Browsing Electrical Engineering and Computer Science electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2012 Spring"

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  • Characterization of a piezoelectric transformer plasma source 

    Hutsel, Brian T. (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 ...

  • Design and testing of helical antennas for a RF test facility 

    Young, Mike (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
    RF facilities are necessary to accurately and systematically test multiple types of electronic devices in an electromagnetically quiet environment. Typical RF facilities consist of an anechoic chamber, a room that shields ...

  • Development of new dielectric materials for pulsed power applications 

    Smith, Jason A. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
    This study looks at the development of new dielectrics, which blend characteristic of different materials for use in high voltage capacitors and antennas. As new needs arise in electrical engineering including pulsed power ...

  • An evolutionary framework for matching geospatial object configurations 

    Buck, Andrew R. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
    This thesis presents a framework for modeling and comparing the spatial configuration of sets containing two-dimensional geospatial objects. This situation can arise in the conflation of a hand or machine drafted map to a ...

  • Nanogap embedded silver gratings for surface plasmon enhanced fluorescence 

    Bhatnagar, Kunal (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
    Plasmonic nanostructures have been extensively used in the past few decades for applications in sub-wavelength optics, data storage, optoelectronic circuits, microscopy and bio-photonics. The enhanced electric field produced ...