Human gait has been extensively studied in the past in the hope that a more thorough understanding of the differences between normal and abnormal gait, and the relationships between electromyogram (E.M.G.) and the force, ...

Dynamic balance is a very important function of the human biological control system. Humans have learned to walk on uneven terrain, keeping the body posture in the vertical position by sensing the direction of gravity. The ...

An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a measurement of the electrical signal produced by the heart as it beats. This is a signal very commonly used by medical professionals, as it gives an indication of an individual’s heart rate ...

The distribution system is the segment in an overall electric power system that links the bulk system and the individual customers. This section contributes approximately 80 percent of the total customer interruptions. It ...

The phenomenon of the interaction between turbine-generator shaft systems and the electrical network disturbances has been extensively investigated during the last two decades. Those investigations have shown that some of ...

Despite layers of protection at work, power systems still have experienced major blackouts in the past due to cascading outages. Hence, preventing the cascading outage holds the key to the prevention of such blackouts in ...

This thesis addresses the performance of two underwater localization estimator. The localization system under consideration is passive and employs three submerged omnidirectional sensors in a deep multipath ocean environment. ...

Both probabilistic and non-probabilistic methods are widely used, for generating capacity planning in power systems. In recent years, however, special interest has been devoted to further development of comprehensive ...

This thesis presents some basic techniques for availability modelling and quantitative evaluation in repairable systems. Two Monte Carlo simulation methods are developed for the evaluation of Markovian systems with spare ...

With recent advances in microelectronics, the use of micro-processor based relays for power system protection has received much attention from power system researchers. To develop micro-processor relays suitable for use ...