This thesis reports on recent advances made in real-time intruder detection for an intrusion system developed at Texas A&M University that utilizes a phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometer. The system uses light ...

Computers today employ simulations of physical phenomena such as wind and fire and other physical properties in many common applications, including programs meant for training and entertainment. We focus particularly on ...

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As the speed of integrated circuits increases, so does their power consumption. Most of this power is turned into heat, which must be dissipated effectively in order for the circuit to avoid thermal damage. Thermal control ...

Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) facilitate the bidirectional transport of a myriad of molecules, ranging in size from an ion to assembled ribosomal subunits, across the two lipid bilayers that constitute the nuclear envelope ...

The objective of this study was to develop a chemical application system that could measure plant size, determine the optimum chemical rate to apply and control that application. A plant height sensor, the MEPRT growth ...

This dissertation describes the wave particles technique for simulating water surface waves and two way fluid-object interactions for real-time applications, such as video games. Water exists in various different forms in ...

One of the most challenging tasks in Computer Graphics (CG) is depicting the accurate appearance of aging and weathered materials. This thesis examines the physical aging process of materials and translates that information ...