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  • Sizing and Performance of the Pendulum Power Take-Off Wave Energy Converter: Modularity and Chaotic Behavior

    Creator:
    Dizon, Chris
    Abstract:
    Multiple wave energy converter (WEC) archetypes exist with varying power take-off (PTO) designs in the attempt to maximize ocean energy harnessed and converted into useful energy. The pendulum PTO is popular for its simple, yet robust functionality due to its internally located components and simple operation. Additionally, this PTO does...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Chris Dizon for the

  • Model development via delay extraction for the time-domain simulation of lossy transmission lines.

    Creator:
    Blevins, Chris
    Abstract:
    This thesis presents two new approaches for the broadband, time-domain modeling of lossy transmission lines. Each approach is based on an alternative derivation of delay extraction in order to separate the line's linear phase from its attenuation and dispersion. Augmentation networks represent the derived attenuation networks as rational function approximations....
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Chris Blevins for the degree of Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering presented on

  • Channel Estimation in TDD MU-MIMO Systems using Sub-Linear Sparse Signal Recovery Algorithms

    Creator:
    Barry, David G.
    Abstract:
    Massive Multiple-User Miltiple-Input Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) wireless communication systems incorporate promising advanced strong technologies for upcoming 5G communications. To obtain some of the high spectrum and energy e ciencies bonuses brought by MU-MIMO systems, the ability to obtain Channel State information, especially on the receiver side (CSI), is important. To minimize...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    : Mario E. Magaña Massive Multiple-User Miltiple-Input Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) wireless communi

  • Designing and Building a Bluetooth Controlled Blimp with Autonomous Capabilities

    Creator:
    Shepherd, Thomas
    Abstract:
    This thesis describes the design and implementation of a Bluetooth controlled blimp with autonomous capabilities through Dead Reckoning. Reasonable research was conducted on current autonomous systems, wireless communication techniques, and suitable microprocessors that could handle the required processing. Building a remotecontrolled blimp requires a light understanding of mechanics to build...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    : engineering, electrical, blimp, Dead Reckoning, robotics, autonomous, wireless E-mail address: shephert

  • Proposed implementation of a near-far resistant multiuser detector without matrix inversion using Delta-Sigma modulation

    Creator:
    Myers, Timothy F.
    Abstract:
    A new algorithm is proposed which provides a sub-optimum near-far resistant pattern for correlation with a known signal in a spread-spectrum multiple access environment with additive white gaussian noise (AWGN). Only the patterns and respective delays of the K-1 interfering users are required. The technique does not require the inversion...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ,T]. The linear detector for bit i of user k is characterized as Vk'i E L, where L is the Hilbert

  • Information processing errors in linear feedback control systems

    Creator:
    Chong, Hoi-yeung
    Abstract:
    This report is concerned with the analysis of the effect of finite wordlength, channel capacity and source rate in digital feedback control of linear systems. The cases considered are (1) finite wordlength A/D conversion, no feedback delay, ideal ROM (read only memory) controller; (2) finite A/D wordlength (source rate), state...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    FEED- BACK CONTROL SYSTEMS Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy ) Dr. Raymond E. Rink This report

  • Amorphous multi-component metals as electrode materials

    Creator:
    Cowell, E. William
    Abstract:
    The objective of this thesis is to provide an initial demonstration of two-terminal and three-terminal electronic devices employing amorphous multi-component metallic film (AMMF) electrodes. Such a demonstration is successfully achieved in the fabrication of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diode and hot electron transistor (HETs) structures employing ZrCuAlNi AMMF electrodes. The ultra-smooth surface...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF E. William Cowell III for the degree of

  • Transparent electronics : thin-film transistors and integrated circuits

    Creator:
    Presley, Rick E.
    Abstract:
    This thesis focuses on two aspects of transparent electronics, SnO₂ transparent thin-film transistors (TTFTs) and transparent circuits. Both depletion- and enhancement-mode SnO₂ TTFTs are realized. The maximum effective mobility for the depletion- and enhancement-mode devices are 2 cm²V⁻¹s⁻¹ and 0.8 cm²V⁻¹s⁻¹, respectively. A variety of techniques to decrease the carrier...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    thesis.dvi AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Rick E. Presley for the degree

  • Turbo-coded OCC-CDMA with spatial diversity for wireless mobile communications

    Creator:
    Tjahjadi, Aldo
    Abstract:
    Turbo codes have been used successfully for error correction in digital communications, however, their application to wireless mobile communications is still a fresh research topic. The objective of this thesis is to present a new solution that involves the usage of turbo codes, spatial diversity, and orthogonal complementary codes in...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    express sincere gratitude to the following for their contribution in this study: Dr. Mario E. Magana for

  • Atomic Layer Processing for Next-Generation Microelectronic Materials

    Creator:
    Holden, Konner E. K.
    Abstract:
    Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is an enabling technique for many new micro- and nanoscale technologies. The self-limiting surface chemical reactions by which ALD fundamentally operates give rise to uniquely high precision (atomic) control over deposited film thickness, uniformity over large areas, and conformality over complex and extreme topographies. One such...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    overall. Thank you to the Owen cleanroom lab staff, Chris A. Tasker and Rick E. Presley. Their