Finalized new projects.

content/pages/jobs.rst

@@ -76,13 +76,29 @@ in finding students for [#]_:
      - Date posted
      - Partners
      - Type
+   * - `Near Zero Speed Reaction Wheel Balanced Cargo Bicycles <{filename}/pages/jobs/near-zero-speed-reaction-wheel-cargo-bicycle.rst>`_
+     - 2023-10-27
+     -
+     - Thesis
+   * - `Using Model Predictive Control to Assist in Bicycle Lane Changes <{filename}/pages/jobs/mpc-bicycle-assist-experiments.rst>`_
+     - 2023-10-27
+     - Laura Marchal-Crespo, Leila Alizadehsaravi
+     - Thesis
+   * - `Cycling in Virtual Reality <{filename}/pages/jobs/cycling-in-virtual-reality.rst>`_
+     - 2023-10-27
+     - Rado Dukalski
+     - Thesis
+   * - `Optimal Control of the Bicycle-Rider Human-Machine System <{filename}/pages/jobs/optimal-bicycle-rider.rst>`_
+     - 2023-10-27
+     -
+     - Thesis
    * - `Experiments with Cyclist Social Forces for Microscopic Traffic Simulation <{filename}/pages/jobs/cyclist-social-force-experiments.rst>`_
      - 2023-08-22
-     -
+     - Christoph Schmidt
      - Thesis
    * - `Estimation of Bicycle Tire Contact Patch Forces Using Simple Sensors <{filename}/pages/jobs/bicycle-tire-force-estimation.rst>`_
      - 2022-09-08
-     -
+     - Gabriele Dell'Orto
      - Thesis
    * - `Unravelling Vestibular Sensory Contributions to Bicycle Balance Control <{filename}/pages/jobs/bicycle-balance-vestibular-contributions.rst>`_
      - 2021-02-23

content/pages/jobs/cycling-in-virtual-reality.rst

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ number of things, for example:
 
 - What are the minimal twin elements needed to safely cycle?
 - How long does it take people to get accustomed to this experience?
-- Is motion sickness prevelant in this environment, if so what experiences
+- Is motion sickness prevalent in this environment, if so what experiences
   should we avoid to minimize motion sickness?
 - What are the possibilities and limitations in managing deviations from a
-  straight path? The cyclist must stay nomimally straight on the treadmill but
+  straight path? The cyclist must stay nominally straight on the treadmill but
   there are likely ways to simulate turning to some degree.
 - What types of real world cycling scenarios can we mimic in the VR
   environment?

content/pages/jobs/mpc-bicycle-assist-experiments.rst

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Using Model Predictive Control to Assist in Bicycle Lane Changes
 ================================================================
 
-:date: 2023-09-28
+:date: 2023-10-27
 :status: hidden
 :slug: jobs/msc/mpc-bicycle-assist-experiments.rst
 :template: msc-project
@@ -23,3 +23,8 @@ riders, but did not find a positive result. This is most likely due to a number
 of shortcomings in the hardware and experimental design. The goal of this
 project would be to alleviate those shortcomings and to perform a larger scale
 experiment to test the capabilities of the MPC based steering assist.
+
+See our paper on the topic for a description of the work you will build upon:
+
+   Model Predictive Control-based haptic steering assistance to enhance motor
+   learning of a bicycling task: A pilot study, https://doi.org/10.31224/2811

content/pages/jobs/near-zero-speed-reaction-wheel-c~argo-bicycle.rst → content/pages/jobs/near-zero-speed-reaction-wheel-cargo-bicycle.rst

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Near Zero Speed Reaction Wheel Balanced Cargo Bicycles
 ======================================================
 
-:date: 2023-09-28
+:date: 2023-10-27
 :status: hidden
 :slug: jobs/msc/near-zero-speed-reaction-wheel-cargo-bicycle
 :template: msc-project
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ Near Zero Speed Reaction Wheel Balanced Cargo Bicycles
    * - |reaction-wheel-cad|
      - |first-reaction-wheel-cargo-bike|
 
-.. |headshot-brockie-sam| image:: https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/mechmotum/reaction-wheel-cad.png
+.. |reaction-wheel-cad| image:: https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/mechmotum/reaction-wheel-cad.png
+   :width: 100%
 
-.. |first-reaction-wheel-cargo-bike| image:: https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/mechmotum/first-reaction-wheel-cargo-bike.jpg
+.. |first-reaction-wheel-cargo-bike| image:: https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/mechmotum/first-reaction-wheel-cargo-bike.png
+   :width: 100%
 
 Two wheel cargo bicycle use has grown over the last decade. Increases in "last
 mile" home delivery of goods and food requires rapid, versatile delivery in

content/pages/jobs/optimal-bicycle-rider.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+=========================================================
+Optimal Control of the Bicycle-Rider Human-Machine System
+=========================================================
+
+:date: 2023-10-27
+:status: hidden
+:slug: jobs/msc/optimal-control-bicycle-rider
+:template: msc-project
+
+
+.. figure:: https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/mechmotum/brim-lane-change.gif
+   :align: center
+   :width: 80%
+
+   Lane change simulation created with BRiM showing without and without a
+   rider.
+
+We have developed muscle driven bicycle-rider models and solved basic
+trajectory optimization tracking problems, demonstrating that the models and
+tools work and are capable. You can see various results here in this `blog post
+<{filename}/czi-sympy-wrapup.rst>`_.
+
+This MSc project would be focused on solving some real problems with the new
+tools. Here are some examples:
+
+- What are the optimal strategies in balancing a bicycle if you ride no-hands
+  versus steering only versus steering body movements? We also know you use
+  lateral motion of your knees and that could be interesting to investigate.
+- Use the tools to discover the closed loop control the human uses in the
+  balancing task.
+- Find the optimal race performance over an entire race course using the 3D
+  model. You can investigate the effects of changing out different aspects of
+  the bicycle: aerodynamics, rolling resistance, etc.?
+- Find the effects of energy lost due to lateral motions of tires over the
+  whole course.
+
+There are numerous possibilities. You will be writing Python programs and
+working on the related tools.