{"title":"The effects of asymmetry on capacitive angular sensors","authors":"T. Sauter, H. Nachtnebel","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.2002.1007107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.2002.1007107","url":null,"abstract":"Ratiometric measurement schemes are widely used where sensors can be segmented so that the quantity of interest can be determined from the relative differences of the signals captured at each segment. This idea relies on the basic assumptions that the individual segments are measured simultaneously and that these signals obey certain symmetry rules with respect to the quantity to be measured. Unfortunately, both assumptions cannot fully be met in practice. This paper investigates the influence of asymmetry on a segmented capacitive angular sensor. Particular emphasis is placed on the noise introduced by a sequential rather than simultaneous measurement of the segments and by asymmetries due to the sensor geometry and fabrication tolerances. We find the measurement algorithm to be relatively robust provided that only one type of asymmetry dominates.","PeriodicalId":141111,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/2002. Proceedings of the 19th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IEEE Cat. No.00CH37276)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130883136","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":"Walsh digital filters applied to distance protection","authors":"R. Micheletti, R. Pieri","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.2002.1006890","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.2002.1006890","url":null,"abstract":"Distance relays must estimate accurately and quickly the distance to the fault even in presence of highly distorted input signals. Several digital filtering algorithms for distance relays have been proposed and some of them are used in practical applications. However nonlinear loads are becoming more and more common in electric power systems and that increases the corruption level of signals. For this reason, the study of digital filtering techniques for the extraction of fundamental components from highly corrupt voltage and current waveforms is of vital importance for the development of algorithms applied to the digital protection of transmission lines. The studied technique, proposed in this paper, is based on Walsh functions.","PeriodicalId":141111,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/2002. Proceedings of the 19th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IEEE Cat. No.00CH37276)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129020733","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 domain analysis of nonlinear systems driven by multiharmonic signals","authors":"M. Solomou, C. Evans, David Rees, N. Chiras","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.2002.1006944","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.2002.1006944","url":null,"abstract":"New insights on the frequency-domain output properties of nonlinear systems driven by multiharmonic signals will be discussed in this paper. These are based on a detailed analysis of the mechanisms at work on the generation of a class of nonlinear distortions, termed harmonic components. This leads to the derivation of formulae to calculate the number of harmonic components generated by any order of nonlinearity at the excitation frequencies during frequency response function measurements. Based on these formulae the classification of nonlinear distortions in harmonic and interharmonic components is compared against other methodologies on the classification of nonlinear distortions.","PeriodicalId":141111,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/2002. Proceedings of the 19th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IEEE Cat. No.00CH37276)","volume":"91 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126780473","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":"A pseudo stereo vision system as a sensor for real time path control of a robot","authors":"T. Pachidis, J. Lygouras","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.2002.1007197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.2002.1007197","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the design and the construction of a new system for stereo vision using planar mirrors and a single camera is presented. Two superimposed stereo images are received simultaneously as a complex image and using a proper algorithm, disparities and depth of objects of the scene can be obtained. Two virtual cameras are created from this pseudo stereo vision system (PSVS) with exactly the same geometric properties, parameters and angular FOV of the real camera. This vision system has no moving parts, its construction is quite simple and it is mechanically robust. Thus, it is easy for this system to be mounted to the end effector of a robotic manipulator or to a mobile robot.","PeriodicalId":141111,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/2002. Proceedings of the 19th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IEEE Cat. No.00CH37276)","volume":"124 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121575581","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}
Wang Rui‐Rong, Wang Le-yu, Geng Chen-ge, Zhou Hong
{"title":"The design of VPP software development environment","authors":"Wang Rui‐Rong, Wang Le-yu, Geng Chen-ge, Zhou Hong","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.2002.1006875","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.2002.1006875","url":null,"abstract":"VPP (Visual Programming Platform) is an integrated software development environment for Virtual Instrument (VI). It is based on a dynamic Extended Dataflow Language (EDFL) and allows users to graphically create block diagrams of their applications and interactively control inputs, outputs, and system variables. VPP builds on top of some experiences of HP-VEE/LabVIEW, is easier to user, more compatible and supported for quite some time. The system structure and semantics of EDFL are presented. With a precise specification of a language's semantics and a system model, it is in many cases only a small step towards a new implementation.","PeriodicalId":141111,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/2002. Proceedings of the 19th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IEEE Cat. No.00CH37276)","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122954014","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":"Floating-point ADC optimized for acquisition of deterministic signals","authors":"V. Groza","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.2002.1006928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.2002.1006928","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a high-speed floating-point analog-to-digital converter in the framework of deterministic signal acquisition systems. The proposed circuit allows quantization of large dynamics signals, while keeping a low relative error. FP-ADC precision characteristics are analyzed in the context of exponential decay signals acquisition.","PeriodicalId":141111,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/2002. Proceedings of the 19th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IEEE Cat. No.00CH37276)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126808464","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":"A neural network inversion system for atmospheric remote-sensing measurements","authors":"L. Vann, Yongxiang Hu","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.2002.1007201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.2002.1007201","url":null,"abstract":"A neural network inversion system is being developed to retrieve physical properties of the atmosphere. The neural network is being trained with radiative transfer simulations, atmospheric measurements, and theoretical understandings about the physical properties and their signatures in satellite measurements. The learning and adjusting process will be very fast and automated. This study seeks to improve future remote-sensing algorithms by bridging visual understanding within the human brain and the retrieval techniques developed by researchers in scientific community. With the new inversion technique of remote-sensing measurements, we will greatly reduce the time and mass storage of conventional inversion methods.","PeriodicalId":141111,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/2002. Proceedings of the 19th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IEEE Cat. No.00CH37276)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121037686","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":"Integration of dependability in a task allocation problem","authors":"F. Bicking, B. Conrard, J. Thiriet","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.2002.1007173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.2002.1007173","url":null,"abstract":"The tasks allocation on various components or processing units composing an automation system needs a design-aided methodology in order to both obtain relevant architecture of this automation system and a sufficiently efficient tasks allocation. The dependability, mainly illustrated in our approach by the availability of the process and by the reliability that characterizes the risk of incidents or accident occurrences, can be taken into account in the earliest stage of the design of the automation system. The main interest is that it allows the definition of reliable operational and functional architectures. To achieve the tasks allocation the used search method must integrate a notion of cost that includes both technological and functional aspects and those linked to the dependability. A genetic approach is used for the task allocation, giving a very satisfactory result in a reasonable computational time.","PeriodicalId":141111,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/2002. Proceedings of the 19th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IEEE Cat. No.00CH37276)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125275427","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":"Fiber-optic interferometric polarization analyzer","authors":"L. Jaroszewicz, P. Marć","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.2002.1007180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.2002.1007180","url":null,"abstract":"In the paper theoretical and experimental investigations of a possibility the full polarization parameters measurement by the in-line fiber-optic interferometer in the Sagnac configuration is described The presented device uses interferometric measurement technique based on the fourth Fresnel-Arago's condition, which secures very good system accuracy and stability. The detection of the polarization state as well as degree of the polarization in real time by the devices containing standard single-mode fiber and an appropriate applied modulation technique is a new system property.","PeriodicalId":141111,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/2002. Proceedings of the 19th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IEEE Cat. No.00CH37276)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131161044","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":"Self localizing sensor network architectures","authors":"F. Mondinelli, Z.M. Kovacs Vajna","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.2002.1006948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.2002.1006948","url":null,"abstract":"This paper faces the problem of configuration and communication in a distributed radio sensor network composed of identical sensors randomly placed in a 2 or 3 dimensional space. The reference is provided by objects with known position called masters. Two architectures are shown, the first uses one master, the second three masters. The one master architecture makes it possible to identify and locate all the sensors in space and to calculate for each of them the lowest energy transmission path to reach the master. The three master architecture locates each sensor when a transmission of information occurs by triangulation and can not optimize energy consumption during sensor communication. On the other hand, it is able to localize also moving sensors or to handle dynamically changing sensor topologies. The results show that the three master architecture is faster, but it implies an energy waste of 26 times greater than the one master architecture.","PeriodicalId":141111,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/2002. Proceedings of the 19th IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IEEE Cat. No.00CH37276)","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133597563","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}