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Last Two Surface Range Detector For Direct Detection Multisurface Flash Lidar In 90nm Cmos Technology, Douglas Preston
Last Two Surface Range Detector For Direct Detection Multisurface Flash Lidar In 90nm Cmos Technology, Douglas Preston
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This thesis explores a novel detection architecture for use in a Direct-Detect Flash LIDAR system. The proposed architecture implements detection of the last two surfaces within single pixels of a target scene. The novel, focal plane integrated detector design allows for detection of objects behind sparse and/or partially reflective covering such as forest canopy. The proposed detector would be duplicated and manufactured on-chip behind each avalanche photodiode within a focal plane array. Analog outputs are used to minimize interference from digital components on the analog input signal. The proposed architecture is a low-footprint solution which requires low computational post-processing. Additionally, …
Computational Modeling Of A Williams Cross Flow Turbine, Sajjan Pokhrel
Computational Modeling Of A Williams Cross Flow Turbine, Sajjan Pokhrel
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Hydropower is not only the most used renewable energy source in the United States, but in the world. While it is well known that large hydropower facilities, like the Hoover Dam, provide large amounts of electrical power, there is also a tremendous opportunity for hydroelectric power generation from small scale facilities that has largely been overlooked. The work being presented here studies a new cross flow turbine called the Williams Cross Flow Turbine (WCFT), which was designed to extract electric energy from low head, run-of-the-river, small hydropower sites. To spur the implementation of the WCFT in small hydropower applications, and …