Technical Publications of Philip S. Thomas

MS Thesis:

1. Philip S. Thomas, A Reinforcement Learning Controller for Functional Electrical Stimulation of a Human Arm, M.S. Thesis, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, August 2009.
   Adviser: Professor Michael S. Branicky
   Slide Presentation

Papers:

1. Philip S. Thomas, Michael S. Branicky, Antonie van den Bogert, Kathleen Jagodnik. Application of the actor-critic architecture to functional electrical stimulation control of a human arm. Proceedings of the Twenty-First Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Pasadena, CA, 14-16 July 2009.
   Presentation, some images removed.
   
2. Philip S. Thomas, Michael Branicky, Antonie van den Bogert, Kathleen Jagodnik. Creating a reinforcement learning controller for functional electrical stimulation of a human arm. Proc. Fourteenth Yale Workshop on Adaptive and Learning Systems, New Haven, CT, 1-6 June 2008. (Postprint with two minor corrections).
   Slide Presentation, videos removed
3. Wyatt Newman, et. al. Team Case and the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge Technical Paper submitted to DARPA, 1 June 2007.

Posters:

1. Kathleen Jagodnik, Philip Thomas, Michael Branicky, Antonie van den Bogert. Reinforcement Learning Controller for Planar Human Arm Movement using Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES). Reseach ShowCase. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 15 April 2010.
   Poster.
2. Philip S. Thomas, Antonie van den Bogert, Kathleen Jagodnik, and Michael S. Branicky. Achieving long-term stability using a reinforcement learning controller for functional electrical stimulation control of a human arm. Research ShowCase. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 16 April 2009.
   Poster.
3. Kathleen Jagodnik, Antonie van den Bogert, Michael Branicky, and Philip Thomas. A Proportional Derivative Controller for Planar Arm Movement. North American Congress on Biomechanics (NACOB), Ann Arbor, Michigan, 5-9 August 2008.
   Poster.
4. Philip S. Thomas, Michael S. Branicky, Antonie van den Bogert, and Kathleen Jagodnik. FES Control of a Human Arm Using Reinforcement Learning. Adaptive Movement in Animals and Machines (AMAM), Cleveland, OH, 1-6 June 2008.
   Extended Abstract.
5. Philip Thomas, Wyatt Newman. Developing the Vehicle-Behavior Interface Layer and Obstacle Field Mood for the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge. SOURCE Intersections. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 18 April 2008.
   Poster.
6. Philip Thomas, Antonie van den Bogert, Kathleen Jagodnik, and Michael Branicky. Creating a reinforcement learning controller for functional electrical stimulation of a human arm. Research ShowCase. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 17 April 2008.
   Poster.
7. Wyatt Newman, Roger D. Quinn, Michael Branicky, Frank Merat, et. al. Team Case and the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge. Research ShowCase. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 17 April 2008.
   Poster.