Browsing by Subject "optimization"
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(2022-12-08)The simulation of radiation neutron transport involves a complex system of partial differential equations. Methods in solving these systems of equations can be categorized into two areas of concern, stochastic and ...
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(2012-07-16)Natural human motion is highly demanded and widely used in a variety of applications such as video games and virtual realities. However, acquisition of full-body motion remains challenging because the system must be capable ...
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(2012-02-14)Due to the highly-varying wireless channels over time, frequency, and space domains, statistical QoS provisioning, instead of deterministic QoS guarantees, has become a recognized feature in the next-generation wireless ...
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(2011-02-22)The problem of inferring or reconstructing the material properties (cross sections) of a domain through noninvasive techniques, methods using only input and output at the domain boundary, is attempted using the governing ...
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(2023-05-11)Cooperative behavior between mobile agents has received increasing interest in fields such as robotics, operations research, agriculture, and more. The use of multiple agents allows for a variety of problems to be addressed ...
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(2014-12-15)A rotating synchronous electric machine design can be described to its entirety by a combination of 17 to 24 discrete and continuous parameters pertaining the geometry, material selection, and electrical loading. Determining ...
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(2011-02-22)This thesis presents an efficient, animation production-centric solution to the articulation and animation of computer generated automobiles for creating animations with a high degree of believability. The thesis has two ...
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(2016-11-08)Nacre is an inner layer of seashells that is a tough yet stiff natural composite composed of microscopic mineral polygonal tablets bonded by a tough biopolymer. This type of structure is called staggered structure and it ...
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(2012-10-19)Vapor compression cycles are the primary method by which refrigeration and air-conditioning systems operate, and thus constitute a significant portion of commercial and residential building energy consumption. This thesis ...
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(2014-05-01)This dissertation deals with two open problems in control theory. The first problem concerns the synthesis of fixed structure controllers for Linear Time Invariant (LTI) systems. The problem of synthesizing fixed ...
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(2022-04-11)Providing the necessary energy supply to a growing world and market is essential to support human social development in an environmentally friendly. The energy industry is undergoing a digital transformation and rapidly ...
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(2017-05-05)Rehabilitation options for transfemoral amputees are limited, and no product today can mimic the full functionality of a human limb. Powered prosthetics have potential to close this gap but contain major drawbacks which ...
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DESIGN OF OPTIMAL PUMPING SCHEDULES TO ENHANCE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION FROM UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS (2020-03-24)Hydraulic fracturing is a technique extensively used in the oil and gas industry, where water, proppant (sand) and additives are injected into unconventional reservoirs to enhance the recovery of shale hydrocarbon. Because ...
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(2018-08-06)An optimization-based supply chain management framework for statewide analyses of renewable ammonia production to electricity generation systems for Texas. With optimized renewable ammonia production plants of differing ...
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(2017-12-11)Tensegrity structures have been used in the field of engineering and architecture over the last half century to build static load-bearing structures. These structures are built out of a network of rigid bars and elastic ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)Much research has been done on wireless sensor networks. However, most protocols and algorithms for such networks are based on the ideal model Unit Disk Graph (UDG) model or do not assume any model. Furthermore, many ...
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(2016-12-05)Motivated by increasing threats to pollinator health and the resultant impacts on pollination fees, this thesis models the market for pollination and honey production using the most complete economic model of the joint ...
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(2018-08-08)The Texas Military Department (TMD) faces energy security issues due to the dependency of electricity from the grid that can be disrupted in case of a natural disaster like Hurricane Harvey hitting Texas. This motivates ...
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(2022-04-11)The broadening of scope in Operations Management (OM) has facilitated new opportunities to study resource utilization and planning in service organizations for higher operational efficiency. In this dissertation, I investigate ...
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(2012-02-14)In this work, a new approach to optimize facility layout for toxic release, fire and explosion scenarios is presented. By integrating a risk analysis in the optimization formulation, safer assignments for facility layout ...