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Nighttime Pedestrian Fatalities Across The United States And Their Relationship With Built Environment And Socioeconomic Factors: Gis-Based Analysis And Assessment, Amir Tarighi

Civil Engineering ETDs

Fatalities from motor vehicle collisions are the fifth leading cause of years of lost life worldwide (Foreman et al., 2018) and are a great concern for all communities. This road safety crisis has been especially pronounced for U.S. pedestrians over the last decade. National records show that between 2010 and 2019, pedestrian fatalities in the U.S. increased 44% while all other traffic fatalities increased only 4% and more than fifty percent of pedestrian fatalities occurred in dark lighting conditions. This study analyzed the relationship between pedestrian fatality locations at night and five demographic characteristics of those locations including population density, …

Development Of A Low-Cost Efficient Wireless Intelligent Sensor For Strain (Lewis-S) And Applications In Measuring Nonlinear Dynamics, Eric Robbins

Civil Engineering ETDs

Nonlinearities exist in all real-life systems and can be caused by behaviors such as large deformations, yielding, contact, etc. which can result in phenomena not found in linear testing. Considering nonlinear behavior in dynamic analyses can be beneficial to increase model predictability and can accurately characterize system responses. Generally, accelerometers are commonly used in linear and nonlinear vibration testing to obtain the acceleration response of a system. However, some systems may render the use of accelerometers problematic, or accelerometers may introduce limitations to measurement capabilities such that it can be beneficial to obtain experimental data using different sensors. In the …

A Barker Type Approach For Measuring And Interpreting Vle Of Polymer Mixed Solvent Systems, Vaishali Jain

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The environment around us has a great impact on human health. A polluted environment can adversely impact human health and cause diseases like cancer, skin diseases, breathing problems and many more and hence altering the quality of life. Hence it is very important to develop sensors that can efficiently detect these harmful substances from environment. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are carbon-based chemical substances that are volatile even at ambient temperature and pressure conditions which enter the atmosphere through industrial processes, building materials, etc.

Acoustic wave devices can detect very low concentrations (ppm, ppb) of organic compounds in the environment. A …

A Reconfigurable Stretchable Liquid Metal Antenna, Phase Shifter, And Array For Wideband Applications, David M. Hensley

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

While liquid metals, such as mercury, have been used in electronics for quite some time, the non-toxic gallium based liquid metals have caused an increase in research for liquid metal applications. Some of the potential applications that have been previously presented range from reconfigurable antennas, strain and pressure sensors, and speakers and microphones to name a few. The focus of this work is to provide further research into the use of gallium based liquid metals as a reconfigurable antenna, a phase shifter, and an array. This is done by designing, constructing, and characterizing each of these reconfigurable liquid metal (LM) …

3d Model Of Existing Conditions For The Creek On The Blue Mile Project, H M Imran Kays, Usman Ibrahim, Charles Crowner

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Development Of Uavs And Propulsion Systems For Exploration On Other Planets, Aaron Young, Wayne Strasser

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Theoretical Proposal

Using Sound And Heat Waves To Produce Contact-Less Phase Change, Elijah Reeves, Wayne Strasser

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Theoretical Proposal

Bombardier Beetle Fire Extinguisher, Elijah Yoder, Wayne Strasser

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Theoretical Proposal

How Much Mucus Do You Exhale?, Andres Del Valle, Wayne Strasser

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Theoretical Proposal

Hydrogen Combustion Engines In Fluid Dynamics, Isabelle Ambrose, Wayne Strasser

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Theoretical Proposal

Machine Learning Models For Energy Consumption Prediction In Buildings, Kolton Musgrove, Hector Medina

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Theoretical Proposal

Experimental Validation Of A 3d-Printed Millimeter Wave/Thz Power Combiner, Jacob C. Giese

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

The terahertz band (THz) in the electromagnetic spectrum is an untapped resource that possesses unique features for nondestructive methods of material imaging and detection. However, little advancements have been made in regard to a practical long range portable THz device. The solution proposed is an oversized cylindrical waveguide termed Power Combiner, designed to combine 12 azimuthally aligned rectangular waveguides to produce power levels suitable for threat detection at secure distances. This paper explores the physical parameters of the power combiner and the power distribution network and creates the 12 signals that allow for modification at the input of the power …

Electrical Capacitance Measurements To Assess European Corn Borer Infestation In Maize, Mavrik D. Thomas

Theses and Dissertations

The European Corn Borer (ECB), Ostrinia nubilalis, is an agricultural pest which bores small holes in the rind of maize stalks and then proceeds to consume the pith. Because most of the damage to the stalk is internal, it is difficult to quantify the damage to an individual stalk without time-consuming, manual examination. This work explored the hypothesis that internal damage could be detected and quantified using non-destructive, electromagnetic measurements. Laboratory experiments and numerical simulation studies predicted changes in capacitance of stalks due to hollow core ECB damage. A guarded probe device to measure electrical impedance from 500 Hz to …

Modeling Bus Bunching And Anti-Bunching Control Accounting For Signal Control And Passenger Swapping Behavior, Qi Xin, Rui Fu, Shaowei Yu, Satish V. Ukkusuri, Rui Jiang

Journal of Public Transportation

The conventional bus propagation process has two main shortcomings: one is bus bunching, the other is extra energy consumption by idling at signalized intersection and unexpected speed variation along the route. To overcome these problems simultaneously, an extended bus propagation model and an anti-bunching control are proposed. To extend the time-based bus propagation model, we employ finite state machine and intelligent driver model to establish a spatial-temporal based bus propagation model accounting for bus dynamic motion and passenger swapping behavior between bunching buses. To mitigate bus bunching and improve bus fuel economy in a cyber-traffic environment, an anticipated average speed …

Mesoscopic Traffic Simulation Model And Calibration Considering Stretching-Segment Design, Zhaocheng He, Xuanhua Lin, Peilin Nie, Ronghui Zhang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to make the simulation model fit the characteristics of urban traffic, both high accuracy and high performance, a lightweight mesoscopic traffic simulation system and the process of calibration are established. The speed-density model and vertical queue model are equivalent to the vehicle movement processes, the simulation accuracy and calibration efficiency are improved by the stretching-segment design at urban intersections of vertical queuing model, and the real individual vehicle information is used as the calibration data source. The application of the model in Xuancheng urban road network shows that, compared with the vertical queuing model, it can …

Anomaly-Handling In Lyapunov-Based Economic Model Predictive Control Via Empirical Models, Helen Durand

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Faculty Research Publications

A question that faces data-driven autonomous systems is verification that they will perform in a safe manner despite changes in the environment on which they act over time or incomplete knowledge of the system model. This work analyzes closed-loop stability of nonlinear systems under Lyapunov-based economic model predictive control (LEMPC) with data-driven models in the case where it is desirable to have the ability to detect when the data-driven model is or becomes insufficiently accurate for maintaining the closed-loop state in an expected region of state-space. Implications of the results for false sensor measurement cyberattacks seeking to impact the fidelity …

Modeling And Simulation Of Electric Vehicle Industry Development Based On System Dynamics, Yueqiang Fu, Tiantian Xia

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: New energy electric vehicle are the main trend of automobile industry upgrading. It plays an important role in ensuring the energy security and improving the ecological environment. It is of theoretical and practical significance to carry out research on the development of new energy electric vehicles. The affecting factors are systematically analyzed, the causal relationship model and stock flow model are established, and the dynamic equation of the model are determined and the parameter assignments are made. The model is verified and the system simulation and analysis are performed. The development trend and main influencing factors of …

Unified Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm For Energy Efficient Job Shop Scheduling, Hongjong Wei, Shaobo Li, Huageng Quan, Dacheng Liu, Shu Rao, Chuanjiang Li, Jianjun Hu

Faculty Publications

In recent years, people have paid more and more attention to traditional manufacturing’s environmental impact, especially in terms of energy consumption and related emissions of carbon dioxide. Except for adopting new equipment, production scheduling could play an important role in reducing the total energy consumption of a manufacturing plant. Machine tools waste a considerable amount of energy because of their underutilization. Consequently, energy saving can be achieved by switching machines to standby or off when they lay idle for a comparatively long period. Herein, we first introduce the objectives of minimizing non-processing energy consumption, total weighted tardiness and earliness, and …

High Temperature Polymer Electrolytes For Hydrogen Fuel Cells And Electrochemical Pumps, Gokul Venugopalan

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Hydrogen fuel cell and separation technologies such as proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and electrochemical hydrogen pump (ECHP) offer a profound advantage in the transition to a low-carbon economy. An imperative hitch in hydrogen fuel cells and ECHP technology has been the electrocatalyst poisoning by carbon monoxide (CO) and other contaminants in the reactant mixture. By operating, hydrogen fuel cells and ECHPs at high temperatures (>200 °C), the effect of CO adsorption on the electrocatalyst surface could be curtailed. The high-temperature operation of devices necessitates a proton exchange membrane (PEM) to operate under anhydrous conditions.

In this work, …

Small Fault Detection Based On Cumulative Sum Of Neighbor Statistic, Xiaoping Guo, Jiajun Gao, Jianbin Guo, Li Yuan

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the small faults and the common data non-linear problems of industrial process, a fault detection method based oncumulative sum of neighbor statistic (CUSUM-NS) is proposed. Mutual information principal component analysis (MIPCA) is used to reduce the dimension of training data, and the principal components based on mutual information are extracted to construct a new sample space. For the new sample space after dimensionality reduction, the nonlinear features of the process data can be fully extracted through the distance square sum statistics of k nearest neighbors. Cumulative summation(CUSUM) method is used to accumulate the sum of squares of …

Visual Simulation Platform For Visible Light Reconnaissance Load Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Yuzhou Chen, Li Yuan, Qinglin Wang, Zhang Qing, Jinyuan Zhang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In view of the simulation and evaluation requirement of the visual system parameters on the performance of video imaging during the operation and reconnaissance of unmanned aerial vehicle, a visual simulation platform for the reconnaissance load is designed and constructed. The collected video is processed according to the visual system parameters and the flight parameters, and the support for the evaluation and the index design of the unmanned aerial vehicle reconnaissance load system is provided, and the guidance is provided for the flight parameters and the flight track setting when the unmanned aerial vehicle reconnaissance and operation …

Feasibility Study Of A Structural Electrolyte Containment Ring For Use In Thermal Batteries, Teal Harbour

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

The feasibility of a new thermal battery separator design utilizing a structural machined MACOR® ceramic is explored. The cylindrical ceramic “separator ring” maintains separation of cell electrodes while containing a LiCl-KCl molten salt electrolyte. Finite element analysis (FEA) results show the separator ring can withstand mechanical and thermal loading conditions representative of a thermal battery environment. Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) was used to characterize impedance mechanisms. EIS data was also used to calculate and show conductivities of the experimental separators are comparable to a traditional pellet. Although discharge testing resulted in high current-pulse resistivities and low delivered capacity, the work …

Printing Parameter Determination And Characterization Of Additively Manufactured Kovar Steel, Will Macgreggor Davidson

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

Kovar (ASTM F15, UNS K94610) steel has many applications across Sandia National Laboratories but is best known within academia and industry for its glass-to-metal and glass-to-ceramic hermetic sealing capabilities. Successful printing parameters for a Renishaw AM400 to additively manufacture artifacts from Kovar steel powder have been determined. The printed test artifacts have been studied for ultimate tensile strength, density, surface roughness, hardness, bulk composition, and impact toughness. Longer throughput measurements such as porosity, coefficient of thermal expansion, and grain structure studies have been established for future delivery to the research team. Yet another delivery from this thesis research is a …

Artificial Intelligence-Driven Remaining Useful Life Prediction Of A Machinery-A Review, Dvij Barot, Honey Sharma, Mahika Yadav, Pooja Kamat

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Remaining Useful Life of a machine is very useful statistical information for the operator and manufacturer. It provides a very clear perspective to the user how long the machine can be operated and if any faults are detected how can they be prevented and ultimately increase the Remaining Useful Life. If the operators are aware of the forthcoming issues of the machine the downtime caused in the inspection, part delivery and eventually replacing parts is significantly reduced.

The paper presents a study on the remaining useful life of machinery as it is an emerging technique, starting from the year …

Monte Carlo Perturbation Analysis Of Fuel Temperature Variations In The Mcnp Model Of The Annular Core Research Reactor, Melissa Andrea Moreno

Nuclear Engineering ETDs

The Annular Core Research Reactor (ACRR) Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) model is used for a variety of computational calculations ranging from reactor kinetics metrics to safety analyses. To understand the dominant source of uncertainty within the model, perturbations in temperature were applied to individual ACRR MCNP fuel rods. Assigning random temperatures, selected uniformly, from the operational temperature ranges of the fuel enables a study of uncertainty effects based on temperature variations. Stochastic mixing was used to blend the cross-sections of the desired temperatures using the MCNP continuous and Thermal Neutron Scattering Treatment (S(α,β)) libraries in ENDF/B-VII.1. The uncertainty quantification process …

Research On Some Questions Of Simulation Body Of Knowledge, Xiaogang Qiu, Duan Hong, Xie Xu, Bin Chen

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Simulation body of knowledge (BOK) is the knowledge required to conduct Modeling and Simulation (M&S) activities, which is a logic system consisting of concepts, propositions, and inferences that are tightly related to each other. The simulation BOK organizes the M&S knowledge in a hierarchical way, reflects the composition and structure of the knowledge in the M&S domain. The establishment of the simulation BOK is crucial to advance the M&S research and education. The requirements for establishing the simulation BOK are summarized, three basic features of the simulation knowledge, practical, systematical, and epochal are discussed, the challenges of establishing the …

Study On Composition Of Simulation Discipline Knowledge Areas, Duan Hong, Xiaogang Qiu, Xie Xu, Rusheng Ju

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Many disciplines, such as Software Engineering, Automation, have sorted out and formed their own knowledge areas and constructed their Body of Knowledge to steer teaching and study efforts. Describing the composition of Modeling and Simulation body of knowledge from the perspective of knowledge area plays an important role in the simulation engineering education and the development of simulation technology. According to the needs of simulation teaching, the body of knowledge of simulation discipline is divided into three levels, knowledge area, knowledge unit and knowledge topic. On the basis of reviewing the current status of the research and the role …

Research On Combat Simulation Body Of Knowledge, Xie Xu, Xiaogang Qiu, Duan Hong, Kedi Huang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Combat simulation is an important research method in modern military domain, since it provides a virtual battlespace for entities of various types that are involved in a battle to interact with each other. Over last several decades, combat simulation has been widely applied in different applications, and as a result the body of knowledge of combat simulation has been extended a lot. The relevant articles and textbooks in combat simulation are extensively investigated, and a three-layer structure to organize the body of knowledge of combat simulation is proposed. Eleven knowledge areas that should be included in the combat simulation …

Personalized Game Recommendation Method Based On Implicit Feedback, Sha Jing, Gongli Zeng, Yang Yang, Wei Yao

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Traditional recommendation systems often use explicit feedback for personalized recommendations. But the explicit feedback data is not easy to obtain, and the quality is poor, and the recommendation results unable to meet the requitrment of the user. Implicit feedback data is easier to obtain and can provide users with the better content. A personalized game recommendation method based on implicit feedback data is proposed. The method builds an implicit feedback recommendation model for game user data based on implicit feedback data such as the game duration and game numbers. A personalized recommendation of the game is implemented through an …

Mesh Solid Construction Algorithm Of Spiral Bevel Gear Based On Virtual Collision Body, Cheng'en Li, Xiangjun Zou, Zeqin Zeng, Jianhua He, Li Hui, Zhaofeng Huang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to improve the production automation, intelligence level and production efficiency of the tractor rear axle, the spiral bevel gear mesh entity based on the virtual collision body is constructed to carry out the human-machine interaction virtual simulation experiment of the tractor rear axle. The spiral bevel gear made by Gleason as is taken an example, the processing technology of arc spur gear is analyzed, the kinematics is used to establish a mathematical model of the spiral bevel gear forming process. The differential and interpolation methods are used to fit the gear curve and surface, the contour point …