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A neurocomputational model of reaching movements
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2016-05-18)How the brain controls movement is a question that has fascinated researchers from different areas as neuroscience, robotics and psychology. To understand how we move is not only an intellectual challenge, but it is ... -
Analysis and design of 4H-SiC bipolar mode field effect power (BMFET)
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2013-03-20)Analysis and design of a new Silicon Carbide polytype 4H (4H-SiC) bipolar power transistor are the main topics of this Ph.D. thesis. The device is the Bipolar Mode Field Effect Transistor (BMFET) and exploits the electric ... -
Bidirectional Metering Advancements and Applications to Demand Response Resource Management
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2014-03-10)The power grid is an electric system capable of performing electricity generation, transmission, distribution and control. Nowadays it has been subjected to a deep transformation, which will reshape it completely. In ... -
Carbon nanotube based networks, bio-nano-composites and sensors
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2013-03-15)The formation of a photosensitive device due to the local breakdown in an MOS structure with an impurity containing oxide layer has been observed. A stepwise breakdown of the oxide layer resulted in the formation of a ... -
Characterization, modeling and simulation of 4H-SiC power diodes
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-05-18)Exploring the attractive electrical properties of the Silicon Carbide (SiC) for power devices, the characterization and the analysis of 4H-SiC pin diodes is the main topic of this Ph.D. document. In particular, the thesis ... -
Detecting and indexing moving objects for Behavior Analysis by Video and Audio Interpretation
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2014-02-28)In the last decades we have assisted to a growing need for security in many public environments. According to a study recently conducted by the European Security Observatory, one half of the entire population is worried ... -
Efficient indexing and retrieval from large moving object databases through dynamic spatio-temporal queries
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-10-25)Intelligent Transportatin Systems have gained a great importance in the last decades given the growing need for security in many public environments, with particular attention for traffic scenarios, which are daily interested ... -
Electromagnetic characterization and modeling of CNT-based composites for industrial applications
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-05-22)In several applications for the aeronautic, automative and electronic industries, there is an increasing demand of structural nanocomposites exhibiting remarkable thermal and mechanical properties and, at the same time, ... -
Image partition and video segmentation using the Mumford-Shah functional
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-05-30)The aim of this Thesis is to present an image partition and video segmentation procedure, based on the minimization of a modified version of Mumford-Shah functional. The Mumford-Shah functional used for image partition ... -
Integrazione delle Fonti Rinnovabili nelle SMART-GRID
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2013-03-26)Energy market liberalization processes and incentive programs by various National governmwnts are driving an increasing diffusion of a wide variety of Distributed Generation (DG) powe plants, causing huge changes and ... -
Issues in modelling and identification of Discrete Event Systems
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2013-03-14)Discrete Event System (DES) are systems whose behavior is governed by discrete events occurring asynchronously over time and solely responsible for generating state transitions. DESs are particularly used in the field of ... -
Modelli e metodologie innovative per una soluzione di e-learning e knowledge management
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-04-20)Il tema intorno al quale si concentrano le attività di ricerca svolte è IWT – Intelligent Web Teacher – un’innovativa piattaforma per l’apprendimento a distanza e, più in generale, per la rappresentazione e la gestione ... -
Modelling and performance analysis of a neurostimulation system
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-05-17)The activity of this thesis is devoted to modelling the electromagnetic behaviour of complex biological structures and in particular of nerve cells and the study of nanotechnology applications to these structures for ... -
Models and methods for the design of isolated power converters in high-frequency high-efficiency applications
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2013-03-19)Isolated power supplies design requires the achievement of overall stress, losses, cost, size and reliability trade-off. This problem is of considerable importance in modern applications of power converters, as for energy ... -
Multispectral and hyperspectral pansharpening
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2014-03-03)Remote sensing consists in measuring some characteristics of an object from a distance. A key example of remote sensing is the Earth observation from sensors mounted on satellites that is a crucial aspect of space programs. ... -
Novel models and methods for structured light 3D Scanners
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-05-22)The work made during the PhD course in Information Engineering, was focused on the possibility to find out novel techniques for the quick calibration of a cheap 3D Scanner. It is based on a simple camera and a commercial ... -
Planning and control of electric distribution networks with integration of wind turbines
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2013-03-25)In this thesis, deterministic and probabilistic methods are developed for optimal planning of distribution networks with integration of WTs within a market environment. With regards to the deterministic methods, hybrid ... -
Probabilistic Lightweight Ontology per l'estrazione e rappresentazione della Semantica
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2011-04-15)L'estrazione e la rappresentazione della semantica contenuta nel linguaggio sono tra i principali argomenti che da sempre animano le discussioni in psicologia cognitiva e intelligenza artificiale. Nell'ambi- to di queste ... -
The role of basal ganglia and cerebellum in motor learning. A computational model
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2012-04-20)Our research activity investigates the computational processes underlying the execution of complex sequences of movements and aims at understanding how different levels of the nervous system interact and contribute to ... -
Sliding mode control of DC/DC switching converters for photovoltaic applications
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2013-03-15)The maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is one of the most important features of a system that process the energy produced by a photovoltaic generator must hold. It is necessary, in fact, to design a controller that is ...
