{"536541":{"#nid":"536541","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Ph.D. Proposal Oral Exam - Mark Reed","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle:\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOptimization and Design of Coils for Electromagnetic Induction Systems\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee:\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Scott, Advisor\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Durgin, Chair\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Peterson\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract: \u003C\/strong\u003EThe objective of the proposed research is to develop coil\u0026nbsp; representations and optimization procedures that will then be used to\u0026nbsp; create novel coils for electromagnetic induction (EMI) systems. Such\u0026nbsp; systems include those that work in the quasi-magnetostatic regime using\u0026nbsp; the principles of induction.\u0026nbsp; These include such applications as short\u0026nbsp; distance communication, wireless charging, nondestructive testing, and\u0026nbsp; detection of obscured objects.\u0026nbsp; This work will focus on coils for use in\u0026nbsp; continuous-wave (CW) EMI systems that are used for the detection of\u0026nbsp; objects buried beneath the ground. Most CW systems use at least two coils - a transmit and a\u0026nbsp; receive - placed in close proximity to one another.\u0026nbsp; Because of their\u0026nbsp; proximity, the coils must have minimum mutual coupling.\u0026nbsp; It is believed\u0026nbsp; that improvements in the sensitivity of the coils and the rejection of\u0026nbsp; unwanted signals induced in the receive coil by mineralized soil can be made through coil optimization. Additionally, other factors, such as the\u0026nbsp; the effects of coil tilt on the soil response must be considered. The problem is non-trivial both because wire-wound coils are difficult\u0026nbsp; to parameterize and because the problem has a complicated solution space. After the coil representations and optimization procedures are\u0026nbsp; designed and tested, physical coils will be constructed, tested, and\u0026nbsp; compared to other commonly used coils. The new coils will also be tested\u0026nbsp; with an existing EMI system.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ECE Proposal Oral Exam"}],"uid":"28475","created_gmt":"2016-05-16 17:29:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:17:47","author":"Daniela Staiculescu","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-05-25T14:15:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2016-05-25T14:15:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-05-25T14:15:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-05-25 18:15:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-05-25 18:15:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-05-25 18:15:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"434371","name":"ECE Ph.D. Proposal Oral Exams"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"},{"id":"102851","name":"Phd proposal"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}