Thesis (M.S.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2009. / Directed by Shan Suthaharan; submitted to the Dept. of Computer Science. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed May 11, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 98-99).

Thesis (M.S. in Electrical Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2005. / Thesis Advisor(s): John C. McEachen. Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-53). Also available online.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-87).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 155-168). Also available in electronic version.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Texas A&M University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-130). Also available online.

by Eberhard Frank Wunderlich. / Bibliography: p.124-126. / Prepared under Advanced Research Projects Agency Contract ONR/N00014-75-C-1183. Originally presented as the author's thesis, (M.S.) in the M.I.T. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1975.

Bibliography: p. 213-218. / Originally presented as the author's thesis, (Ph.D.) in the M.I.T. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1978. / Prepared under Advanced Research Projects Agency Contract ONR/N00014-75-C-1183.

by Pierre Am?e Humblet. / Bibliography: p. 194-198. / Originally presented as the author's thesis, (Ph.D.) in the M.I.T. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1978. / Prepared under Advanced Research Projects Agency Grant ONR-N00014-75-C-1183.

<p>The ground penetrating radar (GPR) is one of the most popular and successful sensing modalities that have been investigated for buried target detection (BTD). GPR offers excellent detection performance, however, it is limited by a low rate of advance (ROA) due to its short sensing standoff distance. Standoff distance refers to the distance between the sensing platform and the location in front of the platform where the GPR senses the ground. Large standoff (high ROA) sensing modalities have been investigated as alternatives to the GPR but they do not (yet) achieve comparable detection performance. Another strategy to improve the ROA of the GPR is to combine it with a large standoff sensor within the same BTD system, and to leverage the benefits of the respective modalities. This work investigates both of the aforementioned approaches to improve the ROA of GPR systems using statistical modeling techniques. The first part of the work investigates two large-standoff modalities for BTD systems. New detection algorithms are proposed in both cases with the goal of improving their detection performance so that it is more comparable with the GPR. The second part of the work investigates two methods of combining the GPR with a large standoff modality in order to yield a system with greater ROA, but similar target detection performance. All proposed statistical modeling approaches in this work are tested for efficacy using real field-collected data from BTD systems. The experimental results show that each of the proposed methods contribute towards the goal of improving the ROA of BTD systems.</p> / Dissertation

Due to globalisation, transport policies have been changing and adapting to increase the demands and the needs of the market. Sea ports have a major role in the economic system in which they coordinate the transport of large volumes of cargo in long distances with a high level of productivity. The growth of handling cargo has led to increase congestion in roads because roads are the most used method to transport goods between port and its hinterland. This is the reason why many West European ports are working with train terminals as an alternative form of transport. As part of an intermodal case of study, we have focused on train terminal operations at the port of Barcelona, because currently there is not enough capacity, but it is expected to increase within the next ten years. Moreover, because of the limited geographicalarea, it is important to take in consideration the method for managing the logistics within the container terminal in Barcelona. The objective of this study is to develop a model to analyse and evaluate different types of horizontal transport between the yard and the train terminal at the port of Barcelona in order to identify the most suitable transport system. We compare five different transport systems under three scenarios. The results indicate that some horizontal transport systems are more efficient than others.