Theses/Dissertations from 2015
An Evaluation of Soft Processors as a Reliable Computing Platform, Michael Robert Gardiner
Rubidium Packaging for On-Chip Spectroscopy, Cameron Louis Hill
Preemptive Placement and Routing for In-Field FPGA Repair, Joshua E. Jensen
Enhanced-Resolution Processing and Applications of the ASCAT Scatterometer, Richard D. Lindsley
Calibration and Validation of the RapidScat Scatterometer Using Natural Land Targets, Nathan Mark Madsen
Frame Synchronization Techniques for iNET-Formatted SOQPSK-TG Communications, Andrew Dennis McMurdie
A Study of Reconfigurable Antennas as a Solution for Efficiency, Robustness, and Security of Wireless Systems, Rashid Mehmood
Polyethylene Glycol Diacrylate (PEGDA) Resin Development for 3D-Printed Microfluidic Devices, Kamran Qaderi
UAV Navigation and Radar Odometry, Eric Blaine Quist
A Compact Phased Array Radar for UAS Sense and Avoid, Jonathan Cullinan Spencer
Configuration Scrubbing Architectures for High-Reliability FPGA Systems, Aaron Gerald Stoddard
High-Efficiency Passive and Active Phased Arrays and Array Feeds for Satellite Communications, Zhenchao Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
High-Resolution MRI for 3D Biomechanical Modeling: Signal Optimization Through RF Coil Design and MR Relaxometry, James A. Badal
Digital Back End Development and Interference Mitigation Methods for Radio Telescopes with Phased-Array Feeds, Richard Allen Black
Analysis, Validation, and Improvement of High-Resolution Wind Estimates from the Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT), Jeffrey Richard Blodgett
Passive and Electronically Steered Array Planar Feeds for Satellite Communications, Kyle C. Browning
Application Improvements of Slab-Coupled Optical Fiber Sensors, Spencer L. Chadderdon
Target Motion Estimation Techniques for Single-Channel SAR, Mark T. Crockett
Compact Antennas and Arrays for Unmanned Air Systems, James Arthur Eck
Single Event Mitigation for Aurora Protocol Based MGT FPGA Designs in Space Environments, Alexander Stanley Harding
Compact FMCW Radar for GPS-Denied Navigation and Sense and Avoid, James David Mackie
Design and Analysis of Receiver Systems in Satellite Communications and UAV Navigation Radar, Matthew Robertson Morin
Recursive-RANSAC: A Novel Algorithm for Tracking Multiple Targets in Clutter, Peter C. Niedfeldt
Signal-to-Noise Measurements and Particle Focusing in Liquid-Core Waveguides, Michael A. Olson
B1 Mapping for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Daniel Joseph Park
A Solid-State Ion Detector for Use in Portable Mass Spectrometry, Sadek Salman Sabbah
Power Side-Channel DAC Implementations for Xilinx FPGAs, Daniel Chase Savory
Modulation and Synchronization for Aeronautical Telemetry, Christopher G. Shaw
Verifying Molecular Dynamics Using Dielectric Spectroscopy, Joshua Dee Smith
Developments in LFM-CW SAR for UAV Operation, Craig Lee Stringham
Tincr: Integrating Custom CAD Tool Frameworks with the Xilinx Vivado Design Suite, Brad S. White
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Intercalibration of QuikSCAT and OSCAT Land Backscatter, John Colin Barrus
Cooperative Target Tracking Enhanced with the Sequence Memoizer, Everett A. Bryan
Subthreshold Op Amp Design Based on the Conventional Cascode Stage, Kurtis Daniel Cahill
Gesture Analysis for Human-Computer Interface Using Profile-Matching Stereo Vision, Yung Ping Chang
Experiments with GMTI Radar using Micro-Doppler, Benjamin Walter Dilsaver
Backprojection for Synthetic Aperture Radar, Michael Israel Duersch
Automatic Modulation Recognition for Aeronautical Telemetry, Jacob William Frogget
Microfabrication Processes and Advancements in Planar Electrode Ion Traps as Mass Spectrometers, Brett Jacob Hansen
Techniques for LI-BDN Synthesis for Hybrid Microarchitectural Simulation, Tyler S. Harris
Real-Time Color TreeBASIS Feature Matching on a Limited-Resource Hardware System, Garrett Sean Hartman
ARROW-Based On-Chip Alkali Vapor-Cell Development, John Frederick Hulbert
Improvements in Diffusion Weighted Imaging Through a Composite Body and Insert Gradient Coil System, Peter Austin Jepsen
Covariance Modeling and Space-Time Coding for MIMO systems, Farnaz Karimdady Sharifabad
Simulating the Performance of Tracking a Spinning Missile at C-Band, Darren Robert Kartchner
An Incremental Trace-Based Debug System for Field-Programmable Gate-Arrays, Jared Matthew Keeley
Methods and Metrics for Human Interaction with Bio-Inspired Robot Swarms, Sean C. Kerman
Proteins in High Electric Fields, David Michael Landry
Water Fat Separation with Multiple-Acquisition Balanced Steady-State Free Precession MRI, Michael A. Mendoza
Dynamic Nanochannels for Biosensing Applications, Joseph B. Oxborrow
Delamination Detection in Concrete Using Disposable Impactors for Excitation, Anjali Narendra Patil
Directional Electric Field Sensing Using Slab Coupled Optical Fiber Sensors, Daniel Theodore Perry
Modeling, Parameter Estimation, and Navigation of Indoor Quadrotor Robots, Stephen C. Quebe
Improved Channel Probing for Secret Key Generation with Multiple Antenna Systems, Britton T. Quist
Interface Design and Synthesis for Structural Hybrid Microarchitectural Simulators, Zhuo Ruan
Polarization Diversity in the Presence of Multipath Propagation, Grant Taylor Wagner
An Investigation into Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) Using a Single-Channel Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Joseph W. Winkler
Liquid Core Waveguide Sensors with Single and Multi-Spot Excitation, Lynnell Uilani Wai Yee Zempoaltecatl
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Characterization and Preliminary Demonstration of Microcantilever Array Integrated Sensors, Ryan R. Anderson
Development of L-Band Down Converter Boards and Real-Time Digital Backend for Phased Array Feeds, Vikas Asthana
Extending the QuikSCAT Data Record with the Oceansat-2 Scatterometer, Joshua P. Bradley
Using Motion Fields to Estimate Video Utility and Detect GPS Spoofing, Brandon T. Carroll
Understanding Design Requirements for Building Reliable, Space-Based FPGA MGT Systems Based on Radiation Test Results, Kevin M. Ellsworth
Improved Methods for Phased Array Feed Beamforming in Single Dish Radio Astronomy, Michael James Elmer
Limited Resource Feature Detection, Description, and Matching, Spencer G. Fowers
Discrete-Time Implementation, Antenna Design, and MIMO for Near-Field Magnetic Induction Communications, Ronald Brett Gottula
Automatic Discovery and Exposition of Parallelism in Serial Applications for Compiler-Inserted Runtime Adaptation, David A. Greenland
Mitigation of Sea Ice Contamination in QuikSCAT Wind Retrieval, Weston Jay Hullinger
FPGA Floor-Planning Impact on Implementation Results, Jaren Tyler Lamprecht
Using Hard Macros to Accelerate FPGA Compilation for Xilinx FPGAs, Christopher Michael Lavin
Feature Construction Using Evolution-COnstructed Features for General Object Recognition, Kirt D. Lillywhite
Reliability Techniques for Data Communication and Storage in FPGA-Based Circuits, Yubo Li
Efficient Estimation for Small Multi-Rotor Air Vehicles Operating in Unknown, Indoor Environments, John Charles Macdonald
Developing a Guidance Law for a Small-Scale Controllable Projectile Using Backstepping and Adaptive Control Techniques and a Hardware System Implementation for a UAV and a UGV to Track a Moving Ground Target, Kevin Christopher Meier
Liquid Dielectric Spectroscopy and Protein Simulation, Brett Lee Mellor
Investigations of the Dry Snow Zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet Using QuikSCAT, Kevin Randall Moon
Windowed Factorized Backprojection for Pulsed and LFM-CW Stripmap SAR, Kyra Michelle Moon
Functionalization of In-plane Photonic Microcantilever Arrays for Biosensing Applications, Stanley J. Ness
Electric Field Sensing in a Railgun Using Slab Coupled Optical Fiber Sensors, Jonathan Robert Noren
Real-Time Target Following Using an Unmanned Rotorcraft with a Laser Rangefinder, Bryce Sanders Pincock
Filtering Techniques for Pose Estimation with Applications to Unmanned Air Vehicles, Bryce Benson Ready
Sea Ice Mapping Using Enhanced Resolution Advanced Scatterometer Images, Steven Joseph Reeves
Hardware and Software Fault-Tolerance of Softcore Processors Implemented in SRAM-Based FPGAs, Nathaniel Hatley Rollins
Application of SeaWinds Scatterometer Data to the Study of Antarctic Icebergs, Keith Mitchell Stuart
Dynamic Modeling, Trajectory Generation and Tracking for Towed Cable Systems, Liang Sun
Smart Phone-based Indoor Guidance System for the Visually Impaired, Brandon Lee Taylor
Real-Time Stereo Vision for Resource Limited Systems, Beau J. Tippetts
A Design Basis for Composite Cascode Stages Operating in the Subthreshold/Weak Inversion Regions, Taylor Matt Waddel
Design and Polarimetric Calibration of Dual-Polarized Phased Array Feeds for Radio Astronomy, Taylor D. Webb
Low-Photoluminescence Hollow Waveguide Platforms for High-sensitivity Integrated Optical Sensors, Yue Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Increasing Design Productivity for FPGAs Through IP Reuse and Meta-Data Encapsulation, Adam T. Arnesen
Active Impedance Matching and Sensitivity Optimized Phased Array Feed Design For Radio Astronomy, David E. Carter
System Identification, State Estimation, and Control of Unmanned Aerial Robots, Caleb H. Chamberlain
Improved Stereo Vision Methods for FPGA-Based Computing Platforms, Wade S. Fife
XDL-Based Hard Macro Generator, Subhrashankha Ghosh
Automated Fixed-Point Analysis and Bit Width Selection in Digital Signal Processing Circuits Using Ptolemy, Derrick S. Gibelyou
Integration of Micropore and Nanopore Features with Optofluidic Waveguides for Single Particle Sensing, Matthew R. Holmes
On-Orbit FPGA SEU Mitigation and Measurement Experiments on the Cibola Flight Experiment Satellite, William A. Howes
Development of Single-Chip Silicon Photonic Microcantilever Arrays for Sensing Applications, Weisheng Hu