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  • Current-mode flash analog-to-digital converter

    Creator:
    Maleki, Mohammad
    Abstract:
    This thesis describes the development of a flash analog-to-digital converter based on current-mode technique. The advantages of current -mode technique are higher speed, smaller chip area, and simple division of reference current based on current mirror. A current-mode comparator is designed consisting of a cascode current mirror and a current...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    help and guidance on this research. I am grateful to Professor Mario Magana for his contribution and

  • Comparison of time-domain and frequency-domain phase noise analyses

    Creator:
    Vytyaz, Igor
    Abstract:
    This thesis presents a comparison of time-domain and frequency-domain algorithms for phase noise calculation in oscillators. Floquet theory provides the mathematical foundation for these calculations and the numerical methods employ perturbation projection vectors (PPVs). The PPVs are an estimate of an oscillator's sensitivity to noise. The in-house circuit simulator SPICE3...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Improving Peak Power Shaving in Data Centers using Deep Neural Networks

    Creator:
    Qi, Fang
    Abstract:
    Data centers have been charged a great amount of electric bill by the power company and demand charge can contribute up to 40% of the electric bill due to the "random" workload. This phenomenon can be avoided by using the existing Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) as the assistant power source...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    and Dr. Mario Edgardo Magaña for constant support and guidance. I would like to thank my research

  • Fair Trajectory Planning of Autonomous Systems

    Creator:
    Kurtz, Connor
    Abstract:
    Current research into path planning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has placed a major focus on accomplishing the goals of various agents while avoiding collisions between each other. However, there has been little focus on whether the planned trajectories are fair for each agent. This work provides an answer to...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Hardware-Based Security Enhancement for Near Field Communication and Other Close Proximity Inductive-Based Communication Systems

    Creator:
    Kness, Philip J.
    Abstract:
    Several hardware-based security improvements to Near Field Communication (NFC) and Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) systems are developed and presented. The improvements are intended to be used in conjunction with software encryption to ensure robust security. Two main implementations for a more secure NFC or RFID system are presented: a jamming system,...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • Ultra-Wideband Relay Communication Systems

    Creator:
    Abbasi, Arash
    Abstract:
    Impulse-radio ultra-wide-band (IR-UWB) signaling is a promising technique for high-speed, short-range relay communications networks. Depending on how the relay node retransmits the signal, there are two main relay schemes: conventional one-directional (one-way) relay model, and bi-directional (two-way) relay model. In bi-directional relay communications, wireless network coding (WNC), also called physical-layer...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Wide bandwidth GaAs MESFET amplifier

    Creator:
    Yan, Kai-tuan Kelvin
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    appreciation to Prof. Mario Mag5na, Prof Shih-Lien Lu, and Prof William Hetherington for taking time off from

  • Finite element based rotor design optimization for the brushless doubly-fed machine

    Creator:
    Salim, Mohamed Ali, 1968-
    Abstract:
    Brushless Doubly-Fed Machines have potential benefits in variable speed generation and adjustable speed drive applications by combining a robust machine structure with a reduced power converter rating. While recent work has demonstrated feasibility, steady-state performance has not been optimized. The nature of doubly-fed operation causes rotor currents of varying, relatively...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    thanks to Dr. Alan Wallace, Dr. Mario Magana, and Dr. Joel Davis, Graduate Council Representative, for

  • Design studies relating to the brushless doubly-fed automotive alternator

    Creator:
    Ravi, D. K.
    Abstract:
    The alternators in today's automobiles are of the claw-pole or Lundell construction, which is a readily manufactured, low-cost derivative of the conventional rotating dc field synchronous generator. The efficiency of the Lundell system is low due to a complicated magnetic circuit of predominantly solid steel and a high windage rotor...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    project. I would also like to thank Dr. G.C. Alexander, Dr. Mario Magana and Dr. Youngshun Chen (GCR) for

  • A methodology for scheduling jobs in a flexible flowshop with sequence dependent setup times and machine skipping

    Creator:
    Pandya, Vaibhav
    Abstract:
    A flexible flowshop, comprised of one or more stages having unrelated parallel machines, is investigated in this research. Unrelated parallel machines can perform the same function but have different capacity or capability. Since this problem is motivated by industry research, dynamic job release times and dynamic machine availability times have...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    committee member, and Dr. Mario Magana, my graduate council representative, for taking the time to