{"title":"Comparison of analog front-ends for digital synthetic impedance device","authors":"J. Nečásek, J. Václavík, P. Marton","doi":"10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945916","url":null,"abstract":"Piezoelectric actuator connected to the digital synthetic-impedance device (DSID) represents a modern approach for vibration damping. For efficient use of DSID there are requirements for low input-to-output time delay and high output impedance of the DSID's main part - the voltage controlled current source. In this paper we present two types of these analogue front-ends. The first discussed circuit is based on the voltage compensation method, while the second on the current compensation method - Howland current pump. We compare directly measured output impedance, input-to-output time delay and also the relative error between synthesized and prescribed impedance. Final part of the article is devoted to discussion of practical aspects of these two implementations. Discussed is the possibility to offset voltage at the output, tolerance of passive elements and options for tuning of the output impedance.","PeriodicalId":358140,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop of Electronics, Control, Measurement, Signals and their Application to Mechatronics (ECMSM)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130252191","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":"3D printed bionic prosthetic hands","authors":"Jan Koprnický, Petr Najman, J. Šafka","doi":"10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945898","url":null,"abstract":"This article deals with upper limb prosthetic made by 3D printing technology. For tests and analysis the number of open-source bionic hands (eNable and exiii's HACKberry projects) were chosen. These hands represent low cost solution of conventional or myolectric prosthesis. Our investigation was focused on three main parts: 3D printing using different 3D printers, technologies and materials; assembly with the use of commonly gettable fasteners and devices on Czech market; functionality testing under laboratory condition. In conclusion our results of these fields are summarized and possible improvements are outlined.","PeriodicalId":358140,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop of Electronics, Control, Measurement, Signals and their Application to Mechatronics (ECMSM)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133672977","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}
Clément Dorffer, M. Puigt, G. Delmaire, G. Roussel
{"title":"Outlier-robust calibration method for sensor networks","authors":"Clément Dorffer, M. Puigt, G. Delmaire, G. Roussel","doi":"10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945907","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we aim to blindly calibrate the responses of a sensor network whose outputs are possibly corrupted by outliers. In particular, we extend some well-known nullspace-based blind calibration approaches, proposed for fixed sensors with affine responses—i.e., with unknown gain and offset for each sensor—to that difficult case. These state-of-the-art approaches assume that the true data lie in a known lower dimensional subspace, so that in practice sensors can be calibrated by projection of the uncalibrated observations to this subspace. A robust extension was recently proposed in order to provide less sensitivity to noise. In this paper, we show that such methods (including the robust extensions) are very sensitive to outliers and we propose new extensions able to deal with such issues. For that purpose, we assume the outliers to be rare events, which can be modeled as a sparse contribution to the low-rank observed data. Using such an assumption, we separate sparse outliers from the low-rank data, so that we can perform calibration. We show that the proposed approach is able to handle up to 10% of outliers in the data without major impact on the calibration accuracy while state-of-the-art methods are already sensitive to the presence of one unique outlier.","PeriodicalId":358140,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop of Electronics, Control, Measurement, Signals and their Application to Mechatronics (ECMSM)","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133927041","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}
S. Zarate, G. Almandoz, G. Ugalde, J. Poza, A. J. Escalada
{"title":"Extended DQ model of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine by including magnetic saturation and torque ripple effects","authors":"S. Zarate, G. Almandoz, G. Ugalde, J. Poza, A. J. Escalada","doi":"10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945881","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays the comfort in passenger transport system is very relevant. One source of noise and vibration is the torque ripple. Torque ripple can be generated by an inappropriate machine control tuning and by the inherent torque ripple of the machine. In permanent magnet machines, the inherent torque ripple is composed by three components: electromagnetic torque, reluctant torque, caused by the winding magnetic field, and reluctant torque caused by the permanent magnet magnetic field, commonly known as cogging torque. In order to assess the torque ripple at each working point, the electromagnetic analysis using a Finite Element Method (FEM) is a very accurate solution. In a dynamic simulation the high computational load is the main drawback of the FEM analysis. To overcome this problem, in this paper the use of a mixed approach is proposed, in which the parameters of a dynamic vector model are previously adjusted using FEM characterization. The aim of this strategy is to do just one complex FEM simulation, so later a quicker dynamic model can be used. In this article, an adjusted dynamic vector model of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine (PMSM) is presented. The inputs of the model are the phase voltages and the rotor position. The outputs are the currents, the flux linkages and the total electromagnetic torque, including all the parasitic components of the torque ripple. The advantages of this model are the reduction of simulation time and the possibility to integrate it in a more general dynamic simulation platform.","PeriodicalId":358140,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop of Electronics, Control, Measurement, Signals and their Application to Mechatronics (ECMSM)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132181365","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}
J. Fontaine, F. Pigache, M. Miscevic, J. Rouchon, F. Topin
{"title":"Studying impacts of travelling wave shape on pumping for active cooling","authors":"J. Fontaine, F. Pigache, M. Miscevic, J. Rouchon, F. Topin","doi":"10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945863","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945863","url":null,"abstract":"A planar peristaltic pumping device is studied in the scope of CPU cooling. The wall shape of the channel is imposed by a set of actuators. The purpose is to study the most appropriate driving conditions in order to optimize the coolant flow rate. Among several parameters such as frequency, wave amplitude or position and size of actuators, the phase shift of actuator supply are particularly studied. The theoretical analysis of the flow rate is performed with a simplified computational model. To validate this approach, results are compared to 3D CFI) numerical simulations. In some specific operating conditions, it is demonstrated that the simplified approach allows to identifying the appropriate driving conditions.","PeriodicalId":358140,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop of Electronics, Control, Measurement, Signals and their Application to Mechatronics (ECMSM)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126026454","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":"Improved method for precise shaft angle oscillation and angular velocity measurement: (With simultaneous sampling of other analog signals using NI DAQ Cards)","authors":"Richard Schreiber","doi":"10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945880","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945880","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with the possibilities of simultaneous sampling of analog data acquired by sigma/delta converters (used on NI DSA cards) and the ways of synchronization with angular velocity and position values measured by IRC sensors. In the past, a measurement system with two 8 channel DSA cards was developed. This system has provided to be reliable. However, the accuracy of the shaft angle measurements was to be found of lower accuracy, but still considered adequate for the purpose of induction motor fault diagnostics. The angular position is measured with the use of an IRC sensor, where the actual absolute angle is sampled synchronously with all other channels with sampling frequency in the order of tens of kilosamples per second. During more advanced experiments, the currently used method had shown limitations (lower resolution, problems with velocity calculation). To solve this problem, a new improved method, based on a combination of commonly known angular position and velocity measurement, is proposed. The performance is evaluated by simulations. Some common methods for precise measurements of angular velocity and angular speed oscillations are briefly described, along with their advantages and disadvantages. The simulation results of the proposed method are compared with the method currently used. The possible implementation of the proposed new measurement method with the use of the existing hardware is discussed.","PeriodicalId":358140,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop of Electronics, Control, Measurement, Signals and their Application to Mechatronics (ECMSM)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124051520","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}
Jan Plíva, R. Ma, B. Lindner, László Szilágyi, F. Protze, R. Henker, F. Ellinger
{"title":"Design of a custom standard-cell library for mixed-signal applications in 28 nm CMOS","authors":"Jan Plíva, R. Ma, B. Lindner, László Szilágyi, F. Protze, R. Henker, F. Ellinger","doi":"10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945867","url":null,"abstract":"In highly-scaled CMOS technologies, analog and digital functionality are often combined into more powerful systems. Implementation of any complex digital circuit requires digital synthesis and therefore a digital standard cell library. Absence of the digital libraries in core design kits provided by the foundries is a significant hurdle for academic institutions to design complex electronic systems. Therefore, design of a custom digital library becomes a necessary step for a successful mixed-signal design. In this paper, the design of such a custom digital library is presented. The library was designed in 28nm CMOS technology and tailored for usage in mixed-signal applications. The composition of available cells and its effect on the performance and area of the synthesized block are discussed. Moreover, different approaches to the transistor dimensioning are compared regarding design effort and performance. To verify the library and the design flow, a serial-to-parallel interface (SPI) demonstrator chip was designed, fabricated and tested. The measurement results correspond to the simulation results and were used to further improve the library and the design process. Finally, the performance of the library is compared to two other digital libraries, one of which is a state-of-the-art commercial library based on high performance 45nm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) CMOS technology. The designed library offers low leakage power and low area consumption while allowing moderate speed which is well suited for the usage in digital control blocks within the mixed-signal systems.","PeriodicalId":358140,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop of Electronics, Control, Measurement, Signals and their Application to Mechatronics (ECMSM)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129110845","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}
Angel J. Valencia, Roger M. Idrovo, A. Sappa, D. P. Guingla, D. Ochoa
{"title":"A 3D vision based approach for optimal grasp of vacuum grippers","authors":"Angel J. Valencia, Roger M. Idrovo, A. Sappa, D. P. Guingla, D. Ochoa","doi":"10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945886","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945886","url":null,"abstract":"In general, robot grasping approaches are based on the usage of multi-finger grippers. However, when large size objects need to be manipulated vacuum grippers are preferred, instead of finger based grippers. This paper aims to estimate the best picking place for a two suction cups vacuum gripper, when planar objects with an unknown size and geometry are considered. The approach is based on the estimation of geometric properties of object's shape from a partial cloud of points (a single 3D view), in such a way that combine with considerations of a theoretical model to generate an optimal contact point that minimizes the vacuum force needed to guarantee a grasp. Experimental results in real scenarios are presented to show the validity of the proposed approach.","PeriodicalId":358140,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop of Electronics, Control, Measurement, Signals and their Application to Mechatronics (ECMSM)","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123453652","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}
Pedro Rynkiewicz, A. Franc, G. Prigent, F. Coccetti, M. Wietstruck, M. Kaynak
{"title":"60 GHz planar filters and transmission lines characterization in 0.25µm BiCMOS technology","authors":"Pedro Rynkiewicz, A. Franc, G. Prigent, F. Coccetti, M. Wietstruck, M. Kaynak","doi":"10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945914","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945914","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, three main aspects of passive millimeter-wave integrated filter realization are exposed. Firstly, the importance of the transmission line choice is discussed by comparing microstrip and coplanar waveguide (CPW) in BiCMOS 0.25µm technology. 50-Ω transmission lines exhibit similar losses around 0.6 dB/mm at 60 GHz. Secondly, two filter topologies, a dual-behavior resonator based filter and a dualmode ring based filter, are compared in terms of insertion losses, surface area and out-of-band rejection. They are both designed using microstrip lines and exhibit a similar 3dB fractional bandwidth (FBW3dB) around 12% with a 60 GHz center frequency. Finally, a miniaturization method is presented using Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) capacitive loading. A loaded filter is then realized and characterized. Similar electrical performance are demonstrated with a size reduction factor of 2.3.","PeriodicalId":358140,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop of Electronics, Control, Measurement, Signals and their Application to Mechatronics (ECMSM)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126286173","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":"Sensor-less estimation of frictions and moment of inertia of a stepper motor in a machining device","authors":"Riccardo Colombo, M. Bianchi","doi":"10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECMSM.2017.7945901","url":null,"abstract":"Stepper motor are widely used for both, industrial and commercial applications because of their low cost, high reliability and high torque. The knowledge of mechanical parameters like load inertia and frictions are required in order to parametrize correctly the motor controller. Estimation of these parameters is possible with position sensors but they are expensive in comparison to the motor, furthermore it may not be possible the installation because of unavailability of space. Current sensors are supposed available.","PeriodicalId":358140,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE International Workshop of Electronics, Control, Measurement, Signals and their Application to Mechatronics (ECMSM)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115210765","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}