Browsing 2018 MU theses - Freely available online by Thesis Department "Electrical and computer engineering (MU)"
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Chronomorphic characterization and radiolytic degradation analysis of polyurethane with monte carlo modeling of the neutron spectra surrounding age pettrace cyclotron
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)This thesis describes the development of fast neutron irradiation positions at the MURR GE PETtrace cyclotron for polyurethane (PUR) radiolysis studies. Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) Transport code was used to calculate ... -
Contactless extraction of respiratory rate from depth and thermal sensors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Monitoring of respiration and restless sleep can help detect sleep disturbances that may be indicative of poor health and functional deficits. The current methods of estimating the respiratory rate such as Pneumograph, ... -
Design and simulation of automatic tape winding system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Based on two-axis manual tape winding machine, this paper describes and developes 3-axis automatic tape winding system. Beginning with motor analysis, discussion on the relationship between motors torque, angular velocity ... -
Non-intrusive energy use efficiency index for assessing energy efficiency of a home
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)The cost of energy is always on the rise. With improvements, homeowners can diminish the amount of energy their house consumes. Many homeowners want to take advantage of the lowered monthly costs that come with energy ... -
Non-invasive monitoring of vital signs using recliner chair and respiratory pattern analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)In-home monitoring has the potential to help track health changes for older adults with chronic health conditions, thereby making early treatment possible when exacerbations arise. A recliner chair is often used by older ... -
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 ... -
Simulation of solar photovoltaic power station
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)It is predicted that in the 21st century, solar photovoltaic power generation will occupy an important seat of world energy consumption, and will replace some conventional energy. Solar photovoltaic power station is a kind ... -
Simulation of spiral-shaped mems human energy harvester using piezoelectric transduction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Energy harvesters are one of the focus areas in the field of research. The complex smart devices and miniaturized electronic design limit the use of traditional wired power source. The need for an efficient human energy ... -
Sleep stage classification using hydraulic bed sensor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Sleep monitoring can help physicians diagnose and treat sleep disorders. Polysomnography(PSG) system is the most accurate and comprehensive method widely used in sleep labs to monitor sleep. However, it is expensive and ... -
Target detection with morphological shared-weight neural network : different update approaches
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Neural networks are widely used for image processing. Of these, the convolutional neural network (CNN) is one of the most popular. However, the CNN needs a large amount of training data to improve its accuracy. If training ...