J. Muñoz-Ferreras, F. Pérez-Martínez, J. Calvo-Gallego, A. Blanco-del-Campo, A. Asensio-López, B. Dorta-Naranjo
{"title":"Focused ISAR images of maritime targets using a high resolution LFMCW millimeter-wave radar","authors":"J. Muñoz-Ferreras, F. Pérez-Martínez, J. Calvo-Gallego, A. Blanco-del-Campo, A. Asensio-López, B. Dorta-Naranjo","doi":"10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653153","url":null,"abstract":"The generation of high resolution ISAR (inverse synthetic aperture radar) images is reaching protagonism at the present time. A major application is coast surveillance. The recognition and the identification of maritime targets are important tasks. In this paper experimental results of ISAR images of maritime targets are reported. The data were captured with an LFMCW (linear frequency modulated continuous wave) millimeter-wave radar. High resolution ISAR images are obtained, since a great bandwidth (1 GHz) is transmitted. In ISAR the target motion can degrade the quality of the final images and motion compensation algorithms are necessary to improve the focus of these images. An autofocusing technique based on the shift-and-convolution algorithm is used to compensate the translational target motion and a two-phase algorithm (slant range rotation compensation (SRRC) and cross range rotation compensation (CRRC)) is used to correct the migration through resolution cells (MTRC) associated with the target rotation. The effectiveness of the focusing techniques is verified with simulated and real (maritime targets) radar data and compared with the standard range-Doppler algorithm (RDA)","PeriodicalId":299928,"journal":{"name":"MELECON 2006 - 2006 IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130488168","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}
A. Muller, D. Neculoiu, A. Takacs, D. Vasilache, A. Cismaru, F. Giacomozzi
{"title":"Lumped Element Bandpass Micromachined Filter Design for DCS1800(GSM)","authors":"A. Muller, D. Neculoiu, A. Takacs, D. Vasilache, A. Cismaru, F. Giacomozzi","doi":"10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653182","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents the design and electromagnetic simulation of new lumped elements bandpass filter for DCS1800 (GSM) applications. The filter structure is based on membrane supported spiral inductors and bulk silicon supported interdigitated capacitors. By using micromachining technologies the quality factor of the spiral inductor increases so that the bandpass insertion losses of the filter are improved","PeriodicalId":299928,"journal":{"name":"MELECON 2006 - 2006 IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130950434","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. Taroncher, J. Hueso, S. Cogollos, B. Gimeno, A. Vidal, V. Boria, Marco Guglielmi
{"title":"Accurate consideration of ohmic losses in passive waveguide circuits for microwave and millimeter-wave applications","authors":"M. Taroncher, J. Hueso, S. Cogollos, B. Gimeno, A. Vidal, V. Boria, Marco Guglielmi","doi":"10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653066","url":null,"abstract":"The accurate consideration of all ohmic losses effects in waveguide devices is rigorously studied in this paper. For such purposes, a full-wave CAD tool based exclusively on modal methods is originally proposed. Proceeding in this efficient way, losses are precisely considered in all common components of such complex devices, i.e. planar junctions, uniform lines and multi-port circuits implemented in waveguide technology. For verification purposes, we have successfully compared our results for an LMDS filter, an H-plane T-junction and a manifold diplexer with experimental and numerical results","PeriodicalId":299928,"journal":{"name":"MELECON 2006 - 2006 IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126189490","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":"Evolving collective behavior of cellular automata for cryptography","authors":"M. Szaban, F. Seredyński, P. Bouvry","doi":"10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653219","url":null,"abstract":"We consider 1D cellular automata (CA) and apply genetic algorithm (GA) to discover subsets of rules controlling CA cells, which collective behavior results in a high quality of pseudorandom number sequences (PNSs) suitable for symmetric key cryptography. The search of subsets of rules is performed in a set of predefined rules. We discover new subsets of CA rules providing very high quality of PNSs, which can be used in cryptographic modules","PeriodicalId":299928,"journal":{"name":"MELECON 2006 - 2006 IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126763992","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}
A. Berizzi, C. Bovo, M. Delfanti, Marco Merlo, F. Tortello
{"title":"Singular value decomposition for an ORPF formulation in presence of SVR","authors":"A. Berizzi, C. Bovo, M. Delfanti, Marco Merlo, F. Tortello","doi":"10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653260","url":null,"abstract":"This paper compares some different formulations of voltage stability indices derived from the Jacobian power flow matrix in presence of the secondary voltage regulation. The work is aimed at individuating an appropriate formulation of the Jacobian power flow matrix in order to calculate the maximum singular value to be used in the objective function of an ORPF (optimal reactive power flow). The different methodologies to calculate these indices are tested on a complex model of the EHV Italian transmission system","PeriodicalId":299928,"journal":{"name":"MELECON 2006 - 2006 IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127129282","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}
Guoyong Zhang, Jiafeng Zhou, N. Roddis, M. Lancaster
{"title":"Superconducting filters for radio astronomy","authors":"Guoyong Zhang, Jiafeng Zhou, N. Roddis, M. Lancaster","doi":"10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653161","url":null,"abstract":"Superconducting filters provide extremely low loss and very sharp transitions from stop bands to pass bands and are therefore ideal for cutting out interference in a radio astronomy receiver. The collaborative work between the Jodrell Bank Observatory operated by the University of Manchester and the University of Birmingham has produced a range of filters operating in a number of observation bands between around 400 MHz and 8 GHz. Some of these filters have been tested in receivers and used for astronomy. This paper discusses the design of HTS filters, the mounting of the filters into a cooled receiver and the improved results obtained in astronomical observations. In addition, such a filter has been designed to operate in each element in a focal plane array, in this case a large number of filters are required in the array and miniaturization is a crucial criteria","PeriodicalId":299928,"journal":{"name":"MELECON 2006 - 2006 IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114018722","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":"Voltage control and reactive power support in the Spanish transmission network","authors":"P. Frías, T. Gómez, D. Soler","doi":"10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653247","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a review of the reactive power support and voltage control management in the Spanish transmission network. This is regulated by two market mechanisms: (i) the network constraint management, and (ii) the voltage control ancillary service. Constraint management is conducted by the SO, who asks generators to modify their outputs to solve power system voltage problems. On the other hand, the ancillary service consists of: (i) an annual auction where reactive regulation capacity VAR resources are agreed, and (ii) the scheduling and real-time operation of these VAR resources. Nowadays, only the first mechanism is fully implemented, while the ancillary service is partially established. Some improvements are proposed for future developments","PeriodicalId":299928,"journal":{"name":"MELECON 2006 - 2006 IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114227821","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}
Fotis Aisopos, Konstantinos Aisopos, Dimitris Schinianakis, Haralambos Michail, A. Kakarountas
{"title":"A novel high-throughput implementation of a partially unrolled SHA-512","authors":"Fotis Aisopos, Konstantinos Aisopos, Dimitris Schinianakis, Haralambos Michail, A. Kakarountas","doi":"10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653036","url":null,"abstract":"A design approach to create small-sized high-speed implementation of the new version of secure hash algorithm is proposed. The resulted design can be easily embedded to operate in HMAC IP cores, providing a high degree of security. The proposed implementation does not introduce significant area penalty, compared to other competitive designs. However the achieved throughput presents an increase compared to commercially available IP cores that range from 48%-1912%","PeriodicalId":299928,"journal":{"name":"MELECON 2006 - 2006 IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121785011","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":"Perfect electromagnetic conductor as metamaterial: corollaries regarding the existence of Tellegen media","authors":"A. Sihvola, I. Lindell","doi":"10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653088","url":null,"abstract":"Perfect electromagnetic conductor (PEMC) is a recently introduced fundamental concept in electromagnetics and the study of metamaterials, which generalizes the well-understood PEC and PMC media. In this paper the character and properties of PEMC media are discussed in bulk and particulate form. A special emphasis is given to the conclusions that the advent of PEMC raises regarding the controversial question about the existence of non-reciprocal bi-isotropic media (so-called Tellegen media)","PeriodicalId":299928,"journal":{"name":"MELECON 2006 - 2006 IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121942832","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":"Polarization electronics - a path to multifunctional nanoscale materials","authors":"T. Myers, D. Lederman","doi":"10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653022","url":null,"abstract":"An oft-overlooked parameter in semiconductor-based device structures is the presence of induced or spontaneous polarization. Polarization provides an added degree of freedom that can be used to fabricate new and innovative device structures both for electronics and photonics. We present a discussion of two approaches - the use of spontaneous polarization in GaN for nanoscale photonic devices and structures, and the potential for the integration of complex oxides with GaN for induced polarization electronics","PeriodicalId":299928,"journal":{"name":"MELECON 2006 - 2006 IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122554490","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}