Enrique HERRERA-VIEDMA1,6*, Francisco Javier CABRERIZO1*, Francisco CHICLANA2*, Jian WU3, Manuel Jesús COBO4, Konstantin SAMUYLOV5 ABSTRACT: The consensus reaching process is the most important step in a group decision making scenario. This step is most frequently identified as a process consisting of some discussion rounds in which several decision makers, which …
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Enabling Assistive Technologies to Shape the Future of the
Intensive Senior-Centred Care: A Case Study Approach
Adriana ALEXANDRU, Marilena IANCULESCU* National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics, 8-10 Averescu Avenue, Bucharest, 011455, Romania adriana@ici.ro, manina@ici.ro (*Corresponding author) ABSTRACT: Nowadays, the proportion in the older ages and the average life expectancy is increasing dramatically throughout the world. The health problems associated with wealthy and aged populations …
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Engy A. EL-SHAFEYI*, Ali I. EL-DESOUKY Computers and Systems Department, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Egypt (*Corresponding author) e-mail: engy.elshafeiy@gmail.com. ABSTRACT: The data gathered from IOTs is considered of high business value. The IOTs devices sense the natural conditions using sensor network comprised of sensor nodes. Mining of big sensor …
Read More »Improved Energy Detector for Spectrum Sensing Using Neuro-Fuzzy Double Threshold Technique
Barnali DEY1, Ashraf HOSSAIN1, Valentina. E. BALAS2*, R. N. BERA3 1 Department of ECE, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam, India e-mail: ashraf@ece.nits.ac.in, barnali.mou.dey@gmail.com. 2 Department of Automation and Applied informatics, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, 310130, Romania valentina.balas@uav.ro (*Corresponding author) 3 Department of ECE, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, …
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Sourour AOUADNI1*, Abdelwaheb REBAI2, Zenonas TURSKIS3 1, 2 Laboratory of Modeling and Optimization for Decisional, Industrial and Logistic Systems, Faculty of Economics and Management, Route de l’aéroport, Km 4, B.P. 1088, Sfax 3018, Tunisie *sourour_aouadni@yahoo.fr (* Corresponding author) 3 Research Institute of Smart Building Technologies, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Vilnius …
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Ioan DUMITRACHE, Ioan Stefan SACALA*, Mihnea Alexandru MOISESCU, Simona Iuliana CARAMIHAI University “Politehnica” of Bucharest 313 Splaiul Independentei, Bucharest, Romania ioan.sacala@acse.pub.ro, mihnea.moisescu@upb.ro * Corresponding author ABSTRACT: Systems that can tightly integrate physical with virtual components have represented a priority of research and development in the area of ICT. An intensive …
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Stabilization and Voltage Regulation of the Buck DC-DC
Converter Using Model Predictive of Laguerre Functions
Chala Merga ABDISSA1, Kil To CHONG2* 1 Jeonbuk National University, Baekje-daero 567 Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, 561-756, South Korea chalmer.abdissa@gmail.com 2 Jeonbuk National University, Baekje-daero 567 Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, 561-756, South Korea. kitchong@jbnu.ac.kr (*Corresponding author) ABSTRACT: This paper proposes a solution to stability and voltage regulation of switched mode buck DC-DC converter using a model predictive …
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Bogdan BELEAN1, Mihaela STREZA1, Septimiu CRISAN2, Simina EMERICH3 1 National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, CETATEA Research Centre, 67-103 Donat St., Cluj-Napoca, 400293, Romania bogdan.belean@itim-cj.ro 2 Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Department of Electrical Engineering and Measurements, 28 Memorandumului, Cluj-Napoca, 400114, Romania Septimiu.Crisan@ethm.utcluj.ro 3 Technical University …
Read More »Actuator Fault Estimation Based on LPV Unknown Input Observer for Induction Machine
Ahmed AMRANE1*, Abdelkader LARABI2, Abdel AITOUCHE3 ABSTRACT: This paper presents an unknown inputs observer (UIO) applied to an induction machine (IM) in order to estimate the actuator faults and the state variables. Knowing that the machine used is highly nonlinear, a model based on LPV (linear parameter varying) system of …
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Nibaldo RODRIGUEZ1, Carolina LAGOS1*, Enrique CABRERA2, Lucio CAÑETE3 1 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Av Brasil 2241, Valparaíso, 2362807, Chile nibaldo.rodriguez@pucv.cl; carolina.lagos.c@mail.pucv.cl (*Corresponding author) 2 CIMFAV, Universidad de Valparaíso General Cruz 559, Valparaíso, 2363326, Chile enrique.cabrera@uv.cl 3 Universidad de Santiago de Chile Av. Ecuador 3769, Santiago, 9170124, Chile lucio.canete@usach.cl ABSTRACT: …
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