Browsing Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Theses by Title
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Low Power Communication RFIC Design For Applications In Biotelemetry
This thesis explores low power communication blocks for applications in biotelemetry. As wireless networks become more prevalent and demand for sensor networks increases, so does the need for low power wireless ... -
A Low-Complexity Architecture and Framework for Enabling Cognition in Heterogenous Wireless Sensor Networks
(2013-03-04)Rapid advances in hardware technology are making it possible to manufacture different types of Sensor Nodes (SN) that results in fast growing heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). These WSN’s are applicable for a ... -
Low-Complexity Soliton-like Network Coding for a Resource-Limited Relay
(2011-10-11)Network coding (NC) is an optimal data dissemination technique where intermediate nodes linearly combine incoming packets. To recover a network-coded message, a sink must use a Gaussian elimination decoder, but this ... -
Low-Noise Mixing Circuits in CMOS Microwave Integrated Circuits
(2009-08-25)In this thesis, three low-noise active mixing circuits are presented in CMOS technology. Mixers can be found at the front-end of almost every communication systems. However, despite many advantages the active mixers have, ... -
Lumped Element Transdirectional and Codirectional Coupler
Directional couplers are an essential component in several microwave applications. Lumped element directional couplers gained a lot of attention due to their compact size. This thesis represents a lumped element model for ... -
A MAC Protocol For Harsh Industrial IoT Applications
Heavy industries such as mining, constructions and transportation manufacturing are currently facing many dilemmas due to the critical and harsh conditions that they collide with during their operations. Such environments ... -
Many-to-many allocations in systems of self-interested agents: Some dominant strategy solutions
(2016-01-27)In a multi-agent system where each agent acts in its respective self-interest, the problem of many-to-many allocations is explored. The question for the regulator making the allocations is: what should be the allocation ... -
MAP Decoding of Correlated Sources over Soft-Decision Orthogonal Multiple Access Fading Channels with Memory
(2014-09-25)We consider the joint source-channel coding (JSCC) problem where the real valued outputs of two correlated memoryless Gaussian sources are scalar quantized, bit assigned, and transmitted, without applying any error correcting ... -
MHz Resonant DC-DC Converters with First Cycle Control
Faster dynamic response and higher power density are the major achievements obtained by increasing the switching frequency of power supplies. However, switching frequencies are limited by topology, control, semiconductor ... -
Microgrid Control Based on an Adaptive Notch Filter Power Processor
(2016-02-29)Recent environmental policies and higher needs of energy have led to the huge growth in renewable sources consumptions. Consuming renewable energies however, is not always free of challenges. Many studies have been done ... -
Microwave Overlay Capacitor Fabrication on Printed Circuit Boards
A technique for making varactors in the form of parallel plate overlay capacitors, using barium strontium titanate (BST): a ferroelectric, polymer composite thick film, has been developed in this work. BST was selected due ... -
MIMO-aware Medium Access Control in IEEE 802.11 Networks
(2009-01-27)Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) are dynamically self-organized and self-configured, where the nodes in the network automatically establish an ad hoc network and maintain mesh connectivity. These properties make WMNs a key ... -
Miniaturized GNSS Antenna Feeding Networks Using Multi-Layer LTCC Technology
Circularly Polarized (CP) antennas are crucial elements in wireless communications, and for geospatial applications such as Global Navigational Satellite Systems (GNSS), their Right-Hand Circular Polarization (RHCP) is an ... -
Model-Based Segmentation and Recognition of Continuous Gestures
(2010-09-27)Being one of the most active research topics in the computer vision field, automatic human gesture recognition is receiving increasing attention driven by its promising applications, ranging from surveillance and human ... -
Modeling & Development of Wirelessly Coupled Loops for Chip-to-Antenna Communications
(2013-09-10)This thesis examines the use of two coupled loops as an alternative method of connection for high frequency signals between passive elements on microwave laminates and integrated circuits; replacing traditional interconnect ... -
Modeling and evaluation of multi-core multithreading processor architectures in SystemC
(2007-08-13)Processor design has evolved over the years to take advantage of new technology and innovative concepts in order to improve performance. Diminishing returns for improvements based on current techniques such as exploiting ... -
Modeling and Experimental Investigation of Non-Adiabatic Optical Fiber Taper
(2014-09-18)Mode coupler is an important category of device in the eld of optical sensing and communication. Non-adiabatic ber taper has attracted much attention in recent years as mode coupling device due to its simple fabrication ... -
Modeling cooperative gene regulation using Fast Orthogonal Search
(2008-08-22)A number of computational methods have suggested means by which gene transcription – the process through which RNA is created from DNA – is activated, but there are factors at work that no model has been able to fully ... -
MODELLING AND EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION OF WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS HAVING ONE OR TWO RECEIVERS
This thesis presents a study on the modelling of wireless power transfer systems and techniques to improve system efficiency. Using time domain modelling, useful modes of operation are identified, and performance graphs ... -
Modifying the Three-Phase Synchronous Reference Frame Phase-Locked Loop to Remove Unbalance and Harmonic Errors
(2008-12-17)As an increasing number of distributed power generation systems (DPGS) are being connected to the utility grid, there is a growing requirement for the DPGS to be able to ride through short grid disturbances. This requires ...