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Addressing Energy and Performance Related Challenges in Networked Embedded Systems
Networked Embedded Systems comprise of spatially and functionally distributed nodes that are interconnected with one another and with the environment to achieve certain goals. The nodes are connected to one another through ... -
Addressing Subtle Physicochemical Features Exhibited by Molecular Crystals Via Experimental and Theoretical Charge Density Analysis
(2018-06-19)The thesis entitled “Addressing subtle physicochemical features exhibited by molecular crystals via Experimental and Theoretical Charge Density Analysis” consists of five chapters. An introductory note provides a brief ... -
Addressing the Challenges in Designing of Efficient Thermoelectric Materials
Thermoelectric materials offer applications in conversion of waste heat to useful electrical energy and are promising sources of renewable energy. To use a material efficiently in thermoelectric application it is necessary ... -
Addressing the Performance and Reliability Bottlenecks in 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide (TMD) Based Transistor Technology
In this thesis, we presented different contributions towards the development of 2D material technology. Firstly the realization of desired dimensions over singlecrystal high-quality MoS2 material through dry etching ... -
Adjacent Independent Row (Air) Matrices and Index Coding
An index coding problem, comprises a transmitter that has a set of independent messages and a set of receivers. Each receiver knows a subset of messages, called its side-information, and demands another subset of messages, ... -
Adjoint-Based Aerodynamic Shape and Mesh Optimization with High-order Discontinuous Galerkin Methods
The aerodynamic shape of an aircraft plays a pivotal role in determining its overall performance. Aerodynamic Shape Optimization (ASO) involves systematically modifying the geometry to optimize the aerodynamic objective ... -
Adjunct Therapy with Curcumin for the Treatment of Malaria : Studies in a Murine Model
(2018-05-16)Malaria accounts for 198 million cases worldwide; with a high mortality rate. 584000 deaths were reported in 2013. Malaria is a re-emerging disease globally due to drug resistance, parasite recrudescence and non-availability ... -
Adsorption of cyclohexanone and its effect on the polarographic reduction of different ions
As a contribution towards the effect of adsorption on electrode kinetics, the adsorption of cyclohexanone and its effect on the polarographic reduction of different ions have been investigated. In Chapter 1 of the thesis, ... -
Adsorption of gases on catalysts of technical importance
Studies have been carried out in their entirety concerning the adsorption of carbon monoxide on cobalt catalysts containing Co 100, Thoria 10, and Kieselguhr 200#. Progression of small aggregate cobalt oxide on the catalyst ... -
Advanced Architectures for Cascaded Raman Fiber Lasers
Fiber lasers have exhibited significant expansion in their diverse applications within the fields of communications, industrial operations, defence, and the medical sector. They require a rare earth doped element as ... -
Advanced Guidance and Autopilot Design for Autonomous Lunar Soft-Landing
Aiming towards the development of a long-term lunar research base for scientific exploration of futuristic objectives, soft-landing on the Moon has gained renewed interest worldwide. This work focuses on optimal guidance ... -
Advanced Guidance Laws for Field-of-View and Impact Angle Constrained Engagements
This thesis deals with the development of guidance laws for interceptors with seeker field-of-view (FOV) and impact angle constraints. Two classes of guidance problems, namely, field-of- view and impact angle constrained ... -
Advanced Instrumentation for Detection of Defects and Diseases in Sericulture
Sericulture is the art of rearing silkworms for silk production. The matured silkworms will be spinning cocoons as a protective shield before they undergo metamorphosis. These cocoons are immersed in boiling water to soften, ... -
Advanced Light Sheet Volume Flow Cytometry (VFC/iLIFE) and Spectroscopy System for Cell Biophysics and Clinical Biology
Optical imaging is paramount for disease diagnosis and to access its progression over time. The developed light sheet-based optical flow imaging techniques, known as Volume Flow Cytometry(VFC/iLIFE), and related techniques ... -
Advanced Methodologies For Designing Metallic Armour Plates For Ballistic Impact
(2009-09-02)A Primary objective of the present research is the development of robust CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering)-based approaches for designing armour plates subjected to ballistic impact by small-calibre hardened peojectiles ... -
Advanced Multifunctional Bulk Optical & Fiber Bragg Grating Sensing Techniques
(2017-05-04)In this thesis work, a systematic quantitative study has been undertaken, on the performance of etched fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors in the investigation of surface molecular adsorption in real-time; it is shown that ... -
Advanced Numerical Approaches for Analysis of Vehicle Ride Comfort, Wheel Bearings and Steering Control
(2018-06-23)Suspension systems and wheels play a critical role in vehicle dynamics performance of a car in areas such as ride comfort and handling. Lumped parameter models (LPMs) are commonly used for assessing the performance of ... -
Advanced Optimal Control Design for Nonlinear Systems including Impulsive Inputs with Applications to Automatic Cancer Treatment
(2018-08-14)The motivation of this research is to propose innovative nonlinear and optimal control design algorithms, which can be used in real life. The algorithms need to be computationally efficient, should deal with control ... -
Advanced Optimal Spacecraft Guidance For Terminal Phase Rendezvous and Docking
There have been growing interest in Rendezvous and Docking (RVD) missions for on-orbit refueling, on-orbit servicing, orbital debris removal, etc. A very important requirement in RVD missions is soft-docking at the terminal ... -
Advanced Simulation Methodologies For Crashworthiness And Occupant Safety Assessment Of An Indian Railways Passenger Coach
(2013-05-21)Accidents involving passenger trains happen regularly in India. The reasons for such accidents could be many; such as weather and flooding, faulty tracks, bridge collapse, collisions caused by signaling errors, mechanical ...