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Testing and Assessment of Protocols and Systems Modeled as Extended Finite State Machines
(2013-06)
Developing and selecting an appropriate test suite is an important issue for testing implementations of protocols and other reactive software systems. Many methods are known for the derivation of test suites based on a ...
Technology Management and Analysis of Integrating Fuel Cell Systems in Gas Turbine Power Plants
(2013-04)
In this thesis, comprehensive and detailed energy and economic analyses of integrating different types of fuel cells in gas turbine power plants are performed. The research investigates the performance of a hybrid system ...
Assessment of Disinfection By-Product Formation in Polymeric Pipe Distribution Systems
(2013-06)
In recent years, polymeric materials have become the dominant type of material used for drinking water pipe distribution systems. They have some advantages over other types of pipes such as cast iron, ductile iron, concrete, ...
Artificial Intelligence-Based Modeling of the Nonlinear Behavior of Buckling-Restrained Braces
(2013-03)
The present research attempts to investigate and compare various artificial intelligence techniques to model the dynamic nonlinear behavior of Buckling Restrained Braces (BRBs). The various intelligent models are developed ...
Mazari UAV Adaptive Autopilot System Design and Implementation
(2013-06)
Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) research started at AUS in 2005. Linear and nonlinear aircraft models and system identification of the aircraft system were developed to design flight control laws. Proportional-i ...
Robust Control of Elastic Drive Systems Using The Immersion and Invariance Methodology
(2013-10)
This thesis is divided into three main parts. The first part presents a new robust control methodology to suppress the torsional vibrations in flexible drive systems. The position control of a nonlinear Two-Mass-Model ...
Learning-Based Space-Time Adaptive Processing
(2013-06)
The probability of target detection in airborne-radar missions depends on the target signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio. In order to maximize the probability of detection, it is necessary to maximize the target ...
Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling of the Load-Carrying and Energy Dissipation Capacities for Buckling-Restrained Braces
(2013-07)
Conventional concentric braces buckle under compressive loading. To overcome this limitation, the Buckling-Restrained Braces (BRBs) were introduced in the mid 70's which typically consist of a low-yield steel core and a ...
Removal of Lead (II) Ions from Wastewater Using Eggplant Peels
(2013-01)
In this study, three methods have been tested for the production of eggplant peel activated charcoal (EPPAC) from eggplant peel charcoal (EPPC). A new method has also been devised which does not include continuous involvement ...
Performance Evaluation of Optically Preamplified M-ary PPM Systems for Free-Space Optical Communications
(2013-06)
M-ary pulse position modulation (M-ary PPM) has been widely considered as an attractive solution for increasing the bit rates in free-space optical (FSO) communications. Besides increasing the bit rate, M-ary PPM increases ...