An optical fault monitoring in FTTH-PON using ACS is demonstrated. This device can achieve real-time fault monitoring for protection feeder fiber. In addition, the ACS can distinguish optical fiber fault from the tran...
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The paper presents an optimization based algorithm for stabilizing retarded systems using a state derivative feedback controller. It is shown that an application of such a controller results in neutral dynamics of the...
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Wave energy is one of the most promising forms of ocean renewable sources because of its high availability. The Wells turbine has been one of the defining technologies in the development of wave energy. In this paper ...
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(纸本)9781424438716
Wave energy is one of the most promising forms of ocean renewable sources because of its high availability. The Wells turbine has been one of the defining technologies in the development of wave energy. In this paper a neural control method for the Wells turbine-generator module is presented. For this purpose, a neural control using the backpropagation algorithm has been implemented, based on the addition of external resistances in series with the rotor winding of the induction generator connected to the turbine. The proposed control system does appropriately adapt the rotor resistance according to the pressure drop entry. It will be shown how the controller avoids the stalling behaviour and that the average power of the generator fed into the grid is significantly higher in the controlled case than in the uncontrolled one.
In the presence of induction motor loads, long-term voltage instability may end up in a sharp voltage decrease, which makes the tuning of undervoltage load shedding more delicate. This paper first investigates the abi...
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In the presence of induction motor loads, long-term voltage instability may end up in a sharp voltage decrease, which makes the tuning of undervoltage load shedding more delicate. This paper first investigates the ability of a purely distributed load shedding scheme, previously proposed by the authors, to cope with these situations. Owing to difficulties to reconcile dependability and security, an alternative wide-area protection is considered. The latter consists of generators sending overexcitation signals to the load shedding controllers in order to allow the latter to act faster. Detailed time simulations of a test system are reported.
We investigate avenues for the exchange of information (explicit communication) among deaf and dumb mobile robots scattered in the plane. We introduce the use of movement-signals (analogously to flight signals and bee...
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(纸本)9783642108761
We investigate avenues for the exchange of information (explicit communication) among deaf and dumb mobile robots scattered in the plane. We introduce the use of movement-signals (analogously to flight signals and bees waggle) as a mean to transfer messages, enabling the use of distributed algorithms among robots. We propose one-to-one deterministic movement protocols that implement explicit communication among asynchronous robots. We first show how the movements of robots can provide implicit acknowledgment in asynchronous systems. We use this result to design one-to-one communication among a pair of robots. Then, we propose two one-to-one communication protocols for any system of n >= 2 robots. The former works for robots equipped with observable IDs that agree on a common direction (sense of direction). The latter enables one-to-one communication assuming robots devoid of any observable IDs or sense of direction. All three protocols (for either two or any number of robots) assume that no robot remains inactive forever. However, they cannot avoid that the robots move either away or closer of each others, by the way requiring robots with an infinite visibility. In this paper, we also present how to overcome these two disadvantages. These protocols enable the use of distributing algorithms based on message exchanges among swarms of Stigmergic robots. They also allow robots to be equipped with the means of communication to tolerate faults in their communication devices.
In this paper we present the model-checking module of decision-making models in the frame of ModelsCreator, an educational modelling environment. The model-checking module aims to assist young students to construct qu...
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Abstract This paper presents a novel control design technique in order to obtain a Guaranteed Cost Fuzzy controller subject to constraints on the input channel. This Guaranteed cost control law is obtained via multi-p...
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Abstract This paper presents a novel control design technique in order to obtain a Guaranteed Cost Fuzzy controller subject to constraints on the input channel. This Guaranteed cost control law is obtained via multi-parametric Quadratic Programming. The result is a piecewise fuzzy control law where the state partition is defined by fuzzy inequalities. The parameters of the Lyapunov function can be obtained previously using linear matrix inequalities optimization.
Managing the actions of several agents to perform tasks which require coordination and cooperation pose significant research challenges. One such challenge is to synchronize the agentspsila view of the system to help ...
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Managing the actions of several agents to perform tasks which require coordination and cooperation pose significant research challenges. One such challenge is to synchronize the agentspsila view of the system to help them take the dasiarightpsila actions. In this paper, we propose an algorithm called MRCPG (Mobile Robot Coordination Point Gathering Algorithm) for coordinating the actions of a team of mobile robots. The aim is to gather these robots at a particular location in a 2-dimensional plane which is determined during execution. The robots are randomly deployed in the plane and they achieve the goal by communicating periodically. In addition, we impose a reinforcement learning framework and the robots learn a shared value function (SVF) based on scalar rewards received. The SVF is used to select the best possible action in each state until at least one robot reaches the goal. Then a reach-distance heuristic is used to direct the remaining robots to the goal. The algorithm was analyzed through simulations for up to 5 robots and the analysis indicates that communication helped robots perform significantly faster than when they acted independently - measured using the path-length of the first robot to reach the goal as the metric. We also observed that increasing team size enhances the effect of communication and hastens task completion.
In various mapping and remote sensing applications, fusion technique might be adopted in order to obtain a better understanding of a scene, high spatial/high spectral resolutions images by combining multispectral and ...
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In various mapping and remote sensing applications, fusion technique might be adopted in order to obtain a better understanding of a scene, high spatial/high spectral resolutions images by combining multispectral and panchromatic images is very important issue. Recently, various wavelet-based image fusion techniques were developed to provide high quality of the spectral content in fused image. But, these wavelet-based methods have a drawback in spatial resolution of the fused result In this paper, a new method of image fusion is introduced. The proposed method is based on a Hybrid transform called Walidlet transform (WLT), which is an extensions of Ridge let transform. It uses multiwavelet transform instead of wavelet transform in the final steps of Ridgelet transform. Since edges and noise play a fundamental role in image understanding, hence this Walidlet transform is a good way to enhance the edges and reduce the noise. The proposed method of fusion provides richer information in spatial and spectral domains simultaneously as well as it has reached an optimum fusion result.
Reputation systems are very useful in large online communities in which users may frequently have the opportunity to interact with users with whom they have no prior experience. Recently, how to enhance the cooperativ...
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