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Design Of Truthful Allocation Mechanisms For Carbon Footprint Reduction
(2014-06-05)Global warming is currently a major challenge faced by the world. Reduction of carbon emissions is of paramount importance in the context of global warming. There are widespread ongoing efforts to find satisfactory ways ... -
Design Of Two-Axis Displacement-Amplifying Compliant Mechanisms Using Topology Optimization
(2010-07-14)This thesis deals with the design of two-axis displacement-amplifying compliant mechanisms (DaCMs) using topology optimization. The two-axis compliant mechanisms considered here are XY positioners and two-axis inertial ... -
Design of viral entry inhibitors and vaccines
Full text Embargo upto 12/12/2026 Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) remains one of the most persistent global health threats, despite significant efforts in the development of vaccines and major strides in ... -
Design Principles of Phenotypic Robustness and Plasticity in Gene Regulatory Networks underlying Cancer Metastasis
Metastasis – the process of cancer cells leaving the primary tumor and colonizing multiple organs – remains a major cause of cancer mortality. However, it is a highly inefficient process with only 0.01% of disseminated ... -
A Design Procedure for Flapping Wings Comprising Piezoelectric Actuators, Driver Circuit, and a Compliant Mechanism
(2018-06-05)Flapping-wing micro air vehicle (MAV) is an emerging micro-robotic technology, which has several challenges toward its practical implementation. Inspired by insect flight, researchers have adopted bio-mimicking approach ... -
Design Strategies for Janus and Core–Shell Structures and Single- Ion Conducting Membranes Based on Hyperbranched Polymers
Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs) are a class of highly branched macromolecules characterized by their low melt viscosity, high solubility, and numerous terminal functional groups amenable to chemical modification.1 Janus ... -
Design, Analysis And Characterization Of Torsional MEMS Varactor
(2010-10-11)Varactors form an important part of many communication circuits. They are utilized in oscillators, tunable matching networks, tunable filters and phase-shifters. This thesis deals with the design, analysis, characterization ... -
Design, Analysis and Development of Sensor Coil for Fiber Optics Gyroscope
(2018-07-30)Interferometer Fiber Optic Gyroscope (IFOG) has established as critical sensor for advance navigation systems. Sensor coil is known to be heart of IFOG. The bias drift and scale factor performance of IFOG depend on the ... -
Design, Analysis, Simulation and Experimentation of a Flexible Spine Quadruped
Quadrupeds robots can move on uneven and rough terrain where mobile robots cannot venture. Al-though bipeds have more capabilities, they are inherently unstable and difficult to control. Most quadrupeds today are built ... -
Design, Biophysical Characterization, and Serum Epitope Mapping of SARS-CoV-2 RBD Vaccine Immunogens
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been circulating in the human population for over four years. This has resulted in more than 770 million infections and ~7 million deaths to date. Multiple ... -
Design, Control and Experimental Validation of a Robust Adaptive Feedback Linearization Controller for a Quadcopter Manipulator System
A quadcopter manipulator system (QMS) is an aerial robot comprising a quadcopter with a three degree of freedom manipulator mounted at the bottom of the vehicle. An aerial robot can reach otherwise inaccessible ... -
Design, Development and Applications R & D on Substrate-Integrated Lead-Carbon Hybrid Ultracapacitors
(2018-05-08)Electrochemical capacitors or supercapacitors or ultracapacitors are potential energy storage devices that could help bringing major advances in future energy storage applications. Unlike batteries that store energy in ... -
Design, Development and Characterisation of piezoelectric microvalve for electric propulsion system
The advanced geostationary communication satellites have shown trends in terms of increased power, life and payload mass. For these platforms, Electric Propulsion Systems (EPS) offer an attractive option for overall mass ... -
Design, Development and Characterization of Variable Reluctance Ferrofluid Pump
(2017-11-24)Ferrofluids are stable colloidal homogeneous mixtures of nano-size single-domain ferromag¬netic particles covered by surfactant layer, and suspended in a carrier fluid compatible with the surfactant. Physical properties of ... -
Design, Development And Flight Control Of Sapthami - A Fixed Wing Micro Air Vehicle
(2010-09-21)Two micro air vehicles, namely Sapthami and Sapthami-flyer, are developed in this thesis. Their total weight is less than 200grams each. They fit inside a 30cm and 32cm sphere respectively and carry the commercially available ... -
Design, Development and Performance Analysis of Micromachined Sensors for Pressure and Flow Measurement
(2018-02-18)Now-a-days sensors are not limited only to industry or research laboratories but have come to common man’s usage. From kids toys to house hold equipment like washing machine, microwave oven as well as in automobiles, a ... -
Design, Development and Performance Study of Microneedle & Micropump-based Transdermal Drug Delivery System
Transdermal drug delivery is the most preferred drug delivery method, due to its high efficiency and less side effects. In conventional transdermal drug delivery, the delivery of macromolecular drugs (ex: Insulin, vaccines ...