Essays about: "HOBBIT"

Showing result 11 - 13 of 13 essays containing the word HOBBIT.

  1. 11. Design of a Rise Support to be integrated in the HOBBIT Robot

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Certec - Rehabiliteringsteknik och Design

    Author : Gerardo José Cedeño Pesliakas; [2014]
    Keywords : Sit-to-Stand; HOBBIT; robot; balance; fall risk; OpenSim; supports.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The purpose of the thesis work is to analyze the possibility to integrate a sit-to-stand functionality into the HOBBIT service robot for elderly people while keeping the stability of the robot. A prototype with a knee support and a handle was used in combination with a motion capture system to capture joints angles and forces during the sit-to-stand movement. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Image of Heroism in Tolkien’s "The Hobbit"

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Cecilia Wiklander; [2011-06-28]
    Keywords : heroism; Hobbit; Tolkien; Bilbo; hero; burglar; image;

    Abstract : An essay about how Tolkien interpreted heroism in his character Bilbo as a sensitive hero guided by emotions and ethics rather than the traditional hero images such as for example Beowulf. The essay deals with the themes of rebirth, heroism and burglar ethics connected to the hero image... READ MORE

  4. 13. There and Back Again : the Hobbit Bilbo as a Hero

    University essay from Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Ann-Louise Lundqvist; [2007]
    Keywords : Bilbo; Tolkien; archetype theory; psychological analysis;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to analyze Tolkien’s work The Hobbit since this has not been done to the same extent as the Lord of the Rings. The aim of this essay is see if the hobbit Bilbo is a hero and if so in what way. READ MORE