Browsing 2005 MU theses - Freely available online by Thesis Department "Electrical and computer engineering (MU)"
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Automated building footprint extraction from high resolution LIDAR DEM imagery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used in the fields of urban planning, environmental management, agriculture, transportation, utilities etc. because of their ability to provide geospatial information organized in ... -
Charge collection mechanisms in a sub-micron grated MSM photodector: field analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Enhanced charge collection mechanisms due to sub-micron wall-like silicon structures on the active surface of a metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) photodetector were studied through the analysis of transmitted electromagnetic ... -
Design of a single sided linear induction motor (SLIM) using a user interactive computer program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This project studies the design of SLIM, which can be used to power capsules in a pneumatic capsule pipeline (PCP) system. The design equations of the SLIM and the equivalent circuit model are studied and discussed in ... -
Developing neural network applications using LabVIEW
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) have gained tremendous popularity over the last few decades. They are considered as substitutes for classical techniques which have been followed for many years. Many neural network ... -
A fast, 3 MV Marx generator for megavolt oil switch testing and integrated Abramyan network design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)The University of Missouri-Columbia has a new test facility online to study oil breakdown of enhanced and uniform gaps. The 3 megavolt Marx generator is operational with switch configurations tested including large electrode ... -
Investigation and characterization of a high energy piezoelectric pulse
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This research investigates and characterizes a high energy piezoelectric pulse generator (PPG) constructed from commercially available piezoelectric materials. The high energy PPG converts mechanical energy into electrical ... -
Investigation of the accuracy of Grover's method when solving for the mutual inductance of two single-layer coaxial coils
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)In 1933 Grover introduced a convenient method of calculating the mutual inductance between two single-layer coaxial coils that is still widely accepted as the standard today. He produced tables of numeric values from Clem's ... -
Mobile speed estimation for hierarchical wireless network
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)The implementation of hierarchical cellular system, which can effectively reduce the number of handoffs thus significantly improve the overall system capacity, requires the knowledge of mobile user speed at the base station. ... -
Optimization of charge collection efficiency in MSM photodetector
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)The effects of different geometries, heights and concentrations per unit area of gratings in the active region of a metal semiconductor metal photo-detector have been analyzed for enhanced charge collection through ... -
Performance analysis of high power photoconductive switch at elevated temperature
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This project deals with the analysis of high power radio frequency effects on a non-linear opposed contact GaAs photoconductive semiconductor switch, used in high power microwave generation. Specifically, effects of heating ... -
Performance evaluation of a low cost processor with wireless connectivity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This study shows the development and analysis of the connectivity of a wireless system using a low cost processor. First, we designed a system with two sensor processors and a server PC. Second, we developed two protocols; ... -
Simulation and experimental study of the multichanneling rimfire gas switch
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Since 1985, the Rimfire switch has been used extensively in accelerators at Sandia National Laboratories. Demands for increased future accelerator performance require improvements to the Rimfire switch. This thesis is both ... -
Synthesis of ordered nanoenergetic composites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Energetic materials can be defined as the substances or mixtures that react chemically to release energy required for their intended application. Thermite is a subgroup of pyrotechnic, a class of energetic material. ... -
Theoretical investigation of a laser triggered spark gap
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)A model of a spark gap used as a shorting switch in a Blumlein pulse power system has been developed. The model is separated into a pre-breakdown kinetic model and a post-breakdown fluid model. The kinetic model is used ...