This paper demonstrates the testbed implementation of a simple algorithm for cooperatively locating and following environmental boundary in two-dimensional space. The algorithm alternates between clockwise and counter...
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A novel force model for needle insertion into soft tissues has been developed for virtual reality and haptics based simulation of percutaneous therapies. The forces are divided into two parts, stiffness force and fric...
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This work investigated the potential for the non-contact measurement of volumetric soil moisture profiles by detecting reflected VHF and UHF radio waves. The investigation included the development of an instrumentatio...
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This work investigated the potential for the non-contact measurement of volumetric soil moisture profiles by detecting reflected VHF and UHF radio waves. The investigation included the development of an instrumentation system to measure radio wave reflection coefficients, a calibration routine for such a system, a model for simulating electromagnetic reflections from layered dielectric media, and an algorithm devised to resolve layers of moisture from radio wave reflections of multiple frequencies. Field trials of the system were conducted in which measured reflection coefficients were compared with simulated results, and predicted moisture gradients were compared with actual moisture profiles. The model that simulated reflection coefficients in the frequency range of 80 MHz to 1 GHz was tested using hypothetical and existent moisture profiles. Results of simulated profiles indicated that reflection coefficients could be used to distinguish between volumetric surface moisture and could detect subsurface moisture to a dept. of 45.7 cm. Reflection measurements made in the field trials indicated that linear correlation could be made with volumetric moisture in the top 15.2 cm. The profile restoration algorithm closely predicted simulated near-surface moisture but had a high failure rate predicting deep subsurface moisture. Results of the study indicated that reflection coefficients could be used to detect soil moisture at dept., but the restoration algorithm did not effectively resolve moisture layers.
This paper deals with the implementation of Haar wavelet to the optimal control of linear singularly perturbed systems. The approximated composite control and the slow and fast trajectories with respect to a quadratic...
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Recently, the capsule endoscope has been developed to observe image from the inside intestine. Such a capsule endoscope does not have locomotion or hold by it self. To get proper diagnosis and meditation, it is necess...
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Recently, the capsule endoscope has been developed to observe image from the inside intestine. Such a capsule endoscope does not have locomotion or hold by it self. To get proper diagnosis and meditation, it is necessary to control capsule from outside to enable to guide locomotion. The designed and implemented capsule has feasibility to contracts the small intestine by electrical stimulus from stimulus pad. When the small intestine is contracted by electrical stimulus, the capsule can move to opposite direction which can boost moving speed of the capsule or change moving direction. The implemented stimuli capsule always monitors excessive energy transmit and automatically shut down electrical stimuli to make more secure. Also the stimuli capsule goes to stand by mode to save battery, and reset by comparator circuit which is connected to two stimulus pad. To verify the design and implement stimuli capsule, in-vitro experiments are performed with pig's small intestine.
With easily available prior knowledge, we explore a new approach for nulling of reverberation through separating active sonar data into reverberation and moving target echo. From the perspective of signal processing, ...
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This paper presents the development of a maximum power point tracking algorithm using an artificial neural network for a solar power system. By applying a three layers neural network and some simple activation functio...
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This paper presents the development of a maximum power point tracking algorithm using an artificial neural network for a solar power system. By applying a three layers neural network and some simple activation functions, the maximum power point of a solar array can be efficiently tracked. The tracking algorithm integrated with a solar-powered battery charging system has been successfully implemented on a low-cost PIC16F876 RISC-microcontroller without external sensor unit requirement. The experimental results with a commercial solar array show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the conventional controller in terms of tracking speed and mitigation of fluctuation output power in steady state operation. The overall system efficiency is well above 91%
"Cooperative control" is a term which is used to capture those problem areas in which some type of repetition of identical or non-identical subsystems, which are interconnected together, occurs. Such systems...
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In avionics and automotive applications of computing, special care must be taken of issues related to safety. Assurance must be provided that computer hardware or software does not contribute to situations, which may ...
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In avionics and automotive applications of computing, special care must be taken of issues related to safety. Assurance must be provided that computer hardware or software does not contribute to situations, which may cause loss of life or significant property damage. One aspect of this concern is the design of databuses, which provide a medium to exchange information among various electronics devices in a vehicle. Unfortunately, only a few aspects of bus design have been sufficiently covered in the research studying system safety. This paper reviews and compares available information on bus specifications. Databuses are discussed regarding their properties, such as signal characteristics and bus protocols, with respect to safety.
In this paper, we aim at developing a System-on-Chip, SoC, which can capture image as well as produce vehicle lane map at the same time. We adopt Peak-Finding based lane detection algorithm that can achieve high recog...
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