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200+ Matlab Simulink based on Control System Projects for Engineering Students:
- Integrated Design and Implementation of Embedded Control Systems with Scilab
Embedded systems are playing an increasingly import ant role in control engineering. Despite their popularity, embedded systems…
Matlab Projects on Control System
- Java Simulations of Embedded Control Systems
This paper introduces a new Open Source Java library suited for the simulation of embedded control systems. The library is based… - Microcontroller Design of a Bidirectional Three-Level Pulse Width Modulation AC/DC Converter for Vehicle-to-Grid Application
Bidirectional chargers provide plug-in electric vehicles (EV) the ability to not only transfer energy from the grid to the vehicle, but also transfer energy from the vehicle to the grid (V2G). The V2G mode allows power utility companies to offset… - Automatic Control of a Quadrotor in the Smart Building
In this project, we investigate automatic control of a quadrotor UAV and discuss its possible applications in the Smart Building. The purpose is to construct a control algorithm for stable quadrotor flight and explore the use of UAV in a smart home… - Fuzzy Model based Bilateral Control Design of Nonlinear Tele-Operation System Using Method of State Convergence
This paper presents the design of a state convergence (SC)-based bilateral controller for a nonlinear teleoperation system, which has been approximated by a Takagi–Sugeno (TS) fuzzy model. The selection of SC is made due to the advantages offered… - Application of Model Predictive Control to BESS for Microgrid Control
Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) have been widely used for micro-grid control. Generally, BESS control systems are based on proportional-integral (PI) control techniques with the outer and inner control loops based on PI regulators… - Design and Simulation Automobile Active Suspension System
The purpose of this project is to design and simulate a semi-active suspension system for a quarter car model by controlling two input, spring stiffness, ks, and damper rate, bs. The performance of this system will be compared with the passive… - Platform for Real-Time Simulation of Dynamic Systems and Hardware-in-the-Loop for Control Algorithms
The development of new embedded algorithms for automation and control of industrial equipment usually requires the use of real-time testing. However, the equipment required is often expensive, which means that such tests are often not viable… - Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm-based Parameter Estimation of Fractional-order Chaotic System with Time Delay
It is an important issue to estimate parameters of fractional-order chaotic systems in nonlinear science, which has received increasing interest in recent years. In this paper, time delay and fractional order as well as system’s parameters are concerned… - Modelling and Simulation of a Power Take-off in Connection with Multiple Wave Energy Converters
The objective of this project is to develop a model that will integrate multiple buoys to a power take-off hub. The model will be derived using a time domain analysis and will consider the hydraulic coupling of the buoys and the power take-off… - Visualization of a SWEPOS Coordinate Analysis
Lantmäteriet, The Swedish Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authority, is responsible for the operation and maintenance of SWEPOS and SWEREF99 (the Swedish official reference frame) and therefore also responsible for control and verification… - An Overview of Binary Arithmetic Architectures & Their Implementation in DSP Systems
Many branches of the electrical engineering industry involve applications that use digital signal processing. Almost any type of signal that comes in analog form, such as sound, video, and radio or microwaves, must use digital signal… - Subwoofer Frequency Response Optimization by Means of Active Control
Most subwoofer systems have difficulties producing frequencies in the low end of the hearing spectrum due to the added power requirements and instabilities. Active controls can transform the audio signal without changing physical… - Simulation of 3 Phase Induction Motor in MATLAB With Direct and Soft Starting Methods
Asynchronous machines are considered nowadays the most commonly used electrical machines, which are mainly used as electrical induction motors. Starting the induction motor is the most important and dangerous step. The theory behind this project… - MATLAB/Simulink Implementation and Analysis of Three Pulse-Width-Modulation (PWM) Techniques
With advances in solid-state power electronic devices and microprocessors, various pulse-width-modulation (PWM) techniques have been developed for industrial applications. For example, PWM-based three-phase voltage source… - Remote Controlled Metal Detecting Robot with Remote Image Transmission
Path Finder was sent to Mars in 1998. This was achievement a great which detected the secrets of “Mars”. This project deals with RF controlled robot and it is a prototype for the “Path Finder”. The robot is controlled by a RF remote… - Pest Control in Agricultural Plantations using Image Processing
Monocropped plantations are unique to India and a handful of countries throughout the globe. Essentially, the FOREST approach of growing coffee along with in India has enabled the plantation to fight many outbreaks of pests and diseases… - Fuel Pressure Modelling in a Common-Rail Direct Injection System
The fuel pressure is one of the central control variables of a modern common-rail injection system. It influences the generation of nitrous oxide and particulate matter emissions, the brake specific fuel consumption of the engine and the power… - Towards Synthesis of Platform-Aware Attack-Resilient Control Systems: Extended Abstract
Over the past decade, the design process in the automotive industry has gone through a period of significant changes. Modern vehicles present a complex interaction of a large number of embedded Electronic Control Units (ECUs), interacting… - Collision Mitigation System: Pedestrian Test Target
Daimler Trucks North America is creating an advanced emergency braking system which uses radar sensors that detect pedestrians and automatically applies the brakes to bring the vehicle to a stop. To improve and validate their technology… - Solar Photo Voltaic System Control Topology Investigation for Power Source Mismatch
An investigation into solar photovoltaic (PV) system control topology selection, when partial shade is anticipated in the solar array, is presented. As available area is maximised in Building Integrated PV (BIPV) systems, shading is an inevitable… - Sensor Less Control of Induction Machines, in Railway Applications
In this project, a sensor-less system has been developed for an induction machine in railway applications. The approach which was taken in this project thesis is a consequence of the expectations of the company: investigate the possibilities… - Modeling and Simulation of a Small-Scale Polygeneration Energy System
The poly-generation is an innovative and sustainable solution which has become an attractive concept. The simultaneous production of electricity, heating and cooling including hot and cold water respectively in autonomous smaller… - Mild Hybrid System in Combination with Waste Heat Recovery for Commercial Vehicles
Performance of two different waste heat recovery systems (one based on Rankine cycle and the other one using thermoelectricity) combined with non-hybrid, mild-hybrid and full hybrid systems are investigated. The vehicle under investigation… - GISOO: A Virtual Testbed for Wireless Networked Control Systems
Networked control over wireless sensor and actuator networks is of growing importance in cyber-physical systems as in industrial process control and building management systems. The correct design of wireless communication solutions and control… - Two-wheeled Self-balancing Robot: Design and Control Based on the Concept of an Inverted Pendulum
In the last decade, the open source community has expanded to make it possible for people to build complex products at home. In this project a two-wheeled self-balancing robot has been designed. These types of robots can be based on the physical problem… - Solar Water Pumping System – Design and Simulation
This project deals with the design and simulation of a simple but efficient photovoltaic water pumping system. It provides theoretical studies of photovoltaics and modeling techniques using equivalent electric circuits. The system employs… - AC Power Monitoring System
Motivated by high energy costs, people and organizations want to cut back on their energy consumption. However, the only feedback consumers typically receive is a monthly bill listing their total electricity usage (in kWh). Some companies… - Aspects Of The Choice Of Sampling Frequency In The Control System Of A Gas Turbine
At Siemens, PLCs are used to control the gas turbines, and to execute the code in the plcs cyclic interrupts are used. If the execution time for the interrupt becomes close to the cyclic time of the interrupt the load of the PLC increases… - Combined Platform for Boost Guidance and Attitude Control for Sounding Rockets
This report handles the preliminary design of a control system that includes both attitude control and boost control functionality for sounding rockets. This is done to reduce the weight and volume for the control system. A sounding rocket… - Rapid Prototyping: Development and Evaluation of Field Oriented Control using LabView FPGA
This report describes the work of developing a rapid prototyping system for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors using LabView FPGA at ABB Corporate Research in Västerås. The aim of the rapid prototyping system is to serve as an additional… - Integrating Meal and Exercise into Personalized Glucoregulation Models: Metabolic Dynamics and Diabetic Athletes
Diabetes affects nearly 26 million Americans, according to the American Diabetes Association, with as many as three million Americans who have Type 1 Diabetes (ADA, 2015). Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is autoimmune and characterized by little… - Intravital Microscopy of Tumor Oxygenation and Glycolytic Demand
There is growing concern about the over treatment of cancer because treatments are based primarily on tumor anatomy. In this study, we aim to begin the process of addressing that issue by developing an intravital technique for optically…. - Embedded Implementation of VHR Satellite Image Segmentation
Processing and analysis of Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite images provide a mass of crucial information, which can be used for urban planning, security issues or environmental monitoring. However, they are computationally expensive… - Workplace Posture Assessment and Biofeedback With Kinect
With the prevalence of computing, many workers today are confined to desk within an office. By sitting in these positions for long periods of time, workers are prone to develop one of many musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), such as carpal… - Indoor Navigation Using Accelerometer and Magnetometer
This project will create a navigation system based on dead reckoning using an accelerometer and a magnetometer. There have previously been several studies made on navigation with accelerometers, magnetometers (electronic compass) and gyros… - Fall Detection using Depth Maps Acquired by a Depth Sensing Camera
In a time when the population and life expectancy increase, the demands on health care change. The biggest cost in Swedish health care today is related to accidents regarding falls of old people. This Master’s thesis presents a solution… - The Development of Multi-Axis Real-time Substructure Testing
Real-time substructure is a novel hybrid method for the dynamic testing of structures. During an experiment, the structure of interest is divided into two entities. The crucial parts for the project undertaken are physically replicated… - Development of an Interactive Camshaft Design Tool
Camshafts are crucial components in combustion engines. Their purpose is to control the opening and closing of intake and exhaust valves, which affects various aspects of an engine’s performance. The valves control the intake of the air-fuel mixture… - Demonstration of a Low Cost C.O.T.S. Rendezvous Depth Sensor for Satellite Proximity Operations
With the quest to undertake ambitious tasks in space, proximity operations involving multiple spacecraft are expected to increase. A vital part of any proximity operation is the relative range and pose measurement between spacecraft and target… - Virtual RC Damping of LCL-Filtered Voltage Source Converters With Extended Selective Harmonic Compensation
Active damping and harmonic compensation are two common challenges faced by LCL-filtered voltage source converters. To manage them holistically, this paper begins by proposing a virtual RC damper in parallel with the passive filter capacitor… - Model-based Development of the Generic PCA Infusion Pump User Interface Prototype in PVS
A realistic user interface is rigorously developed for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Generic Patient Controlled Analgesia (GPCA) pump prototype. The GPCA pump prototype is intended as a realistic workbench for trialling… - IROTS
The paper describes the design and verification of a river otter tracking system. The system consists of an implant and a base station. The implant periodically stores its latitude, longitude, and time of acquisition of aforementioned… - Agribot: An Agriculture Robot
Agribot is a robot designed for agricultural purposes. As one of the trends of development on automation and intelligence of agricultural machinery in the 21st century, all kinds of agricultural robots have been researched and developed… - Detection of Breathing and Infant Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a condition where people pause while breathing in their sleep; this can be of great concern for infants and prematurebabies. Current monitoring systems either require physical attachment to a user or may be unreliable… - Dynamic Positioning of a Semi-submersible, Multi-turbine Wind Power Platform
As a growing market for offshore wind power has created a niche for deep-water installations, offshore floating wind solutions have become more and more viable as a renewable energy source. In this paper, it is suggested that the wind turbines themselves… - Towards a Uniform Fracture Mechanics-Based Framework for Flexible Pavement Design
Cracking is an important potential failure mechanism for pavement structures. By combining a strain energy-based fracture criterion with conventional fracture mechanics based on the Energy Ratio (ER) concept, crack growth in asphalt… - Design of Renewable Energy Powered Solar Cool Research Centre
Solar cooling research center is being developed on CSEM-UAE outdoor research facility in RAK/UAE. The research center is capable to test system from 1 TR cooling capacity to 10 TR cooling capacity. The source of heat is solar radiation… - Train-Bridge Interaction on Freight Railway Lines
This study investigates the dynamic response of a railway bridge under train passage. Three load models designed around the Swedish Steel Arrow freight train are tested and compared. A series of Concentrated Forces, a succession of single… - EMC Immunity Monitoring of Rbs Using a FPGA Based Instrument
In this project, Electro Magnetic Compatability (EMC) of a test system for Immunity testing of Ericsson’s LTE radiobase station (RBS) was built using a National Instruments(NI) PXI chassistted with a vector signal transceiver (VST) module… - Computationally Efficient Model for On-Board Simulation of Heavy Duty Diesel Engines
Simulating the translatory motion of a vehicle during a gear shift gives a good basis to evaluate performance and comfort of a gear shift. This evaluation can be used for gear shifting strategy in an automatic transmission. A model of a diesel… - Junction based Routing: A Novel Technique for Large Network on Chip Platforms
To support communication among hundreds of cores on a chip, on-chip communication must be well organized. In the embedded systems using such a chip, the communication patterns can be profiled and routing can be well planned off-line… - Tremor Quantification and Parameter Extraction
Tremor is a neuro degenerative disease causing involuntary muscle movements in human limbs. There are many types of tremor that are caused due to the damage of nerve cells that surrounds thalamus of the front brain chamber. It is hard to distinguish… - Detection of Cancer in Human Blood Sample based on Microscopic Images
At the moment, identification of blood disorders is through visual inspection of microscopic images of blood cells. From the identification of blood disorders, it can lead to classification of certain diseases related to blood. This paper… - Aquaplaning: Development of a Risk Pond Model from Road Surface Measurements
Aquaplaning accidents are relatively rare, but could have fatal effects. The task of this project is to use data from the Laser Road Surface Tester to detect road sections with risk of aquaplaning. A three-dimensional model based on data from road… - High Level Model of IEEE 802.15.3c Standard and Implementation of a Suitable FFT on ASIC
A high level model of HSIPHY mode of IEEE 802.15.3c standard has been constructed in Matlab to optimize the wordlength to achieve a specific bit error rate (BER) depending on the application, and later an FFT has been implemented… - Development of Electronics, Software, and Graphical User Control Interface for a Wall-climbing Robot
The objective for this project is to investigate various electrical and software means of control to support and advance the development of a novel vacuum adhesion system for a wall-climbing robot. The design and implementation… - Portable System for Monitoring the Microclimate in the Footwear-Foot Interface
A new, continuously-monitoring portable device that monitors the diabetic foot has shown to help in reduction of diabetic foot complications. Persons affected by diabetic foot have shown to be particularly sensitive in the plantar surface… - Neuro-Fuzzy Wavelet based Adaptive Mppt Algorithm for Photovoltaic Systems
An intelligent control of photovoltaics is necessary to ensure fast response and high efficiency under different weather conditions. This is often arduous to accomplish using traditional linear controllers, as photovoltaic systems are nonlinear… - Design and Implementation of Soc Prediction for a Li-ion Battery Pack in an Electric Car with an Embedded System
Li-Ion batteries are widely preferred in electric vehicles. The charge status of batteries is a critical evaluation issue, and many researchers are studying in this area. State of charge gives information about how much longer the battery… - Performance Analysis of Conjugate Gradient Algorithms Applied to the Neuro-fuzzy Feedback Linearization-based Adaptive Control Paradigm for Multiple Hvdc Links in AC/DC Power System
The existing literature predominantly concentrates on the utilization of the gradient descent algorithm for control systems design in power systems for stability enhancement. In this paper, various flavors of the Conjugate Gradient (CG) algorithm… - Smart Control for Home Water Heater Saving
Existing gas or electric water heaters can become inefficient through the overheating of water and through parasitic heat loss. These inefficiencies are able to be solved by monitoring when a home uses hot water. AquAdapt is a smart sensor… - Low Power System Design for Emerging Pervasive Platform
Personal computing devices have gone through more than four decades of evolution. The form factor of computing devices has gone down dramatically, while computation workload for each computing device has increased significantly… - Multi-Bot Easy Control Hierarchy
The goal of our project is to create a software architecture that makes it possible to easily control a multi- robot system, as well as seamlessly change control modes during operation. The different control schemes first include the ability… - Low Power System Design for Emerging Pervasive Platforms
Personal computing devices have gone through more than four decades of evolution. The form factor of computing devices has gone down dramatically, while computation workload for each computing device has increased significantly… - Analysis of an Induction Regulator for Power Flow Control in Electric Power Transmission Systems
Controlling the power flow in transmission systems has recently gained increased interest. The difficulties of building new lines and the pressure of having a high utilization of existing assets, makes the flexibility of grid systems… - Intelligent Traffic Control using PLC
Traffic signals are the most convenient method of controlling traffic in a busy junction. But, we can see that these signals fail to control the traffic effectively when a particular lane has got more traffic than the other lanes… - MATLAB Based DC Motor Control Lab
The DC servo motor has applications in automotive market in applications ranging from heating and ventilation to power mirror positioning. It is also in use in Industrial and Consumer Markets for entertainment equipment, HVAC ventilation… - Direct Torque Control of Induction Motor Using Space Vector Modulation
Direct Torque Control is a control technique used in AC drive systems to obtain high performance torque control. The conventional DTC drive contains a pair of hysteresis comparators, a flux and torque estimator and a voltage vector selection table… - Evaluation of Direct Torque Control Using Space Vector Modulation for Electric Vehicle Applications
This paper presents the results of an investigation into the suitability of a Direct Torque Control method for an electric vehicle application. For this investigation, a 2.2kW specially rewound induction motor driven using a three-level IGBT inverter… - Detection of Breathing and Infant Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a condition where people pause while breathing in their sleep; this can be of great concern for infants and premature babies. Current monitoring systems either require physical attachment to a user or may be unreliable… - Design, Characterization and Application of a Multiple Input Stethoscope Apparatus
For this project, the design, implementation, characterization, calibration and possible applications of a multiple transducer stethoscope apparatus were investigated. The multi-transducer sensor array design consists of five standard… - Frequency Domain Characterization of Optic Flow and Vision-based Ocellar Sensing for Rotational Motion
The structure of an animal’s eye is determined by the tasks it must perform. While vertebrates rely on their two eyes for all visual functions, insects have evolved a wide range of specialized visual organs to support behaviors such as prey capture… - Sensory Computing and Object Processing Entity: Assistive Robotics for Healthcare
Team SCOPE has created an assistive robot for healthcare delivery. The robot is mobile, responds to spoken commands, and possesses Artificial Intelligence (AI). It extracts meanings about the patient’s health from conversations and visual interactions… - Low-Resolution ADC Receiver Design, MIMO Interference Cancellation Prototyping, and PHY Secrecy Analysis
This dissertation studies three independent research topics in the general field of wireless communications.The first topic focuses on new receiver design with low-resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADC). In future massive multiple-input-multiple-output… - Software-Defined Networking enabled Resource Management and Security Provisioning in 5G Heterogeneous Networks
Due to the explosive growth of mobile data traffic and the shortage of spectral resources, 5G networks are envisioned to have a densified heterogeneous network (HetNet) architecture, combining multiple radio access technologies (multi-RATs) into… - Laser Guided Vehicle: On Navigation Using Two Synchronized Lasers
The work done in this study concerns laser guided vehicles, and more specifically the autonomous navigation by following the edge of a road. The idea is that using two synchronized lasers on top of each other would increase the robustness… - Acoustic Detection of Rear Approaching Vehicles for Cyclists
The project is given as a proposal for increasing the safety of cyclists riding on the country roads. It can be sometimes hazardous for bike riders to ride either on the same road with the cars or on the suburban road. Thus, an alerting system… - Investigation of Dynamic Information in Reactor Noise Measurements
The aim of this master´s thesis is to investigate if it is possible to extract more dynamic information out of physical signals from nuclear reactor noise measurements than what is possible today. This was achieved by investigating methods… - Analysis of Fix‐point Aspects for Wireless Infrastructure Systems
A large amount of today’s telecommunication consists of mobile and short distance wireless applications, where the effect of the channel is unknown and changing over time, and thus needs to be described statistically. Therefore the received signal… - Control Experiment: Model Helicopter
The AERO 320 course is an introduction to linear time-invariant (LTI) control theory and currently it is limited to just that, theory. Introductory control theory classes are often dreaded by students because the material can be abstract… - Neuro-Fuzzy Wavelet based Adaptive MPPT Algorithm for Photovoltaic Systems
An intelligent control of photovoltaics is necessary to ensure fast response and high efficiency under different weather conditions. This is often arduous to accomplish using traditional linear controllers, as photovoltaic systems are nonlinear… - Use of the Genetic Algorithm-based Fuzzy Logic Controller for Load-Frequency Control in a Two Area Interconnected Power System
The use of renewable energy resources has created some problems for power systems. One of the most important of these is load frequency control (LFC). In this study, in order to solve the LFC problem, modern control methods were applied to a two… - Virtual Inertia Control-based Model Predictive Control for Microgrid Frequency Stabilization Considering High Renewable Energy Integration
Renewable energy sources (RESs), such as wind and solar generations, equip inverters to connect to the microgrids. These inverters do not have any rotating mass, thus lowering the overall system inertia. This low system inertia issue could… - An Innovative Adaptive Control System to Regulate Microclimatic Conditions in a Greenhouse
In the recent past home automation has been expanding its objectives towards new solutions both inside the smart home and in its outdoor spaces, where several new technologies are available. This work has developed an approach to integrate intelligent… - A Novel Real-Time Path Servo Control of a Hardware-in-the-Loop for a Large-Stroke Asymmetric Rod-Less Pneumatic System under Variable Loads
This project aims to develop a novel large stroke asymmetric pneumatic servo system of a hardware-in-the-loop for path tracking control under variable loads based on the MATLAB Simulink real-time system. High pressure compressed air provided… - Performance Analysis of Conjugate Gradient Algorithms Applied to the Neuro-Fuzzy Feedback Linearization-based Adaptive Control Paradigm for Multiple HVDC Links in AC/DC Power System
The existing literature predominantly concentrates on the utilization of the gradient descent algorithm for control systems design in power systems for stability enhancement. In this paper, various flavors of the Conjugate Gradient (CG) algorithm… - Control Strategy for a Grid-Connected Inverter under Unbalanced Network Conditions—A Disturbance Observer-based Decoupled Current Approach
This paper proposes a new approach on the novel current control strategy for grid-tied voltage-source inverters (VSIs) with circumstances of asymmetrical voltage conditions. A standard grid-connected inverter (GCI) allows the degree of freedom to integrate… - A Predictive Power Control Strategy for DFIGs based on a Wind Energy Converter System
A feasible control strategy is proposed to control a doubly fed induction generator based on the wind energy converter system (DFIG-WECS). The main aim is to enhance the steady state and dynamic performance under the condition of the parameter… - DDC Control Techniques for Three-Phase BLDC Motor Position Control
In this article, a novel hybrid control scheme is proposed for controlling the position of a three-phase brushless direct current (BLDC) motor. The hybrid controller consists of discrete time sliding mode control (SMC) with model free adaptive control (MFAC)… - Integral Plus Resonant Sliding Mode Direct Power Control for VSC-HVDC Systems under Unbalanced Grid Voltage Conditions
An integral plus resonant sliding mode direct power control (IRSMC DPC) strategy for voltage source converter high voltage direct current (VSC-HVDC) systems under unbalanced grid voltage conditions is proposed in this paper. Through detailed instantaneous… - Experiment on Bidirectional Single Phase Converter Applying Model Predictive Current Controller
A bidirectional converter able to manage storage is a basic power electronics device, and it is a major component of renewable energy sources, micro grid and also the smart grid concept. In this paper, single-phase bidirectional converter topology… - DC-Link Capacitor Voltage Regulation for Three-Phase Three-Level Inverter-based Shunt Active Power Filter with Inverted Error Deviation Control
A new control technique known as inverted error deviation (IED) control is incorporated into the main DC-link capacitor voltage regulation algorithm of a three-level neutral-point diode clamped (NPC) inverter-based shunt active power filter… - Techniques, Taxonomy, and Challenges of Privacy Protection in the Smart Grid
As the ease with which any data are collected and transmitted increases, more privacy concerns arise leading to an increasing need to protect and preserve it. Much of the recent high-profile coverage of data mishandling and public mis-leadings about various… - Acceleration Slip Regulation Strategy for Distributed Drive Electric Vehicles with Independent Front Axle Drive Motors
This paper presents an acceleration slip regulation strategy for distributed drive electric vehicles with two motors on the front axle. The tasks of the strategy include controlling the slip ratio to make full use of the road grip and controlling… - Optimized Endpoint Delivery via Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are remotely piloted aircraft with a range of varying applications. Though early adoption of UAVs focused on military applications, surveillance, photography, and agricultural applications are presently on the rise… - A Model for Anomalies Detection in Internet of Things (IoT) using Inverse Weight Clustering and Decision Tree
Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the fast growing technologies today. It is a technology by which billions of smart objects or devices known as “Things” can use several types of sensors to collect various types of data about themselves… - Supporting Human–Robot Interaction Based on the Level of Visual Focus of Attention
We propose a human-robot interaction approach for social robots that attracts and controls the attention of a target person depending on her/his current visual focus of attention. The system detects the person’s current task (attention) and estimates… - Physical Design Methodologies for Low Power and Reliable 3D ICs
As the semiconductor industry struggles to maintain its momentum down the path following the Moore’s Law, three dimensional integrated circuit (3D IC) technology has emerged as a promising solution to achieve higher integration density, better performance… - FILOSE for Svenning: A Flow Sensing Bioinspired Robot
The trend of biomimetic underwater robots has emerged as a search for an alternative to traditional propeller-driven underwater vehicles. The drive of this trend, as in any other areas of bioinspired and biomimetic robotics, is the belief that exploiting… - Automatic Control of a Quadrotor in the Smart Building
In this project, we investigate automatic control of a quadrotor UAV and discuss its possible applications in the Smart Building. The purpose is to construct a control algorithm for stable quadrotor flight and explore the use of UAV in a smart… - Scaled Synthetic Aperture Radar System Development
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems generate two dimensional images of a target area using RF energy as opposed to light waves used by cameras. When cloud cover or other optical obstructions prevent camera imaging over a target area, SAR can be substituted… - Analysis of Fixpoint Aspects for Wireless Infrastructure Systems
A large amount of today’s telecommunication consists of mobile and short distance wireless applications, where the effect of the channel is unknown and changing over time, and thus needs to be described statistically. Therefore the received signal… - Control of Temperature Using Fuzzy System Technique
Fuzzy control is based on fuzzy logic. A logical system that is much closer in spirit to human thinking and natural language than traditional crisp logical systems. The fuzzy logic variables are not described as true or false values. Instead values… - Real Time MATLAB Interface for Speed Control of Induction Motor Drive using dsPIC 30F4011
This paper presents design and implementation of Real time MATLAB Interface for speed control of induction motor drive using dsPIC 30F4011. In recent years, the field oriented control of induction motor drive is widely used in high performance drive system… - Methods for Calibration of the Vibration Measurement System EVME Used on the JAS 39 Gripen Engine
This project investigates methods for calibrating and functional testing an Engine Vibration Measurement Equipment. The equipment uses accelerometers to measure vibrations on the JAS 39 Gripen aircraft engine to ensure that the engine is correctly… - Development of a Voice Conversion System
Voice Conversion is a technique which can be used to convert or change the speech uttered by a source speaker in such a manner that it is heard as if spoken by another target speaker. Here, an approach for static voice conversion is developed… - Yaw Control using Rear Wheel Steering
The purpose of this project is to continue the work on a vehicle model developed in ADAMS/Car and applied with the concept of ACM (Autonomous Corner Module). The project is divided up in two parts. The objective of the first part is to setup… - Control Oriented Modeling of the Dynamics in a Catalytic Converter
The legal amount of emissions that vehicles with spark ignited engines are allowed to produce are steadily reduced over time. To meet future emission requirements it is desirable to make the catalytic converter work in a more efficient way… - Modelling and Simulation of a Power Take-off in Connection with Multiple Wave Energy Converters
The objective of this thesis is to develop a model that will integrate multiple buoys to a power take-off hub. The model will be derived using a time domain analysis and will consider the hydraulic coupling of the buoys and the power take-off… - Design, Fabrication, and Testing of Anemr Gun Based Orbital Debris Impact Testing Platform
This paper describes the changes made from Cal Poly’s initial railgun system, the Mk. 1 railgun, to the Mk. 1.1 system, as well as the design, fabrication, and testing of a newer and larger Mk. 2 railgun system. The Mk. 1.1 system is developed… - Multicore, Multithreaded, Phase-synchronous Fm Sound Synthesizer
This project implements a phase-synchronous FM synthesis algorithm in hardware. Envelope and low frequency oscillator modulation of oscillator parameters is implemented. The microcontroller the system is based on, the XMOS XS1-G4, allows for physical… - Digital Guitar Effects Unit and Amplifier
This report outlines the design and implementation of a digital guitar effects unit and amplifier. The main portion of this project consisted of the digital equalizer and effects. Several commercial equalizers were researched in order to decide… - Bluetooth 5 Energy Management through a Fuzzy-PSO Solution for Mobile Devices of Internet of Things
Energy efficiency is a fundamental requirement for a wireless protocol to be suitable for use within the Internet of Things. New technologies are emerging aiming at an energy-efficient communication. Among them, Bluetooth Low Energy is an appealing solution… - Cylindrical Surface Analysis with White Light Interferometry
At present, one of the big challenges is to develop a precise surface measurement method for mechanical parts. Especially, to study cylindrical surface, the cause of many difficulties because of its geometry shape. This project presents a quite… - A Light-Weight Rapid Control Prototyping System based on Open Source Hardware
In this paper, we propose a light-weight rapid control prototyping (RCP) system based on off-the-shelf open source hardware to achieve high performance computing, cost effectiveness, portability, and easy accessiblity. The proposed RCP system… - An Extended State Convergence Architecture for Multilateral Teleoperation Systems
State convergence is a novel scheme to control a teleoperation system in a bilateral mode. Starting from modeling an nth order teleoperation system on state space, the scheme offers a simple and elegant procedure, which requires… - High-Level System Design of IEEE 802.11b Standard-Compliant Link Layer for MATLAB-based SDR
Software-defined radio (SDR) allows the unprecedented levels of flexibility by transitioning the radio communication system from a rigid hardware platform to a more user-controlled software paradigm. However, it can still be time-consuming… - M2M: A Simple Matlab-to-MapReduce Translator for Cloud Computing
MapReduce is a very popular parallel programming model for cloud computing platforms, and has become an effective method for processing massive data by using a cluster of computers. X-to-MapReduce (X is a program language) translator… - Decentralized Multi-Agent System-based Cooperative Frequency Control for Autonomous Microgrids with Communication Constraints
Based on power line carrier communication technology, a decentralized multi-agent system (DMAS)-based frequency control strategy is proposed and investigated in this study on an autonomous micro grid with communication constraints… - A Light-Weight Rapid Control Prototyping System based on Open Source Hardware
In this paper, we propose a light-weight rapid control prototyping (RCP) system based on off the shelf open source hardware to achieve high performance computing, cost effectiveness, portability, and easy accessiblity. The proposed RCP system consists… - Decentralized Nonlinear Control for Power Systems using Normal Forms and Detailed Models
This paper proposes a decentralized method for nonlinear control of oscillatory dynamics in power systems. The method is applicable for ensuring both transient stability as well as small-signal stability. The method uses an optimal… - Laboratory Education of Modern Power Systems using PHIL Simulation
Power Hardware-In-the-Loop (PHIL) simulation, allows the connection of a physical power component (e.g. Photovoltaic (PV) inverter) to a real-time simulated network. In this paper PHIL simulation is used for laboratory education… - An ANN-GA Semantic Rule-based System to Reduce the Gap between Predicted and Actual Energy Consumption in Buildings
This paper addresses the endemic problem of the gap between predicted and actual energy performance in public buildings. A system engineering approach is used to characterize energy performance factoring in building intrinsic properties…. - Safety Verification and Control for Collision Avoidance at Road Intersections
This paper presents a supervisory algorithm that prevents side collisions among vehicles at an intersection by taking control of vehicles when necessary. Based on the vehicles’ current state and drivers’ desired inputs, the supervisor… - Partial Discharge Behavior Under Operational and Anomalous Conditions in HVDC Systems
Power cables undergo various types of over stressing conditions during their operation that influence the integrity of their insulation systems. This causes accelerated ageing and might lead to their premature failure in severe cases… - Decentralized Sampled-Data Tracking Control of Large-Scale Fuzzy Systems
In this paper, a decentralized sampled-data tracking controller design technique for Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy interconnected systems is proposed. The overall large-scale system is assumed to consist of fuzzy subsystems with unknown but norm-bounded… - Design and Real-Time Controller Implementation for a Battery-Ultra-capacitor Hybrid Energy Storage System
Two real-time energy management strategies have been investigated for optimal current split between batteries and ultra capacitors (UCs) in electric vehicle (EV) applications. In the first strategy, an optimization problem is formulated… - Control and Implementation of a Standalone Solar Photo-Voltaic Hybrid System
A control algorithm for a standalone solar photovoltaic (PV) diesel-battery hybrid system is implemented in this paper. The proposed system deals with the intermittent provides power quality improvement. The PV array is integrated… - A Medium Frequency Transformer-Based Wind Energy Conversion System Used for Current Source Converter Based Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore wind farms with series-interconnected structures are promising configurations because bulky and costly offshore substations can be eliminated. In this work, a medium-frequency transformer (MFT)-based wind energy conversion system… - PMU Data Buffering for Power System State Estimators
State estimation (SE) is a critical must run successful unit within energy management system software. This is dictated by the high reliability requirements for system security and control and the need to represent the closest real-time… - Spectral-Energy Efficiency Tradeoff in Relay-Aided Massive MIMO Cellular Networks With Pilot Contamination
This paper concerns with a relay-aided massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) cellular network. The exact closed-form expressions of both spectral efficiency (SE) and energy efficiency (EE) are obtained for downlink single-cell multi-user… - Towards Optimization of Metaheuristic Algorithms for IoT Enabled Smart Homes Targeting Balanced Demand and Supply of Energy
Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Smart grid (SG) is one of the most advanced technologies, which plays a key role in maintaining a balance between demand and supply by implementing demand response (DR) program. In SG, the main focus… - Novel Three Phase Multi-Level Inverter Topology with Symmetrical DC-Voltage Sources
A novel three phase modular multilevel inverter (MMLI) is proposed. The proposed inverter consists of primary cell and repetitive modular cells which are connected in series arrangement with the primary cell. Therefore, the proposed topology… - A Three Phase Hybrid Cascaded Modular Multilevel Inverter for Renewable Energy Environment
A three phase hybrid cascaded modular multilevel inverter topology which is derived from a proposed modified H-bridge (MHB) module. This topology results in the reduction of number of power switches, losses, installation area, voltage stress and converter cost… - Optimization with Affine Homogeneous Quadratic Integral Inequality Constraints
We introduce a new technique to optimize a linear cost function subject to an affine homogeneous quadratic integral inequality, i.e. the requirement that a homogeneous quadratic integral functional affine in the optimization variables… - Grid-Connected PV-Wind-Battery based Multi-Input Transformer Coupled Bidirectional DC-DC Converter for household Applications
A control strategy for power flow management of a grid-connected hybrid PV-wind-battery based system with an efficient multi-input transformer coupled bidirectional dc-dc converter is presented. The proposed system aims to satisfy… - Control Parameters Optimization based on Co-Simulation of a Mechatronic System for an UA-based Two-Axis Inertially Stabilized Platform
This paper presents a method based on co-simulation of a mechatronic system to optimize the control parameters of a two-axis inertially stabilized platform system (ISP) applied in an unmanned airship (UA), by which high control performance… - Coordinated Control of Superconducting Fault Current Limiter and Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage for Transient Performance Enhancement of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Generation System
In regard to the rapid development of renewable energy sources, more and more photovoltaic (PV) generation systems have been connected to main power networks, and it is critical to enhance their transient performance under short-circuit… - Cooperative Energy Management of Hybrid DC Renewable Grid using Decentralized Control Strategies
This paper attempted to control a hybrid DC microgrid in islanded operation mode using decentralized power management strategies. Proposed adaptive I/V characteristic for hybrid photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage system (BESS)… - An Enhanced System Architecture for Optimized Demand Side Management in Smart Grid
Demand Side Management (DSM) through optimization of home energy consumption in the smart grid environment is now one of the well-known research areas. Appliance scheduling has been done through many different algorithms to reduce peak load and, consequently… - A Novel Dynamic Co-Simulation Analysis for Overall Closed Loop Operation Control of a Large Wind Turbine
A novel dynamic co-simulation methodology of overall wind turbine systems is presented. This methodology combines aerodynamics, mechanism dynamics, control system dynamics, and subsystems dynamics. Aerodynamics and turbine properties were modeled… - Fuzzy Adaptive Repetitive Control for Periodic Disturbance with Its Application to High Performance Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Speed Servo Systems
For reducing the steady state speed ripple, especially in high performance speed servo system applications, the steady state precision is more and more important for real servo systems. This paper investigates the steady state speed ripple… - Burst Error Correcting Convolutional Codes for Broadband Wireless Transmission Systems
This thesis presents high performance forward error correcting codes suitable for random and burst errors. It initially verifies the performance of burst error correcting convolutional codes. Then constructed codes are combined with other high… - Design, Development and Implementation of Intelligent Algorithms to Increase Autonomy of Quadrotor Unmanned Missions
This thesis presents the development and implementation of intelligent algorithms to increase autonomy of unmanned missions for quadrotor type UAVs. A six-degree-of freedom dynamic model of a quadrotor is developed in Matlab/Simulink… - Automated Controller Design for a Missile Using Convex Optimization
The focus of the present master thesis is the automation of an existing controller design for a missile using two aerodynamic actuating systems. The motivation is to evaluate more missile concepts in a shorter period of time… - Propagation of Ultrasound through Freshly Excised Human Calvarium
The propagation of ultrasound through complex biological media, such as the human calvarium, poses a great challenge for modern medicine. Several ultrasonic techniques commonly used for treatment and diagnosis in most of the human body… - Modeling the SPS Feedback and Feedforward Systems for Improved Performance
The Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) is the last link in the chain of accelerators providing protons to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The SPS is currently the limiting factor on the maximum number of protons and thus collisions in the LHC… - An Investigation of Avian Wing Tip Vortex Generation using a Biomimetic Approach
Biologically accurate aerodynamic test models mimicking the slotted primary feather geometry of the Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis). Preserved examples of both a full Brown Pelican wing and a single primary feather were 3D scanned… - Analysis of Fix‐point Aspects for Wireless Infrastructure Systems
A large amount of today’s telecommunication consists of mobile and short distance wireless applications, where the effect of the channel is unknown and changing over time, and thus needs to be described statistically. Therefore the received signal… - Linking Advanced Visualization and MATLAB for the Analysis of 3D Gene Expression Data
Three-dimensional gene expression PointCloud data genera ted by the Berkeley Drosophila Transcription Network Project (BDTNP) provides quantitative information about the spatial and temporal expression of genes in early Drosophila embryos at cellular… - An Accelerator Control Middle Layer Using MATLAB
Matlab is an interpretive programming language originally developed for convenient use with the LINPACK and EISPACK libraries. Matlab is appealing for accelerator physics because it is matrix-oriented, provides an active workspace for system variables… - Translating Models of Automotive Features in MATLAB’s Stateflow to SMV to Detect Feature Interactions
Feature interactions are becoming more prevalent as systems increase in complexity, and can be a source of significant risk. When features that are designed to run independently are integrated within a system, the combination… - Voice & Speech based Security System using MATLAB
VSSS is designed for the users who intend to achieve high definition security system to secure office or home. The important features for a security system to be accessible are authentication as well as authorization. The human voice includes… - Dynamic Simulation of a Stationary Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell System
A dynamic model of a stationary proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system has been developed in MATLAB-SIMULINK®. The system model accounts for the fuel processing system, PEM stack with coolant, humidifier with anode tail-gas oxidizer… - Low Power System Design for Emerging Pervasive Platform
Personal computing devices have gone through more than four decades of evolution. The form factor of computing devices has gone down dramatically, while computation workload for each computing device has increased significantly…. - An Event Reporting and Early-Warning Safety System based on the Internet of Things for Underground Coal Mines: A Case Study
Fatal accidents associated with underground coal mines require the implementation of high-level gas monitoring and miner’s localization approaches to promote underground safety and health. This study introduces a real-time monitoring… - Smart Control for Home Water Heater Saving
Existing gas or electric water heaters can become inefficient through the overheating of water and through parasitic heat loss. These inefficiencies are able to be solved by monitoring when a home uses hot water. AquAdapt is a smart sensor… - Monitoring Security of Networked Control Systems: It’s the Physics
Of today’s many physical systems that impact or are impacted by networked computers, computerized control systems represent a class of applications of both great importance and national interest. A growing trend, motivated by economic and design purposes… - Applications of one-cycle control to improve the interconnection of a solid oxide fuel cell and electric power system with a dynamic load
Adding distributed generation (DG) is a desirable strategy for providing highly efficient and environmentally benign services for electric power, heating, and cooling. The interface between a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), typical loads, and the electrical… - Design, Modeling and Control of Steering and Braking for an Urban Electric Vehicle
This report presents the results of a scientific exchange with Programme Praxitele of the Institute National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA) in Rocquencourt, France. The Praxitele Program provides a combination… - Mining Requirements from Closed-Loop Control Models
Formal verification of a control system can be performed by checking if a model of its dynamical behavior conforms to temporal requirements. Unfortunately, adoption of formal verification in an industrial setting is a formidable challenge… - Investigating the use of wing sweep for pitch control of a small unmanned air vehicle
Small Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) are versatile tools with both civilian and military applications. Fixed wing UAVs require forward airspeed to remain air borne, usually resulting in constant energy expenditure to loiter over targets… - Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Simulated in MATLAB
This thesis further develops a method from ongoing thesis projects with the goal of generating images using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) simulations coded in MATLAB. The project is supervised by Dr. John Saghri and sponsored by Raytheon Space… - Digital Control Board for Phased Array Antenna Beam Steering in Adaptive Communication Applications
The application of adaptive communication techniques for mobile communications has attracted considerable interest in the last decade. One example of these techniques is spatial filtering through planar antenna array beam forming… - MATLAB/Simulink Implementation and Analysis of Three Pulse-Width-Modulation (PWM) Techniques
With advances in solid-state power electronic devices and microprocessors, various pulse-width-modulation (PWM) techniques have been developed for industrial applications. For example, PWM-based three-phase voltage source inverters (VSI) convert… - Java Simulations of Embedded Control Systems
This paper introduces a new Open Source Java library suited for the simulation of embedded control systems. The library is based on the ideas and architecture of TrueTime, a toolbox of Matlab devoted to this topic, and allows Java programmers… - An Overview of Binary Arithmetic Architectures & Their Implementation in DSP Systems
Many branches of the electrical engineering industry involve applications that use digital signal processing. Almost any type of signal that comes in analog form, such as sound, video, and radio or microwaves, must use digital signal processing… - Scaled Synthetic Aperture Radar System Development
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems generate two dimensional images of a target area using RF energy as opposed to light waves used by cameras. When cloud cover or other optical obstructions prevent camera imaging over a target area, SAR can be substituted… - Neuro-Fuzzy Wavelet based Adaptive Mppt Algorithm for Photovoltaic Systems
An intelligent control of photovoltaics is necessary to ensure fast response and high efficiency under different weather conditions. This is often arduous to accomplish using traditional linear controllers, as photovoltaic systems are nonlinear and contain… - Development of Electronics, Software, and Graphical User Control Interface for a Wall-climbing Robot
The objective for this project is to investigate various electrical and software means of control to support and advance the development of a novel vacuum adhesion system for a wall-climbing robot. The design and implementation of custom electronics… - Subwoofer Frequency Response Optimization by Means of Active Control
Most subwoofer systems have difficulties producing frequencies in the low end of the hearing spectrum due to the added power requirements and instabilities. Active controls can transform the audio signal without changing physical characteristics and ultimately… - Design, Simulation, and Control of a Hexapod Robot in Simscape Multibody
In this chapter, we present the design, simulation, and control of a hexapod robot using tools available in MATLAB software. In addition, we design and implement a dynamic model (using the Simscape Multibody™ toolbox) as well as a three-dimensional model… - Demand Response-Enabled Model Predictive HVAC Load Control in Buildings using Real-Time Electricity Pricing
A practical cost and energy efficient model predictive control (MPC) strategy is proposed for HVAC load control under dynamic realtime electricity pricing. The MPC strategy is built based on a proposed model that jointly minimizes the total energy consumption… - Microcontroller based Automative Security System using RFID with Face Recognition
The project “Microcontroller Based Automative Security System using RFID with Face Recognition” is an advanced autonomous process for security measures that can be applicable to any institution that wishes to monitor and allow access to restricted… - Autonomous Brain-Controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation for Grasp and Release in Complete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
There are over 33,000 people in the United States living with complete tetraplegia due to traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). These individuals rely heavily on family and caregivers as they are unable to perform many activities of daily living… - Multi Disciplinary Modeling, Control, and Optimization of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell/Gas Turbine Hybrid Power System
This thesis describes a systematical study, including multidisciplinary modeling, simulation, control, and optimization, of a fuel cell–gas turbine hybrid power system that aims to increase the system efficiency and decrease the energy… - A Matlab Model of a 1.6 Liter Engine with Experimental Verification
Many different models exist for internal combustion engines. When designing and optimizing an internal combustion oftentimes key parameters are missing. Commonly no Pressure > Volume diagrams exist. It is the purpose of this dissertation… - Controlling a Robot Hand in Simulation and Reality
This master thesis was made at the Institute of Technology Stockholm and is a part of a robot hand project called 10-X with the aim to develop a low-cost robot hand that is light and strong. The project specification is to further improve the ability… - Distance Learning in Robotics and Automation by Remote Control of Lego Mobile Robots
This paper presents the Automatic Control Telelab (ACT), a remote laboratory for education in robotics and automation developed in Siena. A special attention will be devoted to the new ACT process, a Lego mobile robot, which has been recently added… - Pest Control in Agricultural Plantations using Image Processing
Monocropped plantations are unique to India and a handful of countries throughout the globe. Essentially, the FOREST approach of growing coffee along with in India has enabled the plantation to fight many outbreaks of pests and diseases… - Research on the use of Matlab in the Modeling of 3-phase Power Systems
This paper describes the modeling and simulation library for power systems si1mulation under SIMULINK environment. The different features of MATLAB Toolboxes used in the analysis of power systems are described. Software introduces SIMULINK … - Genetic Algorithm: An Authentic tool for Agriculture Business System implemented by MATLAB
The study of agricultural system is most extreme vital for India being the place that is known for farming. Agriculture is identifying with Latin term Ager and Cultura. Ager island and Culturais farming. Henceforth the phrase agriculture implies… - Development of Automated Agricultural Process Monitoring and Control Technology in an Enclosed System
For proper growth of any plants various physiological and physiochemical factors are responsible like: soil moisture, atmospheric temperature, humidity, sunlight, pH of soil, nutrient and chemical balance of soil. Biologically… - Power Quality Improvement in 3-φ Power System Using Shunt Active Filter with Synchronous Detection Method
Active filters with synchronous detection methodologies are vividly employed in distribution system to make sure that the harmonics generated by non-linear loads is reduced and results in less voltage distortion and leads to lesser power superiority problems… - Intelligent Traffic Light Control Using Image Processing
In India, with the growing number of vehicles, traffic congestion at junctions has become a serious issue. The density of vehicles is increasing day by day and there is an urgent need of adaptive traffic signals which can do real time monitoring… - Smart Farm: Automated Classifying and Grading System of Tomatoes using Fuzzy Logic
Manual operation is considered as a big factor in a low production and the Smart Farm System is one way that can address this problem by improving and increasing the quality and quantity of production by making farms more intelligent… - A Leaf Recognition of Vegetables Using Matlab
Recognizing plants is a vital problem especially for biologists, agricultural researchers, and environmentalists. Plant recognition can be performed by human experts manually but it is a time consuming and low-efficiency process… - Security Systems for Remote Farm
This paper presents a security system for a remote farm. This research is ideal for locations where real time monitoring and notifications are paramount to your security wherein the image(s) detected through a surveillance system is processed… - Techniques, Taxonomy, and Challenges of Privacy Protection in the Smart Grid
As the ease with which any data are collected and transmitted increases, more privacy concerns arise leading to an increasing need to protect and preserve it. Much of the recent high-profile coverage of data mishandling and public mis-leadings… - The Laser Satellites Communications and Laser Noises
The gain of advanced optical communication systems is reduced by the noise of optical source. Coherent optical communication systems are in particular very sensitive to the noise transmitter and local laser. Optical space communications… - Fuel Cell Powered Vehicles Using Supercapacitors
The fuel cell powered vehicle is one of the most attractive candidates for the future due to its high efficiency and capability to use hydrogen as the fuel. However, its relatively poor dynamic response, high cost, and limited life time have… - Automatic Aligning Free Space Communication Platform
Recent developments in ultra-dense optical components coupled with micro-scale electro-mechanical systems have led to the ability to create a new type of optical device: the free-space self-aligning optical transmitter/receiver. With automatic search… - Mobility in Wireless Sensor Networks
The combination of mobility with wireless networks greatly expands the application space of both robots and distributed sensor networks; such a pervasive system can enable seamless integration between the digital and physical worlds… - LiUMIMO: A MIMO Testbed for Broadband Software Defined Radio
In order to keep up with the increasing demand on speed and reliability in modern wireless systems, new standards have to be introduced. By using Multiple Input Multiple Output technology (MIMO) and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing… - Workplace Posture Assessment and Biofeedback With Kinect
With the prevalence of computing, many workers today are confined to desk within an office. By sitting in these positions for long periods of time, workers are prone to develop one of many musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), such as carpal tunnel syndrome… - A Real-Time Testbed Environment for Cyber-Physical Security on the Power Grid
The trustworthiness and security of cyber-physical systems (CPSs), such as the power grid, are of paramount importance to ensure their safe operation, performance, and economic efficiency. The aim of many cyber-physical security techniques… - Robot-Guided Open-Loop Insertion of Skew-Line Needle Arrangements for High Dose Rate Brachytherapy
We present a study in human-centered automation that has potential to reduce patient side effects from high dose rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT). To efficiently deliver radiation to the prostate while minimizing trauma to sensitive structures… - Pneumatics powered by liquid nitrogen for robotics applications
Despite its potential as a high efficiency power-actuation mechanism, cryogen powered pneumatics system have been one of the least popular choice for robotic engineers due to its non-linearities and other modeling complexities. For this thesis… - A New Concept for Medical Imaging Centered on Cellular Phone Technology
According to World Health Organization reports, some three quarters of the world population does not have access to medical imaging. In addition, in developing countries over 50% of medical equipment that is available is not being used because… - Performance Assessment of a Custom, Portable, and Low-Cost Brain-Computer Interface Platform
Conventional brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are often expensive, complex to operate, and lack portability, which confines their use to laboratory settings. Portable, inexpensive BCIs can mitigate these problems, but it remains unclear whether… - An affordable, open-source, microscale conductivity and temperature probe for density measurements in stratified flows
In stratified flows, conductivity (combined with temperature) is often used to measure density. The conductivity probes typically used can resolve very fine spatial scales, but can be fragile, expensive to replace, and sensitive to environmental noise… - Modeling the Human Knee using Tensegrity
This thesis presents a preliminary investigation of using the principles of tensegrity to model the interactions that make up the human knee. The main theory behind tensegrity is to suspend compressionable members in a network for tensile members… - Rapidly Deployable Internet-of-Things Body Area Network Platform for Medical Devices
Biomedical devices in the past provided limited capability for the data acquisition and presented the data in the form of user interface for a care provider to observe. Now, what is required for biomedical devices has fundamentally changed… - Detection of Breathing and Infant Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a condition where people pause while breathing in their sleep; this can be of great concern for infants and premature babies. Current monitoring systems either require physical attachment to a user or may be unreliable… - Grid Synchronization of a Seven-Phase Wind Electric Generator using d-q PLL
The evolving multiphase induction generators (MPIGs) with more than three phases are receiving prominence in high power generation systems. This paper aims at the development of a comprehensive model of the wind turbine driven seven-phase induction… - A Hybrid Partially Reconfigurable Overlay Supporting Just-In-Time Assembly of Custom Accelerators on FPGAs
The state of the art in design and development flows for FPGAs are not sufficiently mature to allow programmers to implement their applications through traditional software development flows. The stipulation of synthesis as well as the requirement… - Design, Characterization and Application of a Multiple Input Stethoscope Apparatus
For this project, the design, implementation, characterization, calibration and possible applications of a multiple transducer stethoscope apparatus were investigated. The multi-transducer sensor array design consists of five standard stethoscope… - A Model for Anomalies Detection in Internet of Things (Iot) using Inverse Weight Clustering and Decision Tree
Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the fast growing technologies today. It is a technology by which billions of smart objects or devices known as “Things” can use several types of sensors to collect various types of data about themselves… - Optimized Endpoint Delivery via Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are remotely piloted aircraft with a range of varying applications. Though early adoption of UAVs focused on military applications, surveillance, photography, and agricultural applications are presently on the rise… - Validation of Microsoft Kinect for Use in Detecting Balance Impairment in ACL Repaired Patients
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a critical part of normal knee function. With as many as 250,000 injuries every year, most of which occur through little or no contact, ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation are extremely important and relevant topics… - Analysis of EMG During Clonus Using Wavelets
Involuntary muscle contractions (spasms) are a major secondary consequence of spinal cord injury. These spasms disrupt mobility and the ability to perform daily activities. The rhythmic repetitive muscle contractions of clonus are one kind of spasm… - Bird Species Identification using Signal Processing
One of the project goals is to examine the possibility to identify Swedish bird species from birdsong. This is planned to be done through signal processing. The audio file of a birdsong recording will first be cut into smaller samples… - Power Load Balancing Using Fuzzy Logic
Overloading is a major problem as there is no any system to ensure the consumer power usage. For example, weather conditions can change the consumer usage and extreme weather conditions can cause overloading. So when there is no way to determine… - Radio Frequency Hyperthermia Planning Software for Veterinary Cancer Treatment
The objective of the project is to develop the final stage of User Interface software helpful for hyperthermia system operator to access patient files easily. The user interface is developed in Matlab. Earlier for a system operator to view… - Simulation of Riding a Bicycle Using Simulink
Training to ride a bicycle in a race requires a rider to maintain different cadences for the give situation. One situation where most riders try to maintain a cadence is hill climbing. In order to train for hill climbing a rider needs to have hills to climb… - Autonomous Agricultural Robot
This master thesis documents the work of group 1032b and concerns the development of a model based (Fault Detection and Iso-lation) FDI scheme to detect and isolate faults in an four wheeled agriculural robot called an API… - Intravital Microscopy of Tumor Oxygenation and Glycolytic Demand
There is growing concern about the over treatment of cancer because treatments are based primarily on tumor anatomy. In this study, we aim to begin the process of addressing that issue by developing an intravital technique for optically analyzing… - Integrating Meal and Exercise into Personalized Glucoregulation Models: Metabolic Dynamics and Diabetic Athletes
Diabetes affects nearly 26 million Americans, according to the American Diabetes Association, with as many as three million Americans who have Type 1 Diabetes (ADA, 2015). Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is autoimmune and characterized by little… - Development of Sliding Mode Controller for a Modified Boost Cuk Converter Configuration
This paper introduces a sliding mode control (SMC)-based equivalent control method to a novel high output gain Cuk converter. An additional inductor and capacitor improves the efficiency and output gain of the classical Cuk converter… - Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Deep Geothermal Electric Submersible Pumping Systems
Deep geothermal energy systems employ electric submersible pumps (ESPs) in order to lift geothermal fluid from the production well to the surface. However, rough downhole conditions and high flow rates impose heavy strain on the components, leading… - A Refined Self-Tuning Filter-based Instantaneous Power Theory Algorithm for Indirect Current Controlled Three-Level Inverter-Based Shunt Active Power Filters under Non-sinusoidal Source Voltage Conditions
In this paper, a refined reference current generation algorithm based on instantaneous power (pq) theory is proposed, for operation of an indirect current controlled (ICC) three-level neutral-point diode clamped (NPC) inverter-based shunt active power filter… - Use of the Genetic Algorithm-based Fuzzy Logic Controller for Load-Frequency Control in a Two Area Interconnected Power System
The use of renewable energy resources has created some problems for power systems. One of the most important of these is load frequency control (LFC). In this study, in order to solve the LFC problem, modern control methods were applied… - Modified Synchronous Reference Frame based Shunt Active Power Filter with Fuzzy Logic Control Pulse Width Modulation Inverter
Harmonic distortion in power networks has greatly reduced power quality and this affects system stability. In order to mitigate this power quality issue, the shunt active power filter (SAPF) has been widely applied and it is proven to be the best… - An Improved Droop Control Method for Multi-Terminal VSC-HVDC Converter Stations
Multi-terminal high voltage direct current transmission based on voltage source converter (VSC-HVDC) grids can connect non-synchronous alternating current (AC) grids to a hybrid alternating current and direct current (AC/DC) power system… - Control Strategy for a Grid-Connected Inverter under Unbalanced Network Conditions—A Disturbance Observer-based Decoupled Current Approach
This paper proposes a new approach on the novel current control strategy for grid-tied voltage-source inverters (VSIs) with circumstances of asymmetrical voltage conditions. A standard grid-connected inverter (GCI) allows the degree of freedom…. - Investigation on the Development of a Sliding Mode Controller for Constant Power Loads in Microgrids
To implement renewable energy resources, microgrid systems have been adopted and developed into the technology of choice to assure mass electrification in the next decade. Microgrid systems have a number of advantages over conventional utility grid systems… - Coordinated Control Strategies for a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator based Wind Energy Conversion System
In this paper, a novel co-ordinated hybrid maximum power point tracking (MPPT)-pitch angle based on a radial basis function network (RBFN) is proposed for a variable speed variable pitch wind turbine. The proposed controller is used to maximize… - Analytical Modeling of Partially Shaded Photovoltaic Systems
As of today, the considerable influence of select environmental variables, especially irradiance intensity, must still be accounted for whenever discussing the performance of a solar system. Therefore, an extensive, dependable modeling method… - An Embedded Simplified Fuzzy ARTMAP Implemented on a Microcontroller for Food Classification
In the present study, a portable system based on a microcontroller has been developed to classify different kinds of honeys. In order to do this classification, a Simplified Fuzzy ARTMAP network (SFA) implemented in a microcontroller… - A Dynamic Fuzzy Controller to Meet Thermal Comfort by using Neural Network Forecasted Parameters as the Input
Heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems are typical non-linear time-variable multivariate systems with disturbances and uncertainties. In this paper, an approach based on a combined neuro-fuzzy model for dynamic and automatic regulation… - Robust Design of Docking Hoop for Recovery of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle with Experimental Results
Control systems prototyping is usually constrained by model complexity, embedded system configurations, and interface testing. The proposed control system prototyping of a remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) with a docking hoop…
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