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Energy efficiency is a salient design consideration for stabilization mechanisms when assembled on a battery-powered vehicle. In this paper we study the implementation of a two-axis gimbal with passive revolute joints for motion isolation of an inertially stabilized platform (ISP) mounted on a host vehicle. The objective is for the ISP to maintain a steady…

Listening to auditory stimuli during study can give positive and negative influence on human cognitive processing. Thus, it has attracted researchers to conduct studies using various types of auditory stimuli. Some researchers believe that Mozart music and white noise are able to give positive influence on cognitive performance. However, most of the past studies gave…

The problem of multi-criteria or multi-objective intercropping crop planning makes it vital to consider all related factors under the constraints that will produce the highest revenue and minimum cost. Principles of intercropping elements including soil type, plant area, plant diseases, planting and harvesting time and economics factors (e.g. price, cost) are some of the factors…

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of integrated content and English education. To fulfill this, 30 studies conducted in elementary school setting matching the meta-analysis criteria, such as being quantitative, experimental, or having affective statistical results after searching for the key words of “content-based”, “theme-based” and “integrated learning” on the accessible…

Command and control (C2) systems direct operators to make accurate decisions in the stressful atmosphere of the battlefield at the earliest. There are powerful tools that fuse various instant piece of information and brings summary of those in front of operators. Threat evaluation is one of the important fusion method that provides these assistance to…

Electronic Control Units (ECUs) generate diagnostic and telemetric data that is communicated over the internal vehicular network. ECUs are resource constraint devices and have limited resources to devote for data security. In recent times, threats against vehicular networks have emerged that require attention of the research community. In this paper, we demonstrate data security threats…

In recent years, big data analysis is gaining immense credence in the fields of academics and business. Businesses such as management and marketing have demonstrated a strong inclination and interest in data analytics. However, many businesses are unable to utilize data even if they have access to it. The main reason for that is the…

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder which is most widespread in human beings after stroke. Approximately 70% of epilepsy cases can be cured if diagnosed and medicated properly. Electro-encephalogram (EEG) signals are recording of brain electrical activity that provides insight information and understanding of the mechanisms inside the brain. Since epileptic seizures occur erratically, it is…

Network security is often built on perimeter defense. Sophisticated attacks are able to penetrate the perimeter and access valuable resources in the network. A more complete defense strategy also contains mechanisms to detect and mitigate perimeter breaches. Deceptive systems are a promising technology to detect, deceive and counter infiltration. In this work we provide an…

This paper introduces a kind of novel backstepping phase- locked loops (PLL). The paper presents a developed theoretical model of (PLL) frequency synthesizer and provides analytical equations for calculating the desired specification such as phase margin (PM). The proposed model aims to improve the control accuracy, ensure stability and reducing the lock time. Adaptive controller…

The era of big data has witnessed the explosion of tensor datasets, and large scale Probabilistic Tensor Factorization (PTF) analysis is important to accommodate such increasing trend of data. Sparsity, and Cold-Start are some of the inherent problems of recommender systems in the era of big data. This paper proposes a novel Sentiment-Based Probabilistic Tensor…

This paper examines the efficiency of a fuzzy logic control (FLC) based maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of a photovoltaic (PV) system under variable climate conditions and connected load requirements. The PV system including a PV module BP SX150S, buck-boost DC-DC converter, MPPT, and a resistive load is modeled and simulated using Matlab/Simulink package. In…

Advancement in computer vision technology and availability of video capturing devices such as surveillance cameras has evoked new video processing applications. The research in video face recognition is mostly biased towards law enforcement applications. Applications involves human recognition based on face and iris, human computer interaction, behavior analysis, video surveillance etc. This paper presents face…

In automated working environments, mobile robots can be used for different purposes such as material handling, domestic services, and objects transportation. This work presents a grasping and placing operation for multiple labware and tube racks in life science laboratories using the H20 mobile robots. The H20 robot has dual arms where each arm consists of…

The build-in internet-controlled functions of smart devices such as smart phone, smart television, home healthcare gadget, etc., have made them quite attractive to many segments of consumers. In recent years mankind has witnessed an upsurge usage of such devices for numerous purposes. In this paper, the author is going to show how previously forecasted security…

In-elastic recovery behavior of seamless tube material has been investigated by uniaxial tensile tests. Unloading Stress–Strain curves obtained under different passes of cold drawing process shows that the percentage of in-elastic recovery to the total recovery increased with plastic deformation. This paper is an experimental study that shows Young’s Modulus decreases with plastic strain for…

Multiprocessor Systems-on-Chip (MPSoC) allow the implementation of heterogeneous architectures with a high integration capacity. In recent years, computational requirements MPSoC are increasing exponentially. This complexity, coupled with constantly evolving specifications, has forced designers to consider intrinsically flexible implementations. Deploying applications typical of multimedia domains is difficult, not only due to the heterogeneous parallelism in the…

Line start permanent magnet synchronous motor (LSPMSM) is one of the highest efficiency motors due to no rotor copper loss at synchronous speed and self-starting. LSPMSM has torque characteristics of both induction motor IM and Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor-PMSM. Using Genetic Algorithm (GA) for balancing magnetic cost and for copper loss minimization, the magnetic sizes…

In futures markets, a single asset is generally represented by several contracts with different maturities. The selection of specific contracts is an inevitable task that also creates new opportunities, especially in terms of speculative trading. Evaluating immediate and upcoming trading costs for all considered contracts might lead to a significantly improved performance. Among that, even…

Study the content of images is considered an important topic in which reasonable and accurate analysis of images are generated. Recently image analysis becomes a vital field because of huge number of images transferred via transmission media in our daily life. These crowded media with images lead to highlight in research area of image analysis.…

Conformal metalization on mold compound offers new possibility for IC package design to improve features such as rigidization of the flexible core, heat sink capability, 3D-circuit patterning and the electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding. With the unique processes, the fabrication technology had enabled to achieve the high reliable performance and had passed the electrical test. Following…

This work is dedicated to present a new pipeline-parallel architecture of Discrete Wavelet Packet Transform (DWPT) for all wavelet family implemented in FPGA technology. The main target of our architecture is to provide an effective performance trade-off, where it significantly increases the throughput with a restricted amount of hardware. In this article, we propose two…

For the design of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) related products, basic level of technical expertise and simple development tools were enough in the early 1980s. As time goes by, new generation products designed by engineers are always expected to be smaller, lighter and faster, due to the increasing global competition and the application of…

Rotary cutting of electrical steel laminations is a novel, promising alternative in the processing of electrical steel strip with enormous economical and technical potentials. This paper is an extension of work originally presented on the 6th International Electric Drives Production Conference (E|DPC) in Nuremberg, Germany 2016. The scope of this paper includes a theoretical description…

There is a growing interest in using radio frequency in imaging for problem solving in situational awareness, surveillance, search and rescue operations, and screening for security. This has been fetched from recent development in addition to innovative technologies in microwave radar imaging applications. Despite the fact that no new phenomenology is exposed in this field,…