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This thesis explores the technical feasibilty of creating a remote laboratory in the field of microelectronics fabrication. It also includes the evaluation of the developed laboratory as a teaching tool. / PhDElectronicEngineering

Dissertation (Ph.D. in Software Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2002. / Dissertation supervisor: Luqi. "March 2002." Description based on title screen as viewed on July 15, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Software Engineering, Technology Transfer, Information Theory, Communication Theory, Statistical Mechanics, Dynamical Systems, Control Theory, Learning Curves, Entropy, Information Temperature, Temperature of Software (o Saboe), Technology Transfer Dynamics, Research Management, Diffusion of Innovation, Project Management, Physics of Software Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-489). Also available in print.

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State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) in the U.S. have an increasing amount of digital data from various sources. One such set of data is structured unit price data collected from bid lettings. Such data contain unit prices of thousands of bid items from hundreds of projects every year. While state DOTs have such data from over a decade-long period, utilizing such data has been challenging because of the lack of automated analytical and visualization methodologies and tools to generate meaningful and actionable insights. This study develops an automated methodology to quickly and accurately generate color-coded visualization maps representing unit price variation across a geographical region. It uses Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) technique that is based on the Tobler’s First Law of Geography. The law states that points closer together in space are more likely to have a similar value than points that are farther away. The methodology is automated using ArcPy site package in ArcGIS. It imports unit price data from preformatted spreadsheets and boundary maps from existing ArcGIS shape files to generate unit price maps. The tool and the visualizations are expected to aid state DOTs in generating and communicating meaningful insights for making data-driven decisions. It can be used to investigate areas with higher unit prices for various items which can aid state DOTs in identifying potential causes of higher unit prices such as lack of competition and lack of sources of materials (e.g. quarry) in nearby locations.

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The paper covers the use of a COMB generator to detect and diagnose RF problems related to cable and shielding problems in data acquisition systems in situ. The setup and method to conduct these tests is discussed in detail. Circuit design for a COMB generator is covered, as well as commercially available units. The use of a spectrum analyzer for the detector is covered and characteristic outputs are examined. Low cost alternatives to the spectrum analyzer are also examined. The COMB generator and the spectrum analyzer used for the test are portable devices and so, lend themselves to field use where access to alternating current sources is problematic.