Browsing 2010 MU dissertations - Freely available online by Thesis Department "Electrical and computer engineering (MU)"
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3D scene description and construction using spatial referencing language
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)It has long been a dream of science fiction to have a robot that can understand and communicate using the rich dialog of natural language. Having such capabilities would allow a human collaborator to interact naturally and ... -
Automated video processing and scene understanding for intelligent video surveillance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Recent advances in key technologies have enabled the deployment of surveillance video cameras on various platforms. There is an urgent need to develop advanced computational methods and tools for automated video processing ... -
Characterization and MEMS applications of nanothermite materials
([University of Missouri--Columbia], 2010)The research described herein is on characterization of nanothermite materials and development of nanothermite microdevices for shock wave generation, microthruster propulsion, and intracellular particle delivery and cell ... -
Clustering in relational data and ontologies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)This dissertation studies the problem of clustering objects represented by relational data. This is a pertinent problem as many real-world data sets can only be represented by relational data for which object-based clustering ... -
Linguistic summarization of human activity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)The thesis advanced herein is that linguistic summarization is essential for the reliable succinct modeling and inference of human activity. It is also asserted that the inherent and unavoidable uncertainty is linguistic ... -
On the use of multiple emitters to improve the TDOA source localization accuracy in the presence of random sensor position errors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)It is known that random sensor position errors can significantly degrade the TDOA source localization accuracy. In this thesis, we conduct a systematic study on using the calibration emitters to mitigate the effect of ... -
Robust receiver design for RF communication and underwater acoustic communication
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)This dissertation includes two parts: robust receiver design for wireless radio frequency(RF) communication, and robust receiver design for underwater acoustic (UWA) communication. The methodology of study for the first ... -
Self-aligned microchip device for automated measurement of quantal exocytosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Here we describe a method to fabricate a multi-channel high-throughput microchip device for measurement of quantal transmitter release from individual cells. Instead of bringing carbon-fiber electrodes to cells, the device ... -
A system for change detection and human recognition in voxel space using stereo vision
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)Image space change detection algorithms do not adequately address the complexities in real-world dynamic environments. With few exceptions, these algorithms rely on pixel-level information to detect proper foreground change. ...