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The NILM Dashboard : watchstanding and real-time fault detection using Non-intrusive Load Monitoring
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Non-intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM) measures power at a central point in an electrical network and disaggregates individual load schedules from the overall power stream. This thesis presents the NILM Dashboard, a data-analysis ...
Design of low cost biomimetic flexible robots using additive manufacturing techniques
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
In this thesis, I designed and fabricated robots leveraging additive manufacturing. This had two overarching purpose. One to make a testing apparatus that would allow the measurements of the influence of a flexible flapping ...
Uranium extraction from seawater : investigating hydrodynamic behavior and performance of porous shells
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
As global economies grow and demand more energy, scientists work to develop alternative sources to meet demand. Developing countries, e.g. China and India in particular, will turn to nuclear power to meet their energy ...
The Shipboard Automatic Watchstander (SAW) : utilization of Nonintrusive Load Monitoring for shipboard automation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
This thesis presents results from operational testing of Nonintrusive Load Monitoring (NILM) systems aboard active US Coast Guard units. Monitoring the ships' electrical system from centralized power distribution points, ...
Hydrodynamics of high speed planing hulls with partially ventilated bottom and hydrofoils
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
The influence of a cambered shaped bottom step on the performance of sea going V-stepped planing hulls is investigated using numerical methods. The shape of the step was designed to decrease the Drag/Lift ratio of the hull ...
Analysis of dynamic acoustic source positioning : an autonomous swarm approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
As underwater autonomous vehicles become more prevalent, and their missions more complex, a novel means of underwater acoustic communication with respect to source positioning must be developed that takes advantage of the ...
Adaptive sequential sampling for extreme event statistics in ship design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
For more than a century, many facets of ship design have fallen into the domain of rules-based engineering. Recent technological progress has been validated to the point that many of these areas will soon warrant ...
Acoustically optimized propulsion systems using a Cause-Effect Controller
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
The proposed Acoustic Response Control Process (ARCP) allows for a "Cause- Effect" Controller (CEC) to provide a method to optimize the trade-off between a marine vessel's ability to maneuver and the radiated acoustic noise ...
Shipboard fault detection, load transient exploration, and power simulation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Non-intrusive load monitoring experiments have provided useful information in practice for activity tracking, condition-based maintenance, energy scorekeeping, and fault detection through various installations over several ...
Experimental verification of biomimetically designed ventral fins for AUVs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Biomimetics, nature inspiring technology, is the concept of imitating nature models for the purpose of solving complex problems [1]. Finding the right analogs from biology to technology, transferring, and applying them ...