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Design and optimization of a macro-micro manipulator featuring a 3-UPS compliant parallel mechanism
(2016-10-01)
Micromanipulation in microtechnology is highly needed for microfabrication and biomedical applications. Specifically, high manipulation resolution combined with accurate macromotions plays a more crucial role especially ...
Experimental and numerical studies of flows over forward facing steps in pressure gradients
(2016-04-01)
This thesis reports experimental and numerical studies of the effects of adverse pressure gradients (APG) and Reynolds numbers on flows over forward facing steps (FFS). For the experimental work, particle image velocimetry ...
Machine learning classification techniques for non-intrusive load monitoring
(2016-10-01)
Non-intrusive load monitoring is the concept of determining the operational loads using
single-point sensing. The features contained within the electrical load’s signal are used to identify
a unique signature which is ...
Paper-based microfluidic device with a gold nanoparticle sensor for arsenic detection applied to groundwater in Bangladesh
(2016-10-01)
This study demonstrates the development of a paper-based microfluidic
device (μPAD) with a gold nanosensor (Au-TA-TG) to detect arsenic
contamination in Bangladesh groundwater at the World Health
Organization (WHO) ...
Time-frequency analysis techniques for non-intrusive load monitoring
(2016-10-01)
The work
in this thesis examines time-frequency analysis techniques and in particular the wavelet
transform to extract the features contained within the electrical load signals. A novel approach
that is based on wavelet ...
Utilization of thermal plasma for conversion of thermoplastic waste to oil products in a pyrolysis reaction
(2016-11-01)
Chemical recycling of waste plastics has gained attention in last decade with nearly 170 million tonnes of deposited waste plastics annually. A chemical process known as pyrolysis converts thermoplastic waste to oil products. ...
Development of FEA wide-base truck tire and soil interaction models
(2016-07-01)
Tires are considered one of the most important components of ground vehicles as they are the only link between the chassis and ground. They support the vehicle weight and cushion road surface irregularities to provide a ...
Joint relay beamforming and transceiver processing in multiuser relay network
(2016-08-01)
In this thesis, we focus on joint relay beamforming and transceiver processing in multiuser relay network. First of all, we consider the scenario in which multiple source-to-destination (S-D) pairs intend to communicate ...
Predicting Bitcoin: a robust model for predicting Bitcoin price directions based on network influencers
(2016-10-01)
The ability to predict financial markets has tremendous potential to limit exposure
to risk and provide better assurances of annualized gains. In this thesis, a
model for predicting the future daily price of Bitcoin is ...
Tissue segmentation using medical image processing chain optimization
(2016-08-01)
Surveyed literature shows many segmentation algorithms using different types of optimization methods. These methods were used to minimize or maximize objective functions of entropy, similarity, clustering, contour, or ...