Increased penetration levels of Distributed Generation (DG) can cause harmful harmonics and power quality issues for the power distribution system. This project aims to investigate harmonic and power quality issues related to high penetration levels o . . .

Statement of Problem: Today all of our residential and commercial properties use AC power for all of our electrical needs, but as our electronics have been advancing our method to supply power has not changed for over a century. AC power has proven to . . .

Dual-slope analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are known for their high accuracy, but slow conversion times. The objective of this project was to design a 12-bit dual-slope analog-to-digital converter in a 0.5 µm CMOS process which rejects 60 Hz noise . . .

Arc Flash causes serious damage to life and equipment. Several new techniques have been created to help reduce the risks associated with Arc Flash. Most commonly used and trusted method by the industry is a study that uses electrical system characteri . . .

Statement of Problem: Permissive Overreaching Transfer Trip (POTT) is a scheme that enables fast tripping of breakers at the local and remote end of a protected equipment. POTT schemes are typically used for high voltage line protection against faults . . .

Optics usually refers to the behavior of visible, infrared, or ultraviolet light. In mathematics, triangulation, is based on the relations of the angles and sides of a triangle. This project is using both of these concepts for distance estimation. Und . . .

It is common for the frequency response of a loudspeaker to be characterized at a single point directly in front of the speaker. A loudspeaker’s frequency response depends on the spatial position of the microphone, and being able to obtain the frequen . . .

Learning how to barbeque can be an intimidating and a difficult process, taking years to master, leaving novice cooks disappointed with burnt uncooked meat. Today, there are PID (Proportional Integral Derivative) controllers that allow novice cooks to . . .

This report describes the operation, design, and simulation of a comparator and an integrator for a Dynamic Offset Test Bench (DOTB) in 0.18µm CMOS. The DOTB is used to accurately measure the effective input offset voltage for a high-speed latching co . . .

Solar generation is the generation and manipulation of solar energy, through photovoltaic cells in solar panels. The use of photovoltaic solar panels is usually the most efficient way of storing the energy. The energy that is stored in photovoltaic pa . . .

Smart Devices and the need for intelligent systems has brought about a revolution in Technology. With devices getting smaller, yet more effective, there is a constant need for research and development of smart system designs. One such entity that has . . .

Robotics is a topic of curiosity among students and technology enthusiasts around the world. In recent times with the introduction of more complicated systems and designs, robotics has taken a great leap forward in various industries and among technol . . .

Camera calibration which is also described as camera re-sectioning, involves approximation of various parameters between the lens and the image sensor of a camera. These variables serve different purposes, which include removal of lens distorsion, est . . .

With the advancement in technology these days, we need our work to be done in a faster and efficient way, especially in the areas of telecommunication and VLSI technologies. We need our problems to be rapidly resolved. Hence, in the world of computing . . .

One of the most crucial parameters for traffic measurement is vehicle classification. Currently, several different methods for analyzing and interpreting vehicle classification exist: magnetics, magnetometer sensors and inductive loops [1] are just a . . .

Jaundice is a commonly occurring incident at birth and the first few days to weeks of the life a neonate. It does not pose a serious health risk and requires minimal medical intervention. However, hyperbilirubinemia can result in long term neurodevelo . . .

Recent changes in computation and storage have led to the tremendous growth of neural networks and big data. Analysis of big data has led to achievements such as self-driving cars through advances in algorithms like machine vision. There is a growing . . .

Communication is important in society and antennas are needed to communicate effectively across large distances. Currently, the demands of transferring more data at a faster rate and over vast distances require new technology. One new proposed technol . . .

In this project the design of a simple ring oscillator VCO was explored. This new proposed ring oscillator uses inverter delay cells including transmission gates, in order to turn off one transistor in the next delay cell before the other transistor t . . .

The objective of this thesis is to design, simulate and fabricate a dielectric resonator band-pass filter to operate at a center frequency of 1.905 GHz with a narrow bandwidth of 8.0 MHz and 60 dB rejection ± 1 MHz from the pass-band edge. In this the . . .

A blood cell count is a common diagnostic tool in medicine, and one way to obtain such a count is from an image of a blood smear. Researchers at the Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology (CBST) at the University of California, Davis have deve . . .

This thesis discusses the different strategies used to perform peak load shaving through the means of distributed generation and energy storage systems from the Utility’s perspective. Peak load shaving, sometimes referred to as load leveling or peak s . . .

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious health problem that can lead to permanent disability or death. A TBI may cause two major types of intra-cranial hemorrhage: subdural hematoma (SDH) and epidural hematoma (EDH). Subdural hematomas are the most . . .

The limited resolution of a microscope is due to the diffraction limit, aperture and the optical lens. Superresolution (SR) methods improve resolution beyond the diffraction limit. Structured illumination (SI) is an SR method that helps acquire and fu . . .

The affordability, small size, and minimal power requirements of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometers makes them common in portable applications. The challenge with MEMS accelerometers is that they are subject to stochastic and determi . . .

Current Mode Logic buffers are based on the MOS differential amplifier circuit. Since CML buffers utilize a differential circuit topology, they are less vulnerable to common-mode noise than standard CMOS buffers. CML buffers are able to operate in hig . . .

The conventional diffraction limit defines a finite range of spatial frequencies that can be transmitted through a microscope. To reveal more information about the objects that are observed by microscope, techniques that can go beyond this limit need . . .

During recent years, there has been a trend of increasing renewable generation desiring to interconnect to the electrical power grid around the world. While renewable interconnections, such as wind, solar, biomass or geothermal, are favorable for the . . .

The goal of this project is to design and implement FPGA design of Daubechies lifting scheme for audio compression and reconstruction. The design approach is to use top down hierarchical design. The algorithm implemented performs compression and recon . . .

In last couple of decades, the number of vehicles has increased drastically. With this increase, it is becoming difficult to keep track of each vehicle for purpose of law enforcement and traffic management. License Plate Recognition is used increasing . . .

This project will focus on the application of an advanced electromagnetic simulation software: 4nec2 for the near-field characterization of a 3-element X-band array of waveguide and horn antennas. Previous modeling efforts have shown a significant dif . . .

Audio coder using perceptual linear predictive coding is a new technique for compressing and decompressing audio signal. This technique codes only the information of an audio signal, which is audible to the human ear, all other information is discarde . . .

License Plate Recognition or LPR is an image-processing technology used to identify vehicles by their license plates. This technology is used in various applications involving security, traffic, law enforcement, public safety and transportation sector . . .

This project report introduces artificial intelligence based algorithm for classifying fault type and determining fault location on the power system, which can be implemented on a Microprocessor based relay. This new concept relies on a principle of p . . .

GSM automation and control has always been interesting and challenging area for me. After searching for adequate amount of time, I found a demanding project in the GSM automation and data logger designing. The aim of this project is to design a data l . . .

As we know our each day to day activity requires electricity, starting from waking up by alarm to using cell phone and computer at work till watching our daily night shows on television, and that comes from the power generation plants, usually called . . .

This project will focus on the thermometric calibration of the heating effects by the 27.12 MHz Mettler Diathermy system on non-hardening clay with digital thermometer of plastic probe for use in Hyperthermia system for the treatment of cancer. The no . . .

This report will present steps taken in order to develop a “Platform Readiness Test Plan”. The platform readiness test plan will provide assistance to the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in testing and validating their motherboard robustness pr . . .

The major concern of the world at this time is the growing rate of energy consumption and the resulting act of increasing pollution. We are living in an era where it is not possible to stop the growth or decrease the use of energy, whether it relates . . .

This project develops a method for path planning and tracking of a moving target by a wheeled robot. The main kinematics variables updated in each step are the orientation and relative position of the robot and the target. A discrete extended Kalman f . . .

To design a circuit that measures and controls the pressure of the generated steam to the required level. Also, that keeps track of sun path to get maximum exposure of sunlight and thus getting optimum energy level from solar radiation. This system ha . . .

Design and validation of NTRU public-key cryptosystem is a relatively new Public Key Cryptosystem. Public Key Cryptography or Asymmetric Cryptography is used in areas of digital signatures and key exchange. RSA is an acclaimed Public Key cryptosystem . . .

This report details the different stages of the recently initiated Phase I clinical trial of a new modality of cancer treatment in India. The clinical trial involves the addition of hyperthermia or heat treatment to existing treatment techniques such . . .

The main objective of this project is to analyze nonlinear effects in optical fiber and to discuss how these effects cause dispersion in input signals. This project also discusses the pros and cons of nonlinear dispersion. Nonlinear dispersion may be . . .

The purpose of this project is to gather and document the existing criteria, rules, and practices used by the Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) in California for physical interconnection of Distributed Generation (DG) and to identify existing technical . . .

The object of the project is to design, simulate and fabricate a broadband microstrip balun operating at a center frequency of 5 GHz and wide bandwidth of 3.5 GHz. In this project report, I present one design with the capacitor in the middle of couple . . .

This project focuses on a physiotherapy technique in which a therapist uses the thumbs to apply force to the spinal column of a patient. A therapy session consists of a series of bouts. Because the thumbs tire quickly, the bouts usually are short, abo . . .

The increased use of nonlinear electronic equipment has become a concern in most utility power systems. Nonlinear loads draw current discontinuously during the cycle of the input voltage waveform and produce low power factors when harmonics are taken . . .

The purpose of this project was to optimize the bonding parameters to develop an adhesive wafer bonding process that produces a defect free and relatively strong bond using SU-8 as an intermediate adhesive layer at the lowest possible processing tempe . . .

The focus of this project is to carry out an accurate simulation study of a 3- element array of rectangle horn antennas forming a focused near field beam. This study has useful application for clinical hyperthermia which is the therapeutic treatment o . . .