This report summarizes my work, as a part of Special Problem (CS8903 course) in Fall 2007, under the guidance of Dr. Andrea Thomaz in the Socially Intelligent Machines Lab at Georgia Tech. Starting with the semester goals that were set at the beginning of the term, this report describes how each goal was met, or not, and the hurdles faced in the course of realizing these goals. It also presents...

This paper describes the development of a studio-based approach for teaching ergonomics and human factors to undergraduate engineering students. Studio-based methods in engineering education draw on the concept of a “design studio” as the basis for learning and applying fundamental skills and knowledge through a series of directed exploration and design projects under the guidance of the course...

To promote the ideological and political construction of engineering graduate education courses, we should strive to improve ideological, effective interesting nature courses. This paper takes course "Comprehensive Quality cultivation Practice students" as an example, discusses "3 + 3 3" curriculum system a series special lectures for students, implementation path so realize value guidance pers...

Various barriers for the uptake of energy-efficiency measures in the domestic sector have been identified. Projects try to quantify the effect of individual barriers like transaction costs, information lack, access to technologies or convenience. We propose to use the ‘consumer choice chain’ as a wider framework to understand energy-efficiency choices by domestic consumers. This allows comparis...

In this paper the Multiple Hypothesis Tracking with group tracking is applied to tracking targets in video sequences. The width/height ratio is used as a target feature to help in target/detection association. Group tracking is tested in real video sequences (PETS 2001) and shows that is possible to keep linked the otherwise interrupted tracks.

This position statement aims to provide rapid guidance for those performing bronchoscopy in the pediatric and adult populations during COVID-19 pandemic. These recommendations are based on consensus of authors, who members Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) Chest Procedures Assembly, information available at time this document was written, including from other organizations. Changes our understand...

The implementation of science practicum is one the challenges in open distance education system. purpose this research to examine effect Kit IPA variable and pattern guidance on evaluation Science Practicum activities Distance Learning. type study an explanatory with a quantitative approach involving number 306 students who have taken course Elementary School Teacher Education program. Responde...

ii Acknowledgements In preparing this thesis I am indebted to many people. First of all, I wish to express my sincere gratitude to Professor Chihiro Hirotsu, my thesis supervisor, for his guidance and encouragement. Komaki for their valuable comments and suggestions. Finally I am very grateful to my parents for their continual encouragement, and to my wife, Hisae, who has shared both my joy and...