A study of optimization methods for 3D reconstruction from 2D sketches by Kotlanka Ramakrishna.

“…This dissertation studies a specific process “Optimization of geometric reconstruction” in the problem of converting a 2D line drawing in to a 3D model. The solution being offered consists of two parts: identifying the circuits of edges in the drawing that form true faces of the 3D models, and then reconstruct the geometry using these faces as a basic.…”
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Capacity optimization and expansion in a multiple-product manufacturing system with complex flow by Meng, Kai

“…In this thesis, a production line that faces increasing demand, long makespan and product cycle times, high WIP and a lack of production capacity is examined. …”
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Task allocation and scheduling for distributed job execution by Guan, Yitong

“…The results show that our algorithms can significantly reduce the job response times compared to a baseline that allocates each task to a fixed location for processing. Second, we study fair resource allocation among jobs requiring distributed execution. …”
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Embedded computing techniques for remote mobile video surveillance systems by Nirmala Ramakrishnan

“…Evaluations show that with automated thresholding, an average of only 1.8% and 4.3% of the corner candidates are released, when compared with fixed threshold based detection of 1000 corners on Shi-Tomasi and Harris detectors respectively. …”
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Design of digital-intensive time-mode data converters based on delay correction utilising a time-to-digital converter by Kong, Junjie

“…Of the two TDCs, the Coarse-Fine TDC has a high resolution of 1.08 ps, and a sampling frequency of 278 MHz and consumes a relatively lower power of 1.8 mW. …”
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Towards haptic intelligence in robots by learning from demonstration by Turlapati Sri Harsha

“…In the first part of this thesis, we build on this latter idea of performing haptic exploration of surfaces with a focus on extracting the geometry of fine features. We propose a novel quantity, haptic mismatch that identifies and refines missing geometric features based on the discrepancy in force feedback from actual interactions with an object. …”
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Investigation on the role of Sb doping on grain growth and properties of solution-processed CuIn(S,Se)2 by Ho, John Chun Wan

“…The resultant film is dense and uniform but has very fine grains which are detrimental to carrier transport. …”
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Characterizing Marginalization and Incremental Operations on the Bayes Tree by Fourie, Dehann, Espinoza, Antonio Terán, Kaess, Michael, Leonard, John

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Contracting differential equations in weighted Banach spaces by Srinivasan, Anand, Slotine, Jean-Jacques

“…We show that negative contraction rates in bijectively weighted spaces imply asymptotic norm-contraction, and apply recent results on asymptotic contractions in Banach spaces to establish the existence of fixed points. We show that contraction in surjectively weighted spaces verify non-equilibrium asymptotic properties, such as convergence to finite- and infinite-dimensional subspaces, submanifolds, limit cycles, and phase-locking phenomena. …”
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The Contract, the Contractor, and the Capitalization of American Building by Spencer, Chelsea Anne

“…Operating at the critical inflection point between projection and materialization, paper and concrete, contractors appealed to investment-minded clients as fellow businessmen, offering them what neither craft builders nor professional architects could deliver: a completed building, for a fixed price, on a guaranteed schedule. This dissertation tells the story of how building became contracting in the United States during the long nineteenth century. …”
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Automatic Local Inverse Calculation for Change of Variables by Rojas Collins, Elias

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The degradation processes of municipal solid waste in landfills: two case studies for plastic waste and biodegradable waste by Wang, Yao

“…For biodegradable MSW constituents, existing models with fixed default values could not accurately estimate their degradation rate, considering the effect of climate change. …”
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Development of interactive software (shear force and bending moment) by Wong, Jun Yan

“…The software’s capability includes the usage of pins, rollers, fixed supports, point loads, moments / torques and distributed loads. …”
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Shape control in surface patterning atop shape memory polymers via indentation, polishing and shape recovery by Prasad, Ayush, Huang, Wei Min

“…The influence of the latter can be fixed if the coefficient of friction is over a certain value. …”
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Numerical analysis of thermophoresis of charged colloidal particles in non-Newtonian concentrated electrolyte solutions by Zhou, Yi, Deng, Xin, Liang, Sheng, Zhao, Cunlu, Yang, Chun

“…In this work, a numerical analysis of the thermophoresis of charged colloidal particles in non-Newtonian concentrated electrolyte solutions is presented. In a particle-fixed reference frame, the flow field of non-Newtonian fluids has been governed by the Cauchy momentum equation and the continuity equation, with the dynamic viscosity following the power-law fluid model. …”
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Micro-array beam forming and testing for speech recognition in industrial settings by Dogruoglu, Melis Feriha

“…This technique is made possible by merging signals from a microphone array with varying delays and amplitudes to make a more focuses signal on a fixed direction, while simultaneously reducing background noise and interferences from other directions. …”
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Deep learning for unmanned aerial vehicle re-identification by Wang, Zekai

“…In contrast to traditional ReID methods that depend on stationary cameras with fixed perspectives, UAV-based ReID encounters more challenging obstacles. …”
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Performance study of mobility support in WiMAX network by Guo, Aifen.

“…IEEE 802.16e, the enhanced version of IEEE 802.16, is a promising system to provide broadband wireless access for wide area mobile communications, support both fixed and mobile broadband wireless access. Application end-to-end performance in wireless networks is critical to user experience. …”
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Performance testing of vapor compression system of aircon system by Heng, Eugene Yi Jian.

“…In addition to that, it also analyzes the various data collected and aims study the COP based on a fixed EEV opening degree and varying the compressor, condenser and evaporator fan frequency. …”
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Thermal simulation of PCM microcapsules coated beverage bottles by Shantanu Gautam.

“…The PCM for the simulation was chosen to be Pentadecane with a fixed geometry of 30 micron diameter and 1.5 microns thickness. …”
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