{"title":"Kinematic modeling of driving simulator motion platform","authors":"Y. Chiew, M. K. A. Jalil, Mohamed Hussein","doi":"10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607330","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the development of motion platform for vehicle driving simulator in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). In this project, the visual database system that simulates the driving environment and the vehicle dynamic model that computes the vehicle response are integrated with a motion platform to simulate the motion of a vehicle in virtual environment. The motion platform design is based on 6-DOF Stewart platform design configuration. An Inverse kinematics model for the Stewart Platform and Independent Vehicle Dynamic Model (iVDM) are developed using MATLAB Simulink. The independent Vehicle Dynamic Model (iVDM) serves as an agent for performance investigation of the inverse kinematics model.","PeriodicalId":194815,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Conference on Innovative Technologies in Intelligent Systems and Industrial Applications","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115596121","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":"Solving radiative transfer equation (RTE) in time-dependent mode","authors":"Ow Shen Wah, J. Wong, Tan Ching Seong","doi":"10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607331","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607331","url":null,"abstract":"This paper covers the analytical approach in solving time-dependent radiative transfer equation (RTE) for one-dimensional (1D) slab geometry. As light passing through a turbid medium, photons exhibit two main processes that are: absorption and scattering. It is not easy to characterize the propagation of light beam in a medium due to various optical properties for different types of medium. Thus by getting the solution from the equation of radiative transfer, we are able to study the characteristic of light distribution while penetrating through the concerned medium. Several assumptions and approximation have been implicitly used to solve the radiative transfer problems in order to avoid ambiguity. In this paper, we use isotropic diffusion approximation in the radiative transfer equation (RTE) and determine the light intensity as a function of time and space.","PeriodicalId":194815,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Conference on Innovative Technologies in Intelligent Systems and Industrial Applications","volume":"80 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122548712","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":"Investigation on several methods to correct the intensity inhomogeneity in magnetic resonance images","authors":"Yan Pore Yeoh, H. Ibrahim, N. Kong","doi":"10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607335","url":null,"abstract":"Magnetic resonance image (MRI) has opened up new avenues of diagnosis and treatment that were not previously available. However, there are a number of artifacts which can arise in the MRI process and make subsequent analysis more challenging. The most undesired visual effect is the intensity in-homogeneity in MRI. Therefore, study on correcting this in-homogeneity problem is essential to extract information from MRI correctly. In this project, we present three methods to correct the in-homogeneity in MRI which are histogram matching, histogram equalization, and homomorphic unsharp masking method. Histogram matching and histogram equalization are used to distribute the intensity of the input MRI uniformly. Another method which is homomorphic unsharp masking method functions as a sort of band notch filter, where a certain spatial frequency range in the image is selected and removed. It removes low frequency components from an image and it does not alter the tissue boundaries. This method is the simplest method and it can be done by using different kind of filter such as mean and median. From the result provided by the methods mention above, some methods do remove the in-homogeneity of MRI successfully while some methods do not. As a result, different methods do correct the in- homogeneity of the MRI in different ways.","PeriodicalId":194815,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Conference on Innovative Technologies in Intelligent Systems and Industrial Applications","volume":"127 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124533065","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}
B.C. Chameera, A. Gopalai, S. M. N. Arosha Senanayake
{"title":"Kinematic & inverse dynamic of a humanoid robot","authors":"B.C. Chameera, A. Gopalai, S. M. N. Arosha Senanayake","doi":"10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607329","url":null,"abstract":"The use of humanoid robots for sport performance enhancement has been researched during this thesis. The kinematics and inverse dynamics analysis of the modeled humanoid robot will allow the future sportsmen and sportswomen to rectify any flaws of their techniques and anticipate and prevent any sustainable injuries. The model researched in this project only covers the sport of running. Given the correct input parameters the humanoid model can output the motion and force related data of relevant muscles and joints.","PeriodicalId":194815,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Conference on Innovative Technologies in Intelligent Systems and Industrial Applications","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115733381","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":"PAR reduction in space-time coded OFDM via modified active constellation extension","authors":"Kakileti Pradeep, M. L. Sim","doi":"10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607338","url":null,"abstract":"High peak-to-average ratio (PAR) is one of the main problems in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. This problem becomes more complicated when space-time codes (STC) are employed as any PAR reduction method should not destroy the relationships among STC encoded OFDM symbols. There are existing PAR reduction methods for STC-OFDM systems. However, these methods do not provide sufficient performance of PAR reduction without complex receivers. In this paper, we propose Modified Active Constellation Extension (Modified ACE) method for STC encoded OFDM systems to provide 3.5 dB of PAR improvement at a 10-3 complementary cumulative density function (CCDF) of PAR. Most importantly, Modified ACE does not require any complex receivers or side information.","PeriodicalId":194815,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Conference on Innovative Technologies in Intelligent Systems and Industrial Applications","volume":"150 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124515005","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":"Developing a blind robot: Study on 2D mapping","authors":"Lee Siau Yin, Y. Sheng, A. Soetedjo","doi":"10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607326","url":null,"abstract":"This paper is about developing a blind robot which focuses on the study of continuous and discrete 2D mapping. Ultrasonic sensors are used to sense the obstacles while the robot is moving. User is also allowed to vary the speed of robot and move forward and backward with the robot. There is a two-dimensional memory map program to track the robot position and obstacles detected by proximity sensor on the robot. The program written is able to control the robot by displaying the two-dimensional map that plots the location of the robot and obstacles, displaying coordinates of the robot, control turning of robot at various degrees and move or stop the robot.","PeriodicalId":194815,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Conference on Innovative Technologies in Intelligent Systems and Industrial Applications","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129996723","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 an embedded GPS auto time synchronizing system","authors":"K.J. Lai, K. N. Pau","doi":"10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607325","url":null,"abstract":"An embedded global positioning system (GPS) auto time synchronizing system is designed and proposed. It is fully embedded microcontroller device that extract data string from GPS receiver module and parse it into a useful data for time synchronizing purpose in a unique clock using self-developed processing software.","PeriodicalId":194815,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Conference on Innovative Technologies in Intelligent Systems and Industrial Applications","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133007174","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 virtual reality system for medical application using OpenGL","authors":"D.W.L. Lim, H. Ibrahim, U. K. Ngah","doi":"10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607333","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607333","url":null,"abstract":"Three dimensional (3D) visualization is a very popular topic in the medical community. Many techniques and procedures have been proposed and discussed to further improve this revolutionary medical imaging method. While resources regarding this matter are redundant, they are often scattered and only cover a specific part of the 3D visualization process. In this study, our goal is to compile these resources and provide an in-depth step by step technique on how 3D visualization may be achieved. This ranges from introducing marching cubes algorithm, the purpose of which is to extract the isosurface from the 3D data-set and the use of 3D mesh reconstruction by applying lighting, transparency and shading using open graphics library (OpenGL) application programming interface (API). Eventually, a graphical user interface (GUI) environment is implemented using fast light toolkit (FLTK). In addition to that, user interface such as rotation and zooming of the 3D model is shown to provide the basic needs in virtual reality environment. The source code is written in C++ language. Results are then demonstrated by showing the final snapshots of the application.","PeriodicalId":194815,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Conference on Innovative Technologies in Intelligent Systems and Industrial Applications","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125547657","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 an autonomous mobile robot for floor marking","authors":"Z. Abidin, S. Hamid, A. Aziz, A. A. Malek","doi":"10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607327","url":null,"abstract":"During an exhibition, booths will be allocated for participants. These booths are where their work will be displayed. To construct these booths, organizers measure and mark the exhibition floor manually to determine the correct size of the booths. The purpose of this project is to develop an autonomous mobile robot to automate the process of measuring and marking the exhibition floor space to the correct predetermined size using the help of a video camera overlooking the exhibition floor, i.e. the robot will use machine vision to determine its position and to control its motion in marking the floor according to a predetermined floor plan.","PeriodicalId":194815,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Conference on Innovative Technologies in Intelligent Systems and Industrial Applications","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127669981","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 new simulation of distributed mutual exclusion on neural networks","authors":"Peyman Bayat, A. Ahmadi, A. Kordi","doi":"10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CITISIA.2008.4607340","url":null,"abstract":"In a distributed system, process synchronization is an important agenda. One of the major duties for process synchronization is mutual exclusion. In new algorithm, opposite the past algorithms fairness happens. This paper presents a new approach of the race models involving distributed mutual exclusion. Further, concrete applications of these models did not involve variability in the accumulator size or were based on a specific distribution. We show that the distributions of time stamp, time action and the other effective parameters predicted by the neural network competitive models can be solved analytically this problem that be happens in the critical sections. The model can be manipulated and simulated to predict the effects of reward on Hamming and Hopfieldpsilas models curves and speed-accuracy decomposition. In other hand, the major contribution of this paper is the implementation of a learning rule that enables networks based on a race model to learn stimulus-response associations. The model described here can be seen as a reduction of information system and is compatible with a priority learning system. Also, we will consider the non-linear behavior of the competitive models and as a result use this property in distributed systems. Finally, it is possible to use the neural networks as a distributed system pattern, to optimization of fault tolerance, reliability and accessibility related to mutual exclusion and critical section. Thus in the new approach fault tolerance will ascend and centralize and distributed algorithms can use this and based algorithm will be more reliable.","PeriodicalId":194815,"journal":{"name":"2008 IEEE Conference on Innovative Technologies in Intelligent Systems and Industrial Applications","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122027230","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}