Mohamed Mezaache, O. Benaouda, S. Chaouch, B. Babes, R. Amraoui
{"title":"Optimizing MAG Welding Input Variables to Maximize Penetration Depth Using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm","authors":"Mohamed Mezaache, O. Benaouda, S. Chaouch, B. Babes, R. Amraoui","doi":"10.3390/engproc2022014005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2022014005","url":null,"abstract":"Systems based on artificial intelligence, such as particle swarm optimization and genetic algorithm have received increased attention in many research areas. One of the main objectives in the gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process is to achieve maximum depth of penetration (DP) as a characteristic of quality and stiffness. This article has examined the application of particle swarm optimization algorithm to obtain a better DP in a GMAW and compare the results obtained with the technique of genetic algorithms. The effect of four main welding variables in GMAW process which are the welding voltage, the welding speed, the wire feed speed and the nozzle-to-plate distance on the DP have been studied. For the implementation of optimization, a source code has been developed in MATLAB 8.3. The results showed that, in order to obtain the upper penetration depth, it is necessary that: the welding voltage, the welding speed and the nozzle-to-plate distance must be at their lowest levels; the wire feed speed at its highest level.","PeriodicalId":11748,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Proceedings","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72686058","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":"Frequency Control System Effectiveness in a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Plant","authors":"D. Talah, H. Bentarzi","doi":"10.3390/engproc2022014001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2022014001","url":null,"abstract":"Combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs) have considerable merits and are mainly the most frequently researched topics in power generation, due to their attractive performance characteristics and low-emission combustion system. A change in power demands throughout a power system is reflected by a change in the frequency in the network. Therefore, a significant loss in a power system without a suitable control system can cause an extreme frequency disturbance in the network. However, it has been observed that many research studies have focused on control issues and voltage stability, contrary to frequency control, which receives less interest in this field. Considering these remarks, our contribution deals with the frequency control system. This study focuses on the effectiveness of the frequency control system in a combined cycle gas turbine plant. Thus, a dynamic model for a CCGT plant has been developed in MATLAB/Simulink, and the power system responses are examined following the frequency deviation.","PeriodicalId":11748,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Proceedings","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73424458","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}
S. Migdall, Sandra Dotzler, Eva Gleisberg, F. Appel, M. Muerth, H. Bach, Giulio Weikmann, C. Paris, D. Marinelli, L. Bruzzone
{"title":"Crop Water Availability Mapping in the Danube Basin Based on Deep Learning, Hydrological and Crop Growth Modelling","authors":"S. Migdall, Sandra Dotzler, Eva Gleisberg, F. Appel, M. Muerth, H. Bach, Giulio Weikmann, C. Paris, D. Marinelli, L. Bruzzone","doi":"10.3390/engproc2021009042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2021009042","url":null,"abstract":"The Danube Basin has been hit by several droughts in the last few years. As climate change makes weather extremes and temperature records in late winter and early spring more likely, water availability and irrigation possibilities become more important. In this paper, the crop water demand at field and national scale within the Danube Basin is presented using a dense time series of multispectral Sentinel-2 data, for crop type maps derived with deep learning techniques and physically-based models for crop parameter retrieval and crop growth modelling.","PeriodicalId":11748,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Proceedings","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83155113","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}
Youssouf Zemam, Noureddine Boukli Hacene, Y. Belhadef
{"title":"Hilbert Fractal PIFA Antenna for DCS, PCS, UMTS and WiMAX Wireless Applications","authors":"Youssouf Zemam, Noureddine Boukli Hacene, Y. Belhadef","doi":"10.3390/engproc2022014002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2022014002","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, a novel quad-band fractal PIFA antenna design for DCS, PCS, UMTS, and WiMAX wireless communications systems is presented. The proposed antenna is a PIFA antenna where a slot having a Hilbert fractal shape at the third iteration has been inserted at the center of the radiating patch. The fractal shape of the implanted slot on the PIFA antenna was used in order to make the antenna operational at four frequency bands, according the required applications. The proposed antenna with the fractal shape of the slot offers quad-band operation with a miniaturized size compared to the initial PIFA antenna, such that the dimensions of the radiating patch become equal to 28 mm × 28 mm. This structure is operational in the following frequency bands: (1.73–2.08) GHz, (2.46–2.59) GHz, (3.39–3.47) GHz, and the band (4.56–5.02) GHz covering DCS, PCS, UMTS, and WiMAX mobile communications systems, respectively, with a gain ranging from 2 dB to 6 dB at the desired frequency bands. The fractal PIFA antenna design was carried out under CST MWs software with validation of the results made using HFSS software. There is good agreement between the obtained results by the two simulation software.","PeriodicalId":11748,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Proceedings","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77779930","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":"Awareness Raising and Capacity Building through a Scalable Automatic Water Harvest Monitoring System to Improve Water Resource Management in Monteverde Community, Costa Rica","authors":"Roberto Brenes, A. Torres, J. Aguilar, R. Aguilar","doi":"10.3390/engproc2021009045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2021009045","url":null,"abstract":"An outreach project is conducted for the protection of water resources in Monteverde, Costa Rica. An automatic monitoring system for rainwater harvesting (AMSWH) was implemented into a water-harvesting system in the Monteverde Institute (MVI). Through information and communications technology, the project aims to promote water-harvesting systems in Monteverde community by demonstrating the quantifiable benefits in water use (e.g., capture rainwater for use in toilets, vegetable gardens and washing machines), thereby saving drinkable water. During 2021, implemented flow meters and distance sensors in the AMSWH have indicated that 5000 L of potable water has been saved by the MVI.","PeriodicalId":11748,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Proceedings","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77253878","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}
Henrik Hardell, Anastasia Lemetti, Tatiana Polishchuk, Lucie Smetanová
{"title":"Evaluation of the Sequencing and Merging Procedures at Three European Airports Using Opensky Data","authors":"Henrik Hardell, Anastasia Lemetti, Tatiana Polishchuk, Lucie Smetanová","doi":"10.3390/engproc2021013013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2021013013","url":null,"abstract":"With the development of aircraft equipment, conventional navigation shifted towards performance-based navigation (PBN) procedures, which significantly improved the efficiency of airport arrivals. Availability of the open-access Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data enables research targeting careful and detailed analysis of the arrival performance. In this work, we demonstrate how we use historical data provided via Opensky Network to investigate various aspects of arrival performance at three European airports implementing different sequencing and merging techniques (Dublin, Stockholm-Arlanda, and Vienna). We create a number of datasets of different size and features, and apply a set of performance metrics characterizing horizontal and vertical efficiency, sequencing and metering effort, as well as environmental efficiency at the chosen airports.","PeriodicalId":11748,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Proceedings","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81283001","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":"Sub-Synchronous Torsional Interaction Study and Mitigation Using a Synchro-Phasors Measurement Unit","authors":"M. Tsebia, H. Bentarzi","doi":"10.3390/engproc2022014008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2022014008","url":null,"abstract":"In a power plant, sub-synchronous resonance is not encountered very often, but when it occurs, it can cause a very serious problem and severe damage. Many efforts have been investigated to study and hence mitigate a resonance produced between electrical synchronous machines and the electrical grid that may arise for frequencies other than the fundamental one (50 Hz). Natural resonances in the electrical grid incorporating series capacitors can appear for sub-synchronous frequencies and can be both a series and parallel resonance nature. Mitigation techniques are required for a power plant with an extensive turbine-generator string located near a long power transmission line with series capacitors. Due to the severe consequences, power plants that risk sub-synchronous resonance (SSR) may be equipped with appropriate protection. However, if the sub-synchronous resonance frequencies of the network coincide with any of the mechanical frequencies of the turbine-generator shaft, torsional interaction that is called sub-synchronous torsional interaction (SSTI). If the electrical damping for a specific frequency in the network is insufficient or negative in comparison to mechanical damping, it may lead to this sub-synchronous torsional interaction. This phenomenon can be hazardous causing fatigue in the turbine-generator shaft, which results in the failure of the power generation unit. It can also occur due to the interaction between a control system of converters and the turbine generators. In this research paper, a study using different methods of analysis developed by transmission system operators (TSOs) and the manufacturers with one case study is presented. Additionally, different mitigation techniques, such as filtering and damping, are suggested. Furthermore, a demonstration for measuring principles as well as monitoring and protection against SSTI using a synchro-phasors measurement unit has been presented.","PeriodicalId":11748,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Proceedings","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76089339","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":"Backstepping Control of Drone","authors":"A. Saibi, R. Boushaki, Hadjira Belaidi","doi":"10.3390/engproc2022014004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2022014004","url":null,"abstract":"This work derives the models which can be used to design and implement control laws for six degrees-of-freedom (DOF) quadrotor stability. The first part of this paper deals with the presentation of the background of quadrotor modeling; the second part describes the direct control of the drone using the backstepping control principal. This principal is based on the division of the system into several sub-systems in a cascade, which makes the control laws generated on each subsystem, in a decreasing manner, until a global control law for the whole system is generated. The simulation results for the sm controller are generated on the MATLAB/Simulink platform; the results show a good performance in both the transient and steady-state operations.","PeriodicalId":11748,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Proceedings","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79906244","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":"Conceptual Framework to Integrate Economic Drivers of Decision Making for Technology Adoption in Agriculture","authors":"T. L. Romanelli, F. Muñoz-Arriola, A. Colaço","doi":"10.3390/engproc2021009043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2021009043","url":null,"abstract":"This study evaluates how much technology adoption could cost in a variety of crop-production scenarios. Cost-reduction simulations consider scenarios of higher input use efficiency such as reducing the usage of diesel, labor, irrigation, fertilizer, herbicide, and seed, among others. The scenarios aim to increase yields by integrating the effect of each input-reduction on the total operating costs. Agricultural production estimates for Nebraska in the US indicates that a technology that saves 1% of diesel is cost-effective, costing between USD 0.15/ha and USD 0.32/ha (for corn). Improvements on input use efficiency should be prioritized to incentivize technology development and adoption. This study balances input costs and crop production, allowing the identification of adoption cost thresholds tailored to specific farming scenarios. It also enabled interpretations regarding optimal scenarios for technology adoption. In addition, this study indicates that irrigated systems foster the adoption of technologies more than in dryland cropping systems.","PeriodicalId":11748,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Proceedings","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75156319","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":"Aircraft Localization Using ATC Data with Nanosecond Precision from Distributed Crowdsourced Receivers","authors":"S. Markochev","doi":"10.3390/engproc2021013012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2021013012","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present the first place solution for the Aircraft Localization Competition, which was held on the AIcrowd platform between 15 June 2020 and 31 January 2021 and was organized by the OpenSky Network and the Cyber-Defence Campus of armasuisse Science and Technology. The data for the competition was collected by the OpenSky Network from hundreds of crowdsourced low-cost receivers with nanosecond precision timestamps. Many receivers experienced clock drift and random walk and even provided fully broken timestamps. The solution combines well-known multilateration positioning with a variety of filtering methods and two tailored models for radio wave propagation and receiver clock drift to predict unknown aircraft locations. In this solution, we managed to synchronize 241 receivers, including 36 GPS-equipped, and achieved 81.9 m RMSE 2D distance prediction accuracy on 70% of samples on the private leaderboard.","PeriodicalId":11748,"journal":{"name":"Engineering Proceedings","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87032662","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}