This paper presents a new planning approach based on voltage stability index (VSI) together with improved loss minimization (LM) formulations. The method has employed for application of distributed generation (DG) unit placement (location and size) i...
In the field of genetic code expansion (GCE), improvements in the efficiency of noncanonical amino acid (ncAA) incorporation have received continuous attention. By analyzing the reported gene sequences of giant virus species, we noticed some sequence...
This study investigates the issue of minimizing the environmental burden of a real closed-loop supply chain (CLSC), consisting of a pallet provider, a manufacturer and several retailers. A simulation model is developed under Microsoft Excel™ (Microso...
This paper offers an enhanced voltage stability assessment index (VSAI) and loss minimalize condition (LMC) centered integrated planning approach. The proposed method aims at the simultaneous attainment of voltage stability, loss minimizations and va...
Many of society’s most pressing problems, such as climate change, poverty, and waste, are categorized as “wicked” problems because they are seemingly resistant to change. Interventions designed to address these problems can produce...
To address the challenges of confined workspaces and high-precision requirements in thyroid surgery, this paper proposes a modular cable-driven robotic system with a hybrid rigid–continuum structure. By integrating rigid mechanisms and continuu...
In recent years, the number of wind farms consisting of type 3 and type 4 wind turbines located within the distribution system has been growing rapidly. Wind turbines can be utilized as a continuous reactive power source to support the system voltage...
This study presents a simulation platform for a hybrid electric motorcycle with an engine, a driving motor, and an integrated starter generator (ISG) as three power sources. This platform also consists of the driving cycle, driver, lithium-ion batter...
This work investigates an innovative low-voltage (<60 V) hybrid device that enables engine boosting and downsizing in addition to mild hybrid functionalities such as regenerative braking, start-stop, and torque assist. A planetary gear set and a b...
Background: Advanced hybrid closed-loop (AHCL) systems have improved the glycemic control in type 1 diabetes (T1D). While time in range (TIR) (70–180 mg/dL) is the standard metric, time in tight range (TITR) (70–140 mg/dL) offers a strict...
Based on the mobility requirements of electric vehicles, four-wheel drive (4WD) can significantly enhance driving capability and increase operational flexibility in handling. If the output of different drive motors can be effectively controlled, ener...
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) presents many constraints on the design of robotic devices that can assist medical staff with a procedure. The limitations of conventional, rigid robotic devices have sparked interest in soft robotic devices for medic...
This paper presents an output offset minimized capacitance-to-digital interface for a MEMS accelerometer. With a gain-enhanced voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO)-based quantization loop, the interface is able to output a digital signal with improved...
The energy management strategy (EMS) or power management strategy (PMS) unit is the core of power sharing control in the hybridization of automotive drivetrains in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). Once a new topology and its corresponding EMS are vir...
Lower limb exoskeletons have the potential to mitigate work-related musculoskeletal disorders; however, they often lack user-oriented control strategies. Human-in-the-loop (HITL) controls adapt an exoskeleton’s assistance in real time, to optim...
Psychiatric neurosurgery is undergoing a profound transformation, propelled by advances in neurotechnology, connectomics, and personalized medicine. Once controversial, surgical interventions are now guided by detailed functional brain mapping and pr...
In this study, we tried to combine maximum power point trackers (MPPT) and «Extremum Seeking» in a single multi-parameter extremum seekeng system for orienting solar panels and draw attention to the problem of a deeper study of nonlinear...
This review addresses the impact on various physical observables which is produced by confinement of virtual quarks and gluons at the level of the one-loop QCD diagrams. These observables include the quark condensate for various heavy flavors, the Ya...
The reliance of the commercial transportation industry on fossil fuels has long contributed to pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions. Since full electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles faces limitations due to the large battery capacity r...
Busbars are critical components that connect high-current and high-voltage subcomponents in high-power converters. This paper reviews the latest busbar design methodologies and offers design recommendations for both laminated and PCB-based busbars. S...
Aimed at the stability problem of quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flight attitudes under random airflow disturbance conditions, a robust H-infinity-based dual cascade Model Predictive Control (MPC) attitude control method is proposed. Model P...
The superfamily of acid proteases has two catalytic aspartates for proteolysis of their peptide substrates. Here, we show a minimal structural scaffold, the structural catalytic core (SCC), which is conserved within each family of acid proteases, but...
A direct feedback flipped voltage follower (FVF) LDO for a high-precision frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar is presented. To minimize the effect of the power supply ripple on the FMCW radar sensor’s resolution, a folded cascode e...
This paper presents a wideband fractional-N all-digital phase-locked loop (WBPLL) architecture featuring a triple-loop configuration capable of tuning frequencies from 1.9 to 6.1 GHz. The first and second loops, automatic frequency control (AFC) and...
This paper proposes a current balancing loop that is obtained using the threshold median adjustment (TMA-CBL) to achieve the accurate current balancing of an interleaved constant frequency hysteresis (CFH) buck converter. The CFH control is implement...
This paper presents a passivity-based twisting sliding mode control (PBSMC) approach for series elastic actuators (SEAs). To address the time-varying position trajectory tracking control problem in SEAs, a fourth-order dynamic model is developed to a...
This article addresses the design of a robust inner and outer loop controller for active gait retraining in individuals with leg motor weakness, using a lower limb exoskeleton with elastic joints. The proposed control algorithm for the inner loop is...
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients who have undergone a Billroth II gastrectomy is a major challenge. This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of the road-map technique for duodenal intubation using a side-viewing duod...
R-loops can act as replication fork barriers, creating transcription–replication collisions and inducing replication stress by arresting DNA synthesis, thereby possibly causing aberrant processing and the formation of DNA strand breaks. RNase H...
Mode transition is an important dynamic process of an adaptive cycle engine (ACE). In order to obtain a smooth mode transition process, the closed-loop controller is designed based on the strong robust augmented linear quadric regulator (ALQR) method...
Loop-closure detection plays a pivotal role in simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM). It serves to minimize cumulative errors and ensure the overall consistency of the generated map. This paper introduces a multi-sensor fusion-based loop-closu...
A tuning procedure for a model predictive controller (MPC) is presented for multi-input multi-output systems. The approach consists of two steps based on a hybrid method: the goal attainment method and a variable neighborhood search. In the first ste...
We employ an unregulated computation of the graviton self-energy from gravitons on the de Sitter background to infer the renormalized result. This is used to quantum-correct the linearized Einstein equation. We solve this equation for the potentials...
In this investigation, self-learning salp swarm optimization (SLSSO) based proportional- integral-derivative (PID) controllers are proposed for a Doha reverse osmosis desalination plant. Since the Doha reverse osmosis plant (DROP) is interacting with...
Bayesian networks are widely used in probabilistic graphical modeling, but inference in multiply connected networks remains computationally challenging due to loop structures. The loop cutset, a critical component of Pearl’s conditioning method...
In this work, we derive the conditions that ensure gauge invariance of non-minimal dimension-5 Lorentz-violating QED. The two- and three-point functions at one loop are computed. The gauge Ward identities are checked, as well as the conditions, to en...
This study introduces an innovative double closed-loop 3D trajectory tracking approach, integrating deep neural networks (DNN) with event-triggered nonlinear model predictive control (ENMPC), specifically designed for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs...
Self-optimizing control (SOC) aims to maintain controlled variables associated with system energy consumption at constant setpoints, thereby enabling near-optimal operation under various disturbance conditions. A core challenge in SOC scheme design i...
The force-balanced accelerometer (FBA), unlike other types of sensors, incorporates a closed-loop control. The efficacy of the system is contingent not solely on the hardware, but more critically on the formulation of the control algorithm. Conventio...
This paper proposes a single-loop repetitive voltage control strategy which incorporates the active damping control feature for single-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) applications. The proposed method reduces the effect of the LC resonant pe...
Ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems have been proven to have higher efficiency compared to conventional air source heat pump systems for space heating and cooling applications. While vertical ground heat exchangers (GHE) are favorable in GSHP inst...
In this paper, we review the status of the computations of the perturbative quantum corrections to the Higgs boson mass in the Standard Model and in its supersymmetric extensions. In particular, supersymmetric theories require a very accurate computa...
Biofeedback systems have been extensively used in walking exercises for gait improvement. Past research has focused on modulating the wearer’s cadence, gait variability, or symmetry, but none of the previous works has addressed the problem of i...
A micromachined gyroscope in which a high-speed spinning rotor is suspended electrostatically in a vacuum cavity usually functions as a dual-axis angular rate sensor. An inherent coupling error between the two sensing axes exists owing to the angular...
The mitochondrial displacement loop (D-loop) region is a non-coding control region that plays a crucial role in replication and transcription, serving as an informative marker for evolutionary and demographic studies. In this study, the complete mito...
We review the recent progress in studying the quantum structure of 6 D , N = ( 1 , 0 ) , and N = ( 1 , 1 ) supersymmetric gauge theories formulated through unconstrained harmonic superfields. The harmonic superfield approach all...
The energy grid becomes more complex with increasing penetration of renewable resources, distributed energy storage, distributed generators, and more diverse loads such as electric vehicle charging stations. The presence of distributed energy resourc...
Minimizing fuel consumption of passenger car vehicles can be achieved thanks to hybridization of the powertrain associated with innovative engine technologies. To feed the new high compression ratio combustion systems, air system cutting-edge technol...
This paper visualizes the role of hyperstable controllers in the closed-loop asymptotic stability of a single-input single-output system subject to any nonlinear and eventually time-varying controller within the hyperstable class. The feed-forward co...
Nucleic acid aptamers are generally accepted as promising elements for the specific and high-affinity binding of various biomolecules. It has been shown for a number of aptamers that the complexes with several related proteins may possess a similar a...
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