Research has confirmed there is a silver lining to many aversive experiences and that negative
occurrences can be an opportunity for post-traumatic growth (PTG). To investigate benefit…

A navigation filter combines measurements from sensors currently available on vehicles -
Global Positioning System (GPS), inertial measurement unit, inertial measurement unit (IMU), …

This dissertation advances the state of the art of sensor auto-calibration by presenting a
generic solution and analysis to the 3D sensor auto-calibration problem, as well as to the 2D …

This thesis develops a lane detection algorithm which extracts lane markings from the road's
surface in an effort to ascertain the lateral position of the vehicle in the lane using a lidar, …

Sensor misalignment can be simply annoying causing fuzzy point clouds or catastrophic
when obstacle avoidance sensors are mal-aligned. However, despite the necessity of …

It is of great interest in advanced driver assistance systems to prevent lane departure
warning. Over half of all traffic fatalities in 2007 were caused by unintended lane departure [1]. …

A method of estimating a vehicle's attitude in relation to the road surface using only light
detection and ranging (lidar) measurements is presented. Gaussian processes, a machine …

The past several years have seen rising hate crimes, terrorist attacks, and broader extremist
movements, with news reports often noting that these movements can be traced back to …

Online communities are increasingly important discursive spaces in which individuals obtain
health information and engage in sensemaking, and they play an especially essential role …

“These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel beyond the Jordan”(Deut. 1: 1). Thus
Deuteronomy narrates the last words of Moses, a series of apodictic, narrative, and ritual …