The focus of this paper is to present a very relevant robotics application domain and its challenges, and to highlight how machine learning might be used to help resolve them. The domain in question is the shared control of partial automation assistive machines (e.g. powered wheelchairs, electric prostheses); where control is shared with the motor-impaired human user of the machine. A variety o...

Alsawalhi, Jamal, Ph.D., Purdue University, December 2014. An Asymmetric Salient Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine for Wide Constant Power Speed Range Applications. Major Professor: Scott Sudhoff. This work introduces a novel permanent-magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) architecture that employs rotational asymmetry to increase the torque density output in constant power variable speed applic...

Common understanding among machine designers is that, when scaling down to smaller sizes, most performance parameters will degrade. This principle is embodied in the goodness factor presented by Laithwaite. A derivation of the goodness factor for axial flux geometry is presented, confirming that the result is the same as for radial flux geometry. The paper then discusses the factor with respect...