Browsing Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Theses by Title
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Fabrication and Optimization of Organic FET and Organic Electrolyte Gated FET Devices for Applications as Label-free Biosensors
Organic Thin-Film Transistors are carbon-based semiconductor devices. Their simple fabrication makes them an ideal candidate for disposable, wearable technologies; an implementation being aptamer-based biosensors. This ... -
Finding Failures in Real-Time Systems Using Realistic Model Scheduling
Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) has developed into an increasingly accepted and established research field. With the widespread use of MDE development methods, the need for analysis of models becomes imperative. One form ... -
Finger Movement Classification Using Forearm EMG Signals
(2008-11-04)To a person with an upper limb amputation or congenital defect, a well-functioning prosthesis can open the door to many work and life opportunities. A fundamental component of many modern prostheses is the myoelectric ... -
Forensic Outlier Detection and Penalty Analysis To Regulate Cognitive Radio Network
(2014-09-27)Cognitive Radio Network (CRN) has emerged as a promising solution to the pseudo scarcity of the spectral congestion problem. In a CRN, the new/Secondary Users (SUs), are allowed to access the spectrum in such a way that ... -
Fountain Codes for Fault Tolerance in Distributed Storage Systems
Modern data storage systems are typically built using hard drives and other components that are prone to failure. The financial, operational and legal impact of data loss is usually quite high, particularly for owners of ... -
A Framework for Radio Resource Management in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
(2007-10-01)Heterogeneous Wireless Networks (HWNs) are composite networks made of different wireless access technologies, possibly with overlapping coverage. Users with multi-mode terminals in HWNs will be able to initiate connectivity ... -
Frequency Domain Modelling & Design of an LCC Resonant Converter with Capacitive Output Filter
Resonant DC-DC converters have been widely discussed with one of the most popular being the LCC topology. It’s application towards low to high voltage converters warrants the use of a capacitive output filter to limit the ... -
Frequency Domain Modelling of Series LC- Parallel LC Resonant Converter with Capacitive Output Filter
Multi-element DC-DC resonant converters have been a topic of interest over the past several years. The need for reduced sizes of passive components in the converter, has stimulated substantial research towards the high- ... -
Generalization of a Constraint Based Intrusion Detection System
In a world rampant with cyber crime, Intrusion Detection System(IDS) provides an effective way to grapple with cyber attacks. An IDS is used to monitor the network traffic and generate alerts for any malicious activities ... -
Generalized Force Estimation using Machine Learning and Deep Learning with EMG and Motion Data
Human movements are accomplished by muscle contractions, resulting in force exertion. Accurate estimation of the generated force is desired in many applications such as robotics, prosthesis control, and sports. The surface ... -
Generation and Optimization of Local Shape Descriptors for Point Matching in 3-D Surfaces
(2009-09-01)We formulate Local Shape Descriptor selection for model-based object recognition in range data as an optimization problem and offer a platform that facilitates a solution. The goal of object recognition is to identify and ... -
A Hardware Architecture for GPS/INS-Enabled Wireless Sensor Networks
(2012-01-13)Wireless sensor network technology has now been widely adopted. In many applications, distributed sensor nodes collect data at different locations and the location information of each node is required. The Global Positioning ... -
High Frequency Class DE Converter Using a Multilayer Coreless PCB Transformer
In modern power electronics equipment, it is desirable to design a low profile, high power density, and fast dynamic response converter. Increases in switching frequency reduce the size of the passive components such as ... -
High Frequency Ultrasound RF Time Series Analysis for Tissue Characterization
(2012-03-29)Ultrasound-based tissue characterization has been an active field of cancer detection in the past decades. The main concept behind various techniques is that the returning ultrasound echoes carry tissue-dependent information ... -
High Performance Digital Control Techniques for Powering Microprocessors
(2009-04-14)Increasing power consumption and heat dissipation are becoming urgent challenges for processors today and in the future. Digital power control architectures in which processors closely interact with voltage regulators are ... -
High Resolution Jamming Detection in Global Navigation Satellite Systems
(2015-05-06)Global Positioning System (GPS) is increasingly threatened by interference and especially jamming. They are substantial threats to the functions that rely on the GPS position velocity and time solutions. The ultimate ... -
High Resolution Signal Processing Techniques for Enhancing GPS Receiver Performance
(2015-03-04)Despite the major advances in signal processing methods used nowadays, GPS receivers still face substantial challenges, such as multipath, which remains a dominant source of ranging error. The presence of GPS multipath ... -
High-performance Communication in MPI through Message Matching and Neighborhood Collective Design
Message Passing Interface (MPI) is the de facto standard for communication in High Performance Computing (HPC). MPI Processes compute on their local data while extensively communicating with each other. Communication is ... -
High-Speed Electronic Signal Processing for Pre-Compensation in Optical Communications
(2011-11-02)Narrowband optical filtering and chromatic dispersion are two important issues that affect optical fiber transmission performance. Recent technological developments in high-speed digital signal processors, digital-to-analog ... -
A high-speed Iterative Closest Point tracker on an FPGA platform
(2008-07-16)The Iterative Closest Point (ICP) algorithm is one of the most commonly used range image processing methods. However, slow operational speeds and high input band-widths limit the use of ICP in high-speed real-time ...