Mobile robots suffer from inherent limitations due to the tradeoff in the amount of energy consumed by their on-board processing components, and the need to increase their operational time. On the communication side, ...
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(数字)9798350369588
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(纸本)9798350369595
Mobile robots suffer from inherent limitations due to the tradeoff in the amount of energy consumed by their on-board processing components, and the need to increase their operational time. On the communication side, the volatility of communication links severely hinders the ability of a mobile device to rely on computation offloading. The challenge addressed by this paper is the development of a methodology and framework to effectively migrate the location of a service from a system to another, minimizing downtime and striving to reduce any side-effects that may be perceived by the system. Solving this challenge will pave the way for more effective computation offloading solutions that can cope with the unpredictability of the edge systems. Four different approaches are compared, analyzing their performance via an empirical approach. The insights gathered from data allow the identification of the most promising solution to address the aforementioned challenge.
Brain-computer interfaces are widely used to control machines using Electroencephalography (EEG) signals. Several low-cost electroencephalographs are available on the market that achieves good-quality EEG signals. One...
Brain-computer interfaces are widely used to control machines using Electroencephalography (EEG) signals. Several low-cost electroencephalographs are available on the market that achieves good-quality EEG signals. One of the most intriguing issues for developing biofeedback systems is classifying users' emotional states using EEG signals and Machine Learning (ML) methods. In our study, we propose a novel ML-based biofeedback tool using a BCI to detect two different users' mental states: Focus, and Relaxation. We compared several ML algorithms achieving an average accuracy on the Test Set of 0.90 by using SVM. Finally, we propose a prototype for music generation according to the classification output that could be adopted in neurorehabilitation scenarios.
State-of-the-art techniques for modeling, analysis and control of three-phase electrical systems belong to the real-valued multi-input/multi-output (MIMO) domain, or to the complex-valued nonlinear single-input/single...
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Understanding degradation is crucial for ensuring the longevity and performance of materials, systems, and organisms. To illustrate the similarities across applications, this article provides a review of data-based me...
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This work investigates the effectiveness of two training systems based on consumer hardware technologies, a first one using computer-Based Learning (CBL) and the other exploiting Virtual Reality (VR). A user study was...
This work investigates the effectiveness of two training systems based on consumer hardware technologies, a first one using computer-Based Learning (CBL) and the other exploiting Virtual Reality (VR). A user study was executed in order to compare the two training and analyze the most suitable approach for the learning of preparatory material in the context of an industrial assembly and maintenance (IMA) procedure. The results highlighted that, although trainees using VR experienced higher levels of cognitive processing and attention, the knowledge gain of CBL was comparable to that of VR for the preliminary phase training. Nonetheless, VR was still able to provide better learning gains in terms of procedural skills compared to CBL.
The paper addresses the problem of optimal control design in presence of singular solutions for single input dynamics. The dynamical extension for systems obtained adding an integrator on the input is addressed and an...
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(数字)9798350316339
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(纸本)9798350316346
The paper addresses the problem of optimal control design in presence of singular solutions for single input dynamics. The dynamical extension for systems obtained adding an integrator on the input is addressed and analyzed. The possibility of computing the optimal control for dynamically extended systems from the solution of the initial ones is investigated, as well as the inverse procedure. These relationships are well evidenced for the singular solutions, showing the possibility of simplifying the optimal control computation. An example is introduced to better highlight the presented results.
A discrete-analog filter of the second order with three frequency-setting capacitors has been developed, where the electronic keys are controlled by pulse sequences that do not intersect in time. It has been shown tha...
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(数字)9781665465687
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(纸本)9781665465694
A discrete-analog filter of the second order with three frequency-setting capacitors has been developed, where the electronic keys are controlled by pulse sequences that do not intersect in time. It has been shown that in the proposed filter the pole frequency can be changed by changing the capacitance of the capacitor C1. In this case, the pole attenuation depends on the resistance of the resistor R5, the transmission coefficients are changed by resistors R1 or R2, and when changing one of the parameters, all other filter parameters remain unchanged. The performance of this filter is confirmed by the results of computer modeling in the Micro-Cap environment.
The averaged model of a current source inverter (CSI) as a voltage source inverter (VSI) dual is presented in this paper. The differential equations defining the CSI are in-troduced in matrix representation for phase-...
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ISBN:
(数字)9798350340266
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(纸本)9798350340273
The averaged model of a current source inverter (CSI) as a voltage source inverter (VSI) dual is presented in this paper. The differential equations defining the CSI are in-troduced in matrix representation for phase-to-phase and phase-to-neutral voltages and expressed using the Clarke and Park transformations. This multiple-input, multiple-output system is studied through the transfer function matrix of the linearized model, and the results are related to original CSI dynamics. Finally, open-loop simulations using Matlab/Simulink and realtime Typhoon-HIL have been carried out to validate the models.
System identification (SysID) is the art and science of dealing with dynamic data modelling problems from systems science perspectives. It has been an active field and is still very active today, due to its wide range...
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Autonomous decision-making has always been one of the primary goals to pursue as concerns mobile robots. Researchers of this field have recently turned their attention to Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL). This paper ...
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ISBN:
(数字)9798331518493
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(纸本)9798331518509
Autonomous decision-making has always been one of the primary goals to pursue as concerns mobile robots. Researchers of this field have recently turned their attention to Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL). This paper presents a Double Deep Q Network architecture for managing the high level decisions of a mobile robot involved in a site servicing task. We imagined a scenario where an autonomous service robot must react to alarms due to failures in its area of interest; the robot must have onboard the necessary servicing tool by resorting to a tool change station if needed, reach the area of the failure and fix it, while at the same time handling its battery status. One of the key properties, yet rarely examined, when it comes to robots' long-term independence is the energy-awareness, namely the ability of autonomously managing the charge state as a function of current and future needs. The proposed Deep Q Network training reward scheme is defined specifically to obtain an energy-aware high-level controller, by penalizing both extremely low levels of battery charge as well as unnecessary recharges. The model is numerically simulated on a graph scenario constituted of several failure and charging nodes. Results show that the trained agent always succeeds in reaching the destination without ever incurring in a complete discharge, as it promptly performs temporary stops at charging locations whenever needed.
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