by using a controller in the form of an exo-skeleton attached to the operators right arm and connected to the robotic arm through a transmitter. The controller measures the movements in each joint using potentiometers and the robotic arm mimics these movements. A glove with a flex sensor on the index finger was then attached to the controller to measure the finger motions. All the information containing the angle of rotations are sent wirelessly to the robotic arm using Arduino Uno and transceiver modules. The robotic arm received the information through another set of Arduino Uno and transceiver module which made each servomotor on the robotic arm to move accordingly. The result showed that the robotic arm could imitate the operator’s arm very well and was able to grab and move dierent objects with dierent weight and surfaces. The wireless control was reliable and could control the robotic arm while being in a dierent room, making it possible to use this robot for harmful environments for humans. / Under senare årtionden har mänskliga arbetare inom tillverkning och industri över lag i stor utsträckning ersatts av robotar och automatiserade maskiner, men det finns fortfarande uppgifter som kräver mänsklig tankeförmåga. Denna rapport presenterar utvecklingen av en trådlös robotarm styrd av en människas arm, vilket möjliggör både att kombinera en maskins styrka med en människas intelligens, samt för en människa att utföra dynamiska uppgifter utan att vara närvarande. En applikation lämplig för arbete i farliga miljöer. Detta uppnåddes med en styrenhet i form av ett exo-skelett fastsatt på operatörens högra arm och kopplad till robotarmen genom en sändare. Styrenheten mäter rörelserna i varje led med potentiometrar och robotarmen härmar dessa rörelser. En handske med en flexsensor på pekfingret fästes sedan på styrenheten för att mäta fingerrörelsen. All information som innehåller vinklar skickas trådlöst till robotarmen med hjälp av Arduino Uno och transceiver moduler. Robotarmen mottog informationen via en annan uppsättning Arduino Uno och transceiver modul som fick varje servomotor på robotarmen att rotera i enlighet. Resultatet visade att robotarmen kunde imitera operatörens arm väl och kunde bära olika föremål med olika vikter och ytor. Den trådlösa styrningen var pålitlig och kunde styra robotarmen från ett annat rum, vilket gör det möjligt att använda denna robot i skadliga miljöer för människor.

This project seeks to design and construct a track-driven radio controlled vehicle and controller. The purpose is to research if radio can be effectively used to control the robot remotely, as well as research to what extent a tracked design increases the mobility when compared to a wheel-design. The prototype consists of two parts: Vehicle and controller. The vehicle is track-driven with two DC-engines connected by H-bridge. A receiver is fitted to the vehicle. The controller consists of two joysticks, a linear potentiometer as well as a transmitter. Testing was performed by driving the vehicle on different terrain.The results show that it is possible to control via RC and that the vehicle had increased mobility compared to wheeled designs. Two problems were identified: Firstly, the tracks used lacks friction, causing the vehicle to glide when attempting to climb certain objects. Secondly, due to the design of the chassis, objects contact the chassis body instead of the tracks. Causing the vehicle to stall. / Detta projekt menar att designa samt konstruera ett banddrivet radiostyrt fordon och tillhörande kontroll. Syftet med detta är att forska om radiostyrning kan effektivt användas för fjärrstyrning och för att undersöka om band-drift ökar fordonets rörlighet jämfört med hjuldrivna motsvarigheter. Prototypen består av två delar; fordon och kontroll. Fordonet är band-drivet med två DC-motorer med högt drivmoment kopplade till en H-brygga. En mottagare är monterad på fordonet. Kontrollen består av två joysticks, en linjärpotentiometer samt en sändare. Testen genomfördes genom att låta fordonet köra över olika terräng. Resultaten av testerna visade att det är möjligt att fjärrstyra med RC samt att fordonet hade ökad rörlighet jämfört med hjuldrivna motsvarigheter. Två problem identifierades under testen. Banden saknar friktion och glider ibland i stället för att klättra över hinder. På grund av chassits form kolliderade ibland objekt med chassit före banden vilket stoppade fordonet.

No / In recent years, the Internet has enabled access to widespread remote services in the distributed computing environment; however, integrity of data transmission in the distributed computing platform is hindered by a number of security issues. For instance, the botnet phenomenon is a prominent threat to Internet security, including the threat of malicious codes. The botnet phenomenon supports a wide range of criminal activities, including distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, click fraud, phishing, malware distribution, spam emails, and building machines for illegitimate exchange of information/materials. Therefore, it is imperative to design and develop a robust mechanism for improving the botnet detection, analysis, and removal process. Currently, botnet detection techniques have been reviewed in different ways; however, such studies are limited in scope and lack discussions on the latest botnet detection techniques. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the latest state-of-the-art techniques for botnet detection and figures out the trends of previous and current research. It provides a thematic taxonomy for the classification of botnet detection techniques and highlights the implications and critical aspects by qualitatively analyzing such techniques. Related to our comprehensive review, we highlight future directions for improving the schemes that broadly span the entire botnet detection research field and identify the persistent and prominent research challenges that remain open. / University of Malaya, Malaysia (No. FP034-2012A)

The dominant trend in international security over the past decade has been a move towards ‘remote control’: the increasing use of special forces, private military and security companies and remote systems at the expense of the engagement of large forces. Paul Rogers analyses how this trend has developed, and asks whether it can really provide an appropriate response to the likely threats against global security in the coming years.

Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited / Modern technology is making virtual environments a part of daily life. However, some constraints about the usage of virtual environments, such as the need for high performance and well-configured computers, prevent users from accessing virtual environments in some places other than special computer rooms. Mobile devices may be used to solve this limitation in a virtual environment. The remote-control approach to access virtual worlds on the Internet or on a corporate network is a new concept that opens new doors to users. First step of this approach is already in use, such as games implemented for mobile devices using the screen of a mobile device as display, and has given satisfying results for some users. This research will take the user, who not only wants to be mobile but also does not want to sacrifice high resolution textures and complex models, closer to his/her goal. Mobile devices provide mobility to the user, but sacrifice not only the reality of the virtual environments but also screen size, which is very important for visibility of complex virtual environments. The hybrid approach with wireless internet connection by using mobile devices as remote control gives the user the advantages of mobility over desktop PCs. On the other hand, the realism provided by high-quality PCs on the server side exceeds the capabilities of mobile devices. / Lieutenant Junior Grade, Turkish Navy

This dissertation offers demonstrations of autonomous catalytic microtubes (microjet engines) with tunable diameters ranging from micro- to nanoscale and lengths from 50 μm to 1 mm. These results open the door to effective microengines and represent the entry in the Guinness Book of World Records for “the smallest man-made jet engine.” Several attractive methodologies of machine-based functions at the micro- and nanoscale are shown. For instance, catalytic Ti/Cr/Pt microjets, which are integrated on a planar substrate, can operate as “on chip” chemical micropumps by decomposition of hydrogen peroxide fuel into oxygen bubbles and water. When released from a substrate, microjets self-propel autonomously in solution. The incorporation of ferromagnetic layer (Fe) into the rolled-up geometry enables their remote control using external magnetic field. Such microjets were used to load, transport, deliver and assemble multiple cargo particles, including biological cells in bulk solutions and microfluidic channels. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that for microjets that are fixed to or self-propelled above a platinum patterned surface, the microengine power/speed can be controlled using a white lightsource. A change in intensity of the white light leads to a controllable switching “off” and “on” of the microengine power on demand. Light degrades a local concentration of the hydrogen peroxide fuel and surface tension and subsequently suppresses the generation of oxygen microbubbles. In the next step, the diameter of the microjets was rigorously reduced to 250 nm by using hybrid heteroepitaxial/catalytic InGaAs/GaAs/Cr/Pt nanotubes. Due to asymmetry of the rolled-up layers, these nanojets move in corkscrew-like motions and act as “self-propelled nanotools,” which were used in the next step to transport yeast cells and drill into fixed cancer Hela cells. Although it is well-known that hydrogen peroxide cannot be used to sustain viable cellular function, it is however conceivable that alternative fuels, such as glucose, might enable operation of such nanotools under biologically compatible conditions. As a first step to achieve this goal, demonstrations were made using metal-enzyme biocatalytic Ti/Au/SAM/Catalase microengines. Synthetic components with competing interactions are well-suited to study the emergence of their collective behavior, such as swarms of large numbers of individuals. Microengines’ self-organization in bistable swarms is shown at the air-liquid interface of the mixture of propylene carbonate and hydrogen peroxide. Microengines act as “water striders.” Buoyed by oxygen bubbles, they self-propel via the microbubble recoiling mechanism and, depending on the bubbles’ sizes, self-organize into swarms due to the meniscus climbing effect. These reversible swarms depend on the microengine power, which competes against attracting surface tension force. The demonstrated microjet engines show great promise for emerging applications, including biomedical, on-chip, environmental, and robotic micromachines. Furthermore, a key method discovered, entitled “rolled-up nanotechnology on polymers,” allowed for the fabrication of highly parallel arrays of microtubes with multiple functionalities and aimed for different purposes.

This thesis investigates embedded databases and graphical interfaces for the MicroBaseJ project. The project aim is the development of an integrated database and GUI user interface for a typical 3G, or 2.5G, mobile phone with Java MIDP2 capability. This includes methods for data acquisition, mobile data and information communication, data management, and remote user interface. Support of phone delivered informatics will require integrated server and networking infrastructure research and development to support effective and timely delivery of data for incorporation in mobile device-based informatics applications. A key research and development (R&D) challenge is to support effective and timely delivery of data for incorporation in mobile device-based informatics applications. Another important aspect of the project is determining how to develop efficient graphics for the small mobile screen. The research investigates and analyses the architecture of a mobile monitoring system. The project developed a generic solution that can be implemented in a number of commercial sectors, such as horticulture, building management and pollution/water management. The developed concept is tested using data relevant to the horticultural area of application. The system also addresses the main issues related to mobile monitoring, including real-time response, data integrity, solution cost, graphical presentation, and persistent storage capabilities of modern mobile devices. Four embedded databases based on J2ME have been investigated. Two of the four have been evaluated and analysed. The Insert function, Sequence Search, and Random Search of Perst List and RMS (Record Management System) databases have been tested. The size of the processed data was limited to 20,000 records when using the wireless toolkit simulator, and 11,000 records when using a mobile phone. Perst Lite reflects good performance and has out-performed RMS in all tests. User interface software such as J2ME Polish for mobile phones has been investigated. Custom J2ME class for graphical interface is developed. This provides the graphical presentation of the data collected from the sensors; including temperature, wind speed, wind direction, moisture, and leaf wetness. The graphical interface, bar charts, and line charts with trace ball for collected data have been designed and implemented. The embedded database performance and project performance have been investigated and analysed. The performances of Perst Lite and RMS are evaluated in terms of the insert, sequence search, and random search functions based on simulation and real devices. The record numbers vary from 1,000 to 20,000. The project performance contains data receiving and storage, and data presentation and configuration. The performance of data storage and configuration can be negated due to the running mode and the response time. Thus, data presenting performance is the key focus in this project. This performance was divided into the categories of initial, data search, data selection, and charting. The initial performance includes the initialisation of the project parameters, and the reaching of the welcome interface. Data search performance refers to the retrieval of the specified data from the embedded database, measured on 48 data points, which only can be presented on the mobile screen from the retrieved data. These four performance types are measured in thousands of record numbers, varying from 1,000 to 18,000 record numbers, with the retrieved data range varying from 1 day to 30 days.