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HEXMOOR, HENRY, and SALVATORE DESIANO. "Autonomy control software." Knowledge Engineering Review 14, no. 4 (December 1999): 377–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0269888999003033.

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For a number of years, researchers in AI and robotics have been sharing organisation principles for software development called “architectures” (Arkin, 1998; Hexmoor et al., 1997; Kortenkamp et al., 1998). Most recently, there has been an interest in extending the software architectures originally designed for robotic applications to accommodate autonomous operation beyond robotics (Pell et al., 1998). These architectures attempt to state principles for organising software for intelligent systems that exhibit cognitive functionalities such as natural language understanding, planning and learning, as well as organism-like functionalities to cope in the world such as reflexive and reactive behaviours.
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Brickell, Tracey A., Nikos L. D. Chatzisarantis, and Grace M. Pretty. "Autonomy and Control." Journal of Health Psychology 11, no. 1 (January 2006): 51–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105306058847.

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Argall, Brenna D. "Autonomy in Rehabilitation Robotics: An Intersection." Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems 1, no. 1 (May 28, 2018): 441–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-control-061417-041727.

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Within the field of human rehabilitation, robotic machines are used both to rehabilitate the body and to perform functional tasks. Robotics autonomy that would enable perception of the external world and reasoning about high-level control decisions, however, is seldom present in these machines. For functional tasks in particular, autonomy could help to decrease the operational burden on the human and perhaps even increase access, and this potential only grows as human motor impairments become more severe. There are, however, serious and often subtle considerations for incorporating clinically feasible robotics autonomy into rehabilitation robots and machines. Today, the fields of robotics autonomy and rehabilitation robotics are largely separate, and the topic of this article is at the intersection of these fields: the incorporation of clinically feasible autonomy solutions into rehabilitation robots and the opportunities for autonomy within the rehabilitation domain.
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Neumann, Elena-Clara, Simon Schumacher, Dennis Bauer, Torben Lucht, Thomas Bauernhansl, and Peter Nyhuis. "Einführung einer autonomen Produktion/Introduction of autonomous production – A maturity model including recommended actions for manufacturing companies." wt Werkstattstechnik online 110, no. 04 (2020): 177–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.37544/1436-4980-2020-04-11.

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Industrie 4.0 ist geprägt von autonomen Produktionssystemen. Das Erreichen von Autonomie stellt viele Industrieunternehmen vor große Herausforderungen. Handlungsleitende Unterstützung bei der Einführung von Autonomie ist ein essenzieller Erfolgsfaktor. Das hier vorgestellte Reifegradmodell bietet Unternehmen die Möglichkeit, den aktuellen Entwicklungsstand, die individuelle Zielsetzung und den entsprechenden evolutionären Weg dahin zu identifizieren.   The vision of industry 4.0 is characterized by autonomous production systems. Achieving this autonomy is a major challenge for many industrial companies. Supporting the implementation of autonomy is an essential success factor. The maturity model presented in this article offers an opportunity for companies to identify the current state of development, their individual objectives and the corresponding evolutionary path for implementation.
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de Man, Anton F. "The Autonomy-Control Scale." Psychology and Human Development: an international journal 2, no. 1 (March 1, 1988): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.6388.

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I developed a new measure of perceived parental control, named the Autonomy-Control Scale (ACS), and examined its psychometric properties and correlations with selected personality measures. The results suggest that the ACS is a reliable instrument that is useful for quantifying perceived parental control.
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St. Pierre, Ryan, and Sarah Bergbreiter. "Toward Autonomy in Sub-Gram Terrestrial Robots." Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems 2, no. 1 (May 3, 2019): 231–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-control-053018-023814.

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Research toward small, autonomous, and mobile robots is inspired by both the insects we see around us and numerous applications, from inspection of jet engines and civil infrastructure to medical procedures. When comparing existing robots at small scales with their biological counterparts, the capability for autonomous operation is a glaring contrast. This review describes the state of the art in robotics at sub-gram scales along with the progress toward autonomy in power, mobility, and control at these small sizes. Metrics are described to both quantify the performance of existing sub-gram robots (e.g., speed and cost of transport) and define a more quantitative path toward autonomy (e.g., mass-specific run time and traversal probability). These metrics from existing robots are also compared with those of insects to identify significant performance gaps and highlight important areas for future study.
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Clabaugh, Caitlyn, and Maja Matarić. "Escaping Oz: Autonomy in Socially Assistive Robotics." Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems 2, no. 1 (May 3, 2019): 33–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-control-060117-104911.

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The field of socially assistive robotics (SAR) aims to supplement the efforts of clinicians, therapists, educators, and caregivers through individualized, socially mediated interventions with robots. SAR is faced with the interdisciplinary challenge to balance sensitive domain needs with current technical limitations. Many researchers in SAR and the broader human–robot interaction community overcome technical barriers by using a Wizard of Oz approach, or teleoperation of the robot or aspects of the interaction. Although Wizard of Oz is a well-established practice, it becomes intractable in critical SAR domains that require long-term, situated support, such as aging in place and special needs education. In this article, we define a set of autonomy-centric design properties for SAR interventions based on concepts from artificial intelligence and robotics. These properties structure a systematic review of the last decade of autonomous SAR research. From the review, we draw and discuss common computational methods, engineering practices, and design patterns that enable autonomy in SAR.
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Antsaklis, Panos. "Autonomy and metrics of autonomy." Annual Reviews in Control 49 (2020): 15–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arcontrol.2020.05.001.

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Zema de Resende, Ana Catarina. "Autonomia Indígena no Pensamento Político de Taiaiake Alfred, Floriberto Díaz e Gersem Baniwa." Revista de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre as Américas 11, no. 2 (August 30, 2017): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.21057/10.21057/repamv11n2.2017.26093.

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Nos últimos 30 anos, a autonomia se tornou um novo paradigma na luta dos povos indígenas por descolonização. Organizações indígenas de todo o continente americano assumiram a autonomia como demanda central. No entanto, o debate em torno das demandas indígenas por autonomia tem gerado muitas polêmicas decorrentes da incompreensão sobre o que querem os movimentos indígenas quando reivindicam seu direito à autodeterminação e autonomia. Para melhor entendimento dessa questão, interessa-nos, aqui, trazer alguns elementos e conceitos que possibilitem apreciar as contribuições de três intelectuais indígenas a esse debate: Taiaiake Alfred, mohawk do Canada; Floriberto Díaz, mixe de Tlahuitoltepec eGersem Baniwa, do povo Baniwa do Alto Rio Negro e das propostas do Exército Zapatista de Libertação Nacional (EZLN). Veremos que a maneira como esses intelectuais e o EZLN vêm construindo suas ideias sobre autonomia funciona como veículo para suas críticas à imposição de controle por parte do Estado, levando esse último a perceber as inconsistências de seus próprios princípios e do tratamento que dá aos povos indígenas.Palavras-Chave: Autonomia Indígena, Pensamento Político, Autodeterminação, Movimento Indígena.Autonomía indígena en el pensamiento político de Taiaiake Alfred, Floriberto Díaz, Gersem Baniwa y en las propuestas del EZLNResumen: En los últimos 30 años, la autonomía se ha convertido en un nuevo paradigma en la lucha de los pueblos indígenas por descolonización. Organizaciones indígenas de todo el continente americano asumieron la autonomía como demanda central. Sin embargo, el debate en torno a las demandas indígenas por autonomía ha generado muchas polémicas derivadas de la incomprensión sobre lo que quieren los movimientos indígenas cuando reivindican su derecho a la autodeterminación y a la autonomía. Para entender mejor esta cuestión, nos interesa, aquí, traer algunos elementos y conceptos que posibiliten apreciar los aportes de tres intelectuales indígenas a ese debate: Taiaiake Alfred, mohawk de Canada; Floriberto Díaz, mixe de Tlahuitoltepec y Gersem Baniwa, del pueblo Baniwa del Alto Río Negro y de las propuestas del Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN). Veremos que la manera como estos intelectuales y el EZLN vienen construyendo sus ideas sobre autonomía funciona como vehículo para sus críticas a la imposición de control por parte del Estado, llevando ese último a percibir las inconsistencias de sus propios principios y del trato que da a los pueblos indígenas.Palabras-clave: Autonomía Indígena, Pensamiento Político, Autodeterminación, Movimiento Indígena.Indigenous autonomy in the political thought of Taiaiake Alfred, Floriberto Díaz, Gersem Baniwa and in the EZLN proposalsAbstract: Over the last 30 years, autonomy has become a new paradigm in the struggle of indigenous peoples for decolonization. Indigenous organizations throughout the Americas assumed autonomy as a central demand. However, the debate over indigenous demands for autonomy has generated many controversies which were derived from the misunderstanding of what indigenous movements want when they claim their right to self-determination and autonomy. To better understand this question, we are interested here in bringing up some elements and concepts that make it possible to appreciate the contributions of three indigenous intellectuals to that debate: Taiaiake Alfred, mohawk from Canada; Floriberto Diaz, mixe of Tlahuitoltepec and Gersem Baniwa, from the Baniwa people of the Alto Rio Negro and of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) proposals. We will see that the way these intellectuals and the EZLN construct their ideas about autonomy functions as a vehicle for their criticism of the imposition of control by the State, leading the latter to perceive the inconsistencies of its own principles and the treatment it gives to indigenous peoples.Keywords: Indigenous Autonomy, Political Thought, Self-Determination, Indigenous Movement.
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Lawson, Tony. "Teacher autonomy: Power or control?" Education 3-13 32, no. 3 (October 2004): 3–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004270485200261.

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Hårding, Vidar. "Control and Autonomy of a Water Quality Measuring Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) : Catfish project - Control and Autonomy." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-45118.

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This report is about the implementation of autonomy and control on a water quality measuring unmanned surface vehicle. The project was termed Catfish and involved five teams focusing on different aspects of the initial goal to create an autonomous three-part system; a surface drone, a submerged drone and flying drone. In this iteration of the Catfish project the focus laid on creating the surface drone and submerged drone as the Catfish project will improve over generations of thesis projects. The author of the report was in the Control and Autonomy team and had been tasked with giving the surface drone the autonomy needed to make this project viable. Existing advances made in autonomy was adopted and tested. With the help of estimation algorithms, and sensor fusion, a flight controller navigates the surface drone between a set of GPS waypoints. It is also able to counteract the external forces wind, waves and stream to keep its position. To reach this autonomy four test phases were conducted on a pre-prototype with progressively increased difficult autonomy starting with manual control and ending in advanced autonomy. When the advanced missions were executed the speed and accuracy of two different thruster configurations were examined and the best performing out of the two was implemented on the final prototype the other teams had designed. The project ended with a fully autonomous system that was able to execute all the navigational maneuvers required to operate autonomous water quality measuring missions.
Den här rapporten handlar om implementationen av autonomi och kontroll på en vattenkvalitetsmätande vattenburen drönare. Projektet fick namnet Catfish och blev indelat i fem teams som fokuserade på olika aspekter av ett 3-delsystem; en vattenburen, en undervattens och en flygande drönare. I denna iteration av Catfish projektet fokuserade medlemmarna på att utveckla den vattenburna och undervattens drönaren då projektet kommer fortsätta utvecklas under kommande generationer av Catfish projektrapporter. Författaren av den här rapporten ingick i ett team som hette "Control and Autonomy" och hade i uppgift att installera en autonom intelligens till den vattenburna drönaren för att göra Catfish prototypen användbar. Befintliga framsteg inom forskningsområdet blev granskade och testade. Genom att använda uppskattningsalgoritmer och "sensor fusion" lyckades en "flight controller" navigera drönaren mellan GPS waypoints och även behålla sin position genom att motverka krafterna från vind, vågor och strömmar. För att uppnå denna nivå av autonomi utför en förprototyp fyra test faser av ökad autonomisk svårhetsgrad. Under uppdraget blev hastigheten och precisionen av två olika motoruppsättningar undersöka och den som presterade bäst blev implementerad på den slutgiltig designen som de andra teamen hade utvecklat. Projektet avslutades med att ett fullt autonomt system blev utvecklat som var kapabel till att utföra alla navigationsmanövrar nödvändiga för att genomföra autonoma vattenkvalitetsmätningsuppdrag.
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Soares, José Francisco Pereira. "Espaço de ação-reflexão-ação com usuários acerca do controle social no SUS." reponame:Repositório Institucional da FURG, 2010. http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/3052.

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Dissertação(mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Escola de Enfermagem, 2010.
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O SUS necessita do envolvimento dos usuários nas ações de controle social com vistas a minimizar as fragilidades do sistema. Trabalhadores e gestores partilham da responsabilidade de fortalecer esses sujeitos para o exercício de seus direitos em saúde. Assim, este estudo teve como objetivo construir um espaço de ação-reflexãoação com os usuários da rede básica, que permitisse refletir sua condição de autonomia e participação no controle social. Desenvolveu-se um estudo de caráter qualitativo, apoiada nos preceitos metodológicos de Paulo Freire, fundamentados na percepção crítica da realidade. Os sujeitos envolvidos foram usuários atendidos por uma Estratégia de Saúde da Família do Bairro Subuski na Cidade de Santo Ângelo, interior do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Os participantes foram sete usuários do SUS com idades variando entre 17 e 72 anos. O Círculo de Cultura foi desenvolvido entre os meses de fevereiro a abril de 2010. Esta pesquisa foi submetida ao Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa na Área da Saúde da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande-(CEPAS – FURG), sob o parecer n° 129/2009, permitindo contemplar todos os preceitos éticos que regem a pesquisa com seres humanos. A análise e a interrelação dos dados ocorreu a partir das falas emergidas durante os encontros registrados em áudio e transcritos, emergindo duas categorias: Direitos do usuário: existência ou negação e Participação dos usuários no controle social: possibilidades e impossibilidades. Os usuários expressaram angústias relacionadas ao desrespeito aos seus direitos, afirmando que a falta de informação e de comprometimento ético por parte de trabalhadores de saúde e da gestão local os torna vulneráveis. Em relação a sua participação no controle social, evidenciaram possibilidades e impossibilidades relacionadas à sua falta de credibilidade no sistema político e na gestão local, contribuindo para a fragilidade dos usuários e para a falta de acesso efetivo a seus direitos e à participação democrática. Foi possível evidenciar a necessidade de investir na aplicação de estratégias envolvendo a contribuição de gestores e trabalhadores da saúde na valorização da autonomia dos usuários. Assim, perceber estes sujeitos como co-participes para a melhoria da qualidade do setor, bem como fomentar o exercício da cidadania e da justiça social precisam ser impulsionados de forma a integrar ambientes de atuação e formação profissional, competindo à profissão de enfermagem assumir sua responsabilidade na promoção da saúde e no protagonismo social.
SUS needs the commitment of its users in the actions of social control with the aim to minimize the fragilities of the system. Workers and management share the responsibility of strengthening these individuals to exercise their health rights. The present study aimed to build a space of action-thought-action with the users of public health, which allowed them to reflect their status of autonomy and participation in social control. A study of qualitative feature was developed supported in the methodological concepts of Paulo Freire, reasoned in the critic perception of reality. The individuals involved were users served by a ESF in the Subuski neighbourhood, city of Santo Angelo, in the countryside of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. There were seven participants of the SUS aged between 17 and 72 years. The Culture Circle was developed between the months of February and April 2010, shortly after the approval of research by the Committee of Ethics Research in Heathcare under the no. 129/2009, allowing the contemplation of all ethical principles governing research with humans. Analysis and interrelationships of the data was based on the contents and meanings emerged during the meetings, which were recorded in audio and transcribed, enabling their understanding and grouping according to their affinities. From these analyses, two categories emerged: user’s rights, existence or denial; and the user’s participation in social control: possibilities and impossibilities. In relation to the perception of their rights, the users expressed fears related to the failure committed by health workers, claiming that the lack of information and ethical commitment of the workers and management makes them vulnerable. Regarding their participation in the social control, their perception that highlight the possibilities and impossibilities are related to the lack of credibility in the political system and in local management, which enables the fragility of these individuals with no guarantee concerning the effective access to their rights and to the democratic participation. The study shows the need to invest in the application of strategies involving the contribution of managers and healthcare workers in the recovery of users’ autonomy. Considering these individuals as co-participants in order to improve the quality of the sector as well as foster the exercise of citizenship and social justice needs to be improved so as to integrate environments of work and vocational training, giving the nursing profession the chance to take responsibility in the promotion of health and social role.
EL SUS necesita del envolvimiento de los usuarios en las acciones de control social con vistas a minimizar las fragilidades del sistema. Trabajadores y administradores dividen de la responsabilidad de fortalecer estos sujetos para el ejercicio de sus derechos en salud. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo construir un espacio de acciónreflexión-acción con los usuarios de la red básica, que permitiese reflejar su condición de autonomía y participación en el control social. Se desarrolló un estudio de carácter cualitativo, apoyada en los preceptos metodológicos de Paulo Freire, fundamentados en la percepción crítica de la realidad. Los sujetos envueltos fueron usuarios atendidos por una ESF del Barrio Subuski en la Ciudad de Santo Ângelo, interior del Estado de Rio Grande do Sul. Los participantes fueron siete usuarios del SUS con edades variando entre 17 y 72 años. El Círculo de Cultura fue desarrollado entre los meses de febrero a abril de 2010, justo después de la aprobación de la investigación por el Comité de ética en Investigación en el Área de la Salud bajo el parecer n° 129/2009, permitiendo contemplar todos los preceptos éticos que rigen la investigación con seres humanos. El análisis y las interrelaciones de los dados se dieron a partir del contenido y sus significados emergidos durante los encuentros registrados en audio y transcritos, viabilizando su entendimiento y agrupación conforme sus afinidades. De estos análisis emergieron dos categorías: derechos del usuario: existencia o negación y participación de los usuarios en el control social: posibilidades e imposibilidades. Acerca de la percepción de sus derechos, los usuarios expresaban angustias relacionadas a la falta de respeto de estos por parte de los trabajadores de la salud, afirmando que la falta de información y de compromiso ético por parte de trabajadores y de la gestión local los vuelve vulnerables. En relación a su participación en el control social, sus percepciones que evidencian posibilidades e imposibilidades se relacionan a la falta de credibilidad en el sistema político y en la gestión local, viabilizando la fragilidad de estos sujetos, sin garantizarles acceso efectivo a sus derechos y la participación democrática. Fue posible evidenciar la necesidad de invertir en la aplicación de estrategias envolviendo la contribución de administradores y trabajadores de la salud en la valorización de la autonomía de los usuarios. Percibir estos sujetos como coparticipes para la mejoría de la calidad del sector, bien como fomentar el ejercicio de la ciudadanía y de la justicia social necesita ser impulsado de forma a integrar ambientes de actuación y formación profesional, compitiendo a la profesión de enfermería asumir su responsabilidad en la promoción de la salud y en el protagonismo social.
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Paphitis, Sharli Anne. "Control and authenticity: reflections on personal autonomy." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002847.

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Currently the most influential accounts of personal autonomy, at least in the Englishspeaking world, focus on providing conditions under which agents can be said to exercise self-control. Two distinct accounts of personal autonomy have emerged in this tradition: firstly, hierarchical models grounded in the work of Harry Frankfurt; and secondly, systems division models most famously articulated by Gary Watson. In this thesis I show the inadequacies of both of these models by exploring the problematic views of the self and self-control underlying each model. I will suggest that the problems faced by these models stem from the fact that they endorse a problematic fragmentation of the self. I suggest that a Nietzschean account of personal autonomy is able to avoid these problems. The Nietzschean account can largely, I show, be drawn from Nietzsche’s understanding of both the ‘man of ressentiment’ and his opposite, the sovereign individual. On this picture wholeness of self – rather than fragmentation of the self – is required in order for us to be most fully autonomous. Furthermore, this wholeness of self requires the kind of integrity which is opposed to the problematic fragmentation endorsed by Frankfurt and Watson.
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Zhang, Hancheng. "SYNTHESIZING COOPERATIVE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WITH SHARED AUTONOMY." OpenSIUC, 2019. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2542.

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In this thesis, we present research on synthesizing autonomous driving with shared autonomy using Unity Engine. Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is considered as level 1 autonomous vehicle, which has been studied by academia and commercialized by industry. Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) system is an expansion of ACC, in which communication is set up between members to share driving information. Shared autonomy is a subject about human-computer interactivities. In our research, we developed a highly customizable 3D environment. We can simulate various driving scenarios and analyze the performance of different driving methods from human driving to CACC. The result of simulation proves the safety and efficiency of CACC, and the project also provides a potential of assisting the improvement of autonomous vehicles.
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Fleder, Michael (Michael S. ). "Affordance-based control of a variable-autonomy telerobot." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/85221.

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Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2012.
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. "September 2012."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-38).
Most robot platforms operate in one of two modes: full autonomy, usually in the lab; or low-level teleoperation, usually in the field. Full autonomy is currently realizable only in narrow domains of robotics-like mapping an environment. Tedious teleoperation/joystick control is typical in military applications, like complex manipulation and navigation with bomb-disposal robots. This thesis describes a robot "surrogate" with an intermediate and variable level of autonomy. The robot surrogate accomplishes manipulation tasks by taking guidance and planning suggestions from a human "supervisor." The surrogate does not engage in high-level reasoning, but only in intermediate-level planning and low-level control. The human supervisor supplies the high-level reasoning and some intermediate control-leaving execution details for the surrogate. The supervisor supplies world knowledge and planning suggestions by "drawing" on a 3D view of the world constructed from sensor data. The surrogate conveys its own model of the world to the supervisor, to enable mental-model sharing between supervisor and surrogate. The contributions of this thesis include: (1) A novel partitioning of the manipulation task load between supervisor and surrogate, which side-steps problems in autonomous robotics by replacing them with problems in interfaces, perception, planning, control, and human-robot trust; and (2) The algorithms and software designed and built for mental model-sharing and supervisor-assisted manipulation. Using this system, we are able to command the PR2 to manipulate simple objects incorporating either a single revolute or prismatic joint.
by Michael Fleder.
M. Eng.
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Wikman, Thomas Stig. "Reflex control for robot system preservation, reliability, and autonomy." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 1994. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1057936323.

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Andersson, Tobias. "Increased Autonomy for Construction Equipment using Laser." Thesis, Linköping University, Automatic Control, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-59910.

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At working sites all around monotonic tasks are performed. If one were able

to automatize these kinds of tasks there would be a large economical profit to

collect. Volvo CE are in the process of developing an autonomous wheel loader,

to perform these types of monotonic, uniform tasks. The project is intended to

be performed mainly be thesis workers. This report is the eighth thesis in this

project. Earlier work has made the loader able to see a pile using a laser scanner.

The machine can also see and fill a hauler. The usage of the laser scanner can

only be made while the loader is standing still. The aim of this thesis work has

been to make the loader able to scan its environment while it is moving. To do

this an inertial measurement unit has been used for keeping track of the scanners

orientation during a scan. The work of this thesis has resulted in a working set-up

on the machine, and a robust framework for future work.

 

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Matthews, Warren E. "Civil-military relations in Thailand : military autonomy or civilian control? /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/05Jun%5FMatthews.pdf.

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Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2005.
Thesis Advisor(s): Aurel Croissant, Brian Swanland. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-88). Also available online.
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Hanna, Barbara Anne, and kimg@deakin edu au. "The intersection of autonomy and social control: Negotiating teenage motherhood." Deakin University. School of Nursing, 1996. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20031124.175225.

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Contrary to popular belief, teenage mothers are a declining proportion of birthing women; however they receive much negative public attention. Of particular public concern is the high cost of supporting teenage mothers, in terms of financial, health and welfare resources. Historically, the typical founding mother of white Australia was single, but post-war changes in the family structure incorporated the expectation that children be born into two-parent households with the male as the breadwinner. Policy changes in the seventies saw the introduction of the Sole Parents Pension which meant that many birthing teenage women could choose to keep their infants rather than have a clandestine adoption or an enforced marriage. The parenting practices of teenage mothers have been criticised for being less than optimal, and mother and child are reported as being disadvantaged cognitively, psychosocially, and educationally. One widespread nursing service which provides support for new mothers in Victoria is the Maternal and Child Health Service; however, teenage mothers appear reluctant to use such services. Why this should be so became an important question for this research, since little is known about the parenting practices of teenage mothers. This study therefore sought to explore mothering from the perspective of five sole supporting teenage mothers each of whom had a child over six months of age. The research methodology took an interpretive ethnographic approach and was guided by feminist principles. The data were collected through repeated interviewing, participant observation, informal discussions with key informants, field notes and journalling. Data analysis was aided by the use of the software, program NUD-IST. It was found that the young women in this study each chose to give birth with full realisation that their existence was dependent on the Welfare State. Unanticipated, however, were the many structural barriers which made their lives cataclysmic, but these reinforced their determination to prove themselves worthy and capable mothers. The young women negotiated motherhood through a range of social supports and through maternal practice. Unquestionably, their social dependency on the welfare system forced them into marginal citizen status. Moreover, absolute and intrinsic poverty levels were experienced, brought about by inadequate welfare payments. Formal support agencies, such as the Maternal and Child Health nurses were rarely approached to provide childrearing support beyond the initial months following birthing, since the teenagers' basic needs such as shelter, food and clothing took precedence over their parenting needs. Additionally, some nurses were perceived to hold judgmental attitudes towards teenage mothers. It was far easier to forestall confrontation with nurses and the other 'older' women clientele by avoiding them. Thus XI they turned to charitable agencies who provided a safety net in the form of emergency supplies of money, food, or equipment. Informal networks of friends provided alternative modes of support when family help failed to materialise. The children, however, provided the young women with an opportunity to transform their lives by breaking free of the past, and by creating a new, mature existence for themselves. Despite being abandoned by family, friends, lovers and society, in the privacy and isolation of their own homes, they attempted to provide a more nurturing environment for their children than they themselves had received. Each bestowed unconditional maternal love on the child and were rewarded through the pleasures of watching their children grow and develop into worthwhile individuals. The children became the focus of their attention and their reason for living. In the course of their welfare dependency, the young women became public property, targets of surveillance, and were subjected to stigmatising and condescending public attitudes wherever they went. In this way, it was evident that they were an oppressed group, but each found ways of resisting. Rather than focussing on their oppressive or disabling lives, or dwelling on their disadvantaged status, the young women sought their identities as mature women through motherhood and by demonstrating that they could do this important job well. Through motherhood their lives had meaning and a sense of purpose. The thesis concludes that motherhood in the teenage years is difficult. However, if appropriate supports are made available, teenage mothers need be no different from non-teenage mothers. But with state resources shrinking, and their own resources limited, teenage mothers are disadvantaged. In some ways, this study showed that all levels of support were inadequate, although those provided through the charitable organizations were seen to be the most appropriate. This reflects the current policy of economic rationalism adopted by most Western liberal democracies in the 1980s and 1990s and no less by the former Keating Labor Government in Australia.
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Ponto, Maria Teresa. "Locus of control, an exploration of the nursing students' views on control, autonomy and satisfaction." Thesis, London South Bank University, 2004. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/20733/.

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This thesis examined the meanings of student nurses' Locus of Control, satisfaction, a utonomy and professional accountability. The thesis a Iso assessed whether perceptions of these concepts change during the time on a nursing course. The participants were 170 nursing (non graduate and graduate) students from 4 different groups studying for Diploma in Nursing. In Phase 1, all participants completed LOC and Satisfaction Questionnaires. In Phase 2, 11 participants from graduate group were interviewed at the beginning and the end of their course, 2 years later. The qualitative data were analysed usmg Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Findings from Phase 1 demonstrated that students in this sample were more 'externally' rated when compared with other student populations (LOC mean 13.2 SD 3.85) but became more 'internally' rated towards the end of the course. Satisfaction data showed that the students were more satisfied at the beginning of the course and became progressively less satisfied the longer they were 0 n the course. This was demonstrated by a significant negative correlation between External Locus of Control and satisfaction. The findings revealed gender difference in LOC scores, with males scoring lower on the LOC scale, thus being more 'internally' rated than females. Findings from Phase 2 showed that the LOC mean for the interviewed group was higher a t the beginning 0 f the course, decreasing at the end of the course, thus demonstrating the shift towards internality. The qualitative data reflected this shift particularly in the statements from the second interviews. The analysis of the LOC concept showed marked differences between statements of 'internally' and 'externally' rated students. These differences were observed in relation to all studied concepts. Those rated 'internal', were more focused and more definite in their explanations and also linked control to independent decision-making. Different explanations of control were offered from seeing it as 'power' and 'knowledge' to perceiving it as an 'ability to determine the outcomes of events'. Some 'externally' rated students commented on the 'hierarchy in nursing' and some saw themselves at the bottom of this hierarchy. This research also found that autonomy and professional accountability were perceived as one and the same by many students. Autonomy was strongly linked with control and expressed in similar terms and all the students in the interview sample considered it important to have personal and professional autonomy
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Stanton, Anthony J. Autonomy of control: A personnel dilemma. Manchester: UMIST, 1991.

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Verhoest, Koen, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, and Muiris MacCarthaigh. Autonomy and Control of State Agencies. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230277274.

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Mueller, Taylor C., and Melissa E. Bynes. Robotic autonomy and control: Army research. Hauppauge, N.Y: Nova Science Publisher's, 2011.

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Mele, Alfred R. Autonomous agents: From self-control to autonomy. New york: Oxford University Press, 1995.

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Seto, Mae L. Marine Robot Autonomy. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2013.

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U.S. export control policy: Executive autonomy vs. congressional reform. New York: Columbia University Press, 1989.

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Ideological control in nonideological organizations. New York: Praeger, 1988.

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Against autonomy: Justifying coercive paternalism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012.

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Coercion and autonomy: Philosophical foundations, issues, and practices. New York: Greenwood Press, 1986.

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Rosenbaum, Alan S. Coercion and autonomy: Philosophical foundations, issues and practices. London: Greenwood/Eurospan, 1987.

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Miotto, Piero, Leena Singh, James D. Paduano, Andrew Clare, Mary L. Cummings, and Lesley A. Weitz. "Aircraft Autonomy." In Advances in Control System Technology for Aerospace Applications, 81–107. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47694-9_3.

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O’Brien, Lilian. "Temptation, Control, and Autonomy." In Philosophy of Action, 118–35. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137317483_8.

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Rajan, Kanna, Frédéric Py, and Javier Barreiro. "Towards Deliberative Control in Marine Robotics." In Marine Robot Autonomy, 91–175. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5659-9_3.

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Derwort, Noel. "Trusted Autonomous Command and Control." In Foundations of Trusted Autonomy, 337–46. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64816-3_18.

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Schönnesson, Lena Nilsson, and Michael W. Ross. "Autonomy, Boundaries, Control, and Death." In AIDS Prevention and Mental Health, 161–72. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4681-8_10.

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Barber, K. Suzanne, and Cheryl E. Martin. "Autonomy as Decision-Making Control." In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 343–45. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44631-1_25.

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Garenne, Michel. "Mass Campaigns of Male Circumcision for HIV Control in Africa: Clinical Efficacy, Population Effectiveness, Political Issues." In Genital Autonomy:, 49–59. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9446-9_4.

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Kormushev, Petar, and Seyed Reza Ahmadzadeh. "Robot Learning for Persistent Autonomy." In Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, 3–28. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26327-4_1.

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Verhoest, Koen, Paul G. Roness, Bram Verschuere, Kristin Rubecksen, and Muiris MacCarthaigh. "Comparing Autonomy and Control of Agencies." In Autonomy and Control of State Agencies, 222–35. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230277274_11.

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Schermer, Maartje. "Mr. Boskoop and Mrs. Huisman: Control, Trust and Autonomy." In The Different Faces of Autonomy, 157–78. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9972-6_9.

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Conference papers on the topic "Control and autonomy"

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Ferry, Mitch, Ziming Tu, Leesa Stephens, and Graham Prickett. "Towards True UAV Autonomy." In 2007 Information, Decision and Control. IEEE, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/idc.2007.374544.

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Michelson, R. C. "Full autonomy of intelligent flight." In Information, Decision and Control. IEEE, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/idc.2002.995360.

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Giesbrecht, Jared, Ho-Kong Ng, Mingfeng Zhang, John Tang, Michel Bondy, and Piotr Jasiobedzki. "Safeguarding autonomy through intelligent shared control." In SPIE Defense + Security, edited by Robert E. Karlsen, Douglas W. Gage, Charles M. Shoemaker, and Hoa G. Nguyen. SPIE, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2262025.

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Wei, Qinshuang, Jorge Alberto Rodriguez, Ramtin Pedarsani, and Samuel Coogan. "Ride-Sharing Networks with Mixed Autonomy." In 2019 American Control Conference (ACC). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/acc.2019.8815333.

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Mehr, Negar, and Roberto Horowitz. "Pricing Traffic Networks with Mixed Vehicle Autonomy." In 2019 American Control Conference (ACC). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/acc.2019.8814392.

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Pebody, M., and S. McPhail. "Autonomy and collision avoidance (a systems perspective)." In UKACC Control 2006 Mini Symposia. IEE, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/ic:20060270.

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Bouchard, Andrew. "Multi-layered vehicle control via payload autonomy." In OCEANS 2016 MTS/IEEE Monterey. IEEE, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/oceans.2016.7761034.

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Al-Hazemi, Fawaz. "Feedback Green Control for Data Centers Autonomy." In 2013 IEEE/ACM 6th International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing (UCC). IEEE, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ucc.2013.72.

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"A ROBOTIC PLATFORM FOR AUTONOMY STUDIES." In 4th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. SciTePress - Science and and Technology Publications, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0001622603900395.

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Zhou, Xu, Jiucai Zhang, and Xiaoli Zhang. "Self-Reflective Learning Strategy for Persistent Autonomy of Aerial Manipulators." In ASME 2019 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/dscc2019-9086.

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Abstract Autonomous aerial manipulators have great potentials to assist humans or even fully automate manual labor-intensive tasks such as aerial cleaning, aerial transportation, infrastructure repair, and agricultural inspection and sampling. Reinforcement learning holds the promise of enabling persistent autonomy of aerial manipulators because it can adapt to different situations by automatically learning optimal policies from the interactions between the aerial manipulator and environments. However, the learning process itself could experience failures that can practically endanger the safety of aerial manipulators and hence hinder persistent autonomy. In order to solve this problem, we propose for the aerial manipulator a self-reflective learning strategy that can smartly and safely finding optimal policies for different new situations. This self-reflective manner consists of three steps: identifying the appearance of new situations, re-seeking the optimal policy with reinforcement learning, and evaluating the termination of self-reflection. Numerical simulations demonstrate, compared with conventional learning-based autonomy, our strategy can significantly reduce failures while still can finish the given task.
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Johnson, Rubin, Michael Leen, Dan Goldberg, and Michael Chiu. Adaptive Levels of Autonomy (ALOA) for UAV Supervisory Control. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, May 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada437269.

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Findlay, Trevor. The Role of International Organizations in WMD Compliance and Enforcement: Autonomy, Agency, and Influence. The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, December 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.37559/wmd/20/wmdce9.

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Major multilateral arms control and disarmament treaties dealing with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) often have mandated an international organization to monitor and verify State party compliance and to handle cases of non-compliance. There are marked differences in the mandates and technical capabilities of these bodies. Nonetheless, they often face the same operational and existential challenges. This report looks at the role of multilateral verification bodies, especially their secretariats, in dealing with compliance and enforcement, the extent to which they achieve “agency” and “influence” in doing so, and whether and how such capacities might be enhanced. In WMD organizations it is the governing bodies that make decisions about noncompliance and enforcement. The role of their secretariats is to manage the monitoring and verification systems, analyse the resulting data – and data from other permitted sources – and alert their governing bodies to suspicions of non-compliance. Secretariats are expected to be impartial, technically oriented and professional. It is when a serious allegation of non-compliance arises that their role becomes most sensitive politically and most vital. The credibility of Secretariats in these instances will depend on the agency and influence that they have accumulated. There are numerous ways in which an international secretariat can position itself for maximum agency and influence, essentially by making itself indispensable to member States and the broader international community. It can achieve this by engaging with multiple stakeholders, aiming for excellence in its human and technical resources, providing timely and sustainable implementation assistance, ensuring an appropriate organizational culture and, perhaps most of all, understanding that knowledge is power. The challenge for supporters of international verification organizations is to enhance those elements that give them agency and influence and minimize those that lead to inefficiencies, dysfunction and, most damaging of all, political interference in verification and compliance judgements.
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Bjarnason, S. An Autonomic Control Plane (ACP). Edited by T. Eckert and M. Behringer. RFC Editor, May 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.17487/rfc8994.

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Gupte, Jaideep, Sarath MG Babu, Debjani Ghosh, Eric Kasper, and Priyanka Mehra. Smart Cities and COVID-19: Implications for Data Ecosystems from Lessons Learned in India. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), March 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/sshap.2021.034.

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This brief distils best data practice recommendations through consideration of key issues involved in the use of technology for surveillance, fact-checking and coordinated control during crisis or emergency response in resource constrained urban contexts. We draw lessons from how data enabled technologies were used in urban COVID-19 response, as well as how standard implementation procedures were affected by the pandemic. Disease control is a long-standing consideration in building smart city architecture, while humanitarian actions are increasingly digitised. However, there are competing city visions being employed in COVID-19 response. This is symptomatic of a broader range of tech-based responses in other humanitarian contexts. These visions range from aspirations for technology driven, centralised and surveillance oriented urban regimes, to ‘frugal innovations’ by firms, consumers and city governments. Data ecosystems are not immune from gendered- and socio-political discrimination, and technology-based interventions can worsen existing inequalities, particularly in emergencies. Technology driven public health (PH) interventions thus raise concerns about 1) what types of technologies are appropriate, 2) whether they produce inclusive outcomes for economically and socially disadvantaged urban residents and 3) the balance between surveillance and control on one hand, and privacy and citizen autonomy on the other.
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Haberland, Nicole, Erica Chong, and Hillary J. Bracken. Married adolescents: An overview. Population Council, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/pgy22.1005.

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The nascent work reviewed in this compendium indicates that married girls experience significant social isolation and limited autonomy. Across the studies examined, on indicators of mobility, exposure to media, and social networks, married girls are consistently disadvantaged compared to their unmarried peers. Similarly, across studies, on most of the domains explored here (mobility, decision-making, control over economic resources, and possibly gender-based violence), married girls tend to be less empowered and more isolated than slightly older married females. There may also be health issues associated with marriage during adolescence. Married girls are frequently at a disadvantage in terms of reproductive health information—particularly regarding STIs and HIV. First-time mothers, many of whom are adolescents, by virtue of their parity may have distinct maternal health needs and risks. Finally, early marriage potentially plays a role in exposing girls and young women to severe reproductive health risks, including HIV. Many of these elevated health risks may be largely, though not exclusively, derivative of their social vulnerability.
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Behringer, M. Using an Autonomic Control Plane for Stable Connectivity of Network Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM). Edited by T. Eckert. RFC Editor, May 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.17487/rfc8368.

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