{"title":"Low power /spl Sigma/-/spl Delta/ analog-to-digital converter for temperature sensing and voltage monitoring","authors":"Jin-Sheng Wang, P. Andrews, S. Fu, Geroge Pwu","doi":"10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951582","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951582","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a /spl Sigma/-/spl Delta/ converter used for the temperature sensing and voltage monitoring. As the technology has moved toward to the lower voltage and higher gate density, the need to monitor the silicon temperature and supply voltage to prevent damage has become critical. Especially, in those systems with large power consumption with sudden power failure that may damage the system and be expense to be repaired. Therefore, it is better to have the monitor chips inside the system to prevent the failure. The /spl Sigma/-/spl Delta/ converter has the design advantages of a simple analog circuit and smaller die digital cell to achieve the low cost for monitoring.","PeriodicalId":437349,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (Cat.No.CH37144)","volume":"162 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133972552","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":"Teleoperation of a mobile robot through the Internet","authors":"R. Alves, R. Vassallo, E. Freire, T. Bastos-Filho","doi":"10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.952906","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.952906","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, teleoperation is being applied in several areas. For example, in virtual surgery and teleoperation of satellites and robots. On the other hand, Internet is the great world net of heterogeneous computers that is in constant evolution since its creation, in the 60's. New technologies appear for the \"Net\" everyday. One of the largest revolutions in this area is the Java language. Thus, it is possible to join Teleoperation and Internet in order to control a robot from any computer linked to the global net. This work presents a quite simple interface for robot teleoperation: the keyboard keys move the robot while images generated by the camera onboard the robot are sent to the navigator.","PeriodicalId":437349,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (Cat.No.CH37144)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131824394","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":"Nonlinearity of Gm-C in bandpass sigma-delta modulators","authors":"P. Bénabès, M. Keramat, A. Gauthier, R. Kielbasa","doi":"10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951584","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, an analysis of nonlinearity in Gm-C filters for bandpass sigma-delta modulators is proposed. Only small cubic non-linear terms are considered. It results in a very simple model of nonlinear resonators. Modeling of an eighth order modulator is also presented. This model is used to predict resonators non-linear effects on the output of a bandpass /spl Sigma//spl Delta/ modulator.","PeriodicalId":437349,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (Cat.No.CH37144)","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131878174","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":"Large signal integration formula based on truncated Fourier series","authors":"V. Kukk","doi":"10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951448","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951448","url":null,"abstract":"A new integration method for highly oscillating circuits has been proposed. The method is based on using finite (truncated) Fourier series for the representation of signals. Nonlinear transformations are implemented in two phases: harmonic linearization using only one sine wave in phase space, and general Chebyshev transformation of waveforms to return into the true time domain. The properties of integration procedure and non-linear transformation are studied.","PeriodicalId":437349,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (Cat.No.CH37144)","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131888272","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":"Stability analysis of multiple-feedback oversampled /spl Sigma/-/spl Delta/ A/D converter configurations","authors":"N. A. Fraser, B. Nowrouzian","doi":"10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.952847","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.952847","url":null,"abstract":"This paper is concerned with the estimation of the maximum DC input signal level for five different practical feedforward and multiple-feedback oversampled /spl Sigma/-/spl Delta/ A/D converters. This technique is based on replacing the constituent quantizer by a uniformly distributed additive white noise source and a variable gain element, assuming the following conditions are satisfied: a) the quantizer input signal and quantization error are uncorrelated, b) the quantizer input signal is Gaussian distributed, and c) the quantization noise is white. It is shown that the statistical estimation technique is quite accurate for /spl Sigma/-/spl Delta/ A/D converters with small noise power gains, but that the accuracy tends to decrease for A/D converters having larger noise power gains. It is further shown that this reduction in accuracy stems from the fact that the assumptions listed under a), b), and c) are not exactly satisfied. It is finally shown that the probability density function of the input signal to the quantizer may be modelled more accurately using the Gram-Charlier series.","PeriodicalId":437349,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (Cat.No.CH37144)","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134317370","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 CMOS imaging chip for real-time range finding","authors":"U. Çilingiroğlu, Sicheng Chen","doi":"10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951413","url":null,"abstract":"A novel CMOS imaging chip for real-time range finding is described. The system can extract range information without any mechanical movement and all the signal processing is done on chip. All the image sensors and mixed-signal processors are integrated in a chip. A prototype chip has been fabricated in 0.5 /spl mu/m CMOS technology that occupies 0.9 mm /spl times/ 0.9 mm silicon area. It can report the distance in the range 1.5 m - 10 m in 18 scales. Analog power dissipation is 50 mW for a 5 V power supply. The paper presents the proposed range extraction concept, describes the technique and circuit architecture, and verifies functionality by simulated results.","PeriodicalId":437349,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (Cat.No.CH37144)","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116064006","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. Rizkalla, K. Palaniswamy, A. Sinha, M. El-Sharkawy, P. Salama, S. Lyshevski, H. Gundrum
{"title":"ASIC memory design of 2-D median filters","authors":"M. Rizkalla, K. Palaniswamy, A. Sinha, M. El-Sharkawy, P. Salama, S. Lyshevski, H. Gundrum","doi":"10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951659","url":null,"abstract":"An 8-bit VHDL based 2-D median filter is designed using Mentor Graphic tools. The algorithm is based on sorting pixel samples and extracting their median values. The code was synthesized and optimized for an IC layout using CMOS 2 micron technology. The principal organization of the memory elements to store data that perform two dimensional transpose application is presented. A Matlab program for this algorithm was written, tested, and verified on 400/spl times/400 pixel images.","PeriodicalId":437349,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (Cat.No.CH37144)","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116108097","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":"Finite element analysis for simulating a hot thyroid nodule","authors":"A. Helmy, M. Rizkalla, M.M. Holdmann, P. Salama","doi":"10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951399","url":null,"abstract":"Presents the theory supporting a new diagnostic method for a thermographic system. A finite element analysis of a hot thyroid nodule is developed and used for diagnosis utilizing thermal imaging. The new non-invasive diagnostic technique was applied to patients having Graves' diseases at the Indiana University (IU) Hospital, and compared with the existing scheme that utilizes I Scan. The results of the new diagnostic method were in very good agreement with the current existing method. The new technique is advantageous in that it can be safely applied to children and pregnant women, and is cost effective compared to the current techniques.","PeriodicalId":437349,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (Cat.No.CH37144)","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115013540","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":"On the representation of electrical networks","authors":"B. Robisson, J. Ganascia","doi":"10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951606","url":null,"abstract":"By integrating in the representation of electrical circuits the properties of the physical laws which govern their functioning, we propose a way to construct a representation such that two circuits which \"function in the same way\" have the same representation. In this article, we show that the bond graph representation is a good candidate for such a functional representation because its formalism deletes a piece of information which is useless for analyzing the circuit's functioning. However, the existing algorithms which transform a circuit into a bond graph are not fully adapted to this formalism. A more suitable algorithm is proposed, based on the Tutte decomposition of graphs. This algorithm associates a unique bond graph with a given circuit and it formalizes the \"inspection method\" suggested by Karnopp [1975]. With this new algorithm, the gap between the bond graph representation and the functional representation is reduced.","PeriodicalId":437349,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (Cat.No.CH37144)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123391480","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":"Harmonic interference removal using a fractional delay filter","authors":"G. Jovanovic-Dolecek, M. Aguilar-Ponce","doi":"10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951433","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.951433","url":null,"abstract":"Treats the harmonic interference removal where the frequency of the interference is a rational number and known in advance. In order to remove the interference from the corrupted signal without distortion we propose a structure, which uses a comb filter with a fractional delay. The polyphase structure with two output branches approximates a fractional delay. The proposed structure is convenient for the case when the delay is a ratio of high integers.","PeriodicalId":437349,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (Cat.No.CH37144)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2000-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114955059","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}