Evaluation Of A Part-Time Engineering Degree Programme That Aimed To Unify And Diversify,
2010
Technological University Dublin
Evaluation Of A Part-Time Engineering Degree Programme That Aimed To Unify And Diversify, Kevin Kelly, Vincent Kenny
Conference papers
The School of Electrical Engineering within DIT attempted to address the challenge of increasing diversity in Engineering Education by developing a part-time Electrical Services Engineering degree programme that began as a certificate in 2001 and as a degree in 2003. This four year evening programme had a number of innovations: • Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) • Application of a Student Centred paradigm • Innovative Curriculum Development using Constructivist principles and Project Based Learning (in part) This paper will be an evaluation of the four year part time degree programme. There are issues deserving investigation with regard to the programme. …
Return-Path, Multiple-Principal-Angle, Internal-Reflection Ellipsometer For Measuring Ir Optical Properties Of Aqueous Solutions,
2010
University of New Orleans
Return-Path, Multiple-Principal-Angle, Internal-Reflection Ellipsometer For Measuring Ir Optical Properties Of Aqueous Solutions, Rasheed M.A. Azzam
Electrical Engineering Faculty Publications
A retroreflection (return-path) spectroscopic ellipsometer without a wave plate is described that uses an IR-transparent high-refractive-index hemicylindrical semiconductor substrate to measure the optical properties of aqueous solutions from multiple principal angles and multiple principal azimuths of attenuated internal reflection (AIR) at the semiconductor–solution interface. The pseudo-Brewster angle of minimum reflectance for the p polarization is also readily measured using the same instrument. This wealth of data can also be used to characterize thin films at the solid–liquid interface. Simulated results of AIR at the Si–water interface over the 1.2–11 μm IR spectral range are presented in support of this concept. …
Multi-Frequency Processing For Lumen Enhancement With Wideband Intravascular Ultrasound,
2010
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Multi-Frequency Processing For Lumen Enhancement With Wideband Intravascular Ultrasound, Rory A. Carrillo
Master's Theses
The application of high frequency ultrasound is the key to higher resolution intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images. The need to further improve the IVUS spatial resolution may drive the transducer center frequency even higher than the current 40 MHz range. However, increasing the center frequency may be challenging as it leads to stronger scattering echoes from blood. The high level of blood scattering echoes may obscure the arterial lumen and make image interpretation difficult. Blood backscatter levels increase with transmission center frequency at a much greater rate compared to arterial tissue. These different frequency dependencies provide a potential method to distinguish …
Online Drift Compensation For Chemical Sensors Using Estimation Theory,
2010
Marquette University
Online Drift Compensation For Chemical Sensors Using Estimation Theory, Thomas H. Wenzel, Arnold Kweku Mensah-Brown, Fabien Josse, Edwin E. Yaz
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research and Publications
Sensor drift from slowly changing environmental conditions and other instabilities can greatly degrade a chemical sensor's performance, resulting in poor identification and analyte quantification. In the present work, estimation theory (i.e., various forms of the Kalman filter) is used for online compensation of baseline drift in the response of chemical sensors. Two different cases, which depend on the knowledge of the characteristics of the sensor system, are studied. First, an unknown input is considered, which represents the practical case of analyte detection and quantification. Then, the more general case, in which the sensor parameters and the input are both unknown, …
Application Of Cuda In The Boolean Domain For The Unate Covering Problem,
2010
Portland State University
Application Of Cuda In The Boolean Domain For The Unate Covering Problem, Eric Paul, Bernd Steinbach, Marek Perkowski
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
NVIDIA’s Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) is a relatively-recent development that allows to realize very fast algorithms for several Constraint Satisfaction and Computer Aided Design tasks. In this paper we present an approach to use Graphics Processing Units (GPU) and CUDA for solving Unate Covering Problem, a practical problem related to SAT. In particular we present a CUDA-enabled Petrick Function Minimizer. We compare the performance of a pipeline-processor (CPU) and a parallel processor (GPU) implementation of the matrix-multiplication method for solving unate covering problems.
Wavelet Based Islanding Detection Of Dc-Ac Inverter Interfaced Dg Systems,
2010
Technological University Dublin
Wavelet Based Islanding Detection Of Dc-Ac Inverter Interfaced Dg Systems, Mohamed Moin Hanif, Malabika Basu, Kevin Gaughan
Conference papers
The increased penetration of distributed generation (DG) often connected to grid through dc-ac interface has made islanding detection an important and challenging issue to power engineers. Several methods based on passive and active detection scheme have been proposed in the literature. While passive schemes have a large non detection zone (NDZ), concern has been raised on active method due to its degrading power quality effect. This paper proposes a wavelet based passive islanding detection scheme with almost zero NDZ for dc-ac inverter interfaced grid connected DGs. The key idea is to utilize the spectral changes in the higher frequency components …
Stochastic Optimal Control In Nonlinear Systems,
2010
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Stochastic Optimal Control In Nonlinear Systems, Celestin Nkundineza
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Stochastic control is an important area of research in engineering systems that undergo disturbances. Controlling individual states in such systems is critical. The present investigation is concerned with the application of the stochastic optimal control strategy developed by To (2010) and its implementation as well as providing computed results of linear and nonlinear systems under stationary and nonstationary random excitations. In the strategy the feedback matrix is designed based on the achievement of the objectives for individual states in the system through the application of the Lyapunov equation for the system. Each diagonal element in the gain or associated gain …
Design Of A Conditioner For Smoothing Wind Turbine Output Power,
2010
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Design Of A Conditioner For Smoothing Wind Turbine Output Power, Murali Bottu, Mariesa Crow, A. Curt Elmore
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
As a result of wind speed intermittency, highly variable wind power output can adversely impact local loads. We propose a conditioner to smooth the variable wind power by utilizing the energy of an ultracapacitor. The conditioner is based on a single phase voltage source inverter (VSI) connected between the grid interconnection point and the ultracapacitor. The shunt VSI injects or absorbs active power from the line to smooth the wind power by utilizing the short term storage capabilities of the ultracapacitor. The ultracapacitor is connected to the DC link through a DC-DC converter, which maintains the voltage of the DC …
The Electronic Structure And Secondary Pyroelectric Properties Of Lithium Tetraborate,
2010
Institute of Physical Optics - Lviv, Ukraine
The Electronic Structure And Secondary Pyroelectric Properties Of Lithium Tetraborate, Volodymyr T. Adamiv, Yaroslav V. Burak, David J. Wooten, John W. Mcclory, James C. Petrosky, Ihor Ketsman, Ya B. Losovyj, Peter A. Dowben, Jie Xiao
Faculty Publications
We review the pyroelectric properties and electronic structure of Li2B4O7(110) and Li2B4O7(100) surfaces. There is evidence for a pyroelectric current along the [110] direction of stoichiometric Li2B4O7 so that the pyroelectric coefficient is nonzero but roughly 103 smaller than along the [001] direction of spontaneous polarization. Abrupt decreases in the pyroelectric coefficient along the [110] direction can be correlated with anomalies in the elastic stiffness contributing to the concept that the pyroelectric coefficient is not simply a vector but has qualities of …
The Use Of Spike-Based Representations For Hardware Audition Systems,
2010
Missouri University of Science and Technology
The Use Of Spike-Based Representations For Hardware Audition Systems, Shih Chii Liu, Nima Mesgarani, John Harris, Hynek Hermansky
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
Humans are able to process speech and other sounds effectively in adverse environments, hearing through noise, reverberation, and interference from other speakers. To date, machines have been unable to match human performance. One profound difference between biological and engineering systems comes at the input stage. In machines, an acoustic signal is typically chopped into short equally spaced segments in time. In biological systems, the cochlea outputs asynchronous spikes that respond in real-time to acoustic inputs. In this paper we describe a spiking cochlea implementation and recent experiments in both speaker and speech recognition that use spikes as input. ©2010 IEEE.
Mean Firing Rate Spike Representations For Speech Recognition,
2010
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Mean Firing Rate Spike Representations For Speech Recognition, John G. Harris, Yukun Feng
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
The nature of spike coding of auditory signals is studied by comparing mean firing rate codes with conventional approaches in speech recognition tasks. Mean firing rate spike representations are problematic since most auditory nerve fibers are saturated at typical conversation levels. However, these problems are eased somewhat when it is considered that there are other nerve fibers (e.g. low spontaneous firing rate fibers) that could efficiently encode the information at each channel of the cochlea. We show that window-based, mean firing rate features can be used with a crude cochlea model to achieve the same level of performance as a …
An Adaptive Neuron Circuit For Signal Compression,
2010
Missouri University of Science and Technology
An Adaptive Neuron Circuit For Signal Compression, Sheng Feng Yen, John G. Harris
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
We present a low-bandwidth analog circuit for implementing an adaptive biphasic leaky integrate-and-fire neuron. This neuron circuit is targeted for signal compression in neural recording applications. Unlike other adaptive neuron circuits, this adaptive integrate-and-fire neuron supports signal reconstruction with known threshold voltages. Matlab simulations show promising bandwidth reduction comparing to an integrate-and-fire neuron without the adaptive feature. We quantify the circuit performance in terms of the tradeoff between signal reconstruction accuracy and bandwidth. ©2010 IEEE.
Transmission Of P- And S-Polarized Light Through A Prism And The Condition Of Minimum Deviation,
2010
University of New Orleans
Transmission Of P- And S-Polarized Light Through A Prism And The Condition Of Minimum Deviation, R. M.A. Azzam, Ryan M. Adams
Electrical Engineering Faculty Publications
The condition of minimum deviation (MD) by a transparent optically isotropic prism is re-derived, and expressions for the intensity transmittances Tp(θ) and Ts(θ) of an uncoated prism of refractive index n and prism angle α for incident p- ands-polarized light and their derivatives with respect to the internal angle of refraction θ are obtained. When the MD condition(θ=α/2) is satisfied, Ts is maximum and Tp is maximum or minimum. The transmission ellipsometric parametersψt,Δt of a symmetrically coated prism are also shown to be locally stationary with respect to θ at θ=α/2 . The constraint on (n,α) for …
An In Situ Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroelectrochemical Study On Alcohols Electrocatalytic Oxidation At Pd Electrode In Acidic Solution,
2010
The Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Chemistry &: Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, The State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
An In Situ Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroelectrochemical Study On Alcohols Electrocatalytic Oxidation At Pd Electrode In Acidic Solution, Hai-Ping Huang, Lian-Qin Wang, Pei-Kang Shen
Journal of Electrochemistry
The methanol and ethylene glycol electrooxidation on palladium electrode in acidic solution has been investigated by cyclic voltammetry and in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroelectrochemistry. It shows that the oxidation of methanol and ethylene glycol at Pd electrode cannot proceed until over 1.5 V in acidic and neutral media. The overpotential decreases and the peak current density increases with the reduction in pH values. The formation of the oxygen-containing species significantly affects the alcohol oxidation on Pd electrode. The in situ FTIR spectroscopic measurements show that the oxidation products of ethylene glycol on Pd electrode are CO2 and oxalic …
Electrooxidation Of Carbon Monoxide On Pd Thin Film-Coated Au Electrodes: Film Thickness Dependence,
2010
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA
Electrooxidation Of Carbon Monoxide On Pd Thin Film-Coated Au Electrodes: Film Thickness Dependence, Yuqing Yang, Shouzhong Zou
Journal of Electrochemistry
The adsorption and electrooxidation of CO on Pd-coated Au electrodes were studied by cyclic voltammetry and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) . It is found that CO oxidation activity is film thickness dependent. Cyclic voltammograms (CVs) showed that CO oxidation peak potential shifted positively with the increase of the Pd thickness. SERS showed a redshift of the C—O stretching frequency with increasing Pd film thickness. These observations were explained by the dband theory. The strain effect strengthens CO adsorption and stabilizes adsorbed CO,while the ligand effect weakens CO adsorption and eases its oxidation. The ligand effect overpowers the strain effect.
Solid State Nmr Studies Of Lithium Manganese Silicate As Positive Electrode Materials For Li-Ion Batteries,
2010
State Key Lab for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005,Fujian,China
Solid State Nmr Studies Of Lithium Manganese Silicate As Positive Electrode Materials For Li-Ion Batteries, Hu Cheng, Zi-Geng Liu, Yi-Xiao Li, Zhong Chen, Yong Yang
Journal of Electrochemistry
The Li2MnSiO4 cathode material for lithium ion batteries was synthesized by sol-gel assisted hydrothermal method. XRD,FTIR and SS-NMR were used to study the phase,structure and morphology of obtained samples. Electrochemical performance of cathode material was tested. The results show that the main phase of sample prepared was Li2MnSiO4,whereas a small amount of impurities (Li2CO3) were existed. The Li2MnSiO4 cathode material gave an initial discharging capacity of about 190 mAh·g -1. But this capacity faded rapidly during the cycling process due to the decomposition of Li …
Comparative Study Of Nanoporous Pt, Ptru And Ptruir Catalysts Using Electrochemical Ftir Spectroscopy,
2010
Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada;
Comparative Study Of Nanoporous Pt, Ptru And Ptruir Catalysts Using Electrochemical Ftir Spectroscopy, M. Amussen Robert, Holt-Hindle Peter, Nigro Samantha, Aicheng Chen
Journal of Electrochemistry
In recent years much effort has been put towards developing efficient Pt-based electrocatalysts for applications in fuel cells. With the rising cost of precious metals such as Pt,the need to enhance the activity and to decrease the load of catalysts is prominent. Herein we report on the synthesis and comparative study of nanoporous Pt,PtRu and PtRuIr electrocatalysts. The nanoporous electrodes were fabricated using a hydrothermal method and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) ,energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) ,X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) . The electrocatalytic activity of the fabricated nanopo- rous materials was evaluated using both CO …
In Situ Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopic Study Of Sulfur Adsorption On Polycrystalline Platinum Electrode Surface,
2010
Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th & 0 Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA
In Situ Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopic Study Of Sulfur Adsorption On Polycrystalline Platinum Electrode Surface, Bolian Xu, In-Su Park, Ying Li, De-Jun Chen, Yuye J. Tong
Journal of Electrochemistry
The paper reports the first in situ surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroelectrochemistry study of sulfur adsorption and electro-oxidation on highly roughened polycrystalline Pt surface in both acidic and basic supporting electrolytes. The SERS spectra were taken at a constant electrode potential after accumulative electro-oxidation CVs of the Pt electrode with pre-adsorbed sulfur species and at different electrode potentials that were varied stepwise of the Pt electrode immersed in sulfur-containing electrolytes without pre-adsorbed sulfur species. In both cases,a dominant vibrational band at 299 cm-1 in acidic electrolyte but at 310 cm-1 in basic electrolyte was observed,which was assigned …
Studies Of Oxidation Processes Of Adsorbed And Solution Co On Pt(110) Electrode By Cyclic Voltammetry And In Situ Ftirs,
2010
Xiamen University
Studies Of Oxidation Processes Of Adsorbed And Solution Co On Pt(110) Electrode By Cyclic Voltammetry And In Situ Ftirs, Li Tian, Jun-Tao Li, Jin-Yu Ye, Chun-Hua Zhen, Shi-Gang Sun
Journal of Electrochemistry
The oxidation processes of adsorbed CO (COad) and solution phase CO (COsol) on Pt(110) electrode were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and in-situ FTIR spectroscopy. It has revealed that in comparison with COad on Pt(110) in a CO-free solution,the oxidation current peak of COsol in a CO-saturated solution is positively shifted ca. 168 mV,and the peak current density has been increased by 6. 70 times. Linear adsorbed CO (COL) is determined by in-situ FTIR spectroscopy as the main species,which is uniformly distributed on Pt (110) surface. In a CO-free solution,the onset potential of COL is measured by in-situ FTIRS ca. 0. …
Magneto-Optical Visualisation For High-Resolution Forensic Data Recovery Using Advanced Thin Film Nano-Materials,
2010
Edith Cowan University
Magneto-Optical Visualisation For High-Resolution Forensic Data Recovery Using Advanced Thin Film Nano-Materials, M Nur-E-Alam, Mikhail Vasiliev, Kamal Alameh, Craig Valli
International Cyber Resilience conference
We develop and characterise new high-performance nano-engineered magneto-optic materials for use in laser-microscopy- based magnetic field visualisers featuring high sensitivity and resolution, low cost and small size. This type of visualisers will make it possible for forensic experts to recover erased data previously stored in high- and ultrahigh-density magnetic disks and hard disk drives.
