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Non-Blocking Hardware Coding For Embedded Systems, Derek Caleb Klein
Non-Blocking Hardware Coding For Embedded Systems, Derek Caleb Klein
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
Embedded Systems can be found in devices that people use every day. In the pursuit of faster and smarter devices, more powerful processing units are needed in these embedded systems. A key component of powerful processing units is the supporting software. While the raw processing power of microcontroller has been continually advancing, the improvements in the supporting software for medium scale embedded systems have been lacking. This thesis focuses on improving the software on medium scale systems by discussing the practical application of non-blocking coding techniques. The basic concept of how non-blocking code improves the performance of a system is …
A Wireless Sensor Network For Monitoring Physical Activity, Physiological Response, And Environmental Conditions, Michael Leon Pook
A Wireless Sensor Network For Monitoring Physical Activity, Physiological Response, And Environmental Conditions, Michael Leon Pook
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
Understanding movement is an important area of research for improving comfort and safety. Data collected from accelerometers and gyros attached to multiple parts of a body can be used to determine the type of physical activity in which an individual is engaging. Correlating this data with the individual's heart rate allows for the verification of the type of activity as well as observation of the amount of physical strain experienced during the activity. Additionally, data on environmental stimuli can be gathered in order to determine their effect on physical strain. Current research in the field has been limited by both …