Artificial retina is aimed for the stimulation of remained retinal neurons in the patient with degenerated photoreceptors. Microelec.rode arrays have been developed for this as a part of stimulator. To minimize the da...
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We discuss the design of cross-directional controllers which are guaranteed to be robustly stabilizing while incorporating a quadratic program for steady state performance. In particular we propose implementing cross-...
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We discuss the design of cross-directional controllers which are guaranteed to be robustly stabilizing while incorporating a quadratic program for steady state performance. In particular we propose implementing cross-directional controllers in modal form with a constrained internal model control structure. Nominal optimal steady state performance is guaranteed via a non-linear element that incorporates a quadratic program. The quadratic program can be expressed as a continuous sector bounded nonlinearity together with two linear transformations. Thus the multivariable circle criterion can be used to guarantee closed-loop stability in the presence of disturbances and modeling uncertainties.
Multitechnique observations may considerably improve our understanding of factors responsible for the generation, growth, and dynamics of the destabilized nighttime equatorial F region plasma irregularities. In order ...
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Multitechnique observations may considerably improve our understanding of factors responsible for the generation, growth, and dynamics of the destabilized nighttime equatorial F region plasma irregularities. In order to investigate the dynamics of plasma density irregularities of different scale sizes, a campaign of observations was conducted during 11-20 November 2001 at the Brazilian magnetic equatorial station São Luís (2.57°S, 44.21°W, dip latitude 1.73°S). We carried out observations using VHF coherent backscatter radar, two spaced GPS-based scintillation monitors, and one digisonde. Range type spread F on ionograms and radar plume signatures on range-time-intensity maps of the VHF radar started at similar times. In order to compare GPS L1 (1.575 GHz) scintillations and radar plumes we used the scintillation S4 index computed for the signal transmitted by the highest elevation satellite. GPS scintillations were not observed during the initial bottom-type layer shown by the radar;however, stronger scintillations (higher S4 values) were observed concurrently to stronger radar echoes. Although the time duration of GPS scintillation is longer than the duration of the plumes observed by the radar, ionosonde spread F is still much longer than scintillation occurrence, confirming that smaller scale-size irregularities decay faster. Zonal and vertical velocities of 5-m irregularities measured by the radar were analyzed jointly with the apparent zonal velocity of ∼400-m irregularities measured by the spaced-receiver scintillation method. Larger values of the zonal velocity measured by the scintillation technique were found during the explosive growth phase of radar plumes associated with large values of vertical drifts measured by the radar.
This paper investigates the optical transmission characteristics of an optical signal as it is modulated by a RF signal in an elec.ro-absorption modulator (EAM). The transmission characteristics of the radio-over-fibe...
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(纸本)0780383311
This paper investigates the optical transmission characteristics of an optical signal as it is modulated by a RF signal in an elec.ro-absorption modulator (EAM). The transmission characteristics of the radio-over-fiber (ROF) system were evaluated at cellular bands of 900MHz, 1.8GHz, 1.9GHz, 2.1GHz and the ISM bands of 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz for wireless local area network (WLAN) and intelligent transport systems (ITS} applications. Error Vector Magnitude (EVM) and packet error rate (PER) measurements were carried out to evaluate the performance.
Generalization by the Neural Networks is an added advantage that can provide very good robustness and disturbance rejection properties. By providing a sufficient number of training samples (inputs and their correspond...
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(纸本)9728865007
Generalization by the Neural Networks is an added advantage that can provide very good robustness and disturbance rejection properties. By providing a sufficient number of training samples (inputs and their corresponding outputs), a network can deal with some inputs it has never seen before. This ability makes them very interesting for control applications because not only they can learn complicated control junctions but they are able to respond to changing or unexpected environments. Aircraft landing system provides one such scenario wherein the flight conditions change quite dramatically over the path of descent. The present work discusses the training of a neural network to imitate a robust controller for auto-landing of an aircraft. The comparisons with the robust controller indicate the additional advantages of the neural network.
The demand for new in-field technology which can non-destructively evaluate the key material properties has been increased for safe and economic operations of industrial structures/facilities whose material properties...
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The demand for new in-field technology which can non-destructively evaluate the key material properties has been increased for safe and economic operations of industrial structures/facilities whose material properties can be significantly degraded during operation in hostile environments. As a promising method to meet the needs, an advanced indentation technique is suggested here. This novel technique can evaluate the true-stress-true-strain relationship and quantitative tensile properties (such as yield strength, tensile strength and work-hardening exponent) non-destructively by analyzing indentation load-depth curve. In this paper, two recent applications of the indentation technique to pre- and in-service-inspection (PSI and ISI) of industrial structures are introduced and discussed. First, pre-qualification of strength performance of welded joint in power plant pipes is successfully performed using this indentation technique while conventional pre-qualification of welded joints through other non-destructive techniques are just focusing on exact crack detection. Second, it was proved that the advanced indentation technique has the strong potential to be used for in-field periodic monitoring of strength change of oil/gas transmission pipeline, which is required by new regulations for safe maintenance and economical repair.
This article deals with the robust ∞ filtering problem for neutral delay differential systems with parametric uncertainties. A linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach is proposed to design the robust ∞ filter such t...
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Viewpoint planning plays an important role in automatic 3D model generation. We have proposed an optimal viewpoint planning [9] for the purpose of model generation by merging images acquired from multiple viewpoints o...
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The most common way in which bitumen is applied to mineral aggregate substrates in road making processes is in the form of a so-called 'bitumen emulsion'. Bitumen emulsions are a dispersion of bitumen in an aq...
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The most common way in which bitumen is applied to mineral aggregate substrates in road making processes is in the form of a so-called 'bitumen emulsion'. Bitumen emulsions are a dispersion of bitumen in an aqueous continuous phase, stabilised by the addition of an emulsifier. They are usually prepared as genuine emulsions at high temperatures, but applied as solid dispersions at ambient temperatures. During road making, these emulsions (or dispersions) must break over the surface of a range of mineral aggregates in a controlled manner, and hence a thorough understanding of the physicochemical properties of such emulsions, and the aggregate substrates, is required. This paper presents a summary of global industry processes for preparing bitumen emulsions (including a review of commonly used emulsifiers), and discusses the factors that can affect the characteristics and behaviour of these emulsions with particular reference to their application to mineral aggregates.
This paper establishes a connection between the unknown input observer problem (also known as the exact input-decoupling filtering problem) and the Kalman filtering problem. Such a connection leads to a better underst...
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This paper establishes a connection between the unknown input observer problem (also known as the exact input-decoupling filtering problem) and the Kalman filtering problem. Such a connection leads to a better understanding of filtering. As a consequence of this, tools for the analysis as well as synthesis of filters can be developed. Moreover, such tools can be utilized to establish performance limitations of Kalman filtering as related to the structural properties of the given system.
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