{"title":"FPGA based processor in the loop analysis of variable reluctance machine with speed control","authors":"M. Ruba, Hunor Nagy, H. Hedesiu, C. Martis","doi":"10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501375","url":null,"abstract":"This paper details on an advanced analysis of a Variable Reluctance Machine, designed to be used for light electric vehicle propulsion. The goal is to setup a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) based Processor-in-the-Loop simulation test bench for the proposed machine, in such way, that emulates the real machine and control unit as close as possible. Hence, two FPGAs are used, one running the Field Oriented Control unit, the other one running the machine model. The communication between these devices is performed via the digital and analog I/Os. Hardware tools from National Instruments are used and the FPGAs are programmed using LabVIEW FPGA graphical programming environment. The chosen control strategy for the machine is the Maximum Torque per Ampere Control, in addition to the classical Field Oriented speed Control.","PeriodicalId":110627,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR)","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116335540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photovoltaic panel structural models for control","authors":"S. Chetan, C. Festila, E. Dulf","doi":"10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501334","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501334","url":null,"abstract":"Research in the domain of renewable sources of electricity is in continuous grow. The direct conversion of the Sun power in electricity is a promising possibility using the photoelectric industrial panels. In order to estimate the performance of the photovoltaic panels or to design a proper control system, a mathematical of the panel is needed. The used conventional models are “physical” models, each of themes presenting some inconveniences. The present paper proposes a new approach: a structural model, useful both in simulation and control design stage. The simulation results prove the efficiency of the proposed model.","PeriodicalId":110627,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR)","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124836087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comprehensible people recognition using the Kinect's face and skeleton model","authors":"F. Gossen, T. Margaria","doi":"10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501309","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501309","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, significant progress has been made in facial recognition. New systems achieve remarkable recognition rates even in unconstrained environments and overcome humanlevel performance. However, these systems need millions of images to learn facial features. As a consequence, the learning process is computationally expensive. Although the resulting face representation consists of very few features only, it can hardly be understood as it is the result of a complex learning process. In an attempt to overcome these issues, we limit our approach to comprehensible features with clear interpretation. In this paper, we propose a set of comprehensible and stable geometric features based on the Kinect's face and skeleton model, that allow for the use of simple classifiers such as k-NN and LDA. These features include the estimated distances between facial feature points in space that are obtained from the Kinect's face model and geometric distances between joints of the Kinect's skeleton model. In order to obtain more stable features, we propose to aggregate sequences of these measures into a more stable and still comprehensible representation. We test the quality of the proposed features with two classification methods, k-Nearest Neighbour (k-NN) and Linear Discrimination Analysis (LDA) and report a recognition rate of up to 88% for k-NN and up to 89% for LDA on a data set with 37 individuals. The results show that the proposed features can be used to contribute to reliable and comprehensible people recognition.","PeriodicalId":110627,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128780946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Creţu, R. Munteanu, D. Iudean, V. Vlădăreanu, C. Festila
{"title":"Markov analysis of an induction motor","authors":"A. Creţu, R. Munteanu, D. Iudean, V. Vlădăreanu, C. Festila","doi":"10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501277","url":null,"abstract":"The paper deals with the reliability of induction motors by using Markov techniques. The basis of this process is to perform the reliability predictions to obtain the necessary indicators in order to support the Markov analysis. The analysis is made on a single-phase induction motor, taking into consideration the most critical components that could lead to the failure of the motor. Furthermore, the possible states of the motor and the importance of maintenance in the lifecycle of the motor are presented. By having a well implemented maintenance policy, the life of the motor can be extended and unwanted defects can be avoided.","PeriodicalId":110627,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114143938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digraphs structures corresponding to minimal realisation of fractional continuous-time linear systems with all-pole and all-zero transfer function","authors":"K. Markowski","doi":"10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501367","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501367","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the new method for computation of a minimal realisation of a given proper transfer function of all-pole and all-zero continuous-time fractional linear systems using one-dimensional digraphs theory D(1) has been presented. For the proposed method, an algorithm was constructed. The proposed solution allows minimal digraphs construction for any one-dimensional fractional system. The proposed method was discussed and illustrated with numerical examples.","PeriodicalId":110627,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121190773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhong Li, W. Halang, Junying Niu, Yuhong Song, G. Feng
{"title":"Suppressing electromagnetic interference with chaos control: Methodologies and case study","authors":"Zhong Li, W. Halang, Junying Niu, Yuhong Song, G. Feng","doi":"10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501283","url":null,"abstract":"A modulation technique based on mathematical chaos is introduced and investigated with respect to suppress electromagnetic inference (EMI) in power electronics converters with replacing or complementing traditional filtering and schielding technologies in mind. The technique allows for parameter modulation and for chaos-based pulse width modulation (PWM). The latter can be implemented both in analogue or digital ways. To facilitate industrial applications, a novel chaotic modulation interface circuit to serve as a plug-in component for commercial power supplies is designed. Its effectiveness is verified theoretically and experimentally.","PeriodicalId":110627,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR)","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124285840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamic calculation of the reliability of factory automation applications: Industry 4.0 applications","authors":"N. Jazdi","doi":"10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501286","url":null,"abstract":"This paper addresses the issues related to reliability of factory automation applications in the context of Industry 4.0 and proposes a method to calculate it. Factory automation application reliability is a crucial aspect that can influence the entire system, hence it deserves special attention. Current existing methods calculate reliability based on empirical data in a static manner. However, Industry 4.0 acquires consideration of system dynamic behavior. Therefore, this paper presents in addition the influencing factors on reliability of the system and consider its dynamic behavior. The proposed approach was evaluated using a prototype which is included in this paper.","PeriodicalId":110627,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117218229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Small delay defect diagnosis through failure observation ordering","authors":"B. Arslan","doi":"10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501288","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501288","url":null,"abstract":"Rapidly increasing the yield for new process generations is crucial in achieving aggressive time-to-market requirements in semiconductor industry. As process scaling continues, subtle defects, primarily small delay defects that alter the timing of the circuits, are becoming increasingly common. An accurate diagnosis of small delay defects is essential in the identification of the cause of the defects and in the subsequent yield improvement. However, small and variable magnitude of small delay defects when coupled with the variable timing margins of the chips due to the process variation imposes inordinate challenges in small delay defect diagnosis. An approach for accurate small delay defect diagnosis that effectively prunes the candidate fault list based on the expected ordering of failure observation on outputs is proposed in this work.","PeriodicalId":110627,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR)","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129716979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Topology based enhancement of the workspace of a reconfigurable parallel haptic interface","authors":"C. Boanta, C. Brisan","doi":"10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501314","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this paper is to increase the geometric workspace of a special class of parallel robots by analyzing the influence of the topology and the joints limits upon the workspace dimensions. Hence, the topology and design modeling of a parallel reconfigurable robotic system used as a haptic interface are presented. More, their influence upon its workspace dimensions are analyzed for several configurations. The reconfigurable robotic system that is presented in this paper has 3,4,5 and 6 degrees of freedom and it is designed to work as a haptic interface with virtual reality. The kinematic chains that connect the fixed and the mobile platform are composed by rotational, universal and spherical joints. The paper illustrates an analysis regarding the influence of the topology and joint limitations upon the dimensions of the workspace. The constant orientation workspace is evaluated for all the configurations.","PeriodicalId":110627,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125841403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fuzzy logic enhanced time Petri Net models for hybrid control systems","authors":"T. Letia, A. O. Kilyen","doi":"10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AQTR.2016.7501322","url":null,"abstract":"A Hybrid Control System (HCS) model has to implement the reaction to discrete events that occur in a controlled plant and as well as to control the continuous time parts according to required behaviors. A certain type of models that includes discrete event and discrete time features is proposed. More than this, the currently proposed models are capable of describing the synchronous and asynchronous reactions to discrete events and continuous modifications of plant outputs. The proposed models endow the Enhanced Time Petri Nets (ETPNs) with Fuzzy Logic (FL) rules leading to the Fuzzy Logic Enhanced Time Petri Net (FLETPN) model. An example of application to the control of the longitudinal move of a vehicle is used to show the model utilization and its benefits.","PeriodicalId":110627,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR)","volume":"42 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122361066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}