UCL Master's Thesis Template
Author
Joseph Rowell, Clara Eleonore Pavillet
Last Updated
2 years ago
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Abstract
Master's thesis template for UCL Computer Science Thesis
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\date{September 2022}
\title{Interesting Scientific Title}
\author{\\ \Large{Your Name}
\\ Supervisors:
\\ Faculty of Engineering
\\ Department of Computer Science
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\\ University College London
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A Project Report Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Degree \\ \textit{Your degree title}
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% \\Disclaimer:This report is submitted as part requirement for the MSc in Robotics and Computation at University College London. It is substantially the result of my own work except where explicitly indicated in the text.The report may be freely copied and distributed provided the source is explicitly acknowledged.
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I dedicate this ...
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Copyright \copyright \thinspace 2022 by Joseph Rowell \\ All Rights Reserved
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\chapter*{Acknowledgements}
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\chapter*{Declaration}
I, Name, I declare that the thesis has been composed by myself and that the work has not be submitted for any other degree or professional qualification. I confirm that the work submitted is my own, except where work which has formed part of jointly-authored publications has been included and referenced. The report may be freely copied and distributed provided the source is explicitly acknowledged. \\
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& 12/09/22 \\
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\textit{Signature} & \textit{Date}\\
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\chapter*{List of Abbreviations}
\begin{sortedlist} %sort alphabetically
\sortitem{CNN: Convolutional Neural Network}
\sortitem{DCNN: Deep Convolutional Neural Network}
\sortitem{SLAM: Simultaneous Localization And Mapping} \sortitem{GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite System}
\sortitem{vSLAM: visual Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping}
\sortitem{MAP: Maximum a Posteriori}
\sortitem{ML: Maximum Likelihood}
\sortitem{BA: Bundle Adjustment}
\sortitem{TRC: TPU Research Cloud}
\sortitem{TPU: Tensor Processing Unit}
\sortitem{SfM: Structure from Motion}
\sortitem{MVS: Multi-view Stereo}
\sortitem{SIFT: Scale Invariant Feature Transform}
\sortitem{SURF: Speeded-Up Robust Features}
\sortitem{ORB: Oriented FAST Rotated BRIEF}
\sortitem{FAST: Features from Accelerated Segment Test}
\sortitem{BRIEF: Binary Robust Independent Elementary Features}
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\input{2 Introduction and Background}
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\begin{appendices}
\chapter{Source Code} \label{System Requirements}
Source code for all of the methods implemented in Chap. \ref{Chap3} for the project can be found in the GitHub repository: \newline \url{link}. \newline \\
Project files can be found on Google Drive \url{link}
\chapter{Project Introduction Video}\label{sec:projectIntroduction}
A short video presentation, introducing background, aims and organisation of the project, as of 30$^{th}$ June 2022: \newline
\url{link}
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