A. Tomilson, J. Quaicoe, R. Gosine, M. Hinchey, N. Bose
{"title":"Modelling an autonomous wind-diesel system using SIMULINK","authors":"A. Tomilson, J. Quaicoe, R. Gosine, M. Hinchey, N. Bose","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.1997.614783","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.1997.614783","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a nonlinear dynamic model of the experimental wind-diesel system at the Atlantic Wind Test Site (AWTS) is developed and simulated using the MATLAB and SIMULINK software packages. The model is validated by comparing the simulation with actual response measurements of the AWTS system.","PeriodicalId":359446,"journal":{"name":"CCECE '97. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. Conference Proceedings","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133175627","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":"Digital recording system for high-resolution radar","authors":"S. Motty, M. Johnson","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.1997.608375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.1997.608375","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes some of the issues that arise in the design of a radar recording system. Typically such systems require the simultaneous capture and archival of large amounts of data from multiple sources and media. The data must be captured, combined and archived together in a way that makes accurate reproduction possible. The proposed design can be implemented in Windows/NT using readily available technology. The success of the implementation depends on the integration of standard hardware to the analogue sources using custom interfaces. The software development effort requires the creation of graphical user interfaces, client/server architectures, and real-time kernel-mode drivers.","PeriodicalId":359446,"journal":{"name":"CCECE '97. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. Conference Proceedings","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133422132","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 finite element approach to local nonlinear image restoration","authors":"T. L. Veldhuizen, M. E. Jernigen","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.1997.608268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.1997.608268","url":null,"abstract":"We consider finite element basis functions for local nonlinear image restoration. The high dimensionality of the problem requires symmetry assumptions to make the filter design process computationally feasible. In contrast to polynomial filters, finite element filters are fast to evaluate and train, and handle outliers well. Preliminary results are superior to Lee's local adaptive filter.","PeriodicalId":359446,"journal":{"name":"CCECE '97. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. Conference Proceedings","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129003638","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":"Parallel DSP application in multicarrier FSK demodulation","authors":"C.A. Robichaud, R. Tervo","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.1997.614823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.1997.614823","url":null,"abstract":"The evolution of complex modulation schemes in digital communication applications brings with it the need for powerful digital signal processing (DSP) hardware to cope with the computational requirements. This paper describes the design and development of a multicarrier demodulator using four Texas Instruments TMS320C40 processors. In this application, a commercial DSP board is configured to demodulate a multicarrier FSK signal having eight parallel channels, with a variety of modulation parameters. The goal of the present work was to harness the power of parallel processors with the expectation that more elaborate demodulation schemes could be tackled in the future through the use of enhanced algorithms deployed on each of the DSP modules.","PeriodicalId":359446,"journal":{"name":"CCECE '97. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. Conference Proceedings","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124192037","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":"AC power supply based on half-bridge resonant converters","authors":"H. Pinheiro, P. Jain, G. Joós","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.1997.608320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.1997.608320","url":null,"abstract":"AC power supplies with back-up capabilities often require galvanic isolation between the input, the output, and the battery. A significant reduction in the size of the input and the output filters, the transformer and magnetics is achieved by increasing the switching frequency. However, in hard switched converters, this also increases the switching losses. To reduce the switching losses this paper proposes an AC power supply topology with back-up capabilities based on the series parallel half-bridge resonant converter. The main features of the proposed configuration includes: (i) isolation with a single transformer; (ii) zero voltage switching in the high frequency converters; and (iii) unity input power factor. Operating principles and static characteristics of the converter are derived. Finally, proof-of-concept for the proposed converter is experimentally verified.","PeriodicalId":359446,"journal":{"name":"CCECE '97. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. Conference Proceedings","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129373105","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":"Efficient image database filtering using colour vector techniques","authors":"D. Androutsos, K. Plataniotis, A. Venetsanopoulos","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.1997.608371","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.1997.608371","url":null,"abstract":"With the widespread availability of personal computers and the staggering amount of digital imagery available, recent investigation has focused on the storage, query and retrieval of images from large image databases. Methods, which are employed presently, precompute image indices, which are deemed to be statistical representations of image information. Queries of colour, shape, texture, etc., are then performed directly on these indices to find valid images. The authors propose a new indexing technique which calculates the multidimensional histogram of the directional detail in a given image. They apply wavelet theory and multiresolution analysis to extract the directional information from an image and then map this information into 3-dimensional vectors. Histograms of these vectors are then calculated at different levels of resolution, allowing progressive image query using colour histogram techniques to be directly applied. The technique is capable of querying and searching a database for images based on attributes such as smoothness, randomness and horizontal, vertical and diagonal edges at varying resolutions.","PeriodicalId":359446,"journal":{"name":"CCECE '97. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. Conference Proceedings","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116968697","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 design and analysis of a pipeline stage for use in a multistage analog-to-digital conversion","authors":"G. Deliyannides, H. Kwok","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.1997.614811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.1997.614811","url":null,"abstract":"An architecture is proposed to achieve high speed analog-to-digital conversion. This architecture is based on the multi-stage analog-to-digital conversion technique. The multistage method utilizes pipelining to allow concurrent operation of smaller conversion segments. These segments are appended to form a composite result. Through pipelining, a reduction in circuit area is also achieved.","PeriodicalId":359446,"journal":{"name":"CCECE '97. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. Conference Proceedings","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117268014","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 efficient algorithm for computing the triple correlation","authors":"Elias Nemer, R. Goubran, S. Mahmoud","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.1997.614828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.1997.614828","url":null,"abstract":"The triple correlation C[k,m] is of the class of higher-order statistics and is used in a number of signal processing applications. Its computational requirements are of the order of K.M.N (the maximum lags and the number of data points respectively) and in any practical situation this amounts to a significant burden. The algorithm we present in this paper exploits the redundancy of the product terms to derive a factored expression for C[k,m] that results in a reduced number of multiplications (and overall operations). The savings depend on the relationships between the 2 lags and the number of data samples. Details for each case are provided and numerical examples illustrate the algorithm's effectiveness.","PeriodicalId":359446,"journal":{"name":"CCECE '97. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. Conference Proceedings","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115260984","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}
F. Ashrafzadeh, E. Nowicki, M. Mohamadian, J. Salmon
{"title":"Reducing the order of fuzzy logic controllers based on control surface rotation","authors":"F. Ashrafzadeh, E. Nowicki, M. Mohamadian, J. Salmon","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.1997.608359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.1997.608359","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a novel approach to simplify the design of a fuzzy logic controller. The proposed approach is based on control surface rotation which reduces the order of the fuzzy logic controller structure. Such an order reduction decreases the number of rules by an order of magnitude. This simplifies the tuning and organizing processes of the fuzzy logic controller.","PeriodicalId":359446,"journal":{"name":"CCECE '97. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. Conference Proceedings","volume":"123 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115589266","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 investigation of the antenna and the propagation path of Marconi's transatlantic experiment","authors":"S. Ahmed Saoudy, A. Sinha, B. P. Sinha","doi":"10.1109/CCECE.1997.608335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CCECE.1997.608335","url":null,"abstract":"Long distance radio propagation history started with Marconi's transatlantic experiment on the 12th of December 1901. Although Marconi's experiment has been analysed by many researchers, the focus has only been on the circuit theory part. But here in this work we have studied it from the antenna and the ionospheric propagation points of view. Marconi claimed that he had used signals with a frequency of 0.166 MHz. Using his antenna design and ionospheric conditions prevailing at that time the present work proves that signals with frequencies of 9.375 MHz and 12.5 MHz had much higher possibility of transatlantic transmission rather than his much reported frequency. We have also shown that if the experiment was done in summer the possibilities of success would have been even less.","PeriodicalId":359446,"journal":{"name":"CCECE '97. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. Conference Proceedings","volume":"276 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114422513","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}