In this study, the GMAW welding torch was controlled by a stepping motor to achieve a periodic swing. By controlling the swing speed, a micro-variable deposition path was obtained, which was called the micro-control deposition trajectory. The influen...
This study investigates the tracking control of quadrotor micro aerial vehicles using nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC), with primary emphasis on the implementation of a real-time embedded control system. Apart from the limited memory size, o...
The increasing adoption of high-performance DC motor control in embedded systems has driven the development of cost-effective solutions that extend beyond traditional software-based optimization techniques. This work presents a refined hardware-centr...
Several yield monitors are available for use on cotton harvesters, but none are able to maintain yield measurement accuracy across cultivars and field conditions that vary spatially and/or temporally. Thus, the utility of yield monitors as tools for...
This paper developed an adaptive backstepping fuzzy sliding control (ABFSC) approach for a micro gyroscope. Based on backstepping design, an adaptive fuzzy sliding mode control was proposed to adjust the fuzzy parameters with self-learning ability an...
The deployment of micro-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for civil applications has exponentially grown in the last decades due to their versatility, low cost and ease of use. However, their effective implementation requires an efficient attitude cont...
This paper presents a robust nonlinear integrated controller to improve stability of hybrid AC/DC micro-grids under islanding mode. The proposed controller includes two independent controllers where each one is responsible to control one part of the...
An ultra-low-cost RCL meter, aimed at IoT applications, was developed, and was used to measure electrical components based on standard techniques without the need of additional electronics beyond the AVR® micro-controller hardware itself and high...
Plastic micro-drive systems are used in an increasing number of applications in manufacturing industries. The operational status of the plastic micro-drive system directly affects the performance of the host system. However, the fault diagnosis of th...
The shift towards remote access and control of equipment has become more prominent, especially due to COVID-19 lockdowns. Access to physical/real equipment for practical learning remains important for engineering studies. Thus, this paper presents an...
The motor controller is an important component in electric vehicle. Controller always generates heat and needs cooling as electric vehicle driving. Micro thermoelectric cooler (μTEC) with many advantages becomes a potential cooling device for control...
A low-cost method, which integrates distance sensing functionality into a switched electromagnet by using a hybrid switching mode and current ripple measurements, is proposed. The electromagnet is controlled by a micro-controller via a MOSFET H bridg...
This study designed and developed a bionic mimosa robot with delicate leaf swing behaviors. For different swing behaviors, this study developed a variety of situations, in which the bionic mimosa robot would display different postures. The core techn...
In this article, an innovative online adaptive high-efficiency control strategy is proposed to improve the power generation efficiency of a marine micro gas turbine under partial load. Firstly, a mathematical model of the micro-gas turbine is establi...
A solar tracker can be defined as an electromechanical system capable of following the apparent path of the Sun, in order to orient an array of solar panels and/or collectors directly to the solar rays, maximizing the collected energy. Accordingly, t...
Frequency regulation of low inertia symmetric micro grids with the incorporation of asymmetric renewable sources such as solar and wind is a challenging task. Virtual Inertia Control (VIC) is the idea of increasing micro grids’ inertia by energ...
The baseband signal of the 406 MHz COSPAS-SARSAT emergency beacon is a 144-bit or 112-bit data with 0 and 1 code, including the information bits and error correcting check bits. In order to improve the coding efficiency of the baseband signal for the...
In this paper, an insect flapping onset control method based on electrical stimulation is proposed. The beetle (Allomyrina dithotomus, Coleoptera) is employed for the research carrier, and it’s left and right longitudinal muscles are electrical...
Hydraulic spool valve, pilot operated with bi-state switching micro valves is a low-cost alternative to the conventional proportional and high-response valves. However, high-frequency switching causes variations in the control flow which limits achie...
This paper presents the design concept of a bio-botanic robot which demonstrates its behavior based on plant growth. Besides, it can reflect the different phases of plant growth depending on the proportional amounts of light, temperature and water. T...
This paper presents a new control strategy for isolated micro-grids including wind turbines (WT), fuel cells (FC), photo-voltaic (PV) and battery energy storage systems (BESS). FC have been used in parallel with BESSs in order to increase their lifet...
Standard-sized autonomous vehicles have rapidly improved thanks to the breakthroughs of deep learning. However, scaling autonomous driving to mini-vehicles poses several challenges due to their limited on-board storage and computing capabilities. Mor...
The single-stage flyback Photovoltaic (PV) micro-inverter is considered as a simple and small in size topology but requires expensive digital microcontrollers such as Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or Digital Signal Processor (DSP) to increase...
The focus of this work is to design a deeply quantized anomaly detector of oil leaks that may happen at the junction between the wind turbine high-speed shaft and the external bracket of the power generator. We propose a block-based binary shallow ec...
The interoperations of endpoint devices are generally achieved by gateways in Internet of Things (IoT) systems. However, the gateways mainly focus on networking communication, which is lack of data logic control capabilities. The microcontrollers wit...
This paper discusses the creation of a microcontroller firmware that focuses on the control of lighting, temperature, and external devices, and enables sensor data acquisition and transmission to remote systems in industrial applications. Relevant ec...
Rate of penetration (ROP) prediction is essential for drilling efficiency, yet prevailing deep learning models employ millions of parameters and rely on surface-based pipelines constrained by low-bandwidth telemetry and round-trip delays measured in...
Shock/boundary layer interaction (SBLI) is an undesirable phenomenon, occurring in high-speed propulsion systems. The conventional method to manipulate and control SBLI is using a bleed system that involves the removal of a certain amount of mass of...
In the present study, a portable system based on a microcontroller has been developed to classify different kinds of honeys. In order to do this classification, a Simplified Fuzzy ARTMAP network (SFA) implemented in a microcontroller has been used. D...
To evaluate the system-level electromagnetic emissions of an automobile, in a simulation environment, individual sources of electromagnetic interference (EMI) must be modeled. Modeling the emission behavior of electronic controller units (ECUs) in au...
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This paper reviews the direct connection of sensors to microcontrollers without using any analogue circuit (such as an amplifier or analogue-to-digital converter) in the signal path, thus resulting in a low-cost, lower-power sensor electronic interfa...
This study presents a novel approach by implementing an active memristor in a hyperchaotic discrete system, based on a cubic map, which is implemented by using two different microcontrollers. The key contributions of this work are threefold. The use...
Hybrid micro-machining, which integrates several micro-manufacturing processes on one platform, has emerged as a solution to utilize the so-called “1 + 1 = 3” effect to tackle the manufacturing challenges for high value-added 3D micro-pro...
This article describes the design, construction, and programming of a microcontroller-based system, which uses hand gestures with machine learning algorithms to control an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). A neural network is used as a model, and an IMU...
An appearance of radiometers and dosimeters on free sale made it possible to provide better radiation safety for citizens. The effects of radiation may not appear all at once. They can manifest themselves in decades to come in future generations, in...
This article focuses on the area of software development for microcontrollers and details the implementation of modern programming practices and principles in embedded systems and IoT applications. This article explains how we implemented previously...
Microcontrollers have been largely used in applications that include reducing power consumption. Microcontroller development tools are now readily available. Many countries are faced with energy challenges such as lack of enough power capacity and gr...
Tiny machine learning (tinyML) involves the application of ML algorithms on resource-constrained devices such as microcontrollers. It is possible to improve tinyML performance by using a meta-learning approach. In this work, we proposed lightweight b...
Embedding Artificial Intelligence onto low-power devices is a challenging task that has been partly overcome with recent advances in machine learning and hardware design. Presently, deep neural networks can be deployed on embedded targets to perform...
In this paper, we propose the first ARIA block cipher on both MSP430 and Advanced RISC Machines (ARM) microcontrollers. To achieve the optimized ARIA implementation on target embedded processors, core operations of ARIA, such as substitute and diffus...
This paper presents a microcontroller-based measurement system to detect and confirm the presence of a subject in a chair. The system relies on a single Force Sensing Resistor (FSR), which may be arranged in the seat or backrest of the chair, that un...
Microcontrollers are programmable, integrated circuit chips. In the last two decades, their applications to industrial instruments, vehicles, and household appliances have reached the extent that microcontrollers are now the number-one selling electr...
As it concerns remote laboratories (RLs) for teaching microcontroller programming, the related literature reveals several common characteristics and a common architecture. Our search of the literature was constrained to papers published in the period...
The growing number of operations in implementations of the non-local fractional differentiation operator is cumbersome for real applications with strict performance and memory storage requirements. This demands use of one of the available approximati...
To ensure precise positioning of the macro–micro platform with a symmetrical structure, it is crucial to mitigate the impact of various perturbations, including disturbances, as well as complex factors such as external loads, electrical noise,...
Portable and wearable sensor systems are usually based on microcontrollers or field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), where the sensors are measured using an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). An alternative solution, with benefits in terms of cost r...
As part of our research for microcontroller software support, we have developed a modular framework that utilizes previously unimplemented architectural principles for developing applications on microcontrollers. These principles are still a privileg...
This research paper investigates an LED strip lighting system, whose LED lighting controller was developed based on the PIC24FV32KA302 microcontroller and PCA9685 PWM driver. During the study, various parameters of the system were evaluated, includin...
The paper discusses some important microcontroller board features in the application context of laser projection systems, which include measuring temperature and humidity by analog and digital sensors, controlling internal and external devices accord...
An e-textile system was developed, allowing USB reprogramming of miniature, flexible, integrated microcontroller circuits which allows for easier development of complex and configurable e-textile circuits. This prototype consisted of a series of five...
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