Theses and Dissertations-Ingram School of Engineering
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Design and application of conformal magnetic and graphene waveguide antenna
(2020-08)This thesis investigates conformal magnetic and graphene waveguide antennas working at c-band for applications of wireless local area network (WLAN) and Wi-Fi networks. Antennas with magnetic material could be an extremely ... -
A multi-stage stochastic model for production planning using onsite renewable generation with prosumer approach
(2020-12)This thesis researches on finding a production plan that minimizes the cost of a manufacturing system facing uncertainties on the demand of its final products over a horizon of multiple periods and considering adoption ... -
Growth and Characterization of (InGa)2O3 Alloys
(2018-08)To create the next generation of power devices, new materials are being developed for use as wide bandgap semiconductors. Wide bandgap oxides are receiving attention as their properties are conducive to improved power and ... -
Exploration of a New Affordable Thermal Protection System Utilizing Needle-Punched (2.5D) Fabric Composites
(2018-08)Thermal protection systems (TPS) designed for solid rocket motors (SRMs) and reentry vehicles employ ablative composites. Phenolic and cyanate ester are state-of-the-art (SOTA) resin systems used in many of the ablative ... -
Design and Performance Analysis of Hardware Accelerator for Deep Neural Network in Heterogeneous Platform
(2018-08)This thesis describes a new flexible approach to implementing energy-efficient DNN accelerator on FPGAs. Our design leverages the Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (CAPI) which provides a cache-coherent view of ... -
Surface Modification of Thermoplastic Polymers for Lateral Flow Assay Applications
(2018-08)Lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) is the technology behind low-cost, simple, rapid and portable detection devices which is popular in biomedicine, agriculture, food and environmental sciences. In this research, a simple and ... -
All Inkjet-Printed High On/Off Ratio Two-Dimensional Materials Field Effect Transistor
(2018-08)This thesis introduces the development of a novel ink, design, fabrication, and characterization of an all inkjet printed high current on/off ratio field effect transistor (FET). The inks were obtained through the liquid ... -
Exploration of 3D Printing a New Polysiloxane Composite for High Temperature Applications
(2019-12)Thermal protection materials are a necessary component for high-temperature applications because they serve as protection for delicate components, structures and payloads. Advanced composites are the materials of choice ... -
Advanced ZigBee Network With Greater Range and Longevity
(2021-12)With the rapid development of Internet of Things networks (IoT), a new type of wireless standard, ZigBee, has emerged in order to satisfy the demand of low power dissipation, low cost, and easy deployment among wireless ...
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A simulation-based data-driven analysis for improving collaboration between food bank facilities before and after natural disasters
(2021-12)Food banks are non-profit organizations that gather and distribute supplies to agencies serving people in need. Food banks obtain donations (i.e., supplies) from the public and public and private organizations. ...
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Open Source Python based Hardware Verification Tool
(2021-08)Today a need for more efficient and time-effective hardware/chip verification has become a necessity due to the increasing size and complexity of several electronic devices. Everyone wants to develop new technology, and ...
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Capillary driven flows in micro-machined open polymer microchannels
(2021-08)Wettability and surface roughness have been studied for quite some years now especially in the area of microfabrication, in which more interests have been raised for the use of polymeric materials (acrylic family) for ... -
Incorporation Of High-Volume Fly Ash To Produce Structural Lightweight Concrete
(2021-08)Concrete industry is one of the main industries using large proportion and volume of our natural resources. Ordinary Portland Cement is an important source for the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere because of ... -
Stochastic programming models for planning wind based distributed generation in prosumers of energy mode
(2020-05)This thesis formulates, solves and contrasts several stochastic programming models that a decision maker may use to determine the siting and sizing of distributed energy resources (DER) in a distributed generation (DG) ... -
Optimized Sparse Matrix Operations and Hardware Implementation using FPGA
(2021-08)The increasing importance of sparse connectivity representing real-world data has been exemplified by the recent work in areas of graph analytics, machine language, and high-performance. Sparse matrices are the critical ... -
Digital Signal Processing and Machine Learning Applied to Power Line Communications
(2021-08)Power Line Communications (PLC) is a technology that uses power lines to transport communication data alongside the electric power signals. Due to the ubiquitous nature of pre-existing power grid infrastructure, PLC has a ... -
Machine Learning Applications in Emergency Management
(2021-08)Emergency prediction and management are characterized by high dynamics and complexity, and inaccurate prediction and inefficient management can result in the loss of human lives and substantial environmental and economic ...
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Predict, create, control, and maintain optimum living conditions for fish and plants of an indoor aquaponics system
(2021-08)Access to clean water and food are the basic needs for everyone. The growth of population, changes in lifestyles, and pollution of resources have made access to these basic needs more difficult. To support the growing ...
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Smart Passive Ambient Control for Indoor Vertical Farming by Simulation and Empirical Study
(2021-08)The objective of this research is to design and develop a smart passive temperature control system for indoor vertical farming by simulation and empirical study. Passive temperature control is defined as the process of ...
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Design of a Novel Medium Access Control Protocol for Optimization of CDMA-based Passive RFID: Bitwise CDMA
(2018-05)UHF passive RFID is a wide and continuously growing technology. As such, it is becoming increasingly important to develop highly efficient and inexpensive RFID systems. Presently available RFID tags utilize MAC protocols ...