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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 Enabling High-Order Modulation Formats in Short-Reach Optical Communication Networks Based on Directly Modulated Lasers
The need to satisfy bandwidth-hungry applications with a growing number of internet users has raised the requirements for capacity and reach in optical communication systems. Recent advances in field modulation and digital ... -
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 GAN-BASED LLC RESONANT CONVERTER FOR WIDE INPUT VOLTAGE, HIGH OUTPUT CURRENT AC-DC AND DC-DC APPLICATIONS
The industry driving toward smaller, and more efficient electronics has led to the development of Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS) in today’s most popular industrial applications. Resonant converters, among a variety of ... -
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, ... -
Toward Smart Classrooms: Automated Detection of Speech Analytics and Disfluency with Deep Learning
Strong presentation skills are valuable and sought-after in workplace and classroom environments alike. Though they are necessary for day-to-day life, there is a lack of effective resources to help improve upon these ... -
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 ... -
Transmission Performance of High Baud Superchannels in Optical Fiber Communications
In high baud fiber-optic communication systems, the bandwidth limitation at the transmitter and receiver, and the linear and nonlinear responses of electro-optical components, drive amplifiers and digital-to-analog converters ... -
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 ...