A. Beltrán-Hernández, V. DOLORES-CALZADILLA, V. Garcia-Garduno, M. Moctezuma-Flores, S. Pérez-García, S. Khotiaintsev
{"title":"Effectiveness of design projects in teaching Telecommunications Engineering","authors":"A. Beltrán-Hernández, V. DOLORES-CALZADILLA, V. Garcia-Garduno, M. Moctezuma-Flores, S. Pérez-García, S. Khotiaintsev","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196944","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196944","url":null,"abstract":"We studied the effectiveness of design projects in teaching Telecommunications Engineering to undergraduate students. The projects consisted in designing and prototyping of relatively complex electronic or optoelectronic devices. The distinctive feature of these projects was their real-world interdisciplinary nature. We discuss the requirements for educationally effective projects and describe the technical and educational results that we achieved. The recommendations that we derive are applicable to teaching electrical, electronic, and telecommunications engineering to undergraduate students.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114265957","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":"Optimal QAM constellations with nonuniform sources on AWGN and Rayleigh fading channels","authors":"Lei Wei","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6197078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6197078","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we show how to optimize QAM signal constellation which minimizes bit error probabilities with nonuniform sources on AWGN and Rayleigh fading channel. The optimal signal constellation is not equally spaced. We show that the optimal system has a lower error probability than a conventional system, i.e., a system with source coding, equiprobable symbols, and equal space constellation. In several cases presented in this paper the error probability of the optimal system is significantly lower than in the conventional system. We prove that even with equal symbol probabilities the equal space constellation is not optimal for 16QAM, but only asymptotically optimal. Finally, we evaluate the robustness of constellations to estimation error in symbol probabilities.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131100889","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":"Characterization of silicon nanowires grown by electroless etching","authors":"R. Mertens, K. Sundaram","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196946","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196946","url":null,"abstract":"Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) were created using the electroless etching technique using silver nitrate (AgNO3)/hydrofluoric acid (HF) solution. More than 200 samples were created using various methods, concentrations and techniques, producing some consistent results and revealing some random properties. SEM images were taken of many samples, showing various stages of growth and the results of the various techniques used to grow the SiNWs. These images and experiments show that previous notions on the growth of SiNWs may be misunderstood. The experiments performed and the images taken show that SiNWs growth process is highly randomized, starting at the beginning of the etch with no SiNWs, and ending with SiNWs branching away from a centralized agglomeration made up of corrugated, ribbonized Silicon (Si). Process and SEM stage images are provided, including dendrite blankets.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132224562","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":"Automatic affective video indexing: Sound energy and object motion correlation discovery","authors":"J. French","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196925","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196925","url":null,"abstract":"No longer is video creation and storage solely in the hands of professionals. Video repositories are growing at an astounding rate due advances in multimedia technologies. The vast size of video repositories presents challenges for users attempting to identify preferred content. Automated methods for content discovery are necessary to meet the needs of users. One of the more challenging areas of video content discovery is in identifying affective, or emotional, video content. Automatic affective video indexing techniques attempt to use computer-based methods to automatically identify content in videos that is affective in nature. This is the first known automatic affective video indexing study that focuses on slapstick, one of the most popular types of humor techniques. The study shows positive results and contributes to the field by identifying the targeted affective content without relying on actual human emotional responses.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134195889","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}
Anthony Harris, Jacob Davis, Jessica Meeks, Tracie Monfort, James M. Conrad
{"title":"Concept for a pipe-traversing robot","authors":"Anthony Harris, Jacob Davis, Jessica Meeks, Tracie Monfort, James M. Conrad","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196927","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196927","url":null,"abstract":"This document describes the design of a concept for a pipe-traversing robot and its end-product. The purpose of this document is to describe a design and fabrication of a robot capable of traversing a dryer ventilation system in order to clean it. Speed, effectiveness, weight, and cost were all major criteria used during the design process. The primary goal for this robot is to reduce the number of annual house fires that occur as a result of improperly maintained dryer ventilation systems.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134485898","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}
Justin Fletcher, C. Fountain, C. Kerley, J. Torres, W. Barott, S. Salamah, R. Stansbury
{"title":"Immersive audio-visual system for an Unmanned Robotic Vehicle in a Senior Design Project","authors":"Justin Fletcher, C. Fountain, C. Kerley, J. Torres, W. Barott, S. Salamah, R. Stansbury","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196969","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196969","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a remote, human-controlled, immersive Unmanned Robotic System (URS) designed to assist in search and rescue operations. The system is being designed and constructed by the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Department of Electrical, Computer, Software, and Systems Engineering 2011/2012 Senior Design Team. Described in this paper are two different implementations of the URS - one is controlled using a handheld tablet and the other is controlled by way of a Human Robotic Interaction (HRI) head-mounted display. This paper outlines the architecture, implementation, and design considerations for each system.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124940364","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 integrated CMOS high power amplifier using power combining technique","authors":"Y. Wang, Jiann-Shiun Yuan","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196999","url":null,"abstract":"A fully integrated power amplifier using the transformer type power combiner is presented. The power amplifier contains two transformers to lead to high output power with small chip size. The parallel combining transformer is realized with 1:1 turn ratio. The transformers are incorporated into the design of power amplifier in a standard 0.18 μm CMOS technology. The power amplifier with built-in power combiner delivers 23.4 dBm of output power at 5.2 GHz with 3.3 V supply voltage.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125382009","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":"Load shedding in smart grid: A reliable efficient Ad-Hoc broadcast algorithm for smart house","authors":"R. Hassan, Mohamed A. Abdallah, G. Radman","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6196919","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6196919","url":null,"abstract":"Load shedding is required when there is an imbalance between electricity demand (customers' usage) and electricity supply (the ability of the electricity network to generate and transport the required amount of electricity to meet this demand). Hybrid novel design methodology is proposed to enhance the underfrequency load shedding in terms of consumer satisfaction level. A Consumer Priority Assignment Unit (CPAU) is proposed to be placed in each smart house. It gives the consumer the option to decide which loads to be shed. A reliable efficient self-pruning Ad-Hoc broadcast algorithm is proposed. The performance of the proposed algorithm is tested. The results indicate that the proposed algorithm nearly maintain the efficiency of the generic algorithm, at the same time it enforces higher reliability and prevents nodes (CPAUs) from taking wrong decisions.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129993520","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}
Tzu-Shiang Lin, Hsu-Cheng Lu, Jen-Hao Liu, Joe-Air Jiang, T. Wen, Chih-Hong Sun, J. Juang
{"title":"Application of a reliable MAC protocol for the urban air quality monitoring system based on the wireless sensor network","authors":"Tzu-Shiang Lin, Hsu-Cheng Lu, Jen-Hao Liu, Joe-Air Jiang, T. Wen, Chih-Hong Sun, J. Juang","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6197065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6197065","url":null,"abstract":"Because air pollutants seriously affect human health, the government in Taiwan attempts to reduce the pollutants by passing many environmental laws and establishing various large-scale and expensive air quality monitoring systems. These monitoring systems are capable of large-scale monitoring, but they cannot immediately detect small-scale air quality changes. Wireless sensor networks are novel monitoring tools for small-scale monitoring. Through a wireless network, a large number of tiny sensor nodes can be deployed to a monitoring area. In this research, a reliable medium access control (MAC) protocol is presented for the urban air quality monitoring system based on the wireless sensor network. The proposed MAC protocol uses the concept of overhearing to reduce previously required control messages and data messages in the network. The reconfiguration and rejoining functions are also incorporated into the proposed MAC protocol for improving the stability of data transmission. Moreover, the proposed MAC protocol is designed for the sensor nodes built upon the TinyOS, aiming at air urban quality monitoring in Taipei, Taiwan. This urban monitoring system consists of 36 sensor nodes to detect carbon monoxide (CO) concentration, humidity, and temperature. The experimental data shows that the proposed MAC protocol is capable of stably working a long period of time, and it also indicates a significant difference in the pollutant concentration between the rush and non-rush hours.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129888289","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":"Power and energy analysis on intel Single-Chip Cloud Computer system","authors":"Shi Sha, Jiawei Zhou, Chen Liu, Gang Quan","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2012.6197074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2012.6197074","url":null,"abstract":"Improving the computing performance of the multicore and many-core systems is one of the primary interests to computer architecture researchers currently. Message Passing Interface (MPI) and Multi-core techniques are converged to solve this problem. With performance enhancement, the power and energy consumption increase correspondingly. The Single-Chip Cloud Computer (SCC) is an experimental processor created by Intel Labs. This paper proposed an approach to study the power and energy consumption on the 48-core SCC many-core system and realized the message passing on the SCC. First, we profile the execution time, voltage and current on each running set. Later, we calculated the power and energy consumption, and compared them with increasing number of cores, varying voltage and frequency levels. Finally, we reached a conclusion focus on its scalability and relationship between power/energy consumption and system performance in terms of execution time.","PeriodicalId":187091,"journal":{"name":"2012 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126786846","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}