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Ad-hoc and Multi-hop Wireless Sensor Networks for Activity Capture in Cooperative Robotics
(2006-12-15)
Cooperative robotics has been the focus of attention of various groups in recent years. The idea of using a team of robots instead of a single one to execute a task came from the necessity of accomplishing a task that is ...
Adaptation and Comparison of Machine Learning Methods for Geomorphological Mapping and Terrace Prediction: A Case Study of the Buffalo River, Arkansas
(2017-05-31)
Working with a high-resolution LiDAR dataset, this research adapts existing techniques from machine learning to the problem of predicting general and specific geomorphic features in the complex terrain of the Buffalo River ...
Adaptation Service Framework for Wireless Sensor Networks with Balanced Energy Aggregation
(2006-05-15)
Wireless sensor networks consist of tiny, energy-constrained sensor nodes that may
be deployed in large numbers. Considering these unique characteristics, our adaptation
service framework is designed to deliver distributed ...
Adapting Expressive Writing for Minoritized Students at Predominantly White Institutions Who Experience Microaggressions
(2023-04-24)
Racial and ethnic based stressors, such as microaggressions, are pervasive, distressing, and result in long lasting negative repercussions for minoritized students at predominantly white institutions (PWI’s). These stressors ...
Adapting Extreme Programming For Global Software Development Project
(2009-04-20)
Growth of the global economy has led to remarkable changes in the way software is developed. Global Software Development (GSD) is becoming the norm for many technology companies. Even though organizations are enjoying the ...
Adapting to Academic Life: Junior Pharmacy Practice Faculty’s Preparation for Academia and Their Intent to Leave
(2017-04-12)
Pharmacy education has experienced significant changes in the last 20 years. The Doctor of Pharmacy degree became the sole professional degree requiring the addition of a large number of practice faculty. In addition, ...
Adaptive Connectivity Aware Routing Protocol for Wireless Vehicular Networks
(2011-05-05)
Multi-hop vehicle-to-vehicle communication is useful for supporting many vehicular applications that provide drivers with safety and convenience. Developing multi-hop communication in vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) is ...
Adaptive Control of a Farm Tractor with Varying Yaw Properties Accounting for Actuator Dynamics and Nonlinearities
(2008-05-15)
Two adaptive control algorithms for the automatic steering control of a farm tractor with varying hitch forces are developed. Tractors can be configured many different implements, and implements interact with the soil in ...
An Adaptive Control System for an Accelerating Rotor Supported by Active Magnetic Bearings under Unbalance Disturbances
(2017-10-12)
This thesis describes an adaptive control system capable of rejecting unbalance disturbances
for an accelerating rotor supported by active magnetic bearings (AMBs). The control
of accelerating rotor during start-up and ...
Adaptive developmental plasticity and hormetic effects in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia castanotis)
(2024-05-01)
Stressors experienced during development can have persisting detrimental effects on an individual’s phenotype, as well as indirect effects on the phenotype of offspring. However, developmental stressors can also be beneficial ...
Adaptive Disturbance Rejection and Stabilization for Rotor Systems with Internal Damping
(2009-05-15)
Advanced rotor systems today consist of a lightweight rotor supported by radial active
magnetic bearings (AMB). These systems are widely used in flywheel applications and in
other fields where high rotational speeds are ...
Adaptive Estimation and Equalization of Doubly-selective Fading Channels using Basis Expansion Models
(2010-12-07)
Wireless channels, due to multipath propagation and Doppler spread, are characterized by frequency- and time-selectivity, so-called doubly-selective wireless channels. In this dissertation, we concentrate on adaptive channel ...
Adaptive Governance of Coral Reefs: Cases of Florida and the Caribbean
(2023-04-13)
Coral reefs are one of the most imperiled yet one of the most valuable ecosystems on the planet, providing food, medicine, and property protection to hundreds of millions of coastal people all over the world. Coral reefs ...
Adaptive Image Acquisition with Consideration of Camera Optics
(2012-04-30)
This dissertation addresses two common problems in image acquisition. We first introduce an adaptive image acquisition methodology by replacing the traditional birefringent filter with slight out-of-focus blur generated ...
An Adaptive Jam-Resistant Cross-Layer Protocol for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks In Noisy Environments
(2009-03-10)
This dissertation contributes a jam-resistant communications protocol for use in a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET). Specific focus is given to the network layer routing of packets within a MANET. A MANET is a self-organizing ...
Adaptive Rate Control based on Collision and Frame Aggregation Awareness
(2014-06-23)
The innovative advances in mobile technologies have facilitated remarkable growth in the use of mobile devices such as smart phones, e-book readers, and tablet PCs. Since a significant amount of wireless traffic is generated ...
Adaptive Scheduling Using Support Vector Machine on Heterogeneous Distributed Systems
(2011-07-06)
Since the advent of the modern von Neumann computer in the 1940s,
startling advances have been made in computing technology
with the creation of innovative, reliable, and faster electronic components,
from vacuum tubes ...
An Adaptive Single-Hop Medium Access Control Layer For Noisy Channels
(2009-05-04)
The work presented in this dissertation is for a contribution to the data link layer and its responsibility of managing the physical channel in a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET). Wireless networks in general are susceptible ...
Adaptive Steering Actuator Delay Compensation for a Vehicle Lateral Control System
(2023-05-01)
This thesis presents an adaptive control algorithm for steering actuator delay compensation in a ground vehicle lateral control system. Unknown and time-varying actuator delay values are considered. Many active safety ...
Adaptive TCP Flow Control for Improving Performance of Mobile Cloud Clusters
(2014-04-23)
Significant innovations in mobile technologies are enabling mobile users to make real-time actionable decisions based on balancing opportunities and risks in order to take coordinated actions with others in the workplace. ...