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Coded caching for cache-aided communication and computing with nonuniform demands
(2021-10-01)
In this dissertation, we consider the caching system of multiple cache-enabled users with nonuniform demands. We thoroughly characterize the structure of the optimal cache placement of the coded caching scheme (CCS).We ...
Developing a mobile manipulation system to handle unknown and unstructured objects
(2021-04-01)
The exceptional human’s ability to interact with unknown objects based on minimal prior experience is a permanent inspiration to the field of robotic manipulation. The recent revolution in industrial and service robots ...
Development and analysis of alternative thermochemical cycles for hydrogen production
(2021-12-01)
Production of carbon-free fuels as alternatives for fossil fuels is a promising approach for controlling climate change and global warming. Hydrogen is considered as the key energy carrier of the future when it is produced ...
Toward enhancing metaheuristic optimization algorithms using center-based sampling strategies for solving single- and multi- objective large-scale problems
(2020-12-01)
Over the last decade, metaheuristic algorithms have become well-established approaches utilized for solving complex real-world optimization problems. Most metaheuristic algorithms have used stochastic strategies in their ...
A wireless communication based active safety system for articulated heavy vehicles
(2020-04-01)
To date, various active safety systems, have been developed to improve the safety of road vehicles. This dissertation presents a novel active trailer steering (ATS) system using wireless communication to exchange data among ...
Design and characterization of next-generation tissue equivalent proportional counters for use in low energy neutron fields
(2014-04-01)
Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counters (TEPCs) are devices that can measure the radiation dose levels for the mixed neutron and gamma ray fields that are encountered in nuclear facilities. TEPC designs typically consist ...
A systems approach to assessing the sustainability of hybrid community energy systems.
(2014-09-01)
The goal to achieve a sustainable society that will endure over the long term is
generally regarded as a positive evolutionary course. One of the challenges with this
goal is developing a quantitative assessment of the ...
Experimental design, analysis and improvement of a Marnoch Heat Engine with heat recovery.
(2013-01-01)
This research examines the prototyping of a Marnoch Heat Engine (MHE) and
conducts thermodynamic and heat transfer analyses of this heat engine with a waste heat
recovery system. The heat source for the MHE can be low ...
Learning-based adaptive design for dynamic spectrum access in cognitive radio networks.
(2014-10-01)
This thesis is concerned with dynamic spectrum access in cognitive radio networks.
The main objective is designing online learning and access policies which maximize
the total throughput of the secondary users in a ...
Torque control strategy for off-road vehicle mobility.
(2014-11-01)
Multi-wheeled off-road vehicles behavior depend not only on the total provided power by the engine but also on the power distribution among the drive axles/wheels. In turn, this distribution is primarily regulated by the ...