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Ceas E-News 12.11.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Winners of 2007 Spring AutoCAD Contest honored in fall lecture class

Ceas E-News 12.04.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Social gathering offers welcome to CEAS international students

Flow Structures In An Enclosed Simplified Full Scale Under-Hood Engine Compartment During Steady State Operation, Chin Hoong Leong

Masters Theses

An experimental study of flow structures in an enclosed simplified full scale under-hood engine compartment will be conducted during steady state operation using whole field velocity measuring technique. 2D Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is planned for multiple cross sections in the test volume. Emphasis is given on understanding the flow structures of the 3D under-hood flow using multiple 2D PIV measurements. A recent study conducted on the engine compartment only consists of three 2D PIV measurement cross sections that sufficiently display 2D flow behavior at specific regions. Therefore, a detailed 3D flow mapping in the enclosure on various cross sections …

41st Conference On Senior Engineering Design Projects, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

Senior Engineering Design Conference

The 41st Conference on Senior Engineering Design Projects was held on December 4, 2007 at the College of Engineering and applied Sciences on the Parkview Campus of Western Michigan University. The college sponsors the conference to showcase the work of its graduating seniors, who are required to complete a capstone project that puts into practice what they have learned. Many of the projects are sponsored by business and industry.

A Practical Guideline For Establishing Non-Return Valve Specification And Performance Criteria, Eric W. Dawkins

Masters Theses

The non-return valve has been a standard piece of equipment in the injection molding industry since the reciprocating screw was developed. Most molders understand the role of the non-return valve in the molding process. But few understand the functional problems of the non-return valve. Because of this, the non-return valve has been considered a nuisance item for injection molders.

Wear of the non-return valve is another problem that molders are faced with. The factors contributing toward wear are not entirely understood. Material, temperatures, hours and machine size, etc., all effect the life of a valve. Consequently, most worn valves are …

Deconvolution And Segmentation Of Ground Penetrating Radar Images, Vincent Krause

Masters Theses

Ground Penetrating Radar is a valuable tool for infrastructure condition evaluation as well as in archaeology and geology. The image produced by a GPR scan can be difficult to interpret due to the weak reflection amplitude, the overlap of reflections, and due to outside interference. This thesis proposes an algorithm to automate GPR scan interpretation. This will enable maintenance engineers to read GPR scans quickly and accurately.

The proposed algorithm framework uses an optimization-based deconvolution technique followed by a segmentation process. Each column of the image is deconvoluted and thus reducing them to a list of ordered pairs of reflection …

Ceas E-News 11.27.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Global engineering topic dominates CAViDS Vehicle Engineering Day

Ceas E-News 11.20.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Tues., Dec. 4, conference to showcase 42 senior engineering projects

Ceas E-News 11.06.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

PCI mural dedication ceremony honors artist, enhances Parkview Campus

Ceas E-News 10.30.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Saturday Preview Day showcases CEAS programs, people, facilities.

Ceas E-News 10.23.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

2007 Engineering Opportunity Day ... loaded with job hunting possibilities

Ceas E-News 10.16.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Six honored by CEAS Dean for outstanding work

Ceas E-News 10.09.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Area middle-schoolers explore paper making and printing in CEAS Workshop

Ceas E-News 10.02.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Civil engineering student to compete in Miss Michigan pageant

Ceas E-News 09.18.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Job hunting season opens next week at Engineering Opportunity Day

Ceas E-News 09.11.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Dedication of Parkview wind turbine set for Friday, Sept. 14

Ceas E-News 08.28.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

CEAS project honored as top 2007 Michigan innovations

Ceas E-News 08.16.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

CEAS hydraulic bike wins national Chainless Challenge

Ceas E-News 08.07.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Eight students from India's IIT assist in CEAS research projects

Health Monitoring Of Concrete Bridges Utilizing Sensor Technology, Ammar Zalt

Masters Theses

Structural health monitoring using sensor technology is a promising way to provide excellent means for protecting important structures such as bridges, dams, and nuclear reactors. These sensors provide real-time information about structural conditions, They work together as a nervous system to provide timely information for emergency and risk mitigation. The information obtained from these sensors can later be analyzed and compared to the design data so that the problem can be detected and fixed before it develops into a serious and costly hazard.

Throughout the course of this thesis the feasibility and performance of two types of sensors will be …

Security Printing: Towards Hologram Printing, Sachin Ravindra Agate

Masters Theses

Today we are facing many situations where the genuineness of the products and documents is questioned. Counterfeiting the original products has become a business of few people, which result in the degradation of quality of products, loss of money and loss of faith of end user. To prevent such malicious act, security features are added in the final product. Security printing is one of those methods that help in preventing counterfeit products and treachery. There are many different security features, which can be added in the security printing. Apart from those features, an embossed hologram is also included in prints …

Ceas E-News 07.31.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Kalamazoo middle-schoolers study engineering careers at WMU

Ceas E-News 07.24.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Titania nano-research could reap environmental rewards

Ceas E-News 07.10.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Motivating and preparing future engineers - a goal of summer day camp

Ceas E-News 06.26.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

Future tourism to reap rewards of virtual South Haven project

Ceas E-News 06.19.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

IME News: Mattawan math students turn numbers into goblets

Ceas E-News 06.12.2007, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences News

CEAS Professors volunteer for KAMSC science fair projects

Data Fusion Technique For Measuring Intersection Delay Using Gps-Enabled Probe Vehicles, Byung-Hee Han

Masters Theses

Intersection control delay is considered a primary measure for determining the level of service at signalized intersections. This thesis develops a technique estimating intersection delay using GPS data from GPS-enabled vehicles. First, this study analyzes existing methods that estimate control delays using GPS data and proposes an improved technique in response to the weakness of those methods. The proposed method estimates the control delay well with better accuracy covering the weaknesses. However, the control delay from the GPS data has a sample size problem for determining the level of service at signalized intersections. Therefore, this thesis proposes a data fusion …

Development Of Knowledge Base Of Concrete Bridge Maintenance System, Bahre Karam

Masters Theses

Bridges are the key elements of any transportation system of a country. Bridges are expensive structures and therefore, it's essential to maintain and repair them on regular basis. Almost one third of the bridges in United States are reported to be in some what deteriorated conditions. This Research presents the development of knowledge base for decision support system for concrete bridges.

During this research various concrete bridge problems are investigated including COlTosion, delamination, cracks, spalling and scour etc. The inspection tools and techniques are addressed in order to identify these problems both for above and below water surface. The various …

Transceiver Design And Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Evaluation Via Electronic Design Automation, Yu Ming Chen

Masters Theses

This thesis study presents the theory and design methodology of Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) and analyzes a RF frond-end receiver and down-conversion mixers using circuit evaluation tools. The theory of RF is described on both architectures and circuit levels with respect to monolithic implementation in integrated semiconductor technologies. The design methodology provides an efficient and practical way to approach ·the theoretical values by using an Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tool called Cadence Virtuoso custom design platform Based on the libraries provided by the Cadence Virtuoso, a Heterodyne receiver and two Gilbert mixer circuits have . been evaluated through the …