This study aims to develop a low cost energy storage system for hourly dispatching solar photovoltaic (PV) power for 1MW grid connected PV array. To fulfill this objective, the optimum (most economical) scaling of a battery and...
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Solar energy -- Hybrid systems, Energy storage, Photovoltaic power generation, Lithium cells, Supercapacitors und Electric power production
This research describes the design, development, and testing of a powered ankle orthosis (PAO), designed to provide exoskeletal assistance with plantar flexion for a user unable to properly complete this portion of normal gait....
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Assistive device, Gait, Orthosis, Powered device und Rehabilitation
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Gait disorders -- Patients -- Rehabilitation und Orthopedic apparatus
The bit error rate of a digital signal is the number of bits received incorrectly divided by the total number of bits received. A Bit Error Rate Tester (BERT) is a piece of equipment designed to calculate the bit error rate of...
Stichwort:
4B5B, BERT und FPGA
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Telecommunication, Natural language processing und Field programmable gate arrays
The methods used to quantify bandwidth for a simple engineering system are well established. However, the application of bandwidth to complex systems like human’s motor control is more challenging. Conceptually, bandwidth is a...
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Bandwidth, Dynamics, Human movement, Motor control, Musculoskeletal system und Neuromuscular system
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Motor ability -- Testing und Neuromuscular diseases -- Treatment
Oxygenation of wort during the beer brewing process is a common practice. It is most commonly used to increase the effectiveness of yeast during fermentation. However, in this experimentation the effect of wort oxygenation is...
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beer, brewing, chromatography, ester, oxygenation und wort
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Wort, Esters -- Analysis, Beer -- Flavor and odor und Brewing
Advances in technology place ever increasing demands for effective interactions be tween humans and machines. Human-machine interaction (HMI) that incorporates shared control, in which the human and machines both simultaneously...
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Shared Control
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Human-machine systems -- Evaluation und Human-machine systems -- Manual control -- Evaluation
Today, the industry continues to advance with the addition of new innovative ideas and concepts, such as improved technological capabilities, adaptive methods through Industry 4.0, and enhanced modeling and design strategies....
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Computer Aided Design, Process Improvement, Quality und Technology
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Model-integrated computing, Manufacturing industries und Production engineering
Low back pain (LBP) is a costly problem in modern health care that affects up to 80% of the population at some point in life. The link between low back and torso instability or spinal motion has not been clearly defined. Past...
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basin of stability, low back pain und torso stability
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Back -- Mechanical properties -- Research -- Technological innovations, Human mechanics -- Research -- Technological innovations und Human engineering -- Research -- Technological innovations
This thesis seeks to help prove an existing theory in the field of surface plasmonics. In their paper “Surface Plasmon Excitation and Non-Zero Induced Surface Current Density,” Dr. Weiguo Yang of Western Carolina University and...
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Excitation Fields, Plasmon, Plasmonics, SPR, Surface Current und Surface Plasmon Resonance
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Plasmons (Physics), Surface plasmon resonance, Electric currents -- Measurement und Electromagnetic waves
Magnetorheological (MR) dampers have emerged as a viable means of semi-active damping in multipleindustry applications. The semi-active nature of these dampers is a significant attribute since the damperfunctions as a passive...
Stichwort:
Damping, Magnetorheological, Magneto-rheological und Vibration
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Magnetorheological fluids, Damping (Mechanics) und Vibration -- Measurement