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Item Performance comparison of intelligent book tracking system(2009)RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology has flourished within the last decade due to its ability to uniquely identify and track objects without requiring line of sight connections. RFID technology uses radio waves for tracking purposes. There are several methods of identification, but the most common is to store a serial number also called a hex code that identifies a person or object, and perhaps other information, on a microchip that is attached to an antenna. The chip and the antenna together are called an RFID transponder or an RFID tag. The antenna enables the chip to transmit the identification information to a reader. The reader converis the radio waves reflected back from the RF tag into digital information that can then be passed on to computers that can make use of it. Thus, RFID is a broad term for technologies that use radio waves to automatically identify peopie or objects. Using RFID, we have developed an Intelligent Book Tracking System (IBTS), a system that can be used in any library anywhere in the world. To demonstrate how this system works, we have created a simulation, in which books are scanned into and out of a library using RFID tags in the books when they are issued and returned. To accomplish this, an RFID kit is integrated with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) using low power wireless communication modules. The simulation could be done in any programming language like C # (Sharp), Qt4 Creator based on C++, Visual Basic, Java and Mat Lab etc. For this project, simulation was carried out with C# (Sharp) as our main purpose was to create a very simple and user friendly graphical user interface. The purpose of our Intelligent Book Tracking System is to reduce the man-power required in libraries. This will minimize the need to wait in a long queue to issue or return books. Also, because the system could be available 247, library hours could be increased for unlimited access.Item Performance comparison of V-blast using ZF, MMSE and LSQR algorithms(2009)Currently wireless systems operate at low spectral efficiency because imperfect channels cause signal variations. The most recent study in information theory shows that rich- scattering wireless channel is capable of providing huge theoretical capacity, approaching 90% of the Shannon limit by using most high-flying technology, MIMO. Layered space time codes have been designed to exploit the capacity advantage of multiple antenna system in a Rayleigh fading. Bell labs developed an architecture called as Bell-labs LAyered Space Time (BLAST). A simplified version of BLAST called V-BLAST has been developed and implemented by Wolniansky et.al. [1] in an indoor propagation environment. This project proposes a low complexity detection scheme for vertical Bell labs layered architecture for space-time (V-BLAST) based on the LSQR decomposition. For a quasi stationary Rayleigh fading channel, a new cost efficient detection algorithm based on the LSQR has been introduced. In this analysis, we consider 16 quadrature amplitude modulation (16-QAM). Our simulation results show that LSQR decomposition method is better than zero forcing and minimum mean square error detection schemes.Item Parental involvement in a student's academic environment through out the middle school educational career from the age of 11-14(2005)This thesis is a study to answer a question posed by numerous educators and the public affiliated with the field of education. “Is there a correlation between parental involvement and student achievement? Although numerous studies have been conducted of a similar nature, this researcher wanted to research and understand the correlation between parental involvement and academic achievement. The quantative research was conducted by using a survey to gather data. The survey was conducted by using twenty-five parents whose children attend the public school system and parents who take their children to religious education classes. The participants were chosen using a convenience and cluster sampling of parents in the Orange County and the Los Angeles County area of a diverse socio economic background. The study was carried out using a survey in the form of a questionnaire with permission of the respective administrations. The Methodology used for conducting and evaluating the data was the concept of relationship studies. Initially, a letter of consent went out to the participants to reassure them of the authenticity and the ethical nature of the experiment. The questionnaire consisted of ten generic questions, which ensured confidentially of the parents. No personal data was requested of the parent, which brought the parents to a certain level of comfort. The data collected and tabulated helped the researcher form her conclusions regarding her hypothesis of there being a correlation between parental involvement and success in academic achievement. This researchers intentions were that the outcome of this research thesis would help teachers and schools plan better strategies for involving parents in their children’s academic, endeavors resulting in greater success in their children’s education.Item Pedophiles: the deviant mind(2007)Few topics arouse such strong emotions as that of pedophiles. Despite the severe consequences of their actions, pedophiles continue to offend. For many years, experts have tried to determine the causes of pedophilia to aid in its prevention and treatment. Researchers have recognized that is important to understand the pedophilic thought process, in particular the ability to deflect feelings of guilt and remorse, to understand pedophilic behavior. This research study attempted to identify and analyze the thought process that leads pedophiles to offend. Understanding this thought process can aid in the development of treatment and prevention programs for both pedophiles and their victims. The results of this study indicate that pedophiles may be able to offend—some hundreds of times—before they are caught because they are able to disassociate themselves from any feelings of guilt or remorse toward their victims.Item Passenger assistance using GPS and vehicle tracking(2009)The prestigious Metropolitan Transit System of San Diego is one of the older means of public transportation. It has been serving the US public for the past 123 years and continues to improve its services. This project deals with designing a new Passenger Assistance concept which can be implemented at bus stops using current wireless technologies. The main objective is to design a device that will be located at bus stops to help the commuters track the location of the bus at any point along its route between the origin and destination using GPS tracking and GSM technology. Buses will transmit their location data via their GPS equipment to GSM receivers located at the bus stops. A simple LED display, containing micro controller circuits, will indicate the location of the bus as the LED’s on the display board at the bus stop starts glowing peor aine to the position of the bus. This will provide commuters with valuable information.
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