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- 2Tavakoli, Mahdi (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 1John Salmon (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 1Mohamed, Yasser A-R I. (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
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- 1Tavakoli, Mahdi (Electricval and Computer Engineering)
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Fall 2019
Battery cells are an emerging technology for storage in electrical vehicle, industrial and residential applications has become more popular. To meet the high voltage and power, battery cells are connected in series and parallel. Series connected battery cells share the same charge/discharge...
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Control, Modulation, and Protection Strategies for Modular Multilevel Converters in Smart AC and DC Grids Applications
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The technical viability of the modular multilevel converter (MMC) technology for a wide range of applications from low- to high-voltage systems has resulted in the rapid deployment of these converters in smart ac and dc grids. The features that MMCs offer, including common dc-link, modularity,...
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Needle Shape Visualization, Tracking and Steering Control for Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy Applications
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Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancers in North American males, afflicting one in eight men over the course of their lifetime. Fortunately, early-stage prostate cancer has a wide variety of treatment options. One such option, permanent prostate brachytherapy, has been...
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Spring 2016
Cardiovascular disease causes the greatest number of deaths worldwide each year according to the World Health Organization [1]. Hence, many patients require cardiovascular surgery each year. Short of stopping the motion of the heart at the beginning of a cardiac procedure, the surgeon would...
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Spring 2013
In this thesis, methods for improving needle steering during prostate brachytherapy are studied. Brachytherapy is a minimally-invasive, out-patient therapy for prostate cancer treatment with a fast recovery time. Success of brachytherapy depends on precise placement of needle tips in pre-planned...