• Control Development for Autonomous Landing of Quadcopter on Moving Platform 

  Mangsatabam, Rakhayai (2018-12)

  This thesis focuses on the control development for autonomous landing of a quadcopter on a moving platform. The object tracking and path following is performed through on-board vision-based systems. The goal of the thesis ...

• CubeSat Docking and Resource Sharing Mechanism 

  Kunito, Shingo (2018-12)

  This thesis addresses the design concept of a CubeSat docking and resource sharing mechanism that allows to transfer propellant that is pressurized gas, data, and power. In docking and capture design, the interface is ...

• Discrete Event Simulation and Cost Model for Optimization of Manufacturing Resource Usages Associated with Implementation of a Redesigned Product 

  Eierle, Alexander (2018-12)

  This paper demonstrates an approach to evaluating production factors related to schedule and resources based on changes to the production process. A discrete event simulation model was developed to evaluate different ...

• Comparing Specific Excess Power of General Aviation Aircraft 

  Auguste, Yohan Forbes (2018-11)

  The high number of Loss of Control and Controlled Flight into Terrain Accidents in General Aviation (GA) suggests that there is a lack of understanding and recognition of low energy states by pilots of GA aircraft. As a ...

• PHONON POLARITON ENHANCED INFRARED WAVEGUIDES 

  Yang, Yuchen (2018-12)

  The need for robust, reliable and sensitive terahertz (THz) sources and detectors has motivated the research into waveguiding structures. The increasing adoption of micro- and nanofabricated optical components addresses ...

• Cloud Based Wireless Sensor Monitoring 

  Mistry, Pruthvi Devendrakumar (2018-12)

  Internet of Things (IoT) brought a revolutionary change in embedded systems. It offloads the physical work of managing an equipment, appliance or device to a smart and network connected application. IoT makes it possible ...

• Computational Support for Predicting Requirement Change Volatility in Complex System Design 

  Hein, Phyo Htet (2018-12)

  Requirements play critical role in the design process as objective statements of stakeholders’ expectations. Design process is iterative, and requirements are also constantly changed and updated to reflect stakeholders’ ...

• Analysis and Classification of 3-D Printed Collagen-Bioglass Matrices for Cellular Growth Utilizing Artificial Neural Networks 

  Schmitt, Trevor (2018-12)

  Introduction: Recent advances have shown the influence of biomimetic design on modulation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and the role stiffness of it plays in cellular behavior. 2-D models for cellular growth poorly ...

• An Experiment to Study the Gaseous Emissions of a Gas Turbine Operated with Biodiesel as Fuel 

  Rochelle, David Lee (2018-11)

  A continually growing awareness of the finiteness of fossil fuel availability coupled with an ever better understanding of the negative effects of fossil fuel consumption has motivated a search for fuels that can be used ...

• Holistic Approach for Characterizing the Performance of Wireless Sensor Networks 

  Jaffar, Amar Yusof (2018-11)

  Researchers are actively investigating wireless sensor networks (WSNs) with respect to node design, architecture, networking protocols, and processing algorithms. However, few researchers consider the impact of deployments ...

• An Approach to Improve Single Photon Detectors for Highly Sensitive Applications 

  Kadhim, Ahmed Chyad (2018-12)

  The problem of detecting a single photon is receiving considerable attention with the development of new single photon detectors in biophotonics, stressed free-space optical communication, low probability of intercept ...

• Lighting a Path to Biofouling Prevention: Investigating the Effect of Ultraviolet Light on Biofouling 

  Braga, Cierra Rose (2018-12)

  Ultraviolet light (UV) is considered an environmentally friendly antifouling method because it disrupts biological growth without the release of harmful toxins. The application of UV for the marine shipping industry is ...

• ISRU THERMAL-DRIVEN PROCESSES ON INTERPLANETARY SURFACES AND CHARACTERISTICS ON PRODUCTION OF COMMODITIES 

  Dominguez, Jesus A. (2018-07)

  Extraterrestrial In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) is a primary area of interest to enable successful exploration, mining, and human settling in space missions. Native extraterrestrial conditions, such as vacuum conditions ...

• Aerodynamic Model of the Piper Warrior II Based on Flight Test Data 

  Casciola, Nicholas (2018-12)

  Aerodynamic modeling is an important part of aircraft design and of aircraft testing. Generally, this is done through CFD models and Wind Tunnel tests prior to the aircrafts first flight but building the models using ...

• A compact energy-independent CZT-based gamma camera 

  Seo, Youngho; Cui, Yonggang; O'Connor, Paul; Huang, Qiu; James, Ralph B.; Mitra, Debasis; Pan, Hui (2017-08-09)

  Conventional gamma cameras are heavy and occupy large volume for all required hardware components. Direct-conversion solid-state detectors like cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) enable a compact design of gamma cameras. In ...

• Segmented Aperture Interferometric Nulling Testbed (SAINT) II: Component systems update 

  Hicks, Brian A.; Bolcar, Matthew R.; Helmbrecht, Michael A.; Petrone, Peter P.; Burke, Elliot; Corsetti, James P.; Dillon, Thomas E.; Lea, Andrew; Pellicori, Samuel F.; McCabe, Tyler (2017-08-08)

  This work presents updates to the coronagraph and telescope components of the Segmented Aperture Interferometric Nulling Testbed (SAINT). The project pairs an actively-controlled macro-scale segmented mirror with the Visible ...

• Pressure swing adsorption separation of H₂S/CO₂/CH₄ gas mixtures with molecular sieves 4A, 5A, and 13X 

  Heck, Howell H.; Hall, Merilyn L.; Dos Santos, Rudy; Tomadakis, Manolis M. (2018-07-03)

  Pressure swing adsorption experiments were carried out for the separation of equimolar mixtures of carbon dioxide and methane containing small amounts of hydrogen sulfide, utilizing 4A, 5A, and 13X molecular sieves. ...

• Enhanced ablation with a femtosecond-nanosecond dual-pulse 

  Kerrigan, Haley; Rostami Fairchild, Shermineh; Richardson, Martin C. (2018-02-19)

  Single-shot ablation of GaAs samples by a collinear femtosecond-nanosecond (fs-ns) dual-pulse is investigated. Significantly enhanced material removal is achieved by optimally combining a single 8 ns pulse at 1064 nm and ...

• A subwavelength perfect absorbing metamaterial patch array coupled with a molecular resonance 

  Finch, Michael F.; Lail, Brian A. (2018-02)

  A perfectly absorbing metamaterial (PAMM) coupled with vibrational modes has varied applications ranging from surface-enhanced vibrational spectroscopy to biological sensing. This endeavor considers a subwavelength PAMM ...

• Comparative analysis of designing solar and geothermal power plants: A case study 

  Venegas, Roberto; Kuravi, Sarada; Kota, Krishna; McCay, Mary Helen (2018-03)

  Geothermal and solar thermal are renewable, clean energy sources with immense potential for electricity generation. Concentrating Solar Power can achieve very high temperatures and high efficiencies compared to geothermal ...

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