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Design, Development and Validation of High Performance Fiber Bragg Grating Accelerometers
Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) accelerometers have attracted the attention of researchers as an efficient and attractive alternative to conventional electrical accelerometers. They exploit the remarkable sensing capabilities ... -
Design, development, and clinical validation of KaraMetrics: A sensor-based hand function assessment tool for stroke rehabilitation
Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability worldwide, with persistent hand dysfunction severely limiting independence and quality of life for survivors. Existing clinical assessments of hand function such as the Fugl-Meyer ... -
Design, Development, And Integration Of A Meso-scale Eletrostatic Phase Shifter On Microwave Laminate
(2014-08-05)Recent developments in the area of microfabrication technologies, has enabled the fabrication of many radio frequency/microwave components with better performance and lower cost than possible with semiconductor based ... -
Design, Development, Deployment and Performance Evaluation of Pyroelectric Infra-Red and Optical Camera based Intrusion Detection Systems in an Outdoor Setting
The primary contribution of this thesis is the comprehensive design, development, and deployment of a pyroElectric, InfraRed-sensor-based IntruSion classification (EIRIS) platform, along with attendant detection and ... -
Design, Fabrication and Application of In situ Total Internal Reflection (TIR) Raman Tribometer For the Chemical Analysis of Tribological Systems
In conventional tribological experiments that study friction and wear behavior of materials, the contact interface is hidden by the contacting bodies. The physical or chemical phenomena taking place at the interface must ... -
Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Low Voltage Capacitive RF MEMS Switches
(2018-08-11)This dissertation presents the design, fabrication, and characterization of low-voltage capacitive RF MEMS switches. Although, RF MEMS switches have shown superior performance as compared to the existing solid-state ... -
Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Metal Oxide Semiconductor Based MEMS Gas Sensors for Carbon Monoxide Detection
In recent years, intense efforts have been made towards the development of miniaturized gas-sensing devices for hazardous gas detection. Carbon monoxide, which is a result of incomplete combustion, is a colourless, odourless, ... -
Design, Fabrication and Characterization of ZnO based Thin Film Schottky Diodes and Transistors
The thesis focuses on the development of thin film Schottky diodes and thin film transistors (TFTs) based on ZnO. ZnO has been recognized as a promising candidates for the next generation of transparent and flexible ... -
Design, Fabrication and Development of Polymer Microcantilever for Flow Rate Measurement and Thermal Actuation
Design, fabrication and development of polymer microcantilever for flow rate measurement and thermal actuation Research Supervisors: Prof. K. Rajanna and Dr. G. R. Jayanth Microcantilevers are sensitive micromechanical ... -
Design, Fabrication And Testing Of A Versatile And Low-Cost Diffuse Optical Tomographic Imaging System
(2009-06-16)This thesis reports the work done towards design and fabrication of a versatile and low cost, frequency domain DOT (Diffuse Optical Tomography) Imager. A design which uses only a single fiber for the source and a single ... -
Design, Implementation, and Analysis of a TLB-based Covert Channel on GPUs
GPUs are now commonly available in most modern computing platforms. They are increasingly being adopted in cloud platforms and data centers due to their immense computing capability. In response to this growth in usage, ... -
Design, Modeling And Control Of Shape Memory Alloy Based Poly Phase Motor
(2010-07-13)In this thesis, a new Poly Phase Motor (rotary actuator) based on the Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) is presented. Details of Design, Modeling, Characterization, Realization and Control of Poly Phase SMA Motor are presented. ... -
Design, Optimization and Field Validation of Low Head Hydro Powered Turbine Pumps and Piston Pumps for driving stream flows in the range 40-120 l/s and 5-20 l/s respectively
This thesis focuses on developing optimized self-operating pumps using flows and head of perennial streams or rivers for decentralized irrigation and drinking water supply needs of local communities living by the river ... -
Design, Simulation, Microfabrication and Characterization of a 16 MHz 1D-pMUT-Array
Ultrasound transducers are being used in a variety of biomedical applications. Conventional ultrasound transducers used currently for medical imaging are quite bulky, these transducers also consume considerable amounts of ... -
Design, Synthesis and Applications of Novel Thiosugars & Amino Acid Derivatives
(2018-03-03)Glycosidases are carbohydrate processing essential enzymes necessary for the growth and development of all organisms such as intestinal digestion, post-translational processing of glycoproteins and the lysosomal catabolism ... -
Design, Synthesis and Binding of Hydrogen Bond Surrogate (HBS) stabilized Helicomimics with Biorelevant DNA Transcription Factor Domains and Proteins
Although all cells share the same genome, their diverse functions arise from differential gene expression, which governs cell fate and activity. Dysregulation of this transcriptional machinery leads to diseases, highlighting ... -
Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Nanomaterials
(2018-02-25)The present thesis entitled “Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Nanomaterials” is divided into five chapters, staring with a general introduction. The remaining chapters focus on four different areas/projects ...