This thesis describes the design of a high performance, floating-point, standalone embedded system that is appropriate for speech and audio processing purposes. The system successfully employs the Analog Devices TigerSHARC ...

There is currently a disparity in the amount of research done in underwater communication when compared to terrestrial communication. Therefore, it was the goal of this work to try and make an initial step towards bridging ...

The continued advancement and improvement of software-defined radio technology has been a key factor in furthering research into the implementation of most signal processing algorithms at baseband. Traditionally, these ...

This thesis is aimed at testing commercially available CMOS amplifier ICs at 4 K. Super Conducting Electronics (SCE) will also be used to amplify RSFQ signals for easier detection by CMOS technology and better ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis discusses the development of a 5 kVA single phase AC voltage regulator, specifically designed to assist in the reduction of electrification costs in sparsely populated rural areas. The voltage ...

A WSN (wireless sensor network) consists of a collection of small, low power electronic devices that can sense their environment and communicate with each other in order to send data to a base station for logging and ...

Horizon sensing is an effective way to determine the pitch and roll of a LEO satellite and Earth horizon sensors that operate in the visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum are commonly used. These sensors have the ...

This thesis presents the design of a control system for the autonomous precision landing of an unmanned aerial vehicle aided by an infra red camera for precision position measurements. An optimal kinematics state estimator ...

A navigation performance sensitivity study with respect to the quality variation of sensors and sensor combinations is presented in this thesis. Navigation simulation software capable of using real-time and simulated sensor ...

This thesis relates to the analysis and design of a SQUID microscope. Superconductor theory is discussed in depth to provide a thorough understanding of Josephson junctions and of dc SQUID magnetometers. The behaviour ...