S. Henault, Y. Antar, S. Rajan, R. Inkol, Sichun Wang
{"title":"Impact of a finite ground plane on the accuracy of conventional wideband direction finding systems for signals of unknown polarization","authors":"S. Henault, Y. Antar, S. Rajan, R. Inkol, Sichun Wang","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090300","url":null,"abstract":"The additional estimation error introduced by the use of finite ground planes is evaluated numerically for two types of conventional direction finding (DF) systems. The analysis reveals that commonly accepted ground plane dimensions result in degraded estimation accuracy when the incoming signals are of unknown polarization.","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":"114156648","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":"The Australian Coastal Ocean radar Network facility","authors":"M. Heron","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090084","url":null,"abstract":"The Australian Coastal Ocean radar Network (ACORN) is a monitoring network of HF radars which are being installed around Australia under a National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). It is a five-year project, at the end of which there will be five pairs of radar stations and one triplet installed and operating, enabled by the central pool of funding for the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) which is a part of NCRIS, and augmented by funding from other sources. At each chosen site there is a pair (or triplet) of radar stations, mounted on the shore, which receive radar echoes from the rough sea. Four of the pairs of radar stations are phased array installations and one pair and the triplet are of the amplitude direction finding genre. The NCRIS strategy is to provide easily accessed data, freely available to researchers in quality controlled archives. The IMOS aim is to produce data which will support research into coastal dynamics and exchange between the open ocean and the continental shelf. In addition to research in coastal oceanography, the data are available for algorithm development and evaluation of new applications for HF ocean radar. There is potential for application of the data to management of coastal marine resources, and in marine safety areas. Real-time maps of surface currents and the prospect of short-term forecasting have the potential to reduce search areas in coastal waters and to make pollution/spill mitigation more effective. With the establishment of HF radar monitoring stations like those in ACORN, there is growing opportunity for researchers around the world to access data from well curated archives to carry out basic research on physical oceanography, or applications research without having direct access to the measuring facility. This feature brings the ACORN HF radars into GEOSS for coastal processes and dynamics.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"71 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":"114714722","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":"PWCE design in survivablewdm networks using unrestricted shape p-structure patterns","authors":"S. Sebbah, B. Jaumard","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090137","url":null,"abstract":"We propose a new way to design a Protected Working Capacity Envelope (PWCE) in survivable WDM networks by using pre-configured protection structures with unrestricted shapes (arbitrary shape patterns). So far, the pre-configured cycle (p-cycle) structure is the only building block that has been used in the design of PWCEs. In this paper, we do not impose any restriction on the shapes of the protection building blocks, rather, we search for p-structures in the network that favor the protection efficiency (reliability, redundancy) and recovery delay (local recovery). In order to cope with the large solution space, we use an efficient large scale optimization technique that relies on Column Generation (CG) where only globally most promising p-structures are enumerated on the fly during the optimization process. We compare the capacity efficiency, the reliability, and the average length of the backup paths of our PWCE design approach with the p-cycle based one. The results show that a design based on unrestricted p-structure patterns is ∼ 10% less capacity redundant, ∼ 15% more reliable, and allow recovery along shorter backup paths compared to the p-cycle based scheme.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"7 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":"125332311","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 novel SHE-PWM method for five level voltage inverters with quarter-wave symmetry","authors":"W. Fei, Bin Wu, Qin Wu","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090287","url":null,"abstract":"A novel formulation of quarter-symmetry SHE-PWM problems for five-level voltage inverters is proposed. The SHE modulation scheme features a broad solution space and can eliminate a large number of low-order harmonics. An effective method for obtaining initial values of switching angles is proposed. To illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed SHE method, a five-level voltage source inverter with elimination of 11 low-order harmonics is investigated. The SHE-PWM equations that can eliminate harmonics from 5th to 35th with modulation index M varying from 0 to 1.15 are formulated, and solutions are presented. Simulations and experiments are carried out. It is demonstrated that the experimental results agree well with simulated ones, which proves the validity and practicability of the new method proposed.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"22 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":"126048433","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":"An optimal interworking authentication scheme based on EAP-AKA for heterogeneous access networks","authors":"Mei Song, Li Wang, Jianwen Huang, Junde Song","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090237","url":null,"abstract":"Based on EAP-AKA for different wireless access networks, this paper mainly focuses on the optimal authentication scheme. First, an optimized interworking authentication architecture is proposed among 3GPP, WLAN and WiMAX. Additionally, we present an authentication analytic model for 3GPP-WiMAX, pointing out that the authentication signaling cost can not only be affected by the k value of the authentication vectors array at a time obtained by 3GPP AAA server from Home Subscriber Server (i.e. authentication center), but also be impacted by the times of re-authentication with the same AV. Finally, from the numerical simulations, it is desirable to provide guidelines for selecting an appropriate k, so as to achieve the best system performance.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"365 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":"122831415","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":"Segmentation of the effective area of images of renal biopsy samples","authors":"S. Seminowich, A. Sar, S. Yilmaz, R. Rangayyan","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090101","url":null,"abstract":"Diagnosis and monitoring of kidney diseases and transplants is supported by microscopic analysis of needle-core biopsy samples. The current methods of analysis allow for inconsistencies, bias, and inaccuracies. We propose image processing methods for automatic segmentation of the effective biopsy area (cortex and medulla) from digital images of renal biopsy samples. The methods include opening-by-reconstruction, a morphological closing operation, and morphological erosion. The results are compared to 100 randomly selected images manually marked by an experienced renal pathologist. Comparative measures indicate that the automatically detected region of interest closely matches the ground truth; the mean distance to the closest point was 5.46 ± 3.92 µm (6 ± 4.31 pixels) and the true-positive fraction was 98.25 ± 1.77%.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"56 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":"121729280","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}
Y. Benabderrahmane, A. Salem, S. Selouani, D. O'Shaughnessy
{"title":"Blind speech separation using high order statistics","authors":"Y. Benabderrahmane, A. Salem, S. Selouani, D. O'Shaughnessy","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090213","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with blind speech separation of instantaneous and convolutive mixtures of non-Gaussian sources. The separation criterion is based on higher order statistics (HOS) on the assumption that the sources are statistically independent. We propose to simplify and to improve the classical Herault-Jutten algorithm by choosing adequate high order non-linear functions for adaptation. The convolutive case is investigated through a model with impulse responses modeling the Head Related Transfer Function (HRTF). Experimental results show the efficiency of the proposed approach in terms of signal-to-interference ratio, when compared to the widely used fastICA algorithm. In the convolutive case a satisfactory separation of the sources has been achieved.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"92 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":"124776926","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":"Improved layered space time architecture over quasi-static fading channels with unequal power allocation and multistage decoding","authors":"Dherar Rezk, Xiaofeng Wang","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090205","url":null,"abstract":"The Bell labs layered space-time (BLAST) architecture pioneered by Foschini was found to achieve high spectral efficiency with moderate complexity. However, the redundancy in error correcting codes in BLAST receiver is not used in detection improvement, as detection and decoding are carried out separately. In this paper, we investigate a new approach for improved performance of BLAST based on multi- stage decoding (MSD) and unequal transmit power allocation among layers, for transmission over flat quasi-static Rayleigh fading channels. The use of MSD exploits the inherent redundancy in the employed channel codes to improve detection in BLAST without the need for complex iterative decoding approaches. In addition, we investigate unequal transmit power allocation among layers for transmission over flat quasi-static Rayleigh fading channels. We first derive a theorem for power allocation that maximizes outage capacity. We then find the unequal power allocation required to guarantee equal outage capacities among layers in BLAST combined with MSD detection. The proposed power allocation simplifies implementation and improves error performance. Simulation results show that the proposed architecture significantly outperforms existing BLAST schemes in terms of error performance for transmission over flat quasi-static Rayleigh fading channels.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"19 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":"122115007","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":"Analog placement design with constraints of multiple symmetry groups","authors":"Rui He, Lihong Zhang","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090316","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a solution to handling multiple symmetry constraints in the placement design using transitive closure graph (TCG) representation for analog layouts. We propose a set of symmetric-feasible conditions, which can guarantee symmetric placement of sensitive cells with respect to multiple symmetry axes for reduction of parasitic mismatch and thermal gradients. We also develop a new contour-based packing scheme with time complexity of O(p⋅nlgn), where p is the number of symmetric groups and n is the number of the placed cells. Furthermore, a set of perturbation operations with time complexity of O(n), where n is the number of the placed cells, are defined in order to generate a random symmetric-feasible TCG configuration from an existing one. Our experimental results show the effectiveness of this approach compared to other state-of-the-art placement algorithms.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"7 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131436816","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":"Application layer optimization for efficient video streaming over IEEE 802.11 based wireless networks","authors":"A. Moid, A. Fapojuwo","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.2009.5090236","url":null,"abstract":"Most of the existing video streaming systems employ the worst case analysis in application layer buffer size dimensioning. Even though the worst case buffer size dimensioning provides deterministic quality of service (QoS) guarantees that are desirable in multimedia transmission, however, this also over-provisions the scarce memory resources. In this paper, we propose a dynamic technique for buffer and rate allocation under two scenarios: 1) when the channel conditions are known a-priori, and 2) when the channel conditions are unknown. Simulation results show up to an order of magnitude savings in the application layer buffer requirements for the two scenarios considered. Furthermore, a-priori knowledge of the channel conditions at the application layer yields an improved video quality.","PeriodicalId":153464,"journal":{"name":"2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering","volume":"31 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":"125553263","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}