College of Engineering: المرسلات الحديثة
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An ultra-high voltage gain interleaved converter based on three-winding coupled inductor with reduced input current ripple for renewable energy applications
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2024 , Article)This article proposes an interleaved high step-up DC-DC converter topology designed for renewable energy applications, featuring an ultra-high voltage conversion ratio. The converter employs an interleaved structure, ... -
Inherently boosted switched inductor hybrid converter with AC and DC outputs for DC nanogrid applications
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)This paper presents a novel hybrid converter which is capable of carrying AC and DC loads simultaneously at different ports. The converter is designed by using a full bridge inverter at the nodes between the active switched ... -
Assessment of Nodal Inertia Estimation Methods for Future Power Systems: A Comparative Study
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2024 , Conference Paper)High penetration of unconventional generators such as renewable energy sources (RES) in the generation system requires special attention during disturbances to maintain grid stability and limit possible frequency deviations. ... -
Ventilator-associated pneumonia diagnosis: electrochemical sensors for rapid and sensitive detection of pyocyanin
( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a severe condition in critically ill patients that requires timely diagnosis to improve patient outcomes. In this study, we developed an electrochemical sensor for pyocyanin detection ... -
A General Model for Pointing Error of High Frequency Directional Antennas
( IEEE , 2022 , Article)This paper focuses on providing an analytical framework for the quantification and evaluation of the pointing error for a general case at high-frequency millimeter wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) communication links. For ... -
Optimal Trajectory and Positioning of UAVs for Small Cell HetNets: Geometrical Analysis and Reinforcement Learning Approach
( IEEE , 2023 , Article)In this paper, a dynamic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based heterogeneous network (HetNet) equipped with directional terahertz (THz) antennas is studied to solve the problem of transferring massive traffic of distributed ... -
Long-Haul mmWave Sky Links: A Multi-Hop NFP-Based Design and Analysis
( IEEE , 2023 , Article)Networked flying platforms (NFPs) have emerged as a favorable solution to extend the network coverage and/or capacity in temporary scenarios, such as disasters or mega-size events, thanks to their flexibility and cost ... -
Secrecy Analysis of Directional mmWave UAV-Based Links Under Hovering Fluctuations
( IEEE , 2023 , Article)Recent developments in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) technology have paved the way to their utilization in different fields and applications. Among these applications, UAVs have been widely investigated as a good candidate ... -
3D Uplink Channel Modeling of UAV-Based mmWave Fronthaul Links for Future Small Cell Networks
( IEEE , 2023 , Article)In this study, we consider an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted heterogeneous network that is offered as a cost effective and easy to deploy solution to solve the problem related to transferring traffic of distributed ... -
Modulating Retroreflector Based Free Space Optical Link for UAV-to-Ground Communications
( IEEE , 2022 , Article)Weight reduction and low power consumption are key requirements in the next generation of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks. Employing modulating retro-reflector (MRR)-based free space optical (FSO) technology is an ... -
Pointing Error Modeling of mmWave to THz High-Directional Antenna Arrays
( IEEE , 2022 , Article)This letter focuses on providing an analytical framework for the quantification and evaluation of the pointing error at high-frequency millimeter wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) communication links. For this aim, we first ... -
THz vs. FSO: An Outage Probability and Channel Capacity Performance Comparison Study
( IEEE , 2023 , Conference Paper)The main subject of this work is to make a detailed comparison between the performance of free-space optical (FSO) and terahertz (THz) links under different conditions. To this end, we first perform a detailed modeling of ... -
UAV Trajectory Optimization for Directional THz Links Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
( IEEE , 2023 , Conference Paper)As an alternative solution for quick disaster recovery of backhaul/fronthaul links, in this paper, a dynamic unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)-assisted heterogeneous (HetNet) network equipped with directional terahertz (THz) ... -
Channel Modeling and Performance Analysis of Directional THz Links Under Pointing Errors and α-μ Distribution
( IEEE , 2023 , Article)This letter focuses on providing an analytical framework for the quantification and evaluation of high-directional terahertz communication links under pointing errors in terms of outage probability (OP), channel capacity, ... -
Downlink Interference Analysis of UAV-Based mmWave Fronthaul for Small Cell Networks
( IEEE , 2023 , Article)In this paper, an unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)-based heterogeneous network is studied to solve the problem of transferring massive traffic of distributed small cells to the core network. First, a detailed three-dimensional ... -
Enabling Flexible Arial Backhaul Links for Post Disasters: A Design Using UAV Swarms and Distributed Charging Stations
( IEEE , 2024 , Article)In this article, our target is to design a permanent long backhaul link using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) relays and charge stations (CSs) to transfer data from the nearest core network to disaster area (DA). To this ... -
Performance Analysis of Two-Way Relaying in mmWave-Based Aerial Links
( IEEE , 2024 , Article)Two-Way Relaying (TWR) is an efficient relaying technique that doubles the spectral efficiency as compared to the traditional one-way relaying. As such, it has been nominated as a solution to extend the coverage of links ... -
Enabling Long mmWave Aerial Backhaul Links via Fixed-Wing UAVs: Performance and Design
( IEEE , 2023 , Article)We propose a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)-based millimeter wave (mmWave) backhaul architecture that is offered as a cost effective and easy to deploy solution, to connect a disaster or remote area to the nearest ... -
Performance Analysis of Modulating Retroreflector Array for UAV-Based FSO Links
( IEEE , 2023 , Article)In this work, we investigate the performance of free space optical (FSO) communication systems based on modulating retroreflector (MRR) array. In particular, we first characterize the MRR array-based FSO channel by taking ... -
Macro-scale direct shear test device for assessing soil-solid interface friction under low effective normal stresses
( ASTM International , 2014 , Article)The paper describes a new macro-scale direct shear test device for assessing the largedisplacement soil/solid interface drained shear strength at low effective normal stresses. The testing method arises from a need to ...