Browsing Electrical Engineering by Publisher "Elsevier B.V."
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1-D CNNs for structural damage detection: Verification on a structural health monitoring benchmark data
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Structural damage detection has been an interdisciplinary area of interest for various engineering fields. While the available damage detection methods have been in the process of adapting machine learning concepts, most ... -
A distortion-free contrast enhancement technique based on a perceptual fusion scheme
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)Contrast enhancement, in a broad sense, is a process whereby some characteristics of an image signal are highlighted. Techniques for image contrast enhancement improve the visibility of image details but may generate some ... -
A fuzzy logic based irrigation system enhanced with wireless data logging applied to the state of Qatar
( Elsevier B.V. , 2013 , Article)In arid regions, developing environment and crop-specific irrigation scheduling that reduces water lost via evapotranspiration is a key to a sustainable and better managed irrigation. This paper presents a practical solution ... -
A kernel-based approach to MIMO LPV state-space identification and application to a nonlinear process system
( Elsevier B.V. , 2015 , Conference)This paper first describes the development of a nonparametric identification method for linear parameter-varying (LPV) state-space models and then applies it to a nonlinear process system. The proposed method uses kernel-based ... -
A New Approach to Robust MPC Design for LPV Systems in Input-Output Form
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Conference)In this paper, a robust model predictive control (MPC) technique is introduced to control MIMO linear parameter-varying (LPV) systems subject to input-output constraints. The LPV system is represented in input-output form, ... -
A new nano-power trigger circuit for battery-less power management electronics in energy harvesting systems
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)This paper presents a solution for battery-less power management circuits for micro-power energy converters, allowing energy harvesting systems to operate under continuous and intermittent conditions. The proposed trigger ... -
A Nonovershooting Controller with Integral Action for Multi-input Multi-output Drug Dosing Control ?
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Conference)In this paper, a nonovershooting tracking controller is proposed for the continuous infusion of multiple drugs that have interactive effects. The proposed controller design method exploits the freedom of eigenstructure ... -
A static three-phase to five-phase transformer based on Scott connection
( Elsevier B.V. , 2014 , Article)Multiphase machines have become challenging candidates for safety-critical applications that require wide fault tolerant capabilities and higher system reliability. However, this adds more complexity to the adopted power ... -
Achieving energy efficiency in data centers with a performance-guaranteed power aware routing
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)Nowadays, data centers are designed to offer the highest performance in case of high traffic load and peak utilisation of the network. However, in a realistic data center environment, the peak capacity of the network is ... -
Adaptive cooperative control of nonlinear multi-agent systems with uncertain time-varying control directions and dead-zone nonlinearity
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)This paper investigates the development of an adaptive cooperative control scheme for the consensus of uncertain nonlinear multi-agent systems subjected to uncertain time-varying control direction, disturbances, and dead-zone ... -
Assessing mobile ions contributions to admittance spectra and current-voltage characteristics of 3D and 2D/3D perovskite solar cells
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)Recently, the 2D perovskite layer is employed as a capping/passivating layer in the perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The 2D perovskite layer is prepared by inserting a large-sized hydrophobic cation spacer into the perovskite ... -
Automatic signal abnormality detection using time-frequency features and machine learning: A newborn EEG seizure case study
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)Time-frequency (TF) based machine learning methodologies can improve the design of classification systems for non-stationary signals. Using selected TF distributions (TFDs), TF feature extraction is performed on multi-channel ... -
Design, fabrication, and characterization of low-power gas sensors based on organic-inorganic nano-composite
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)Low-power and selective H2S gas sensors based on tungsten oxide (WO3) nanoparticles (NPs) embedded in organic polymer membranes are presented in this study. WO3 NPs were synthesized using the sol-gel method. Polymer solutions ... -
Development of Modular DC-DC Converters for Low-Speed Electric Vehicles Fast Chargers
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)To increase the utilization of Low-Speed Electric Vehicles (LS-EVs), rapid recharging of the EV's battery pack turn out to be essential. This permits reduced charging times, greater vehicle utility, and broader adoption ... -
Distributed event-triggered consensus-based control for current sharing and voltage stabilization of DC microgrids
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Conference)In this paper, the problem of distributed event-based control of large scale power systems is addressed. Towards this end, a Direct Current (DC) microgrid that is composed of multiple interconnected Distributed Generation ... -
Dynamical observer for continuous linear Roesser systems
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Conference)Monitoring of industrial systems for anomalies such as faults and cyber-attacks as unknown and extremely undesirable inputs in the presence of other inputs (like disturbances) is an important issue for ensuring the safety ... -
Effect of annealing temperature on the performance of printable carbon electrodes for perovskite solar cells
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with mesoporous TiO2 electron transport layers have reached >22% efficiency at laboratory scale (<1 cm2), however, these layers are fabricated using spin-coating, which is not conducive ... -
Efficient software platform TFSAP 7.1 and Matlab package to compute Time?Frequency Distributions and related Time-Scale methods with extraction of signal characteristics
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)This article describes the source code used in the TFSAP toolbox (Boashash, 2016). It is extended with additional functions to allow reproducible research as presented in Boashash and Ouelha (in press). These codes can be ... -
Electro-sprayed PVA coating with texture-enriched surface morphology for augmented humidity sensing
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)This article reports the modified surface morphology of Poly-vinyl Alcohol (PVA) films using electro-spraying coating technique. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were conducted to examine ... -
Energy allocation optimization for AF multi-hop in a cognitive radio system
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)In this paper, novel optimal energy allocation schemes for the secondary users in an amplify-and-forward multi-hop underlay cognitive network are proposed. The optimization problem is formulated as a maximization of the ...
