Browsing by Thesis Department "Electrical and computer engineering (MU)"
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3D scene description and construction using spatial referencing language
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)It has long been a dream of science fiction to have a robot that can understand and communicate using the rich dialog of natural language. Having such capabilities would allow a human collaborator to interact naturally and ... -
Adaptive temporal difference learning of spatial memory in the water maze task
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The goal of this work was to evaluate the performance of a biologically inspired Temporal Difference (TD) approach to the learning of spatial memory for a robot in a dry version of the Morris water maze task. The Morris ... -
Automated video processing and scene understanding for intelligent video surveillance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Recent advances in key technologies have enabled the deployment of surveillance video cameras on various platforms. There is an urgent need to develop advanced computational methods and tools for automated video processing ... -
Automatic detection of explosive devices in infrared imagery using texture with adaptive background mixture models
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Infrared cameras can be used to image unpaved roads containing buried explosive hazards where detection relies upon differences between settled and disturbed soil in addition to thermal emissivity. Used is a variation of ... -
A biologically inspired optical flow system for motion detection and object identification
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Optical flow is possibly the best known method for motion segmentation. However its application is restricted to offline processing as it requires extensive computational resources and time. This thesis explores an optical ... -
Bridging the gap between local and global approaches for 3D object recognition
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Broadband beamforming and direction finding using concentric ring array
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Sensor arrays have been used widely in applications including radar, sonar, seismology, biomedicine, communications and imaging. A very popular type of sensor array is circular array, which has almost invariant array pattern ... -
Case study of normal and high glucose laden cell response to cellular phone radiation using GTEM cell
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The primary objective of this dissertation is twofold. First, to study the response of red and white blood cell and normal and high glucose blood to cellular phone radiation exposures at frequencies of 850 and 900 MHz. ... -
Characterization and MEMS applications of nanothermite materials
([University of Missouri--Columbia], 2010)The research described herein is on characterization of nanothermite materials and development of nanothermite microdevices for shock wave generation, microthruster propulsion, and intracellular particle delivery and cell ... -
Characterization of a piezoelectric transformer plasma source
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The piezoelectric transformer plasma source (PTPS) is a compact RF driven plasma source developed for near-space and microspacecraft propulsion. The PTPS uses the mass transfer of emitted charged particles from the plasma ... -
Clustering in relational data and ontologies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)This dissertation studies the problem of clustering objects represented by relational data. This is a pertinent problem as many real-world data sets can only be represented by relational data for which object-based clustering ... -
Composite-semiconductor-based micro power source
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This work covers the development of a radioisotope loaded micropower source from the initial stages of design, simulation and fabrication through the characterization and performance optimization of the device. Various ... -
Computational modeling of the fear circuit: a system approach to understand anxiety and stress disorder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Computational models are becoming increasingly important to systems neuroscience. In fear learning, although there have been a few attempts at modeling emotional learning and memory in the past, ... -
Computational models of neuronal fear and addiction circuits
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Computational Neuroscience provides tools to abstract and generalize principles of neuronal functions using mathematics, with applicability to the ... -
Computational neural models at molecular, cellular and behavioral levels: three case studies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Biological findings from molecular, cellular and behavior levels can be difficult to understand functions. Computational tools and systems concepts facilitate integration of information across levels to further understanding ... -
Data control for signal scavenging for a personnel detection system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Injurious falls have been one of the major problems in elderly people and not providing medical assistance to those patients on time may increase complications. We developed a "Smart Carpet", which detects the personal ... -
Decadal mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet from satellite radar altimetry and its contribution to global sea level change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In this research, we estimated the decadal mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet using the European Space Agency's ERS-1 and ERS-2 satellite radar ... -
Deep learning methods for protein prediction problem
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Computational protein structure prediction is very important for many applications in bioinformatics. Many prediction methods have been developed, ... -
Design and analysis of a frequency reconfigurable antenna for wireless communication at 5 GHz
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this research, a frequency reconfigurable antenna was simulated and analyzed. The industry standard simulation suits (CST) was used in the design ... -
Development of urban area geospatial information products from high resolution satellite imagery using advanced image analysis techniques
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)The latest generation of commercial satellite imaging sensors have a number of characteristics (e.g. high spatial resolution, multispectral bands, and quick revisit time), that make them ideal data sources for a variety ...