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Improving the Bit Error Rate Performance Of GSM System Using A Independent Component Analysis based Non-linear Filter
(Electrical Engineering, 2008-08-08)Presently, call drop out is considered a major problem in wireless communication. A large percentage of call drops take place due to network congestion, handover failure and high bit error rate.Our main objective is to ... -
Improving the Quality of Low Bitrate LPC Speech Codec Using Gamma-chirp Filterbank
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)In this thesis, two methods for getting higher speech quality in low bit-rate LPC coder in comparison with the original LPC coder were presented. In order to improve the quality of the speech, the embedded method which can ... -
Independent Source Extraction Applied To Radar Imaging
(Electrical Engineering, 2009-09-16)Multiple scattering and random interactions among scattering elements and between the scatterers and the background adversely affect the radar image quality and target detection capability. In radar images formed using ... -
Infrared Imaging Method For Thermographic Characterizing Of Medical High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Devices
(Electrical Engineering, 2012-07-25)With new improvements in high-end commercial R&D Infrared camera technologies many challenges have been overcome for exploring high speed Infrared imaging, the ability to capture fast varying phenomena without image blur, ... -
Interference Mitigation In 4g LTE-A Heterogenous Networks
(Electrical Engineering, 2013-07-22)Long Term Evolution (LTE) complements 3G networks with high data rates, low latency and a flat, IP-based architecture. It also allows operators to use a new and a much wider spectrum when compared to the previous standards. ... -
Intra Frame Luma Mode Prediction Using Neural Networks In HEVC
(Electrical Engineering, 2013-07-22)High Efficiency Video Coding, the latest video coding standard proposed by the JVT-VC and three profiles- HEVC main, main 10 and main intraframe were adopted in January 2013, provides significant amount of compression ... -
Investigating The Implementation Of USAF Damage Tolerant Risk Analysis With A Structural Health Monitoring System
(Electrical Engineering, 2011-07-14)The recent improvements in micro fabrication, power management, and distributed sensor networks have made Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) an appealing solution for decreasing costs, decreasing risk of catastrophic ... -
Investigation And Modeling Of Voltage And Current Unbalance On A Three-phase Submersible Pump
(Electrical Engineering, 2013-07-22)During the summer months of 2011, a North Texas subdivision experienced tripping difficulty with the submersible pump which is used to transfer water from an underground well to an above ground water storage tank. The ... -
INVESTIGATION OF SCALABLE HEVC AND ITS BITRATE ALLOCATION FOR UHD DEPLOYMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF HTTP STREAMING
(2015-12-07)High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC/H.265) [1] is the state of the art video compression standard, which provides bitrate reduction in the range of 50% when compared to the previous Advanced Video Coding (AVC/H.264) [5] ... -
Investigation Of Spectral Properties Of A DFB Laser Source
(Electrical Engineering, 2013-10-22)We determine the linewidth characteristic of a DFB laser source by conducting experiments employing a coherent detection setup. We use an instrument grade external semiconductor laser device as the local oscillator and the ... -
Leak detector system for Positive Airway Pressure machines
(2016-08-16)The project aims to develop a system to indicate leaks occurring in a Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) machine which sends a passage of air to the patients suffering from sleep apnea, through a hose and a nose mask. The ... -
A Literature Review On Neuro-cognitive Learning And Control
(Electrical Engineering, 2014-12)This thesis is an effort to provide a foundation work linking neuroscience, psychology and control theory as a part of research going on developing fast satisficing autonomous systems at the University of Texas at Arlington ... -
Localization Algorithms For Passive Targets In Radar Networks
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)In this study, we propose an improved, robust algorithm for passive targets in radar networks. The main objective of this work is to improve the localization accuracy of the algorithm based on signal properties in combination ... -
Localization In Noisy Environment Using Extended Kalman Filter
(Electrical Engineering, 2008-04-22)Localization is an important aspect of Wireless Sensor Networks. Information regarding the position of the sensor nodes is not always known. Without the position information of the sensors, the data reported by the sensors ... -
Localization Of Short Circuit Faults In The Power Distribution Networks
(Electrical Engineering, 2012-04-11)This thesis summarizes the research efforts on localizing short-circuit faults in power distribution networks. Specifically, an experimental testbed is constructed to emulate realistic power distribution networks; various ... -
Localization System For UAV/UGV In Urban Environments
(Electrical Engineering, 2010-03-03)An implementation of relative localization of wireless sensor nodes using a potential field method is presented in this work. The system is designed to assist in UAV/UGV navigation in urban environments like rooms and ... -
Low Complexity AVS-M Using Machine Learning Algorithm C4.5
(Electrical Engineering, 2011-07-14)AVS China is the latest video coding standard developed by the AVS work group of China employing the latest video coding tools for achieving high compression while preserving the quality of the video [15]. AVS China video ... -
Low Complexity H.264 Encoder Using Machine Learning For Streaming Applications
(Electrical Engineering, 2011-07-14)H.264, MPEG-4 part-10 or AVC, is the latest digital video codec standard which has proven to be superior than earlier standards in terms of compression ratio, quality,bit rates and error resilience [1]. Joint model (JM) ... -
Low Complexity H.264 Encoder Using Machine Learning.
(Electrical Engineering, 2011-03-03)H.264 is currently one of the most widely accepted video coding standards in the industry. Several software and hardware solutions for the H.264 video encoder exist in the market at present. H.264 is used in such applications ... -
Low Complexity H.264 To VC-1 Transcoder
(Electrical Engineering, 2010-11-01)The high definition video adoption has been growing rapidly for the last five years. The H.264 and VC-1 coding standards are two of the recent and dominant coding standards. Compared to H.264, VC-1 is less complex but ...