Magnetocaloric materials with first-order magnetic (FOM) phase transitions are of interest as low-cost working materials in magnetic cycles. Hysteresis is a property associated with first order transitions, and is undesirable ...

A technology that has the potential to liquefy hydrogen and natural gas efficiently is an Active Magnetic Regenerative Liquefier (AMRL). An AMRL exploits the magnetocaloric effect displayed by magnetic materials whereby a ...

Adaptive control of a nonlinear time varying (NTV) plant, such as a robotic manipulator, is intended to tolerate the unmodeled disturbances and the uncertain parameters of the dynamic model. Most of the previous research ...

With the help of rapidly advancing communication technology, control systems are increasingly integrated via communication networks. Networked control systems (NCSs) bring significant advantages such as flexible and ...

It is well known that physiological problems occur when pilots are subjected to moderate-to-high +Gz accelerations. The goal of this research is to develop a quantitative model that provides additional insight into the ...

Electricity generation from wind power and other renewable energy sources is increasing, and their variability introduces new challenges to the existing power system, which cannot cope effectively with highly variable and ...

Understanding and control of the flow structures in metallic fluids is important for the development of optimal crystal growth processes. One of the techniques used to control flow structures is the application of a ...

The research described in this dissertation focuses on the development of a new approach for the generation of geometric models from multiple-view range image data. Through intensive comparison and evaluation of different ...

To accommodate future power demands, wave energy converters will be deployed in arrays, but largely unanswered questions of the annual energy production and environmental impact of such installations present regulatory ...