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  • Sliding Mode Control of Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Converters

    Creator:
    Brown, Danielle R.
    Abstract:
    This thesis concerns the development of a direct torque control strategy using a sliding mode control approach to optimize the power output of an oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converter (WEC). The OWC WEC is a device that has a submerged vertical tail tube open at both ends, which...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Time (s) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 G e n e ra to r P o w e r (k W ) Buoy 1 Generator Power of

  • A remotely operated, autonomous wave energy converter system

    Creator:
    Lewis, Timothy M.
    Abstract:
    The potential for electric energy generation from ocean waves is substantial and much research is being conducted on the conversion process as a renewable, grid-connected, power source. Some of the same attributes that make wave energy harvesting attractive as a grid-connected source also make it attractive as a remote, or...
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    Dissertation
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    : _____________________________________________________ Annette R. von Jouanne The potential for

  • A force control algorithm for a wave energy linear test bed

    Creator:
    Henshaw, Nathan R.
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    Researchers at Oregon State University, focusing on the development of ocean wave energy converters, have designed and installed a unique linear test bed to aid in the characterization of these converters. Under the original control scheme, the linear test bed follows a position profile and is limited in its ability...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Nathan R. Henshaw for the degree

  • Compensation method of the excess loop delay in continuous-time delta-sigma ADCs based on model matching approach

    Creator:
    Guo, Jia
    Abstract:
    Continues-Time (CT) Delta-Sigma (ΔΣ) Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) have one important constrain, namely the excess loop delay. Most previous excess lop delay compensation methods need to know the exact value of the excess loop delay in advance. However, the value of the excess loop delay is a uniformly distribution random variable....
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    Masters Thesis
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    : Mario E. Magaña

  • Feedback in multiple antenna wireless communication systems

    Creator:
    Xu, Tao
    Abstract:
    Multiple-input multiple-output wireless systems promise significant capacity gain and/or diversity gain over single antenna systems. If channel state information (CSI) is available at both the transmitter and the receiver, the performance can be further improved. In this thesis, first, we study binary index feedback problem in beamforming systems when the...
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    Dissertation
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    mean µ and variance σ2 Im m×m identity matrix ℜ{·} real part of a complex number E {·} the

  • Understanding the ultra-wideband channel within a computer chassis

    Creator:
    Redfield, Stephen J.
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    Recent developments in computing technology have generated a demand for more streamlined and effective test systems. By replacing traditional in-chassis wired interconnects with a broadcast wireless system, fault detection and error susceptibility will drastically improve, input/output capabilities will expand, and routing complexity will decrease. Ultra-wideband impulse radio's (UWB-IR) characteristic multipath-immunity...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , would yield a distorted complex impulse response. F−1 {Hs(k)} = 1 k − r + 1 N−k∑ k=N−r H(k)e 2πi k

  • An adiabatic approach to analysis of time inhomogeneous Markov chains : a queueing policy application

    Creator:
    Zacharias, Leena
    Abstract:
    In this thesis, convergence of time inhomogeneous Markov chains is studied using an adiabatic approach. The adiabatic framework considers slowly changing systems and the adiabatic time quantifies the time required for the change such that the final state of the system is close to some equilibrium state. This approach is...
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    Masters Thesis
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    20 25 30 TV distance with π at T = 5000 N um be r of s am pl e po in ts Histogram of

  • Ultra-Wideband Relay Communication Systems

    Creator:
    Abbasi, Arash
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    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...
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    Dissertation
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    pl itu de R M S E LOS r = 100% NLOS r = 100% CS LOS r = 50% CS NLOS r = 50% CS LOS r = 30% CS

  • Action Selection for Heterologous Control of a Continuous-Output Myoelectric Prosthesis

    Creator:
    Sylwester, Sean T.
    Abstract:
    Significance: Movement intent decoding algorithms can interpret human bioelectrical signals to control prosthetic limbs with many degrees of freedom (DOFs). This work involves decoding volitional movement intent from surface electromyogram (sEMG) signals to control prosthetic arms. To train these algorithms, patients flex their muscles to “follow” a movement prompt, and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    samples: ei,j = 1 Nr Nr∑ r=1 √ 1 |Ni| ∑ n∈Ni ( xji,r[n]− x̄ j i,r[n] )2 e [0,1] i,j = ei,j

  • Simulator for optimizing performance and power of embedded multicore processors

    Creator:
    Goska, Benjamin J.
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    This work presents improvements to a multi-core performance/power simulator. The improvements which include updated power models, voltage scaling aware models, and an application specific benchmark, are done to increase the accuracy of power models under voltage and frequency scaling. Improvements to the simulator enable more accurate design space exploration for...
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    Masters Thesis
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