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Nonlinear Bayesian Estimation via Solution of The Fokker-Planck Equation
(2009)
A general approach to optimal nonlinear filtering can be described by a recursive Bayesian approach. The key step in this approach is to determine the probability density function of the state vector conditioned on available ...
Internet-based distributed collaborative environment for engineering education and design.
(2001)
The concept of collaborative design and analysis using the Internet was investigated and implemented. Geographically dispersed users can build the same geometric model simultaneously over the Internet and communicate with ...
Direct Simulation of the Thermal Transpiration of Rarefied Gases in Short Channels
(2009)
Thermal transpiration (also referred to as thermal creep, thermal diffusion and thermomolecular flux) is the process by which a gas under the influence of a temperature gradient will flow through a channel from a cold ...
Multidisciplinary design optimization of a fighter aircraft with damage tolerance constraints and a probabilistic model of the fatigue environment.
(2001)
Damage tolerance analysis (DTA) was considered in the global design optimization of an aircraft wing structure. Residual strength and fatigue life requirements, based on the damage tolerance philosophy, were investigated ...
EHD-enhanced heat and mass transfer.
(2005)
To study the mass transfer enhancement by the electric field, experiments have been conducted and the effects of corona wind (V0 = 14-20 kV), corona polarities (positive and negative), and cross-flow (ui = 2.2 m/s) on the ...
Buckling and flexural vibration of rectangular plates subjected to half sinusoidal load on two opposite edges.
(2004)
The problem of buckling of thin rectangular plates subjected to uniform and linearly varying in-plane load has been solved quite some time back beginning with the work of Bryan in 1890--91. Recently, Leissa and Kang obtained ...
Vibration of discretely stiffened skew plates and bridge/vehicle interaction analysis.
(2000)
The vibration of orthogonally stiffened skew plates is studied by using the pb-2 Rayleigh-Ritz method. By minimizing the Rayleigh quotient, the natural frequencies and mode shapes are obtained. The dimensionless natural ...
Computer-integrated finite element modeling and simulation of human middle ear.
(2001)
The work reported in this dissertation is the result of a joint venture of biomedical scientists and engineers for understanding human middle ear mechanics through finite element modeling and analysis. The main objective ...
Instability analysis of a low-density gas jet injected into a high-density gas.
(2001)
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of buoyancy on the absolute instability of low-density gas jets injected into high-density gas mediums. Most of the existing analyses of low-density gas jets injected ...
Bridge weigh-in-motion (WIM) algorithm for estimating axle weights, axle spacing, and other truck parameters.
(2003)
In this work, we discuss the development of a bridge weigh-in-motion (WIM) algorithm to predict axle weights to within 1% for +/-1 x 10-6m measurement noise. WIM systems that use bridges as scales are already in limited ...