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Ldmos Power Transistor Design And Evaluation Using 2d And 3d Device Simulation, Aiman Salih

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The benefit of the super-junction (SJ) technique and the use of a floating P layer for low voltage (30 V) laterally double-diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) transistors are investigated in this thesis using Sentaurus TCAD simulation software. Optimizations to the SJ LDMOS were attempted such as adding a buffer layer to the device, but simulation and theoretical evidence point out that the benefits of the SJ technique are marginal at the 30 V application. A replacement for the SJ technique was sought, the floating P structure proved to be a good solution at the low voltage range due to its …

Organic-Inorganic Graphite And Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Based Composites For 3d Printing, Jorge Alfredo Catalan Gonzalez

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

This project was multipronged to help fuse together topics of additive manufacturing and two-dimensional (2D) layered materials, and studying the mechanical and electrical properties of the composites produced. The composites are made from the thermoplastic polymer acting as a matrix and the graphite and 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) serving as the filler or reinforcement. Different concentrations of TMD's were added to the matrix to study the effect of composition on the mechanical and electrical properties. To shed insights into the mechanical properties, test coupons were produced as "dog bone" structures for tensile testing using the ASTM D638 type 5 …

Advances In Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth Of Molybdenum Disulfide For Photodetectors And Flexible Electronics, Carlos Francisco De Anda Orea

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

The conversion of light into electrical signals is at the basis of technologies that affect our daily lives. Applications, including video imaging, optical communications, biomedical imaging, security, night-vision, gas sensing and motion detection have reached a high level of maturity due to the development of high-performance materials, large-scale production, and integration technologies. Currently conventional photodetectors made of Silicon (Si) or III-V compounds are about to reach their maximum efficiency, and every time it is harder to get a noticeable improvement in performance of sensors based on these materials, not to mention the complicated fabrication methods to achieve just a few …

Automatic Patch Classification And Diffusion In Adaptive, Luis Alonso Ponce

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Multi-Frame image restoration is a form of Super-Resolution (SR) which consists of combining multiple Low-Resolution (LR) images in order to reconstruct a single High Resolution (HR) image. In this Thesis we improved a spatially-adaptive SR scheme, based on the framework of Optimal Recovery (OR), whereby the block-by-block processing is done based on the properties of the corresponding local LR image data patches. The bandwidth parameter is adapted based on the local variance of each corresponding block from all LR images that contribute to the HR image block to be reconstructed. Also, an optimal regularization parameter needs to be chosen for …

Optimization Of Neural Network Architecture For Classification Of Radar Jamming Fm Signals, Alberto Soto

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Radar jamming signal classification is valuable when situational awareness of radar systems is sought out for timely deployment of electronic support measures. Our Thesis shows that artificial neural networks can be utilized for effective and efficient signal classification. The goal is to optimize an artificial Neural Network (NN) approach capable of distinguishing between two common radar waveforms, namely bandlimited white Gaussian jamming noise (BWGN) and the ubiquitous linearly frequency modulated (LFM) signal. This is made possible by creating a theoretical framework for NN architecture testing that leads to a high probability of detection (PD) and a low probability of false …

A Tree-Based Collision Resolution Algorithm For Rfid Using Bayesian Tag Estimation, Sanika Krishnamali Wijayasekara

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) is a promising wireless object identifying technology which uses radio frequency waves to transmit data between an RFID reader and tags. The RFID systems have been effectively applied in different areas, like manufacturing, healthcare, supply chain, transportation and agriculture. Despite the vast deployment of the RFID technology in practice, the inherent RFID tag collision problem still persists as a serious concern and remains a challenge. The tag collision problem happens when some tags in reader's vicinity try to transmit data to a reader simultaneously without priori coordination. The existing RFID Electronic Product Code (EPC) Class 1 …

Maximizing Cache Value For Distributing Content Via Small Cells In 5g, Ibrahim Khalaf Freewan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The objective of this thesis is to develop an algorithm for distributing content at small cells in 5G, wherein small cells (SCs) are set up instead of macro cells to serve mobile users. Users may simultaneously access between one and some maximum number of SCs, the actual number of SCs being drawn from a distribution. The source library is located away from these sites, and it stores files as a collection of RaptorQ-encoded symbols. By using RaptorQ symbols a very large number of distinct encoding symbols can be generated and a collection of received encoded symbols slightly larger than the …

Investigation Of Electrical Defects Arising From Excessive Sidewall Force And Excessive Tensile Strain On Power Cables, Darren Mcconnon, Joseph Kearney, Tom Looby, James O'Shaughnessy

Conference papers

The study includes a comprehensive review of the existing literature and guidelines regarding the effects of sidewall force and tensile strain on power cables during installation. The most appropriate diagnostic test methods required to analyse these effects are also assessed. The results of tests and analysis of the existing literature are then combined in an attempt to determine a realistic basis for guidelines and recommendations relevant to cable installation forces.

Effect Of Ion Flux (Dose Rate) In Source-Drain Extension Ion Implantation For 10-Nm Node Finfet And Beyond On 300/450mm Platforms, Ming-Yi Shen

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The improvement of wafer equipment productivity has been a continuous effort of the semiconductor industry. Higher productivity implies lower product price, which economically drives more demand from the market. This is desired by the semiconductor manufacturing industry. By raising the ion beam current of the ion implanter for 300/450mm platforms, it is possible to increase the throughput of the ion implanter. The resulting dose rate can be comparable to the performance of conventional ion implanters or higher, depending on beam current and beam size. Thus, effects caused by higher dose rate must be investigated further. One of the major applications …

Power Budgets For Cubesat Radios To Support Ground Communications And Inter-Satellite Links, Otilia Popescu

Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

CubeSats are a class of pico-satellites that have emerged over the past decade as a cost-effective alternative to the traditional large satellites to provide space experimentation capabilities to universities and other types of small enterprises, which otherwise would be unable to carry them out due to cost constraints. An important consideration when planning CubeSat missions is the power budget required by the radio communication subsystem, which enables a CubeSat to exchange information with ground stations and/or other CubeSats in orbit. The power that a CubeSat can dedicate to the communication subsystem is limited by the hard constraints on the total …

Designing Framework For The Computer Aided Design Of Silicon Carbide Jfet Circuits In Bleo Environments, Venkata Vinay Naidugari

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Abstract: circuit design and testing are two essential processes to synthesis of an efficient and reliable circuit. Real-time testing of a circuit through circuit fabrication and development is an expensive and a risky procedure whereas testing the circuit by modelling and simulating is more efficient and inexpensive. Silicon-based semiconductors are the basic components of any modern day electronic devices, and their usage has dominated the marketplace. But these conventional cmos devices cannot exist in an environment consisting of harsh radiation, high temperature and many other environmental conditions, such as venus or mars. However, 6h-sic jfets, which are basic logic gate …

Wavelength Drift In Cwdm Systems: Impact And Measurement, Thomas Freir

Masters

The research begins with an investigation of wavelength drift in Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) systems, especially in the context of temperature dependent wavelength drift. A simple model was proposed using a typical ‘application’ from ITU-T G.695. OptiSystem was chosen as the simulation platform due to its ease of use, the variety and flexibility of its inbuilt components and similar models simulated on the platform in the past. The research then investigates the measurement of wavelength drift focusing on how to determine an acceptable wavelength accuracy for a CWDM wavelength monitor. The chosen approach arose from observations of the results …

Secrecy Rates And Optimal Power Allocation For Full-Duplex Decode-And-Forward Relay Wire-Tap Channels, Lubna Elsaid, Leonardo Jimenez-Rodriguez, Nghi H. Tran, Sachin Shetty, Shivakumar Sastry

Computational Modeling & Simulation Engineering Faculty Publications

This paper investigates the secrecy rates and optimal power allocation schemes for a decode-and-forward wiretap relay channel where the transmission from a source to a destination is aided by a relay operating in a full-duplex (FD) mode under practical residual self-interference. By first considering static channels, we address the non-convex optimal power allocation problems between the source and relay nodes under individual and joint power constraints to establish closed-form solutions. An asymptotic analysis is then given to provide important insights on the derived power allocation solutions. Specifically, by using the method of dominant balance, it is demonstrated that full power …

A Testbed Design For Monitoring The Long-Term Spatial-Temporal Dynamics Of Underwater Acoustic Channels, Krishna Chaitanya Poduru

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

The underwater acoustic network testbed helps to validate the theoretical results and bridge the gap between experimental results. Characterizing and modeling the spatial-temporal dynamics of underwater acoustic channels is essential to developing efficient and effective physical-layer communication algorithms and network protocols. This work dedicates to designing a testbed system to measure the spatial-temporal dynamics of underwater acoustic channels. The collected measurements will shed insights into the spatial-temporal correlation of underwater acoustic channels and will be used to evaluate the theoretical algorithms that are designed to model the spatial-temporal dynamics and to exploit the spatial-temporal dynamics for more efficient and effective …

Second-Life Battery Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Modeling And Application To A Residential System, Busra Ovali

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

This study presents the modeling of a used hybrid electric vehicle battery (also called second life battery), and its design and simulation for a standalone residential photovoltaic system. For this purpose, the battery was tested through capacity and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy tests (EIS). These tests were done with variable temperatures (0ºC, 15ºC and 30ºC), and results were used to fit an equivalent impedance circuit. This model was used to incorporate a second life battery to a PV system, which was simulated by using daily irradiance and load data for Tucson (AZ) under most various month (May).

Heterogeneous Multi-Sensor Fusion For 2d And 3d Pose Estimation, Hanieh Deilamsalehy

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Sensor fusion is a process in which data from different sensors is combined to acquire an output that cannot be obtained from individual sensors. This dissertation first considers a 2D image level real world problem from rail industry and proposes a novel solution using sensor fusion, then proceeds further to the more complicated 3D problem of multi sensor fusion for UAV pose estimation.

One of the most important safety-related tasks in the rail industry is an early detection of defective rolling stock components. Railway wheels and wheel bearings are two components prone to damage due to their interactions with the …

กรณีศึกษาการออกแบบการป้องกันกระแสเกินสำหรับปฏิบัติการไมโครกริดในระบบจำหน่าย, จิรณัฐ์ ตั้งจิตติจริยา

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ปัญหาของระบบป้องกันเป็นหนึ่งในปัญหาหลักที่การไฟฟ้าวิตกกังวลและส่งผลต่อการอนุญาตให้เกิดการจ่ายไฟฟ้าแบบระบบไฟฟ้าแยกโดด เนื่องจากผลของการเชื่อมต่อแหล่งผลิตไฟฟ้าขนาดเล็กแบบกระจายตัว ทำให้กระแสโหลดที่จ่ายจากโครงข่ายไฟฟ้าของการไฟฟ้าในวงจรนั้นน้อยลง และปัญหาการเปลี่ยนแปลงสถานะการจ่ายไฟฟ้า ทำให้กระแสโหลดและกระแสความผิดพร่องมีการเปลี่ยนแปลงบ่อย ส่งผลกระทบโดยตรงต่อการทำงานของรีเลย์ป้องกันกระแสเกินของอุปกรณ์ป้องกันของการไฟฟ้า เป็นสาเหตุทำให้รีเลย์ป้องกันกระแสเกินทำงานผิดพลาดได้ หากไม่มีการปรับเปลี่ยนค่าปรับตั้งให้เหมาะสมวิทยานิพนธ์นี้จะแก้ไขปัญหาของระบบป้องกันของไมโครกริดที่เกี่ยวกับรีเลย์ป้องกันกระแสเกิน ด้วยการใช้รีเลย์ป้องกันกระแสเกินที่สามารถปรับตัวได้ในสถานะต่าง ๆ เช่น สถานะเชื่อมต่อโครงข่าย สถานะจ่ายไฟฟ้าแบบระบบไฟฟ้าแยกโดด และคำนึงถึงการประสานการป้องกันระหว่างอุปกรณ์ป้องกัน ทดสอบกับระบบทดสอบที่จำลองจากระบบจริงของการไฟฟ้าส่วนภูมิภาค คำนวณและจำลองการทำงานด้วยโปรแกรม Power Factory DIgSILENT

เครือข่ายตัวตรวจรู้แบบไร้สายบลูทูธ - ไวไฟเพื่อใช้วัดอุณหภูมิ ความชื้นและความเข้มแสง, ธนวิชญ์ มานิตย์โชติพิสิฐ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

วิทยานิพนธ์ฉบับนี้เป็นการพัฒนาระบบเครือข่ายตัวตรวจรู้แบบไร้สายบลูทูธ - ไวไฟเพื่อใช้วัดอุณหภูมิ ความชื้น ความเข้มแสง และจัดเก็บข้อมูลดังกล่าวไปยังฐานข้อมูลตามมาตรฐาน IEEE1888 โดยตัวตรวจรู้ขนาดเล็กที่ถูกออกแบบให้ใช้พลังงานน้อยและสามารถทำงานได้นานโดยใช้พลังงานจากถ่านเม็ดกระดุมจะส่งข้อมูลด้วยสัญญาณบลูทูธพลังงานต่ำ ไปยังเกตเวย์ที่เชื่อมต่ออยู่กับสัญญาณไวไฟ และเกตเวย์ก็จะส่งข้อมูลโดยใช้มาตรฐานการสื่อสาร IEEE1888 ไปเก็บยังฐานข้อมูล

Minimum Time Control Of Paralleled Boost Converters, Shishir Patel

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Demand for electrification is booming in both, traditional and upcoming generations of technological advancements. One of the constituent blocks of these electrified systems is Power conversion. Power conversion systems are often constructed by paralleling multiple power converter blocks for high performance and reliability of overall system. An advanced control technique is developed with an aim to optimize system states of heterogeneous power converters within minimum time while maintaining feasible stress level on individual power converter blocks. Practical implementation of real-time controller and performance improvement strategies are addressed. Experimental results validating high performance control scheme, and sensitivity analysis of system states …

การลดเสียงรบกวนจากเครื่องกรอฟันที่ขึ้นกับการตัดออกเสียงรบกวนแบบปรับตัว, จิฏิณ เข็มวงษ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

วิทยานิพนธ์นี้นำเสนอเทคนิคการลดเสียงรบกวนจากเครื่องกรอฟันแบบสองขั้นตอน (Two-Step Dental-Drill Noise Reduction, TSDNR) โดยใช้ระบบการตัดออกเสียงรบกวนแบบปรับตัว (Adaptive Noise Cancellation, ANC) เทคนิคที่นำเสนอถูกออกแบบสำหรับหูฟังสวมศีรษะตัดออกเสียงรบกวน (noise-cancelling headphone) เพื่อให้ทันตแพทย์และคนไข้สวมใส่ขณะที่มีการรักษาฟัน โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่ง เพื่อป้องกันการสูญเสียการได้ยินของทันตแพทย์ที่ต้องทำงานภายใต้สถานการณ์ที่มีเสียงรบกวนจากเครื่องกรอฟันเป็นระยะเวลานานๆ เทคนิค TSDNR ประกอบด้วยสองขั้นตอน เพื่อลดเสียงรบกวนจากเครื่องกรอฟัน ในขั้นตอนแรก ขั้นตอนวิธีการสกัดความถี่หลักมูลและความถี่ฮาร์มอนิก (fundamental-and-harmonic frequencies extraction algorithm) ถูกนำเสนอเพื่อใช้ประมาณความถี่หลักมูลและความถี่ฮาร์มอนิกของเสียงรบกวนจากเครื่องกรอฟัน หลังจากนั้น สัญญาณไซนูซอยด์ของความถี่หลักมูลและความถี่ฮาร์มอนิกต่างๆจะถูกสร้างและใช้เป็นสัญญาณอ้างอิงของระบบ ANC หลายระบบพร้อมๆกันเพื่อตัดออกความถี่หลักมูลและความถี่ฮาร์มอนิกของเสียงรบกวนจากเครื่องกรอฟัน ในขั้นตอนที่สอง ตัวกรองแบบปรับตัวอีกตัวหนึ่งของระบบ ANC จะถูกใช้ร่วมกับตัวกรองผ่านสูงเพื่อกำจัดองค์ประกอบความถี่สูงอื่นๆของเสียงรบกวนจากเครื่องกรอฟัน ผลการจำลองผ่านคอมพิวเตอร์โดยใช้เสียงรบกวนจากเครื่องกรอฟันที่บันทึกเสียงไว้ และสัญญาณเสียงพูดจากฐานข้อมูล IEEE แสดงให้เห็นว่าเทคนิค TSDNR ที่นำเสนอสามารถลดเสียงรบกวนจากเครื่องกรอฟันได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ ทั้งในด้านของสมรรถนะในการลดทอนเสียงรบกวนและในด้านของคุณภาพของเสียงพูด ยิ่งไปกว่านั้น ผลจากการทดสอบฟังจากผู้ฟัง 15 คน ยืนยันประสิทธิภาพของเทคนิคที่นำเสนอนี้อีกด้วย

Smart Fitness Machine, Tyler M. Masters

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This paper details the design of a smart fitness machine that, by the use of sensors and a central micro controller, tracks an individual users exercise performance data and provides a platform for the data to be easily accessed either by the trainer or user.

Stringless Guitar, Kue Z. Yang, Anthony Batey, Dominic Mercorelli, Nathaniel Hawk

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

The aim of this project is to improve the design of a typical guitar by designing a digital stringless guitar. Due to the nonlinearities inherent in a guitar, it would be difficult to reproduce guitar tones by summing harmonic components; therefore, digital samples of guitar tones were taken in order to preserve these unique and wonderfully sounding tones. These digital samples were stored in the guitar and used to produce its tones when played. The digital guitar includes fingerboard position sensors as well as strum sensors for each string. The fingerboard position sensors detect the player’s fingers at discrete positions. …

Underwater Robot, Joseph E. Beck, Matthew Crislip, Cody Bobek, Peyton Lucas

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) are remote controlled drones operated by a non-local user. The ROV we plan to build is connected by a tethering wire to a floating buoy that contains an antenna which will send signals between the base station and the ROV. The ROV is equipped with a video camera, ballast system, propulsion system, lights, and a depth sensor. The ROV will transmit a live video feed to the user, while receiving input signals to control its movement from the base station.

Packmule, Jared M. Alexander, Jared J. Ford, Timothy J. Griffiths, Andray Pennington

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

People face demands of hauling equipment and belongings with them every day, whether it be for work or leisure. This design report discusses and details a product that would allow people to overcome the struggles of this. The Packmule is an autonomous following robot that has the capability of carrying a load up to 30 pounds. The design involves two independently controlled motors operating two drive wheels so that the Packmule will be flexible in the directions it can move. There are also two more steering wheels for support of the base and the load inside. The way in which …

Enhancement Of Antenna Array Performance Using Reconfigurable Slot-Ring Antennas And Integrated Filter/Antennas, Tianjiao Li

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

As modern communication system technology develops, the demand for devices with smaller size, higher efficiency, and more functionality has increased dramatically. In addition, highly integrated RF-front-end modules with a reduced footprint and less transition loss between cascaded devices are desirable in most advanced wireless communication systems. Antenna arrays are widely used in wireless communication systems due to their high directivity and beam steering capability. Moreover, antenna arrays are preferred in mobile communication systems for diversity reception to reduce signal fading effects. In order to meet the various requirements of rapidly developing wireless communication systems, low cost, compact, multifunctional integrated antenna …

Semiconductor Materials And Devices For 2 Micron Generation, Dzianis Saladukha

Theses

In the last century, semiconductor research has led to significant changes in the fields of communication, medicine, the environment, and many others. Semiconductor devices provide a relatively simple and effective way to convert electrical energy to light and vice versa. Devices based on semiconductor materials of various kinds provide interaction of an electromagnetic signal in the range of wavelengths with a medium. Examples of such devices are LED lamps, photovoltaic cells, thermometers, gas sensors, cameras, and many others. The study of various semiconductors broadens the range of application of photonics. This work is based on the study of materials which …

Inkjet Printing Of Composite Electrodes For Battery Applications, Brandon Price

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

No abstract provided.

Improvements In Inverter Modeling And Control, Xiao Liu

Theses and Dissertations--Electrical and Computer Engineering

In this dissertation, the generalized averaging method models for inverters, reactive power control methods for photovoltaic inverters, and a noise immunity improvement for hybrid position observers for brushless dc motor drives are studied.

Models of inverters and other converters based on averaging have been widely used in numerous simulation applications. Generalized averaging can be applied to model both average and switching behavior of converters while retaining the faster run times associated with average-value models. Herein, generalized average models for single- and three-phase pulse width modulation inverters are proposed. The modulation signal for the proposed model could be either a sinusoidal …

Cable Health Monitoring System Built Into Power Converter Using Time Domain Reflectometry, Hossein Baninajar

Theses and Dissertations

Aging cables are a critical reliability concern for many electrical systems. Cables run over long distances, are often exposed to harsh environments and are intended to work for several decades. Cable faults can be a serious problem because cables are usually hard to repair or replace. Condition based maintenance is a popular approach that provides high reliability and low maintenance cost at the same time. This is a non-destructive method that collects information about the health condition of the cable under test without causing any potential damage.

Nowadays, in several applications power cables are connected to power converters and it …

Growth And Characterization Of Anisotropic Gase Semiconductor For Radiation Detection And Thz Applications, Haseeb Nazir

Theses and Dissertations

Anisotropic wide-bandgap gallium selenide (GaSe) crystals were grown using high purity (7N) Ga and zone refined (ZR) Se precursor materials. The crystal growth was performed using a modified vertical Bridgman method (VBM) with a slow crystallization from the melt and with a pre-determined temperature profile. The structure, surface morphology, and the composition of the grown crystals were characterized using x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive analysis by x-rays (EDAX), respectively. Optical absorption and transmission properties were characterized and optical bandgap was determined. Electrical resistivity has been determined using current-voltage (I V) measurements using van der Pauw …