{"title":"On the possibility of using simple weather forecast in the adaptation of building envelopes for energy efficiency","authors":"R. Hammoud, K. El Khoury, R. Daou","doi":"10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665544","url":null,"abstract":"Adaptive building envelopes consist in having components with possibly variable properties that may adapt to weather conditions in order to increase the energy efficiency. Simulation-based optimization of properties needs meteorological data. In this paper, the possibility of using simple weather forecast for the adaptation of a building envelope on a weekly basis is examined. A simple approach is defined and tested on the case of an office space situated in Beirut, Lebanon. The results are compared to those obtained with detailed meteorological data, which shows good matching.","PeriodicalId":181607,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Engineering Technology (IMCET)","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130183843","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}
Farah Yassine, Melhem El Helou, S. Lahoud, O. Bazzi
{"title":"Performance of Narrowband IoT Link Adaptation with Rate and Energy Objectives","authors":"Farah Yassine, Melhem El Helou, S. Lahoud, O. Bazzi","doi":"10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665562","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665562","url":null,"abstract":"This paper provides a detailed investigation on the performance of Narrowband IoT link adaptation under different approaches: Max-Rate approach, Min-Energy approach and the Max-Energy-Efficiency approach while considering realistic channel estimation. Simulation results study the impact of the received power on the performance of the link adaptation in terms of the achieved consumed energy, data rate, energy efficiency, and spectral efficiency. Particularly, we show that maximizing data rate in NB-IoT leads to maximizing the spectral efficiency except at extremely low received powers. Also, results focus on the impact of the data size on the performance of the link adaptation in NB-IoT. We show that larger data sizes lead to higher energy consumption, lower data rate and lower energy efficiency.","PeriodicalId":181607,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Engineering Technology (IMCET)","volume":"117 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117314322","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}
M. Mannah, Michael Nahas, Abdel-Razzak Merheb, Ahmad Haddad
{"title":"Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Standalone Hybrid Systems for Small Residential Units: Case Study Lebanon","authors":"M. Mannah, Michael Nahas, Abdel-Razzak Merheb, Ahmad Haddad","doi":"10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665498","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a hybrid system based on solar and wind energy sources is designed, simulated and evaluated in terms of performance and economic interest. When there is a drop of power, fuel cells are used to manage the deficiency. The investigated system is situated in Lebanon and the sizing takes into account the surrounding conditions such as meteorological data and particularities of the Lebanese situation. The main objective is to optimize the design such as the PV, wind and FC system would fully supply a typical 5 kW residential unit in Lebanon without any need for backup. A cost study is carried out in order to evaluate the effectiveness of such solution and whether it is applicable or of interest.","PeriodicalId":181607,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Engineering Technology (IMCET)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114561872","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}
Lina Achaji, Mohamad Daher, M. El Badaoui El Najjar, F. Charpillet
{"title":"Multi-Sensor Data Fusion for Smart Home Reliable Pedestrian Localization","authors":"Lina Achaji, Mohamad Daher, M. El Badaoui El Najjar, F. Charpillet","doi":"10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665594","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665594","url":null,"abstract":"Today's elderly face physical problems that reduce their independence to perform daily activities. The integration of environmental and body sensors in smart homes is a pertinent solution to provide a better quality of life in safer conditions. People localization and tracking in indoor environments are among the main services to be developed to follow them at home and allow them to assess their physical states. In this paper, we propose to localize and track the center of pressure of people (one or more) in a smart home using a load sensing floor and wearable sensors. Data fusion is performed using an informational filter where an inverted pendulum biomechanical model is introduced. The results obtained are very promising and have been validated using a motion tracking system and force plates.","PeriodicalId":181607,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Engineering Technology (IMCET)","volume":"153 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116106893","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}
Ali Reda, Imad Al Kurdi, Ziad Noun, Ali Koubyssi, M. Arnaout, Rabih Rammal
{"title":"Online Detection of Faults in Transmission Lines","authors":"Ali Reda, Imad Al Kurdi, Ziad Noun, Ali Koubyssi, M. Arnaout, Rabih Rammal","doi":"10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665620","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665620","url":null,"abstract":"Power transmission lines are the heart of electric power system. They are exposed to several types of faults affecting the user's services, so it is very important to protect the power system precisely, rapidly and reliably. Fault classification and localization problems can be solved more easily with the introduction of modern machine learning approaches and supervised training methods. In this work, two main models are created and studied in PSCAD software for high voltage and medium voltage networks with three specific distances at several types of faults using multiple run method. The obtained results reveal the high potential and the efficiency of the proposed method in transmission line fault detection.","PeriodicalId":181607,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Engineering Technology (IMCET)","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131676811","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":"Google Earth Engine (GEE) cloud computing based crop classification using radar, optical images and Support Vector Machine Algorithm (SVM)","authors":"M. Awad","doi":"10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665519","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665519","url":null,"abstract":"Successful crop classification process requires a reliable and efficient source of data and algorithms. Known classification algorithms or sources of data are not considered as definite solutions for improving the crop classification process due to the type of remote sensing data, and availability of field verification data. The existence of cloud computing technology services can help reduce the burden of retrieving, manipulating, processing, and validating big data. Google Earth Engine (GEE) is one of these technologies dedicated to spatial data processing. The remote sensing images, classification algorithm, and verification method are provided by the GEE cloud-computing platform. Assessing the potentialities of the recent new Sentinel satellite images in providing high spatial and temporal data is the main objective of this paper. A well-known algorithm Support Vector Machine Algorithm (SVM) is used to classify a series of Sentinel 1 (S1), Sentinel-2 A, and B (S2) images for different years. SVM algorithm is first used with Sentinel 2 data after tuning different needed parameters such as kernel's degree, gamma and cost. The SVM accuracy in the classification of Sentinel-2 images reached 93.6 %. When Sentinel-1 data (VH and VV bands) are combined with Sentinel-2 images, SVM accuracy increased to more than 96%.","PeriodicalId":181607,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Engineering Technology (IMCET)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133650512","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":"Detecting overlapping semiconductor nanopillars and characterization","authors":"Georges Chahine, M. Wishon","doi":"10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665592","url":null,"abstract":"Scientists often individually count and sort items from images manually in a time-consuming and subjective process. Therefore, an automatic algorithm that can provide the same or better results in fractions of the time is desirable and has been done. However, detecting consistently uniform shapes is simple, but most algorithms that we are aware have difficulty with overlapping shapes. Here we demonstrate a relatively simple and fast algorithm to extract and characterize objects from images. Further, it is demonstrated how to detect and sort the blobs into overlapping and non-overlapping categories using a gradient method to create labeled data which is used to train a convolutional neural network. The algorithm shows great promise in the world of semiconductor object detection, growth characterization and can be generalized for other applications such as biomedical imaging.","PeriodicalId":181607,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Engineering Technology (IMCET)","volume":"60 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121002513","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}
Antoine Abi Zeid Daou, C. Haddad, Roy Abi Zeid Daou
{"title":"Design and Implementation of a Smart Soldier Uniform","authors":"Antoine Abi Zeid Daou, C. Haddad, Roy Abi Zeid Daou","doi":"10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665582","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665582","url":null,"abstract":"The death toll of military soldiers deployed in theatres of war or zones of conflicts remains considerable today, despite the advancements in military technology to protect and preserve the lives of combat soldiers as much as possible. In some situations, rescuers or paramedics are unable to reach injured soldiers in time. Under such circumstances, said injured soldiers are unable to practice first aid on themselves to stop or reduce the bleeding, which can often lead to their deaths. Based on the idea of a smart vest worn by soldiers, this paper aims to help the military deal with such critical situations and reduce military casualties by saving the lives of military personnel. The project consists of a Uniform whose primary objective is to track the vital signs and health of the soldiers by detecting bullet impacts and transmitting to a military data center the whereabouts of the injured soldier, i.e their accurate location, the hit zone as well as injured organs. The smart Uniform will also utilize a system that will apply an adequate pressure on the bullet impact location to reduce as much as possible the bleeding. This system has been fully implemented and was virtually tested to make sure that all features within the vest are working properly. Although some minor modifications would give it better usability, the results were very satisfying.","PeriodicalId":181607,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Engineering Technology (IMCET)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130188380","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}
Joseph B. Iskandar, N. Fares, Roy Abi Zeid Daou, X. Moreau
{"title":"Bahavior of a 2-Mass Tuned-Mass-Damper (TMD) on a Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) System","authors":"Joseph B. Iskandar, N. Fares, Roy Abi Zeid Daou, X. Moreau","doi":"10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665590","url":null,"abstract":"Seismic waves are very familiar, especially in our region. Thus, several engineering studies have been designed in order to limit the effects of these waves. The most familiar building applications rely on passive systems; however, such controls have shown several limitation when it comes to the different shapes, weights and constraints of such constructions. Thus, the purpose of this research is to study the response of a 2-Mass Tuned-Mass-Damper (TMD) on a single degree of freedom system and to compare it with the well-known 1-Mass TMD. The novelty of this work resides in the analysis of the effects of the 2-Mass TMD (placed in series or in parallel) on this system response when exposed to out-of-plan forces (e.g., wind, earthquake, blast waves, …) and the comparison between the delivered results with the ones obtained when using 1-Mass TMD control system. Once the 1-Mass and the 2-Mass TMD are been modeled, several simulations are executed while varying the building shape (short or tall buildings), the TMD weights ratios, the natural damping value of the buildings, the weights and the TMDs. The inputs of these simulations are five main earthquakes records which were classified as being the most harmful. The results show that the 2-Mass TMD operates better when considering short buildings whereas, for tall buildings, almost same results are obtained when comparing 1-Mass and 2-Mass TMD.","PeriodicalId":181607,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Engineering Technology (IMCET)","volume":"122 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129460914","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":"Input-Output Stability Based Model Reference Adaptive Control of a Passive Pneumatic Teleoperation System","authors":"Leen Daher, Naseem A. Daher","doi":"10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665457","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/imcet53404.2021.9665457","url":null,"abstract":"The design of an input-output stability based model reference adaptive control system for a passive pneumatic teleoperation system is presented in this paper. The master and slave actuators of the system are connected by electric and pneumatic signals that are transmitted via long transmission lines, which substitute the use of force and pressure sensors. The system consists of a passive connection that reduces the cost and complexity of the teleoperation system as compared to other conventional systems. An adaptive controller is designed due to its ability to cope with parametric uncertainties, given that the system runs under varying operating conditions, while maintaining stability and guaranteeing a near-unity transparency ratio, as demonstrated in the provided simulation results.","PeriodicalId":181607,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Engineering Technology (IMCET)","volume":"143 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122503839","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}