Recent research has highlighted the vital role played by dendrites in effecting the computational properties of single neurons in the central nervous system (CNS). An ultraviolet (UV) acousto-optic laser scanning microscope ...

This thesis introduces rapid prototyping methodology which overcomes important barriers in the design and implementation of digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms and systems on embedded hardware platforms, such as ...

As the demand for higher performance wireless communications continues to grow, novel algorithms have been developed which provide increased performance and efficiency. One such class of algorithms involves the use of ...

Since channel characteristics of a practical code division multiple access (CDMA) system are usually unknown and difficult to model accurately, we focus on the design of non-parametric adaptive receivers with two general ...

Representation of an abstract system by a mathematical object such as a matrix or a differential equation is important because much of the analysis is done via representations. For discrete-time input-output systems, ...

Using a coding theoretic approach, we achieve unsupervised image segmentation by implementing Rissanen's concept of Minimum Description Length (MDL) for estimating piecewise homogeneous regions in images. MDL offers a ...

Linear multiuser detectors have been developed for CDMA systems to maintain a balance between the performance and computational complexity of the detectors. However for a system with a large number of users and huge data ...

Matched filter receivers are commonly used for Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum Multiple-Access communication systems. These receivers are easy to implement and analyze, and are optimal for single user Gaussian noise channels. ...

Process design for integrated circuit manufacturing has traditionally been implemented with little simulation prior to fabrication. As with circuit design of a decade ago, the available simulation tools were mainframe-based, ...

In this thesis, a methodology and techniques for the design of a laser range imaging device (LRID) for robotic applications are presented. Furthermore, a prototype incorporating the concepts presented has been successfully ...