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Occupation Dynamics Of Trap States In An A-Si:H Thin-Film Transistor, J. N. Bullock, Cheng-Hsiao Wu Jan 1991

Occupation Dynamics Of Trap States In An A-Si:H Thin-Film Transistor, J. N. Bullock, Cheng-Hsiao Wu

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

We calculate the dynamical behavior of a-Si:H thin-film transistors with an emphasis on the occupation dynamics of trap states. The appropriate rate equation for the occupation function of trap states is included. We show the relations of filling the trap states with the switch-on time and of emptying the trap charges with the switch-off time. The occupation functions in both cases are non-Fermi distribution. The quasi-equilibrium approximation underestimates those two time constants. Thus, transit time theory cannot describe the speeds of transistors made from disordered materials.


Adaptive Gain Control And Contrast Improvement For Medical Diagnostic Ultrasound B-Mode Imaging System Using Charge-Couples Devices, Alan W. Bryant, Thomas J. Herrick Jan 1991

Adaptive Gain Control And Contrast Improvement For Medical Diagnostic Ultrasound B-Mode Imaging System Using Charge-Couples Devices, Alan W. Bryant, Thomas J. Herrick

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A B-mode ultrasound imaging system operates by transmitting a high-frequency sound pulse and measuring the strength and time of flight of the reflected signal. The ultrasound signal may be attenuated as much as 60 dB in its round trip to a target and must be normalized so that contrast is not lost in the far field. Manual controls for adjusting receiver gain versus depth are common in many clinical uses but are impractical in most surgical applications. The goal of this project was to design a circuit to automatically adjust the gain. A two-dimensional low-pass filter is used to approximate …


Design Of Robust Controllers For Gas Turbine Engines, D. E. Moellenhoff, Vittal S. Rao, C. A. Skarvan Jan 1991

Design Of Robust Controllers For Gas Turbine Engines, D. E. Moellenhoff, Vittal S. Rao, C. A. Skarvan

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper describes robust controller design methodologies for gas turbine engines. A linear state variable model for the engine is derived using partial derivatives. The Linear Quadratic Gaussian with Loop Transfer Recovery (LQG/LTR) and the Parameter Robust Linear Quadratic Gaussian (PRLQG) robust controller design methodologies have been used to design a controller for gas turbine engines. A new method is proposed by combining the features of LQG/LTR and PRLQG methods and yields good robustness properties with respect to both unstructured uncertainties in the frequency domain and structured parameter variations in the time domain. The new procedure is illustrated with the …


An Empirical Analysis Of Backpropagation Error Surface Initiation For Injection Molding Process Control, Alice E. Smith, Elaine R. Raterman, Cihan H. Dagli Jan 1991

An Empirical Analysis Of Backpropagation Error Surface Initiation For Injection Molding Process Control, Alice E. Smith, Elaine R. Raterman, Cihan H. Dagli

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Backpropagation neural networks are trained by adjusting initially random interconnecting weights according to the steepest local error surface gradient. The authors examine the practical implications of the arbitrary starting point on the error landscape of the ensuing trained network. The effects on network convergence and performance are tested empirically, varying parameters such as network size, training rate, transfer function and data representation. The data used are live process control data from an injection molding plant


Fuzzy Associative Memory In Conceptual Design, Ali Bahrami, Cihan H. Dagli, B. Modarress Jan 1991

Fuzzy Associative Memory In Conceptual Design, Ali Bahrami, Cihan H. Dagli, B. Modarress

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Examines the feasibility of utilizing fuzzy associative memory (FAM) in conceptual design and illustrates the concept by applying it to the idea generation phase of a design activity. The mapping of fuzzy functional requirements to physical design is examined. Trigger and conflict-resolution strategies are proposed to solve the vectors association problem in a multi-FAM environment. Experiments show an extremely high rate of accuracy in retrieving fuzzy information. The simplicity of its practical implementation makes this paradigm computationally attractive for this application.


Uniform Stationary-Phase Methods For Energy Spectra Resulting From Collisions In A Complex Potential: Penning And Associative Ionization Of He*(2³S)+He*(23s), Ronald James Bieniek, M. W. Muller, M. Movre Dec 1990

Uniform Stationary-Phase Methods For Energy Spectra Resulting From Collisions In A Complex Potential: Penning And Associative Ionization Of He*(2³S)+He*(23s), Ronald James Bieniek, M. W. Muller, M. Movre

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

Heavy-particle collisions involving strong electronic coupling can be conveniently described by using a complex (optical) potential in the entrance channel. Uniform JWKB stationary-phase techniques are used to evaluate T-matrix elements for transitions where an electron is ejected. The semi-analytic expressions for the resulting electron energy spectra are no more difficult to implement than corresponding ones for totally real potentials. Numerical results are reported for Penning and associative ionization from sub thermal He*(23S)+He*(23S) collisions. These are in excellent agreement with fully quantal, complex-potential computations. The stationary-phase expressions for T-matrix elements and differential cross sections are employed to elucidate the rapid and …


Projectile- And Target-Charge Dependent Effects In Ionizing Collisions Of H ⁺ And He 2+ With He, Ne And Ar Atoms, Timothy James Gay, M. W. Gealy, M. E. Rudd Dec 1990

Projectile- And Target-Charge Dependent Effects In Ionizing Collisions Of H ⁺ And He 2+ With He, Ne And Ar Atoms, Timothy James Gay, M. W. Gealy, M. E. Rudd

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

The spectra of electrons emitted in collisions between H + and He 2+ projectiles and He, Ne and Ar targets at energies of 50 and 100 keV amu -1 have been studied. The data are in qualitative agreement with results of Irby el al., but are in disagreement with measurements of Bernardi et al. It is shown that the observed electron spectra have a dependence on both target-ion and projectile effective charge that can be understood qualitatively in terms of 'saddle-point' ionization. Several issues relevant to saddle-point ionization are discussed. © 1990 IOP Publishing Ltd.


The Missouri Miner, December 05, 1990 Dec 1990

The Missouri Miner, December 05, 1990

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

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Electron Emission From Both Target And Projectile In C⁺ + He Collisions, C. O. Reinhold, D. R. Schultz, Ronald E. Olson, L. H. Toburen, R. (Robert) D. Dubois Dec 1990

Electron Emission From Both Target And Projectile In C⁺ + He Collisions, C. O. Reinhold, D. R. Schultz, Ronald E. Olson, L. H. Toburen, R. (Robert) D. Dubois

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

The first classical trajectory Monte Carlo calculation of the electronic spectra arising from both target and projectile ionization is presented and compared with experimental measurements of the differential cross section for electrons emitted in C++He collisions. The theoretical treatment is based on an independent-electron model in which the interactions between the electrons are approximated by quantum model potentials. Good agreement is obtained between theory and experiment and structures appearing in the measurements can be explained in terms of the electron emission from either, or both, target and projectile. Further, the relative importance of the electron capture to the continuum and …


Tunable Lasers At 1080 Nm For Helium Optical Pumping, Laird D. Schearer, Padetha Tin Dec 1990

Tunable Lasers At 1080 Nm For Helium Optical Pumping, Laird D. Schearer, Padetha Tin

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

We describe the current status of tunable, cw, solid-state lasers in the infrared region of the spectrum which may be tuned to the helium resonance transition near 1083 nm. The principal use for these laser devices is the optical pumping of 3He and 4He atoms via the 23S1 metastable state. The tunable lasers we have examined include Nd3+-doped YAlO3, LaxNd1-xMgAl11O19 (x ∼0.15), Nd:LiNbO3, and Nd:silica glass fibers. Power outputs from these lasers range from a milliwatt to more than 1 W at …


A High Power, Tunable, Arc-Lamp Pumped Nd-Doped Lanthanum-Hexaluminate Laser, Padetha Tin, Laird D. Schearer Dec 1990

A High Power, Tunable, Arc-Lamp Pumped Nd-Doped Lanthanum-Hexaluminate Laser, Padetha Tin, Laird D. Schearer

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

An LNA (Nd-doped lanthanum-hex aluminate) crystal has been pumped with a cw, krypton arc lamp in a commercial Nd:YAG cavity. The cw output power greater than 6 W is obtained in a 28-cm long, plane mirror cavity. The free-running wavelength is near 1083 nm and has a width of about 0.8 nm. Inserting a 0.25 mm thick, uncoated solid etalon in the cavity permits the laser output to be continuously tuned from 1082 to 1084 nm by tilting the etalon. The laser bandwidth is reduced to below 0.016 nm. Over 3 W are obtained at the helium resonance transition. The …


The Waveform Relaxation Method For Systems Of Differential/Algebraic Equations, Marija D. Ilić, Mariesa Crow Dec 1990

The Waveform Relaxation Method For Systems Of Differential/Algebraic Equations, Marija D. Ilić, Mariesa Crow

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

An extension of the waveform relaxation (WR) algorithm to systems of differential/algebraic equations (DAE) is presented. Although this type of application has been explored earlier in relation to VLSI circuits, the algorithm has not been generalized to include the vast array of DAE system structures. The solvability and convergence requirements of the WR algorithm for higher-index systems are established. Many systems in robotics and control applications are modeled with DAE systems having an index greater than two. Computer simulation of these systems has been hampered by numerical integration methods which perform poorly and must be explicitly tailored to the system. …


Microwave Nondestructive Detection And Evaluation Of Disbonding And Delamination In Layered-Dielectric Slabs, R. Zoughi, Sasan Bakhtiari Dec 1990

Microwave Nondestructive Detection And Evaluation Of Disbonding And Delamination In Layered-Dielectric Slabs, R. Zoughi, Sasan Bakhtiari

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A microwave nondestructive technique for detection and evaluation of disbonding and delamination in layered-dielectric-slabs backed by a conducting plate is discussed. The theoretical development begins by considering an incident wave illuminating such a medium and then formulating the characteristics of the wave reflected by the metal plate. An effective reflection coefficient is determined in this way whose phase characteristics are used in the detection and evaluation of delaminations in the media. The characteristics of this phase as a function of several parameters such as delamination dielectric constant and thickness, slab dielectric constant, and thickness and the frequency of operation are …


Single Transfer-Excitation Resonance Observed Via The Two-Photon Decay In He-Like Ge³⁰⁺, Paul H. Mokler, S. Reusch, A. Warczak, Zbigniew Stachura, T. Kambara, Alfred K. Muller, Reinhold S. Schuch, Michael Schulz Dec 1990

Single Transfer-Excitation Resonance Observed Via The Two-Photon Decay In He-Like Ge³⁰⁺, Paul H. Mokler, S. Reusch, A. Warczak, Zbigniew Stachura, T. Kambara, Alfred K. Muller, Reinhold S. Schuch, Michael Schulz

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

We measured the 2E1 decay of the 1s2s 1S0 →1s2 1S0 transition in He-like germanium for 12- to 19-MeV/u Ge31+ +H2 collisions. The resonant population of the 2s2p 1P1 state by transfer excitation was isolated due to its cascading to the 1s2s 1S0 state. The experimental cross sections compare well with calculations using dielectronic recombination rates. The method gives the unique possibility to populate selectively the 1S0 state in heavy He-like ions.


The Missouri Miner, November 28, 1990 Nov 1990

The Missouri Miner, November 28, 1990

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.


The Missouri Miner, November 14, 1990 Nov 1990

The Missouri Miner, November 14, 1990

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.


Coincident Charge State Production In F⁶⁺+Ne Collisions, D. R. Schultz, Ronald E. Olson, C. O. Reinhold Nov 1990

Coincident Charge State Production In F⁶⁺+Ne Collisions, D. R. Schultz, Ronald E. Olson, C. O. Reinhold

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

Total cross sections are presented for the production of various stages of multiple ionization of the target in coincidence with the final projectile charge state for collisions of F6+ with Ne at 10 and 15 MeV. In particular, the current measurements are compared with the results of a classical trajectory Monte Carlo method in which electrons are included explicitly on both target and projectile (nCTMC) and with those based on the conventional independent electron model (IEM). It is shown by the good agreement with experiment that the nCTMC model simultaneously represents well the ionization, charge transfer and excitation channels …


Design Of Automotive Structural Components Using High Strength Sheet Steels Structural Strength Of Cold-Formed Steel Members Under Dynamic Loads, Chi-Ling Pan, Wei-Wen Yu Nov 1990

Design Of Automotive Structural Components Using High Strength Sheet Steels Structural Strength Of Cold-Formed Steel Members Under Dynamic Loads, Chi-Ling Pan, Wei-Wen Yu

CCFSS Library (1939 - present)

INTRODUCTION During recent years, more economic and lighter vehicles have been produced by automotive manufacturers because of the high cost of fuel. High strength sheet steels have been favorably used to accomplish the construction of such automobiles. One source of the design information for using sheet steels is provided in the AISI Automotive Steel Design Manual 1. In view of the fact that material properties and stress-strain relationships of sheet steels can be influenced by the strain rate, the material properties of three different sheet steels (35XF, 50XF, and 100XF) have been studied at University of Missouri-Rolla. This study involved …


Fracture Toughening Of High Pressure Sintered Diamond And Carbide Ceramics, P. D. Ownby Nov 1990

Fracture Toughening Of High Pressure Sintered Diamond And Carbide Ceramics, P. D. Ownby

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

High pressure sintered bodies of polycrystalline diamond or carbide ceramics are rendered more resistant to cracking by establishing dispersed, localized "stress centers" of submicron size particles of lonsdaleite, diamond, or other form of metastable, high density carbon which has the capability of transforming crystallographically to graphite in situ in the body. When an incipient crack in the body approaches entrapped metastable particles along its path, the crack promotes or permits transformation of the metastable particles to graphite particles, with concomitant increase in their size, thereby resisting further propagation of the crack.


Missouri S&T Magazine, November 1990, Miner Alumni Association Nov 1990

Missouri S&T Magazine, November 1990, Miner Alumni Association

Missouri S&T Magazine

No abstract provided.


The Missouri Miner, October 31, 1990 Oct 1990

The Missouri Miner, October 31, 1990

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.


The Missouri Miner, October 24, 1990 Oct 1990

The Missouri Miner, October 24, 1990

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.


Cold-Formed Steel Products In Material Handling System Projects: Indian Experience, Manhar C. Thakkar Oct 1990

Cold-Formed Steel Products In Material Handling System Projects: Indian Experience, Manhar C. Thakkar

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Cold-Formed Z-Section Steel Members Under Axial Loading, Rene W. Purnadi, John L. Tassoulas, Dimos Polyzois Oct 1990

A Study Of Cold-Formed Z-Section Steel Members Under Axial Loading, Rene W. Purnadi, John L. Tassoulas, Dimos Polyzois

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

No abstract provided.


Pull-Over Strength Of Screws In Simulated Building Tests, Duane S. Ellifritt, Robert Burnette Oct 1990

Pull-Over Strength Of Screws In Simulated Building Tests, Duane S. Ellifritt, Robert Burnette

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

No abstract provided.


Optimal Orientation Of Corrugations In Beam Webs, Vladislav Belyaev, Tatyana Mikhailova Oct 1990

Optimal Orientation Of Corrugations In Beam Webs, Vladislav Belyaev, Tatyana Mikhailova

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

No abstract provided.


A Numerical Model For Fire-Exposed Composite Steel/Concrete Slabs, Ralph Hamerlinck, Leen Twilt, Jan W. B. Stark Oct 1990

A Numerical Model For Fire-Exposed Composite Steel/Concrete Slabs, Ralph Hamerlinck, Leen Twilt, Jan W. B. Stark

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

No abstract provided.


Strength Of Composite Slabs, Craig Steven Young, W. Samuel Easterling Oct 1990

Strength Of Composite Slabs, Craig Steven Young, W. Samuel Easterling

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

No abstract provided.


Strength Evaluation Of Strut-Purlins, Gerald L. Hatch, W. Samuel Easterling, Thomas M. Murray Oct 1990

Strength Evaluation Of Strut-Purlins, Gerald L. Hatch, W. Samuel Easterling, Thomas M. Murray

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

No abstract provided.


Effective Width In Elastic Post-Buckling Of Thin Flanges, Robert W. Dannemann Oct 1990

Effective Width In Elastic Post-Buckling Of Thin Flanges, Robert W. Dannemann

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

No abstract provided.