We study the probability of an undetected error for general q-ary codes. We give upper and lower bounds on this quantity, by the Linear Programming and the Polynomial methods, as a function of the length, size, and minimum distance. Sharper bounds ar...
Lifeboats are life-saving equipment used when it is necessary to abandon a ship or, in some ships, for man-overboard situations (to collect persons from water). Every seafarer onboard a ship has a task related to lifeboat operation in an emergency. I...
Simulating the probability of type I error is a powerful statistical tool that allows confirming if the statistical test achieves the established nominal level. However, its computational implementation has the drawback of significantly long executio...
For a multiple input channel, one may define different capacity regions, according to the criterions of error, types of codes, and presence of feedback. In this paper, we aim to draw a complete picture of relations among these different capacity regi...
Some probability distributions can be described by relevant parameters, such as the mean and standard deviation for the case of Gaussians. This parameterization defines a manifold in which probability functions can be studied from a geometrical persp...
Faster-than-Nyquist (FTN) signal processing, which transmits signals faster than the Nyquist rate, is a representative method for improving throughput efficiency sacrificed performance degradation due to inter-symbol interference. To overcome this pr...
Large intelligent surfaces (LIS) are a new trend to achieve higher spectral efficiency and signal-to-noise ratio in mobile communications. For this reason, this paper proposes metrics to analyze the performance of systems with multiple antennas aided...
In this paper, we aim to develop an analytical framework for design and analysis of new generation mobile networks fronthaul/backhaul links based on the application of free-space optical (FSO) technology. Taking the receiver hardware imperfections in...
The rate of software development has increased dramatically. Conventional compilers cannot assess and detect all source code errors. Software may thus contain errors, negatively affecting end-users. It is also difficult to assess and detect source co...
Recently, free-space optical (FSO) communication systems utilizing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) relays have garnered significant attention. Integrating UAV relays into FSO communication and employing cooperative diversity techniques not only fulfill...
How to consider both the influence of weather and wind power in the modeling process of probability distribution of wind power forecast error (WPFE), and to emphasize the application value of conditional modeling, is rarely studied at present. This p...
We present exact and approximate results on the average probability of error (PER) for pulse position modulation (PPM) in pre-amplified optical wireless communication systems with diversity. The approximate results are obtained by combining a new mat...
Full-duplex (FD) communication and spatial modulation (SM) are two promising techniques to achieve high spectral efficiency. Recent works in the literature have investigated the possibility of combining the FD mode with SM in the relay system to bene...
This work presents a closed-form approximation to the symbol error probability (SEP) for cross-quadrature amplitude modulation (cross-QAM) schemes over
In this paper, the noise-enhanced detection problem is investigated for the binary hypothesis-testing. The optimal additive noise is determined according to a criterion proposed by DeGroot and Schervish (2011), which aims to minimize the weighted sum...
Several methods for exploiting quantum effects in radar have been proposed, and some have been shown theoretically to outperform any classical radar scheme. Here, a model is presented of quantum-enhanced noise radar enabling a similar analysis. This...
A general framework describing the statistical discrimination of an ensemble of quantum channels is given by the name quantum reading. Several tools can be applied in quantum reading to reduce the error probability in distinguishing the ensemble of c...
Human error caused by the interaction and effect of fatigue, stress and anxiety in seafarers is the subject of this research. The human element is a major part of the maritime system. We used Bayesian networks to predict human error in maritime affai...
Liquified natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel has gained momentum as the maritime industry moves towards a sustainable future. Since unwanted LNG release may lead to severe consequences, performing quantitative risk assessment (QRA) for LNG bunkering...
High-precision time synchronization is regarded as the foundation for ensuring the stable operation of microgrids and for the coordinated sensing, communication, and computing among network devices. In multi-hop wireless sensor networks, it is observ...
Error bounds for nonlinear filtering are very important for performance evaluation and sensor management. This paper presents a comparative study of three error bounds for tracking filtering, when the detection probability is less than unity. One of...
This paper embeds a bi-fold contribution for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs); performance analysis of incremental relaying in terms of outage and error probability, and based on the analysis proposition of two new cooperative routing prot...
The probability density function (PDF) of the product of two normal random variables remains an open discussion. Researchers have proposed many forms of PDFs. Among these, two notable PDFs are an analytical solution with infinite summation and an int...
Due to the ability to handle a large number of users, low latency, and high data rates, NON-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) is considered a promising access technology for next-generation communication systems. However, as the number of users incre...
The deployment of automated driving features demands stringent compliance with ISO 26262, particularly concerning data integrity over in-vehicle networks. This study effectively addresses the computational challenges of quantifying the residual error...
We present analytical results on the average probability of error (PER) performance of an optically pre-amplified pulse-position modulation (PPM) receiver under Malaga-
The operable state of a system is maintained during operation, which requires knowledge of the system’s state. Technical diagnostics, as a process of accurately obtaining information about the system state, becomes a crucial stage in the life c...
In this work, we propose a new approach of deriving the bounds between entropy and error from a joint distribution through an optimization means. The specific case study is given on binary classifications. Two basic types of classification errors are...
The error probability of block codes sent under a non-uniform input distribution over the memoryless binary symmetric channel (BSC) and decoded via the maximum a posteriori (MAP) decoding rule is investigated. It is proved that the ratio of the proba...
This paper analyzes the impact of a single soft error on the performance of a synchronous and self-timed pipeline. A nuclear particle running through the integrated circuit body is considered the most probable soft error source. The existing estimate...
Probabilistic modeling of net load forecast errors is an important approach for reserve decision-making in power systems with a high penetration of renewable energy. However, existing probabilistic modeling methods face issues such as insufficient es...
Approximate and sample entropies are acclaimed tools for quantifying the regularity and unpredictability of time series. This paper analyses the causes of their inconsistencies. It is shown that the major problem is a coarse quantization of matching...
In this paper, we introduce a model designed to predict human error probability (HEP) in the context of fishing boat operations utilizing the cognitive reliability and error analysis method (CREAM). We conducted an analysis of potential accidents on...
The aim of this research was to forecast monthly wind energy based on wind speed measurements that have been logged over a one-year period. The curve type fitting of five similar probability distribution functions (PDF, pdf), namely Weibull, Exponent...
An approach for security enhancement of a class of encryption schemes is pointed out and its security is analyzed. The approach is based on certain results of coding and information theory regarding communication channels with erasures and deletion e...
This paper proposes three probability models to assess the impact of communication delays and bit errors on differential protection. First, the mechanism of relay protection malfunction caused by communication delays and bit errors is introduced. In...
In this paper, we propose a multipath-assisted device-free localization (DFL) system that includes magnitude and phase information (MAMPI). The DFL system employs ultra-wideband (UWB) channel impulse response (CIR) measurements, enabling the extracti...
Due to the influence of the atmospheric environment and pointing errors, the performance of free space optical communication is greatly limited. In this paper, we propose a parallel multi-hop hybrid free space optical (FSO)/radio frequency (RF) syste...
The error threshold is the cornerstone to balance the mathematical complexity and simulation speed of wind farm (WF) equivalent models, and can promote the standardization process of equivalent methodology. Due to differences in power system conditio...
The rising use of renewable energy sources, particularly those that are weather-dependent like wind and solar energy, has increased the uncertainty of supply in these power systems. In order to obtain considerably more accurate results in the analysi...
Light detection and ranging (Lidar) data can be used to create wall-to-wall forest structure and fuel products that are required for wildfire behavior simulation models. We know that Lidar-derived forest parameters have a non-negligible error associa...
Optical satellite communication has received considerable attention as a promising alternative to radio frequency communication because of its potential advantages including higher data rates and license free spectrum. Many studies have conducted per...
The direct position determination approach was recently presented as a promising technique for the localization of a transmitting source with accuracy higher than that of the conventional two-step localization method. In this paper, the theoretical p...
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Human reliability analysis (HRA) is a major concern for organizations. While various tools, methods, and instruments have been developed by the scientific community to assess human error probability, few of them actually consider human factors impact...
The rapid proliferation of independently-designed and -deployed wireless sensor networks extremely crowds the wireless spectrum and promotes the emergence of cognitive radio sensor networks (CRSN). In CRSN, the sensor node (SN) can make full use of t...
Ensuring information integrity requires not only reducing decoding errors but also reducing the probability that corrupted data are accepted as valid. This research presents a hybrid integrity protection system that incorporates seeded universal hash...
Approximate adders are some of the fundamental arithmetic operators that are being employed in error-resilient applications, to achieve performance/energy/area gains. This improvement usually comes at the cost of some accuracy and, therefore, require...
Detecting change-points and trends are common tasks in the analysis of remote sensing data. Over the years, many different methods have been proposed for those purposes, including (modified) Mann–Kendall and Cox–Stuart tests for detecting trends; and...
Both the long-term beam spreading caused by ocean turbulence and the pointing errors induced by the jitter of transmitters and receivers degrade the performance of underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) links. To effectively alleviate their...
We propose a Bayesian sequential procedure to test hypotheses concerning the relative risk between two specific treatments based on the binary data obtained from the two-arm clinical trial. Our development is based on an optimal sequential test cast...
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