Browsing Theses and Dissertations (UMKC) by Thesis Advisor "León-Salas, Walter D. (Walter Daniel)"
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Current-mode CMOS hybrid image sensor
(2013)Digital imaging is growing rapidly making Complimentary Metal-Oxide-Semi conductor (CMOS) image sensor-based cameras indispensable in many modern life devices like cell phones, surveillance devices, personal computers, ... -
Design and validation of a digital core for wireless communication with RFID-enabled devices
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2011-12-15)A digital core was designed and successfully tested to communicate with RFID-enabled devices. This digital core comprises of a communication block and a control block. The communication block is made up of two blocks, ... -
Design and validation of wearable wireless sensors
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2013-03-14)Recent years have seen an increase in research and development efforts towards wearable and implantable health monitoring systems. Such systems are needed to provide real-time information about patients to physicians, ... -
Design of a low-power analog circuit for an implantable RFID-enabled device with passive pressure sensor
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2011-08-22)A low-power analog core for an implantable RFID-enabled pressure measurement system is designed. The analog core includes the power generation block for the system, the clock extractor for the digital core and the pressure ... -
Design of a wireless platform for wearable and home automation applications
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-10-02)In the recent past, a great deal of attention has been given to wireless sensors. Wireless sensors enable a multitude of applications such as environmental monitoring, medical care, disaster response, home automation, ... -
A dual mode pulsed electro-magnetic cell stimulator
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)This thesis presents the design and test of a dual-modality cell stimulator. The stimulator generates pulsing electric and magnetic fields at programmable rates and intensities. The target application is the stimulation ... -
Energy and Data Conversion Circuits for Low Power Sensory Systems
(2013)This dissertation focuses on the problem of increasing the lifetime of wireless sensors. This problem is addressed from two different angles: energy harvesting and data compression. Energy harvesting enables a sensor to ... -
Experimental evaluation of intravascular flow meter and miniature RFID antennas using MEMS pressure sensors and flexible PCD techniques
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-01-17)A testbed for flow meters was built and validated. The testbed targeted intravascular pressure and flow monitoring applications. The testbed consists of a data acquisition system and two MEMS pressure sensors (SM5108). ... -
Image compression and energy harvesting for energy constrained sensors
(2013)The advances in complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology have led to the integration of all components of electronic system into a single integrated circuit. Ultra-low power circuit techniques have reduced ... -
In-situ radio frequency identification (RFID) moisture meter
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-12-15)An in-situ moisture meter, utilizing a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to detect hidden moisture in walls is studied. Both commercial and household building moisture problems call for a better way to measure moisture ...