This paper presents a novel double node upset (DNU) self-recoverable and single event transient (SET) pulse filterable latch design in 28 nm CMOS technology. The loop structure formed by C-elements (CEs) ensures that the latch can self-recover from t...
Different from the standard probability hypothesis density (PHD) and cardinality probability hypothesis density (CPHD) filters, the trajectory PHD (TPHD) and trajectory CPHD (TCPHD) filters employ the sets of trajectories rather than the sets of the...
Passive pulse shaping at frequencies above 1 GHz is mainly achieved through frequency-domain processing using filters. Unfortunately, the conventional frequency domain approach does not allow precise control of the impulse response of the filter, the...
A concise and adaptive sidelobe suppression algorithm based on a least mean square (LMS) filter is proposed for pulse-compressed signals of a phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometer (Φ-OTDR) system. The algorithm is suitable for the den...
A wavelength-switchable ytterbium-doped mode-locked fiber laser is reported in this article. Two Mach–Zehnder interferometers (MZIs, denoted as MZI1, MZI2) with close free spectral ranges (FSRs) are connected in series to form a Vernier effect...
The pulse-jet cleaning process is a critical part of the bag filter workflow. The dust-cleaning effect has a significant impact on the operating stability of bag filters. Aiming at the multi-parameter optimization problem involved in the pulse-jet cl...
In this study, we present a procedure to optimize a set of finite impulse response filter (FIR) coefficients for digital pulse-amplitude measurement. Such an optimized filter is designed using an adapted digital penalized least mean square (DPLMS) me...
This paper proposes a novel method to improve the anti-dispersion ability of the all-optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (AO-OFDM) system. By replacing the Sinc-shaped filter with a Gauss-shaped filter for sub-carrier generation and in...
This paper presents a procedure to analyse the effects of radiation in an IEEE 802.15.4 RF receiver for wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Specifically, single-event transients (SETs) represent one of the greatest threats to the adequate performance of...
In modern electronic reconnaissance systems, digital receivers play an important role in receiving a variety of complex signals, in which signal-to-time extraction is a key issue, but traditional methods often rely on the signal envelope, which is ea...
The purpose of this article is to analyze the front door coupling effect that may occur in the projectile receiver due to the discharge pulse radiation in electromagnetic railguns, and to simulate the discharge pulse interference. This phenomenon wil...
A tunable microwave-pulse-generation scheme is proposed and demonstrated by employing an actively mode-locked optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) based on a microwave photonic filter (MPF). The MPF mainly consists of a phase-shifted fiber Bragg grating (...
We experimentally investigate the low-frequency (below 1 THz) spectral content of broadband terahertz (THz) emission from two-color femtosecond filament formed by the 2.7-mJ, 40-fs,
The laser detection and ranging system (LADAR) is widely used in various fields that require 3D measurement, detection, and modeling. In order to improve the system stability and ranging accuracy, it is necessary to obtain the complete waveform of pu...
This paper presents a thorough study of radiation effects on a frequency synthesizer designed in a 0.18
In this study, we investigated the synaptic functions of TiN/Ti/TiO2/SiOx/Si resistive random access memory for a neuromorphic computing system that can act as a substitute for the von-Neumann computing architecture. To process the data efficiently,...
A point source interferometer (PSI) is a device where atoms are split and recombined by applying a temporal sequence of Raman pulses during the expansion of a cloud of cold atoms behaving approximately as a point source. The PSI can work as a sensiti...
This work analyses the effect of the receiver movement on the detection by pulse compression of different families of codes characterizing the emissions of an Ultrasonic Local Positioning System. Three families of codes have been compared: Kasami, Co...
In all-digital transmitters (ADTx), the in-band quantization noise generated by pulse coding provides only limited clean bandwidth (CBW), significantly increasing the difficulty of analog filter design. To address the constrained CBW of RF pulse sequ...
A single event causing a double-node upset is likely to occur in nanometric complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS). Contemporary hardened latch designs are insufficient in meeting high reliability, low power consumption, and low delay. This p...
The downscaling of VLSI technologies has exacerbated the susceptibility of integrated circuits (ICs) to radiation-induced Single-Event Transients (SETs). This work presents UPSET, a comprehensive and technology-independent EDA framework for probabili...
Accurate estimation of the state of charge (SOC) is an important criterion to prevent the batteries from being over-charged or over-discharged, and this assures an electric vehicle’s safety and reliability. To investigate the effect of differen...
The importance of vital sign monitoring to detect deterioration increases during healthcare at home. Continuous monitoring with wearables increases assessment frequency but may create information overload for clinicians. The goal of this work was to...
Currently, wearable technology is an emerging trend that offers remarkable access to our data through smart devices like smartphones, watches, fitness trackers and textiles. As such, wearable devices can enable health monitoring without disrupting ou...
Oil spills represent a major threat to ocean ecosystems and their environmental status. Previous studies have shown that Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), as its recording is independent of clouds and weather, can be effectively used for the detection...
Nanopositioners with embedded piezoelectric motors are used in a variety of industries, from microscopy to laser processing or measurement systems. A concrete example would be fine-tuning of multiple mirror or lens units in a system. After fine adjus...
This paper presents a methodology for extracting and simulating arterial pulse waveform signals from Fabry–Perot interferometric measurements, emphasizing a practical approach for noninvasive cardiovascular assessment. A key novelty of this wor...
Modern multibeam echosounders can record backscatter data returned from the water above the seafloor. These water-column data can potentially be used to detect and map aquatic vegetation such as kelp, and thus contribute to improving marine habitat m...
In order to improve the fusion quality of multispectral (MS) and panchromatic (PAN) images, a pansharpening method with a gradient domain guided image filter (GIF) that is based on non-subsampled shearlet transform (NSST) is proposed. First, multi-sc...
In order to improve the ability of the phase-locked loop (PLL) microsystem applied in the aerospace environment to suppress the irradiation effect, this study presents an efficient charge pump hardened scheme by using the radiation-hardened-by-design...
In heterogeneous image fusion problems, different imaging mechanisms have always existed between time-of-flight and visible light heterogeneous images which are collected by binocular acquisition systems in orchard environments. Determining how to en...
Most works that address 2-D array ultrasonic transducers for underwater applications are about the geometry aspects of the array and beamforming techniques to make 3-D images. They look for techniques to reduce the number of elements from wide apertu...
For high-precision measurements of the CO2 column concentration in the atmosphere with airborne integrated path differential absorption (IPDA) Lidar, the exact distance of the Lidar beam to the scattering surface, that is, the length of the column, m...
The distinction of secondary particles in extensive air showers, specifically muons and electrons, is one of the requirements to perform a good measurement of the composition of primary cosmic rays. We describe two methods for pulse shape detection a...
A novel time-domain algorithm is proposed in this paper for the iterative estimation of drive files. A drive file is a synchronized batch of dynamic time series commands that are simultaneously sent to one or more actuators in a test rig that is desi...
Pulsed Remote Field Eddy Current Testing (PRFECT) attracts the attention in the testing of ferromagnetic pipes because of its continuous spectrum. This paper simulated the practical PRFECT of pipes by using ANSYS software and employed Least Squares S...
Stored products, such as grains and processed foods, are susceptible to infestation by various insects. The early detection of insects in the supply chain is crucial, as introducing invasive pests to new environments may cause disproportionate harm....
This paper presents a new method for evaluating the synchronization of quasi-periodic oscillations of two oscillators, termed “chimeric synchronization”. The family of metrics is proposed to create a neural network information converter b...
The flexibility provided by FPGAs permits the implementation of several ADCs, each one configured with the required bit resolution and sampling frequency. The paper presents the design and implementation of scalable and parametrizable analog-to-digit...
The Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite 2 (ICESat-2) is equipped with an Advanced Terrain Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) with the capability of penetrating water bodies, making it a widely utilized tool for the bathymetry of various aquatic envi...
The impact-echo diagnostic method is a well-known nondestructive pulse compression test method, which can be relatively easily used for the testing of concrete and reinforced concrete elements. The evaluation of the measurement with this method is ba...
Drift detection is one of the important detection modes in a digital ionosonde system. In this paper, a new data processing method is presented for boosting the automatic and high-quality drift measurement, which is helpful for long-term ionospheric...
Wearable devices continuously measure multiple physiological variables to inform users of health and behavior indicators. The computed health indicators must rely on informative signals obtained by processing the raw physiological variables with powe...
The cochlear neuromodulator provides substantial auditory perception to those with impaired hearing. The accurate insertion of electrodes into the cochlea is an important factor, as misplaced may lead to further damage. The impedance measurement may...
The damage status of shield machine disc cutters directly impacts the safety and efficiency of tunnelling projects. Current manual inspection methods involve high risks and low efficiency, while existing detection methods suffer from low accuracy and...
Quantum memory is essential for the prolonged storage and retrieval of quantum information. Nevertheless, no current studies have focused on the creation of effective quantum memory for continuous variables while accounting for the decoherence rate....
Power quality conditioner systems, such as shunt active power filters (SAPFs), are typically required to have low power losses, high-power density, and to produce no electromagnetic interference to other devices connected to the grid. At the present,...
This paper presents a novel Model Predictive Direct Power Control (MPDPC) approach for the pulse width modulation (PWM) rectifiers in the Aircraft Alternating Current Variable Frequency (ACVF) power system. The control performance of rectifiers may b...
During the modulation process of the VSI motor drive system, the nonlinear errors caused by the dead-time and conduction voltage drop will increase the phase current harmonic distortion and the torque ripple. To solve this problem, a novel dead-time...
Single Event Transients (SETs) in clock-distribution networks are a major source of soft errors in synchronous systems. We present a practical framework that assesses SET risk early in the design cycle, before layout and parasitics, using a Vulnerabi...
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