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  • COLAN V : a high performance local area network for control and communication utilizing a communication co-processor

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    Kumar, Ravi C.
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    This paper describes the design and implementation of COLAN V, a High Performance Local Area Network for Communications and Control utilizing a Communications Coprocessor. The main objective of this thesis is to improve upon the performance of previous COLANs in speed, switching techniques and error detection techniques. This was possible...
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    Communication Co- processor. Redacted for privacy Abstract approved: James H. Herzog This paper describes

  • Implementation of display control node for a distributed microcontroller network

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    Xu, Yan, 1954-
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    As hardware becomes cheaper and cheaper, there is an increasing interest in the implementation of distributed control networks with microcontrollers. Such networks are usually inexpensive and of high performance. In this thesis work, a low-cost display control unit for COLAN, a control-oriented network, is designed. The system is based on...
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    H. Herzog As hardware becomes cheaper and cheaper, there is an increasing interest in the

  • A distributed local computer network : FISHNET (Facilities Integrated in a Shared Habitat NETwork)

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    Kang, Yong Joong
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    FISHNET (Facilities Integrated in a Shared Habitat) is a communication subnet architecture utilizing a hybrid application of point-topoint and broadcast communications to achieve a high degree of network performance. This objective is achieved through utilizing a dual bus structure: a data bus and a control bus. The data bus consists...
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    H. Herzo, FISHNET (Facilities Integrated in a Shared Habitat) is a communi- cation subnet

  • Current-feedthrough cancellation technique for current-mode T/H circuits

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    Young, David Y. W.
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    In this paper, an analysis of the clock-feedthrough effects in switched-current (SI)' circuits will be presented. The clock-feedthrough effects caused by the non-ideal characteristic of MOS switches when they are turned off limit the accuracy of the analog track-and-hold (T/H) circuits. A model to analyze and characterize this effect is...
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    -mode T/H circuits AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF David Y.W. Young for the degree of Master of Science

  • Power efficient H.264 video decoding in embedded multiprocessor

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    Kim, Jihong
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    This thesis presents a novel methodology that enables power efficient video decoding in an embedded system based on MPSoC (Multiprocessor System on Chip). This methodology is a physical combination of parallel processing which reduces power consumption of processors by exploiting thread-level parallelism and Dynamic Voltage Frequency Scaling (DVFS) that allows...
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    horizontal integer samples E, F, G, H, I and J, and h is calculated from the six vertical integer samples A

  • Power spectrum estimation of sinusoids from white and colored noises using the canonical correlation analysis method

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    Luo, Lei
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    The purpose of this thesis is to apply the Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA) which belongs to the parametric methods for power spectral estimation in the environments of either white noise or colored noise. It is shown that optimal state space variables belong to the range space of the canonical vectors...
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    gratitude to Dr. David J. Allstot, Dr. James H. Herzog and Dr. Ernest G. Wolff for being in my graduate

  • Identification of stochastic systems with random parameters with particular reference to the recirculating lymphocytes in the immune system

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    Farooqi, Zarreen H. H.
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    This thesis is composed of four parts: i) system description, ii) model development, iii) parameter estimation, and iv) validation. The natural system used here is an aspect of the immune system, namely, the distribution of recirculating lymphocytes in various organs throughout the body. This distribution gains importance because: i) it...
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    THE THESIS OF Zarreen H Farooqi for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical & Computer

  • A new loop structure for distributed microcomputing systems

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    Jafari, Hossein
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    A new modular loop architecture for distributed computer systems has been developed and compared with three of the most prominent loop architectures currently being used. The competitive loops with which the new architecture has been compared are the Newhall loop, the Pierce loop and the DLCN loop. The four loop...
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    this work possible. My sincere thanks and appreciation are extended to my major professor, Dr. T. G

  • Analysis and design of oversampled digital-to-analog converters

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    Xu, Xiaofeng
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    Oversampled data converters are becoming increasingly popular for high-precision data conversion. There have been many publications on oversampled analog-to-digital (A/D) converters but relatively few on oversampled digital-to-analog (D/A) converters. In this thesis, issues concerning the analysis and design of the oversampled D/A converters are addressed. Simulation tools and analytical methods...
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    -Analog Converters Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy G. C. Temes Oversampled data converters are

  • An adaptive all-pass filter for decision feedback equalization

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    Wiedmann, Ralf
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    Increasing densities on magnetic data storage devices leads to problems of severe intersymbol interference (ISI), additive noise and non-linearities. Advanced detection strategies for magnetic recording channels fall into two categories: partial response equalization with maximum likelihood decoding and decision feedback equalization. This study focuses on doing an adaptive all-pass forward...
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    Theory, vol. IT-18, no.3, pp. 363-378, May 1972. [7] H. K. Thapar and A. M. Patel, "A Class of Partial

  • Performance monitoring of parallel applications at large grain level

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    Yadav, Anil Kumar
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    This thesis is an attempt to create a methodology to analyze the performance of parallel applications on a wide variety of platforms and programming environments. First we determined the monitoring functions required to collect traces for accurate representation of the parallel application. We used the Extended Large Grain Data Flow...
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    Parallel Applications at Large Grain Level Redacted for privacy Abstract approved : Prof. T. G. Lewis

  • Designing a high level microprogramming language

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    Malik, Kamran
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    The purpose of this research is to design a high level language (HLL) suitable for microprogramming. A top down design technique has been adopted which makes the language design process simple and accurate. The primitive operations of a high level language for producing emulators is shown to include special purpose...
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    operation called for by an order code of the machine involves a sequence of steps which may include

  • Electronic Stability of Metal Halide Perovskites

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    Hong, Min Ji
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    Despite near unanimous opinion on the consequences of climate change by scientific community, the rate at which carbon is emitted into the atmosphere continues to increase. The need for a clean and sustainable source of energy is therefore one of humankind's most urgent challenges. Solar energy is the most abundant...
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    ) 70°C, (g) 100°C, (h) pristine PbI2

  • Static task scheduling and grain packing in parallel processing systems

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    Kruatrachue, Boontee
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    We extend previous results for optimally scheduling concurrent program modules, called tasks, on a fixed, finite number of parallel processors in two fundamental ways: (1) we introduce a new heuristic which considers the time delay imposed by message transmission among concurrently running tasks; and (2) we introduce a second heuristic...
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    Parallel; Var a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o : real; Begin a:= 1; b:= 2; c:= 3; d:=4; e:=5; f:=6; {Node 1

  • Feedback design for sampled analog phase and gain detection in MDFE

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    Schmid, Volker, 1969-
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    Phase and Gain Detection in MDFE Abstract approved. John G. Kenney Multi-level decision feedback

  • A programmable BiCMOS transconductance-capacitor filter for high frequencies

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    Beck, Jeffery S.
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    With advancements in CMOS technology, high speed analog circuits that were traditionally implemented with discrete circuit components can now be made monolithically. Antialiasing filters for video signals as well as signal conditioning filters in high speed communication channels are examples of applications where high frequency integrated circuits are now feasible....
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    Transconductance-Capacitor Filter for High Frequencies Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy John G. Kr)ey

  • Optimizing the microcode produced by a high level microprogramming language

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    Ma, Perng-Yi
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    The purpose of this research is to develop methods to translate a certain machine independent intermediate language (IML) to efficient horizontal microprograms for a class of microprogrammable machines. This IML has been developed by Malik (12) and is compiled directly from a high level microprogramming language used to implement a...
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    privacy (Theodore G. Lewis) The purpose of this research is to develop methods to translate a certain

  • Image features and learning algorithms for biological, generic and social object recognition

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    Zhang, Wei
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    Automated recognition of object categories in images is a critical step for many real-world computer vision applications. Interest region detectors and region descriptors have been widely employed to tackle the variability of objects in pose, scale, lighting, texture, color, and so on. Different types of object recognition problems usually require...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Thomas G. Dietterich Automated recognition of object categories in images is a critical

  • Equalizer design for MDFE channels using nonlinear optimization

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    Onu, Dan
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    Decision feedback equalization (DFE) is a sampled-data technique used for data recovery in digital communications channels. Multi-level decision feedback equalization (MDFE) has been developed for channels using the 2/3(1,7) RLL code. The optimum detector for a digital communication channel affected by ISI and noise consists of a matched filter, followed...
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    ) -) DETECTOR DATA CHANNEL DISCRETE AWGN FILTER NOISE h(t)=r(-t) G(z) MATCHED FILTER SAMPLER WHITENING

  • High speed buffers for op-amp characterization

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    Rangan, Giri N. K.
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    The feasibility of developing test circuits to perform in-circuit testing of analog circuits is investigated in this thesis. A modular approach to analog testing has been adopted. Accordingly, the testing of an operational amplifier, which is a basic building block in analog circuits, is addressed. One convenient technique for measuring...
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    : High Speed Buffers.for Op amp Characterization Abstract approved: ' / John G. ey ,..... The

  • Optimum quantization for the adaptive loops in MDFE

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    Parthasarathy, Priya
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    Multi-level decision feedback equalization (MDFE) is a sampled signal processing technique for data recovery from magnetic recording channels which use the 2/3(1,7) run length limited code. The key adaptive feedback loops in MDFE are those which perform the timing recovery, gain recovery, dc offset detection, and adaptive equalization of the...
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    in MDFE Abstract approved: John G. Kenney Multi-level decision feedback equalization (MDFE) is

  • A DAC and comparator for a 100MHz decision feedback equalization loop

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    Engelbrecht, Linda M.
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    Decision Feedback Equalization (DFE) in a data recovery channel filters the bit decision in the current symbol period in generating the sample at the comparator in the subsequent clock period. The operations of sampling, comparing, filtering the decision bits into a feedback signal, and subtraction of that feedback signal are...
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    currents at Vs2 in (b) yields irst + g h A-2 gds' (Ftst and (2.5) grn4 !st gdc-L (2.6) 27

  • Dynamic Methods to Improve Streaming of H.264 HD Video Over 802.11 Wireless Networks

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    Sinky, Mohammed H.
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    Wireless High Definition Video Transmission (WHDVT) over 802.11-based networks enjoys widespread deployment among today's multimedia solutions. Examples include Intel® Wireless Display and Apple Airplay®, to name a few. In these systems, peer-to-peer networks are established over which H.264-encoded video is transported wirelessly to be decoded and played back at the...
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    . c©Copyright by Mohammed H. Sinky May 21, 2015 All Rights Reserved Dynamic Methods to Improve

  • Dynamic and Dual Streaming Methods for H.264 Video and Parallel Performance Modeling

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    Johnson, Taylor N.
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    Traditional approaches to streaming H.264 video over a network typically rely on a single method of transport (i.e., reliable or unreliable) and/or use static values for parameters that can have a significant negative impact on the perceptual quality of the received video. This dissertation presents a dynamic method for wireless...
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    ) encoded with H.264 using Main Profile and Level 4.2 can require a data rate of up to 50 Mbps, which may

  • Spatial motion vector recovery in wireless high definition video transmission using H.264 over WLANs

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    Gatimu, Kevin
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    Mobile devices are becoming more prevalent and complex. As a result, the wireless communication aspect of these devices is becoming increasingly significant. At the same time, video demands in terms of availability and quality are also on the uprise. High definition (HD) video is the standard of choice for meeting...
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    luma block to be predicted M A B C D E F G H I J K L a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Mode 0

  • Voltage controller for a variable speed generation system

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    Weigand, Claus H.
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    An important task of a Variable Speed Generation (VSG) system is the capability to maintain and control the terminal voltage at some desired value as determined by the reactive power dispatch strategy.The main objective is to design a sub-optimal fixed-parameter controller in the sense that constraints with respect to practical...
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    department/of Electrical & Computer Engineering Dean of G uate Sch Date thesis is presented May 5, 1986

  • A study of the temperature dependence of the DC current-voltage characteristics of AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors with application to bandgap voltage reference sources

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    Gazeley, William G.
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    The bandgap voltage reference technique, as implemented in Silicon technology, has evolved to a state of advanced development and become the method of choice for temperature independent voltage biasing in integrated circuits. The heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT), fabricated from epitaxial A1GaAs /GaAs, is developing to a point where basic circuit...
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    2nks h a masses constant. V CT) g V rz cv hz The temperature dependence of Cs in (2.9) can be

  • Equivalent circuit modeling of on-chip magnetic devices based on terminal measurements

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    Gaskill, Steven G.
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    The addition of thin-film alloy magnetic materials to integrated circuit processing enables a number of novel monolithic circuits. Examples include fully integrated magnetic field sensors, signal and power galvanic isolation circuits, and power supplies on chip (PwrSoC). There are several benefits to integrating these traditionally off-chip devices, including improved manufacturability,...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Steven G. Gaskill for the

  • A methodology to reduce the strain on hydro turbines using advanced life extending control of multiple energy storage systems

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    Brosig, Sean G.
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    Over the last 20 years, there has been rapid growth in the amount of installed wind power in the Pacific Northwest, specifically in the Columbia River Gorge. The variable and non-dispatchable nature of this resource requires that it be balanced in some form by other sources on the grid. In...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sean G. Brosig for the degree of Master of Science in Electrical and

  • Hot carrier degradation of sub-micron n-channel MOSFETs subject to static stress

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    Aminzadeh, Payman G.
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    Hot carrier effects in sub-micron lightly doped drain (LDD) n-channel MOSFETs under static (DC) stress are studied in order to establish the degradation mechanisms of such devices. Degradation is monitored as a function of time at various gate voltages. Under accelerated aging conditions (i.e. large drain voltages) the gate voltage...
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    Subject to Static Stress AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Payman G. Aminzadeh for the degree of Master of

  • Low-Power 12-bit Quasi-Passive Segmented DAC Implemented in 130nm CMOS Technology

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    Pierce, Alexander G.
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    This thesis work proposes a low-power 12-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) designed in a 130nm process. The DAC to be presented is of a segmented design where the architecture is split into pipelined and thermometer coded segments. This allows for high linearity and low distortion while maintaining high speed and low...
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    cheering me on. I look forward to meeting our son and to see where our lives may take us. I am forever

  • An investigation of bulk stacking faults in silicon using photocapacitance transient spectroscopy

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    Godbole, Hemendra G.
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    Imperfections in semiconductor materials constitute a rich area for research. The importance of the characterization of these imperfections cannot be understated. Junction spectroscopic techniques provide a unique tool for the study of these imperfections. The test specimens could consist of Schottky barrier, p-n junctions, or MOS structures. Using Schottky barrier...
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    photocapacitance transient spectroscopy AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Hemendra G. Godbole for the degree of

  • Fuzzy logic control of an inverted pendulum with vision feedback

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    Holzapfel, Frank G.
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    Recent technical progress has made new forms of controller implementations on computers possible. Especially the technique of Fuzzy Logic Control has found a growing number of applications. Also the development of fast A/D converters has made the acquisation of data with vision based systems possible. In this project we combine...
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    feedback AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Frank G. Holzapfel for the degree of Master of Science in

  • Hybrid-Meshnet, a local area mesh network with distributed control

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    Kang, Cheoul Shin
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    Hybrid-Meshnet is a communication subnet architecture for local area networks (LANs) designed to achieve a high degree of network performance and flexibility. These objectives are achieved by utilizing a dual channel structure. A token ring is used for short or prioritized data transmissions. A complimentary mesh network with arbitrary data...
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    nodes. Hybrid-Meshnet supports a LAN system in which the communication structure may easily be modified

  • Injection of electrons into silicon dioxide from planar silicon substrates

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    Rode, Ajit G.
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    Silicon Structures AN ABSTRACT' OF THE THESIS OF Ajit G. Rode for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

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

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    Barry, David G.
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    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...
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    knowledge of the binomial matrix used to construct A, H, we know one of the significant locations in G and

  • Recombination and generation lifetime characterization of p/p⁺ epitaxial silicon wafers

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    Aminzadeh, Mehran G.
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    The refresh times of all dynamic charge storage devices, best characterized by the generation lifetime at roan temperature and the recombination lifetime at higher device operating temperatures (T>70°C), strongly influence the efficient and successful operation of dynamic charge storage devices such as DRAM's and CCD's. Both recombination and generation lifetime...
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    of p/p⁺ epitaxial silicon wafers AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mehran G. Aminzadeh for the degree

  • The architecture and design of a parallel sorting engine

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    Bate, John G.
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    Sorting is typically a compute intensive operation used in many areas of industry. With improved technology, both in the VLSI and CAE areas, we can afford to develop hardware based database computers to move the work load off the main computer. In this thesis the architecture of a VLSI parallel...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John G. Bate for the degree of Master of Science in Electrical and

  • Fault diagnosis in a fully distributed local computer network

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    Kwag, Hye Keun
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    Local computer networks are being installed in diverse application areas. Many of the networks employ a distributed control scheme, which has advantages in performance and reliability over a centralized one. However, distribution of control increases the difficulty in locating faulty hardware elements. Consequently, advantages may not be fully realized unless...
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    Electrical and Computer Engineering presented on May 23, 2983 Title: FAULT DIAGNOSIS IN A FULLY DISTRIBUTED

  • Design of on-line arithmetic networks for signal processing applications : a color filter implementation

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    Sinky, Mohammed H.
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    Networks of on-line modules for Digital Signal Processing (DSP) applications have been designed and analyzed in many papers. Various arguments have been made for on-line arithmetic over other bit-serial and parallel approaches. However, the majority, if not all of the on-line network implementations presented throughout the literature do not take...
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    ) ∗ e ∗ g+ (c/d) ∗ f ∗ h made on-the-fly as digits are being produced such that the result may be

  • Design strategies for interface of bus architectures

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    Nayak, Harish Chandra B.
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    This paper discusses the design strategies for interface of bus architectures. It also describes the design of interface between the two popular bus architectures, the Micro Channel and the Nu Bus. The main objective of this thesis is to develop a procedure for bus interface design and use this procedure...
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    Architectures Redacted for Privacy Abstract Approved : James H.:Her:hog This paper discusses the design

  • Evaluating TEG Energy Harvesting Capabilities Across Naturally Occurring Temperature Gradients

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    Estenson, Alyssa H.
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    Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) have gained much popularity in the search for alternatives to clean sources to harvest energy. Given their capability to harness an electric potential given a temperature differential across their opposing faces, and the foreseeable prevalence of naturally and/or commonly occurring temperature gradients in multiple applications, TEGs are...
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    -1525, May 2019, pp. 1–4. doi: 10.1109/ISCAS.2019.8702626. 9 REFERENCES 31 [20] Q. Kuai, H.-Y. Leung

  • Evaluating the seismic risk and resilience of an electrical power system

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    Chalishazar, Vishvas H.
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    The Pacific Northwest is part of the "Ring of Fire," which is well-known for heavy seismic activity. Numerous active faults in the area have encouraged electric grid managers in the region to more deeply contemplate and proactively intervene to support grid resilience. This research introduces Monte Carlo (MC) based power...
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    are as follows: p[H|A] denotes the probability of a given Asset (A) experiencing a typical Hazard (H1

  • Allocation of SISAL program graphs to processors using BLAS

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    Raisinghani, Manoj H.
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    There are a number of well known techniques for extracting parallelism from a given program. They range from hardware implementations, building restructuring compilers or reorganizing of programs so as to specify all the available parallelism. The success rate of any of the known techniques is rather poor over all types...
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    graphs on compilation. Allocation Of SISAL Program Graphs To Processors Using BLAS by Manoj H

  • Pipelined multiprocessor computer architecture and fast parallel algorithms for real-time robot control

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    Mun, Wangjin
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    As a result of the automation revolution, robots are assuming ever more complex and demanding tasks. Robot system control schemes for fast and precise robot motion require utilization of the entirety of the robot dynamic formulations and the ability to evaluate these formulations in real-time. The dynamic formulations, which take...
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    . Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy s H. Herzoi As a result of the automation revolution, robots

  • Concurrent message transmission on short delay ring networks

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    Xu, Mingcheng
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    Two new medium access protocols for ring type local area networks, CTR (Concurrent Token Ring) protocol and DRUID (Destination Removal withoUt Intermediate node Delay) ring protocol, are proposed, designed and analyzed. A destination partial removal technique is designed and used in these two protocols to support concurrent message transmission and...
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    node may initiate message transmission if its output link is free. Every node will relay each incoming

  • Novel design and implementation of a permanent magnet linear tubular generator for ocean wave energy conversion

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    Prudell, Joseph H.
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    The world’s energy consumption is growing at an alarming rate and the need for renewable energy is apparent now more than ever. Estimates have shown that optimization of the extraction of energy from the ocean could significantly aid the world’s quest for sustainable and affordable energy services for all. From...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Joseph H. Prudell for the degree of Master of Science in Electrical

  • Novel control of a permanent magnet linear generator for ocean wave energy applications

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    VanderMeulen, Aaron H.
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    Wave energy conversion devices are a rapidly growing interest worldwide for the potential to harness a sustainable and renewable energy source. Due to the oscillatory nature of ocean waves, the power generated from a permanent magnet linear generator (PMLG) for ocean wave energy conversion is pulsed. Focusing on direct drive...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Aaron H. VanderMeulen for the degree of Master of Science in

  • Data rate improvements for the IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network standard through the use of code division multiple access and turbo coding

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    Buck, David H.
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    The widespread use of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) and the desire for such products from different vendors to operate together has generated a movement towards standardization. Over the last decade, several organizations worldwide have researched and developed such standards, this includes the IEEE 802.11 committee. One of the important...
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    David H. Buck presented on May 28, 1999 APPROVED: Chair of Department 0 e rica! and Computer

  • Fully-differential current-mode CMOS circuits and applications

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    Zele, Rajesh H.
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    With increasing interest in current-mode analogue processing due to its high performance properties such as speed, bandwidth and accuracy compared to voltage-mode processing, new current-mode alternatives to various conventional circuit designs are appearing. In this report, a novel circuit design to construct a fully-differential current-mode operational amplifier ( OP-AMP )...
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    applications AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Rajesh H. Zele for the degree of Master of Science in Electrical