{"title":"DSP removal of respiratory trend in photoplethysmographic blood volume pulse measurements","authors":"L.M. Vicente, A. Barreto, A. Taberner","doi":"10.1109/SECON.1996.510034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.1996.510034","url":null,"abstract":"Three different digital signal processing algorithms for removing the respiratory trend from photoplethysmographic blood volume pulse (BVP) signals are investigated. The goal of this processing is to avoid the distortion introduced by the low-frequency trend contaminating the BVP signals recorded for the purpose of exercise evaluation. The three approaches are compared in terms of the improvement in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) achieved and the preservation of the morphology of the BVP pulses, as both are important for the determination of indices derived from this signal.","PeriodicalId":338029,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of SOUTHEASTCON '96","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129465052","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. Ganapathiraju, L. Webster, J. Trimble, K. Bush, P. Kornman
{"title":"Comparison of energy-based endpoint detectors for speech signal processing","authors":"A. Ganapathiraju, L. Webster, J. Trimble, K. Bush, P. Kornman","doi":"10.1109/SECON.1996.510121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.1996.510121","url":null,"abstract":"Accurate endpoint detection is a necessary capability for the construction of speech databases from field recordings. We describe the implementation of two endpoint detection algorithms which use signal features based on energy and rate of zero crossings. We have made extensive use of object-oriented concepts and data-driven programming to make our code re-usable for a variety of applications, including speech recognition. A uniform user-interface for both algorithms has been developed using a novel virtual class methodology. We also present a comparison of the two algorithms using an objective evaluation paradigm we have developed. A small locally prepared database has been used for the purpose of evaluation.","PeriodicalId":338029,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of SOUTHEASTCON '96","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128359108","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":"Scattering of dielectric cylinder with multi-conductors","authors":"M. Kolbehdari, M. Sadiku","doi":"10.1109/SECON.1996.510160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.1996.510160","url":null,"abstract":"A rigorous field analysis of scattering from a dielectric circular cylinder with multi-conductors and excited by a magnetic or electric line current in the free space is given in this paper. The field equivalence theorem is utilized to derive, for each excitation, a system of coupled integral equations for the equivalent magnetic and induced currents on the dielectric interfaces and the perfect conductors, respectively. Galerkin's method is applied to determine the unknown currents, which are used to determine the scattered field outside and inside the dielectric cylinder. Numerical results for the currents, scattered field patterns, and radar cross section of the problem are given for the TE and TM polarizations. It has been shown that the radar cross section is reduced by increasing the dielectric constant of the dielectric cylinder, and the far field is changed by increasing the arc length of the conductors.","PeriodicalId":338029,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of SOUTHEASTCON '96","volume":"53 17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128721692","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":"Monte Carlo fixed-radius floating random walk solution for potential problems","authors":"R. Garcia, M. Sadiku","doi":"10.1109/SECON.1996.510032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.1996.510032","url":null,"abstract":"A new Monte Carlo method is introduced. The fixed-radius floating random walk combines the strong points of the two classical Monte Carlo methods, namely the fixed random walk and the floating random walk. The method is used to solve Poisson's equation. Two typical problems in rectangular and axisymmetrical solution regions are used to illustrate the method's lower computation time and higher degree of accuracy when compared with the fixed random walk.","PeriodicalId":338029,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of SOUTHEASTCON '96","volume":"159 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132433939","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":"ATM access-shaping and bandwidth-tuning of DQDB egress traffic","authors":"E. N. Tsiotsios, G. Kolyvas, I. Venieris","doi":"10.1109/SECON.1996.510097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.1996.510097","url":null,"abstract":"This paper is concerned with the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network resources required by distributed queue dual bus (DQDB) traffic. The set up used for performing measurements under different traffic load scenarios involves a DQDB network and a set of ATM traffic control and enforcement modules such as a virtual shaper (VS) and a usage parameter control (UPC) device. To reassure the measurements tractability, we have chosen the set of traffic descriptors currently promoted for standardization in the international fora. These include typical parameters like the peak cell rate (PCR) of the source, but also a number of novel ones like the sustainable cell rate (SCR) that can represent the connection scale bandwidth use since its definition takes into account statistical characteristics of the source. The paper studies the characteristics of the traffic appearing in the VS, i.e., the effect of the DQDB multiplexing discipline to native traffic streams is shown. Doing so, we are able to determine the range of the traffic descriptors values (PCR, SCR, MBS) towards acceptable cell loss and delay, but also to recommend on the operation and performance of the VS in terms of cell delay variation (CDV) and buffer space.","PeriodicalId":338029,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of SOUTHEASTCON '96","volume":"254 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123318101","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 logic control: a tutorial view","authors":"B. Fortenbery, W. Green","doi":"10.1109/SECON.1996.510112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.1996.510112","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a tutorial view of the fuzzy controller. A software implementation of the controller is developed. Membership functions are represented using triangular shapes. The code for the controller is used in conjunction with an example problem of a first order lag plus deadtime system with both a standard PI and PD controller implemented as a fuzzy controller. The Advanced Control Simulation Language (ACSL) is used for the software work.","PeriodicalId":338029,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of SOUTHEASTCON '96","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124861180","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":"Spaceborne radar altimetry","authors":"J. Dobrzanski, M.C. Smith, R. Roeder","doi":"10.1109/SECON.1996.510071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.1996.510071","url":null,"abstract":"A next generation compact, Ku-band, pulse compression radar altimeter (RA) measures sea surface topography to a few centimeters accuracy and provides scientific data for assessing ocean circulation, mean sea-level change and other ocean features. The integrated RA is comprised of a basic altimeter, a water vapor radiometer (WVR) for correcting RA range path delay errors, and a shared antenna system. The RA operates at 13.5 GHz with pulsed 7 watt chirp bandwidth of 320 MHz. The system characteristics, integrated RA/WVR design, and support equipment are discussed. The RA was launched on the US Navy GEOSAT follow-on spacecraft.","PeriodicalId":338029,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of SOUTHEASTCON '96","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122572777","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 modular design for large multicast ATM switches","authors":"R. King, M. Varanasi","doi":"10.1109/SECON.1996.510085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.1996.510085","url":null,"abstract":"We present a new modular architecture for large multicast ATM switches. The proposed broadcast partition knockout switch (BPKS) provides a flexible network. Its interconnection network is a multistage structure constructed out of buffered crossbars (e.g., extension of knockout switches). Modularity alone with internal buffers reduces the need for stringent time synchronization. The proposed BPKS switch will provide a multicast capability, without the need for a large internal speedup, making it very suitable for VLSI implementation. We describe structure of the switch fabric and analyze the performance.","PeriodicalId":338029,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of SOUTHEASTCON '96","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132361719","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 systematic (16, 8) code for correcting double errors, and detecting random triple errors","authors":"R. Klein, M. Varanasi, L. Dunning","doi":"10.1109/SECON.1996.510075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.1996.510075","url":null,"abstract":"We examine several systematic (16,8) codes capable of double error correction (DEC) and triple adjacent error detection. In particular, we examine a linear version of the Nordstrom-Robinson (NR) code in the light of new findings by Hammons (see IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol.40, p.301, 1994) and others, and compare it with the (16, 8) code by Gulliver and Bhargava (see EEE Trans. Comp, vol.42, no.1, p.109, 1993). The NR code is non-linear, and because of its lack of algebraic structure, does not lend itself easily to use in its original form. However, it is now known that the NR code is the binary image of the octacode, and the octacode is a linear code. As a result of these new insights, we show that the NR code can be used to correct double errors (DEC), and simultaneously detect triple random errors (TED). These results are compared to the Gulliver and Bhargava (16, 8) code and summarized. We show that the linear form of the NR code can be decoded efficiently.","PeriodicalId":338029,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of SOUTHEASTCON '96","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127924605","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":"The neural network control application in a power plant boiler","authors":"Jianyong Li, E. Ososanya, R. A. Smoak","doi":"10.1109/SECON.1996.510126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.1996.510126","url":null,"abstract":"Two neural networks are used in the control of power plant boiler throttle pressure and megawatt load, where one network acts as an emulator, and the other as a controller. The learning scheme is a two-phase procedure in which the first involves training the emulator in mapping the plant dynamics and the second to train a controller network to learn the desired performance using a backpropagation algorithm and minimize plant output error cost function. This example illustrates the potential application of neural network technique in the power plant control area.","PeriodicalId":338029,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of SOUTHEASTCON '96","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132677006","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}