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Hardware-In-The-Loop Testbed for the Dynamics of Spacecraft Rendezvous and Capture
(2019-05)As more satellites are launched into orbit, the amount of space debris objects and defunct satellites in orbit that pose a risk to existing operational space systems is expected to grow. In addition, the risk of collision ... -
Helicopter Flight Energy Modeling and Scaling for Urban Air Mobility Applications
(2021-12)The costs associated with conducting full-scale helicopter flight tests in terms of both time and money beg to question the validity of using small-scale model helicopters in order to predict full-scale performance. To do ... -
Helping College Students to Manage Stress: A Human Centered Smartphone Application for Stress Relief
(2018-05)This dissertation represents a Human Centered Design research to evaluate the perception and handling of stress. To successfully evaluate this research, an iOS smartphone application was developed. This research includes ... -
A Heuristic Method for the Determination of Assembly Network and Line Design for Discrete Manufacturing Processes
(2017-12)This paper presents with a proposed alternative precedence algorithm which is determined by the Solid surfaces of the product design. The representation address in this paper address the manufacturing planning from all ... -
High Fidelity Adaptive Cyber Emulation
(2017-05)While looking for a high-level adaptive traffic generation tool, we came to realize that no such tool exists that can be used for rapid development while being platform agnostic. Having reviewed a wide array of tools to ... -
High Volume Test Automation With Yeager
(2017-12)High Volume Automated Testing is a powerful family of software testing techniques which enable a variety of testing goals, including the discovery of hard-to-reproduce bugs, which can enable new levels of quality assurance ... -
High-level Multi-objective Model for Microgrid Design
(2016-10)Recently, there is vast inclination toward using renewable energy in rural areas away from the main electricity generation plants. Small airports located in rural areas are good candidates to apply sustainable energy for ... -
Holistic Approach for Characterizing the Performance of Wireless Sensor Networks
(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 ... -
Holistic Methodology for Stochastic Space Mission Utility Analysis
(2017-10)Analysis and design mechanisms have a profound effect on space missions; yet, space mission engineering is a discipline without unanimous definition and implementation. Current philosophies are inadequate due to incomplete ... -
HOLOGRAPHIC-BASED LEAKY WAVE ANTENNAS AND PHONON-ENHANCED WAVEGUIDES FOR INFRARED APPLICATIONS
(2014-12)This work contributes to critical requirements for antenna-coupled detection applications: 1) large capture cross section with design control of angular response and 2) long propagation lengths of complex signals. ... -
Home Automation System by Voice Commands
(2019-12)The Home Automation System is one of the most important technologies that are used by humans for controlling electrical devices to reduce manual efforts in their daily tasks. The home automation system by voice has the ... -
How Could Robots Successfully Elicit Help from Humans?
(2019-07)With the rapid growth of robot usages, more attention has been focused on the robots’ hardware and software to improve functionality. However, the interaction between humans and robots can be key to enhancing robots’ ... -
HRV - ECG Generator: Software for Testing Heart Rate Variability Detection
(2019-05)Heart rate variability (HRV) has been shown to serve as an effective diagnostic and prognostic tool in a variety of clinical applications, including for patients who have suffered from myocardial infarction, sepsis and ... -
HUMAN INFLUENCES ON ANURAN DISTRIBUTION CHANGES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.
(2014-07)As human populations continue to expand and grow, ecosystems and the species that inhabit them face ever-increasing stress. To conserve these ecosystems, scientists use indicator species to try to measure the impact ... -
A Human-centered Design Approach to Enhance Children’s Collaboration and Facilitate Learning Using Tangible User Interface
(2017-05)Mark Weiser’s 1988 vision of ubiquitous computing was the source of many research efforts, which contributed to incorporate computers into our current everyday life. One of the research topics is “Tangible User Interface” ... -
Human-Centered Design of a 3D-Augmented Strategic Weather Management System for the Aviation Community
(2018-07)Convective weather is one of the main causes of accidents in the National Airspace System according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The purpose of this research, aligned with current NextGen research efforts, was ... -
Human-Centered Design of the Enhanced Pilot Learning Interface for the Aviation Community
(2018-12)The purpose of this research is to introduce a new device to help pilots navigate aircraft manuals. This informational navigational tool is designed to improve learning by reducing the time it takes a pilot candidate to ... -
Human-Centered Enterprise Resource Maintenance Management
(2019-03)In complex domains, maintenance personnel may be required to use multiple software tools for receiving status information and controlling resources across the enterprise. These tools have evolved to be effective for ... -
Human-Robot Plan Communication
(2019-12)Although the technical development of robots has made them more autonomous, they still benefit from some human skills and advice. Therefore, the robot needs to interact with a human and ask him for help to get out of ... -
HUMANS, VEGETATION, AND DROUGHT IN LATE HOLOCENE AMAZONIA
(2019-05)The resilience and adaptation of past societies to climate change remain unclear, especially in the tropical cloud-forests of the Andes and the aseasonal forests of lowland western Amazonia. Long thought to have been too ...