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Target geolocation from airborne video without terrain data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The task of geolocating targets from airborne video is required for many applications in surveillance, law enforcement, reconnaissance, etc. The usual approaches to target...
Cellular neural network virtual machine for graphics hardware with applications in image processing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
The inherent massive parallelism of cellular neural networks makes them an ideal computational platform for kernel-based algorithms and image processing. General-purpose GPUs provide similar massive parallelism, but it can ...
Photoconductive switching using wideband semiconductor materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] A solid state switch concept based on the photoconductive properties of the aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) and gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors has been developed...
Runtime and jitter of a laser triggered gas switch
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The University of Missouri has studied parameters affecting the runtime and jitter of a laser triggered gas switch. Experiments tested a variety of switch parameters including percentage of self-break and charge voltage. The effects of laser beam...
An optics study of mammal skin and its transmission properties
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
A detailed study is performed to understand infrared photonic transmission through skin and the factors that influences transmission at room temperature. Pigskin is the test vehicle of this study since its structure most ...
High-speed, high-accuracy method for mutual inductance calculations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Three methods for calculating the mutual inductance of coils are examined and compared: a finite-element field code analysis method, theoretical analysis method, and F. W. Grover's tabular method. These methods are applied ...
Short-term heart rate variability as a general indicator of health estimated by ballistocardiography using a hydraulic bed sensor in elder care
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
A new approach for an accurate heartbeat detection algorithm for ballistocardiographic signals using combined clustering techniques (k-means and fuzzy C-means) for template extraction followed by template matching is presented, which delivered a 99...
Low cost framework for non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) to monitor human behavioral pattern
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
activities inside the home. The motivation for this work is specifically to monitor seniors in their homes, such as is currently done in residential living communities such as TigerPlace in Columbia, Missouri. The goal of this work is to be able to monitor...
Design and application of conformal patch antenna for near-field imaging and object detection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Compact and low cost planar and conformal patch antennas were designed, fabricated and analyzed for ultra-wideband characteristics. It was also demonstrated through experiment...
Exploring passive heartbeat detection using a hydraulic bed sensor system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
of heartbeats derived from the confusion matrix. The percentage of correct detection for five ballistocardiogram signals acquired from different body types, tested in the laboratory setting with a coil spring mattress were in the range of 91.X% to 99.7%. When...
Characterization of thermally activated solid electrolyte lithium anode primary reserve batteries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this research was to perform an initial characterization of the capabilities of thermal batteries. Thermal batteries have a very high theoretical specific energy. If they also have a suitably high specific ...
Investigation of the effects of body type on accelerometer based fall detection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Precision or personalized medicine follows the idea that analyzing a patient's genome can help stratify patients into treatment groups [1] [2]. Patients with cancer...
Investigation of the effects of body type on accelerometer based fall detection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Precision or personalized medicine follows the idea that analyzing a patient's genome can help stratify patients into treatment groups. Patients with cancer, for example, are split into groups based on the genetic make-up, ...
Tracing of internal layers in radar echograms from a Greenland study region
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Signs of long-term glaciological processes and past ice sheet structure are preserved in the internal layer signatures of the Greenland ice sheet. Internal layer data have been collected over a considerable portion of the ...
MEMS impedance biosensor for accurate and rapid detection of E.coli 0157:H7 /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Two Impedance biosensors based on interdigitated electrode (IDE) arrays were designed, fabricated and tested for detection of low concentration Escherichia coli O157:H7. The first biosensor consists of two set of gold IDE ...
Curvilinear segmentation and classification of blood vessels using random forest and deep learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Curvilinear structures occur in many biomedical imagery, and reliable segmentation and classification is crucial for automatic image analysis. In this dissertation, we consider optimized filter bank (OFB) features with ...
Off grid solar system for profitable energy source in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The main purpose of this project is to prove how much a solar system as source of energy could save us a huge amount of money and how it can completely replace the electric utility system in Missouri. Over 80% of today's energy source is from non...
Vehicle license plate detection and recognition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
that 99% of the digits are successfully recognized, while the letters achieve an recognition rate of 95%. The license plate recognition system was then incorporated into an embedded system for parallel computing. Several TS7250 and an auxiliary board...
Fuzzified scoring of the functional assessment instrument
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This thesis describes the application of fuzzy logic to the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) test, a series of timed physical activities that have been created to evaluate, physical functional performance for both ...
Electromagnetic effects on soybeans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
In this study we have exposed different varieties of soybean seeds to electromagnetic (EM) radiation at a frequency other than that of light. The objective was to determine changes in the germination rate, if any, under ...