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Title: A Recurrent Neural Network Based Patch Recommender for Linux Kernel Bugs
Author: Bableshwar, Anusha
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Computer engineering
Description: Software bugs result in a variety of issues including system crashes, loss of system performance, incorrect output and security vulnerabilities. In this thesis, we explore the design of a patch recommender system for the Linux kernel. Software too...

Title: APPLICATION OF SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION BASED METHODS ON POWER SYSTEM OSCILLATION CHARACTERIZATION AND MITIGATION
Author: Hossain, Sheikh Jakir
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering
Description: This dissertation presents measurement-based system identification methods that help to improve the reliability and operational stability of modern power systems. One of the important factors in maintaining stability is to know the damping and fre...

Title: AUTONOMOUS UNMANNED GROUND-AERIAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR AREAS WITH AN UNDERDEVELOPED SECURITY INFRASTRUSTURE
Author: Padgett, Steven
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: Events held in areas without a well-developed security infrastructure, such as the Tour de France and temporary military bases, can be difficult to secure and survey. In these situations, an unmanned aerial system (UAS) can prove useful to get sur...

Title: Advancing Green Stormwater Infrastructure Through Understanding the Influences of Social Factors
Author: Qi, Jingyi
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Environmental engineering
Description: Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is a nature-inspired engineering solution to stormwater management that has gained increasing attention over the last two decades. While the technical evidence supporting the efficacy and efficiency of GSI is ...

Title: An Integrative Algorithm/Architecture Co-Design Of Deep Spatial and Temporal Separable Convolutional Neural Networks
Author: Baharani, Mohammadreza
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Computer engineering
Description: In this dissertation, I present my researches on the co-design of algorithms and architectures for deep spatial and temporal separable convolutional neural networks and their applications. As a first step, I will present Deep RACE as an applicatio...

Title: Constitutive Modeling and Dynamic Impact Analysis of Bighorn Sheep Horn
Author: Li, Zheng
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) is known for its giant spiral horns that can sustain impact loading at a speed up to 5.5 m/s during ramming without causing severe damage or head concussion. The bighorn sheep horn is composed of a keratin-based bio...

Title: DEMONSTRATION OF A CLOSED LOOP DIGITALLY ENABLED MANUFACTURING PROCESS USING ADVANCED METROLOGY TECHNIQUES
Author: Erickson, Michael
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: This thesis details the use of advanced coordinate metrology techniques to digitally enable manufacturing through the demonstration of predictive shimming in the assembly of a power plant generator Frame and Stator Core. A process was developed to...

Title: DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL TOOLS FOR MAGNETIC DRUG TARGETING IN CARDIOVASCULAR FLOW
Author: Ciero, Ashley
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Engineering
Description: The aim of the present work is to design and develop experimental and numerical tools to investigate the practicality of magnetic drug targeting (MDT) in a patient-specific diseased left carotid bifurcation artery for the potential prospects of tr...

Title: Development of a CFD Simulation Framework for Aerothermal Analyses of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs
Author: Jain, Ayushi
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: Lithium-ion batteries (LIB) are widely being used in the field of electric vehicles, their high-power density, low resistance, compactness and low self-discharge rate. These make LIBs an ideal choice for use in electric vehicles (EV). To increase ...

Title: Development of a Digital Twin for a Solar Powered Electric Race Vehicle
Author: Baer, James
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Electrical engineering, Mechanical engineering
Description: The global and local impacts of climate change have increased the interest in decarbonizing energy economies in general and transportation in particular. Solar EVs represent an intersection of renewable energy generation and EV development, both o...

Title: Electrical Behavior During Cooling of Conductive Concrete
Author: Alhakim, MHD ALi
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Self-sensing concrete consists of embedded conductive materials allowing enhanced electric conductivity for assessing mechanical properties. This thesis describes the design of a self-sensing concrete with steel fabrication waste and the detection...

Title: FLEXIBLE PLANNING METHODS AND PROCEDURES WITH FLEXIBILITY REQUIREMENTS PROFILE
Author: Demirel, Edil
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Industrial engineering, Operations research
Description: Uncertainties in supply and/or demand combined with rolling horizon planning necessitate flexibility in a dynamic production planning process. In rolling horizon planning, production plans are revised when new information becomes available after t...

Title: HYDROGEN POWER FOR LIGHT RAIL OPERATION: OPERATIONAL FEASIBILITY AND PRACTICAL APPLICABILITY
Author: Washing, Edward
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, City planning, Renewable energy sources
Description: As urban areas continue to grow and become denser, transit will be vital in the success and progress of metropolitans. Light rail, particularly in the United States, has become a popular mode of transportation that efficiently and reliably moves p...

Title: Insights Derived From Studies on the Interaction of Wall Jets With an Elevated Hump Wake
Author: Sehman, Sean
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Physics, Fluid mechanics
Description: ABSTRACTSEAN M. SEHMAN. Insights Derived from Studies on the Interaction of Wall Jets with an Elevated Hump Wake (Under the Direction of DR. MESBAH UDDIN) Underneath a travelling road vehicle, a channel flow develops between the road and the under...

Title: SAFER FOR CYCLING: EVALUATING SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTS OF PROTECTED INTERSECTION GEOMETRIC DESIGN THROUGH MICROSIMULATION
Author: Preston, Abigail
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Transportation, Sustainability
Description: On-street bike lanes have been increasingly visible in the City of Charlotte but rarely utilized. The Charlotte Bikes bicycle program, adopted by City Council May, 2017, proposed that bicycle facilities implemented on arterials should be separated...

Title: Thermo-Mechanical Performance of Doweled Connections in Tall Timber Buildings
Author: Shabanian, Milad
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Innovations in engineered wood products have led to an increased interest in the design and construction of high-rise timber buildings. However, concerns arise when considering the fire safety of tall timber structures. Similar to other types of s...