{"title":"New geometry for improving Q-factor of spiral integrated inductor on low cost integrated circuit process","authors":"N. Hosseini, H. Nabovati","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090298","url":null,"abstract":"Implementation of a high quality spiral inductor on silicon substrate is a long lasting challenge for the microfabrication researchers; in this paper a new spiral inductor which is compatible with the standard IC technology is proposed. This new inductor shows more quality factor and higher resonance frequency even though the overall inductance value remains almost the constant in compare with the traditional designs. This new structure shows more improvement in the peak of quality factor as the number of turn increases.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115848950","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":"Spectrum sensing using multiple antenna-aided energy detectors for cognitive radio","authors":"Seung-Hoon Hwang, Jun-Ho Baek, O. Dobre","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090122","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a new energy detection-based scheme is introduced for spectrum sensing in cognitive radio systems. This employs multiple receive antennas to mitigate the channel fading. Partial decisions are first made by employing the conventional energy detector at each antenna, based on which a final decision on the presence of the signal is reached. Performance of the proposed and conventional energy detection schemes is presented in terms of the complementary receiver operating characteristic (ROC), when considering a Suzuki channel. The effect of the sensing duration and mobile speed on the sensing performance is also investigated.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128941982","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":"Design of adaptive MIMO system using linear dispersion code","authors":"M. Gheryani, Zhiyuan Wu, Y. Shayan","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090097","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we develop a new design for adaptation of linear dispersion code. A new adaptive parameter called spacetime symbol rate is applied in our design. We have studied the statistics of signal-to-interference-noise of a linear MMSE receiver over a Rayleigh fading channel. The average BER for a given constellation using the MMSE receiver is calculated numerically. With the statistics as a guideline, two adaptive techniques using constellation and space-time symbol rate are studied, respectively. If constellation and space-time symbol rate are considered jointly, more selection modes can be available. Theoretical analysis demonstrates that the average transmission rate of the joint adaptation can be improved in this case. Simulation results are provided to show the benefits of our new design.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130902697","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":"Globally consistent mapping of large-scale passageway environments","authors":"U. Artan, N. Lavigne, J. Marshall","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090210","url":null,"abstract":"Navigation and mapping are important subtasks in mobile robotics, particularly in large-scale passageway environments (e.g., in underground mines) where satellite GPS is not available. What makes robotic mapping in such environments especially challenging is the problem of identifying when the robot has returned to an already traversed area. This paper reports on the concept development and implementation of algorithms intended to achieve global consistency in generated maps, which might subsequently be used for navigation purposes. Presented are preliminary results from trials conducted in the Carleton University underground tunnel network using a SICK laser rangefinder and Pioneer P3-DX robot.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133304017","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 set-membership affine projection algorithm with adaptive error bound","authors":"M. Bhotto, A. Antoniou","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090257","url":null,"abstract":"A new set-membership affine projection (SM-AP) algorithm for adaptive filtering applications is proposed. The new SMAP algorithm eliminates the error-bound estimation problem of the conventional SM-AP algorithm. The poor tracking performance in nonstationary environments of the conventional SM-AP algorithm is also considered. A solution to this problem is proposed by incorporating a switching mechanism in the proposed SM-AP algorithm. The new SM-AP algorithm has better convergence efficiency and yields lower misadjustment than the conventional AP algorithm. On the other hand, with the switching mechanism it has better convergence efficiency and yields lower misadjustment than the conventional SM-AP algorithm in nonstationary environments.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"239 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132272460","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":"Awater heater model for increased power system efficiency","authors":"L. Paull, Derek MacKay, Howard Li, Liuchen Chang","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090225","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a domestic hot water heater model to be used in a demand side management program. Water heater loads are extracted from household load data, and then used do develop household water usage data. The model incorporates both the thermal losses and the water used to determine the temperature of the water in the tank. The model will be used in the future to develop intelligent control algorithms to increase power system efficiency and reliability.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132437962","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":"Development of multi CA model of 4-way road intersection","authors":"A. Lawniczak, B. D. Stefano","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090272","url":null,"abstract":"We describe our development of a road traffic multi CA (Cellular Automata) model of the four most common types of 4-way intersection (Yield-controlled intersections, Stop-controlled intersections, Signal-controlled intersections, and Roundabout-based intersection). We developed this model to study how these four different types of 4-way intersection affect road traffic flow & congestion in general and “travel time” in particular. In this paper, we focus in particular on the mathematical algorithm, on the model abstractions, and on the simulator architecture. We adhere as much as possible to the CA paradigm as a way of avoiding hard to detect inconsistencies that could invalidate the model and the results obtained by using it.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134489995","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":"On the capacity of 60 GHz wireless communications","authors":"Hao Zhang, T. Gulliver","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090265","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090265","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we determine the channel capacity of 60GHz wireless communications over additive white Gaussian noise channels. The channel capacity with phase shift keying (PSK) is investigated under FCC power constraints for the unlicensed 59– 64GHz radio spectrum. It is shown that the capacity of 60GHz wireless communications is a function of distance and signal to noise (SNR) ratio, which demonstrates a fundamental trade-off for system design. The 60GHz system capacity is also compared to the capacity of Ultra Wideband radio system.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131315159","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":"Is it worth to keep an all optical OBS data plane?","authors":"T. Coutelen, B. Jaumard, G. Hébuterne","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090138","url":null,"abstract":"Optical Burst Switching (OBS) has been proposed a decade ago to enhance the resource utilization of the current OCS technology throughout statistical multiplexing. Therein the lack of optical memory is sidestepped by advanced signaling protocols that cannot, however, prevent contentions. The contention probability is highly related to the traffic profile in the core network for which the Engset model has been shown relevant. In OBS, as the data plane is transparent, the traffic profile in the core network is completely defined by the emission process. In this paper, we describe the emission process and identify configurations that take advantage of the Engset model. We then propose a hybrid architecture that features burst re-aggregation in some intermediate nodes to exploit the favorable emission configurations. This variation of OBS requires only a slight modification of the core nodes and significantly impacts the performances: Simulations performed on the EONET network show a significant loss rate reduction, whereas the delay is in the worst case slightly increased.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131398150","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 comparative study of the reliability of the power electronics in grid connected small wind turbine systems","authors":"M. Arifujjaman, M. Iqbal, J. Quaicoe","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090161","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents a reliability analysis of the Power Conditioning System (PCS) for both the Permanent Magnet Generator (PMG) and Wound Rotor Induction Generator (WRIG)-based small wind turbine generation systems. The PCS for grid connection of the PMG-based system requires a rectifier, boost converter and a grid-tie inverter, while the WRIG-based system employs a rectifier, a chopper and an external resistor in the rotor side with the stator directly connected to the grid. Reliability of the PCS is analyzed for the worst case scenario of maximum conversion losses at a predetermined wind speed. The analysis reveals that the Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) of the PCS of a WRIG-based small wind turbine is much higher than the MTBF of the PCS of a PMG-based small wind turbine. The investigation is extended to identify the least reliable component within the PCS for both systems. It is shown that the inverter has the dominant effect on the system reliability for the PMG-based system, while the rectifier is the least reliable for the WRIG-based system. This research indicates that the WRIG-based small wind turbine with a simple PCS is a much better option for small wind energy conversion system.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123989372","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}