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Microwave remote sensing techniques for vapor, liquid and ice parameters
(1995)The objective of this dissertation is to develop a comprehensive physical inverse model for microwave remote sensing of atmospheric components. This novel approach provides a rigorous basis for understanding and extracting ... -
Miniaturization and Integration of Optoelectronics for Contact Lens Embedded Display and Wireless Communication
(2014-02-24)This dissertation presents the progress to miniaturize and integrate optics and optoelectronics for two applications. In the first segment, latest progress in wireless powering of several single pixel displays embedded in ... -
Mitigating Short-Term Variations of Photovoltaic Generation Using Energy Storage with VOLTTRON
A smart-building communications system performs smoothing on photovoltaic (PV) power generation using a battery energy storage system (BESS). The system runs using VOLTTRON™, a multi-agent python-based software platform ... -
Modeling & Analysis of Small Hydroelectric Generation and Battery Energy Storage Connected as a Microgrid
Interest in battery energy storage continues to grow as a way to realize a variety of benefits in complement to their ability to store energy, including incorporation in microgrids that can operate in parallel with or ... -
Modeling and characterization of photoresponse of nanowires with asymmetric contacts and bending strain
This work investigates (i) contact asymmetry induced response of semiconductors, with emphasis on nanowire photo response, and (ii) strain induced electronic and optoelectronic properties of narrow silicon nanowires. Contact ... -
Modeling and simulation of arsenic activation and diffusion in silicon
(2002)One of the critical problems that exist in a Very Large Scale Integrated circuit (VLSI) process modeling today is the prediction and simulation of arsenic behavior in silicon during the integrated circuit fabrication. This ... -
Modeling and simulation of custom power devices
(1996)In the recent years, the utilities are becoming increasingly concerned over the issues of power quality and power flow control. At the same time, there has been a tremendous interest in the application of power electronic ... -
Modeling Electrical Transport through Nucleic Acids
Nucleic acids play a vital role in many biological systems and activities. In recent years, engineers and scientists have been interested in studying their electrical properties. The motivation for these studies stems from ... -
Modeling of Distributed Generation under Next Generation Interconnection Requirements
The amount of renewable energy and distributed generation is increasing in the distribution network and is changing the network from passive to active. IEEE is currently revising the interconnection Standard 1547 and in ... -
Multi-scale Scattering Transform in Music Similarity Measuring
Scattering transform is a Mel-frequency spectrum based, time-deformation stable method, which can be used in evaluating music similarity. Compared with Dynamic time warping, it has better performance in detecting similar ... -
Multi-Task Averaging: Theory and Practice
(2013-04-17)This dissertation addresses the problem of estimating the means of multiple distributions. I begin with a brief history of the mean, leading to a discussion and literature review of Stein estimation and multi-task learning. ... -
Multipath detection and compensation in reflections from distributed targets
(1981)This work is motivated by the use of the power spectra of target signatures for target classification and the effect multipath has on these signatures.The differences between the effects of the multiple reflector target ... -
Multiport broadband matching and its application in the design of feed networks for array antennas
(1997)The design of 2N-port networks that allow good power flow between N isolated resistors and a general, passive, N-port network is discussed. A new design procedure is derived by first solving a multiport matching problem ... -
Multiscale Modeling in Semiconductors: From Defect Formation to Device Performance
This work is aimed to build a model framework to predict device performance based on the formation of defects in order to meet the demand for higher-performance integrated circuits and solar cells. We use a multiscale ... -
Multiscale Modeling of Defect Generation and Diffusion in Semiconductor Materials
(2013-02-25)As semiconductor device technology continues to evolve, great challenges arise in many areas. With the continuous shrinkage of the design window, a better understanding of the detailed physical processes that occur during ... -
Multiscale Simulation of Phase Change Memory
(2014-02-24)This PhD thesis investigates the phase change material (PCM) based memory technology using multiscale theoretical modeling and numerical simulation. The multiscale analysis consists of three hierarchical parts: (i) the ... -
Neural network based shaped neighborhoods: a design retrieval system
(1999)The life cycle cost of a single detail part in a large assembly such as an airframe includes design, tooling, manufacture, maintenance and other associated computing overhead throughout the 40 year life of the part. These ... -
A New Landmark-Independent Tool for Quantifying and Characterizing Morphologic Variation
As advances in multi-dimensional imaging are made, there is a growing need for tools that enable quantitative assessment of both embryonic and postnatal structure and form. To this end, this dissertation develops a ... -
A New Landmark-Independent Tool for Quantifying and Characterizing Morphologic Variation
As advances in multi-dimensional imaging are made, there is a growing need for tools that enable quantitative assessment of both embryonic and postnatal structure and form. To this end, this dissertation develops a ... -
A New Landmark-Independent Tool for Quantifying and Characterizing Morphologic Variation
As advances in multi-dimensional imaging are made, there is a growing need for tools that enable quantitative assessment of both embryonic and postnatal structure and form. To this end, this dissertation develops a ...