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An improved neural network-based decoder scheme for systematic convolutional code
(Wichita State University, 2010-12)This thesis explores the bit error rate (BER) characteristics of a convolutional decoder constructed of a backpropagation neural network (NN) using a newly proposed input shifting window. Due to the fact that each NN is ... -
Improved social welfare through market event compensation for distributed energy resources
(IEEE, 2022-07-21)The increase in the penetration of distributed energy resources (DER) brings both challenges and opportunities to distribution and transmission systems. The challenges come in the form of infrastructure costs, loss of ... -
Improved storage technique for metadata management at the application level
(Wichita State University, 2012-12)Documentation has a become part of everyday life for individuals in the corporate world. With the increase in required documentation, the size of the data is also growing, which requires maintenance and storage facilities. ... -
Improved understanding of metal cutting based on slip-line field theory
(Wichita State University, 2012-12)This dissertation consists of three papers, which describe a new capability for deriving slip-line fields (SLFs) from results of finite element analyses, and its application to the problem of metal cutting. The first paper ... -
Improvement in crashworthiness of a vehicle for side impact occupant protection using IMPAXX and polyurethane high energy-absorbing foam materials
(Wichita State University, 2017-12)Side impact car crashes account for roughly 30% of all fatalities in road accidents including passenger cars and light trucks, and they tend to have a disastrous effect on the human body than all other types of car accidents ... -
Improvement of mechanical and wear behavior by the development of a new tool for the friction stir processing of Mg/B4C composite
(Elsevier, 2021-11-25)Large and irregular particle sizes of B4C in the Mg matrix are performance-impeding challenges of the as-cast Mg-B4C composites. In an attempt to overcome this, the secondary solid-state friction stir processing of the ... -
Improvements and effects of porosity on interlaminar tensile strength of curved beam carbon fiber composites
(Wichita State University, 2012-12)The orthotropic nature of composites provides excellent performance in the fiber direction, but it is susceptible to failure in the orthogonal direction. Failure due to the delamination is limited to composites, and has ... -
Improving and predicting the strengths of fiber-reinforced composites using a graphene-based self-healing system and finite element analysis
(Wichita State University, 2018-05)A new method for self-healing is developed by incorporating graphene nanoparticles into the microcapsules to improve the healing efficiency after initial failure and to extend the service life of a composite. Graphene ... -
Improving cache locking performance of modern embedded systems via the addition of a miss table at the L2 cache level
(Elsevier, 2010-04)To confer the robustness and high quality of service, modern computing architectures running real-time applications should provide high system performance and high timing predictability. Cache memory is used to improve ... -
Improving decomposition process of recycled plastics for sustainable fuel productions
(Wichita State University, 2017-04-28)In the U.S.A., plastic waste is about 12.7% of the total municipal waste which is approximately 32 million tons annually. Recovery of plastics is usually done through waste-to-energy or recycling options. Plastic-to-fuel ... -
Improving facial recognition accuracy by applying liveness monitoring technique
(IEEE, 2015)In a typical transmission control protocol and Internet protocol (TCP/IP) suite, there are several ways, such as using photograph, three-dimensional (3D) model, and video clip of a valid user to mock the facial recognition. ... -
Improving flame retardancy and hydrophobicity of fabrics via graphene inclusion obtained from recycled batteries
(Elsevier, 2022-09-15)Recent advances in nanotechnology have enabled the bonding of nanoparticles to a wide variety of multifunctional fabrics. Nanoparticles have been incorporated into fabrics to produce flame-retardant, water-repellent, and ... -
Improving fluid retention properties of 316L stainless steel using nanosecond pulsed laser surface texturing
(Laser Institute of America, 2020-11)stainless steel has been used as a successful biomaterial for decades. In this study, a pulsed nanosecond laser was used to create patterned surfaces of stainless steel coupons to study the effect of patterning on fluid ... -
Improving frequency regulation calculation in power grid integration with solar energy system
(Wichita State University, 2022-07)Everyone requires uninterruptible, dependable power, and the power system must be able to handle the complexity that comes with so many people using power at once in modern times. The performance of the system can be ... -
Improving GPU performance by regrouping CPU-memory data
(Wichita State University, 2014-05)In order to fast effective analysis of large complex systems, high-performance computing is essential. NVIDIA Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA)-assisted central processing unit (CPU) / graphics processing unit ... -
Improving network connectivity in the presence of heavy-tailed interference
(IEEE, 2014-10)The heavy tailed (HT) traffic from wireless users, caused by the emerging Internet and multimedia applications, introduces a HT interference region within which network users will experience unbounded delay with infinite ... -
Improving performance, power, and security of multicore systems using smart cache organization
(Wichita State University, 2014-05)The need of multicore/manycore systems for today's world is significantly increasing. But the multicore system is considered to be power-hungry as well as high latency system. Different researches show that it is possible ... -
Improving quality of service in computer networks applying the eight classes of service
(IEEE, 2021-08-05)Class of Service (CoS) is implemented in communication networks to simplify the management of traffic data and ensure Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. Because of the substantial growth in network data generation, the ... -
Improving the economic values of the recycled plastics using nanotechnology associated studies
(Elsevier Ltd., 2014-09)Recycled polystyrene (PS) cups were chopped up and separately incorporated with multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and NiZn ferrite (Ni0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4) nanoparticles prior to electrospinning under different conditions. These ... -
Improving the mechanical properties of composite pipe using multi-angle filament winding
(National Association of Corrosion Engineers International, 1998-03)The benefits of composite materials-light weight, corrosion resistance, handling ease, etc., have long been appreciated. Composite piping systems are gaining wide acceptance in various industries such as petrochemical, ...