Browsing School of Mechatronic Engineering (Articles) by Title
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Multiple fan-beam optical tomography: Modelling techniques
(MDPI Publishing, 2009-11)This paper explains in detail the solution to the forward and inverse problem faced in this research. In the forward problem section, the projection geometry and the sensor modelling are discussed. The dimensions, distributions ... -
Multiple physiological signal-based human stress identification using non-linear classifiers
(2013)This paper describes the human stress identification using multiple physiological signals. The Electrocardiogram (ECG), Electromyogram (EMG), Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Galvanic Skin Response (GSR), and Skin Temperature ... -
Muscle Fatigue in the Three Heads of Triceps Brachii During Intensity and Speed Variations of Triceps Push-Down Exercise
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-02)The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of changes in exercise intensity and speed on the three heads of the triceps brachii (TB) during triceps push-down exercise until task failure. Twenty-five subjects ... -
Neural network performance comparison in infant pain expression classifications
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)Infant pain is a non-stationary made by infants in response to certain situations. This infant facial expression can be used to identify physical or psychology status of infant. The aim of this work is to compare the ... -
A new hybrid intelligent system for accurate detection of Parkinson's disease
(Elsevier, 2014-03)Elderly people are commonly affected by Parkinson's disease (PD) which is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders due to the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells. People with PD's (PWP) may have difficulty in ... -
A new ultrasonic exponential decay pulser technique for low concentrations detection and measurements
(Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l., 2013)The objective of this study was to design and implement a new ultrasonic pulser with adjustable concentration detection. The new technique based on transmits a multiple ultrasound pulses with decay power through slurry to ... -
A new ultrasound pulser technique for wide range measurements
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2013)The objective of this research was to design and implement a new ultrasonic pulse-power-decay technique that transmits multiple ultrasound pulses through slurry to determine the lowest concentration that can provide an ... -
Normal and hypoacoustic infant cry signal classification using time-frequency analysis and general regression neural network
(Elsevier Ireland Ltd., 2012-11)Crying is the most noticeable behavior of infancy. Infant cry signals can be used to identify physical or psychological status of an infant. Recently, acoustic analysis of infant cry signal has shown promising results and ... -
Novel adjacent criterion method for improving ultrasonic imaging spatial resolution
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012)In this letter, we present a novel approach for improving spatial resolution in ultrasonic tomography. The proposed technique modifies a Back-projection (BP) algorithm in reconstructing tomography images. We used 32-ultrasonic ... -
Novel: Time optimization model for centrifugation process: Application in human blood-plasma separation
(Elsevier Ltd, 2013)One way to accurately diagnose many human diseases is to conduct tests on a sample of blood. These tests are based on analyzing precisely the results of a blood plasma sample free from any other blood cells. This article ... -
Numerical investigation of heat transfer of twelve Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC) by using computational fluid dynamic, FLUENT™ software
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013)Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC) package has been emerged a promising option to tackle the thermal management issue of micro-electronic devices. In the present study, three dimensional numerical analysis of heat and fluid ... -
Numerical stress analysis of epoxy adhesively bonded dissimilar joint
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)A two-dimensional adhesively bonded dissimilar single lap joint model was analyzed under tension. An explicit closed-form solution was formulated by using MATLAB tool for analysis of shear and peel stresses distribution ... -
Object detection using circular hough transform
(Science Publications, 2005)In this study we propose a new system to detect the object from an input image. The proposed system first uses the separability filter proposed by Fukui and Yamaguchi (Trans. IEICE Japan J80-D-II. 8, 2170-2177, 1997) to ... -
Object detection using geometric invariant moment
(Science Publications, 2006)Geometric moment invariant produces a set of feature vectors that are invariant under shifting, scaling and rotation. The technique is widely used to extract the global features for pattern recognition due to its discrimination ... -
Object localization using stereo sensors for adept SCARA robot
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2006)In this paper we present a stereo vision system for segmentation of partially occluded objects and computation of object grasping point in bin picking environments. The stereo vision system was interfaced with an Adept ... -
Objective evaluation of speech dysfluencies using wavelet packet transform with sample entropy
(Elsevier Inc, 2013-05)Dysfluency and stuttering are a break or interruption of normal speech such as repetition, prolongation, interjection of syllables, sounds, words or phrases and involuntary silent pauses or blocks in communication. Stuttering ... -
Objective investigation of vision impairments using single trial pattern reversal visually evoked potentials
(Elsevier Ltd., 2013-07)Visually evoked potentials (VEPs) originate from the occipital cortex and have long been used as a reliable indicator for vision impairments by ophthalmologists. Any abnormalities in the visual pathways of a person can be ... -
On stereo processing procedure applied towards blind navigation aid - SVETA
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), 2005)This paper presents a portable traveling support system using stereo image processing for the visually impaired people's navigation. This system named as SVETA consists of a helmet molded with stereo cameras in the front, ... -
Optical properties of ultraphosphate glasses containing mixed divalent zinc and magnesium ions
(Elsevier B.V., 2013-01)Ternary zinc magnesium ultraphosphate glasses corresponding to (ZnO)x (MgO)30 x (P2O5)70 were prepared by melt quenching technique in the range of 5 6 x 6 20 mol%. The optical absorption spectra of the glasses were ... -
Optical tomography hardware development for solid gas measurement using mixed projection
(Elsevier Ltd, 2013-10)The ability to implement fan beam projection in parallel view in an optical tomography setup is one of the novelties of this research. This design involves a sensor jig specifically designed for parallel applications that ...