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Submissions from 2014

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Reversing the Trend of Large Scale and Centralization in Manufacturing: The Case of Distributed Manufacturing of Customizable 3-D-Printable Self-Adjustable Glasses, Jephias Gwamuri, Ben T. Wittbrodt, Nick C. Anzalone, and Joshua M. Pearce

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An adaptive graph sparsification approach to scalable harmonic balance analysis of strongly nonlinear post-layout RF circuits, Lengfei Han, Xueqian Zhao, and Zhuo Feng

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Substrate release mechanisms for gas metal arc weld 3D aluminum metal printing, Amberlee S. Haselhuhn, Eli J. Gooding, Alexandra G. Glover, Gerald C. Anzalone, Bas Wijnen, Paul G. Sanders, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Data-informed fuzzy measures for fuzzy integration of intervals and fuzzy numbers, Timothy C. Havens, Derek Anderson, and Christian Wagner

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Comparison of Sparse Recovery Algorithms for Channel Estimation in Underwater Acoustic OFDM with Data-Driven Sparsity Learning, Yi Huang, Lei Wan, Shengli Zhou, Zhaohui Wang, and Jianzhong Huang

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Efficient and Scalable Nonlinear Multiple Kernel Aggregation Using the Choquet Integral, Lequn Hu, Derek T. Anderson, Timothy C. Havens, and James M. Keller

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The RepRap 3-D Printer Revolution in STEM Education, John L. Irwin, Joshua M. Pearce, Gerald C. Anzalone, and Douglas Oppliger

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Mobile Open-Source Solar-Powered 3-D Printers for Distributed Manufacturing in Off-Grid Communities, Debbie L. King, Adegboyega Babasola, Joseph Rozario, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Life Cycle Analysis of Distributed Recycling of Post-consumer High Density Polyethylene for 3-D Printing Filament, M. A. Kreiger, M. L. Mulder, A. G. Glover, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Simulations of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions from low-cost Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic and Cogeneration Systems for New Communities, Amir H. Nosrat, Lukas G. Swan, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Optimizing Limited Solar Roof Access by Exergy Analysis of Solar Thermal, Photovotaic, and Hybrid Thermal Systems, M. Pathak, P. G. Sanders, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Optimal operation of industrial energy hubs in smart grids, Sumit Paudyal, Claudio A. Cañizares, and Kankar Bhattacharya

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Control and performance of a class d audio power converter under sliding-mode control with variable hysteretic bands, Tony Pinar and Wayne Weaver

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Indices for introspection on the choquet integral, Stanton R. Price, Derek T. Anderson, Christian Wagner, Timothy C. Havens, and James M. Keller

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The Effects of Dispatch Strategy on Electrical Performance of Amorphous Silicon-based Solar Photovoltaic-thermal Systems, Joseph Rozario, A. H. Vora, S. K. Debnath, M. Pathak, and Joshua M. Pearce

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A generalized fuzzy t-norm formulation of fuzzy modularity for community detection in social networks, Jianhai Su and Timothy C. Havens

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Quadratic program-based modularity maximization for fuzzy community detection in social networks, Jianhai Su and Timothy C. Havens

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Scoping Study: Networked Microgrids, Eddy Trinklein, Gordon Parker, Wayne Weaver, Rush D. Robinett III, Lucia Gauchia, Chee-Wooi Ten, and et. al.

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Mechanical Properties of Components Fabricated with Open-Source 3-D Printers Under Realistic Environmental Conditions, B. M. Tymrak, M Kreiger, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Exchanging Ohmic Losses in Metamaterial Absorbers with Useful Optical Absorption for Photovoltaics, Ankit Vora, Jephias Gwamuri, Nezih Pala, Anand Kulkarni, Joshua M. Pearce, and Durdu Ö. Güney

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Multi-resonant Silver Nano-disk Patterned Thin Film Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells for Staebler-Wronski Effect Compensation, Ankit Vora, Jephias Gwamuri, Joshua M. Pearce, Paul L. Bergstrom, and Durdu Ö. Güney

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From interval-valued data to general type-2 fuzzy sets, Christian Wagner, Simon Miller, Jonathan M. Garibaldi, Derek Anderson, and Timothy C. Havens

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Real-time Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation for optimal Dc microgrid control development, Wayne Weaver and Gordon G. Parker

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Open-Source Syringe Pump Library, Bas Wijnen, Emily J. Hunt, Gerald C. Anzalone, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Investigating the impact of plug-in electric vehicle charging on power distribution systems with the integrated modeling and simulation of transportation network, Jingwei Xiong, Kuilin Zhang, Xuanchen Liu, and Wencong Su

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Innovation through collaboration: scaling up solutions for sustainable development, I. Zelenika and J. M. Pearce

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Design of Multijunction Photovoltaic Cells Optimized for Varied Atmospheric Conditions, Chenlong Zhang, Jephias Gwamuri, Rob Andrews, and Joshua M. Pearce

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OFDM for Underwater Acoustic Communications, Shengli Zhou and Zhaohui Wang

Submissions from 2013

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The Effect of Spectral Albedo on Amorphous Silicon and Crystalline Silicon Solar Photovoltaic Device Performance, Rob W. Andrews and Joshua M. Pearce

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A New Method to Determine the Effects of Hydrodynamic Surface Coatings on the Snow Shedding Effectiveness of Solar Photovoltaic Modules, Rob W. Andrews, Andrew Pollard, and Joshua M. Pearce

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The Effects of Snowfall on Solar Photovoltaic Performance, Rob W. Andrews, Andrew Pollard, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Open-Source Colorimeter, Gerald C. Anzalone, Alexandra G. Glover, and Joshua M. Pearce

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A low-cost open-source metal 3-D printer, Gerald C. Anzalone, Chenlong Zhang, Bas Wijnen, Paul G. Sanders, and Joshua M. Pearce

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A comparison of the mean square error performance of speckle and MFBD image reconstruction techniques under anisoplanatic long-horizontal-path imaging, Glen E. Archer, Jeremy P. Bos, and Michael Roggemann

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Reconstruction of long horizontal-path images under anisoplanatic conditions using multiframe blind deconvolution, Glen E. Archer, Jeremy P. Bos, and Michael Roggemann

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Using speckle imaging techniques as a starting point for MFBD scene reconstruction from long horizontal-path, turbulence-degraded imagery, Jeremy P. Bos, Glen E. Archer, and Michael Roggemann

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Manufacturing techniques to improve sillicon nanowire repeatability, Thomas Daunais and Paul L. Bergstrom

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Simple and Low-Cost Method of Planning for Tree Growth and Lifetime Effects on Solar Photovoltaic Systems Performance, C. Dereli, C. Yücedağ, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Quantification of Mixed-State Entanglement in a Quantum System Interacting with Two Time-Dependent Lasers, Rasim Dermez

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Large-scale flip-chip power grid reduction with geometric templates, Zhuo Feng

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Advances in Plasmonic Light Trapping in Thin-Film Solar Photovoltaic Devices, J. Gwamuri, D. O. Guney, and J. M. Pearce

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Design, construction, and testing of an electric machine test-bed for use in laboratory and research education, Trever J. Hassell, Aurenice M. Oliveira, and Wayne Weaver

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Using Matlab's Simscape modeling environment as a simulation tool in power electronics and electrical machines courses, Trever J. Hassell, Wayne Weaver, and Aurenice M. Oliveira

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Effect of permittivity on energy band diagrams of dielectric metamaterial arrays, Arash Hosseinzadeh and Elena Semouchkina

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Distributed Recycling of Post-Consumer Plastic Waste in Rural Areas, M. Kreiger, Gerald C. Anzalone, M. L. Mulder, A. G. Glover, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Environmental Impacts of Distributed Manufacturing from 3-D Printing of Polymer Components and Products, Megan Kreiger and Joshua M. Pearce

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Progress in Indium Gallium Nitride Materials for Solar Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Dirk V. P. McLaughlin and Joshua M. Pearce

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Integration of funded faculty research, capstone experiences and industry requirements, Aurenice M. Oliveira, Trever J. Hassell, and Wayne Weaver

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Installation of a Variable-angle Spectrometer System for Monitoring Diffuse and Global Solar Radiation, O. Ormachea, A. Abrahamse, N. Tolavi, O. Urquidi, Joshua M. Pearce, and R. Andrews

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Free and open source appropriate technology, Joshua M. Pearce

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Optimal VIA Placement in Under Filled Embedded Multimode Waveguides, Nicholas J. Riegel, Matthew Howard, and Christopher Middlebrook

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A linear time approximation scheme for computing geometric maximum k-star, Jia Wang and Shiyan Hu

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CATALYST: Planning layer directives for effective design closure, Yaoguang Wei, Zhuo Li, Cliff Sze, Shiyan Hu, Charles J. Alpert, and Sachin S. Sapatnekar

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Life-Cycle Economic Analysis of Distributed Manufacturing with Open-Source 3-D Printers, Ben T. Wittbrodt, A. G. Glover, J. Laureto, G. C. Anzalone, D. Oppliger, J. L. Irwin, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Life-cycle economic analysis of distributed manufacturing with open-source 3-D printers, B. T. Wittbrodt, A. G. Glover, J. Laureto, G. C. Anzalone, D. Oppliger, J. L. Irwin, and J. M. Pearce

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Open-Source 3D-Printable Optics Equipment, Chenlong Zhang, Nicholas C. Anzalone, Rodrigo P. Faria, and Joshua M. Pearce

Submissions from 2012

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Improved Parametric Empirical Determination of Module Short Circuit Current for Modelling and Optimization of Solar Photovoltaic Systems, Rob W. Andrews, Andrew Pollard, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Mean squared error performance of MFBD nonlinear scene reconstruction using speckle imaging in horizontal imaging applications, Glen E. Archer, Jeremy P. Bos, and Michael Roggemann

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Distributed Recycling Waste Polymer into RepRap Feedstock, Christopher Baechler, Matthew DeVuono, and Joshua M. Pearce

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The load as an energy asset in a distributed DC smartgrid architecture, Robert S. Balog, Wayne Weaver, and Philip T. Krein

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Geometric manifold control of power electronics in Dc microgrids, Aparajita Banerjee and Wayne Weaver

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Service Learning in Engineering, Angela R. Bielefeldt and Joshua M. Pearce

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Distributed control of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on a smart grid, K. Bordeau, G. Parker, G. Vosters, W. Weaver, J. Kelly, D. G. Wilson, and R. D. Robinett

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Estimation of the atmospheric blurring function using blind image quality metrics, Jeremy P. Bos and Michael Roggemann

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Anisoplanatism over horizontal path: comparison of theoretical and experimental results, Jeremy P. Bos, Aleksandr Sergeyev, and Michael Roggemann

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Hybridizing Virtual- and Field-Based Service-Learning in Green IT, K. Branker and J. M. Pearce

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Open-source Development of Solar Photovoltaic Technology, A. J. Buitenhuis and Joshua M. Pearce

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Toward Renewable Eenergy Geo-information Infrastructures: Applications of GIScience and Remote Sensing that Build Institutional Capacity, K. Calvert, Joshua M. Pearce, and W. E. Mabee

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Expanded Microchannel Heat Exchanger: Design, Fabrication and Preliminary Experimental Test, David C. Denkenberger, Michael J. Brandemuehl, Joshua M. Pearce, and John Zhai

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Optimal control for sub-unity power factor correction, Zekeriya Dereli and Wayne Weaver

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Full-trapped three-level ion in the lamb-dicke limit: Analyzing and comparing quantum entanglement measures of two qudits, Rasim Dermez, S. Abdel Khalek, Kemal Kara, Bekir Deveci, and G. N. Günaydın

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Game-theoretic communication structures in microgrids, Nishantha C. Ekneligoda and Wayne Weaver

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Driving pattern recognition for adaptive hybrid vehicle control, Lei Feng, Wenjia Liu, and Bo Chen

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Design and Implementation of Mobile Educational Games: Networks for Innovation, Rob Harrap, Sylvie Daniel, Michael Power, Joshua M. Pearce, and Nicholas Hedley

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High-resistive tunnel junctions for room-temperature-operating single-electron transistors fabricated using chemical oxidation of Tungsten nanoparticles, Prasanjit Santosh Karre, Daw Don Cheam, Manoranjan Acharya, and Paul L. Bergstrom

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Life Cycle Analysis of Silane Recycling in Amorphous Silicon-based Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing, M. A. Kreiger, D. R. Shonnard, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Joint antenna subset selection for spatial multiplexing systems based on statistical and instantaneous selection criteria, Donghun Lee, Saeid Nooshabadi, and Kiseon Kim

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RPB-MD: Providing robust message dissemination for vehicular ad hoc networks, Congyi Liu and Chunxiao Chigan

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Community Voices: Perspectives on Renewable Energy in Nunavut, Nicole C. McDonald and Joshua M. Pearce

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Renewable Energy Policies and Programs in Nunavut: Perspectives from the Federal and Territorial Governments, Nicole C. McDonald and Joshua M. Pearce

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Incorporating Shading Losses in Solar Photovoltaic Potential Assessment at the Municipal Scale, Ha T. Nguyen and Joshua M. Pearce

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The Application of LiDAR to Assessment of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Deployment Potential in a Municipal District Unit, Ha T. Nguyen, Joshua M. Pearce, Rob Harrap, and Gerald Barber

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Preface, Saeid Nooshabadi

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Improved Performance of Hydbrid Photovoltaic-trigeneration Systems Over Photovoltaic-cogen Systems Including Effects of Battery Storage, Amir H. Nosrat, Lukas G. Swan, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Modeling of electronic transport in metallic carbon nanotube interconnects in the presence of electron-phonon interactions, V. Parkash and A. K. Goel

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The Effect of Hybrid Photovoltaic Thermal Device Operating Conditions on Intrinsic Layer Thickness Optimization of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells, M. Pathak, K. Girotra, S. J. Harrison, and Joshua M. Pearce

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Effects on Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic Performance from High-Temperature Annealing Pulses in Photovoltaic Thermal Hybrid Devices, M. Pathak, Joshua M. Pearce, and S. J. Harrison

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The case for open source appropriate technology, Joshua M. Pearce

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Limitations of Nuclear Power as a Sustainable Energy Source, Joshua M. Pearce

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Open Source Research in Sustainability, Joshua M. Pearce

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A New Model for Enabling Innovation in Appropriate Technology for Sustainable Development, Joshua M. Pearce, Scott Albritton, Gabriel Grant, Garrett Steed, and Ivana Zelenika

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High resolution cognitive radio-based concatenated spectrum time-of-arrival estimation, Mohsen Pourkhaatoun and Seyed A. Zekavat

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Ambipolar behaviors of hydrogen-incorporated ZnO nanowires, Abhishek Prasad, Archana Pandey, Vamsi Krishna Kunapuli, Paul L. Bergstrom, and Yoke Khin Yap

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A 54.2 μw 5 MSps 9-bit ultra-low energy analog-to-digital converter in 180 nm technology, Taimur Gibran Rabuske, Saeid Nooshabadi, and Cesar Ramos Rodrigues

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Speckle Reduction in Imaging Projection Systems, Weston H. Thomas and Christopher Middlebrook

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Energy space modeling of power electronics in local area power networks, Gregory M. Vosters and Wayne Weaver

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Self-assembly control and experiments in swarm modular robots, Hong Xing Wei, Hai Yuan Li, Jindong Tan, and Tian Miao Wang

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Body sensor network based context-aware QRS detection, Hongxing Wei, Huaming Li, and Jindong Tan

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Docking system design and self-assembly control of distributed swarm flying robots, Hongxing Wei, Ning Li, Yong Tao, Youdong Chen, and Jindong Tan

Works from 2011

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An investigation into the Paulding Mystery Lights, Jeremy P. Bos, William Norkus, Michael Maurer, Douglas Sims, Christopher Middlebrook, and Michael Roggemann