When machining anisotropic material with a thin milling cutter, there is a high probability of tool breakage. Tool breakage leads to time waste, because a conventional small CNC machine is unable to detect tool breakage. One way to solve this proble...

A new universal multi H-bridge converter is introduced in this paper. The main purpose of proposed universal converter is simple testing of modular multilevel topologies as CHB and M2LC topology. The whole converter is designed to fit a standard 2U ...

The key for decentralized battery systems is a robust and communication-less control strategy for autonomous power sharing of parallel-connected DC-DC converters. Battery systems improve the reliability and quality of power supply in renewable energy systems and enable power supply&...

Cuff pulse waves together with cuff pressure are essential in modern automatic blood pressure (BP) devices. Most methods for BP determination employ cuff wave amplitudes. Physiological features of cuff waves have been neglected. In this study we described &#x...

The work is focused on the development of mobile devices for diagnostics from motion data. Such devices can be used in a wide range of medical disciplines, from rehabilitation medicine to neurology. In this case we focus on rehabilitation after surg...

The emerging non-volatile memory (NVM) devices are currently changing the landscape of computing hardware. However, their hardware security remains relatively unexplored in the field. This is a critical research problem because given that they are non-volatile, sensiti...

This paper deals with design of a control system for automated post-fabrication setting/tuning of ASIC parameters. A new computer application that easily and effectively measures and sets the functional parame ter values using graphical user interface (GUI) was devel oped. ...

In present time the high efficiency switching DC/DC converters, e.g. buck and boost are often used. This work describes some problems of DC-DC converters, which can occur, when the load is suddenly disconnected or simultaneous disconnection of the load&#...

This paper introduces an absolute pressure sensor based on an extrinsic fiber-optic Fabry-Pérot-Interferometer molded into a silicone catheter. The interferometer principle is formed between the tip of an optical fiber and a reflective multilayer membrane containing al...

Advancements in machine-learning algorithms made it necessary to explore fast algorithms for Floating Point operations, addition being most commonly used complex operation involving significant delay and power-consumption. Applications include high-performance computer vision, ...

In the last few years, the collaboration of services between the service-oriented, cross-enterprise vehicle application frameworks has gradually increased to generate novel and more complicated vehicle services for the automotive industry. In these service collaboration sce...

We compare different platforms for inference of convolutional neural networks in this paper. We trained various neural networks to determine the material in the source hyperspectral cube. Then we convert them to inference format and compare the inference resu...

This project analyses the optimal parameters for the shrimp farming, trying to help the aquaculture of Ecuador, using a cyberphysical system, which includes temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and pH sensors to monitor the water conditions and an embedded...

This paper describes novel method of balancing of multi-level flying capacitor converters. The proposed balancing block is placed behind PWM modulator instead of balancing table and it is independent on type of modulator nor number of levels. The method ...

This paper describes results of the harmonic analysis of currents harmonic analysis performed for an advanced AC traction Substation. AC traction substation feeding 25 kV / 50 Hz traction catenary and provide power symmetrization by semiconductor device calle...

This paper presents a new zero current switching bidirectional DC-DC converter for dual voltage automotive systems. The improved version of hard-switched DC-DC converter with an additional auxiliary resonant network, which is a combination of two auxiliary switches,&#x...

The aim of this work is to assess the minimal technical requirements for using a simple RGB camera for motion sensing in a standard home environment. We experimentally verify the recording requirements for subsequent motion analysis. Our work contributes to the ...

Tremor, an involuntary and rhythmic oscillatory movement of a part of the human body, is a part of complex movement disorder in multiple sclerosis (MS). This paper aims to investigate possible parametrizations of the signal from accelerometers and find t...

This paper presents the designing, modeling, and simulation of the spiral circular magnetic field probe for near field measurements. Two configurations of this probe have been investigated using both reference boards – conventional and microstrip. Furthermore, this...