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  • Environmental Remote Sensing with Unmanned Aircraft Systems

    Creator:
    Burnett, Jonathan D.
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    Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUASs) equipped with optical sensors are capableof remotely sensing landscapes and wildlife at spatial and temporal resolutions that werepreviously inaccessible due to technical and budgetary limitations. Conventional remotesensing and photogrammetric workflows can be applied to the resulting high resolution imageryto facilitate new types of scientific inquiry....
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    . Title: Environmental Remote Sensing with Unmanned Aircraft Systems Abstract approved: Michael G. Wing

  • Notions of complexity in substitution dynamical systems

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    Wing, David Josiah
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    There has been a lot of work done in recent decades in the field of symbolic dynamics. Much attention has been paid to the so-called "complexity" function, which gives a sense of the rate at which the number of words in the system grow. In this paper, we explore this...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF David Josiah Wing for the

  • Examination of airborne discrete-return lidar in prediction and identification of unique forest attributes

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    Wing, Brian M.
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    Airborne discrete-return lidar is an active remote sensing technology capable of obtaining accurate, fine-resolution three-dimensional measurements over large areas. Discrete-return lidar data produce three-dimensional object characterizations in the form of point clouds defined by precise x, y and z coordinates. The data also provide intensity values for each point that...
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    2 AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Brian M. Wing for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

  • Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) : what we can and cannot see in the forest for the trees

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    Edson, Curtis B.
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    Recently concerns over anthropogenic carbon pollution have received increased global attention and research in forest biomass and carbon sequestration has gained momentum. Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) remote sensing has in the last decade demonstrated forest measurement and biomass estimation potential. The project objective was to compare LiDAR forest biomass...
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    . Wing Recently concerns over anthropogenic carbon pollution have received increased global

  • The intramolecular cyclization of organoaluminum compounds ; Reductions using low-valent titanium and zirconium complexes

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    Chum, Pak-Wing
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    Compounds. Part 2. Reductions Using Low-ValentTitanium and Zirconium Complexes Pak-Wing Chum in AN

  • Electrical characterization of silicon and silicon dioxide materials

    Creator:
    Sze, Wing-Il
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    The major goal of this research work was to develop better electrical measurements for the evaluation of silicon material quality. The first approach investigated was the Zerbst generation lifetime measurement technique. It was demonstrated that the error in the estimation of the generation lifetime obtained with this technique could be...
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    dioxide materials AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Wing-I1 Sze for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

  • Unoccupied aircraft systems in forest monitoring applications

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    Barker, Matthew I.
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    In recent years, unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS) have become increasingly affordable and straightforward to incorporate in monitoring applications of forested ecosystems. This shift has facilitated interest in using these tools to monitor aspects of forest ecosystems including vegetation health, forest structure and composition, and potential habitat provided by these systems....
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    approved: ___________________________________________ Michael G. Wing Abstract In recent

  • Modeling, control, and estimation of flexible, aerodynamic structures

    Creator:
    Ray, Cody W.
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    Engineers have long been inspired by nature's flyers. Such animals navigate complex environments gracefully and efficiently by using a variety of evolutionary adaptations for high-performance flight. Biologists have discovered a variety of sensory adaptations that provide flow state feedback and allow flying animals to feel their way through flight. A...
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    flying animals to feel their way through flight. A specialized skeletal wing structure and plethora of

  • Predicting Aerodynamic Loads on Highly Flexible Membrane Wings

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    Carpenter, Trenton James
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    Through passive adaptation to incidental flow, flexible aerodynamic surfaces exploit effects of increased lift, delayed stall and disturbance rejection. Wings of birds, bats, and insects exhibit these passive effects, and at the same time through the use of structural state feedback sensed from the loads on the wing, active control...
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    second (m/s) and has a 1.3 x 1.5 meter test section. The installation of the test wing can also be seen

  • Advancing Spatial Data Engineering and Analysis: Integrative Approaches with GIS, Statistical Modelling, and Deep Learning

    Creator:
    Krivova, Maria
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    Geospatial data analysis is a multifaceted discipline encompassing the collection, processing, and visualization of diverse datasets. It models and delineates the interactions of people, objects, and phenomena within geographical spaces and predicts patterns based on the relationships between different locations. Despite significant advancements in geospatial data engineering and analytics over...
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    members: Mike Bailey, Chris Parrish, and Michael Wing, for supporting me in completing the PhD program