Essays about: "uncertainty avoidance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 55 essays containing the words uncertainty avoidance.

1. 1. Formation Control and UAV Path Finding Under Uncertainty : A contingent and cooperative swarm intelligence approach

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)

   Author : Mehdi Hmidi; [2020]
   Keywords : Emergence; Swarm Intelligence; Cooperation; Consensus; Path Find- ing; Uncertainty; Obstacle avoidance; Unknown Beforehand; Decision making; Flocking behavior; Cohesion; Separation; Alignment; Steering; Pattern forma- tion; Self-organization; Swarm; UAV; Drone;

   Abstract : Several of our technological breakthroughs are influenced by types of behavior and structures developed in the natural world, including the emulation of swarm in- telligence and the engineering of artificial synapses that function like the human mind. Much like these breakthroughs, this report examines emerging behaviors across swarms of non-communicating, adaptive units that evade obstacles while find- ing a path, to present a swarming algorithm premised on a class of local rule sets re- sulting in a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) group navigating together as a unified swarm. READ MORE

3. 2. DECISION-MAKING FOR AUTONOMOUS CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Inbyggda system; Mälardalens högskola/Inbyggda system

   Author : Gallardo Marielle; Chakraborty Sweta; [2019]
   Keywords : shared-space users; MPDM; timing analysis; planning and decision-making; autonomous vehicle; MDP; reinforcement learning; social force model;

   Abstract : Autonomous driving requires tactical decision-making while navigating in a dynamic shared space environment. The complexity and uncertainty in this process arise due to unknown and tightly-coupled interaction among traffic users. READ MORE

4. 3. Cultural adaptation in cross-national business relationships: The Netherlands-Sweden

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi; Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Shakila Shamsudin; Inge Verbeek; [2019]
   Keywords : Culture; Time; Trust; Adaptation; Business Relationship;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of this work is to study the role that culture plays in business relationships between the Netherlands and Sweden. Further, the effects of time and trust on the business relationships are also investigated. The investigation entails whether there are cultural differences between the two countries and how those differences are managed. READ MORE

5. 4. Amidst uncertainty and othering, EU citizens in search of belonging: The impact of Brexit on migrant identity and significant life-course decisions

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Virginia Stuart-Taylor; [2019]
   Keywords : belonging; Brexit; European identity; identity; interviews; London; migrant identity; migration; othering; social identity; uncertainty;

   Abstract : The UK's departure from the EU marks a pivotal moment in the history of intra-EU migration, one which foretells significant consequences for the identities and future plans of EU27 citizens who call the UK home, as they try to navigate the uncertainty and xenophobic othering sparked by the referendum result in June 2016. This thesis proposes five hypotheses on the cause-and-effect relationships that link migrant identity to subsequent decision-making in the context of Brexit, through coping strategies and other determining factors. READ MORE

6. 5. THE EFFECT OF BOARD SIZE ON FIRM PERFORMANCE AND HOW THIS RELATIONSHIP IS INFLUENCED BY UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Rens Weerink; [2019]
   Keywords : board size; firm performance; uncertainty avoidance; corporate governance;

   Abstract : This study investigates the effect of board size on firm performance measured through return on assets. Furthermore, this study investigates how this relationship is influenced by uncertainty avoidance. An unbalanced global sample of more than 9,000 observations divided over 23 countries for the time period 2006 – 2016 is used to examine this. READ MORE