PROJECTS FOR 2011 Prof. Peter Wolfs Introduction In each year I attempt to manage a cohort of students to make progress in a few research themes. At any point in time up to 20 projects will be running covering students ranging from Bachelor Degrees to PhDs. The projects below vary enormously in scope and difficulty. Consider your capabilities and skills carefully. Not all projects will be avail...

Far infrared Fizeau interferometry (FIFI) and shadow moiré with enhanced sensitivity (SMES) are developed for real time warpage measurement of microelectronics devices. The methods are implemented in a compact apparatus that is based on a computer controlled environmental chamber. The apparatus combines the two methods to provide unique capabilities of thermally induced warpage measurement with...

We present a comprehensive methodology for the specification and analysis of critical embedded systems. The methodology is based on an architectural design language that enables modeling of both software and hardware components, timed and hybrid behavior, faulty behavior and degraded modes of operation, error propagation and recovery. The methodology is supported by an integrated platform, impl...

Trucking companies are important part of supply chains, as they connect most product movements. While a lot studies have been done to assess chain maturity level, very limited specifically address trucking companies. In this study we develop model and measurement instruments in terms their innovative capabilities. Innovative capabilities critical today's fast technological development such indu...

The Accurate measurement and analysis of pH data is necessary for a multitude of applications ranging from agriculture sector to clinical laboratories. Preferably an inexpensive hand-held unit is needed for these applications. This paper presents the sensor data acquisition and data logging system including the details of its construction, capabilities and applications. PIC microcontroller has ...

Thirty-one carbanilate derivatives were assayed for their capabilities to inhibit the ATPase activity of a plasma membrane fraction from Acer pseudoplatanus cells. At a concentration of 100 micromolar, nine compounds strongly inhibited the ATPase activity, with I(50) ranging from 14.5 micromolar to 35 micromolar. These molecules were also inhibitory to plasma membrane ATPases of other origins: ...

We present our Contiki port supporting the ultrawideband (UWB) DW1000 transceiver directly on the popular DecaWave EVB1000 platform. Our port enables us to easily adapt and leverage the results of a decade of research on wireless sensor networks (WSNs), while exploiting the specific capabilities of UWB. Experimental results with our port confirm decimeter-level ranging accuracy as well as the f...

Learning is a fundamental component of intelligence, and a key consideration in designing cognitive architectures such as Soar [Laird et al., 1986]. This chapter considers the question of what constitutes an appropriate general-purpose learning mechanism. We are interested in mechanisms that might explain and reproduce the rich variety of learning capabilities of humans, ranging from learning p...

A simulation of the development of and hadron showers in the energy range 1 ? 10 4 TeV has been carried out. Radial distributions of the Cerenkov light detected at observatory depths ranging from 500 to 1000 g=cm 2 have been studied. Capabilities of the angle integrating Cerenkov technique for separation of and proton initiated showers as a function of the observation altitude are discussed.

Narrowing extends rewriting with logic capabilities by allowing logic variables in terms and replacing matching with unifcationn Narrowing has been widely used in different contexts, ranging from theorem proving to language designn Surprisingly, the termination of narrowing has been mostly overlookedn In this paper, we present a new approach for analyzing the termination of narrowing in left-li...