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Yu, Wai. "A human and computer co-operative control based telerobotic system : control concept and implementation." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2000. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/843085/.
Full textCarter, N. T. "Control, consciousness and change : A study of the development processes of a worker co-operative." Thesis, University of Bath, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.379057.
Full textRuiz, Miguel Angel Vilaplana. "Co-operative conflict resolution in autonomous aircraft operations using a multi-agent approach." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.249988.
Full textBrown, Shaun. "The Value of Information in Multi-Objective Missions." University of Sydney, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/3693.
Full textIn many multi-objective missions there are situations when actions based on maximum information gain may not be the `best' given the overall mission objectives. In addition to properties such as entropy, information also has value, which is situationally dependent. This thesis examines the concept of information value in a multi-objective mission from an information theory perspective. A derivation of information value is presented that considers both the context of information, via a fused world belief state, and a system mission. The derived information value is used as part of the objective function for control of autonomous platforms within a framework developed for human robot cooperative control. A simulated security operation in a structured environment is implemented to test both the framework, and information value based control. The simulation involves a system of heterogeneous, sensor equipped Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), tasked with gathering information regarding ground vehicles. The UAVs support an e ort to protect a number of important buildings in the area of operation. Thus, the purpose of the information is to aid the security operation by ensuring that security forces can deploy e ciently to counter any threat. A number of di erent local controllers using information based control are implemented and compared to a task based control scheme. The relative performance of each is examined with respect to a number of performance metrics with conclusions drawn regarding the performance and exibility of information value based control.
Sreedharan, Suresh. "Control system analysis and design of Co-operative mobile micro-robotic mechanisms used for remote and hazardous NDT." Thesis, London South Bank University, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.631743.
Full textAbel, Ryan Orlin. "The coordinated control of autonomous agents." Diss., University of Iowa, 2010. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/772.
Full textSharma, Balaji R. "Real-time Monitoring and Estimation of Spatio-Temporal Processes Using Co-operative Multi-Agent Systems for Improved Situational Awareness." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1382950922.
Full textKim, Duk-Ki. "Geo-strategic approaches to co-operative maritime security in northeast Asia : with particular reference to naval arms control, maritime confidence-building measures and maritime co-operation measures." Thesis, University of Hull, 1998. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:10446.
Full textDaver, Joel, and Vanessa Loberg. "Kooperationens förvaltare : Ett kooperativt perspektiv av agentproblematiken." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-138832.
Full textBackground: Despite its significant presence in today’s society, co-operative businesses still lack well-defined guidelines on how to manage their organizations. Challenges arise because co-operatives, i.e. member-owned organizations, differ in a number of ways compared to other forms of businesses. Still, however, they have to rely on frameworks and theories adapted to other types of organizations. Challenges may develop since it appears as though established management frameworks in many cases are insufficient and difficult to adjust to the objectives that characterize co-operative businesses, which argues for the need of a co-operatively adapted governance framework. There has been an absence of studies in previous research explaining how agency issues arise, and how the entailing challenges are managed in a co-operative context. At the same time, with the aforementioned lack of governance frameworks, it is nevertheless a challenge for co-operatives to achieve goal congruence between the organization’s various parties, where the size and structure of the organization also play decisive roles. Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to provide an empirical, as well as a theoretical, contribution to raise the awareness in regards to the Principal-agent problem and its entailing challenges in the context of consumer co-operatives. Furthermore, the purpose is also to investigate how high goal congruence can be achieved in member-owned businesses, without overlooking the interests of the members. Method: The study was carried out as a qualitative case study of the organization Kooperativa Förbundet, using an iterative approach. The collection of data has been attained through semi-structured interviews, in which the interviews were designed in accordance with the theoretical reference framework. Conclusions: The Principal-agent problems that arise within co-operatives are primarily of a Stewardship nature. However, our empirical research has highlighted challenges that Stewardship theory previously has not paid any attention to, including those that arise whenhigh levels of trust between the Board of Directors and the Management team lessens the need for follow-ups and evaluations. These challenging issues have resulted in an implementation of control systems, which usually are associated with the contrasting Agency theory, rather than with Stewardship theory. Nevertheless, the introduction of control systems must be done vigilantly, according to Stewardship theory, considering the consequences that may develop, which harmfully may affect the favorable stewardship behavior. The results from our analysis reveal a high level of goal congruence within the co-operation, owing to a mutual stewardship perspective between the Board of Directors and the Management team. Our research identified a consensus among the respondents in terms of values, and a collective willingness to comply with the co-operative principles. Furthermore, goal congruence is achieved through openness, transparency, justifiable decision-making processes, as well as a continuous dialogue between all parties within the organization. In addition, it was made clear that a high level of goal congruence, other things being equal, does not lead to a successful business. A strong implementing power is also required in order to reach the common goals. The case study conducted demonstrated an insufficient implementation power which is influenced, amongst other things, by the size of the co-operative which represents an aggravating effect on the business as a whole. Additionally, the co-operative would more easily benefit from its high levels of goal congruence if there had been a greater homogeneity between the member associations, both in terms of size and business activity. Research contribution: The study has contributed to an increased understanding of the Principal-agent issues that unfold in co-operative organizations, and how goal congruence is achieved in member-owned businesses. In addition, the study presents two theoretical contributions. The first one is linked to Stewardship theory, and identifies weaknesses that the theory has not been able to explain, and that these weaknesses are combated with measures more commonly found within Agency theory. The second theoretical contribution disputes previous research made on co-operatives, since we consider that internally acquired expertise should be an alternative to the externally recruited expertise.
Opluštilová, Pavla. "Nájemní a družstevní bydlení v České republice od devadesátých let 20. století." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-125225.
Full textYazdan, Panah Arian. "Nonuniform Coverage with Time-Varying Risk Density Function." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/33007.
Full textKotzé, Louis Jacobus. "A legal framework for integrated environmental governance in South Africa and the North-West Province / by Louis J. Kotzé." Thesis, North-West University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/965.
Full textThesis (LL.D. (Estate Law))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006.
Ferrazza, Regel Antônio. "Régime juridique des coopératives agricoles françaises et brésiliennes : contrastes et convergences." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012STRAA012/document.
Full textThis paper analysis the juridic system of the Brazilian co-operative societies and the French agricultural co-operative societies, from their most remarkable principle: the twofold quality of both owner and user of the members of these societies. It was verified how the society's engagement and the cooperation engagement is done in both countries, presenting the contrasts and the convergences between the two juridic systems, with the finality to contribute to the modernization of the Brazilian co-operative law system, as well as the French. There were highlighted the new ways of capital reinforcement as the practiced in France and the notion of the Brazilian co-operative act, unknown to France. The adoption of the French model of co-operative contract was suggested as an alternative to the Brazilian system, in a sense of guaranteeing the stability of the operational engagements done to both the co-operative society and the co-operators. As to the acceptance of the elements of the co-operative act, such as the practiced in Brazil, will also be able to be revealed as an important mechanism in France, related to the qualifying process of the co-operational contract
Petré, Ingel, and Gabrielle Larsson. "Realisation av allmännyttan? : Analys av kommunala och privata avyttringar av bostadshyresfastigheter." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Nationalekonomiska institutionen, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-145019.
Full textIn the Swedish market for multi-family housing, investment properties are often sold to the tenants who thus convert the property into co-operative housing. This is particularly true in attractive housing location where the existing rent control is in practice binding for all residential rental units. It is somewhat less self-evident that multi-family properties owned by the municipality (not-for-profit, council housing) would also be subject to such conversions. This is, however, quite common, particularly in Stockholm. The aim of this paper is to estimate whether council housing is generally sold to the tenants with a discount, as compared to the market prices of transactions where private property companies sell their properties. We use regression techniques applied to data from the official record of real property transactions. We find a significant price difference between the two categories of transactions. Council housing is sold out at a discount price and we estimate that a total value of some 3.23 billion SEK may have been redistributed from the taxpayers to the housing purchasers in these transactions. This program is probably not efficient from a public economic perspective. Furthermore, it counteracts the purpose of the current rent control legislation.
Azerêdo, Raoni Fernandes [UNESP]. "Agronegócio cooperativo da COAMO: territorialização, poder e controle." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/144211.
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Trataremos neste estudo, da maior cooperativa singular capitalista da América Latina, a COAMO - Agroindustrial Cooperativa, localizada em Campo Mourão, Estado do Paraná/Brasil. Esta foi criada e incentivada pelo Estado no auge dos “anos de chumbo” do regime militar, especialmente através da Extensão Rural, com um propósito claro de atender às demandas do capital no campo. A COAMO é caracterizada por uma estratégia de agressiva expansão territorial para novos mercados econômicos, ganhos de escala e competitividade, na qual acaba exercendo profunda influência política e mudanças do espaço agrário em territórios por ela dominados. Também, sua estratégia induz uma dinâmica de processo de materialização de relações sociais de produção tipicamente capitalista, voltando-se para uma agricultura moderna/tecnicizada, fortemente especializada nos grãos (em especial a soja), que permeada por uma aliança entre burguesia agrária e tecnocracia, engendram relações de exclusão de pequenos cooperados e de subalternidade camponesa ao modelo do agronegócio. O estudo dessa forma de organização cooperativa é fundamental para entendermos as atuais dinâmicas econômicas, sociais, políticas e ambientais no meio rural brasileiro, e as contradições resultantes do prevalecimento da concentração privada da propriedade, da monocultura e da produção voltada especialmente para o mercado externo (commodities), intensiva na utilização de insumos químicos e na exploração do trabalho.
The present study will treat about the leading co-operative capitalist of Latin America, COAMO–Agroindustrial Cooperativa, located in Campo Mourão, State of Parana /Brazil. It was created and encouraged by the State at the height of the "years of lead" of the military regime, especially through the Rural Extension, with a clear purpose to meet the demands of the capital in the field. The COAMO is characterized by an aggressive territorial expansion strategy for new economic markets, economies of scale and competitiveness, which ends up playing deep political influence and change the agrarian space in territories dominated by it. Also, its strategy induces a dynamic of realization of social relationships typically capitalist production process, turning to modern agriculture / technicized , strongly specialized in grains (especially soybeans), which permeated by an alliance between agrarian bourgeoisie and technocracy, engender exclusion relations small cooperatives and peasant subordination to the agribusiness model. The study of this form of cooperative organization is critical to understand the current economic dynamics, social, political and environmental in the Brazilian countryside, and the contradictions arising from prevailing of private ownership concentration, monoculture and production focused especially for the export market (commodities), intensive use of chemical inputs and labor exploitation.
Azerêdo, Raoni Fernandes. "Agronegócio cooperativo da COAMO : territorialização, poder e controle /." São Paulo, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/144211.
Full textResumo: Trataremos neste estudo, da maior cooperativa singular capitalista da América Latina, a COAMO - Agroindustrial Cooperativa, localizada em Campo Mourão, Estado do Paraná/Brasil. Esta foi criada e incentivada pelo Estado no auge dos “anos de chumbo” do regime militar, especialmente através da Extensão Rural, com um propósito claro de atender às demandas do capital no campo. A COAMO é caracterizada por uma estratégia de agressiva expansão territorial para novos mercados econômicos, ganhos de escala e competitividade, na qual acaba exercendo profunda influência política e mudanças do espaço agrário em territórios por ela dominados. Também, sua estratégia induz uma dinâmica de processo de materialização de relações sociais de produção tipicamente capitalista, voltando-se para uma agricultura moderna/tecnicizada, fortemente especializada nos grãos (em especial a soja), que permeada por uma aliança entre burguesia agrária e tecnocracia, engendram relações de exclusão de pequenos cooperados e de subalternidade camponesa ao modelo do agronegócio. O estudo dessa forma de organização cooperativa é fundamental para entendermos as atuais dinâmicas econômicas, sociais, políticas e ambientais no meio rural brasileiro, e as contradições resultantes do prevalecimento da concentração privada da propriedade, da monocultura e da produção voltada especialmente para o mercado externo (commodities), intensiva na utilização de insumos químicos e na exploração do trabalho.
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"Co-operative control of multi-robot system with force reflecting via internet." 2002. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5891127.
Full textThesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-63).
Abstracts in English and Chinese.
Abstract --- p.i
Acknowledgement --- p.iii
Tables of Content --- p.iv
List of Figures --- p.vii
List of Tables --- p.viii
Chapter Chapter1 --- Introduction --- p.1
Chapter 1.1 --- Internet-based Tele-cooperation --- p.1
Chapter 1.1.1 --- Cooperative Control of Multiple Robot --- p.1
Chapter 1.1.2 --- Internet-based Teleoperation --- p.3
Chapter 1.1.3 --- Time Delay of Internet Communication --- p.4
Chapter 1.2 --- Related Work --- p.5
Chapter 1.3 --- Motivation and Contribution --- p.6
Chapter 1.3.1 --- Motivation --- p.6
Chapter 1.3.2 --- Contribution --- p.7
Chapter 1.4 --- Outline of the thesis --- p.8
Chapter Chapter2 --- The Internet Robotic System --- p.9
Chapter 2.1 --- System Architecture --- p.9
Chapter 2.2 --- The Hardware --- p.12
Chapter 2.2.1 --- Operator System --- p.12
Chapter 2.2.2 --- Mobile Robot System --- p.13
Chapter 2.2.3 --- Multi-fingered Robot Hand System --- p.17
Chapter 2.2.4 --- Visual Tracking System --- p.19
Chapter 2.3 --- Software Design --- p.21
Chapter 2.3.1 --- Robot Client and Arm Client --- p.22
Chapter 2.3.2 --- Robot Server --- p.23
Chapter 2.3.3 --- Image Server --- p.25
Chapter 2.3.4 --- Arm Server --- p.75
Chapter 2.3.5 --- Arm Controller --- p.27
Chapter 2.3.6 --- Finger Server --- p.27
Chapter 2.3.7 --- Finger Controller --- p.27
Chapter 2.3.8 --- Robot Tracker --- p.28
Chapter 2.3.9 --- Interaction Forwarder --- p.28
Chapter Chapter3 --- Event-based Control for Force Reflecting Teleoperation --- p.29
Chapter 3.1 --- Modeling and Control --- p.29
Chapter 3.1.1 --- Model of Operator System --- p.31
Chapter 3.1.2 --- Model of Mobile Robot System --- p.33
Chapter 3.1.3 --- Model of Multi-fingered Hand System --- p.34
Chapter 3.2 --- Force Feedback Generation --- p.35
Chapter 3.2.1 --- Obstacle Avoidance --- p.35
Chapter 3.2.2 --- Singularity Avoidance --- p.38
Chapter 3.2.3 --- Interaction Rendering --- p.40
Chapter Chapter4 --- Experiments --- p.42
Chapter 4.1 --- Experiment1 --- p.42
Chapter 4.2 --- Experiment2 --- p.47
Chapter 4.3 --- Experiment3 --- p.52
Chapter Chapter5 --- Future Wok --- p.54
Chapter Chapter6 --- Conclusions --- p.56
Bibliography --- p.58
Chandraiah, G. "Accounting and financial control in primary agricultural Co-operative credit societies in Andhra Pradesh with special reference to Warangal District." Thesis, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/2009/3238.
Full textLucas, S. R. "Robot hand-arm co-operated motion planning." 1997. http://repository.unimelb.edu.au/10187/4294.
Full textThis thesis is a study of the mechanics of multi-finger grasping, with particular attention being paid to applying the analysis to experimental co-operative motion tasks between a hand-arm system and grasped object.
Fine manipulation with multi-fingered robot hands is critically influenced by the capacity to achieve stable grasps. By exploring the fundamental mechanics involved, a method for establishing the stability of spatial four finger-contact grasps is obtained. This work examines both frictionless and frictional grasps in two and three dimensions and develops the stability requirements for grasping. The conditions for a stable grasp are expressed as simple equations relating the line coordinates of (i) transitory sliding actuator and (ii) the normal to the tangent plane at every contact location. This is achieved by using the principle of virtual work and a branch of statics known as astatics.
After specifying a grasp in terms of its contact locations and forces the object can be grasped. However, in general the configuration of the hand-arm combination will not be unique, as such a manipulator system has more than six degrees of freedom and is said to be super-abundant. The choice of appropriate shares taken by the arm and hand in delivering the manipulation task needs to be resolved. This can be done making use of a kinematic performance measure based on aligning the grip triangle with the hand line of symmetry and maximising the available manipulation range. The hand-arm combination can then be driven to this desired grasp enabling the manipulator to carry out the specified task effectively. A Salisbury hand and PUMA 760 robot arm are used to demonstrate these co-operative motion tasks.
All the experimental results are presented along with a detailed description of the implementation of a hierarchical robot controller system which incorporates force control of the PUMA 760.
Marais, Hester 1961. "Authority control in an academic library consortium using a union catalogue maintained by a central office for authority control." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2546.
Full textInformation Science
D.Litt. et Phil. (Information Science)