Active Noise control (ANC) systems involve the application of many controlengineering concepts which makes them suitable for controlengineering education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The physics in...
Active Noise control (ANC) systems involve the application of many controlengineering concepts which makes them suitable for controlengineering education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The physics involved revolving around destructive noise interference through superposition is easily understood. The complexity of the system can be gradually increased from ideal to realistic cases to meet the required educational levels while introducing important control concepts like feedback and feedforward architecture, nonminimum phase, linearity and nonlinearity, time delay and multivariable systems. The ANC control methods are rich incorporating linear and nonlinear fixed nonadaptive and adaptive control, robust and optimal control, neural network, and fuzzy logic. The systems also enable introduction to deep learning, digital signal processing, and differences between analog and digital electronic systems. In this paper, the main control concepts, ideas, and methods applied in ANC in presented as a series of ‘concept’ to be addressed in controlengineering education. Furthermore, this work aims towards translational research where the ideas and approach applicable to ANC may also be beneficial and adopted in other control applications.
This paper proposes the application of a Proportional-Integral (PI) controller for the observer-based regulation of biomass concentration for a continuous-discrete system. An observer is essential to estimate the valu...
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Tetraplegia is a total paralysis due to injury at C1 - C5 - T1 of spinal cord. People with tetraplegia have very limited or no muscle function from area below the neck. For mobility, electric wheelchair is a good opti...
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(纸本)9781665412810
Tetraplegia is a total paralysis due to injury at C1 - C5 - T1 of spinal cord. People with tetraplegia have very limited or no muscle function from area below the neck. For mobility, electric wheelchair is a good option. However, since commercial electric wheelchair used joystick as its movement control, this is quite difficult for tetraplegic patients to use it. Facial features such as eyes gestures have the potential to be manipulated as instruction to control the movement of electric wheelchair. Therefore, this work aims to develop a system that can classify different eyes gestures of human subject and convert it into different state of control instructions. Methods for object detection that had been developed by researchers in recent years are suitable to be used to detect faces and eyes. This work proposed the combination use of Haar Cascade classifier and Dlib facial detector for detecting face and eye region, respectively. Next, several image enhancement techniques and morphological operations are performed to detect the iris. Image moments is used to calculate the center coordinate of the iris. Afterward, the iris coordinate is used to determine the classification of eye gestures. The proposed method has been proven to be efficient in detecting eyes gestures. The ratio of detection accuracy is ranged between 73.5% and 99.83% depending on the ambient lighting.
The present paper deals with the issue of measurement delays which constitute a very prominent problem faced by most controlsystems. The system considered is that of a bioreactor used for the biological treatment of ...
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This paper presents an optimum tuning on finite-time prescribed performance with PID (FT-PPC-PID) controller using the Evolutionary Mating Algorithm (EMA) approach for a pneumatic servo system’s (PSS) rod-piston posi...
This paper presents an optimum tuning on finite-time prescribed performance with PID (FT-PPC-PID) controller using the Evolutionary Mating Algorithm (EMA) approach for a pneumatic servo system’s (PSS) rod-piston positioning. The design objective is to optimize the convergence rate and finite time of the prescribed performance function in error transformation in parallel with PID controller’s gains. The multi-step input trajectory on the PPVDC model plant was used for simulations with specific load and random noise as disturbances. The results demonstrate that the controller optimized with EMA outperforms the same controller optimized with other methods in achieving dynamic multi-step positioning of the rod-piston. This highlights the significant enhancement in overall performance of PPVDC positioning, including the stability of its internal system, through the EMA-optimized finite-time prescribed performance controller with PID.
This study investigated the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on university decision-making for university students in Oman. Eight bachelor students were selected from various academic programmes to interview ...
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(数字)9798350364507
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(纸本)9798350364514
This study investigated the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on university decision-making for university students in Oman. Eight bachelor students were selected from various academic programmes to interview them to explore their experiences towards using AI in their academic related decision-making. The research data was analysed with thematic analysis using NVivo software. Although artificial intelligence supports the students’ decision-making processes with data-driven based decisions, the findings also shed light on concerns in relation to the risk of decline in personal creativity, critical thinking, and social relationships. The integration of artificial intelligence in education, therefore, should be more balanced to maximise the benefits of technology with essential human skills.
The insertion of a needle for many scientific researches is an important aspect to consider and is the simplest and most diagnostic of the medical and interventional procedures. In needle based medical procedures, a f...
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The recognition of faces in videos has recently gained considerable attention, but the recognition process executed on a single camera has limitations, especially when dealing with uncooperative subjects, changes in b...
The recognition of faces in videos has recently gained considerable attention, but the recognition process executed on a single camera has limitations, especially when dealing with uncooperative subjects, changes in body posture, or self-occlusion. These challenges are particularly relevant in the context of studying facial analysis in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Therefore, the use of multiple cameras in a face recognition system is proposed to overcome these limitations. Facial image realignment was employed in the automatic face recognition process. To achieve this, the Kanade-Lucas-Tomasi (KLT) algorithm was used to track facial features, and the RANSAC algorithm was utilized to estimate the homography transformation for realigning the multi-view input images. To assess and compare the similarity of the fused image, the normalized cross-correlation (NCC) was employed. The resulting fused image was obtained based on the extracted pose of the face. The results demonstrate the efficacy of the method, achieving an accuracy of 94.5% for typically developed children and 87.3% for ASD children.
Recent years have seen significant expansion within Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with increasing demand from sectors including reconnaissance, surveillance, and delivery. This paper focus on the modelling and contr...
Recent years have seen significant expansion within Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with increasing demand from sectors including reconnaissance, surveillance, and delivery. This paper focus on the modelling and control aspects specific to quadcopters, a popular type of UAV with an ambition to increase their stability quotient whilst accounting for factors like thrust, torque and aerodynamics guided by mathematical equations and physics laws governing their dynamics with use of MATLAB Simulink. For effective stabilization purposes design objective is generating proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers while testing simulations to gauge the controller’s performance; the results highlight a reduction in oscillations and an increased stability with more favourable regulation of motion relatively than earlier. A physical quadcopter test then follows to cross-validate simulation findings for any subsequent required optimizations of existing PID controls. The project aims at contributing extensively towards enhancing UAV control through developing reliable and efficient PID controllers with specific focus towards quadcopters that can find application potential over other types of UAVs within this industry.
Stand-alone photovoltaic (SAPV) systems, comprising PV panels and lithium-ion battery, offer promising solutions for sustainable energy. However, their widespread adoption is hindered by challenges in achieving optima...
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(数字)9798350364507
ISBN:
(纸本)9798350364514
Stand-alone photovoltaic (SAPV) systems, comprising PV panels and lithium-ion battery, offer promising solutions for sustainable energy. However, their widespread adoption is hindered by challenges in achieving optimal sizing, which is crucial for enhancing system reliability. Metaheuristic-based artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a promising tool for addressing the complexity in PV system sizing. By leveraging advanced algorithms like Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Wild Horse Optimization (WHO), this approach can optimize the system to be more efficient and reliable. This study aims to develop sizing algorithms and find the optimal sizing for system components using data from PV arrays, batteries, controller and inverter. Through the analysis, the study demonstrates the effectiveness of WHO in optimizing the system resulting in improving system reliability. By contributing to Sustainable Development Goal 7, this study promotes the adoption of cleaner and more accessible energy technologies.
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