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Linguistic summarization of human activity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The thesis advanced herein is that linguistic summarization is essential for the reliable succinct modeling and inference of human activity. It is also asserted that the inherent and unavoidable uncertainty is linguistic ...
A system for change detection and human recognition in voxel space using stereo vision
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Image space change detection algorithms do not adequately address the complexities in real-world dynamic environments. With few exceptions, these algorithms rely on pixel-level information to detect proper foreground change. ...
Introduction of low noise amplifier for ultra-wideband radar receiver
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In recent years, taking care of the older population demands a greater degree of versatility in healthcare. Automatic monitoring devices and sensors ...
High-speed non-invasive thermal analysis of high-power light-emitting diode arrays
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are pervasive in many of today's technologies. Continued maturation of the technology coupled with interest in energy ...
Activity segmentation with special emphasis on sit-to-stand analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
In this study, we present algorithms to segment the activities of sitting and standing, and identify the regions of sit-to-stand transitions in a given image sequence. As a means of fall risk assessment, we propose methods ...
GUI for debugging and development of reconfigurable, evolving systems enabled by embedded hardware blocks
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
A flexible hardware testbed for Evolutionary Computation is developed in our research. The purpose is to realize a system with an ability to implement a wide variety of Evolutionary Computation applications. In this ...
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 ...
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 ...
Control and characterization of a cyclotron proton beam
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The cyclotron proton beam accelerator at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) is used for positron emission tomography (PET) applications. Pharmaceutical radioisotopes are produced and delivered to local ...
Spectrographic temperature measurement of a breakdown arc within the rimfire gas switch
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
A procedure for obtaining the temperature of optically thick plasma is described. The plasma is in the form of a gas breakdown arc which conducts approximately 10-kJ of energy in 1-[mu]s. A spectrographic analysis of the ...
Design of a signal scavenging sensor system for passive monitoring in elder care technology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This thesis describes sensors designed for a non-obtrusive monitoring system to detect and track the elderly adults walking on the carpet. The sensors are thin metal foils which detect environmental or scavenged energy. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Vehicle license plate detection and recognition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
In this work, we develop a license plate detection and recognition method using a SVM (Support Vector Machine) classifier with HOG (Histogram of Oriented Gradients) features. The system performs window searching at different ...
Hefner model parameters for power IGBTS under pulsed power conditions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
While the power insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is used in many applications, it is not well characterized under pulsed power conditions. This makes the IGBT difficult to model for solid state pulsed power ...
Self-aligned microchip device for automated measurement of quantal exocytosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Here we describe a method to fabricate a multi-channel high-throughput microchip device for measurement of quantal transmitter release from individual cells. Instead of bringing carbon-fiber electrodes to cells, the device ...
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 ...
Gas pumping efect from dielectrophoretically driven liquid droplet in a closed microfluidic channel
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This dissertation describes the study of dielectrophotoretically controllable droplet's movement in a closed-side microfluidic channel for a micro gas pump application. A micro gas pump using a aqueous core has been ...
Floor sensor development using signal scavenging for personnel detection system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Falls have been a major cause of injuries likes fractures, head trauma in elder people. In many cases, these injuries have been fatal. This being a major concern of the Alzheimer's Association, a 'Smart Carpet' to detect ...
Investigation of polarimetric coherence optimization in persistent scatterer interferometry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) provides a means of imaging small deformations of the Earth's surface (millimeter scale). Furthermore, interferometric point target analysis (IPTA) and time-series analyses ...