Browsing College of Engineering (MU) by Thesis Semester "2009 Spring"
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Adaptive array signal processing using the concentric ring array and the spherical array
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)This thesis introduces new methods for partial adaptive beamforming using concentric ring and spherical arrays for acoustic signals on a partially known interference environment. We propose novel methods to choose intra-ring ... -
Adaptive temporal difference learning of spatial memory in the water maze task
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The goal of this work was to evaluate the performance of a biologically inspired Temporal Difference (TD) approach to the learning of spatial memory for a robot in a dry version of the Morris water maze task. The Morris ... -
Analysis and optimization of electroformed dendritic structures as enhanced heat transfer surfaces
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Over the past several years, the use of passive cooling devices in electronics such as heat pipes and vapor chambers has increased. Due to their more widespread use, these technologies have a high demand for more adaptable ... -
Architecting the spatial enablement of a film location database for enhanced geographic analysis and query
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The Missouri Film Commission hosts data and resources that producers of film and video need in order to choose locations. This data includes only ... -
Association rule mining in cooperative research
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)This study applies the data mining methods in economics research. Association rule mining and clustering techniques are used in the cooperative (United Producers, Inc) survey study, in order to find interesting patterns ... -
Bioinformatics methods for protein identification using peptide mass fingerprinting data
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Protein identification using mass spectrometry is an important yet partially solved problem in the study of proteomics during the post-genomic era. The major techniques used in mass spectrometry are Peptide Mass Fingerprinting ... -
Cellular neural network virtual machine for graphics hardware with applications in image processing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The inherent massive parallelism of cellular neural networks makes them an ideal computational platform for kernel-based algorithms and image processing. General-purpose GPUs provide similar massive parallelism, but it can ... -
Developing and automating time delay system stability analysis of dynamic systems using the Matrix Lambert W (MLW) function method
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Stability analysis of time-delayed (TD) systems is not easy to conduct since the addition of delays within a dynamic model results in irrational system equations. Traditional TD analysis methods involve adding approximations ... -
Experimental investigation of a novel disc oscillating heat pipe and heat conduction effect on the startup of oscillating motion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] A new disc oscillating heat pipe has been developed and tested for use in high heat flux applications with a localized heat source. The results show ... -
A fiber-optic confocal scanner for scattering tissue
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Confocal microscopy has become an important diagnostic tool in examining scattering tissues. The high resolution of confocal microscopy and its optical sectioning capabilities lend itself as a desirable modality in examining ... -
Force control of a hydraulic servo system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The objective of this thesis is to model a hydraulic servo system using force control and then improve upon the performance of the model/system through feedback control design. The hydraulic system is first constructed and ... -
Guideline for implementing quality control and quality assurance for bridge inspection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Structurally deficient bridges are becoming more and more prevalent. The need to identify and correct these deficiencies is becoming increasingly apparent. This task is assigned to bridge inspections. With such a critical ... -
Infiltration and solid-liquid phase change in porous media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Many natural phenomenon and engineering systems involves phase change and infiltration in porous media. Some examples are the freezing of soil, frozen food, water barrier in construction and mining processes, chill casting ... -
Influence of gamma irradiation on chemical vapor deposited boron-doped diamond films
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Carbon based materials such as graphite, fullerene, amorphous carbon and diamond in all forms and specifically doped diamond is of great interest owing ... -
Long-term sensing system for bridge piers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Structural instability of bridge piers resulting from scour or other natural hazards can lead to bridge collapse. As a result, a method of monitoring bridge piers is needed to evaluate long-term changes in structural ... -
Modeling of delayed fluorescence from photosystem II and applications in assessment of drought and chemical stresses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Photosynthesis is not only vital for plant growth and survival but also indicative of plant-environment interactions. This research was designed to analyze photoelectron kinetics and its dependence on environmental factors. ... -
Modeling tools and prototype design of loop heat pipe for electronics cooling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)In this dissertation, a set of modeling tools for loop heat pipe (LHP) design is developed, and original analytical models for annular two-phase flow are proposed. LHPs are promising two-phase thermal transport devices for ... -
Multi-source ontology-based maize phenotype search engine
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)In the midst of this genomics era, major plant genome databases are collecting massive amounts of heterogeneous information, including sequence data, gene product information, as well as images and descriptions of mutant ... -
A practical approach to the cyclic multi-bin joint replenishment problem
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Inventory management practices of supplied parts in manufacturing facilities is a performance critical topic that is often underestimated in importance. Commonly, supplied parts in manufacturing are ordered and inventoried ... -
PRIMEGENSv2 : a service based platform using object oriented model view controller design pattern
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)There are a number of tools and software packages dealing with the problem of efficient primer and probe design. In an era of fast paced research it is rather difficult for any researcher to change their favorite tool. So ...