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76 Stringfellow, Gerald B.Compositional ordering in semiconductor alloysCompositional ordering has been observed in a wide variety of III/V semiconductor alloys as well as in SiGe alloys. The thermodynamic driving force is now understood in terms of minimization of the microscopic strain energy of the bonds in the solid. However, the mechanism leading to the specific o...Semiconductor alloys; Transmission-electron-diffraction pattern; Organometallic Vaper-phase epitaxy; Cathodoluminescence1993
77 Harrison, Reid R.Sweep strategies for a sensory-driven, behavior-based vacuum cleaning agentIn the Machine Intelligence Laboratory, University of Florida, we have built a small autonomous robot and programmietd to exhibit various reactive behaviors.T he robot, namedG ator,p erformsa rea coveragein an interior room by combining distinct behaviors. Gator has 26 sensors of which only 7 are...Sweeping behavior; Claustrophobia1993-01-01
78 Stringfellow, Gerald B.Control and characterization of ordering in GaInPGae,,In,,P layers have been grown by organometallic vapor phase epitaxy on GaAs substrates with [llO]-oriented grooves on the surface that have an important effect on the formation of Cu-Pt ordered structures during growth. In this work, the groove shape is demonstrated to be critically important...Vapor phase epitaxy; Ordered structure; Cathodoluminescence spectroscopy1993-06-28
79 Mathews, V. JohnLattice algorithms for recursive least squares adaptive second-order volterra filteringThis paper presents two computationally efficient recursive least-square (RLS) lattice algorithms for adaptive nonlinear filtering based on a truncated second-order Volterra system model. The lattice formulation transforms the nonlinear filtering problem into an equivalent multichannel, linear filte...1994
80 Stevens, KennethPractical verification and synthesis of low latency asynchronous systemsA new theory and methodology for the practical verification and synthesis of asynchronous systems is developed to aid in the rapid and correct implementation of complex control structures. Specifications are based on a simple process algebra called CCS that is concise and easy to understand and use....1994
81 Stringfellow, Gerald B.InAsSbBi alloys grown by organometallic vapor-phase epitaxyProvides information on a study on the growth of InAsSbBi alloys by organometallic vapor-phase epitaxy. Experiment; Results and discussion; Conclusion.Alloys; Epitaxy; Organometallic Compounds1994
82 Stringfellow, Gerald B.Control of ordering in Ga0.5In0.5P using growth temperatureThe kinetic processes leading to ordering in Gas,, In o.4P8 have been studied by observing the effects of substrate misorientation (O-9), growth rate (0.1-0.5), and substrate temperature (570- 670 "C) during growth. The ordered structure and degree of ordering are determined using transmission elec...Ordering Structure; Growth Temprature; Growth Rate1994
83 Stringfellow, Gerald B.Kinetically controlled order/disorder structure in GaInPA Ga0.52In0.58p order/disorder heterostructure having a band-gap energy difference exceeding 160 meV has been grown by organometallic vapor phase epitaxy. The two layers were grown on a nominally (OOl)-oriented GaAs substrate misoriented by 3° toward the [110] direction in the lattice. The disorder...Indium phosphides; Gallium Phosphides; Heterojunctions1994
84 Mathews, V. JohnA stability condition for certain bilinear systemsAbstract-This correspondence derives a simple sufficient condition for the output of a discrete-time, time-invariant bilinear system to be bounded whenever the input signal to the system is bounded by a finite constant.1994
85 Mathews, V. JohnA stability result for RLS adaptive bilinear filtersAbstract- This letter considers recursive least squares (RLS) adaptive nonlinear filtering using bilinear system models. It is shown that the extended RLS adaptive bilinear filter, as well as the equation-error RLS adaptive bilinear filter, are guaranteed to be stable in the sense that the time aver...1994
86 Stringfellow, Gerald B.; Sadwick, Laurence P.Low pressure pyrolysis of alternate phosphorus precursors for chemical beam epitaxial growth of InP and related compoundsThe most widely used phosphorous source in chemical beam epitaxy (CBE) is phosphine (PH3). However, because it is highly toxic, alternatives to phosphine have been sought for the growth of phosphorous-containing compounds. We have investigated the pyrolysis rates and reaction products, in low pres...Chemical Beam Epitaxy; CBE1994
87 Furse, Cynthia M.; Gandhi, Om P.A simple convolution procedure for calculating currents induced in the human body for exposure to electromagnetic pulsesAbstract-The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) and frequency dependent finite difference time-domain (FD)2TD methods have been previously used to calculate internal electric (E) fields and induced currents for exposure of the anatomically based model of the human body to electromagnetic pulses (E...1994
88 Mathews, V. JohnAdaptive bilinear predictorsThis paper considers an extended recursive least squares (RLS) adaptive bilinear predictor. It is shown that the extended RLS adaptive bilinear predictor is guaranteed to be stable in the sense that the time average of the squared a-posteriori prediction error signal is bounded whenever the input...1994
89 Stringfellow, Gerald B.Effects of substrate misorientation and growth rate on ordering in GaInPEpitaxial layers of Ga,Tn,_,P with 1=0.52 have been grown by-organometallic vapor-phase apitaxy on GaAs substrates misoriented from the (001) plane in the [ 1 IO] direction by angles 6,) of O", 3", 6", and 9". For each substrate orientation growth rates rg of 1, 2, and 4 pm/h have been used. The ...Transmission electron diffraction; Dark-field imaging; Photoluminescence1994
90 Harrison, Reid R.Mobile robot navigation in enclosed large-scale spaceIn a large-scale s ace, navigation may occur among very dispersed landmarks, further apart than the range of sensing of an autonomous vehicle. In this work we investigate the feasibility of construction of a landmark-based cognitive map, whose elements are the obstacles perceived by a robotic vehicl...1994-01-01
91 Furse, Cynthia M.; Gandhi, Om P.Use of the frequency-dependent finite-difference time-domain method for induced current and SAR calculations for a heterogeneous model of the human bodyThis paper describes the use of the previously for mutated Frequency-Dependent Finite-Difference Time-Domain ((FD)2TD) method for analysis of an anatomically based heterogeneous man model exposed to ultra-wide-band electromagnetic pulse sources. The human tissues' electrical permittivities, ε*(ω),...Finite-difference time-domain; FDTD; Ultrawideband electromagnetic pulses; Induced currents; Mass-normalized; Energy distribution; Specific absorption rates; SAR1994-01-01
92 Furse, Cynthia M.; Gandhi, Om P.Simple convolution procedure for calculating currents induced in the human body for exposure to electromagnetic pulsesThe finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) and frequency dependent finite difference time-domain (FD)2TD methods have been previously used to calculate internal electric (E) fields and induced currents for exposure of the anatomically based model of the human body to electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) and...Frequency dependent finite difference time-domain; Finite-difference time-domain; FDTD; Electric fields; Induced current; Electromagnetic pulses; Continuous wave sinusoids1994-07
93 Mathews, V. JohnAn optimal design procedure for intraband vector quantized subband codingAbstTact- Subband coding with vector quantization is addressed in this paper. Forming the data vectors from both between and within the subbands is considered. The former of these two schemes is referred to as interband coding and the latter as intraband coding. Interband coder design is relatively ...1995
94 Stringfellow, Gerald B.; Williams, Clayton C.Atomic ordering of GaInP studied by Kelvin probe force microscopyThe atomic ordering of GaInP has been established and studied by a variety of methods, including transmission electron microscopy, cathodoluminescence, and photoluminescence. In this work, a Kelvin probe force microscope _x0002_KPFM_x0003_ has been employed to image several GaInP samples previous...Cathodoluminescence; Photoluminescence; Surface morphology1995
95 Mathews, V. JohnA new model of perceptual threshold functions for application in image compression systemsThis paper discusses the development of a perceptual threshold model for the human visual system. The perceptual threshold functions describe the levels of distortions present at each location in an image that human observers can not detect. Models of perceptual threshold functions are useful in ima...1995
96 Stringfellow, Gerald B.Surface photo-absorption studies of the chemical structure of GaInP grown by organometallic vapor phase epitaxyThe surface structure of Ga0.52In0.48P was studied by surface photoabsorption. An absorption peak due to P dimers on Ga0.52In0.48P was observed at 400 nm, shorter than for InP (430 nm). From comparison with results for GaAs and InP, the data are interpreted to indicate that at a tertiarybutylphos...Absorption peak; Ordering; Substrate orientation1995
97 Myers, Chris J.Technology mapping of timed circuitsAbstract This paper presents an automated procedure for the technology mapping of timed circuits to practical gate libraries. Timed circuits are a class of asynchronous circuits that incorporate explicit timing information in the specification which is used throughout the design process to optimi...1995
98 Mathews, V. JohnAdaptive volterra filters using orthogonal structuresAbstract- This paper presents an adaptive Volterra filter that employs a recently developed orthogonalization procedure of Gaussian signals for Volterra system identification. The algorithm is capable of handling arbitrary orders of nonlinearity P as well as arbitrary lengths of memory N for the sys...1995
99 Stringfellow, Gerald B.Atomic force microscopy study of ordered GaInPExamines the nature of the steps on the surface of gallium indium phosphide lattice layers matched to gallium arsenide substrates using atomic force microscopy. Temperatures of organometallic vapor phase epitaxy used; Relation of height of steps with misorientation angle; Link of supersteps with the...Surface chemistry; Lattice theory1995
100 Mathews, V. JohnVector quantization of images using the L∞ distortion measureThis paper considers vector quantization of signals using the Loo distortion measure. The key contribution is a result that allows one to characterize the centroid of a set of vectors for the Loo distortion measure. A method similar to the LBG algorithm for designing codebooks has been develope...1995
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