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Design and analysis of super wideband microstrip antennas for parameter optimization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this work, two super wideband microstrip antennas have been proposed, studied, and analyzed through industry standard simulation suite. The first ...
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 ...
Design and analysis of CPW-fed compact planar antennas for ultra wideband communication systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this research, three new designs of planar compact ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas have been studied, simulated, and experimentally measured. Their ...
Convolutional Neural Network architectures for digit recognition system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Rapidly evolving of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) appeals and endeavors us to explore and discover various CNN model's robustness leading to ...
Wearable energy-harvesting micro devices /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The focus of this dissertation is wearable energy-harvesting mircro devices. They are designed to harvest energy from the surrounding environment to ...
Design and analysis of a frequency reconfigurable antenna for wireless communication at 5 GHz
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this research, a frequency reconfigurable antenna was simulated and analyzed. The industry standard simulation suits (CST) was used in the design ...
Developing semiautonomous system for robust performance of centrifugal pumping system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Centrifugal pumps are considered as one of the most common types of pumps in industry today. They are widely-used because their design is simple, they ...
New topologies of high gain-step-up dc-dc power converters for renewable energy applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation proposes new topologies of high step-up dc-dc power electronic converters for integration renewable energy systems, such as photovoltaic ...
Silicon carbide as a photoconductive switch material for high power applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
This research work discusses the effort at the Electrical and computer engineering (ECE) department at the University of Missouri Columbia (UMC) in developing this technology through simulation and experiments with SiC ...
Optimization of charge collection efficiency in MSM photodetector
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
The effects of different geometries, heights and concentrations per unit area of gratings in the active region of a metal semiconductor metal photo-detector have been analyzed for enhanced charge collection through ...
Charge collection mechanisms in a sub-micron grated MSM photodector: field analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Enhanced charge collection mechanisms due to sub-micron wall-like silicon structures on the active surface of a metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) photodetector were studied through the analysis of transmitted electromagnetic ...
Performance analysis of high power photoconductive switch at elevated temperature
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This project deals with the analysis of high power radio frequency effects on a non-linear opposed contact GaAs photoconductive semiconductor switch, used in high power microwave generation. Specifically, effects of heating ...
Design and analysis of miniaturized implantable and wearable microstrip antennas
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] There is an increasing effort by hospitals, doctors and healthcare service providers to cut down the ever increasing cost of health care. One area of ...
Design, simulation, and analysis of reconfigurable antennas in GHz regime
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This research focuses on the design and analysis of a reconfigurable antenna where the radiation pattern and its characteristics are altered in each ...
Asymmetric quantum well structures for enhanced infrared photon absorption
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Compared to inter-band transition for photon absorption in a quantum wells, intra-band (or inter-subband) transitions in heterojunction (GaAs/InP) quantum wells can provide access to a broader range of wavelengths for ...
Design and application of conformal patch antenna for near-field imaging and object detection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Compact and low cost planar and conformal patch antennas were designed, fabricated and analyzed for ultra-wideband characteristics. It was also ...
Design and analysis of a metamaterial with high refractive index at dual band frequencies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The concept of a single frequency band, single high-refractive-index metamaterial has been extended and applied in the design of dual frequency band, dual high-refractive-index metamaterials in the THz regime. The structure ...
Simulation algorithms for fractal radiation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis presents a method to analyze a series of structures, referred to as fractals, that radiate electromagnetic waves. The fractal series are ...
Effect of gate length in enhancing current in a silicon nanowire wrap around gate MOSFET
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] A 3-D silicon nanowire wrap around gate (WAG) MOSFET was designed and it was shown that the properties of the cylindrical channel silicon nanowire ...
A TEM cell design to study electromagnetic radiation exposure from cellular phones
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
A transverse electromagnetic (TEM) cell was designed and fitted with a double ended monopole antenna as a signal leader in order to couple electromagnetic radiation from GSM 900 and 1800 commercial cellular phones into a ...