Browsing College of Engineering (MU) by Thesis Semester "2016 Spring"
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Fast inpainting algorithm for real-time video inpainting problem
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)The paper examines a simple and efficient method to solve the digital inpainting problem with a reasonable result by processing the information locally around the painting area. The method is based on a unique matrix ... -
Formal analysis of pilot error using agent safety logic
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Formal methods is the study of applying mathematical and logical techniques to verify and analyze information systems. Not much work has been done in applying formal methods techniques to the human component of information ... -
Gene expression prediction based on deep learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Gene expression is a critical process in a biological system that is influenced and modulated by many factors including genetic variation. Thus, it is important to understand how genotypes affect the gene expression levels. ... -
Heat and mass transfer of ambient air flowing over cold fins
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Moisture condensation takes place as ambient air is contacting a surface with a temperature lower than the dew point. In the current investigation, a ... -
Imaging fiber orientation in articular cartilage using optical polarization tractography
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Articular cartilage plays a vital role in providing a low-friction surface between the bones of joints. This mechanical function is highly related to the special collagen organization in cartilage, especially in the ... -
Improved data processing for personnel activity detection system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Our laboratory has implemented a personnel detection system, Smart Carpet, which can detect the walking activities. The existing system uses a SheevaPlug ... -
Integrating nanostructured artificial receptors with whispering gallery mode optical microresonators via inorganic molecular imprinting techniques
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)The creation of label-free biosensors capable of accurately detecting trace contaminants, particularly small organic molecules, is of significant interest for applications in environmental monitoring. This is achieved by ... -
An investigation into the effectiveness of energy savings performance contracting (ESPC) structure : how to fill the opportunity to implementation gap
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)This dissertation introduce and empirically verify a structure of Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) perspective among clients, Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and governments. The new approach ESPC structure ... -
Investigation of supercritical water processing of biomass : study of high pressure separation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Global warming is caused by greenhouse gases such as CO2, CH4, NOx, and SOx. CO2 makes up about 80% (by mass) of greenhouse gas emitted by human activities. Therefore, CO2 emission plays a significant role in global warming. ... -
Investigation of the application of open channel flow concepts in support of wetland reservoir routing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)The value of a wetland is represented in how much a society would value or put an importance to every function of the wetland. Understanding the hydraulics of wetlands is essential to help in the protection of natural ... -
Kineto-elastic modeling and optimization of compound bows
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Most improvements and re-designs of compound bows apparently use or partly apply empirical methods to determine bow performance characteristics. A ... -
Large-scale analysis, management, and retrieval of biological and medical images
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Biomedical image data have been growing quickly in volume, speed, and complexity, and there is an increasing reliance on the analysis of these data. Biomedical scientists are in need of efficient and accurate analyses of ... -
Leveraging High Performance Computing techniques to accelerate big heterogeneous data pattern analysis and image processing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this research we discuss High Performance Computing (HPC) techniques which enable efficient and effective processing of Big Data. HPC seeks to ... -
Maintenance of traffic for innovative geometric design work zones and calibrating highway safety manual for Missouri interchanges
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)As the nation's population continues to grow, the users of highway network face increased safety risks, delays and congestion. Budget constraints at many public agencies frequently make infeasible the construction of new ... -
Minimizing health care spending by optimizing care management activities : a mixed-integer programming approach to managing population health
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)The United States has a health care spending problem. Accounting for over 17% of our Gross Domestic Product, almost 50% more than the next high-income country, America is spending much more than what is needed. Most of ... -
Multi-modality fusion : registering photographs, videos, and LIDAR range scans
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)2D images and 3D LIDAR range scans provide very different but complementing information about a single subject and, when registered, can be used for a variety of exciting applications. Video sets can be fused with a 3D ... -
Nonlinear electroelastic resonators /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In broad terms, this dissertation concerns the physics of electroelastic continua and its application to piezoelectric plate resonators, with a specific ... -
Numerical investigation of two phase flow using automatic controller system and chaotic approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)An automatic and intelligent system to recognize the two-phase water-air flow regime in a vertical tube based on fuzzy logic and genetic algorithm is proposed. Two approaches, volume of fluid (VOF) and Eulerian model, were ... -
Partial membership latent Dirichlet allocation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)For many years, topic models (e.g., pLSA, LDA, SLDA) have been widely used for segmenting and recognizing objects in imagery simultaneously. However, these models are confined to the analysis of categorical data, forcing ... -
Performance analysis of mix-kernel convolutional neural network
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Deep convolutional neural networks (DCNN) have achieved the state-of-the-art performance in a number of computer vision tasks in recent years, including object detection, classification and recognition. The DCNN is very ...