2009 IEEE 22nd Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE)
St. John’s, NL, Canada 3 – 6 May 2009
Pages 1 - 586
CFP09758-PRT 978-1-4244-3509-8
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Inverse Data Transformation for Change Detection in Wind Turbine Diagnostics......................................1Yanjun Yan, Lisa Osadciw, Glen Benson, Eric White
A Particle Swarm Optimization Based Multilateration Algorithm for UWB Sensor Network................................................................................................................................................................7
Gao Weihua, Ganapathi Kamath, Kalyan Veeramachaneni, Lisa Osadciw
A Virtual Node-based Shared Restoration Scheme in Multi-domain Networks .........................................11Hassan Naser, Zhiying Gao
Modeling of Step-up DC-DC Converters to Formulate Design Guidelines for Optimization ....................16Stefano Gregori, Ayaz Hasan
Load and Locational Marginal Pricing Prediction in Competitive Electrical Power Environment Using Computational Intelligence ............................................................................................21
Zidan Bashir, Mohamed El-Hawary
On The Effects Of Random Timing Jitter On Spectrum Sensing Algorithms Based On Cyclostationarity (Invited Paper) ....................................................................................................................27
Menguc Oner
Single-Pase Grid-Synchronization Algorithms for Converter Interfaced Distribted Generation Systems...........................................................................................................................................33
Davood Yazdani, Majid Pahlevaninezhad, Alireza Bakhshai
A Power Analysis of Input-Queued and Crosspoint-Queued Crossbar Switches .......................................38Jian Wang, Ted Szymanski
Frequency-Time Scheduling Algorithm for OFDMA Systems .....................................................................44Rabie Almatarneh, Mohamed Hossam Ahmed, Octavia Dobre
The Question of Accuracy with Geometric Camera Calibration..................................................................50Swapna Puthukkudichalil, Nicholas Krouglicof, Ray Gosine
On the Second-Order Cyclostationarity for Joint Signal Detection and Classification in Cognitive Radio Systems ..................................................................................................................................56
Qiyun Zhang, Octavia Dobre, Sreeraman Rajan, Robert Inkol
Evaluation of Union Bounds for Space-Time Codes based on a Common Function ..................................61William S. W. Cheung, Zhi Zhang, Ti Yuk, Xiaoguang Dai
Spectrum Sensing Using Multiple Antenna-Aided Energy Detectors For Cognitive Radio.......................66Seung-Hoon Hwang, Junho Baek, Octavia Dobre
Detection Of Anomalous Packet Traffic Via Entropy ...................................................................................70Anna Lawniczak, Hao Wu, Bruno Di Stefano
On Using FPGAs to Accelerate the Emulation of Quantum Computing .....................................................75Tamer Mohamed, Wael Badawy, Graham Jullien
Uncertainty Management in Software Engineering: Past, Present, and Future .........................................80Hamdy Ibrahim, Behrouz Homayoun Far, Armin Eberlein
Application of Robust Design of a PI Controller Using Guardian Maps .....................................................86Patrick Jodouin, Mohamad Saad, Azeddine Kaddouri
Formal Semantics of UML State Diagram and Automatic Verification Based on Kripke Structure ............................................................................................................................................................90
Yefei Zhao, Zongyuan Yang, Jinkui Xie
Development Of Multi Ca Model Of 4-Way Road Intersection....................................................................95Anna Lawniczak, Bruno Di Stefano
Development of a Low Cost Instructional Platform for Submersible Design ..............................................99Brian Claus, Neil Riggs, Hari Sekeran, Ralf Bachmayer
Microwave Scatters Evaluation for Indoor/Outdoor Broadband coverage and Data Transmission....................................................................................................................................................103
Mohamad Ghaddar
Analysis of GPS Accuracy for Relative Location Discovery in Wireless Sensor Networks......................108Yifeng Zhou, Jeremy Schembri, Louise Lamont, Jeff Bird
A New 90nm CMOS Current Feedback Operational Amplifier.................................................................113Fahmi Elsayed, Mohamed Ibrahim, Yehya Ghallab, Wael Badawy, Brent Maundy
The ROV Pontus - A Winning Design ...........................................................................................................117Jonathan Howse
A Hybrid Control Strategy for Multiple Mobile Robots with Nonholonomic Constraints ......................121Gayan Gamage, George Mann, Ray Gosine
Power System Stability Enhancement By Designing PSS and SVC Parameters Using RCGA...............................................................................................................................................................125
Amin Khodabakhshian, Rahmatollah Hooshmand
A New Family of Linear Dispersion Code For Fast Sphere Decoding .......................................................129Xiaoguang Dai, William S. W. Cheung, Ti Yuk
On the Energy Detection of Unknown Deterministic Signal over Nakagami Channels with Selection Combining .......................................................................................................................................133
Sanjeewa Herath, Nandana Rajatheva, Chintha Tellambura
Design and Control of a High Performance SCARA Type Robotic Arm ..................................................138Migara Liyanage, Nicholas Krouglicof, Ray Gosine
Small Signal Analysis and Closed Loop Control Design of L-L Type Active-Clamped ZVS Current-Fed Isolated DC-DC Converter ......................................................................................................144
Akshay Rathore, Ashoka Bhat, Ramesh Oruganti
Supervisory Control of Fuzzy Discrete Event Systems and its Application to Mobile Robot Navigation ........................................................................................................................................................149
Awantha Jayasiri, George Mann, Ray Gosine
A Measurement Model for Secure and Usable e-commerce Web-sites ......................................................154Ricardo Mendoza, Miguel Vargas Martin, Jaime Muñoz, Francisco Alvarez-Rodriguez, Miguel Garcia-Ruiz
New Efficient Fractal based Compression Method for Electrocardiogram Signals..................................160Ali Khalaj, Hossein Miar Naimi
Sensor Beamforming with Distributed Mobile Elements in a Wireless Sensor Network .........................164William Lintz, John McEachen, Murali Tummala
A Wideband 360 Analog Phase Shifter Design ............................................................................................170Xiao MingXiang, William S. W. Cheung, Ti Yuk
The Australian Coastal Ocean Radar Network Facility ..............................................................................174Mal Heron
Simulation of Rain Fading and Scintillation on Ka-band Earth-LEO Satellite Links..............................178David Michelson, Weiwen Liu
Discriminative SIFT Features for Face Recognition....................................................................................184Angshul Majumdar, Rabab Ward
A Comprehensive Simulation Study of SWAN QoS Model in MANETs with Proactive and Reactive Routing .............................................................................................................................................188
Ning Zhang, Alagan Anpalagan
High Throughput Relay Selection and Resource Allocation in Multihop Cellular Networks..................194Hadi Meshgi, Behzad Kasiri, Bahman Abolhassani
A Subchip Multipath Search Method for DSSS System Based on Fractional Fourier Transform ........................................................................................................................................................198
Xun Tang, Xuejun Sha, Ronghui Wen
Comparison of Compensation Strategies for Shunt Active Power Filter Control in Unbalanced Three-Phase Four-Wire Systems ..............................................................................................202
Alireza Jalilian
On the Achievable Outage Probability of Opportunistic Relaying with Decode-and-Forward............................................................................................................................................................208
Ning Hu
A Computational Method for Outage Probability Exploiting Spatial Diversity without Channel State Information at Transmitter ...................................................................................................214
Ning Hu
Automata-based Approach for Kernel Trace Analysis................................................................................219Gabriel Matni, Michel Dagenais
Application Layer Optimization for Efficient Video Streaming over IEEE 802.11 based Wireless Networks...........................................................................................................................................223
Azfar Moid, Abraham Fapojuwo
A Framework For Implementing IPSec Functional Architecture ..............................................................228Shervin Erfani, Michelle Bondy, Mehdi Fahandezh Fahandezh
Research and Development of Fast Field Tester for Characteristics of Solar Array................................234Meiqin Mao, Jianhui Su, Liuchen Chang, Kai Peng, Guorong Zhang, Ming Ding
Fractional Fourier Domain Communication System (FrFDCS): Analytic, Modeling and Simulation Results...........................................................................................................................................240
Jun Shi, Yonggang Chi, Xuejun Sha, Naitong Zhang
Noisy Password Scheme: A New One Time Password System....................................................................244Hanan Abd ala
Signal Denoising Using Neighbouring Dual-tree Complex Wavelet Coefficients ......................................250Guangyi Chen, Wei-Ping Zhu
Modeling Tryptic Digestion On The Cell BE Processor ..............................................................................254James Green, Hanan Mahmoud, Michel Dumontier
Étude Des Lignes Coplanaires Asymétriques En Mode Dispersif: Cas Particulier Des Lignes Quasi-Symétriques ..............................................................................................................................259
Abdelhamid Khodja, Henry Baudrand, Mustapha Yagoub, Rachida Touhami
Self-Powered Supplies for SCR, IGBT, GTO and IGCT Devices: A Review of The State of The Art .............................................................................................................................................................263
Jahangir Afsharian, Bin Wu, Navid Reza Zargari
A Novel Power Supply Configuration For GCT Gate Drivers....................................................................269Jahangir Afsharian, Bin Wu, Navid Reza Zargari
A Software Simulator for Geomagnetically Induced Currents in Electrical Power Systems...................273Jon Berge, Rajiv Varma
A 10-Gb/s Backplane Transmitter with a FIR Pre-emphasis Equalizer to Suppress ISI at Data Centers and Edges Simultaneously.......................................................................................................279
Dianyong Chen
Novel Predictive Voltage Controlled UPS Inverter For An Improved Stand-alone Wind Turbine System................................................................................................................................................283
Bo Cao, Liuchen Chang
Cross-Layer Design Analysis in Wireless Local Area Network for Backoff Strategies Investigation and Error Control Protocol.....................................................................................................288
Abdelsalam Amer, Fayez Gebali
Doubly-selective MIMO-OFDM Channel Identification Using Superimposed Training .........................294Weixiao Meng, Junyi Zhao, Shilou Jia
Analytical Modelling and Performance Analysis for wireless Ad-Hoc Networks using Four-way Handshaking Mechanism..............................................................................................................298
Khalid Khayyat, Fayez Gebali
Improved Layered Space Time Architecture with Unequal Power Allocation and Multistage Decoding over Quasi-Static Fading Channels ...........................................................................303
Dherar Rezk, Xiaofeng Wang
Toward A General Control Design Paradigm for Hybrid Systems: Ideas, Concepts, And Formulations....................................................................................................................................................308
Mehdi Fatemi, Jim Millan, Tina Yu, Siu O'Young
Content Based Image Retrieval Using the Knowledge of Texture and Color in Binary Tree Structure ..........................................................................................................................................................313
Zahra Mansoori, Mansour Jamzad
Impact of a Finite Ground Plane on the Accuracy of Conventional Wideband Direction Finding Systems for Signals of Unknown Polarization ................................................................................318
Simon Henault, Yahia Antar, Sreeraman Rajan, Robert Inkol, Sichun Wang
Face Verification with Changeable Templates .............................................................................................324Yongjin Wang, Dimitrios Hatzinakos
Motion Estimation by Affine Transforms Based on Co-directionality of Movements..............................330Majid Mohrekesh, Shadrokh Samavi, Nader Karimi, Shahram Shirani, Parisa Behnamfar
Contourlet Based Image Compression Using Controlled Modification of Coefficients ............................334Nader Karimi, Shadrokh Samavi, Shahram Shirani, Hossein Talebi, Seyed Mohammad Ali Zeinolabedin
A Region Based Predictor for Lossless Compression of RNAI Images ......................................................338Nader Karimi, Shadrokh Samavi, Shahram Shirani, Somaieh Amraee, Zahra Saffaryazdi, Elham Mahmoudzadeh
Evaluation and Comparison of Economical Effeciency of HDVC and AC Transmission ........................342Hae-il Jung, Yevgen Biletskiy
Development of a Model Based Efficiency Optimization for IPMSM Drive .............................................346Mohammad Uddin, Fasil Abera
A Centralized Fuzzy Controller for Aggregated Control of Domestic Water Heaters .............................350Howard Li, Liuchen Chang, Khalid Elgazzar
A Command and Data Handling Unit for Pico-Satellite Missions ..............................................................356Dario Schor, Jane Scowcroft, Christopher Nichols, Witold Kinsner
Noise Reduction to Enhance Classification of Images Using Textural Information .................................362Wilson Harron, Robert Dony, Stephen Miller
A Study on Bias-Based Speech Signal Conditioning Techniques for Improving The Robustness of Automatic Speech Recognition ..............................................................................................366
Md Foezur Rahman Chowdhury, Sid-Ahmed Selouani, Douglas O'Shaughnessy
Performance Analysis of Best Effort Support in Broadband IEEE 802.16 Networks ..............................372Victor Rangel, Javier Gomez, Javier Chapa, Miguel Lopez-Guerrero, Raul Santos
Globally Consistent Mapping Of Large-Scale Passageway Environments ................................................378Unal Artan, N. James Lavigne, Joshua Marshall
Dynamic Leakage Aware Power Management with Procrastination Method...........................................382Yongwen Pan, Man Lin
An Ultra Low Power Fault Tolerant SRAM Design in 90nm CMOS.........................................................387Kuande Wang, Li Chen, Jinsheng Yang
On Line Signature Verification Using Global Features...............................................................................391Muhammad Talal Ibrahim, Matthew Kyan, Ling Guan
Estimation of Boundary Properties Using Stochastic Differential Equations ...........................................395Ashraf Mohamed, Aleksandar Jeremic
Impact of Experimental Calibration on the Performance of Conventional Direction Finders..............................................................................................................................................................400
Simon Henault, Yahia Antar, Sreeraman Rajan, Robert Inkol, Sichun Wang
Content-Based Blind Compensation And Shaping ......................................................................................406Jun Huang, Oliver Yang, Funmilayo Lawal, Lei Jin
Harmonic Resonance and Over-voltage Assessment During Switching of High Voltage Shunt Capacitors in E.R.E.C. Network .........................................................................................................410
Amin Khodabakhshian, Rahmatollah Hooshmand
A Distributed and Cooperative Supervisory Estimation of Multi-Agent Systems - Part I: Framework ......................................................................................................................................................415
Seyyedmohsen Azizi, Mani Tousi, Kash Khorasani
A Distributed and Cooperative Supervisory Estimation of Multi-Agent Systems - Part II: Verification and Case Study...........................................................................................................................421
Mani Tousi, Seyyedmohsen Azizi, Kash Khorasani
Estimating Respiratory Parameters Using Intra-Arterial Partial Pressure Measurements and Stochastic Differential Equations ...........................................................................................................427
Aleksandar Jeremic, Kenneth Tan
Efficient Partial Distortion Search Algorithm for Block based Motion Estimation..................................433Mohammed Golam Sarwer, Jonathan Wu
Wireless Network Channel Quality Estimation Inside Reactor Building Using RSSI Measurement of Wireless Sensor Network ...................................................................................................437
Wahab Almuhtadi, Soorena Merat
New Geometry for Improving Q-Factor of Spiral Integrated Inductor on Low Cost Integrated Circuit Process..............................................................................................................................440
Nima Hosseini, Hooman Nabovati
ATSC Multipath Channel Characterization for Fixed and Mobile Reception ..........................................444Limeng Song, Assia Semmar, Jean-Yves Chouinard, Viet-Ha Pham, Xianbin Wang
High Performance Synchronized Dual Elliptic Curve Crypto-Processor ..................................................450Abdulah Zadeh
Receive Antenna Diversity Results for Mobile Channel ..............................................................................454Assia Semmar, Jean-Yves Chouinard, Viet-Ha Pham
Enhanced ATSC DTV Channel Estimation..................................................................................................460Viet-Ha Pham, Jean-Yves Chouinard, Assia Semmar, Xianbin Wang, Yiyan Wu
A Novel Fuzzy Logic Tansigmoid Controller for Wave Energy Converter-Grid Interface dc Energy Utilization Farm ............................................................................................................................465
Emre Ozkop, Ismail Altas, Adel Sharaf, Tarek Aboul-Seoud
Dynamic Model-Based Augmented Extended Kalman Filter for Real Time Simulation of Mobile Robots..................................................................................................................................................469
Iraj Hassanzadeh, Mehdi Abedinpour Fallah
Harnessing Simultaneously the Benefits of UWB and MBWA: A Practical Scenario ..............................475Mouhamed Abdulla, Yousef Shayan
An Ultra Compact Block Cipher For Serialized Architecture Implementations ......................................481Cheng Wang, Howard Heys
Modeling of Top-down Object-based Attention Using Probabilistic Neural Network .............................487Yuanlong Yu, George Mann, Ray Gosine
Sensor Calibrator: PC Based Multi-phase Flow Loop Instrumentation....................................................491Javier Ortiz, Arpan Karwal, Vlastimil Masek
On the Relevance of Alpha-Hulls to the Boundary Detection Problem in Sensor Networks....................495Marwan Fayed, Hussein Mouftah
HW/SW Co-Design Architecture Exploration for VLSI Maze Routing ....................................................499Mahdi Elghazali, Ahmed Elhossini, Shawki Areibi
Prohibitive-link Detection and Routing Protocol .........................................................................................505Marwan Fayed, Hussein Mouftah
Detection and Classification of Incipient Faults in Underground Cables in Distribution Systems .............................................................................................................................................................509
Tarlochan Sidhu, Zhihan Xu
Fonction De Wigner Des Etats De Fock A Plusieurs Photons : Choix Des Contours Dans L'espace Des Phases ........................................................................................................................................514
Chiheb Karaborni
The Possible Use of Fiber Bragg Grating based Accelerometers for Seismic Measurements ..................518Jack Wu, Vlastimil Masek, Michael Cada
Principal Component Analysis Based Backpropagation Algorithm For Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Diseases .........................................................................................................522
Sunil Karamchandani
Analysis of Relay Handoff Algorithms in Cooperative Diversity Systems Using Absolute and Relative Measurements of Energy Gain ................................................................................................526
Weidang Lu, Xuejun Sha, Jingning Wang, Naitong Zhang
A Narrowband Interference Suppression Method In Cognitive Ultra-Wide Band Radio .......................530Xiaoyan Ning, Xuejun Sha, Lin Mei
Design and Implementation of a Low-Power Workstation .........................................................................534Y. Bai, Chun-Yang Tsai
Architecture Itérative De Faible Complexité D'égalisation D'estimation Et De Décodage Pour Les Canaux Multi Trajets À Évanouissements Rapides.....................................................................540
Berdai Abdellah, Jean-Yves Chouinard
A New Mutual Authentication Protocol for GSM Networks.......................................................................546Ali Fanian, T. Aaron Gulliver, Mehdi Berenjkoub
Microstrip Patch Antenna For Rfid Applications ........................................................................................552Raied Ibrahim, Mustapha Yagoub, Riadh Habash
Extracting Interconnect Capacitance Sensitivity to Linewidth Variation .................................................556Nick Huang, Andrew Labun
Pipelined Minutiae Extraction From Fingerprint Images...........................................................................561Eman Alibeigi, Majid Toghiani, Parisa Behnamfar
A New Multiple-access Method Based on Fractional Fourier Transform .................................................565Xuejun Sha, Ronghui Wen, Xin Qiu
Multirate Distributed Source Coding in Wireless Sensor Network Using LDPC Codes ..........................569Elham Rezayi, Bahman Abolhassani
Virtual MIMO-based Wireless Sensor Networks Using LDPC Codes .......................................................573Elham Rezayi, Bahman Abolhassani
From Images to Maps .....................................................................................................................................579Ron Appel, Parham Aarabi
An Optimal Bivariate Poisson Field Chart for Monitoring Defects ...........................................................583Surath Aebtarm, Nizar Bouguila
Sampling-based Path Planning for Robust Feature-based Visual Servoing ..............................................587Farid Arvani, George Mann, Andrew Fisher, Ray Gosine
Performance of ZigBee Networks in the Presence of Broadband Electromagnetic Noise ........................591Ken Ferens, Lily Woo, Witold Kinsner
A Novel Dynamic Voltage Regulator Compensation Scheme for a Standalone Village Electricity Wind Energy Conversion System................................................................................................595
Tarek Aboul-Seoud, Adel Sharaf
Cluster Head Selection using RF Signal Strength ........................................................................................600Scott Fazackerley, Alan Paeth, Ramon Lawrence
A Novel Modulated Power Filter Compensator Scheme for Standalone Wind Energy Utilization Systems ..........................................................................................................................................605
Tarek Aboul-Seoud, Adel Sharaf
The Second-order Monostatic HF Radar Cross Section Incorporating Antenna Barge Motion ..............................................................................................................................................................609
John Walsh, Weimin Huang, Eric Gill
Scale-Space Random Walks ...........................................................................................................................613Richard Rzeszutek, Thomas El-Maraghi, Dimitri Androutsos
Reducing TE_LSP Setup Time by Minimizing Blockage with the use of Pre-Reservations during the Path Computation Process...........................................................................................................617
Meral Shirazipour, Samuel Pierre
Adaptive MAC Protocols for Forest Fire Detection Using Wireless Sensor Networks.............................621Al-Abbass Al-Habashneh, Mohamed Hossam Ahmed, Tahir Husain
Satellite Ground Station Emulator: An Architecture and Implementation Proposal...............................626Dario Schor, Witold Kinsner, Alan Thoren
Artificial Neural Network Application in Analog Layout Placement Design ............................................632Rui He, Lihong Zhang
Analog Placement Design with Constraints of Multiple Symmetry Groups..............................................636Rui He, Lihong Zhang
Coggint Torque of Permanent Magnet Electric Mchines: An Overview ...................................................640Zhenhong Guo, Liuchen Chang, Yaosuo Xue
Video Multicast Based Multiple Description Coding and Multi-paths in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks ..........................................................................................................................................................646
Osamah Badarneh, Kadoch Michel, Ahmed Elhakeem
Clinical Analysis for Cardiovascular Disease by Calculating Stiffness Index, Cardiac Output from Pulse Wave ................................................................................................................................652
Zhaopeng Fan, Simon Liao, Gong Zhang
A Unified Scalable Multi-input Multi-level Voltage Sourced Converter ...................................................656Abdelrahman Abbas, Peter Lehn
Performance-Constrained Parasitic-Aware Retargeting And Optimization Of Analog Layouts .............................................................................................................................................................660
Zheng Liu, Lihong Zhang
MOSFET Model Assessment for Submicron and Nanometer Bulk-Driven Applications ........................664Shaoxi Wang, Rui He, Lihong Zhang
Robust Lp-Norm Metric for BICM-OFDM Cognitive Radio Systems ......................................................668Amir Nasri, Robert Schober
Commande Neuronale Inverse D'une Soufflerie De Sechage......................................................................672Houneida Homri, Radhi M'hiri
Reducing the Probability of Network Overload by Spectrum Trading .....................................................676Dennis Burgkhardt, Ivan Cosovic, Gunther Auer, Friedrich Jondral
PCA-whitening CSS Shape Descriptor for Affine Invariant Image Retrieval...........................................681Ye Mei, Dimitri Androutsos
Error Performance of 8-QAM Trellis-Coded MC-CDMA with Controlled Equalization over Wireless Channels...................................................................................................................................685
Osama Hussain, Imran Tasadduq
The Analysis of the Discrete Fractional Fourier Transform Algorithms ...................................................689Hai-Ying Zhang, Qi-Wen Ran, Zhongzhao Zhang, Xuejun Sha
Fair-Priority-Expression-Based Burst Scheduling to Enhance Performance and Fairness of Shared DRAM Systems ..................................................................................................................................693
Lei Shi, Jun Pang, Lei Yang, Tiejun Zhang, Donghui Wang
Capacity Analysis of a Decode-and-Forward Cooperative Network under Adaptive Transmission....................................................................................................................................................698
Prasanna Kalansuriya, Chintha Tellambura
Design of Adaptive MIMO System Using Linear Dispersion Code ............................................................704Mabruk Gheryani, Zhiyuan Wu, Yousef Shayan
Power Allocation Strategy for MIMO System Based on Beam-Nulling.....................................................710Mabruk Gheryani, Zhiyuan Wu, Yousef Shayan
A Mobility-Based Channel Model for Wireless Systems with Adaptive Modulation................................716Miguel Lopez-Guerrero, Javier Gomez
The Hardware Architecture of A Novel Motion Estimator With Adaptive Crossed Quarter Polar Search Patterns for H.264 Encoding ...................................................................................................722
Yifeng Qiu, Wael Badawy
A Water Heater Model for Increased Power System Efficiency .................................................................726Liam Paull, Derek MacKay, Howard Li, Liuchen Chang
Novel Nearly Tridiagonal Commuting Matrix and Fractionalizations of Generalized DFT Matrix...............................................................................................................................................................730
Qi-Wen Ran, Zhongzhao Zhang, DeYun Wei, Xuejun Sha
On the Capacity of 60 GHz Wireless Communications ...............................................................................734Hao Zhang, T. Aaron Gulliver
Improved Hybrid Demosaicing and Color Super-Resolution Implementation Using Quasi-Newton Algorithms .........................................................................................................................................738
Diego Sorrentino, Andreas Antoniou
A Grainless Semantics for the HARPO/L Language ...................................................................................742Theodore Norvell
Framework for Performance Evaluation of Cognitive Radio Networks in Heterogeneous Environments ..................................................................................................................................................747
Tricia Willink
Performance Optimization and Parallelization of Turbo Decoding for Software-defined Radio ................................................................................................................................................................752
Jonathan Roth, Naraig Manjikian, Subramania Sudharsanan
An Optimized Sensorless MPPT Method for PV Generation System ........................................................758Sang-Soo Park, Amit Jindal, Ani Gole, Minwon Park, In-Keun Yu
Web based Remote Operations on Inverters ................................................................................................763Tirtho Dutta Gupta, Liuchen Chang
VSC HVDC Transmission and Offshore Grid Design for a Linear Generator Based Wave Farm .................................................................................................................................................................767
Jonathan Robinson, Geza Joos
Downlink Transmitter Adaptation Based on Greedy SINR Maximization ...............................................772Dimitrie Popescu, Shiny Abraham, Otilia Popescu
DC-Guided Compression Scheme for Distributed Video Coding ...............................................................777Grégory Huchet, Jean-Yves Chouinard, Demin Wang, Andre Vincent
A New Image Watermarking Algorithm Based on Wavelet Transform ....................................................781Khaled Loukhaoukha, Jean-Yves Chouinard
Compound Dynamic and Static Effects from Wind Turbines on the Reception of Television Signals ............................................................................................................................................787
Mohamed Haj Taieb, Jean-Yves Chouinard, Assia Semmar
Efficiency Optimization of WCDMA Driven Two-Way Doherty Power Amplifiers Over Wide Power Range ..........................................................................................................................................793
Oualid Hammi, Fadhel Ghannouchi
QoS Evaluation of a Voice over IP Network with Video: A Case Study ....................................................797Nick De Cristofaro, Afrim Sallahi, Geoff Mcgill, Matt Davis, Alla Alsibai, Marc St-Hilaire
Channel Equalization for Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Over Copper................................................................802Jarir Fadlullah, Ali Enteshari, Mohsen Kavehrad
Apparatus for Detecting Advanced Glycation Endproducts Fluorescence of Skin...................................807Simon Liao, Gong Zhang, Liangyuan Xu, Yong Liu, Ling Zhu, Long Zhang, Xiaolin Kong, Lusheng Wu, Yikun Wang
Signal Construction for High-Speed Access Over Copper Wiring .............................................................811Ali Enteshari, Mohsen Kavehrad, Jarir Fadlullah
A Load Controller for Wind/Hydrogen/Diesel Weak Grid .........................................................................815Yaosuo Xue, Liuchen Chang, Zhenhong Guo
Classifying Software Visualization Tools Using the Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive Domain .............................................................................................................................................................819
Shaochun Xu, Xuhui Chen, Dapeng Liu
Teaching Opportunities for Graduate Assistants (TOGA) .........................................................................825Elaine Crocker, Ramachandran Venkatesan, Steve Shorlin, Nabil Dawood
Is it Worth to Keep an All Optical OBS Data Plane? ..................................................................................830Thomas Coutelen, Gerard Hebuterne, Brigitte Jaumard
Performance Modeling on Dynamic Authentication Data Management in Heterogeneous Interworking Networks...................................................................................................................................835
Li Wang, Mei Song, Ping Wang, Jie Li, Junde Song
A Novel Topology of Bridge-Type Superconducting Fault Current Limiter.............................................839Wanmin Fei, Bin Wu
A Set-Membership Affine Projection algorithm with Adaptive Error Bound ..........................................843Md. Zulfiquar Bhotto, Andreas Antoniou
A Novel SHE-PWM Method for Five-Level Voltage Inverters with Quarter-Wave Symmetry .........................................................................................................................................................847
Wanmin Fei, Bin Wu, Qin Wu
The Impact of Noise on Switching Rates in Dual Selection Combining Diversity.....................................852Xin Wang, Norman Beaulieu
Suppression Du Signal En Trajet Direct Par Analyse Propre Dans Un Systéme De Détection Passive Cohérente ..........................................................................................................................857
Louis-Philippe Gill, Dominic Grenier, Jean-Yves Chouinard
Error Concealment for JPEG-Coded Image Transmission over Wireless Links......................................863Alireza Kenarsari Anhari, Lutz Lampe
A Comparative Study of the Reliability of the Power Electronics in Grid Connected Small Wind Turbine Systems ...................................................................................................................................869
Md. Arifujjaman, Mohammad Iqbal, John Quaicoe
Damping Inter-area Oscillations Using a Static Phase Shifter....................................................................873Nehad El-Kharbawe, Sherif Faried
Experimental Evaluation of PEM Fuel Cell Systems Efficiency.................................................................877Kokou Mattewu Adegnon, Yves Dubé, Kodjo Agbossou
Scheduling Active Camera Resources for Multiple Moving Targets..........................................................881Christopher Ward, Michael Naish
Experimental Validation of Statistical Algorithm for Diagnosis of Damage Fault ...................................886Amar Kumar, Amiya Nayak, Alka Srivastava, Nita Goel
Segmentation of the Effective Area of Images of Renal Biopsy Samples ...................................................891Sansira Seminowich, Aylin Sar, Serdar Yilmaz, Rangaraj Rangayyan
Selective Iinitial State Criteria To Enhance Convergence Rate Of Q-Learning Algorithm In Power System Stability Application..........................................................................................................895
Ramtin Hadidi, Benjamin Jeyasurya
Comparison of Two Angle of Arrival Averaging Strategies........................................................................899Sichun Wang, Robert Inkol, Sreeraman Rajan, François Patenaude
Colour Logo and Trademark Retrieval and Tracking in Unconstrained Image Sequences using Colour Edge Gradient Co-occurrence Histograms ............................................................................905
Raymond Phan, Dimitri Androutsos
Orthogonal Hermite Functions Based Orthogonal Pulse Shaping Method ...............................................909Xuanli Wu, Xin Qiu, Xiaoyan Ning, Di Lin
Path Planning for Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Genetic Algorithms..................................913Howard Li, Liam Paull
Near-Linear Wirelength Estimation for FPGA Placement .........................................................................917Ming Xu, Gary Grewal, Shawki Areibi, Charlie Obimbo, Dilip Banerji
Dynamic Modeling And Simulation of Alkaline Type Electrolyzers ..........................................................923Md. Maruf-ul- Karim, Mohammad Iqbal
Base Station Cooperation Based on Location-Aided in Cellular System ...................................................928Weilin Jiang, Zhongzhao Zhang, Xuejun Sha, Linan Sun
Cooperative Caching in Power-Aware Chip-Multiprocessors ....................................................................932Rana Ahmed
SDG Model-based Analysis of Fault Propagation in Control Systems.......................................................936Fan Yang, Sirish Shah, Deyun Xiao
Active Mobility Control in IPv6 Mobile Sensor Networks ..........................................................................942Deyun Gao, Niu Yanchao, Oliver Yang
Implementation of Coded Cooperation Using A Kind of Convolutional Codes ........................................946Linan Sun, Zhongzhao Zhang, Xuejun Sha, Jingning Wang
Joint Optimization of Run-Length Coding, Context-Based Arithmetic Coding and Quantization Step Sizes ..................................................................................................................................950
En-hui Yang, Longji Wang
A Dynamic Spectrum Access Scheme for Cognitive Radio Networks ........................................................954K.-L. Du, M. N. S. Swamy, Qiang Ni
Development of an Efficient IGBT Simulation Model .................................................................................959Loïc Michel, Ahmed Chériti, Pierre Sicard
Méthodes Et Normes De Sécurité Des Systémes...........................................................................................964Tarik Beldjilali
Sensing and Suppression of Impulsive Interference ....................................................................................968Jeebak Mitra, Lutz Lampe
Estimation of Symbol Rate from the Autocorrelation Function .................................................................974Y. t. Chan, Bernard Lee, Robert Inkol, Francois Chan
Numerical Computation of the Normalized Detection Threshold for the FFT J-out-of-L Detector ............................................................................................................................................................978
Sichun Wang, Robert Inkol, Sreeraman Rajan, Fran??ois Patenaude
A Compact Modular Active Vision System for Multi-Target Surveillance ...............................................984Christopher Ward, Michael Naish
Non-Time Based Motion Control for Multiple Intelligent Vehicles............................................................989Howard Li, Brandon Brown
Multivariable Controller Design in the Face of Sensor Delays: A Separation Principle Approach..........................................................................................................................................................993
Wilfred Kwok, Darrell Gaudette, Daniel Davison
PWCE Design in Survivable WDM Networks Using Unrestricted Shape P-structure Patterns ............................................................................................................................................................999
Samir Sebbah, Brigitte Jaumard
An Optimal Interworking Authentication Scheme based on EAP-AKA for Heterogeneous Access Networks ............................................................................................................................................1003
Mei Song, Li Wang, Jianwen Huang, Junde Song
A Novel Low Power Static Frequency Divider Based on the GDI Technique .........................................1007Alireza Saberkari, Shahriar Shokouhi, Azadeh Kiani, Fereshteh Poorahangaryan
Low-complexity Encoding of Speech LSF Parameters Using Multistage Tree-structured Vector Quantization: Application to the MELP Coder .............................................................................1011
Mouloud Djamah, Douglas O'Shaughnessy
Classification of English Phrases and SMS Text Messages Using Bayes and Support Vector Machine Classifiers .......................................................................................................................................1016
J. Maier, Ken Ferens
Effect of Mobile Terminal Heterogeneity on Connection-Level QoS in Next Generation Wireless Networks.........................................................................................................................................1020
Olabisi Falowo, H Anthony Chan, Neco Ventura
Spectrally Efficient Cooperative Coded Schemes for Next Generation Wireless Networks...................1025Mahmood Mohassel Feghhi, Bahman Abolhassani
Synchronous Sleep and Wake in IP-enabled Wireless Sensor Networks .................................................1030Deyun Gao, Niu Yanchao, Oliver Yang
A New Approach To Minimize The Cogging Torque Of Axial Flux PMG For Under Water Applications ...................................................................................................................................................1034
Sanjida Moury, Mohammad Iqbal
Distributed Automatic Text-Independent Speaker Identification Using GMM-UBM Speaker Models .............................................................................................................................................1039
Md Foezur Rahman Chowdhury, Sid-Ahmed Selouani, Douglas O'Shaughnessy
Receiver Window Modified Random Early Detection Queues With Rechoke ........................................1043Visvasuresh Victor Govindaswamy, Gergely Zaruba, Balasekaran G
Region Based Searching for Early Terminated Motion Estimation Algorithm of H.264/AVC Video Coding Standard............................................................................................................1049
Mohammed Golam Sarwer, Jonathan Wu
Improved V-BLAST Symbol Detection Using Short Block Codes ...........................................................1053Michael Higuchi, Francois Chan
Vision-Based Obstacle Detection Using a Support Vector Machine.........................................................1057Timothy Ubbens, Derek Schuurman
A Backstepping Approach for the Design of a Nonlinear Controller for a Two-wheeled Autonomous Vehicle .....................................................................................................................................1061
Francis Okou, Donatien Nganga-Kouya, Mohammed Tarbouchi
Partner Selection Strategy for Users with High Speed in Cooperative Diversity Systems .....................1066Jingning Wang, Xuejun Sha, Weidang Lu, Zhongzhao Zhang
GLCM Texture Based Fractal Method for Evaluating Fabric Surface Roughness ................................1070Xin Wang, Nicolas D. Georganas
Remote Control of Power Fed to the Grid in a Small Distributed Generation System ..........................1074Farhana Lina, Tariq Iqbal
Design of an E-Band High Power Amplifier for Wireless High Data Rate Communications ................1078Shahrooz Asadi, Mustapha Yagoub
Design and FPGA Implementation of Iterative Decoders for Codes on Graphs .....................................1082Bharathram Sivasubramanian, Warren Gross, Harry Leib
A Quasi-Orthogonal Space-Frequency Coded OFDM System with Time Spreading and Constellation Rotation ..................................................................................................................................1087
Sivasothy Senthuran, Alagan Anpalagan, Olivia Das
A Programmable Pre-cursor ISI Equalization Circuit for High-speed Serial Link over Highly Lossy Backplane Channel ................................................................................................................1093
Bo Wang, Dianyong Chen, Bangli Liang, Jinguang Jiang, Tad Kwasniewski
Qbot: An Educational Mobile Robot Controlled in MATLAB Simulink Environment .........................1099Rajibul Huq, Hervé Lacheray, Cameron Fulford, Derek Wight, Jacob Apkarian
Dynamic Admission Control and Path Allocation for SLAs in DiffServ Networks ................................1103Hichem Ayed Harhira, Samuel Pierre
Gas Flow Rate Effects from a Z-pinch Discharge Plasma on Extreme Ultraviolet Emission ................1108Chaohai Zhang
Filtering and Removal of the Effects of the Transducers on the Acoustical Impulse Response of Concert Halls ............................................................................................................................1112
Douglas Frey, Victor Coelho, Rangaraj Rangayyan
Interoperability Across Implementation: the libdrdc Data Standards Library ......................................1116Dave Erickson
A Full-RateTruly Monolithic CMOS CDR for Low-Cost Applications ..................................................1121Bangli Liang, Zhigong Wang, Dianyong Chen, Bo Wang, Guohui Situ, Tad Kwasniewski
Switching Rates of Two-Branch Selection Diversity in Correlated Rayleigh Doppler Fading Channels............................................................................................................................................1126
Xin Wang, Norman Beaulieu
Design and Development of Hybrid Vertical Axis Turbine.......................................................................1130Md. Jahangir Alam, Mohammad Iqbal
Blind Speech Separation Using High Order Statistics ...............................................................................1136Yasmina Benabderrahmane, A Bensalem, Sid-Ahmed Selouani, Douglas O'Shaughnessy
Performance Testing of a Single-Phase Voltage-Source Wavelet Modulated AC-DC Converter .......................................................................................................................................................1140
Saleh Saleh, M. a. Rahman
Intelligent Speed Controllers for IPM Motor Drives .................................................................................1146Md Abdesh Khan, Glyn George, M. a. Rahman
RF Power Harvesting Front-end Circuit for Implants ..............................................................................1150Haizheng Guo, Robert Sobot
An Empirical Assessment of the Structural Similarity Index ...................................................................1154Richard Dosselmann, Xue Dong Yang
Efficient Access Scheme using Fuzzy Controlled Sliding Backoff Window for Wireless Networks ........................................................................................................................................................1159
Mohamed Rizk
Throughput-Based Network-On-Chip Topology Generation and Analysis ............................................1165Gul Khan, Victor Dumitriu
Education in Electrical Engineering through A Robotics Project ............................................................1170Howard Li
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