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Model Reference Adaptive Control Using Stacked Identifiers
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-09-17)Model reference adaptive control is a major design method for controlling plants with uncertain parameters. The primary objective of this dissertation is to develop a new design approach for the model reference adaptive ... -
Model-based Design And Analysis Of Automotive Systems Using Time-triggered Controller Area Networks
As the numbers of electrical and electronics (E/E) components vastly increases in modern motor vehicles, vehicle safety risks and recalls due to E/E problems have become issues for both auto manufactures and customers. ... -
Modeling An Instrumented (Tractor-semitrailer Combination) Vehicle: Using System Identification Methods
(Electrical Engineering, 2009-09-16)In this thesis, properties of the input-output relationships of a tractor-semitrailer combination vehicle were analyzed. Predictive models of the system were identified using only input-output data collected separately ... -
Modeling An Intelligent Intruder In A Region Monitored By A Wireless Sensor Network
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)Monitoring to detect unauthorized border crossing is very important for protecting national security. To accomplish this by continuous physical monitoring by border patrol agents is impractical. Networks of low-cost wireless ... -
Modeling an M/M/1 Queue with unreliable service and a working vacation
(2019-05-08)We define the new term ’unreliable service’ where the service itself is unreliable (i.e. may fail). We discuss how this differs from the current literature, and give examples showing just how common this phenomena is in ... -
Modeling And Characterization Of A Fabry Perot Pressure Sensor
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Fabry-Perot interferometers (FPIs) have been used as sensing elements for pressure transducers in many applications. Most of the current FPI pressure sensors measure amplitude changes of the reflected signals from a ... -
Modeling And Characterization Of RF MEMS Resonators
(Electrical Engineering, 2009-09-16)Over the past decade, a multitude of micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) devices have been developed and commercialized due to their low power consumption, reduced cost and compact size. In recent years, significant advancements ... -
Modeling And Characterization Of The Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor In The Near-threshold Region
(Electrical Engineering, 2013-07-22)The Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) is a power semiconductor device widely used in high-speed switching applications. Due to aging and internal heating, the device is prone to a failure mechanism known as latch-up ... -
Modeling And Control Of Automatic Transmission With Planetary Gears For Shift Quality
(Mechanical Engineering, 2011-10-11)Automatic transmission is a major component in a vehicle that transmits the power source from the engine to the drive wheels of the vehicle. To improve fuel economy, reduce emission and enhance driving performance, many ... -
Modeling And Feedback Control Of MEMS Devices
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)As MEMS actuators reach maturity and emerge from the research lab into commercial applications, their increased reliability, speed, and performance accuracy is needed. MEMS are typically driven directly in an open-loop ... -
Modeling And Identification Of Thermally Actuated Micro-robots
(Electrical Engineering, 2013-03-20)This thesis explains the system identification of thermally actuated micro-robots and actuators developed at UTA-NGS (Next Generation Systems) and ARRI (Automation Robotics Research Institute). The energy used to power ... -
MODELING AND MEASUREMENTS OF THERMAL TRANSPORT IN LI-ION BASED ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE DEVICES
(2017-08-09)Heat transfer is of significant importance in energy conversion and storage devices such as Lithium-ion batteries for its safe operation and performance. Li-ion batteries are considered to be the state of the art among the ... -
Modeling And Performance Evaluation Of A Power Electronic-based Controlled Fuel Cell System
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)In fuel cell applications, design of an appropriate controller and selection of an Ultra-Capacitor require a suitable model of fuel-cell-systems that can adequately represent the significant characteristics of the system. ... -
Modeling And Simulation Of A General Motors Conveyor System Using A Custom Decision Optimizer
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2009-09-16)The temporal behavior of conveyor systems can be modeled using discrete event (DE) simulations. DE modeling provides a quick and cost effective method for analyzing complex problems as different scenarios can be tested ... -
MODELING AND SIMULATION OF CONTACT AND IMPACT DYNAMICS IN MULTIBODY SYSTEMS
(2019-08-12)Contact and impact analyses are an essential part of multibody dynamic simulations. Modeling of contact and impact problems have applications in a wide variety of areas including robotics, earthquake engineering, computer ... -
Modeling And Simulation Of Nanofluid For Heat Storage
(Mechanical Engineering, 2014-12)This work models the dynamic behavior of molten nitrate salt mixture to investigate the formation of interfacial nanostructures in ionic liquid nano-fluids which is responsible for increase of heat capacity of the mixture. ... -
Modeling And Simulation Of The Flight Dynamics Of Morphing Wing Aircraft
(Aerospace Engineering, 2010-03-03)Aircraft with variable wing geometry (morphable wings) are of considerable interest, not only for mission-specific optimization, but for enhanced maneuverability as well. In the nascent field of mini- or micro-Unmanned ... -
MODELING CAPACITY: MULTIPLE WEAVING AREAS
(2021-07-06)Systematic, well-designed research provides the most effective approach to the solution of many problems facing highway administrators and engineers. Traffic congestion on freeway systems is one significant concern in urban ... -
Modeling Collapse: Analysis Of The Bronze Age-iron Age Transition At Two Near Eastern Sites
(Anthropology, 2014-07-14)This project tests a three-step model for archaeological collapse, by analyzing assemblages from two museum collections, Alişar Hüyük and Tell el Fakhariyah. Focusing on three categories of artifacts, namely biological ... -
Modeling ETR1 with Isolable Coinage Metal Complexes Supported by Partially Fluorinated, and Methylated Scorpionates
Ethylene is a small molecule that functions as a plant hormone that is closely associated with several vital plant functions ranging from germination, shoot and root growth, sex expression, fruit ripening, senescence and ...