during this interactive 90 minute session, we will guide you through the development of a research strategy for your literature review. the focus will be on library research tools, creating advanced database search strategies and managing results with zotero. bring your questions!

note: this session is eligible for inclusion in the co-curricular record

register at https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3632198.

please join the computer science department for the upcoming thesis defense:

presenter: isura thrikawala

thesis title: surface estimation from multi-modal tactile data

abstract: the increasing popularity in robotic applications has seen use in healthcare, surgery and as an industrial tool. these robots are expected to be able to make physical contact with the objects in the environment which allows tasks such as grasping and manipulation, while also allowing to obtain information about the objects such as shape, texture and hardness. in an ideal world, a complete model of the environment would be known beforehand and robots would not need to explore objects and surfaces since their information would be available in the model of the world. in the real world, most environments are unstructured and robots must be able to operate safely without causing harm to itself or objects while taking into account environmental uncertainties and building models for the environment and its objects. to combat this, the trend has been to use computer vision to detect the objects in the environment. although computer vision has seen great advancement in this regard, there are some problems which cannot be solved by using vision alone. objects that are occluded, transparent or do not have rich visual features cannot be detected by using vision. it is also impossible to estimate features such as hardness or tactile texture using vision. to this end, we use a bio-inspired tactile sensor consisting of a compliant structure, marg sensor and pressure sensor along with a robotic manipulator to explore surfaces with the only assumption that the general location of the surface is known. this sensing module allows the robotic manipulator to have a predetermined angle of approach which is essential when exploring unseen surfaces. the robotic manipulator is carefully controlled while probes are made onto the surface while the deformation of the sensing module is used to collect orientation data along the normals of the surface. we calculate control points that define the curvature of the surface in between contact points which allows for lesser probes. we then create an estimate of the surface in 3d using bezier surfaces. once an estimate of the surface is obtained, we also demonstrate that the texture of the surface can be identified from the vibrations obtained by sliding the sensing module over the surface.

committee members:
dr. thiago e alves de oliveira (supervisor, committee chair), dr. yimin yang, dr. vinicius prado da fonseca (memorial university of newfoundland)

please contact grad.compsci@lakeheadu.ca for the zoom link.

everyone is welcome.

please join representatives from the bora laskin faculty of law for an information session about the jd program, our unique mandate and ipc, and the application and admissions process. the event will take place via zoom on tuesday, oct. 19 from 12 to 1 pm.

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make yourself a cup of tea and join the conversation. bring your questions, frustrations, tips and insights about academic integrity and have your voice be heard.

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this event is part of lakehead's 2021 academic integrity awareness week.

join post secondary 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from around the globe to engage in marking the international day of action against contract cheating.

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this session will teach you how to use the free tool, zotero, to support your work throughout the research process, and help you avoid plagiarism and uphold academic integrity.

register at https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3640669.

this event is part of lakehead's 2021 academic integrity awareness week.

世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 looking for some practical guidance to help improve their academic writing surely will benefit from participating in this free workshop hosted by the academic support zone.

register today at https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tjwufuqurjguh93cgdkpt3f3foneu....

this event is part of lakehead's 2021 academic integrity awareness week.

make yourself a cup of tea and join with other instructors as we discuss the topic of academic integrity at lakehead. academic integri-tea is a collaborative space to talk about the common academic integrity issues you are experiencing in the classroom and share helpful tips with your peers.

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special topic: a focus on lakehead's academic support zone (asz)

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