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Multi-way Array Decomposition on Acoustic Source Separation for Fault Diagnosis of a Motor-Pump System

10.11591/ijece.v7i6.pp3052-3059
Anindita Adikaputri Vinaya , Dhany Arifianto
In this study, we propose a multi-way array decomposition approach to solve the complexity of approximate joint diagonalization process for fault diagnosis of a motor-pump system. Sources used in this study came from  drive end-motor, nondrive end-motor , drive end pump , and nondrive end pump. An approximate joint diagonalization is a common approach to resolving an underdetermined cases in blind source separation. However, it has quite heavy computation and requires more complexity. In this study, we use an acoustic emission to detect faults based on multi-way array decomposition approach. Based on the obtained results, the difference types of machinery fault such as misalignment and outer bearing fault can be detected by vibration spectrum and estimated acoustic spectrum. The performance of proposed method is evaluated using MSE and LSD. Based on the results of the separation, the estimated signal of the nondrive end pump is the closest to the baseline signal compared to other signals with  LSD is 1.914 and MSE is 0.0707. The instantaneous frequency of the estimated source signal will also be compared with the vibration signal in frequency spectrum to test the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Volume: 7
Issue: 6
Page: 3052-3059
Publish at: 2017-12-01

A comparative Analysis of Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Cascaded Multilevel Inverter Having Reduced Number of Switches and DC Sources

10.11591/ijpeds.v8.i4.pp1595-1602
Lipika Nanda , A Dasgupta , U.K. Rout
As multilevel inverters are gaining increasing importance .New topologies are being proposed in order to achieve large number of levels in output voltage. A simplified MLI topology has been presented with both symmetrical and asymmetrical configurations. This paper represents a comprehensive analysis of above mentioned topology with FFT analysis,switching and conduction losses of the inverter.Hence efficiency at different carrier frequencies has been calculated successfully.Results are verified with simulation studies.Multilevel inverters are currently considered as a better industrial solution for high dynamic performance and power-quality demanding applications, covering a wide power range.
Volume: 8
Issue: 4
Page: 1595-1602
Publish at: 2017-12-01

Nautical Ad-hoc Network Application Development for Maritime Communications

10.11591/ijeecs.v8.i3.pp667-669
Capt. Samson Joseph
High data rate communication in terrestrial wireless scenarios can be accomplished by setting up Base Stations (BS) on the ground. But applying the similar technique to maritime communication may not be suitable because owing to the geographically constrained nature of the ocean, henceforth, MF/HF modems, extensive-distance transmission characteristics with low data-rate are commonly employed in maritime communiqué. Inmarsat is conservatively used in Maritime satellite communiqué in order to reimburse for low data-rate transmission of MF/HF modems, but its main negative aspect is high cost. To improve the transmission speed along with low price, in general, a network whose architecture is similar to Vehicular Adhoc Network (VANET), that permits peer-to-peer transportation without BS, i.e., ad-hoc network is critical. An ad-hoc network for nautical environment named as Nautical Ad-hoc Network (NANET) was proposed. Multiple access and duplexing schemes are used to implement the nautical network for corresponding NANET scenarios. 
Volume: 8
Issue: 3
Page: 667-669
Publish at: 2017-12-01

Recent advances in LVCSR : A benchmark comparison of performances

10.11591/ijece.v7i6.pp3358-3368
Rahhal Errattahi , Asmaa El Hannani
Large Vocabulary Continuous Speech Recognition (LVCSR), which is characterized by a high variability of the speech, is the most challenging task in automatic speech recognition (ASR). Believing that the evaluation of ASR systems on relevant and common speech corpora is one of the key factors that help accelerating research, we present, in this paper, a benchmark comparison of the performances of the current state-of-the-art LVCSR systems over different speech recognition tasks. Furthermore, we put objectively into evidence the best performing technologies and the best accuracy achieved so far in each task. The benchmarks have shown that the Deep Neural Networks and Convolutional Neural Networks have proven their efficiency on several LVCSR tasks by outperforming the traditional Hidden Markov Models and Guaussian Mixture Models. They have also shown that despite the satisfying performances in some LVCSR tasks, the problem of large-vocabulary speech recognition is far from being solved in some others, where more research efforts are still needed.
Volume: 7
Issue: 6
Page: 3358-3368
Publish at: 2017-12-01

The Competition Between ISPs in Presence of the Net Neutrality

10.11591/ijict.v6i3.pp166-178
Mohamed El Amrani , Hamid Garmani , Mohamed Baslam , Rachid El Ayachi
In this work, we present an economic model of computer networks that describes the in-teraction between Internet Service Providers (ISP ), customers and content provider. The competition between ISP s may be translated by the prices they require and the qualities of service (QoS) they offer. The customer demand for service from an ISP does not only de-pend on the price and quality of service (QoS) of the ISP , but it is influenced by all those offered by its competitors. This behavior has been extensively analyzed using game the-ory as a decision support tool. We interpret a non-neutral network when a content provider privileges ISP s by offering them more bandwidth to ensure proper QoS to support ap-plications that require more data transport capacity (voice over internet protocol (V OIP ) the live video streaming, online gaming). In addition, our work focuses on the price game analysis and QoS between ISP s in two cases: neutral network and non-neutral network. After showing the existence and uniqueness of equilibrium in terms of quality of service, we analyzed the impact of net neutrality on competition between ISP s. We also validated our theoretical study with numerical results, which show that the game has an equilibrium point which depends on all the parameters of the system.
Volume: 6
Issue: 3
Page: 166-178
Publish at: 2017-12-01

Adaptive Antenna Selection and Power Allocation in Downlink Massive MIMO Systems

10.11591/ijece.v7i6.pp3521-3528
Adeeb Salh , Lukman Audah , Nor Shahida M Shah , Shipun A Hamzah
Massive multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) systems are an exciting area of study and an important technique for fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks that support high data rate traffic. An increased number of antenna arrays at the base station (BS) consumes more power due to a higher number of radio frequency (RF) chains, which cannot be neglected and becomes a technical challenge. In this paper, we investigated how to obtain the maximal data rate by deriving the optimal number of RF chains from a large number of available antenna arrays at the BS when there is equal power allocation among users. Meanwhile, to mitigate inter-user-interference and to compute transmit power allocation, we used the precoding scheme zero forcing beamforming (ZFBF). The achievable data rate is increased because the algorithm of ZFBF enables the choosing of the maximum power in relation to the optimal antenna selection. We conclude that the transmit power allocation  allows the use of less number of RF chains which provides the maximum achievable data rate depending on the optimal RF chain at the BS.
Volume: 7
Issue: 6
Page: 3521-3528
Publish at: 2017-12-01

A Guideline Tool for Ongoing Product Evaluation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

10.11591/ijece.v7i6.pp3632-3642
Fouad Abdulameer Salman , Aziz Bin Deraman , Masita Binti Abdul Jalil
As consumer demand for user friendly software increases, usability evaluation is crucial to develop software systems which are easy to learn and use. However, implementation of usability evaluation is challenging for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) due to factors such as lack of technical expertise, knowledge and experience of methods and standards. This results in neglect, or poorly executed evaluations of projects, resulting in software that disappoints and frustrates clients. To overcome this loss of competitiveness, we propose here a visual incorporation tool derived from ISO standards that would assist software development teams in SMEs in understanding and implementing usability evaluations. It shows fundamental Usability Engineering (UE) and Software Engineering (SE) activities and artifacts relevant to the usability evaluation and software development process, with potential incorporation points being highlighted. Dependencies and relationships are shown by links between activities and artifacts. Additionally, convergent artifacts of both disciplines were identified and shown. Evaluation of the proposed tool was based on the questionnaire results of software development practitioners from SMEs.
Volume: 7
Issue: 6
Page: 3632-3642
Publish at: 2017-12-01

Adjusting The Origin Of Buoyancy

10.11591/ijeecs.v8.i3.pp684-686
S. Ramaswami
Surf-riding actions in reliable attractive following oceans for cases with a variety of LCBs and Froude information are mimicked utilizing the numerical model. Comes concerning display that the surf-riding can't be forestalled by the modify of LCB. Be that as it may, it happens with an upper limit momentum when ship's focal point of lightness (COB) is stimulated towards stem contrasted with affecting towards stern, which is for the majority part since the distinctions on wave resistance brought concerning by the changing of LCB.
Volume: 8
Issue: 3
Page: 684-686
Publish at: 2017-12-01

Permanent Magnet Tubular Generator with Quasi-Halbach Array for Free-Piston Generator System

10.11591/ijpeds.v8.i4.pp1663-1672
Behrooz Rezaeealam
In this paper, the performance of a free-piston generator system with tubular single-phase stator winding is investigated for three different configurations of permanent magnet arrays on the mover: radial, rectangular quasi-Halbach and trapezoidal quasi-Halbach arrays. The optimal shape of the rectangular quasi-Halbach magnetization is obtained by employing an optimization technique called Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (ICA), and the results are compared with the previously developed permanent magnet linear generator (PMLG) with magnets of radial magnetization. Then, the resultant design of rectangular quasi-Halbach array, is changed to trapezoidal quasi-Halbach array and its performance is compared with other types of magnet arrays. The employed ICA is based on the analytical model of the magnetic flux distribution in air-gap, and is further verified by a nonlinear transient finite element (FE) model. The FE model has been developed to study the performance of the reciprocating PMLG. The accuracy of the proposed FE model is exemplified by comparing the calculated results with the experimental ones regarding the PMLG with radial magnetization.
Volume: 8
Issue: 4
Page: 1663-1672
Publish at: 2017-12-01

Intelligent Robotics Navigation System: Problems, Methods, and Algorithm

10.11591/ijece.v7i6.pp3711-3726
Siti Nurmaini , Bambang Tutuko
This paper set out to supplement new studies with a brief and comprehensible review of the advanced development in the area of the navigation system, starting from a single robot, multi-robot, and swarm robots from a particular perspective by taking insights from these biological systems. The inspiration is taken from nature by observing the human and the social animal that is believed to be very beneficial for this purpose. The intelligent navigation system is developed based on an individual characteristic or a social animal biological structure. The discussion of this paper will focus on how simple agent’s structure utilizes flexible and potential outcomes in order to navigate in a productive and unorganized surrounding. The combination of the navigation system and biologically inspired approach has attracted considerable attention, which makes it an important research area in the intelligent robotic system. Overall, this paper explores the implementation, which is resulted from the simulation performed by the embodiment of robots operating in real environments.
Volume: 7
Issue: 6
Page: 3711-3726
Publish at: 2017-12-01

The Learning Syntax Through Edmodo in the Beginners Class

10.11591/ijere.v6i4.10773
Sugito Sugito , Sri Mulyani Endang Susilowati , Hartono Hartono , Supartono Supartono
Integrating ICT (Information and Communications Technology) in the learning process is a necessity for a teacher in welcoming the 21st century. Knowledge and modern technology require teachers to learn how to use the technology in their teaching. Edmodo application is a very useful technology product in the learning process. Successful use of Edmodo applications in learning is influenced by: (1) teacher factors that include education, length of teaching, age, gender, frequent training, openness of teachers in accessing information, teaching places (city or village), and participation in the organization teachers and pedagogic competencies of educators in delivering materials, (2) facilities and infrastructure factors: building, room, hardware, software, internet connection, infrastructure to school, and instruction on using Edmodo application (3) learner factors that include motivation, courage to explore using Edmodo, and frequency of use of Edmodo app.
Volume: 6
Issue: 4
Page: 299-305
Publish at: 2017-12-01

Optimization of Empirical Modelling of Advanced Highly Strained In0.7Ga0.3As/In0.52Al0.48As pHEMTs for Low Noise Amplifier

10.11591/ijece.v7i6.pp3002-3009
W.M. Jubadi , F. Packeer , M. Missous
An optimized empirical modelling for a 0.25µm gate length of highly strained channel of an InP-based pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (pHEMT) using InGaAs–InAlAs material systems is presented. An accurate procedure for extraction is described and tested using the pHEMT measured dataset of I-V characteristics and related multi-bias s-parameters over 20GHz frequency range. The extraction of linear and nonlinear parameters from the small signal and large signal pHEMT equivalent model are performed in ADS. The optimized DC and S-parameter model for the pHEMT device provides a basis for active device selection in the MMIC low noise amplifier circuit designs.
Volume: 7
Issue: 6
Page: 3002-3009
Publish at: 2017-12-01

Investigation of Potential Grounding Compound for Portable Applications

10.11591/ijece.v7i6.pp3140-3146
N.A.M. Hasni , R. Abd-Rahman , H. Ahmad , N.A.M. Jamail , M. S. Kamaruddin , S.S. Ridzwan
This paper applies to the electrical engineering world by making earthing system portable in providing low and acceptable resistance path. The system is develop in a small scale portable earthing system against the massiveness of Earth and becomes leverage if soil at the place is not suitable for plant grounding system. Hence, this paper presents findings on the research of new grounding medium material that will be housed in a small scale enclosure which behaves like native earth related earthing system by using kaolin and bauxite. The data obtained from lightning flashover testing, morphological and chemical composition of material analysis indicated that bauxite is more useful for portable grounding system application much better than kaolin in term of zero reference point function. The portable earthing system can be apply to air aviation systems , railway systems and military sectors particularly for electronic equipment zero referencing.
Volume: 7
Issue: 6
Page: 3140-3146
Publish at: 2017-12-01

Real-Time Fatigue Analysis of Driver through Iris Recognition

10.11591/ijece.v7i6.pp3306-3312
Gopalakrishna K , Hariprasad S.A.
In recent days, the driver’s fault accounted for about 77.5% of the total road accidents that are happening every day. There are several methods for the driver’s fatigue detection. These are based on the movement of the eye ball using eye blinking sensor, heart beat measurement using Electro Cardio Gram, mental status analysis using ElectroEncephaloGram, muscle cramping detection, etc. However the above said methods are more complicated and create inconvenience for the driver to drive the vehicle. Also, these methods are less accurate. In this work, an accurate method is adopted to detect the driver’s fatigue based on status of the eyes using Iris recognition and the results shows that the proposed method is more accurate (about 80%) compared to the existing methods such as Eye blink Sensor method.
Volume: 7
Issue: 6
Page: 3306-3312
Publish at: 2017-12-01

Power Quality Improvement in QUCEST Larkana Campus by Using Three Types of Power Filters

10.11591/ijpeds.v8.i4.pp1876-1885
D. M. Soomro , S. C. Chong , Z. A. Memon , F. Abbasi
The increase of power electronic converters at the end-user side is unavoidable and it will cause current harmonic distortion and wide range of disturbance in the power system (PS). This paper presents current harmonic compensation for the test case of the Quaid-e-Awam University College of Engineering Sciences and Technology (QUCEST) Larkana campus in MATLAB SIMULINK by using three types of power filters i.e. passive, active and hybrid power filters. The purpose of this experiment and simulation model is to analyse and find out the best solution for reducing the current harmonic and unbalanced load condition at the incoming transformer to the campus. Moreover, this paper presents the testing and comparison of the active and hybrid power filters by using the combined design technique of harmonic compensate control system based on Unit Vector Template (UVT) and Instantaneous Reactive Power (IRP) theory. The simulation results allow to identify the effectiveness of the control system along with passive filter. Based on the testing and simulation results of three types of power filters, hybrid power filter has the maximum ability to mitigate the current harmonic in the system, and it also reduces the neutral current thus causing less stress in the existing system.
Volume: 8
Issue: 4
Page: 1876-1885
Publish at: 2017-12-01
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