{"title":"Estimation, Analysis and Smoothing of Self-Similar Network Induced Delays in Feedback Control of Nuclear Reactors","authors":"Basudev Majumder, Saptarshi Das, Indranil Pan, Sayan Saha, S. Das, Amitava Gupta","doi":"10.1109/PACC.2011.5978960","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PACC.2011.5978960","url":null,"abstract":"This paper analyzes a nuclear reactor power signal that suffers from network induced random delays in the shared data network while being fed-back to the Reactor Regulating System (RRS). A detailed study is carried out to investigate the self similarity of random delay dynamics due to the network traffic in shared medium. The fractionality or self-similarity in the network induced delay that corrupts the measured power signal coming from Self Powered Neutron Detectors (SPND) is estimated and analyzed. As any fractional order randomness is intrinsically different from conventional Gaussian kind of randomness, these delay dynamics need to be handled efficiently, before reaching the controller within the RRS. An attempt has been made to minimize the effect of the randomness in the reactor power transient data with few classes of smoothing filters. The performance measure of the smoothers with fractional order noise consideration is also investigated into.","PeriodicalId":403612,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Process Automation, Control and Computing","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128849858","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":"Some Studies on FDI in Actuating Systems","authors":"S. Mohanty, N. Mahalik","doi":"10.1109/PACC.2011.5979009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PACC.2011.5979009","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this research is to study a model-based scheme for Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI) in mechatronic systems. Mechatronic systems are a class of interdisciplinary engineering systems which entails greater reliability. A model-based feature estimation FDI approach is developed. A proprietary electric motor based valve actuator, used in pressure regulation applications was integrated and the developed FDI algorithm was tested. In order to develop FDI algorithms, appropriate methodology and supporting tools such as ANN, Fuzzy Logic, MATLAB, embedded technology (DSP boards), PC platforms, and programming tools are used.","PeriodicalId":403612,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Process Automation, Control and Computing","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127752736","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":"Energy Efficient Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks Using Spatial Correlation Based Medium Access Control Protocol Compared with IEEE 802.11","authors":"A. Rajeswari, P. T. Kalaivaani","doi":"10.1109/PACC.2011.5978967","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PACC.2011.5978967","url":null,"abstract":"Wireless Sensor Networks is a promising prototype of networking and computing, where a node may be self powered and individual node have the capability to sense and compute and communicate. Wireless Sensor Networks have been proposed for variety of applications such as Industrial control and monitoring and Home automation and Consumer electronics and Security and Military sensing, Asset tracking and supply chain management, Intelligent Agriculture, Missile directing, Fire alarming, Landslide Warning, Environmental monitoring and health monitoring and commercial applications. In Wireless Sensor Network large number of nodes are deployed randomly. Depends on the network architecture the application may be personalized such as Energy Efficiency, Routing and Power Management and data dissemination. Energy efficiency is one critical issue for sensor networks because many sensors are equipped with batteries that have limited life time. In this paper, Energy efficient routing protocol for wireless sensor networks using spatial correlation based medium access control protocol compared with IEEE 802.11 is proposed. A model for WSN is proposed using spatial correlation based collaborative medium access control (CC-MAC) with AODV and DSR. Simulation results have been obtained by using Ns2. From the results, the performance of AODV is better compared to the other protocol as DSR also AODV and DSR performance are compared using CCMAC and IEEE 802.11.","PeriodicalId":403612,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Process Automation, Control and Computing","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133554780","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}
D. Priyadharisani, M. Thirumarimurugan, T. Kannadasan
{"title":"Heat Transfer Studies on Packed Bed Using Non Newtonian Fluid","authors":"D. Priyadharisani, M. Thirumarimurugan, T. Kannadasan","doi":"10.1109/PACC.2011.5979026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PACC.2011.5979026","url":null,"abstract":"This project aims to study and compare the heat transfer characteristics for Counter-current flow and Parallel Flow through Packed Bed by determining the overall heat transfer coefficient, effectiveness, cold side efficiency and hot side efficiency for water-water system and Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)-water system with various compositions on volume basis. In Packed Bed, the inlet temperatures of both hot and cold fluids are maintained constant. In performance analysis the flow rate of cold fluid was varied from 3 lpm to 8 lpm for both water-water system and CMC-water system. The flow rate of hot fluid was maintained constant for both water-water system and CMC-water system. In this work the composition of the CMC-water system were varied from 0.05% to 0.20% on volume basis. The experiments were carried out for both parallel and counter current flow pattern, compared and reported. A physical model was developed using dimensional analysis and fitted with the experimental data. Simulation studies were done using this physical model and compared with the experimental values. The simulation studies were found to agree well with the experimental results.","PeriodicalId":403612,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Process Automation, Control and Computing","volume":"16 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116850503","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":"Design of Novel Hybrid Shunt Active Filter for the Improvement of Power Quality in Distribution Lines","authors":"S. Sellakumar, M. Vijayakumar, V. Rajendran","doi":"10.1109/PACC.2011.5979025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PACC.2011.5979025","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with the hysteresis current control based hybrid shunt active filter to improve the quality of power in distribution line by minimizing the harmonics. The main harmonic sources of distribution lines are the non linear loads and frequent switching of industrial loads. The non linear loads take discontinuous current and thus it injects harmonics. The switching of loads produces voltage sag and swells which leads to harmonics in the lines. The proposed hybrid shunt active filter is fully characterized by series LC and shunt DC link connected through 3-phase active filter. The disturbances in the supply voltage and load current due to frequent switching of a 5 HP wound induction motor in the 415 V, 50 Hz distribution line are observed using CW240 power quality meter. The same is simulated in MATLAB with and without filter. The simulation results obtained from the proposed method proves that it gives comparatively better THD value.","PeriodicalId":403612,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Process Automation, Control and Computing","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131550471","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}
D. Badarinath, A. Scaria, M. Nirmala Devi, N. Mohankumar
{"title":"A Compressed Domain Dual Video Watermarking for Real-Time Applications","authors":"D. Badarinath, A. Scaria, M. Nirmala Devi, N. Mohankumar","doi":"10.1109/PACC.2011.5978966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PACC.2011.5978966","url":null,"abstract":"Main objective of dual video watermarking is to achieve better compression rates, robustness against attacks and high security which has been rarely reported. In this paper, visible and invisible watermark is embedded in the video encoder during compression, resulting in an optimized compression/watermarking algorithm and system. Due to its lower complexity, Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) watermarking is chosen here. Exhaustive simulations made on recovered watermark had high correlation after different attacks. This algorithm is suitable for in real-time digital video broadcasting and emerging applications such as video fingerprinting.","PeriodicalId":403612,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Process Automation, Control and Computing","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132471970","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 Performance with PID Filter Controllers for Unstable Processes Involving Time Delays","authors":"B. Vanavil, A. Seshagiri Rao","doi":"10.1109/PACC.2011.5978936","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PACC.2011.5978936","url":null,"abstract":"Using the direct synthesis method, a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller in series with a lead- lag filter is designed for control of the open-loop unstable processes with time delay. Pade's 2nd order approximation for the time delay term is considered for obtaining the controller structures of PID. Study of the performance of the designed controllers has been carried out on various unstable processes. Set-point weighting is considered to reduce the overshoot. The proposed scheme consists of only one tuning parameter, and systematic guidelines are provided for selection of the tuning parameter based on the peak value of the sensitivity function. Robustness analysis has been carried out based on small gain theorem. Nominal and robust control performances are achieved with the proposed method and improved closed loop performances are obtained when compared to the recently reported methods in the literature.","PeriodicalId":403612,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Process Automation, Control and Computing","volume":"112 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134238846","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":"Independent Component Approach for the Analysis of ECG Signals","authors":"U. Nimitha, P. Supriya","doi":"10.1109/PACC.2011.5979049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PACC.2011.5979049","url":null,"abstract":"Automated analysis of electrocardiogram (ECG) has got great attention for cardiac diagnosis in the recent years. This paper describes two different ECG analysis algorithms using Independent Component Analysis (ICA) algorithm. ICA refers to set of algorithms for blind source separation (BSS). The underlying principle is to separate N signals from a mix of different source contributions, into signals of independent components. The simulation is proposed to be done in MATLAB.","PeriodicalId":403612,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Process Automation, Control and Computing","volume":"216 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132916483","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 Knowledge Management Framework for Agile Software Development Teams","authors":"R. Kavitha, M. S. Irfan Ahmed","doi":"10.1109/PACC.2011.5978877","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PACC.2011.5978877","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: Software development is a knowledge-intensive activity and its success depends heavily on the developers' knowledge and experience. Knowledge is considered as the main competitive asset of the organization. One of the objectives of knowledge management (KM) is to improve productivity by effective knowledge sharing and transfer. Agile software development has put a new focus on the question of how to share knowledge among members of software development teams. In contrast to heavy-weight, document-centric approaches, agile approaches rely on face-to-face communication for knowledge transfer. Pair programming is one such practice with the idea to share the work specific knowledge across the development teams through pair rotation. This paper introduces work on developing a framework for capturing the tacit knowledge shared among the practitioners of agile software development methodologies. This approach facilitates the organizational learning process by capturing and maintaining the necessary knowledge.","PeriodicalId":403612,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Process Automation, Control and Computing","volume":"117 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132996974","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":"Performance Evaluation of PID Controller with Fuzzy PID for Non-Linear Process Plant","authors":"Polaiah Bojja, Rohith. Kommineni, S. Varadarajan","doi":"10.1109/PACC.2011.5979029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PACC.2011.5979029","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with basic concepts. Mathematics, Parameters and design aspects of control of Non Linear process plant based on tuning methods like zieglor-nichols method, fuzzy logic as a principle of operation. After reviewing the operation of the plant, a fuzzy logic based PID Controller is formulated to control the outflow rate. The scheme is then designed and tested by simulink of Matlab. Simulations are presented and have shown that Fuzzy based PID controller is more versatile compared with the conventional PID Controller for Non Linear process plant.","PeriodicalId":403612,"journal":{"name":"2011 International Conference on Process Automation, Control and Computing","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132317580","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}