{"title":"Capacitive Interdigital Sensors for Flexible Enclosures and Wearables","authors":"Mike H. M. Teodorescu, H. Teodorescu","doi":"10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232783","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232783","url":null,"abstract":"Recent applications related to flexible deployable enclosures for surgery and health care and to wearables may make use of capacitive sensors for monitoring the inflation state of the enclosure, the movements of the human body, and the detection of movements induced by respiration and heart activity (ballistocardiography). We propose the use of flexible, interdigital capacitive sensors in portable enclosures for medical applications, analyze the principles of operation of several versions of such sensors, and provide a theoretical foundation to their design and use, including limitations and errors. The paper also contributes to the analytic description of operation of flexible interdigital sensors, a topic not fully examined previously in the literature.","PeriodicalId":294648,"journal":{"name":"2020 International Conference on Applied Electronics (AE)","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129164651","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 Open Design for an Air Flow and Pressure Control Circuit for Medical Devices","authors":"Mike H. M. Teodorescu, H. Teodorescu","doi":"10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232840","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232840","url":null,"abstract":"We report on an air control system with low power consumption for small enclosures with mainly medical applications, such as lung ventilators, APAP machines, PAPR isolation hoods, surgical applications, and aerosol containment. The circuit shared can be built from cost effective, commercially available parts; it represents a pressure control system for positive pressure environments such as hoods used in personal protection equipment (PPE), as proposed in today’s COVID-19 epidemic. An essential feature of the approach is that the circuit uses advanced off the shelf modules that include microcontrollers, but the overall design remains analogic. Another contribution is to derive rigorous design equations that bring together the pneumatic and electric nonlinear equations describing an inflatable enclosure, the linearized pneumatic circuits, the power device (fan), and the control loop. We warn that the designs in this paper are for scientific testing only and not for any medical use; no guarantee is implied. See the Warnings and Disclaimer.","PeriodicalId":294648,"journal":{"name":"2020 International Conference on Applied Electronics (AE)","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121547411","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":"Using an ANN Approach to Estimate Output Power and PAE of A Modified Class-F Power Amplifier","authors":"M. Jamshidi, S. Roshani, J. Talla, S. Roshani","doi":"10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232787","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, an efficient Class-F power amplifier (PA) is designed, simulated and modeled. This type of amplifier has nonlinear behaviors and uses tuning and controlling harmonics as the most important mechanism to increase efficiency. Feedforward artificial neural network (ANN) model is proposed to predict and estimate the nonlinear output of the power amplifier. The designed amplifier operates at 900 MHz, with 18 dB gain and 70 %Power-Added Efficiency (PAE). In the design process, the artificial neural network model is used to predict PAE and output power parameters as a function of input power, drain voltage and gate voltage of the applied transistor (DC Biasing voltages). The obtained mean relative errors (MREs) are less than 0.03% and 0.09% for the predicted output power and PAE parameters.","PeriodicalId":294648,"journal":{"name":"2020 International Conference on Applied Electronics (AE)","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121573117","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":"Testing Signal Processing Techniques for Digital VHF/UHF Transceiver in High-level SDR Programming Environment","authors":"Jiří Skořepa, P. Kovář, P. Puričer","doi":"10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232766","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232766","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, due to cost savings, flexibility or improvement of service quality, modern communication devices solely rely on the digital domain when it comes to signal processing. The paper presents a comfortable, fast and straightforward approach of testing and verifying developed digital signal processing techniques before their implementation into a digital mobile transceiver. The approach benefits from the concept of an Software-defined radio (SDR) by employing a high-level programming environment capable of direct analog radio frequency (RF) front end control in real-time via a user defined software.","PeriodicalId":294648,"journal":{"name":"2020 International Conference on Applied Electronics (AE)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124607356","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":"Models for Oxygen Consumption and Cardiac Output as Response to Treadmill Exercise","authors":"M. Stork, J. Novak","doi":"10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232686","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines procedure for static and dynamic modeling of oxygen consumption (VO2) and cardiac output (CO) as response to cardiopulmonary exercise on a treadmill ergometer. It should be noted that the derivation of the subject dynamic model was more difficult due to the intermittent load caused by the measurement of lactate. The results are presented on athlete (top football player) who has undergone a total of 10 stress tests over 6 years. The work shows the development of parameters and their modeling by static and dynamic models. The resulting models are generally applicable and the presented procedures can of course also be used for modeling of other physiological parameters. Measurements were performed under laboratory conditions which allowed measurable dosing of the speed and slope of the treadmill and well measurable responses on this load.","PeriodicalId":294648,"journal":{"name":"2020 International Conference on Applied Electronics (AE)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130459168","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}
Cristian Monea, Gabriel V. Iana, S. Ionita, M. Oproescu
{"title":"Multi-criteria decision algorithm for NQR signal detection","authors":"Cristian Monea, Gabriel V. Iana, S. Ionita, M. Oproescu","doi":"10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232797","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232797","url":null,"abstract":"Nuclear quadrupole resonance is a spectroscopy technique used for chemical analysis, temperature measurement and detection of prohibited substances. It offers advantages like highly specific and non-invasive detection, but has the disadvantages of low signal-to-noise ratio and temperature dependence of the response signal, which are generally compensated by special hardware and signal processing solutions. This paper proposes a data processing algorithm based on multiple criteria designed to ensure nuclear quadrupole resonance detection in specific scenarios. In contrast with current algorithms, this solution does not require statistical estimation of the response’s parameters. It is evaluated using a real data set composed of 8000 acquisitions and is shown to reach a detection probability of 94% that outperforms existing solutions for a specific detection threshold.","PeriodicalId":294648,"journal":{"name":"2020 International Conference on Applied Electronics (AE)","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128126137","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":"Aircraft Turboprop Engine Vibration Monitoring Module","authors":"Tomás Dulík, M. Pospisilik, V. Oplustil, P. Benes","doi":"10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232698","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232698","url":null,"abstract":"The paper describes electronic vibration monitoring module (EVM) that can be used as standalone diagnostic system or as a part of a complex modular concept of engine electronic control (EEC/FADEC) with aircraft health monitoring system. We present a new generation of EVM for modern small turboprop engines and their vibration diagnostics which has been developed by Unis, a.s. in cooperation with Brno University of Technology and Tomas Bata University in Zlin.","PeriodicalId":294648,"journal":{"name":"2020 International Conference on Applied Electronics (AE)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132570982","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":"[Front matter]","authors":"","doi":"10.23919/ae49394.2020.9232683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/ae49394.2020.9232683","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":294648,"journal":{"name":"2020 International Conference on Applied Electronics (AE)","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133276648","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":"Feasibility study towards increasing efficiency of fully on-chip DC-DC boost converter","authors":"R. Ondica, D. Arbet, M. Kovác, V. Stopjaková","doi":"10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/AE49394.2020.9232811","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, an investigation of the efficiency of fully on-chip DC-DC step-up converter realized in a standard 130 nm CMOS technology is presented. The converter has been designed for regulated output voltage of 1.2 V with an on-chip inductor and an output capacitor. The obtained results show that the proposed on-chip converter can achieve the efficiency up to 98 % and the output power up to 6 mW. The performed analysis investigates possibilities for the further improvement focused on the maximum efficiency and output power.","PeriodicalId":294648,"journal":{"name":"2020 International Conference on Applied Electronics (AE)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131781029","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}