{"title":"MOE-IR: Infrared Dim Small Target Detection Method With Mixture of Experts Feature Extraction","authors":"Zhengkui Weng, Xinjie Fu, Xu Zhang, Siyuan Sun","doi":"10.1049/ell2.70359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.70359","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Infrared small target detection holds significant importance across various domains, including military and security applications. Nevertheless, detecting small targets is highly challenging due to their minimal pixel presence in images, indistinct features, and complex backgrounds. Existing detection methods are often interfered by complex backgrounds, resulting in unsatisfactory detection results. To overcome this challenge, this study introduces the mixture of experts infrared small target detection (MOE-IR) method. The core idea of this method is to construct a mixture of experts feature extraction network to perform rich feature extraction and complex background suppression on small targets, respectively, so as to achieve robust infrared small target detection in complex backgrounds. Specifically, the MOE-IR comprises a target feature extraction expert and a background suppression expert. The target feature extraction expert focuses on enhancing the features of infrared small targets, while the background suppression expert aims to mitigate background clutter. Additionally, an adaptive gate controlled network is incorporated to dynamically assign weights to the two experts based on the input infrared image, ensuring effective detection of infrared small targets across diverse and complex scenarios. Extensive experiments demonstrate that the proposed algorithm surpasses existing infrared small target detection methods in terms of detection accuracy and false alarm rate. It can reliably and stably identify small targets within infrared images, thus offering an effective solution for practical infrared small target detection applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":11556,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Letters","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ell2.70359","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144635085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Least Squares-Based Near-Field Source Localisation With Enhanced Range Estimation","authors":"TaeJin Jung, Geunhwan Kim","doi":"10.1049/ell2.70361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.70361","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This letter proposes a least squares-based method for a single near-field source localisation by jointly estimating bearing angle and range using a uniform linear array. To provide initial estimates in one step, the proposed method uses least squares formulation developed based on the observation that adjacent sensor pairs exhibit far-field characteristics while the overall array has near-field properties. To further enhance the performance of range estimation, we re-estimate the range parameters by utilising geometric relationships. Consequently, the proposed method can provide improved localisation performance with reduced computational complexity. Simulation results demonstrate the superiority of the proposed method including the scheme of enhanced range estimation.</p>","PeriodicalId":11556,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Letters","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ell2.70361","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quantum Implementation of S-Boxes Based on Polynomial Evaluation","authors":"Doyoung Chung, Seungkwang Lee","doi":"10.1049/ell2.70337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.70337","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Quantum computing environments make block ciphers susceptible to exhaustive key search attacks utilizing Grover's algorithm. However, such quantum-based attacks remain impractical unless the targeted cipher is directly implemented on a quantum platform. Moreover, their efficiency significantly depends on the quantum circuit design and optimization of the block cipher in question. The cost of a quantum circuit implementation is typically measured by two main metrics: the number of qubits and the circuit depth (<i>T</i>-depth). For most block ciphers, the S-box is the principal factor contributing to increased <i>T</i>-depth and additional qubit requirements. This paper presents a method for generating quantum circuits directly from lookup tables of S-boxes applicable to arbitrary block ciphers. We illustrate our approach using quantum circuit implementations of the PRESENT and DES ciphers as practical examples. Our proposed method is expected to efficiently implement arbitrary S-boxes by employing polynomial evaluation, thus balancing time–space complexity.</p>","PeriodicalId":11556,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Letters","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ell2.70337","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Global Context Attention in YOLO for Broadband Signal Identification","authors":"Xiaoya Wang, Songlin Sun, Haiying Zhang","doi":"10.1049/ell2.70358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.70358","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Detecting broadband communication signals is crucial for signal processing, as its accuracy directly impacts subsequent processing such as information restoration. However, due to the ever-growing complexity of the electromagnetic environment, traditional broadband detection algorithms are no longer suitable for current application needs. This paper proposes a broadband signal detection model, NLYOLO. We improve the precision of the image by analysing the characteristics of the target signal by selecting suitable parameters. We also select anchors adapted to the special shape of the target signals and introduce attention modules Non-local and SimAM in the feature extraction of NLYOLO and improve the loss function. This enhances the ability of high-level semantic information feature extraction and improves the precision rate and recall of small target signals. The experimental results show that compared with the traditional energy detection algorithm and the baseline model, the detection precision and recall rate are significantly improved, which effectively achieves the target detection task in the field of signal processing in complex scenes.</p>","PeriodicalId":11556,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Letters","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ell2.70358","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144598541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wideband Wide-Scanning Phased Array Based on Connected SIW Cavities and Slit Antenna","authors":"Pengfei Zhang, Hansen Zeng, Zheng Xu, Kaiming Xu, Shilong Chen","doi":"10.1049/ell2.70353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.70353","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper presents a novel broadband phased array antenna with wide-angle scanning capability. The antenna elements utilize an I-shaped slot to couple energy from the feed, exciting two distinct modes within two differently sized SIW cavities positioned above it. An impedance matching network at the feed point is used to enable broadband radiation performance. Meanwhile, top-loaded dipoles are incorporated to enhance the H-plane scanning characteristics. The resulting array achieves a 40% bandwidth while maintaining effective scanning up to ± 60° in the H-plane.</p>","PeriodicalId":11556,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Letters","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ell2.70353","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sparse Array Configuration Optimization Based on Target Priors in Distributed ISAR Imaging","authors":"Siyu Zhao, Guangbin Zhang, Yan Wang","doi":"10.1049/ell2.70341","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.70341","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This letter considers the sparse array configuration optimization problem for long-range distributed inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) imaging to suppress the strong grating lobes. Existing methods face two challenges: 1) The distributed ISAR model requires joint consideration of spatial configuration and temporal sampling, which typical models fail to apply; 2) Existing methods typically suppress grating lobes over the entire angular domain, leading to limited performance gains. To overcome these challenges, we construct an equivalent distributed array model and incorporate target prior information to constrain the angular parameter space, thereby enhancing the grating lobe suppression capability within the region of interest. Simulation results validate that the proposed method improves the peak grating lobe ratio by over 3 dB within the region of interest.</p>","PeriodicalId":11556,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Letters","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ell2.70341","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144582229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali Sharifian Mazraeh Mollaei, Ilkka Laakso, Masoud Sharifian Mazraeh Mollaei
{"title":"High-Impedance Dipoles for Auto-Receiver Tracking Wireless Power Transfer Systems","authors":"Ali Sharifian Mazraeh Mollaei, Ilkka Laakso, Masoud Sharifian Mazraeh Mollaei","doi":"10.1049/ell2.70339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.70339","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study presents a self-tuning multi-transmitter (multi-Tx) wireless power transfer (WPT) system designed for applications requiring freely positioned receivers (Rxs). The system leverages high-impedance dipole (HID) as Txs to dynamically activate the nearest Tx to a simple dipole antenna as the Rx while deactivating other Txs without additional control circuits. The Txs design incorporates a modified coaxial cable dipole antenna featuring symmetrical gaps over the shield and inductive tuning elements between the central wire and the shield to optimise the resonance frequency and ensure effective power transfer. The feeding point is connected to the central wire via a small cut in the shield. This autonomous behaviour simplifies system operation, enhances flexibility, and ensures acceptable efficient power transfer. Experimental evaluation demonstrates that the system achieves a power transfer efficiency of approximately 65% while maintaining consistent performance as the Rx rotates over two orthogonally located Txs. The dynamic self-tuning mechanism adapts to the position of the Rx, proving particularly advantageous on curved surfaces.</p>","PeriodicalId":11556,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Letters","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ell2.70339","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144582131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Programmable Gain Amplifier With Temperature Compensation for Hall Sensor","authors":"Kaixin Fan, Long Li, Haozhe Zhang, Hongmei Chen, Dong Huang, Yongsheng Yin","doi":"10.1049/ell2.70355","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.70355","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This letter presents a novel programmable gain amplifier (PGA) for Hall sensors, integrating temperature compensation and fuse trimming to reduce temperature drift and achieve variable sensitivity. To maintain a consistent gain over a wide temperature range, a Hall device, matching the shape and material of the Hall plates, with a negative temperature coefficient is used as the load, compensating for the temperature variations in the input signal from the Hall plates. High-order temperature compensation is used to ensure consistent sensitivity of the Hall sensor. Additionally, to accommodate a wide input signal range, a fuse trimming circuit is introduced to adjust the gain of the PGA. Using the GF180-nm BiCMOS process, the measurement results show that, when used in a Hall sensor, the sensitivity ranges from 1.8 mV/G to 15.8 mV/G, with a linearity error of less than 0.4% and a temperature sensitivity drift of less than 0.3% over the operational temperature range of −40∼140°C.</p>","PeriodicalId":11556,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Letters","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ell2.70355","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144581847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Passive NOT Gate at Gbps Data Rates Using an LC Lattice","authors":"Joshua David Schwartz, Hao Sun, José Azaña","doi":"10.1049/ell2.70360","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.70360","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this work, an unpowered Boolean NOT gate is demonstrated through the novel repurposing of a classic LC filter circuit. This expands the library of logical primitives that can operate without a power supply in the native electrical medium. The authors describe the circuit and experimentally validate its operation at up to 5 Gbps.</p>","PeriodicalId":11556,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Letters","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ell2.70360","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144573893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamic Resource Reservation for Deadline-Guaranteed Admission Control in Distributed Time-Sensitive Networking","authors":"Sifan Yu, Anlan Xie, Feng He, Luxi Zhao","doi":"10.1049/ell2.70350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ell2.70350","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Conventional deadline-guaranteed admission control methods in distributed time-sensitive networking (TSN) rely on fixed bandwidth reservations and delay budgets that are unadjustable at runtime, limiting the adaptability and stability of admitting time-critical traffic and hindering the efficient use of residual bandwidth for non-time-critical traffic. In this letter, we propose a novel dynamic resource reservation scheme for distributed admission control. It uses information available in distributed networks to adaptively adjust local deadlines and bandwidth reservations in response to dynamic traffic changes, ensuring end-to-end deadlines for time-critical traffic while maximizing available bandwidth for non-time-critical traffic. We also present the implementation within the resource allocation protocol (RAP) model, eliminating the need for centralized storage and decision-making. Experimental results show that our method avoids the need for pre-configuration based on prior traffic knowledge, increases admissions for time-critical traffic, and enhances available bandwidth for non-time-critical traffic.</p>","PeriodicalId":11556,"journal":{"name":"Electronics Letters","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ell2.70350","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144581846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}