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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"integrated control"”.
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Integrated Control and Real-Time Scheduling
… of the thesis is codesign of flexible real-time control systems. Integrating control theory and real-time scheduling theory, it is possible to achieve higher resource utilization and better control performance. The integration requires new tools for analysis, design, and implementation. The …
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Strategies for integrated control of biological agents by small utilities
U of I Only Restriction set for Item 117725 on 2021-05-21T15:42:00Z with date 2125-01-01 by astein@illinois.edu.
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An Integrated Control and Data Acquisition System for Pharmaceutical Capsule Inspection
… industry. Their current methods of quality control of their product is by performing manual inspection of every carton of capsules prior to shipment. In today's modern manufacturing world, more efficient and cost-effective means of quality control exist. It is Pharmaphil's desire to develop …
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Engineering Chemistry: Integrated Control Strategies and Internet-Enabled Tools for Chemical Synthesis
… development of a novel Internet-based process control system which is applied to automate a cycling catalytic process. The capability of the system to conduct multi-dimensional self-optimisation processes is shown, where it is integrated with an on-line mass spectrometer and inline infrared …
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High Temperature Silicon Carbide Mixed-signal Circuits for Integrated Control and Data Acquisition
… research has been focused on the design of integrated circuits for protection and control in these wide bandgap materials. The ICs developed in SiC and GaN can not only complement the power devices in high voltage and high frequency applications, but can also be used for standalone high …
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Fully-Integrated Control: Noise Filtering, Parameter Estimation, Disturbance Determination and Predictive Control of Biological Nonlinear Processes
… it becomes imperative to find ways to accurately control diabetes with very little user interaction. This work presents development of the required methods for a fully itegrated control scheme to control nonlinear biological systems. First, the noisy measurement data must be filtered. …
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Astronaut-centric analysis of a jetpack with integrated control-moment gyroscopes for enhanced extravehicular activity performance
… system proposed in this research incorporates control moment gyroscopes (CMGs) into an extravehicular activity (EVA) jetpack device currently being considered at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC). This Mobility Augmenting Jetpack with Integrated CMGs (MAJIC) system will offer rigid attitude …
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Integrated control of Carduus thistles and ecological studies on Rhinocyllus conicus Froelich and Ceuthorhynchidius horridus (Panzer)
A biological and integrated control program for Carduus thistles was developed using the biological control agents Rhinocyllus conicus Froelich and Ceuthorhynchidius horridus (Panzer) and the herbicide 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). Field studies on the development of Ceuthorhynchidius …
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Studies on aspects of the integrated control of Hakea sericea in the South-western Cape Province, South Africa
… papers and aims to identify and quantify factors controlling the distribution and population dynamics of H. sericea. The results of a cartographic analysis of the distribution of Hakea spp. in the South-western Cape Province show that the most important physiographic factor characterising infested …
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Systems-Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP) Applied to a U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender Integrated Control System
… was applied in this thesis to a ship navigation control system used on U.S. Coast Guard buoy tenders. The legacy system installed on the Service's 16 sea-going buoy tenders experienced numerous incidents that had potential to be hazardous to the ships and their crews. Faced with the dual needs of …
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Investigating Novel Approaches for the Integrated Control of the Soilborne Strawberry Pathogens Macrophomina phaseolina and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae
… Monterey for <em>Fof</em>) and again at day 21. Controls were a non-inoculated and an inoculated water-drench treatment. Buried inoculum was recovered at days 2 and 23 and plated on selective media for colony forming unit (CFU) quantification. Plant disease assessments were made each week for 11 …
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The synthetic pyrethroid Ectiban permethrin as a treatment in the pest management of flies in caged-layer poultry houses
… Inc.) (Fig. 1) as a potential treatment in the integrated control of synanthropic flies in poultry houses. I used a variety of application techniques including feed additive, direct topical application to manure for larval control, and residual sprays for adult control. In addition to …
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Integration and characterization of a control and signal processing system for a SERF magnetometer array
… the development and characterization of an integrated control and signal processing system for an array of SERF magnetometers. In particular, I address the integration and control of optical, magnetic, and electronic subsystems required for operation of an array of 64 independent SERF …
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Control of large-scale structures with large uncertainties
… measurements, lack of mechanically reliable control devices, large power requirements, and the need for robust controllers. In order to enhance acceptability of feedback control systems to civil structures, an integrated control strategy designed for large-scale structures with large …
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Active driveline and suspension control to improve vehicle handling
… on the integration of roll moment distribution control and variable torque distribution control to improve vehicle handling and dynamics. A survey of the literature determines the current state of the art and directs the research toward undeveloped areas. The work is carried out with the racing …
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An Approach to Mitigate Electric Vehicle Penetration Challenges through Demand Response, Solar Photovoltaics and Energy Storage Applications in Commercial Buildings
… Demand Response (DR) or performing load control in commercial buildings along with the deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) and ice storage systems at the building level can improve the efficiency of electricity grids and mitigate expensive peak demand/energy charges for buildings. This …
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Integrated vehicle dynamics control using active steering, driveline and braking
This thesis investigates the principle of integrated vehicle dynamics control through proposing a new control configuration to coordinate active steering subsystems and dynamic stability control (DSC) subsystems. The active steering subsystems include Active Front Steering (AFS) and Active Rear …
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Hybrid Living Materials : a digital fabrication platform for functional bacterial technologies
… takes on the properties of both. Yet, the integrated control of both material and biological properties and their interactions remains challenging due to the complexity of natural constructs and the lack of standardized infrastructure to control biological function in 3D space. The state of …
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A Solid-State Phase Camera for Advanced Gravitational Wave Detectors
… of the sensor, combined with our integrated control electronics, allows the camera to image power modulation index as low as -62 dBc/second/pixel. The phase camera is applicable to problems where alignment and mode-mismatch sensing is needed and suited for diagnostic and control …
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