Xiaohui Zhao, J. Heath, P. Maxwell, A. Tan, C. Fernando
{"title":"Development and first-phase experimental prototype validation of a single-chip hybrid and reconfigurable multiprocessor signal processor system","authors":"Xiaohui Zhao, J. Heath, P. Maxwell, A. Tan, C. Fernando","doi":"10.1109/SSST.2004.1295692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SSST.2004.1295692","url":null,"abstract":"A previously proposed parallel and scalable hybrid data/command driven architecture (HDCA) was dynamic/reconfigurable at defined \"application\" and \"node\" levels only and was to be implemented with multiple chips. The HDCA is now being developed and experimentally verified as a versatile high performance fault tolerant single-chip multiprocessor computer system-on-chip (SoC) that can execute a wide range of real-time and/or non-real-time signal processing and other applications. It is now being developed to be dynamic/reconfigurable at three levels: the \"application\", \"node\", and \"processor architecture\" levels. A three-phase final prototype development process is being utilized for a complete HDCA SoC. Each phase includes addition and validation of functionality to allow the architecture to be fully dynamic/reconfigurable, in sequence, at the application, node, and processor architecture levels. Experimental hardware prototype testing results are shown for a first-phase prototype of the HDCA. Experimental hardware prototype testing results illustrate that the single-chip first-phase HDCA prototype is able to achieve its functional goal of being able to correctly execute, in a parallel manner, applications described by process flow graphs of different topologies using a heterogeneous mix of processors.","PeriodicalId":309617,"journal":{"name":"Thirty-Sixth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, 2004. Proceedings of the","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116600436","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":"Input band-pass limiting in a PLL: its influence on interference-induced bifurcation","authors":"J. Stensby, M. Tillman","doi":"10.1109/SSST.2004.1295674","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SSST.2004.1295674","url":null,"abstract":"The sum of a desired tone and an interfering, offset in frequency by v radians/second, tone is considered as the input reference signal for a system comprised of an ideal band-pass limiter and first-order PLL combination. Parameter y denotes the ratio of interfering signal to desired signal amplitudes. In the first of two cases, this two-tone reference signal is supplied directly to the PLL. In the second case, the two-tone reference is band-pass limited before application to the loop. In both cases, if ratio y is sufficiently small (i.e., the interference is relatively weak), the PLL can phase lock to the desired tone, and the interfering tone causes a closed-loop, (2/spl pi//v)-periodic phase error (i.e., a periodic beat note within the loop). However, as y increases, a point y = y/sub b/ is reached where the periodic phase error bifurcates (y/sub b/ is the bifurcation point), and the PLL breaks phase lock. A metric of interference rejection ability, the value y/sub b/, is a function of tone frequency spacing v, PLL closed loop bandwidth G, loop detuning w/spl Delta/ and whether or not input band-pass limiting is employed. Two different algorithms are described for calculating the bifurcation point y/sub b/. The first is based on a numerical solution of the equation that describes the PLL; the second is based on harmonic balance methods. These two algorithms are used to show that, depending on the value of v relative to the PLL closed-loop bandwidth G, input band-pass limiting may, or may not, increase the bifurcation point y/sub b/. Specifically, for detuning w/spl Delta/ = 0, input band-pass limiting decreases the bifurcation point y/sub b/ for a range of v within the PLL closed-loop bandwidth.","PeriodicalId":309617,"journal":{"name":"Thirty-Sixth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, 2004. Proceedings of the","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121099965","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 variable frequency oscillator using modern current feedback amplifiers (CFAs) for high frequency applications","authors":"S. Natarajan","doi":"10.1109/SSST.2004.1295691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SSST.2004.1295691","url":null,"abstract":"A well-known tunable active-RC oscillator circuit is adopted with the use of modern current feedback amplifiers (CFAs) and analyzed for its performance characteristics. Its performance characteristics are found superior to the conventional design with the voltage-mode operational amplifiers. However, it has been found that the frequency of oscillation is considerably lower than the expected value in the high frequency range due to the non-ideal characteristics of the CFA. A new compensation is suggested to eliminate this problem. The effectiveness of the compensation is proven using the PSPICE simulation of the oscillator.","PeriodicalId":309617,"journal":{"name":"Thirty-Sixth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, 2004. Proceedings of the","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130005997","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}
N. Brooks, T. Baldwin, T. Brinson, J. Ordonez, C. Luongo
{"title":"Analysis of fuel cell based power systems using EMTDC electrical power simulator","authors":"N. Brooks, T. Baldwin, T. Brinson, J. Ordonez, C. Luongo","doi":"10.1109/SSST.2004.1295662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SSST.2004.1295662","url":null,"abstract":"Current demands for alternative power generation have expanded beyond the utility industry into advanced transportation. Electrical and hybrid automobiles have long been developed utilizing fuel cell technology, and all-electric aircraft someday becomes a reality. To facilitate such work in electrical power simulators such as PSCAD/EMTDC and later in real-time power simulators like RSCAD/RTDS, accurate models of the transient behavior of all system components must be developed. Although the current state of power system models sufficiently encompasses most conventional systems for detailed simulations, fuel cell models for such studies are underdeveloped for power system analysis. This paper presents the integration of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell model into proposed electrical power system architecture. The fuel cell and support system for power delivery, including the appropriate power electronics and energy storage devices, are simulated and presented. The fuel cell model includes both electrical and thermal components to better capture transient behavior.","PeriodicalId":309617,"journal":{"name":"Thirty-Sixth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, 2004. Proceedings of the","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133029811","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":"Quantization of Fano metrics using relative entropy in modeling channels with memory","authors":"W. D. Pan","doi":"10.1109/SSST.2004.1295672","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SSST.2004.1295672","url":null,"abstract":"In fading channels that exhibit memory, errors tend to occur in blocks. Knowledge of the channel condition of the previous block can be used to predict the future channel condition and improve the performance of the channel decoding system. Channels with memory can be approximated by finite-state Markov models. Once the number of channel states is fixed, the channel observations used to model the channel must be quantized into one of the given states. It has been shown that accurate channel models can be obtained by employing a quantization scheme that is optimized based on an objective function specific to the problem under consideration. In this paper, we seek to accurately model the flat fading channels in a Fano decoding system. We introduce the relative entropy in quantizing channel observations such as the Fano metrics. Simulations show that the proposed quantization scheme can allow some statistics related to channel states to be separated maximally, leading to improved estimation and prediction of the fading channels with memory.","PeriodicalId":309617,"journal":{"name":"Thirty-Sixth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, 2004. Proceedings of the","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129813551","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":"Dynamic simulation of a linear variable reluctance motor using coupled network models","authors":"N. Chayopitak, D.G. Taylor","doi":"10.1109/SSST.2004.1295640","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SSST.2004.1295640","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this paper is to simulate and study the dynamics of a linear variable reluctance motor using coupled network models. The need for an explicit functional expression to describe flux linkage has been eliminated, since the magnetic subsystem is coupled to, and simultaneously solved with, the dynamics of the electrical and mechanical subsystems. This paper focuses on the development of a coupled network model that incorporates the effects of magnetic saturation and spatial harmonics, and also includes the application of position control software interacting with the physical system.","PeriodicalId":309617,"journal":{"name":"Thirty-Sixth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, 2004. Proceedings of the","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124010075","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 bang-bang, disturbance rejection algorithm for double integrator systems","authors":"Jr. R.T. O'Brien","doi":"10.1109/SSST.2004.1295624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SSST.2004.1295624","url":null,"abstract":"An existing sampled-data control algorithm for double integrator systems with pre-determined inter-sample behavior is generalized to incorporate disturbance rejection in addition to command tracking. The proposed control system comprises an inner velocity control loop and an outer position control loop. A discrete-time compensator is used to regulate velocity and reject step disturbance in acceleration due to forces or moments on the system. The outer loop produces a pre-determined, piecewise constant (bang-bang) signal proportional to the position tracking error that defines the desired inter-sample position and velocity behavior. Simulation results of the disturbance rejection performance are presented.","PeriodicalId":309617,"journal":{"name":"Thirty-Sixth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, 2004. Proceedings of the","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126522249","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":"Use of surface reconstruction for machine vision","authors":"R. Munasinghe, C.G. Fernando","doi":"10.1109/SSST.2004.1295609","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SSST.2004.1295609","url":null,"abstract":"Two cameras with parallel optical axes at the same altitude are often used for stereo vision. In this paper, mathematical relationships between pixel positions and the coordinates of the point viewed are derived for any camera structure. A detailed description of epipolar geometry is included and equations for epipolar lines are derived. The key problem in static stereo method for surface reconstruction is the correspondence problem, the task of matching corresponding pixels in two images. Matching all pixels is necessary for construction of a dense surface. Since it takes an extraordinary amount of time for matching all pixels, construction of polyhedral approximations for surfaces is proposed. An existing algorithm is modified for this purpose.","PeriodicalId":309617,"journal":{"name":"Thirty-Sixth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, 2004. Proceedings of the","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128138509","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 optimal measure for camera focus and exposure","authors":"M. Shirvaikar","doi":"10.1109/SSST.2004.1295702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SSST.2004.1295702","url":null,"abstract":"Consistent image quality is one of the most important requirements for a camera system. This applies to application systems in industrial inspection, consumer photography and microscopy. The quality of an image can be measured in terms of two components: sharpness and contrast. These can be directly translated to the camera system control variables: focus and exposure. A number of measures have been developed to adjust the focus and exposure independently. In this paper, an optimal statistical measure of image quality is developed and tested. This measure allows the simultaneous optimization of both the focus and exposure settings during system calibration or operation. The performance of this measure is demonstrated using a series of test patterns and compared to other popular measures.","PeriodicalId":309617,"journal":{"name":"Thirty-Sixth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, 2004. Proceedings of the","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116971008","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":"Real time modeling and control of circulating fluidized bed","authors":"S. Valaboju, S. Pulluri, A. Davari, L. Shadle","doi":"10.1109/SSST.2004.1295617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SSST.2004.1295617","url":null,"abstract":"The circulating fluidized bed (CFB) is one of the complex nonlinear systems which has gained acceptance in a wide variety of fields like catalytic cracking, power generation and mineral processing. Compared with conventional fluidized beds, CFB have many advantages including better interfacial contacting and reduced back mixing. CFB is a relatively new method of forcing chemical reactions to occur in the chemical and petroleum industries. In the absence of conventional means to derive a reliable model, we have devised a model of the circulating fluidized bed using neural networks, which have the ability to characterize such complex systems through their non-linear mapping. The main objective is to develop a real time NN model to simulate and control the CFB. It has been shown that the attempt has been a successful and the results are presented.","PeriodicalId":309617,"journal":{"name":"Thirty-Sixth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, 2004. Proceedings of the","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114724200","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}