Engineering Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Enabling Task Level Parallelism in HandelC
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-14)HandelC is a programming language used to target hardware and is similar in syntax to ANSI-C. HandelC offers constructs that allow programmers to express instruction level parallelism. Also, HandelC offers primitives that ... -
Adaptive Bit Allocation With Reduced Feedback for Wireless Multicarrier Transceivers
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-14)With the increasing demand in the wireless mobile applications came a growing need to transmit information quickly and accurately, while consuming more and more bandwidth. To address this need, communication engineers ... -
Simplified Homodyne Detection for FM Chirped Lidar
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-14)The investigation of global warming requires more sensitive altimeters to better map the global ice reserves. A homodyne detection scheme for FM chirped lidar is developed in which dechirping is performed in the optical ... -
Bond Strength of Grade 100 Reinforcing Steel
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-14)The bond strength of Grade 100 ASTM A 1035 reinforcing steel manufactured by MMFX Technologies Corp. is evaluated with respect to bond strength equations found in ACI 318-05 and ACI 408R-03. Test specimens are fullscale ... -
COUPLED MECHANICAL AND HYDRAULIC MODELING OF GEOSYNTHETIC-REINFORCED COLUMN-SUPPORTED EMBANKMENTS
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-14)Geosynthetic-reinforced column-supported (GRCS) embankments have been increasingly used worldwide in the past few years. Even though a number of research investigations have been completed on this topic, the behavior of ... -
Detection and Mitigation of Impairments for Real-Time Multimedia Applications
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-14)Measures of Quality of Service (QoS) for multimedia services should focus on phenomena that are observable to the end-user. Metrics such as delay and loss may have little direct meaning to the end-user because knowledge ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A RAPID TEST TO DETERMINE MOISTURE SENSTIVITY OF HMA (SUPERPAVE) MIXTURES
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-14)Exiting test methods to determine moisture sensitivity in hot mix asphalt are time consuming and inconsistent. This research focused on wheel tracking devices to develop a rapid test method to evaluate moisture sensitivity. ... -
Prime Number-Based Hierarchical Data Labeling Scheme for Relational Databases
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-13)Hierarchical data structures are an important aspect of many computer science fields including data mining, terrain modeling, and image analysis. A good representation of such data accurately captures the parent-child and ... -
Development and Analysis of a Gravity-Simulated Particle-Packing Algorithm for Modeling Optimized Rocket Propellants
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-13)The random heterogeneous morphology of modern solid rocket propellant formulations has traditionally been difficult to characterize and quantify. Current computational simulations of these formulations require an accurate ... -
Kinetics and Solvent Effects in the Synthesis of Ionic Liquids
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-12)Ionic liquids (ILs) are being recognized as environmentally friendly ("green") solvents. However, their synthesis is often conducted in the very solvents that they will reportedly replace. This research has investigated ... -
Concept Based Author Recommender System for CiteSeer
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-12)The information explosion in today's electronic world has created the need for information filtering techniques that help users filter out extraneous content to identify the right information they need to make important ... -
Development of an Electrically Small Vivaldi Antenna: The CReSIS Aerial Vivaldi (CAV-A)
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-12)Radar operation from the CReSIS Meridian UAV requires a broadband antenna array composed of lightweight, thin, end-fire antenna elements. Toward this goal four Vivaldi antenna designs were simulated, fabricated, and ... -
Effect of Parkinson's Disease on the Step Response to a Backwards Pull
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-12)This study was designed to identify parameters of balance recovery that are sensitive to postural instability early in the progression of Parkinson's disease. The response to a backwards pull was analyzed in a group of ... -
A Framework for Sensor Networks with Multiple Owners
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-11)A framework for sensor networks with multiple owners develops a mechanism for assured and controlled access to sensor assets owned and maintained by disparate organizations. The framework addresses the limitations in an ... -
ANALYZING HIGHWAY DAMAGE COSTS ATTRIBUTED TO TRUCK TRAFFIC OF PROCESSED MEAT AND RELATED INDUSTRIES IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-03)Kansas is one of the leaders in meat production in the United States. In the southwest Kansas region, there are more than three hundred feed yards and several of the biggest meat processing plants in the nation. Heavy ...