Demand Side Management (DSM) programs provide utility companies with amethod to shift consumer electricity usages away from peak electricity hours. DSMprograms use alternative appliance usage schemes that maintain their...
Mot-clé:
Demand Side Management, Linear Control, Load leveling, Smart Grid et System Identification
Assujettir:
Demand-side management (Electric utilities) -- Technological innovations, Electric power systems -- Control et Electric power systems -- Load dispatching
This thesis proposes a novel method for learning and pattern recognition. The algorithm presented relies entirely on memory arranged in a custom hierarchical data structure which shifts the workload from the processor to...
Mot-clé:
AI, human learning, memory, pattern recognition, prediction et representation
Assujettir:
Pattern recognition systems et Memory hierarchy (Computer science)
Clinical evident shows that the shape of mammographic calcification is an indicator of the pathology. Microcalcifications (MC) with rough shape are early signs of malignant breast cancer. This thesis proposed a shape metric to...
Mot-clé:
cancer et shape measurement
Assujettir:
Breast -- Cancer -- Diagnosis, Breast -- Radiography et Breast -- Imaging
Traditionally, autonomous underwater vehicles employ multiple configurations of sensor payloads in order to accomplish a specific mission. Due to advances in imaging technology, imaging sonar arrays and optical imaging devices...
Mot-clé:
Edge Detection, Neural Network, Optical et Sonar
Assujettir:
Optical pattern recognition, Robot vision, Robotics, Ocean engineering, Underwater imaging systems et Neural networks (Computer science)
The performance of an optical imaging system is fundamentally limited by the wave nature of light. More specifically the lateral resolution of an image has traditionally been dictated by Abbe’s limit, to be approximately...
Mot-clé:
Gain, Imaging, Optical et Super-resolution
Assujettir:
High resolution imaging, Imaging systems -- Design and construction, Optical instruments et -- Design and construction
The purpose of this study is to investigate methods of reducing the cost of electricity consumption. Utility companies must forecast and adjust for power demand. Utilities desire a 1:1 load factor ratio between peak energy...
Mot-clé:
Buck Converter, Closed Loop Controller, Linearizing et Thermal System
Assujettir:
Electric power consumption, Energy consumption -- Costs, Electric power systems -- Control, Electric power systems -- Load dispatching et Demand-side management (Electric utilities)
Swarm robotics research describes the study of how a group of relatively simple physically embodied agents can, through their interaction collectively accomplish tasks which are far beyond the capabilities of a single agent....
Mot-clé:
Communication, Coordination, Detection, Optimization, Robotics et Swarm
Ultra Wideband (UWB) radio is one of the emerging technologies which have promising characteristics such as high data rate transmission, material penetration, multiple access capability and reduced fading. It has the potential...
Mot-clé:
channel models, delay characteristics, mean excess delay, root mean square delay (rms), ultra widband et weibull distribution
Assujettir:
Broadband communication systems, Ultra-wideband devices et Wireless communication systems
Camping is one of the United States’ preferred outdoor activities, attracting 40.5 million participants in 2016. Biomass is any plant or animal material used for energy production. Campers prefer fossil-fueled stoves over...
Mot-clé:
Biomass, Camping, Combustion, Emissions, Renewable energy et Stoves
Metal additive manufacturing has transformed the conventional design process. With the assistance of additive manufacturing, complex and novel geometries that were previously unfeasible to construct using convention methods,...
Mot-clé:
ANSYS, Crank Arm, Design for Metal Additive Manufacturing, Metal Additive Manufacturing, Optimization et Topology Optimization
Assujettir:
Three-dimensional printing, Bicycles -- Parts et Manufacturing processes
