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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Design Trade-Offs"”.
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Real-time analog acquisition of electrophysiological signals with Soma
… signals. Here I describe the design, implementation, and evaluation of the Soma Acquisition Board, an 8-channel low-latency amplifier for amplification and digitization of these signals. Design trade-offs are discussed, and the resulting analog performance is quantified.
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Simulation of a novel multiprocessor system based on dataflow principles
… collection mechanism has been proposed. Various design trade-offs are evaluated. The simulation demonstrates that the architecture can support memory access with DRAM latency and still achieve high processor utilization.
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Characterisation of a dual frequency conversion superheterodyne receiver
… to the KAT project. Then certain receiver design techniques and parameters will be discussed together with receiver design trade-offs will be presented. This dissertation will then focus on the actual simulations of the 3x4 receiver module using the time-domain RF simulator, SystemView. An …
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Working Performatively with Interactive 3D Printing: An artistic practice utilising interactive programming for computational manufacturing and livecoding
… space where personal computational art and design practices and mass-manufacturing technologies intersect. It focuses on what it could look and feel like to be a computationally-augmented, creative practitioner working with 3D printing in a more programmatic, interactive way. The major …
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Evaluating Vegetation, Root, and Media Characteristics of a Bioretention Installation and their Influence on Stormwater Retention
… environmental conditions. Bioretention design trade-offs must harmonize coarse media for stormwater retention, while incorporating clay and organics for pedogenesis and vegetation survival. Examining connections between stormwater retention, growing media, vegetation, and root parameters …
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Build your own deep learner
… app in a matter of hours instead of months. We designed BYODL with an eye towards customizability, simplicity, and efficiency, which led to interesting implementation challenges and design trade-offs. In this thesis, we present the motivations for BYODL, discuss aspects of its design and …
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On the feasibility of the Hyperloop Concept
… presents methods for first-order evaluation of design options for a Hyperloop system from technical and economic perspectives. The models are presented in generalized form so additional effects can be added by those with appropriate experience in the many different areas associated with long …
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A methodology for the derivation of survivability and reliability requirements for a Strategic Defense System
… reliability have become important factors in the design of a mission effective Strategic Defense System (SDS) that protects the United States against a ballistic missile attack by the Soviet Union. The SDS must be reliable and responsive in providing this defense. It must also be survivable to …
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Impact of ground plane serrations on radiation and impedance characteristics of a slot antenna over a conductive back plane
… common choices for thin, placement-insensitive designs. They can be manufactured in a very economical fashion because both feed connections are on the same plane. However, when the conductive back plane is applied to a thin slot or dipole antenna, the bandwidth is significantly reduced. In the …
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Digital Hardware Design Decisions and Trade-offs for Software Radio Systems
… programmability. The system developer must make trade-offs in these three design areas when determining the best digital hardware solution for a software radio implementation. When selecting digital hardware architectures, it is important to recognize the requirements of the system and identify …
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Shutdown Dose Rate Modeling for Radiation Requirements Development and Design Trend Analysis in the ARC Fusion Device
… process to replace radiation-damaged components. Designing robotic systems to operate in this radiation environment requires understanding the expected radiation levels and how design decisions impact those levels. This thesis uses the Rigorous Two-Step (R2S) methodology to scope the radiation …
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Active-clamp PWM converters: design-oriented analysis and small-signal characterization
… with an electrical isolation. Existing design guidelines and design trade-offs for the ACL in forward and flyback converters are reviewed, and specific properties of both circuits that are caused by the ACL are highlighted. Based on the obtained results, a robust single-switch active …
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Human factors engineering in sonar visual displays
… experiment Test result implications for system design trade-offs are discussed in detail. Recommendations for future research and the proposed construction of a fully equipped ROV simulator complete the work.
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Steady-State Time-Domain Analysis of LLCL Resonant Converter
… normalized relative frequency, to assist in the design trade-offs. The time domain analysis is verified with simulation studies using PSIM 11.0.
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Numerical and Experimental Study of Solidification Behavior in Thermal Storage Systems
… data, HVAC integration, and configuration design for building-integrated storage. A literature review of ice thermal energy storage methods, focusing on resistance networks, quasi-steady techniques, and enthalpy-based formulations, provides the foundation for PCM model development. A …
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Mobile ad hoc networks for oceanic aircraft communications
… We conclude this thesis by presenting some design trade-offs that are likely to be of interest to those implementing the system.
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Architectural Support for Protecting Memory Integrity and Confidentiality
This dissertation describes efficient design of tamper-resistant secure processor and cryptographic memory protection model that will strength security of a computing system. The thesis proposes certain cryptographic and security features integrated into the general purpose processor and computing …
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Energy Proportional Future Chip-to-chip Computing Interconnect Designs
… make our own simulation systems to evaluate the design trade-offs and rules for the network utilization methods are theoretically derived while the energy-delay products are investigated under various launch conditions. Then, we offer 'RENU,' a unique on-board optical interconnect control …
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A Cross Platform Method for FPGA Integrity Checking
… which have become fundamental elements in their design, have advanced in size and complexity as well. Because of this, it is now impossible to ignore the security implications that accompany such a progression. It is then not only important to prevent malicious attacks targeted at FPGAs from …
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