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Evaluation of a Novel Electrospun Polymer Dermal Regeneration Composite Matrix
Keyword:
Biomaterials
,
Electrospinning
, and
dermal regeneration
Creator:
Molignano, Jennifer Elizabeth
Advisor:
Pins, George D
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-12-20
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
Cooperative Channel State Information Dissemination Schemes in Wireless Ad-hoc Networks
Keyword:
channel state information
,
Hamiltonian decomposition
,
MLST
, and
dominating set
Creator:
He, Wenmin
Advisor:
Klein, Andrew G.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-05-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Realization and Lateral Stable Workspace Analysis of an Axially Symmetric Scalable Hexapod Robot
Keyword:
Scalable
,
Stability
,
hexpod
,
stable workspace
, and
Workspace
Creator:
Qu, Long
Advisor:
Nestinger, Stephen
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-09-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
The Development of a Sensitive Manipulation Platform
Keyword:
series elastic actuator
,
sensitive manipulation
,
sensitive robotics
,
compliance
,
robotic arm
,
tactile sensor
, and
SEA
Creator:
Cochran, Nigel B
Advisor:
Torres-Jara, Eduardo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-05-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
System Identification of Smart Structures Using a Nonlinear WARMA Model
Keyword:
ARMA
,
Smart Structure
,
Wavelet Transform
,
MR Damper
, and
System Identification
Creator:
Kim, JungMi
Advisor:
Kim, Yeesock
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-01-04
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
ME
Unit (Department):
Civil & Environmental Engineering
High Performance Analytics in Complex Event Processing
Keyword:
Optimizer
,
Complex Event Processing
,
Aggregation
,
Efficiency
, and
Cost Model
Creator:
Qi, Yingmei
Advisor:
Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-01-02
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
System identification and control of smart structures: PANFIS modeling method and dissipativity analysis of LQR controllers
Keyword:
Neural network
,
Magnetorheological Damper
,
Fuzzy Logic
,
System Identification
,
Earthquake
,
Dissipativity
,
Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System
,
Smart Structures
,
Linear Quadratic Regulator
,
Structural Control
, and
Principal Component Analysis
Creator:
Mohammadzadeh, Soroush
Advisor:
Kim, Yeesock
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-05-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Civil & Environmental Engineering
An Embedded Seizure Onset Detection System
Keyword:
Embedded
,
EEG
,
Machine Learning
,
epilepsy
,
SVM
, and
seizure
Creator:
Kindle, Alexander Lawrence
Advisor:
McLaughlin, Bryan
and
Padir, Taskin
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-09-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Nanoscale structure and mechanical properties of a Soft Material
Keyword:
Coarse-Grained Model
,
Hydrogel
,
Molecular Dynamics
,
Finite Element Method
, and
Soft Material
Creator:
Salahshoor Pirsoltan, Hossein
Advisor:
Rahbar, Nima
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-08-05
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Accelerating SRD Simulation on GPU
Keyword:
GPU acceleration
,
CUDA programming
, and
SRD simulation
Creator:
Chen, Zhilu
Advisor:
Huang, Xinming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-17
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Incorporating survey weights into logistic regression models
Keyword:
Quasi-likelihood
,
Sampling weights
,
Multinomial logistic regression
,
Adjusted weights
, and
Binary logistic regression
Creator:
Wang, Jie
Advisor:
Nandram, Balgobin
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
A Bayesian Analysis of a Multiple Choice Test
Keyword:
Dirichlet Process Mixture
,
Item Response
, and
Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Creator:
Luo, Zhisui
Advisor:
Nandram, Balgobin
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Attitude Synchronization of Spacecraft Formation with Optimization and Adaptation of Consensus Penalty Terms
Keyword:
spacecraft formation
,
attitude synchronization
, and
gain adaptation
Creator:
Zhang, Kewen
Advisor:
Demetriou, Michael A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-23
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Scalable Multi-Parameter Outlier Detection Technology
Keyword:
Outlier Detection
,
Predicate
, and
Multi-Para
Creator:
Wang, Jiayuan
Advisor:
Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-12-23
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
The Effect of Membrane Thickness on the Performance of PBI-Based High-Temperature Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
Keyword:
DMFC
,
membrane thickness
, and
PBI
Creator:
Suarez, Matthew
Advisor:
Datta, Ravindra
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-12-19
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Bringing Human-Robot Interaction Studies Online via the Robot Management System
Keyword:
HRI
,
crowdsourcing
, and
Robotics
Creator:
Toris, Russell C
Advisor:
Chernova, Sonia
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-10-08
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping for a tree climbing robot
Keyword:
FAST grid
,
scansorial robots
,
VSLAM
, and
Extended Kalman Filter
Creator:
Wisely Babu, Benzun Pious
Advisor:
Gennert, Michael A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-09-19
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Deformation Mechanisms in Bioinspired Multilayered Materials
Keyword:
Nacre
,
Toughening mechanism
,
Bioinspired materials
, and
Multilayered
Creator:
Askarinejad, Sina
Advisor:
Rahbar, Nima
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-09-12
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Detection of Man-in-the-middle Attacks Using Physical Layer Wireless Security Techniques
Keyword:
RSSI
,
MITM
,
Wi-Fi
,
Jamming attack
, and
rogue AP
Creator:
Wang, Le
Advisor:
Wyglinski, Alexander
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-08-27
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Atypical P-type ATPases, CtpE and CtpF from Mycobacteria tuberculosis
Keyword:
P-type ATPases
and
Mycobacteria tuberculosis
Creator:
Kocabas, Evren
Advisor:
Argüello, José M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-07-16
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemistry & Biochemistry
A Natural User Interface for Virtual Object Modeling for Immersive Gaming
Keyword:
Game Technology
,
Human Body Gesture/Posture Recognition Algorithm
,
Kinect Development
,
Immersive Gaming
,
Puzzle Game
,
Virtual Object Modeling
,
Virtual Reality
,
User Experience
, and
3D User Interface
Creator:
Xu, Siyuan
Advisor:
Lindeman, Robert W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-10-01
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Interactive Media and Game Development
Permethrin for Mosquito Control: Drinking Water Impacts and Treatment
Keyword:
pesticides
,
drinking water treatment
,
powdered activated carbon
, and
permethrin
Creator:
Eckert, Lesley
Advisor:
Plummer, Jeanine D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-12-16
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Civil & Environmental Engineering
An improved approach for cell traction force microscopy using a continuous hydrogel
Keyword:
fibroblast
,
Hydrogel
, and
Cell traction force microscopy
Creator:
Shojaeizadeh, Mina
Advisor:
Wen, Qi
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-06-06
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Tactile-Based Mobile Robot Navigation
Keyword:
tactile sensing
and
Simulator
Creator:
Long, Xianchao
Advisor:
Torres-Jara, Eduardo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-06-13
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Powering of endoscopic cutting tools for minimally invasive procedures
Keyword:
ABAQUS
,
contact stress
,
von Mises yield criterion
,
cutting geometry
,
Minimally invasive surgery
, and
sample cutting
Creator:
Chen, Kehui
Advisor:
Furlong-Vazquez, Cosme
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-06-11
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
ME
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
A Proposed Sustainable Sanitation System for the Zwelitsha section of Langrug Informal Settlement in Stellenbosch Municipality South Africa
Keyword:
toilet
,
sanitation
,
WaSH
,
sustainable
, and
Zwelitsha
Creator:
Muniz, Edwin
Advisor:
Jiusto, Scott
and
Plummer, Jeanine D.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-05-31
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Passive Resonant Coil Based Fast Registration And Tracking System For Real-Time Mri-Guided Minimally Invasive Surgery
Keyword:
Stereotactic surgery
,
MRI guided intervention
,
Image based registration and tracking
,
Passive imaging coil
, and
Minimally invasive surgery
Creator:
Ma, Yunzhao
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-05-30
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
An Intelligent Portable Aerial Surveillance System: Modeling and Image Stitching
Keyword:
Image Stitching
,
Surveillance
,
Modeling
,
UAV
,
Homography
, and
Matlab Simulation
Creator:
Du, Ruixiang
Advisor:
Padir, Taskin
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-05-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Robotics Engineering
Ozonation of Tris-2-Chloroethyl Phosphate (TCEP) in Water
Keyword:
hydrogen peroxide
,
ozone
,
TCEP
, and
Advanced Oxidation
Creator:
Votruba, Michael Julian
Advisor:
Bergendahl, John Andrew
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-05-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Risk Analysis for Corporate Bond Portfolios
Keyword:
Fama-French multi-factor model
,
Value at Risk
,
Credit Risk
,
liquidity risk
, and
market risk
Creator:
Zhao, Yunfeng
Advisor:
Blais, Marcel Y.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-05-02
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Risk Analysis for Corporate Bond Portfolios
Keyword:
Credit Risk
,
Fama-French multi-factor model
,
Value at Risk
,
liquidity risk
, and
market risk
Creator:
Jiang, Qizhong
Advisor:
Blais, Marcel Y.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-05-02
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
TRANS-Gression: the game
Keyword:
anda
,
card
,
drag
,
transgender
,
game
,
michael
,
ally
,
de
,
queen
,
transsexual
,
gay
,
thesis
,
lesbian
, and
bisexual
Creator:
De Anda, Michael A
Advisor:
Moriarty, Brian J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Interactive Media and Game Development
Modeling of Time-of-arrival for CM4 Body Area Networks Channel
Keyword:
Body Area Network
,
Channel modeling
, and
Ray-tracing
Creator:
Geng, Yishuang
Advisor:
Pahlavan, Kaveh
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Markowitz-style Quartic Optimization for the Improvement of Leveraged ETF Trading
Keyword:
Markowitz
,
volatility
,
tracking error
,
trading
,
leveraged ETF
,
Optimization
, and
momentum trading
Creator:
DeWeese, Jackson Paul
Advisor:
Blais, Marcel Y.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
UWB Characteristics of RF Propagation for Body Mounted and Implanted Sensors
Keyword:
UWB
,
RF localization
, and
BAN
Creator:
Chen, Jin
Advisor:
Pahlavan, Kaveh
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Towards a Trustworthy Thin Terminal for Securing Enterprise Networks
Keyword:
Trusted Platform Module
,
Trusted Computing
, and
Late launch
Creator:
Frenn, Evan
Advisor:
Shue, Craig A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Quantum Mechanics on the Möbius Ring
Keyword:
half-integer angular momentum
,
Aharonov-Bohm effect
,
Möbius ring
, and
Finite Element Method
Creator:
Li, Zehao
Advisor:
Ram-Mohan, L. Ramdas
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-03-29
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Parallel Hearts Mathematics Game: Using Educational Games To Address the STEM Field Gender Gap
Keyword:
gender
,
interactive
,
technology
,
Development
,
educational game
,
science
,
game
,
Education
,
mathematics
,
serious games
,
gap
,
games
,
STEM
,
engineering
, and
media
Creator:
Leach, Owen S
Advisor:
deWinter, Jennifer
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Interactive Media and Game Development
Multi-wavelength characterization of cadmium telluride solar cell: Development of Q-EBIC and NSOM measurement techniques
Keyword:
EBIC
,
solar cells
,
Q-EBIC
,
WPI
,
instrumentation
,
multi-wavelength
,
physics
,
CdTe
,
NSOM
, and
experiment
Creator:
Gianfrancesco, Anthony Giacomo
Advisor:
Burnham, Nancy A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-16
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Reconfigurable Fiducial-Integrated Modular Needle Driver For MRI-Guided Percutaneous Interventions
Keyword:
Registration
,
medical robot
,
image-guided surgery
,
needle steering
, and
MRI
Creator:
Ji, Wenzhi
Advisor:
Fischer, Gregory S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
Modeling Student Retention in an Environment with Delayed Testing
Keyword:
student modeling
,
Intelligent Tutoring System
,
Educational data mining
,
Knowledge retention
, and
Robust learning
Creator:
Li, Shoujing
Advisor:
Beck, Joseph E.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
The Technological Evolution of Three Office Buildings Over Time
Keyword:
technological evolution
and
office buildings
Creator:
Giatas, Shawn
Advisor:
Pietroforte, Roberto
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Iridium-based bimetallic alloy catalysts for the ethanol oxidation reaction for fuel cells modeled by density functional theory
Keyword:
Catalysis
,
iridium
,
CP2K
,
anode catalyst
,
ethanol fuel cell
, and
DFT theory
Creator:
Courtois, Julien
Advisor:
Deskins, N Aaron
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Chemical Engineering
Improved 3D Heart Segmentation Using Surface Parameterization for Volumetric Heart Data
Keyword:
MRI
,
triangulated mesh
,
marching cube
,
Segmentation
, and
surface parameterization
Creator:
Xing, Baoyuan
Advisor:
Gennert, Michael A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-24
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Cooperative Channel State Information Dissemination Schemes in Wireless Ad-hoc Networks
Keyword:
dominating set
,
channel state information
,
MLST
, and
Hamiltonian decomposition
Creator:
He, Wenmin
Advisor:
Klein, Andrew G.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Theoretical Study of Variable Measurement Uncertainty h_I and Infinite Unobservable Entropy
Keyword:
Measurement
,
Infinite
,
Heat
,
Uncertainty
,
Information
, and
Entropy
Creator:
Vanslette, Kevin M
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Physics
Inlet Vortex Formation Under Crosswind Conditions
Keyword:
FLUENT
,
engine
,
Circulation
,
Vortex
,
computational
,
fluid dynamics
,
CFD
,
Aerodynamics
,
inlet vortex
,
aircraft
,
inlet
,
formation
,
intake
, and
distortion
Creator:
Horvath, Nathan Rosendo
Advisor:
Evans, Simon
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Filter Bank Multicarrier Modulation for Spectrally Agile Waveform Design
Keyword:
NC-FBMC
,
spectrally agile
, and
FBMC
Creator:
Velamala, Harika
Advisor:
Wyglinski, Alexander
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Implementation and Analysis of Spectral Subtraction and Signal Separation in Deterministic Wide-Band Anti-Jamming Scenarios
Keyword:
communications
,
software defined radio
, and
jamming
Creator:
Collins, Travis Fredrick
Advisor:
Wyglinski, Alexander
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Economic Benefits of Battery Energy Storage System in Electric Distribution System
Keyword:
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
,
Engineering Economics
, and
Electric Distribution System
Creator:
Zhang, Tan
Advisor:
Emanuel, Alexander E.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2013-04-25
Resource Type:
Thesis
Degree:
MS
Unit (Department):
Electrical & Computer Engineering
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