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Research Methodology: An Introduction

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Egesa Romans

According to Mugenda & Mugenda (2010), research is process of carrying out a diligent inquiry or a critical examination of a given phenomenonexhaustive study that follows some logical sequence. Mouly defines research as a process of arriving at effective solutions to problems through systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of data. Research also involves a critical analysis of existing conclusions or theories with regard to newly discovered facts Research is the continued search for knowledge and understanding of the world around us. Clifford Woody argues that research is the process of designing and redefining problems, formulating hypothesis or suggested solutions, collecting, organizing and evaluating data, making deductions and reaching conclusions and carefully testing the conclusions to determine whether they fit the formulated hypothesis.

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Research is any original and systematic investigation undertaken to increase knowledge and understanding and to establish facts and principles. It comprises the creation of ideas and generation of new knowledge that lead to new and improved insights and the development of new material, devices, products and processes. The word " research " perhaps originates from the old French word recerchier that meant to 'search again'. It implicitly assumes that the earlier search was not exhaustive and complete and hence a repeated search is called for.

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In the simplest of terms, the research definition is a process of seeking out knowledge. This knowledge can be new, or it can support an already known fact. The purpose of research is to inform and is based on collected and analyzed data. This exploration occurs systematically, where it is either tested or investigated to add to a body of knowledge. Research is a systematic and scientific approach to understanding the world around us. It is a process of inquiry that involves the collection and analysis of data to answer questions or solve problems.

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Research may be very broadly defined as systematic gathering of data and information and its analysis for advancement of knowledge in any subject. research attempts to find answer intellectual and practical questions through application of systematic methods. Types of research can be classified in many different ways.

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Researching the white paper:.

The process of researching and composing a white paper shares some similarities with the kind of research and writing one does for a high school or college research paper. What’s important for writers of white papers to grasp, however, is how much this genre differs from a research paper.  First, the author of a white paper already recognizes that there is a problem to be solved, a decision to be made, and the job of the author is to provide readers with substantive information to help them make some kind of decision--which may include a decision to do more research because major gaps remain. 

Thus, a white paper author would not “brainstorm” a topic. Instead, the white paper author would get busy figuring out how the problem is defined by those who are experiencing it as a problem. Typically that research begins in popular culture--social media, surveys, interviews, newspapers. Once the author has a handle on how the problem is being defined and experienced, its history and its impact, what people in the trenches believe might be the best or worst ways of addressing it, the author then will turn to academic scholarship as well as “grey” literature (more about that later).  Unlike a school research paper, the author does not set out to argue for or against a particular position, and then devote the majority of effort to finding sources to support the selected position.  Instead, the author sets out in good faith to do as much fact-finding as possible, and thus research is likely to present multiple, conflicting, and overlapping perspectives. When people research out of a genuine desire to understand and solve a problem, they listen to every source that may offer helpful information. They will thus have to do much more analysis, synthesis, and sorting of that information, which will often not fall neatly into a “pro” or “con” camp:  Solution A may, for example, solve one part of the problem but exacerbate another part of the problem. Solution C may sound like what everyone wants, but what if it’s built on a set of data that have been criticized by another reliable source?  And so it goes. 

For example, if you are trying to write a white paper on the opioid crisis, you may focus on the value of  providing free, sterilized needles--which do indeed reduce disease, and also provide an opportunity for the health care provider distributing them to offer addiction treatment to the user. However, the free needles are sometimes discarded on the ground, posing a danger to others; or they may be shared; or they may encourage more drug usage. All of those things can be true at once; a reader will want to know about all of these considerations in order to make an informed decision. That is the challenging job of the white paper author.     
 The research you do for your white paper will require that you identify a specific problem, seek popular culture sources to help define the problem, its history, its significance and impact for people affected by it.  You will then delve into academic and grey literature to learn about the way scholars and others with professional expertise answer these same questions. In this way, you will create creating a layered, complex portrait that provides readers with a substantive exploration useful for deliberating and decision-making. You will also likely need to find or create images, including tables, figures, illustrations or photographs, and you will document all of your sources. 

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Research on the control method of a 2dof parallel platform based on electromagnetic drive, 1. introduction, 2. parallel platform analysis of the electromagnetic drive, 2.1. degree of freedom analysis of parallel platform, 2.2. inverse solution model and jacobian matrix analysis of the parallel platform, 2.3. calculation of an offset angle of the moving-fixed platform, 3. electromagnetic-spring composite pivot chain model and dynamic analysis of the parallel platform, 4. data fusion algorithm based on the unscented kalman filter.

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5. Verification of Drive Distribution and Simulation in Redundant Platforms

5.1. trajectory planning and simulation verification of parallel platforms using matlab, 5.2. evaluation of interference immunity, response, and load capacity of parallel platforms, 6. conclusions, author contributions, data availability statement, conflicts of interest.

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Wang, W.; Cao, J.; Liu, X.; Ye, Y.; Yang, H.; Zhang, W.; Huang, X. Research on the Control Method of a 2DOF Parallel Platform Based on Electromagnetic Drive. Actuators 2024 , 13 , 347. https://doi.org/10.3390/act13090347

Wang W, Cao J, Liu X, Ye Y, Yang H, Zhang W, Huang X. Research on the Control Method of a 2DOF Parallel Platform Based on Electromagnetic Drive. Actuators . 2024; 13(9):347. https://doi.org/10.3390/act13090347

Wang, Wei, Jinlong Cao, Xu Liu, Yangguang Ye, Hao Yang, Weilun Zhang, and Xudong Huang. 2024. "Research on the Control Method of a 2DOF Parallel Platform Based on Electromagnetic Drive" Actuators 13, no. 9: 347. https://doi.org/10.3390/act13090347

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