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Development Of A Low Power, Low Cost Rural Railway Intersection Smart Detection And Warning System, Sara Ahmed, Samer Dessouky, Raymond Downing
Development Of A Low Power, Low Cost Rural Railway Intersection Smart Detection And Warning System, Sara Ahmed, Samer Dessouky, Raymond Downing
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This project explores a different approach to provide preemptive warning for train detection at grade-crossings to increase safety and reduce motor vehicle congestion. The development of a novel, low cost, low power, and off rail right-of-way (ROW) detection and warning system will be presented. A background of track circuits, which is the rail industries standard for train detection, will also be provided to highlight the benefits and challenges of the rail industry installing a system at every grade-crossings that lack any type of active warning. The benefits of using thermal imaging instead of traditional video for computer vision will also …
Development Of A Low Power, Low Cost Rural Railway Intersection Smart Detection And Warning System, Sara Ahmed, Samer Dessouky, Raymond Downing
Development Of A Low Power, Low Cost Rural Railway Intersection Smart Detection And Warning System, Sara Ahmed, Samer Dessouky, Raymond Downing
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This project explores a different approach to provide preemptive warning for train detection at grade-crossings to increase safety and reduce motor vehicle congestion. The development of a novel, low cost, low power, and off rail right-of-way (ROW) detection and warning system will be presented. A background of track circuits, which is the rail industries standard for train detection, will also be provided to highlight the benefits and challenges of the rail industry installing a system at every grade-crossings that lack any type of active warning. The benefits of using thermal imaging instead of traditional video for computer vision will also …
Characterization Of Multifunctional Mwcnt/Pp Nanocomposite Films For Use In Structural Health Monitoring And Disassembly Of Ultrasonically Welded Single Lap Joints, Harry Cj Frederick
Characterization Of Multifunctional Mwcnt/Pp Nanocomposite Films For Use In Structural Health Monitoring And Disassembly Of Ultrasonically Welded Single Lap Joints, Harry Cj Frederick
LSU Master's Theses
In this study, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) nanocomposites were characterized and used as energy directors (EDs) in ultrasonic welding (USW) to test their viability as embedded sensors for structural health monitoring (SHM) and as heating elements for disassembly of thermoplastic composite joints. Three MWCNT loadings were used in this study to manufacture MWCNT/polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites, 15, 20, and 25 wt% while only one MWCNT loading was used to manufacture MWCNT/Nylon-6 (PA-6) nanocomposites, 15 wt%. The masterbatch pellets were compression molded into 0.06, 0.25, and 0.50 mm thick films for characterization and welding. For the purposes of using these MWCNT nanocomposites …
Mass Spectrometric Calibration For Real -Time Hydrocarbon Detection, Makuachukwu Mbaegbu
Mass Spectrometric Calibration For Real -Time Hydrocarbon Detection, Makuachukwu Mbaegbu
LSU Master's Theses
Determining gas compositions from live well fluids on a drilling rig is critical for real time formation evaluation. However, development and utilization of a reliable mass spectrometric method to accurately characterize these live well fluids is always a challenging issue because of lack of a robust, quick and effectively selective instrument and method. The primary goal of this research is to understand reasons of such discrepancies in results between “good” spectra, and “poor” ones. The objectives are thus to identify the detection issues, calibrate and QA/QC the instruments, and analyze the results in lab settings. In this study, we used …