This article was updated to correct Minghao Zhang’s affiliation from "Pritzker School of Molecular engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA" to "Pritzker School of Molecular engineering, Th...
Free Space Optical (FSO) networks, also known as optical wireless networks, have emerged as viable candidates for broadband wireless communications in the near future. The range of the potential application of FSO n...
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Free Space Optical (FSO) networks, also known as optical wireless networks, have emerged as viable candidates for broadband wireless communications in the near future. The range of the potential application of FSO networks is extensive, from home to satellite. However, FSO networks have not been popularized because of insufficient availability and reliability. Researchers have focused on the problems in the physical layer in order to exploit the properties of wireless optical channels. However, recent technological developments with successful results make it practical to explore the advantages of the high bandwidth. Some researchers have begun to focus on the problems of network and upper layers in FSO networks. In this survey, we classify prospective global FSO networks into three subnetworks and give an account of them. We also present state-of- the-art research and discuss what kinds of challenges exist.
In the realm of coal mining, safety and risk management stand as paramount challenges, underscored by the inherent perils like structural failures and the presence of hazardous gases such as methane. Recognizing the u...
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This paper describes a series of experiments designed to examine the antenna characteristics of probes which are used as detectors in ion-acoustic wave experiments. Reception patterns are measured which are in qualita...
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This paper describes a series of experiments designed to examine the antenna characteristics of probes which are used as detectors in ion-acoustic wave experiments. Reception patterns are measured which are in qualitative agreement with theoretical predictions. The near-field antenna pattern of the wave-launching grid is found to be important.
This study addresses the problem of efficiently navigating a differential drive mobile robot to a target pose in a region with obstacles,without explicitly generating a *** robot is assumed to be equipped with an omni...
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This study addresses the problem of efficiently navigating a differential drive mobile robot to a target pose in a region with obstacles,without explicitly generating a *** robot is assumed to be equipped with an omnidirectional range sensor,while the region may or may not be a priori *** the known obstacles in each iteration of the controller,the shortest path connecting the robot and the target point provides a raw desired movement *** the unobstructed area in that direction,the size of the robot and the obstacle contours in its visibility range,the reference direction is ***,respecting the velocity and acceleration constraints of the robot,the angular velocity is properly selected to rotate the robot towards the reference direction,while the linear velocity is chosen to efficiently minimise the distance to the final target,as well as to avoid *** the robot has reached the target,the controller switches to orientation mode in order to fix the *** studies demonstrate the effectiveness of the algorithm.
This paper presents a practical approach to teaching an introductory-level laboratory experiment focused on the analysis of switching-mode DC-DC converters. This experiment would take place in an analog electronics co...
This paper presents a practical approach to teaching an introductory-level laboratory experiment focused on the analysis of switching-mode DC-DC converters. This experiment would take place in an analog electronics course as a laboratory component for junior undergraduate electrical and computerengineering students. Switching mode power supplies have been used in industries and consumer electronics for many decades. Recently, they have become pervasive in our daily life as many smartphones, portable computing devices, and renewable energy systems are using switching mode power converters. Due to the wide acceptance of this technology, a lab component has been added in an analog electronics course to introduce switching-mode DC-DC conversion. The approach taken is to integrate students' knowledge and experiences with electronic discrete components such as BJTs, diodes, inductors and other passive devices and to enhance their learning about non-linear circuits utilizing low-voltage, low-power switching power converter experiments. The lab is designed to use general purpose components, which are usually available in electricalengineering laboratories and is designed to avoid special-purpose switching power conversion ICs, which embed all of the function blocks necessary (including switching transistors) inside the ICs. These ICs are specially designed to reduce the overall manufacturing cost of switching power supplies. Although using these ICs is a cost effective way to mass-produce power supplies, using them in an undergraduate-level electronics lab would limit the students' learning about the theory behind switching power supplies. The experiments in the lab utilize BJTs, Schottky-barrier diodes, inductors, and oscillator circuits running at 100 kHz as the switching frequency. The experiment starts by exploring a boost type converter topology, demonstrating to students that such circuits can produce a voltage higher than the input voltage. This should arouse the s
Bi_2Se_3 was studied as a novel sodium-ion battery anode material because of its high theoretical capacity and high intrinsic conductivity. Integrated with carbon,Bi_2Se_3/C composite shows excellent cyclic performanc...
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Bi_2Se_3 was studied as a novel sodium-ion battery anode material because of its high theoretical capacity and high intrinsic conductivity. Integrated with carbon,Bi_2Se_3/C composite shows excellent cyclic performance and rate capability. For instance, the Bi_2Se_3/C anode delivers an initial capacity of 527 mAh g^(-10) at 0.1 A g^(-1) and maintains 89% of this capacity over 100 cycles. The phase change and sodium storage mechanism are also carefully investigated.
GOAL combines advances in technology with advances in understanding of human learning to teach engineering concepts more efficiently. GOAL can improve the efficiency and availability of engineering instruction both on...
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GOAL combines advances in technology with advances in understanding of human learning to teach engineering concepts more efficiently. GOAL can improve the efficiency and availability of engineering instruction both on-demand asynchronous learning and in the traditional classroom. GOAL will automate and improve the delivery of facts and concepts, broaden access to this material, and create opportunities for the inclusion of additional material. The GOAL project exploits results from research into the way people learn combined with technology providing instruction using established techniques for effective teaching. This work recognizes that different students learn in different ways, at different times and places, and at different rates. This project provides instructional guidance available ondemand at times and places convenient to each student. Our instruction is adaptive so that the student can proceed at his or her own pace using instructional techniques best suited to their own individual learning styles while their progress can be tracked and their instruction can be adjusted in response to their actions. GOAL modules are not easy or inexpensive to produce, especially if compared with recorded lectures or slide presentations with recorded voice channels. The verbal content is scripted, recorded in a sound booth, filtered and processed into short segments of about a minute's length or less. The visual content is developed using Adobe® Flash®, Soundbooth®, Fireworks® and other tools and is carefully synchronized with the audio track. It seems to take about a hour's time to produce a segment of about a minute's length. Of course, once a segment is developed it can be used infinitely often. Detailed data is collected as the concepts are taught to attain new insight into the learning process. Student A viewed all the concepts at a single sitting with no pauses or rollbacks, indicating a more reflective approach to learning. Student B paused and restarted the presen
The increasing demand for high dynamic range (HDR), power efficiency, and high resolution has driven the adoption of single-exposure dual conversion gain (DCG) techniques. This paper proposes an adaptive split current...
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A method that does not use numerical integration is presented for approximating the cumulative distribution of integer-valued random variables from their characteristic functions. Bounds on the approximation error are...
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A method that does not use numerical integration is presented for approximating the cumulative distribution of integer-valued random variables from their characteristic functions. Bounds on the approximation error are also given, The method is then used to compute photomultiplier counting distributions.
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