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New model of flying sidekick traveling salesman problem with a charge-station
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Cooperation between a truck and a drone for last-mile delivery has been viewed as a way to help make more efficient ways of delivery of packages because of the great advantage of drones delivery. This problem was described ... -
Relative depth estimation from single monocular images with deep convolutional network
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Depth estimation from single monocular images is a theoretical challenge in computer vision as well as a computational challenge in practice. This thesis addresses the problem of depth estimation from single monocular ... -
Modeling of droplet and bubble detachment assisted by electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)This work reports both theoretically and numerically a novel mechanism of electrowetting-induced jumping droplet and bubble detachment. Six different chapters were explored in this work. Chapter 1 gives the overview of the ... -
Nanocellulose extraction and surface modification toward active packaging applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have attracted growing interest as a renewable nanomaterial. The main objective of this study was to explore the extraction of CNCs from switchgrass and surface modification of CNCs into ... -
Modeling and simulation of a segmented thermoelectric generator
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Interest in thermoelectric generators for waste heat recovery has flourished in recent years. Typically, the efficiency of thermoelectric generators (TEGs) is quite low. Investigations are conducted in this thesis to get ... -
An experimental investigation of the fluid structure interactions of a single curved nuclear fuel plate in a narrow channel
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Nuclear research reactors are major scientific tools used by researchers all over the word to produce medical isotopes, irradiated materials, as well as study nuclear processes. Most fuel for research reactors is in the ... -
Thermal transport of nanoenergetics in composite materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Nanoenergetic materials such as nanothermites are made up of a mixture of nanoscale fuel and oxidizer particles separated by small distances to promote rapid reaction. When reacted, they can reach an adiabatic flame ... -
Natural and synthetic materials for the regeneration of osseous tissue
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Bone is a complex tissue with many regulation mechanisms which can be taken advantage of through the release of simple signaling molecules delivered via a biodegradable material like a hydrogel. Hydrogels are water swollen ... -
Modeling the urban underground pallet tube system design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Cities are witnessing a rapid growth in population and vehicles, causing greater traffic congestion on roads. Therefore, a need for a better transportation system to avoid this swelling congestion. In this research, we ... -
Numeric modeling of a micro-scale differential thermal calorimeter for the purpose of cryopreservation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Cryopreservation requires biological material to be stored at temperatures well below the freezing point of water. During the process of cryopreservation, the cooling rate should be carefully chosen to avoid cell damage ... -
Reliability-based versus allowable stress design of foundations for the Center for Missouri Studies building
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Uncertainty in design parameters is inherent to the field of geotechnical engineering. Allowable stress design has conventionally been used for foundation design and accounts for uncertainty in geotechnical parameters and ... -
Development of a multispectral sensor for crop canopy temperature measurement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The Multispectral System for Imaging of a Crop Canopy (MSICC) that combines a miniature long wavelength infrared (LWIR) camera with a visible camera was developed to capture a field of view and derive a plant specific ... -
Analysis of the dynamics of the system of nonlinear differential equations describing a tubular reactor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)A characterization of the solution(s) of nonlinear boundary value problems (BVPs) arising from a class of chemical reactions occurring in a adiabatic tubular reactor when the mass and thermal Peclet numbers are different ... -
Safety modeling for two certain urban intersection types, HSM calibration, and crash severity distribution
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)According to several years' official crash data, a significant proportion of crashes happened at roadway intersections in Missouri. Of those intersection crashes, a large number of crashes occurred at urban roadway ... -
Tailored optical properties of graphitic carbon nitride thin films via surface functionalization of growth substrates
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Graphitic carbon nitride has attracted much attention in recent years due to its medium size band gap, mechanical strength, blue fluorescence, and catalysis properties. Mainstream methods to produce carbon nitride thin ... -
4D printing of stimulus-responsive polymeric materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Rising beyond 3D printing techniques, 4D printing can fabricate complex structures with inks made of stimulus-responsive polymeric materials. Thus, after printed, these structures can further response upon specific stimuli ... -
Application of deep convolutional neural networks to automatic feature/object detection in high resolution remote sensing imagery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)This thesis investigates how deep learning can be used to automatically detect features and/or objects of interest in high resolution satellite imagery. First an introduction to elementary machine learning algorithms and ... -
Research & development of Q-Baller – a spherical wheeled robot
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The Spherical Wheeled Robot (Ball-Bot) is a family of robots that can maintain balance standing on a ball and use it as its wheel to move around. In recent years, there have been several successful Ball-Bot designs. We ... -
Lightweight IoT security middleware for end-to-end cloud-fog communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)IoT (Internet of Things) based smart devices such as sensors and wearables have been actively used in edge clouds i.e., ‘fogs’ to provide critical data during scenarios ranging from e.g., disaster response to in-home ... -
Development of hybrid manufacturing technology for net-shape production of monolithic structures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)The present work aims at exploring a new processing approach, ‘Hybrid Manufacturing (HM)’ technology for net-shape production of monolithic structures for the transportation industry. The HM process combines friction stir ...