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1/f Noise In Hafnium Based High-k Gate Dielectric MOSFETS And A Review Of Modeling
(Electrical Engineering, 2008-04-22)For next generation MOSFETs, the constant field scaling rule dictates a reduction in the gate oxide thickness among other parameters. Consequently, gate leakage current becomes a serious issue with very thin SiO2 that ... -
AC ARC FLASH LIGHT INTENSITY ESTIMATOR AND MHD BASED DC ARC MODEL
(2016-08-10)Since the light emitted by arc flash is significantly brighter than the normal lighting background, the light sensors have been applied to the arc flash detection. Currently, the optically based arc flash relaying has been ... -
Active Nanophotonics For Quantum- And Classical-optics Applications
(Electrical Engineering, 2013-03-20)This thesis presents theoretical and experimental development of the interaction enhancement between the photon and matter. We propose one single photon emitter by integrating a single CdSe /ZnS quantum dot into a ... -
ADAPTIVE ACTIVATIONS AND SHIFT INVARIANCE IN SHALLOW CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS
(2021-08-13)Deep learning training training algorithms are a huge success in recent years in many fields including speech, text,image video etc. Deeper and deeper layers are proposed with huge success with resnet structures having ... -
Adaptive Methods For Realistic And Intuitive Human-robot Interaction
(Electrical Engineering, 2011-03-03)Due to the advancement in robotics and computer technology, having access to sophisticated robot hardware is becoming common. An increase in the number of robots allows one to achieve different kind of tasks by exploiting ... -
ADAPTIVE OPTIMAL TRACKING OF UNCERTAIN DISCRETE-TIME SYSTEMS
(2017-08-01)Optimal feedback control design has been responsible for much of the successful performance of engineered systems in aerospace, manufacturing, industrial processes, vehicles, ships, robotics, and elsewhere. Although most ... -
AFFINE INVARIANCE IN MULTILAYER PERCEPTRON TRAINING
(2019-08-06)Training methods for both shallow and deep neural nets are dominated by first order algorithms related to back propagation and conjugate gradient. However, these methods lack affine invariance so performance is damaged by ... -
APPLICATION OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MICROGRID MODULAR DESIGN FOR TRIBAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN THE NAVAJO NATION: KAYENTA HEALTH CENTER USED AS A SUBJECT STUDY FOR EXPERIMENTAL DATA
(2018-05-09)There exist significant challenges and opportunities for improvement the power system of healthcare facilities for American Indian and Alaska natives. This Dissertation establishes plans and methodology to include the ... -
Automated 3D Microassembly With Precision Adjusted Hybrid Supervisory Controller
(Electrical Engineering, 2010-03-03)Unlike semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs), newer microsystems combine sensors, actuators, mechanical structures, electronics, and optics on a single substrate. In such a diversified system, heterogeneous manipulation ... -
Automated multistep classifier sizing and training for deep learner
(2018-08-13)Training algorithms for deep learning have recently been proposed with notable success, beating the start-of-the-art in certain areas like audio, speech and language processing. The key role is played by learning multiple ... -
AUTOMATIC SYSTEM RESTORATION FOR INDUSTRIAL POWER SYSTEMS
(2021-04-06)The power system industry often operates close to its limits to accommodate the increased demand posing a high risk of blackouts. Power system restoration techniques are utilized post breakout with the focus on load pickup ... -
Autonomous Teaming of Multileader System - Robust Cluster Formation Approach
(2022-12-20)The cluster consensus problem of Multileader MAS Is considered and the clustering problem of interconnected multileader systems is formulated as a disturbance attenuation problem. For the first time, it's proved that the ... -
BEAMFORMING USING QUASI OPTICAL APPROACH FOR 5G BACKHAUL
(2021-05-06)A new method is proposed for quasi optical beamforming that will enhance performance of emerging systems such as broad deployment of 5G backhaul communications, Internet of Things (IOT), vehicular networking systems, and ... -
BIO-INSPIRED ADAPTIVE TUNING OF HUMAN-ROBOT INTERFACES
(2018-08-07)Motivated by recent advancement in neurocognitive in brain modeling research, multiple model-based Q-learning structures are proposed for optimal tracking problem of time-varying discrete-time systems. This is achieved by ... -
Capacity Fading Induced On Electrochemical Energy Storage Cells As A Result Of High C Discharge
(Electrical Engineering, 2014-03-12)A number of electrochemical energy storage devices have been developed and used widely to power portable electronic systems. Lithium-ion batteries are extremely popular for use in portable devices as a result of their high ... -
CCBDI Readout Circuit For YbaCuO Micromachined Microbolometers
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-09-17)Semiconducting YBaCuO (Yttrium-Barium-Copper-Oxide) as a new uncooled microbolometer material is evaluated for CMOS compatibility. By not requiring cryogenic cooling, the self-supporting semiconducting YBaCuO micromachined ... -
CMOS Analog Correlator Based Glucose Sensor Readout Circuit
(Electrical Engineering, 2013-07-22)Recent investigations show research and development of alternative methods of glucose sensing using electrochemical biosensors to help significantly reduce the difficulties associated with treating diabetes. The integration ... -
Combined Scalability Coding Based On The Scalable Extension Of H.264/avc
(Electrical Engineering, 2009-09-16)Fine-grain scalability (FGS) based on significant and refinement coding is one of the ways to achieve quality scalability by providing a graceful quality degradation through truncations of the FGS enhancement layer. This ... -
COMMUNICATION-COGNIZANT CONTROL OF MICROGRIDS
(2017-08-10)The increased integration of power electronic devices, advanced software-based controllers, and communication networks has transformed the microgrid from a simple physical system into a cyber-physical system. In this work, ... -
Complex Directional Wavelet Transforms: Representation, Statistical Modeling And Applications
(Electrical Engineering, 2009-09-16)The thesis presents an new image decomposition for feature extraction, which is called the pyramidal dual-tree directional filter bank (PDTDFB). The image representation has an overcomplete ratio of less than 8/3 and uses ...