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Performance Analysis of Attitude Determination Algorithms for Low Cost Attitude Heading Reference Systems
(2010-05-03)
Development of micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) and micro-electro optical
mechanical system (MEOMS) inertial sensors has been driven by the need for inexpensive
sensing solutions in military and commercial applications. ...
Fabrication of Macro Scale 3D Structures Using MEMS Technology
(2010-07-20)
The addition of Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE) in the fabrication of micro-electro-mechanical-systems(MEMS) has enabled the creation of many new structures that were not previously feasible. By combining this technique ...
Radiated Emissions Extrapolation Issues
(2010-03-24)
In this thesis, the complicated problem of extrapolating radiated emissions from one range to another is tackled. A model employing a Method of Moments (MoM) formulation is presented to compare alongside measurements which ...
Design and Implementation of RF Receiver Front-end and Tunable Filter
(2010-04-29)
In this work, several novel topologies for RF receivers, like reconfigurable wideband low noise amplifier (LNA), mixers with gain reuse, high resolution digitally controlled oscillator and the low power wideband receiver ...
An Experimental Evaluation of the Delta Operator in Digital Control
(2010-07-19)
Interest in digital control systems has been on the rise over recent decades with the ever decreasing cost and increasing performance of microprocessors and the academic advancements in control theory. Although there are ...
Built-In Self-Test for Digital Signal Processor Cores in Virtex-4 and Virtex-5 Field Programmable Gate Arrays
(2010-05-04)
Current Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) incorporate special cores, apart from logic, such as digital signal processor (DSP) cores. The DSP cores can be cascaded to implement complex functions. An effective test ...
Coaxial Probe for High Temperature Dielectric Characterization
(2010-07-06)
Wireless technologies have become an integral part in how we coexist on a daily basis. Specifically, the use of antenna systems plays a huge role in our daily lives. These antenna systems are largely used in some form for ...
A Neural Network Implementation on Embedded Systems
(2010-07-22)
This dissertation presents a solution for embedded neural networks across many types of hardware and for many applications. The software package presented here allows the user to develop a neural network for a desired ...
Development of a GPS Software Receiver on an FPGA for Testing Advanced Tracking Algorithms
(2010-07-20)
In this thesis, the development of an FPGA-based software GPS receiver with a special focus on advanced tracking algorithms is developed. The particular algorithms of note in this thesis are in a class known as vector ...
Development of Multi Chip Modules for Extreme Environments
(2010-05-10)
Multi chip module technology offers numerous advantages such as reduced signal delays, higher performance, lower power consumption, smaller space, its simplification. In this paper, the
fabrication process of multi chip ...