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Design and Characteristics of a Thin-Film ThermoMesh for the Efficient Embedded Sensing of a Spatio-Temporally Sparse Heat Source

Sajjad Boorghan Farahan, Ahmed Alajlouni, Jingzhou Zhao · 2026

This work presents ThermoMesh, a passive thin-film thermoelectric mesh sensor designed to detect and characterize spatio-temporally sparse heat sources through conduction-based thermal imaging. The de…

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Design Structure Matrix Modularization with Large Language Models

Shuo Jiang, Jianxi Luo · 2026

Design Structure Matrix (DSM) modularization, the task of partitioning system elements into cohesive modules, is a fundamental combinatorial challenge in engineering design. Traditional methods treat …

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Function-based Parametric Co-Design Optimization of Dexterous Hands

Mohammad Amin Mirzaee, Harsh Gupta, Wenzhen Yuan · 2026

Despite advances in dexterous hand manipulation, robotic hand design is still largely decoupled from task-driven evaluation and control, limiting systematic optimization. Existing robotic hand co-desi…

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Multidisciplinary Design Optimization for Wave-Driven Desalination Systems

Nate DeGoede, Maha N. Haji · 2026

Wave-driven desalination systems are an innovative solution to the global freshwater crisis, leveraging the complementary characteristics of seawater reverse osmosis and wave energy converters. Howeve…

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Pinching Antenna-Aided Spatial Multiplexing: Transceiver Design and Performance Analysis

Ruijie Li, Yue Xiao, Shuaixin Yang, Gang Wu, Xianfu Lei, Ming Xiao · 2026

In this paper, a novel pinching antenna-aided spatial multiplexing (PASM) architecture is conceived, which intrinsically amalgamates the benefits of flexible radiating element placement with radio-fre…

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Backstepping Observer for the Quasilinear Heat Equation with Linear Design Gains: Beyond Local Stability

Mohamed Camil Belhadjoudja, Kirsten A. Morris · 2026

We consider the one-dimensional quasilinear heat equation with state-dependent heat capacity and thermal conductivity, and design a boundary-output observer based on the backstepping design for a line…

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Joint Design of Doppler-Resilient Unimodular Discrete-Phase Waveforms and Receiving Filters for MIMO Radars

Junpeng Ma, Yuke Li, Junbo Wang, Yongxing Zhou · 2026

Designing Doppler-resilient unimodular discrete phase-coded waveforms (DPWs) with low delay-Doppler sidelobes is critical for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar. Existing block coordinate des…

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Interval Observer Design Using Observability Decomposition for Detectable Linear Systems

Gia Quoc Bao Tran, Thach Ngoc Dinh, Zhenhua Wang · 2026

We provide a systematic interval observer design method for detectable linear time-invariant (LTI) systems, where a part of the state is observable from the measured output. An observability-based inv…

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A Quantitative Framework for Navigating Controller Design Tradeoffs under Computational Constraints

Chris Verhoek, Nikolai Matni · 2026

Computational constraints permeate the controller design process, and yet are rarely treated as explicit design constraints. Towards addressing this gap, we propose a quantitative framework that captu…

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Computational Design and Co-Robotic Fabrication for Material Reuse in Architecture

Arash Adel, Daniel Ruan, Ruxin Xie · 2026

Climate change and resource depletion demand a shift from the dominant linear "take-make-use-dispose" paradigm of construction toward circular, low-waste practices. Material reuse offers a promising p…

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Joint Hybrid Beamforming and Trajectory Design for Multi-UAV-Enabled Cell-Free Multi-Static ISAC

Chen Chaoran, Zhang Yuhao, Pan Zhiwen, Liu Nan · 2026

This paper investigates a joint hybrid digital-analog beamforming and trajectory design for a cell-free multi-static integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system supported by multiple unmanned a…

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Surrogate-Based Co-Design Coupling Analysis for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

Elena Fernandez Bravo, Sunil Tamang, Yong Hoon Lee, James T. Allison · 2026

This work presents a design coupling analysis (DCA) framework to investigate the interactions among control and plant design variables in floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) and to support the formu…

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Time-Frequency Pilot Sequence Design and LoS Delay-Doppler Estimation

Aadarsh Devanand, Praful D. Mankar · 2026

We present a novel framework for line-of-sight (LoS) delay-Doppler (DD) estimation in dense scattering propagation environments. We present two time-frequency (TF) domain pilot sequences inspired by t…

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The manifold of unitary and symmetric matrices: characterization, Riemannian optimization and application to BD-RIS design

Ignacio Santamaria, Carlos Beltran, Eduard Jorswieck, Mohammad Soleymani, Jesus Gutierrez · 2026

This paper proposes and analyzes Riemannian optimization algorithms on the manifold of unitary and symmetric matrices, denoted ${\cal {U}}_s$, which naturally models the scattering matrices of passive…

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AI-Driven Performance-to-Design Generation and Optimization of Marine Propellers

Leah Chen, Keni Chih-Hua Wu, Boon Tat Chia, Xiuqing Xing, Jian Cheng Wong · 2026

AI is increasingly used to accelerate engineering design by improving decision-making and shortening iteration cycles. Application to marine propeller design, however, remains challenging due to scarc…

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Topology Optimization for Materially Efficient Reinforced Concrete Design: Development, Fabrication, and Structural Evaluation

Jackson L. Jewett, Josephine V. Carstensen · 2026

The production of concrete generates roughly 8% of anthropogenic CO2 globally, largely because of the massive quantities that are manufactured. New design methods must be developed and deployed to imp…

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Task-Driven Co-Design of Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Systems

Maximilian Stralz, Meshal Alharbi, Yujun Huang, Gioele Zardini · 2026

Designing multi-agent robotic systems requires reasoning across tightly coupled decisions spanning heterogeneous domains, including robot design, fleet composition, and planning. Much effort has been …

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Estimation of Unknown Parameters in Presence of Perturbations and Noises with Application to GPEBO Design

Anton Glushchenko, Konstantin Lastochkin · 2026

A problem of online estimation of unknown parameters is considered for a linear regression equation, which is affected by an additive perturbation that can be caused by measurement noise (that corrupt…

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Efficient Design of Fronthaul-Constrained Uplink Reception for Cell-Free XL-MIMO

Dogon Kim, Hyunmin Noh, Seok-Hwan Park · 2026

With the evolution of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology toward extremely large (XL) MIMO systems comprising hundreds of, or more, antennas, this work investigates scalable and fronthaul…

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A Kinematic Framework for Evaluating Pinch Configurations in Robotic Hand Design without Object or Contact Models

HyoJae Kang, Joonho Lee, Hyunmok Jung, Dong Il Park · 2026

Evaluating the pinch capability of a robotic hand is important for understanding its functional dexterity. However, many existing grasp evaluation methods rely on object geometry or contact force mode…

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