IJERI


Cutting Edge Journal of Research and Innovation in Engineering

Volume 5, Number 2, Fall/Winter 2013

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Unique Mobile Handheld Particulate Monitoring Device .......................................................................................................................... 5
Iem Heng, Manhattan College; Raymond Yap, Manhattan College

Distributed Power Smart Grid: A Game Theoretic Approach........................................................................................................................ 13
Vincent Winstead, Minnesota State University, Mankato

A Novel Dual-Mode Gateway for Wireless Sensor Networks and LTE-A Network Convergence ........................................................... 19
Garth V. Crosby, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Farzam Vafa, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbon Footprint Reduction in a Sustainable Routing Design Concept Based on Passive Cooling Ventilation Systems .............. 28
Bahar Zoghi, Farmingdale State College

Application of a Linearized Small-Signal Switched Reluctance Motor Model for Developing a General-Purpose
Variable-Speed Drive ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Shiyoung Lee, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

Ultrasonic Characterization of Cylindrical Specimens of Concrete and Rock using Compression Waves ......................................... 44
Nick Hudyma, University of North Florida; Faris A. Malhas, Central Connecticut State University

Renewable Energy Workshops for Promoting STEM Education in Rural Schools ................................................................................... 54
Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

Comprehensive Study of the Non-Linear Coupling Effects between an Ultrasound Transducer and a Target
under Inspection in Sonic IR Imaging ................................................................................................................................................................ 66
Yuyang Song, Toyota Research Institute of North America; Xiaoyan Han, Wayne State University

Investigating the Safety Impact of Raised Pavement Markers on Freeways in Louisiana ....................................................................... 74
Subasish Das, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Xiaoduan Sun, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Yulong He, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China; Fan Wang, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Charles Leboeuf, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Importance of Just-Noticeable-Differences (JNDs) in Auditory Signal Detection Task-Gender Differences ....................................... 81
Bankole K. Fasanya, North Carolina A&T State University; Benedict M. Uzochukwu, Virginia State University; Emeka P. Idoye, North Carolina A&T State University

Transient Thermal Analysis of Electric Generators ........................................................................................................................................ 88
Ahmad Sleiti, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University