2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM)最新文献
R. Billones, R. Bedruz, Madon L. Arcega, Gabriela A. Eustaqio, Diana Guehring, Ramon P. Tupaz, I. Valenzuela, E. Dadios
{"title":"Digital Eye Strain and Fatigue Recognition Using Electrooculogram Signals and Ultrasonic Distance Measurements","authors":"R. Billones, R. Bedruz, Madon L. Arcega, Gabriela A. Eustaqio, Diana Guehring, Ramon P. Tupaz, I. Valenzuela, E. Dadios","doi":"10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666298","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a study of eye fatigue and strain caused by prolonged exposure to digital screens. Electrooculogram (EOG) signals were used to analyze eye movements, particularly saccades. This type of eye movement can be observed when a person is reading or looking out the window of a moving car. On the other hand, ultrasonic signals were used for distance measurement. EOG signals were obtained using the BIOPAC system, while Arduino-based board was used to collect ultrasonic signals. The experimental analysis determined the appropriate ergonomic distance between the computer monitor and the user when reading. The least number of saccades (average of 9.18) can be observed at 20–25 inches. This means there is less muscle movement and less eye strain, thus a lower risk of computer vision syndrome. This work can be used in a development of smart eyeglasses that automatically detects eye fatigue and strain.","PeriodicalId":426103,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM)","volume":"194 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134112634","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":"Application of Wavelet Technique in Image Fusion and its Introduction as an Early Detection Tool for Spreading of Plant Pests in Philippines’ Agricultural Sector: Initial Stage","authors":"Jay Vee Tonog Medalla","doi":"10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666424","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666424","url":null,"abstract":"The Philippines is a developing country in Southeast Asia. One of the most prevalent issues it is addressing is poverty. Poverty in the country is greatly associated with the sector of agriculture because it is the greatest livelihood-generating sector for poor remote families in the Philippines. Quality of agriculture is highly associated with the quality of living since healthy crops and good harvests are both synonymous with larger income for these families. In this connection, studies suggest that good quality of agriculture might be hard to achieve in the country if it will continue to be stuck in traditional ways of farming instead of introducing new and efficient technological advancements to the sector. Thus, this research endeavor, through partnerships with concerned government agencies, aims to develop an algorithm and a prototype to introduce the application of Wavelet Technique in Image Fusion and Reconstruction as an early detection mechanism to prevent further spreading of plant pests in Philippines’ agricultural sector. This research report serves as its initial stage.","PeriodicalId":426103,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM)","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133305678","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}
M. Rith, J. B. Biona, A. Maglaya, A. Fernando, Jeremias A. Gonzaga, H. Gitano-Briggs
{"title":"Fumigation of Producer Gas in a Diesel Genset: Performance and Emission Characteristics","authors":"M. Rith, J. B. Biona, A. Maglaya, A. Fernando, Jeremias A. Gonzaga, H. Gitano-Briggs","doi":"10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666234","url":null,"abstract":"Gasification is a thermo-chemical process, which convert solid biomass into combustible gas called producer gas. In this study a combustion of producer gas was combined with the diesel fuel to determine its engine performance and the emission produced. The study focused on the maximum diesel fuel replacement rate applied in an induced-draft based gasification set - up. This paper investigate the effect of a producer gas flow rate on the engine performance by using the force-draft based gasifier. A mixture of Jatropha seed and Jatropha press-cake in 1:1 ratio (volumetric basis) was used as the feedstock for the throat less downdraft gasifier. The gaseous product was used in a 2.5 kWe (Kilowatts electrical) diesel generator set to partially replace the diesel fuel. Two producer gas flow rates were chosen in studying the engine performance and emission characteristics: 10 kg/h and 20 kg/h. The engine load was varied from 0.5 kWe to 2.0 kWe in 500 We increment. The result showed that the diesel fuel replacement was maximized at 1 kWe. Diesel fuel replacement rate is higher at the higher fuel gas flow rate. The maximum diesel fuel saving was 70% when 20 kg/h gas is introduced, and the engine was operated at 1.0 kWe load or 40% at full load. The specific diesel fuel consumption was found to be lower at dual fuel mode as compared with single diesel mode in over the entire load range. CO and CO2 emission increased with the increase in gas flow rate for all loads.","PeriodicalId":426103,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM)","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134440776","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":"Characterizing Illumination Levels of an Image Sensor as Input to a Camera Based Illumination Controller","authors":"C. Llorente, Alexander C. Abad, E. Dadios","doi":"10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666290","url":null,"abstract":"Illumination is crucial in human activities and in machine vision applications. For indoor surveillance applications, Infrared (IR) Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are the common means of providing illumination to the camera to cause no discomfort to human occupants. While IR provides non-obtrusive illumination for the camera, the same energy consumed does not provide the illumination to indoor spaces of the building. In this work, the characteristics of an LED based camera illumination for detecting human occupant motion and detecting the face was carried out. Using algorithms from the OpenCV library, the size of the bounding box during detection of motion, walking and faces were used as indication of the distance of the object from the camera. Results indicate that walking human motion is detected at illumination level of 32.3 lux at a distance of 12 feet, while face detection is obtained at illumination level of 15 lux from a distance of 8 feet. The results obtained in this work can be used in designing a camera based illumination control using fuzzy control system to automatically set the illumination level at the least energy consumption.","PeriodicalId":426103,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM)","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133687333","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}
Jo-Ann V. Magsumbol, R. Baldovino, I. Valenzuela, E. Sybingco, E. Dadios
{"title":"An Automated Temperature Control System: A Fuzzy Logic Approach","authors":"Jo-Ann V. Magsumbol, R. Baldovino, I. Valenzuela, E. Sybingco, E. Dadios","doi":"10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666239","url":null,"abstract":"Temperature variations due to climate change significantly affects crop production. To address this problem, automated cooling system technology can be used to provide suitable microclimate environment for the growth and development of a plant all year round. This research used fuzzy logic approach to monitor and control the temperature inside a Bamboo-style greenhouse for growing lettuce crop. The input parameters that were used are growth stage of the lettuce crop, inside air temperature and time of the day. Five digital humidity and temperature sensors were installed inside the chamber to monitor and control the inside air temperature. The readings from five sensors were calibrated and compared to commercially available room temperature. Based from the calibration results, temperature sensors have 3.75% mean difference only.","PeriodicalId":426103,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM)","volume":"187 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133098588","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":"Modified SHA256 for Securing Online Transactions based on Blockchain Mechanism","authors":"Maria Rona L. Perez, B. Gerardo, R. Medina","doi":"10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666341","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666341","url":null,"abstract":"This research is composed of online transaction security; the mechanism of blockchain and proposed a modified SHA256 security protocol through smart contract to secure online transaction procedure specifically based on Blockchain Mechanism. It focus on the discussion of modifying security protocol specifically designed for practical applications of blockchain with particular reference to privacy and trust. The researcher recommend a new transaction procedure involving customer and merchant, permitting entities to recognize one another enabling them to proceed with their transactions securely using Blockchain Mechanism","PeriodicalId":426103,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116786607","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.A.L. Tagle, R. Pena, Frances Oblea, Hans Benoza, Nadine Ledesma, Jeremias A. Gonzaga, L. G. Lim
{"title":"Development of an Automated Data Acquisition System for Hydroponic Farming","authors":"S.A.L. Tagle, R. Pena, Frances Oblea, Hans Benoza, Nadine Ledesma, Jeremias A. Gonzaga, L. G. Lim","doi":"10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666373","url":null,"abstract":"There have been numerous technological advancements in the field of agriculture in recent years. One of which is hydroponic farming - a soil-less method of cultivating crops using nutrient enriched water. While hydroponic farming has numerous advantages, the methods are more complicated than those of conventional farming. Possibilities of system failure are higher due to added factors of growing. An Arduino-based automated data acquisition system (DAQ) was developed to easily diagnose and troubleshoot the system. This paper presents the design, construction, and calibration of the DAQ system that can log six different growing conditions - air temperature, relative humidity, water temperature, water level, pH level, and light intensity. Results showed that the sensors were properly calibrated and accurate based on standard instruments. Additionally, plot curves of each parameter were generated from the collected data in the system.","PeriodicalId":426103,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM)","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124864253","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":"Model Development of Marble Quality Identification Using Thresholding, Sobel Edge Detection and Gabor Filter in a Mobile Platform","authors":"M. R. Forcado, Jheanel E. Estrada","doi":"10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666359","url":null,"abstract":"Organizations in the marble industry use machines to identify the marble slab’s quality which is costly for developing countries like the Philippines. Marble is classified by expert human visually and classification is prone to error. This paper presents a study on marble classification using image processing based on color and texture. Features extraction using Thresholding, Gabor Filtering, Sobel Edge and Local Binary Pattern (LBP). Three supervised learning was used which includes Support Vector Machine, Decision Tree, and Random Forest. 120 marble images were trained and 75 images were used for testing. LBP is consistent with 86.67% accuracy, 0.800 of Kappa and execution-time of 2 seconds using the Decision tree. The Model was applied to the prototype with 82% accuracy to 100 unlabeled images tested with the expert. In conclusion, the developed model can classify the marble quality which is higher than the accuracy from the previous research work applied to the industrial machines.","PeriodicalId":426103,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM)","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127085785","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":"Development of Electronic Business Permit and Licensing System (eBPLS)","authors":"Joseph Jessie S. Oñate, C. Omorog, Arvic S. Babol","doi":"10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666319","url":null,"abstract":"E-government emerged as an important aspect in the delivery of public services. However, some local government e-services only offer interactive content such as application procedures and downloading of forms, and the process takes so long to complete. Hence, the main focus of the study is to develop a system, which will facilitate the application process of business permit and license into a streamlined electronic version using business permit and licensing system named eBPLS. This study adopted a modified Princeton Project Development Methodology (PPMP) as framework to structure the process of software development. The study used structured interview and survey questionnaires, which is designed in line with the ISO 9126 Software Quality Metrics, as data collection tools. In order to quantify the survey results the researchers used Five-Point likert scale and weighted mean to statistically analyze and interpret the general result. The survey focused on the perception of the respondents from the Business Permit Licensing Office of the two (2) municipalities in Camarines Sur, Philippines. Based on the findings, majority of the respondents perceived the proposed system as highly acceptable based on the average weighted mean of 4.61. Moreover, eBPLs was able to speed up the service delivery to one (1) day for both the new and renewal of business applications.","PeriodicalId":426103,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127660906","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. Hora, Krisha Dawn J. Dura, Chrizia Mae B. Nabua, Robert T. Nericua, O. J. Gerasta, E. Dutkiewicz, Zhu Xi
{"title":"A Design of Inverse Class-J Power Amplifier using Varactor Diode for 4G Communication Systems","authors":"J. Hora, Krisha Dawn J. Dura, Chrizia Mae B. Nabua, Robert T. Nericua, O. J. Gerasta, E. Dutkiewicz, Zhu Xi","doi":"10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666289","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM.2018.8666289","url":null,"abstract":"A Class-J Power Amplifier is designed with a varactor diode on its input matching network to improve its efficiency. To enhance the efficiency of the designed power amplifier, it is operated in inverse mode. The design, simulation, and layout generation of the circuits are implemented using the Advance Design System Tool of Keysight. Although GaN devices are known to have better performance than GaAs devices, a GaAs FET is still used as the active device for the designed power amplifier as it is more reliable compared to GaN devices. This design of Class-J power amplifier in inverse mode with varactor diode exhibits a higher power output, gain and efficiency of 30.14 dBm, 8. 14dB and 90.84%, respectively, in comparison to existing class-J power amplifier with power output of 24–27dBm, gain of 7–10 dB and efficiency of 50–5S% only. Using a One Tone Harmonic Balance Simulation for a 2GHz fundamental frequency, the resulting fundamental output power is 30. 475dBm, a transducer power gain of 6.175, a PAE of 26.943 and a gain compression of 12. 602dB. The designed power amplifier is ready to be fabricated on a Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC).","PeriodicalId":426103,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE 10th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology,Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127732754","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}