EECS Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Game theory based demand response algorithm for economical house load scheduling
(Wichita State University, 2019-12)Power system demand variation is a challenging job that needs to be done by power system operators. There have been many studies and research to reduce the peak hour load reduction and reduce the load demand. Most of the ... -
Satellite digital beamforming with digital channelizer and it's performance under predistorted high power amplifier
(Wichita State University, 2019-12)This dissertation proposes for the rst time a simple combination of a digital channelizer and a digital predistorter (PD) to generate an output signal without intermodulation (IM) products even under a nonlinear memoryless ... -
Beacon deployment guide: A study on bluetooth low energy beacon infrastructure setup for indoor way-finding
(Wichita State University, 2019-07)With the recent technological advancement in providing exploratory and navigational aids to individuals, especially people with visual impairments, in an indoor area, usage of different kind of markers at Point-of-Interest ... -
Beacon-based wayfinding for people with disabilities
(Wichita State University, 2019-07)There are currently few options for navigational aids for people with disabilities, specially those who are the blind and visually impaired (BVI) in indoor spaces and around buildings. Indoor environments can be geographically ... -
Promising methods to improve the performance of the software-defined networking controller
(Wichita State University, 2019-07)With the continuous development of computer networking, a flexible network architecture will likely have to adapt to the recent growth of Internet-based systems, such as Cloud-based systems, the Internet of Things (IoT), ... -
Source code comments under good and bad lenses, and their association with software quality: an empirical investigation on open source software
(Wichita State University, 2019-05)Comments are ubiquitous in source code of real software systems. Software developers rely on them for comprehending and evolving software systems, i.e., to add new features and fix bugs. They imbibe the practice of ... -
Internet-based remote control and monitoring system for commercial doors using mobile devices
(Wichita State University, 2019-05)The ability to remotely control a commercial door unit is typically provided by a dedicated remote control. In some cases, local control may also be available via a panel mounted near the door. Such systems allow for ... -
GuideCall: affordable and trustworthy video call-based remote assistance for people with visual impairments
(Wichita State University, 2019-05)Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI) individuals often face many challenges while performing daily tasks or exploring new places. Assistive technologies can help a BVI individual to be independent by addressing some of these ... -
Efficient random projection trees for nearest neighbor search and related problems
(Wichita State University, 2019-05)Nearest neighbor search (NNS) is one of the most well-known problems in the field of computer science. It has been widely used in many different areas such as recommender systems, classification, clustering etc. Given a ... -
Microgrid operation and planning under uncertainty
(Wichita State University, 2019-05)The optimal planning and energy management of microgrids in the face of uncertain information is a challenging task. Microgrids have the ability to improve economical operation, reliability, and power quality of electric ... -
Reliability estimation and comparison of stand-alone pv-generated house with grid-connected house
(Wichita State University, 2018-12)Reliable modern energy is essential to raising the living standards for an expanding worldwide population. The concept of renewable energy is a priority because of insufficient minerals and fossil fuels being used by ... -
Foolproofing network communication by k-diverse padding
(Wichita State University, 2018-12)It has been shown recently that a large majority of online web-based applications are prone to privacy attacks, causing serious breach in the privacy of any online activity, due to the popular application features that ... -
Reducing on-load tap-changer operations through utilization of auto-switch capacitor bank with presence of large solar interconnection
(Wichita State University, 2018-12)Voltage control is necessary on a power system to ensure all consumers are operating their equipment at a proper utilization voltage to avoid damage due to improper voltage supply. The traditional distribution power system ... -
Economic analysis of lithium-ion battery energy storage systems
(Wichita State University, 2018-12)Shifts in consumer behaviors in the power sector coupled with social and environmental policies have created a higher demand for reliable power and a desire to generate that power from less reliable sources. To bridge the ... -
Directory-based wired-wireless network-on-chip architectures to improve performance
(Wichita State University, 2018-12)Network-on-Chip (NoC) architectures have emerged as a promising technology for modern computer systems to address the design challenges of high-performance computing systems. Wireless NoC (WNoC) architectures are introduced ... -
A framework for measuring post-attack system-wide anonymity in anonymous communication systems
(Wichita State University, 2018-12)We develop techniques for measuring the amount of anonymity provided by anonymity systems in the aftermath of attacks. Anonymity systems are special systems that enable their users to carry out anonymous communication over ... -
Optimal behavior of demand response aggregators in power system management
(Wichita State University, 2018-12)Energy plays a vital role in our life. In recent decades, managing demand and supply of energy and maintaining the balance has become more complicated due to some technical, financial and environmental factors like growing ... -
A DC-DC converter with high-voltage step-up ratio and reduced-voltage stress for renewable energy generation systems
(Wichita State University, 2018-12)This research work presents a high gain direct current-direct current (DC-DC) converter which is derived from a traditional boost converter. Electrical power systems are changing from a centralized generation model to a ... -
Motion planning and control of autonomous vehicles using collision and rendezvous cones
(Wichita State University, 2018-07)This dissertation uses the notion of collision cones and rendezvous cones to address several motion planning problems for autonomous vehicles. Collision avoidance is fundamental to the problem of planning safe trajectories ... -
Optimal network control for big and heavy data delivery
(Wichita State University, 2018-07)Due to new emerging applications and technologies, data traffic has increased dramatically. However, wireless network spectrum resources are very limited. To overcome this challenge, optimal network control, which can ...