Papers

CRIM is an active scientific community comprised of intelligent and passionate individuals devoted to the research and advancement of cutting-edge robotics and intelligent machines. Over the past decade, several group members have published dissertations and theses based on their CRIM research. These documents, encompassing years of CRIM work, are available here.

By Publication Type

Ph.D Dissertation

“Mobile Robotic Navigation and Control for Large-Scale Wireless Sensor Network Repair” ,North Carolina State University , 2009
“Electronic Textile-Based Sensors and Systems for Long-Term Health Monitoring” , North Carolina State University , 2008
“A Medical Robotic System for Laser Phonomicrosurgery” , North Carolina State University , 2008
“Towards the Automation of Embryonic Stem Cell Microinjections into Blastocysts” , North Carolina State University , 2007
“Applying Wide Field of View Retroreflector Technology to Free Space Optical Robotic Communications” , North Carolina State University , 2006
“Competitive Relative Performance and Fitness Selection for Evolutionary Robotics” , North Carolina State University , 2003
“Development of Millimeter Scale Motors for Minature Direct Drive Robots” , North Carolina State University , 2002

MS Thesis

“Design of an Intelligent Compression Stocking for Reducing Ulcer Healing Time” , North Carolina State University , 2008 , (MS Thesis)
“An Investigation and Expansion of Musculoskeletal Modeling and Analysis Techniques “ ,North Carolina State University , 2008
“A Conservative Approach to Mounting and Applying an Omnidirectional Vision System onto EvBot II Mobile Robot Platforms”, North Carolina State University , 2007
“A Linear Base Articulated Robot Arm for Surgical Endoscopy”, North Carolina State University, 2006
“Development of an Internet Addressable Pneumatically Controlled Instrument for Applying Strain to Cells In-Vitro”, North Carolina State University , 2006
“Rapid Protoyping of a Single-Channel Electroencephalogram-Based Brain-Computer Interface” , North Carolina State University , 2006
“A Neural Network Control System for the Segway Robotic Mobility Platform” , North Carolina State University , 2006
“An approach to develop knowledge representation for expert system to diagnose faults in domestic systems using qualitative modeling.” , North Carolina State University , 2006
“Design of Autonomous Navigation Controllers for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Multi-Objective-Genetic Programming, North Carolina State University , 2004
“Design and Use of Pre-Stressed Unimorphs for High-Displacement High-Load Applications”,North Carolina State University , 2004
“Using Robotic Hand Technology for the Rehabilitation of Recovering Stroke Patients with Loss of Hand Power”, North Carolina State University , 2003
“The Development of Textile Based Acoustic Sensing Arrays for Sound Source Acquisition”, North Carolina State University , 2003
“The EvBot II: And enhanced Evolutionary Robotics Platform Equipped with Integrated Sensing for Control” , North Carolina State University , 2003
“A Pneumatically Actuated Brace Designed for Upper Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation” , North Carolina State University , 2003
“The Development of a Low-Cost and Robust Autonomous Robot Colony Using LEGO Mindstroms” , North Carolina State University , 2003
“The Application of MEMS Accelerometers for Accurately Finding Warp Yarn Breaks in Textile Machinery” , North Carolina State University , 2003
“Decentralized Autonomous Control of Aerospace Vehicle Formations” , North Carolina State University , 2003
“The EvBot: A Small Autonomous Mobile Robot for the Study of Evolutionary Algorithms in Distributed Robotics.” , North Carolina State University , 2002

Inproceedings

“Application of Usability Analysis Techniques to the Design of Rehabilitation Equipment” , IEA World Conference on Ergonomics , 2009
“A Dynamic Compression System for Improving Ulcer Healing: Design of a Sensing Garment” ,IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems (MFI) , 2008
“Leveraging RSSI for Robotic Repair of Disconnected Wireless Sensor Networks” , IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) , 2007
“Monte Carlo Sensor Networks” , International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering (CAINE-2005) , 2005
“Precision Localization in Monte Carlo Sensor Networks” , International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering (CAINE-2005) , 2005
“Transference of Evolved Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Controllers to a Wheeled Mobile Robot” ,Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) , 2005
“Dynamic Leadership Protocol for S-nets” , IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) , 2004
“Incremental Evolution of Autonomous Controllers for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Multi-Objective Genetic Programming”, IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems , 2004
“Evolution of Complex Autonomous Robot Behaviors using Competitive Fitness” ,International Conference on Integration of Knowledge Intensive Multi-Agent Systems , 2003
“A Colony of Robots Using Vision Sensing and Evolved Neural Controllers” , IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems , 2003

By Year

2009

Kyle Luthy

“Mobile Robotic Navigation and Control for Large-Scale Wireless Sensor Network Repair” , North Carolina State University , 2009 , (PhD Dissertation)
Meghan Hegarty, David Kaber, Edward Grant

“Application of Usability Analysis Techniques to the Design of Rehabilitation Equipment” , IEA World Conference on Ergonomics , 2009 , (inproceedings)

2008

Carey Merritt

“Electronic Textile-Based Sensors and Systems for Long-Term Health Monitoring” , North Carolina State University , 2008 , (PhD Dissertation)
Meghan Hegarty

“Design of an Intelligent Compression Stocking for Reducing Ulcer Healing Time” , North Carolina State University , 2008 , (MS Thesis)
Joe Giallo

“A Medical Robotic System for Laser Phonomicrosurgery” , North Carolina State University , 2008 , (PhD Dissertation)
John Kelly

“An Investigation and Expansion of Musculoskeletal Modeling and Analysis Techniques “ , North Carolina State University , 2008 , (MS Thesis)
Meghan Hegarty, Edward Grant, Larry Reid, Thomas C. Henderson

“A Dynamic Compression System for Improving Ulcer Healing: Design of a Sensing Garment” , IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems (MFI) , 2008 , (inproceedings)

2007

David Burke

“A Conservative Approach to Mounting and Applying an Omnidirectional Vision System onto EvBot II Mobile Robot Platforms”, North Carolina State University , 2007 , (MS Thesis)
Leonardo Mattos

“Towards the Automation of Embryonic Stem Cell Microinjections into Blastocysts” , North Carolina State University , 2007 , (PhD Dissertation)
Kyle Luthy, Edward Grant, Thomas C. Henderson

“Leveraging RSSI for Robotic Repair of Disconnected Wireless Sensor Networks” , IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) , 2007 , (inproceedings)

2006

Aaron Arthur Kracht

“A Linear Base Articulated Robot Arm for Surgical Endoscopy”, North Carolina State University , 2006 , (MS Thesis)
Frederick Jerard Livingston

“Development of an Internet Addressable Pneumatically Controlled Instrument for Applying Strain to Cells In-Vitro”, North Carolina State University , 2006 , (MS Thesis)
Khalid Alhammadi

“Applying Wide Field of View Retroreflector Technology to Free Space Optical Robotic Communications” , North Carolina State University , 2006 , (PhD Dissertation)
D. Brooks Adcock

“Rapid Protoyping of a Single-Channel Electroencephalogram-Based Brain-Computer Interface” , North Carolina State University , 2006 , (MS Thesis)
Charles Forrest

“A Neural Network Control System for the Segway Robotic Mobility Platform” , North Carolina State University , 2006 , (MS Thesis)
Pratik Kotcher

“An approach to develop knowledge representation for expert system to diagnose faults in domestic systems using qualitative modeling.” , North Carolina State University , 2006 , (MS Thesis)

2005

Thomas C. Henderson, Brandt Erickson, Travis Longoria, Edward Grant, Kyle Luthy, Leonardo Mattos, Matthew Craver

“Monte Carlo Sensor Networks” , International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering (CAINE-2005) , 2005 , (inproceedings)
Thomas C. Henderson, Edward Grant, Kyle Luthy, Leonardo Mattos, Matthew Craver

“Precision Localization in Monte Carlo Sensor Networks” , International Conference on Computer Applications in Industry and Engineering (CAINE-2005) , 2005 , (inproceedings)
Gregory Barlow, Leonardo Mattos, Edward Grant, Choong Oh

“Transference of Evolved Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Controllers to a Wheeled Mobile Robot” , Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) , 2005 , (inproceedings)

2004

Gregory John Barlow

“Design of Autonomous Navigation Controllers for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Multi-Objective-Genetic Programming, North Carolina State University , 2004 , (MS Thesis)
James Mulling

Design and Use of Pre-Stressed Unimorphs for High-Displacement High-Load Applications”, North Carolina State University , 2004 , (MS Thesis)
Gregory Barlow, Thomas C. Henderson, Andrew Nelson, Edward Grant

“Dynamic Leadership Protocol for S-nets” , IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) , 2004 , (inproceedings)
Gregory Barlow, Choong Oh, Edward Grant

“Incremental Evolution of Autonomous Controllers for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Multi-Objective Genetic Programming”, IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems , 2004 , (inproceedings)

2003

Zheng Li

“Using Robotic Hand Technology for the Rehabilitation of Recovering Stroke Patients with Loss of Hand Power”, North Carolina State University , 2003 , (MS Thesis)
Kyle Anthony Luthy

“The Development of Textile Based Acoustic Sensing Arrays for Sound Source Acquisition”, North Carolina State University , 2003 , (MS Thesis)
Andrew Lincoln Nelson

“Competitive Relative Performance and Fitness Selection for Evolutionary Robotics” , North Carolina State University , 2003 , (PhD Dissertation)
Leonardo Serra Mattos

“The EvBot II: And enhanced Evolutionary Robotics Platform Equipped with Integrated Sensing for Control” , North Carolina State University , 2003 , (MS Thesis)
Carey Reid Merritt

“A Pneumatically Actuated Brace Designed for Upper Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation” , North Carolina State University , 2003 , (MS Thesis)
J. Chris Braly

“The Development of a Low-Cost and Robust Autonomous Robot Colony Using LEGO Mindstroms” , North Carolina State University , 2003 , (MS Thesis)
Tim Slusser

“The Application of MEMS Accelerometers for Accurately Finding Warp Yarn Breaks in Textile Machinery” , North Carolina State University , 2003 , (MS Thesis)
Blaine Alexander Levedahl

“Decentralized Autonomous Control of Aerospace Vehicle Formations” , North Carolina State University , 2003 , (MS Thesis)
Andrew Nelson, Edward Grant, Gregory Barlow, Thomas C. Henderson

“A Colony of Robots Using Vision Sensing and Evolved Neural Controllers” , IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems , 2003 , (inproceedings)
Andrew Nelson, , Edward Grant, , Gregory Barlow, , Mark White

“Evolution of Complex Autonomous Robot Behaviors using Competitive Fitness” , International Conference on Integration of Knowledge Intensive Multi-Agent Systems , 2003 , (inproceedings)

2002

Jeremy Andrew Palmer

“Development of Millimeter Scale Motors for Minature Direct Drive Robots” , North Carolina State University , 2002 , (PhD Dissertation)
John Galeotti

“The EvBot: A Small Autonomous Mobile Robot for the Study of Evolutionary Algorithms in Distributed Robotics.” , North Carolina State University , 2002 , (MS Thesis)