{"title":"Determining constant power speed ratio of the induction motor from equivalent circuit parameters","authors":"N. Patil, J. Lawler, J. McKeever","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2008.4494339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2008.4494339","url":null,"abstract":"The equivalent circuit of the induction machine is used to derive analytic expressions for the constant power speed ratio (CPSR) of an induction motor traction drive. The formulas indicate that while many model parameters influence the CPSR to some extent, it is the maximum permissible magnetizing current magnitude, dc supply voltage, base speed and torque requirement, and leakage inductances that have the greatest effect. In situations where the motor design is fixed the only parameters that can be varied by the drive designer are the DC supply voltage and power rating. For such cases explicit formulas are developed to find the supply voltage and power rating that meets a given CPSR requirement.","PeriodicalId":188817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE SoutheastCon 2008","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128312783","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 survey of energy harvesting sources for embedded systems","authors":"Sravan Chalasani, J. Conrad","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2008.4494336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2008.4494336","url":null,"abstract":"Historically, batteries have been the source of energy for most mobile, embedded and remote system applications. Now, with ubiquitous computing requirements in the fields of embedded systems, wireless sensor networks and low- power electronics such as MEMS devices, an alternative source of energy is required. Also with the limited capacity of finite power sources and the need for supplying energy for a lifetime of a system, there is a requirement for self- powered devices. The process of extracting energy from the surrounding environment is termed as energy harvesting. Energy harvesting, which originated from the windmill and water wheel, is widely being considered as a low- maintenance solution for a wide variety of applications. There are various forms of energy that can be scavenged, like thermal, mechanical, solar, acoustic, wind, and wave. This paper serves as a survey for identifying the sources of energy harvesting based on various technical papers available in the public domain.","PeriodicalId":188817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE SoutheastCon 2008","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128369769","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":"Fuzzy compensation control for switched reluctance motor system based on finite element model","authors":"Jingjun Zhang, Haijun Zhang, Ruizhen Gao","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2008.4494342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2008.4494342","url":null,"abstract":"A major problem of switched reluctance motor drive system is the torque ripple, which causes undesirable acoustic noise and vibration. In this paper, a novel method of torque closed-loop and fuzzy compensation control for the switched reluctance motor drive system based on finite element model is described. With the proposed control concept, a compensating signal is added to the phase current, the current shape can vary with the fuzzy control ruler to minimize the torque ripple. Simulation results verify the effects of the proposed fuzzy compensation control technique.","PeriodicalId":188817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE SoutheastCon 2008","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117017940","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 real-time DB management","authors":"W. Meilander","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2008.4494304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2008.4494304","url":null,"abstract":"A different processor paradigm for real-time command and control problems is presented, using the air traffic control problem as an example. Current ATC approaches use \"dynamic\" scheduling algorithms that seem to guarantee unpredictable performance. The current problems with ATC were pointed out, since 1963, by theoretical results in real-time scheduling. M. Klein et al, state, \"an efficient real-time multiprocessor scheduling algorithm is not expected\" [2]. J. Stankovic et al, write \"complexity results show that most real-time multiprocessing scheduling is NP-hard. \"[3]. Note that each author is discussing multiprocessing. The associative processor (AP), a poorly understood set processing Harvard architecture, offers a feasible, predictable and economical approach to real-time database management problems and avoids the problems that are inherent in present day multiprocessor algorithms. We further consider the rationale for this performance by presenting a new time complexity function that considers set processing in the real-time database environment. Following Garey and Johnson in their renowned book \"Computers and Intractability: a Guide to the Theory of NP-completeness\" [4], we develop the rationale for a time complexity function 0(1) for n operands. Because of the Harvard architecture, only a single instruction can exist at any time. When the summation of algorithm times is less than the allowed update time the schedule is optimal.","PeriodicalId":188817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE SoutheastCon 2008","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121756546","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 Portable toolbox for the visualization and processing of multimodal geophysical measurements","authors":"B. Johnson","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2008.4494318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2008.4494318","url":null,"abstract":"The optimal design of field-scale, multi-modal geophysical surveys is currently limited by the lack of software tools that can be used to simulate, visualize and process large data sets. Geophysica is among the few software tools that provides a comprehensive suite of calculation methods for small data sets. Geophysica, while useful, is limited in its portability because each computer using it must possess an expensive MATLAB license. The objective of this study is to develop a portable software toolbox for the visualization and processing of large-scale multimodal near-surface geophysical measurements. We present a Microsoft Visual C++-based tool GeoPhysical Calculation Plus Plus (GPCPP) capable of the same numerical analyses as Geophysica but with significant improvements in simulation and processing capabilities. We developed GPCPP by using the OpenGL-based GUI builder glui, the open-source visualization toolkit Gnuplot and by implementing an n-length discrete Fourier transform method. This report provides a description of GPCPP's capabilities and discusses how these capabilities may be further expanded. The resulting toolbox is quite portable and can easily accommodate the large data sets typical of field-scale near surface geophysical surveys.","PeriodicalId":188817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE SoutheastCon 2008","volume":"78 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124457381","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":"Locality sensitive hashing based searching scheme for a massive database","authors":"Haiying Shen, Ting Li, Ze Li, F. Ching","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2008.4494271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2008.4494271","url":null,"abstract":"The rapid growth of information nowadays makes efficient information searching increasingly important for a massive database with tremendous volume of information. Traditional methods either rely on linear searching or depend on a tree structure. These methods search information in the entire database and compare a query with the records in the database during the searching process, which lead to inefficiency. This paper presents a locality sensitive hashing based searching scheme (LSS) to achieve highly efficient information searching in a massive database. LSS classifies information based on their similarities to facilitate fast information location. Based on the study and analysis of LSS, an improved scheme is further proposed to enhance the searching efficiency. Simulation results demonstrate the efficiency and effectiveness of the LSS schemes in searching information. They yield significant improvements over the efficiency of traditional methods. In addition, they guarantee successful location of the queried records.","PeriodicalId":188817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE SoutheastCon 2008","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127044347","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":"Integrated nearshore wave amplitude model for use on portable devices","authors":"Adam Jones, C. Thaxton","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2008.4494249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2008.4494249","url":null,"abstract":"We present the IN-WAM system which provides the user, in real time and in remote locations, predictions of the wave heights and wave shapes of ocean waves that are incident on a given coastline. The system is executed by a user in the field on a handheld computer which provides a simple GUI for model setup, execution control, and results display. IN-WAM utilizes a proven monochromatic wave model REFDIF-I. Once set up with coastline bathymetry data, IN-WAM automatically obtains real time deep water buoy wave data and coastal wind data for model support. Preliminary comparison of predictions to observations show that wave heights at breaking are overpredicted by an average of 20%, but are overpredicted consistently across all test sites. Wave breaking type (plunging or spilling) are almost always predicted correctly. The successful design and implementation of IN-WAM demonstrates that the technology exists to provide support for recreational, scientific, and military decision making in remote locales where conventional access to such services is unavailable.","PeriodicalId":188817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE SoutheastCon 2008","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129132437","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}
Yongbin Lin, N. Rahmanian, Seunghyun Kim, G. Nordin
{"title":"Fabrication of compact polymer waveguide devices using air-trench bends and splitters","authors":"Yongbin Lin, N. Rahmanian, Seunghyun Kim, G. Nordin","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2008.4494331","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2008.4494331","url":null,"abstract":"A fabrication process for PFCB waveguide air-trench bends and splitters with scanning electron microscope (SEM)-based electron beam lithography (EBL) with alignment accuracy better than 40 nm has been developed. High efficiency air-trench bends (97.2% for TE polarization and 96.2% for TM polarization) have been demonstrated. The fabrication of air-trench splitters is challenging because of the small trench width (800 nm) and deep and anisotropic trench etch (14.5 mum). We have successfully developed a high aspect ratio (18:1) anisotropic PFCB etch using a CO/O2 etch chemistry in an inductively coupled plasma reactive ion etcher (ICP RIE) for PFCB waveguide air-trench splitter fabrication. Using air-trench bends, an ultracompact PFCB arrayed waveguide grating (A WG) 8 x 8 wavelength demultiplexer for Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) application had been designed and fabricated. Compared to a conventional AWG in the same material system, the air- trench bend A WG reduces the area required by a factor of 20.","PeriodicalId":188817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE SoutheastCon 2008","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128244256","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":"UWB channel sounding and channel characteristics in rectangular metal cavity","authors":"D. Singh, Zhen Hu, R. Qiu","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2008.4494313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2008.4494313","url":null,"abstract":"This paper first describes channel sounding for ultra-wideband (UWB) channel in rectangular metal cavity. According to the measurement results, different UWB channel characteristics in such an environment are analyzed and compared with the channel characteristics of other environments such as hallway and office environments. This paper will be helpful in better understanding of UWB channel inside confined metal environment that is related to many commercial and military applications and guide us to design high performance system for wireless communication in such an environment.","PeriodicalId":188817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE SoutheastCon 2008","volume":"44 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129193249","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 synopsis of recentwork in edge detection using the DWT","authors":"E. Brannock, M. Weeks","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2008.4494349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2008.4494349","url":null,"abstract":"Automatic edge detection is a highly researched field because it is used in many different applications in image processing, such as diagnosis in medical imaging, topographical recognition and automated inspection of machine assemblies. Historically, the Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) has been a successful technique used in edge detection. The contributions of new, recent work in this area are examined and summarized concisely. Utilizing multiple phases, such as de-noising, preprocessing, thresholding coefficients, smoothing, and postprocessing, are suggested for use with multiple iterations of the DWT in this research. The DWT is combined with various other methods for an optimal solution for the edge detection problem. This synopsis consolidates recent, related work into one source.","PeriodicalId":188817,"journal":{"name":"IEEE SoutheastCon 2008","volume":"299 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132681403","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}