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Target Tracking in Multi-Static Active Sonar Systems Using Dynamic Programming and Hough Transform
(2009-08-13)Tracking multiple targets in a high cluttered environment where multiple receivers are used is a challenging task due to the high level of false alarms and uncertainty in the track hypothesis. The multi-static active sonar ... -
Techniques and Tools for Mining Pre-Deployment Testing Data
(2009-09-17)Pre-deployment field testing in is the process of testing software to uncover unforeseen problems before it is released in the market. It is commonly conducted by recruiting users to experiment with the software in as ... -
Techniques for Improving Sofware Development Processes by Mining Software Repositories
(2012-09-08)Software repositories such as source code repositories and bug repositories record information about the software development process. By analyzing the rich data available in software repositories, we can uncover interesting ... -
Technologies for Improving Performance of Indoor Dimmable Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Drivers
With the rapid transformation taking place in lighting technology, light-emitting diode (LED) becomes the new promising light source for the future world. In the recent years, indoor application becomes the new battlefield ... -
Technologies to improve power density of power electronic systems
Advanced power electronic supplies with high power density are strongly demanded in a wide range of power levels. This thesis proposes high power density and thermal management solutions for three levels of power system ... -
A Time-Domain Modeling of Multi-Element Resonant Converter With Capacitive Output Filter
In this thesis, an analytical based design tool has been proposed for the multi-elements resonant converters. A computer program has been written using the generalized equations in MATLAB App Designer. The MATLAB App ... -
Topologies and Modelings of Novel Bipolar Gate Driver Techniques for Next-Generation High Frequency Voltage Regulators
(2010-07-30)As is predicted by Moore’s law, the transistors in microprocessors increase dramatically. In order to increase the power density of the microprocessors, the switching frequency of the Voltage Regulator (VR) is expected to ... -
Topologies and Modulation Methods for Five-Level Active-Neutral-Point-Clamped Inverters
DC to AC power conversion is a key technology in the modern set-up of generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electric power. Among the various schemes of prevalent inverters, the multi-level inverters ... -
Topology, Control, and Design of LLC Resonant Converters
(2014-08-05)Data centers and supercomputers have become the backbone to support today’s scientific researches, economic developments, and individual lives. The power consumption of data centers and supercomputers are enormously high, ... -
Towards Intensity-Augmented SLAM with LiDAR and ToF Sensors
(2016-02-24)Although passive sensors are widely used for many mobile robotics applications that perform mapping and localization functions, there are many environments (e.g., mining and planetary) where active sensors are more practical. ... -
Towards Mapping of Rock Walls Using a UAV-Mounted 2D Laser Scanner in GPS Denied Environments
(2016-10-06)In geotechnical engineering, the stability of rock excavations and walls is estimated by using tools that include a map of the orientations of exposed rock faces. However, measuring these orientations by using conventional ... -
Transformation of round-trip web application to use AJAX
(2008-06-19)AJAX is a web application programming technique that allows portions of a web page to be loaded dynamically, separately from other parts of the web page. This gives the user a much smoother experience when viewing the web ... -
Transient Droop Control Strategy for Parallel Operation of Distributed Energy Resources in an Islanded Microgrid
(2012-04-27)Future electric grid will evolve from the current centralized and radial model toward a more distributed one. In recent years, distributed generation (DG) units have been playing an important role in electric generation ... -
Transimpedance amplifier design using 0.18 um CMOS technology
(2007-07-19)This thesis examines the design of high speed transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) in low cost complimentary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology. Due to aggressive scaling, CMOS has become an attractive technology for ... -
Trapping Sets in Fountain Codes over Noisy Channels
(2009-11-04)Fountain codes have demonstrated great results for the binary erasure channel and have already been incorporated into several international standards to recover lost packets at the application layer. These include multimedia ... -
Ultra-tight GPS/INS Integrated System for Land Vehicle Navigation in Challenging Environments
The Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) have been commonly used for land vehicle positioning and navigation applications. A typical example of GNSS is the Global Positioning System (GPS). The GPS provides accurate ... -
Ultrasound-based Tissue Typing Using RF Time Series: Clinical Feasibility Studies and Applications
(2014-08-07)Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy, and the second leading cancer-related cause of death in North American men. If diagnosed early, PCa can be managed with a 5-year relative survival rate above ... -
Use of a Hill-Based Muscle Model in the Fast Orthogonal Search Method to Estimate Wrist Force and Upper Arm Physiological Parameters
(2008-10-30)Modelling of human motion is used in a wide range of applications. An important aspect of accurate representation of human movement is the ability to customize models to account for individual differences. The following ... -
The use of EMG for load prediction during manual lifting
(2007-10-15)The Ergonomics Research Group at Queen’s University, supported by the Workplace and Safety Insurance Board, has been developing an on-line system to estimate peak and cumulative joint loading in the workplace. This study ... -
Using Complexity, Coupling, and Cohesion Metrics as Early Indicators of Vulnerabilities
(2009-09-28)Software security failures are common and the problem is growing. A vulnerability is a weakness in the software that, when exploited, causes a security failure. It is difficult to detect vulnerabilities until they manifest ...