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Human Performance in Cyber-Vulnerable Highly Automated Unmanned Aerial Systems
(2020-02-05)
Automation is ever present in today’s complex systems of systems. Originally created to ease workload and burden on the human operator and to increase safety by automating dangerous tasks, automation has become practically ...
Optimization of Off-grid Photovoltaic Systems
(2020-04-17)
Among various renewable energy sources, solar energy is considered one of the most effective solutions because it is abundant, eco-friendly, sustainable energy resources to address the energy shortage of the present and ...
Effects of Creep and Fatigue on the Reliability of SnAgCu Solder Joints in Thermal Cycling
(2020-11-20)
The reliability of electronic systems is threatened by the failure of one solder interconnection among thousands connecting several components to the PCB. These joints are exposed to different sorts of harsh circumstances ...
Equivalent Age-based Opportunistic Maintenance for Wind Farms
(2020-05-15)
The wind industry is facing new challenges due to the rapid growth of wind farms all around
the world. Farm size, turbine size and a rising number of sophisticated components, the industry
has to face the challenge to ...
Challenges and Opportunities Associated with the Adoption of Wearable Technologies in the Workplace
(2020-07-07)
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are painful and costly health conditions that affect workers in many industries, especially manufacturing. Wearable sensors such as inertial measurement units (IMUs) are direct ...
Container Handling and Layout Optimization in Empty Container Depots
(2020-11-13)
In this dissertation, we explore shipping container depot layout with particular emphasis on empty container depots with material handling provided by top-lifters. Top lifters are the most common handling equipment used ...
On Advances in Deep Learning with Applications in Financial Market Modeling
(2020-08-17)
This dissertation focuses on advancing the machine learning, with a particular focus on the application for financial trading. It is organized into two parts. The first part of this dissertation (Chapters 1-2) will be ...
Using Symbolic Data Analysis to Detect Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Healthcare Insurance Claims Data
(2020-05-14)
As the nation’s cost of healthcare continues to escalate, so does the exposure to instances of fraud, waste, and abuse. Multiple approaches to detecting these occurrences are in practice today and there are multiple ...
Automating Interpretation of Images and Visual Inspections in Modern Manufacturing and Medical Settings
(2021-01-08)
Automating visual inspection is rapidly finding its way into non-invasive industrial and medical processes. In this work, we address detection automation opportunities in the task of interpreting both medical and industrial ...
Warehouse Operations
(2020-12-10)
Warehouse operations include the administrative and physical processes related to the storage of materials and goods. Although some view a warehouse as only a place to store goods, the processes of storage, consolidation, ...