General framework of the force and compliant motion control for macro mini...
This paper introduces a general control framework for macro mini manipulator to improve the force and compliant motion control of robotic manipulators. RMRC (Resolved Motion Rate Control) is used as...
View ArticleAnalysing the energy consumption behaviour of WiFi networks
The continuous increase in the energy production cost, together with environmental sustainability issues, is leading research communities, governments and industries to focus their efforts on a...
View ArticleOn Efficient Airtime-based Fair Link Scheduling in IEEE 802.11-based Wireless...
In this paper, we present the Airtime Deficit Round Robin (ADRR), a novel scheduling algorithm for IEEE 802.11- based wireless networks. The ADRR mechanism enhances the Deficit Round Robin scheduling...
View ArticleA Novel Device-to-Device Communication Protocol for Public Safety Applications
The UMTS Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the latest and most advanced cellular technology that is coming to market. As LTE and its advanced version promise unprecedented peak data rates both in uplink and...
View ArticleVCell: Going Beyond the Cell Abstraction in 5G Mobile Networks
Past years have witnessed the surge of mobile broadband Internet traffic due to the broad adoption of a number of major technical advances in new wireless technologies and consumer electronics. In this...
View ArticleProgramming Software-Defined Wireless Networks
Programming a mobile network requires to account for multiple complex operations, such as allocating radio resources and monitoring interference. Nevertheless, the current Software-Defined Networking...
View ArticleFME: A Flexible Management Entity for Virtualizing LTE Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
The 4G Evolved Packet Core (EPC) is the pillar of the Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile networks. Inspired by the current trend of designing distributed and more autonomous systems, we can notice that...
View ArticleFreedom: online activity recognition via dictionary-based sparse...
Understanding and recognizing the activities performed by people is a fundamental research topic for a wide range of important applications such as fall detection of elderly people. In this paper, we...
View ArticleOn the Feasibility of Handover over WiFi Backhaul in LTE-based...
In this paper, we investigate scenarios where 4G LTE base stations are mounted on balloons raised in the sky for the provision of cellular connectivity and coverage within an area of few kilometers...
View ArticleProduct-of-exponential (POE) model for kinematic calibration of robots with...
In this paper, a robot calibration method is proposed where the effects of joint compliance is taken into account when formulating the model. The calibration process identifies the parameters...
View ArticleImproving transient performance in robotics force control using nonlinear...
Robotics force control is increasingly being used in the manufacturing industry, to perform surface polishing, deburring, parts mating etc. However, to avoid the high impact force which could damage...
View ArticleMORFEO: Saving Energy in Wireless Access Infrastructures
Energy efficiency is acknowledged as a pivotal issue for a sustainable development of wireless networking technologies. Traditionally, most works in the area focused on the user equipment, where...
View ArticleA generalized underactuated robot system inversion method using hamiltonian...
A new generalized method of stable model inversion is presented with the aim of providing solutions for the feedforward control of underactuated robots. The area of application is in SISO and MIMO...
View ArticleDegradation and performance specification of Melbourne tram tracks
The increase in passengers and tramcars will wear down existing rail structures faster. This is forcing the rail infrastructure asset owners to incorporate asset management strategies to reduce total...
View ArticleAchilles and the Tortoise: Power consumption in IEEE 802.11n and IEEE 802.11g...
Cloud computing is currently emerging as the de facto standard for Internet service provisioning. This uptake is motivated, among other aspects, by the significant reduction in energy consumption that...
View ArticleCoevolution of opinion formation and network dynamics in complex networked...
This paper studies opinion formation in adaptive networks. The networks are adapted based on opinions of the nodes. If two neighboring nodes have dissimilar opinion values (i.e., the distance between...
View ArticleDeterminants of agricultural logistics integration: a study on Thai egg industry
Agricultural supply chain integration is important for improving Thai perishable food distribution. Through an empirical study this study aims to identify the key factors that influence logistic...
View ArticleA comparative study of scheduling disciplines in 5G systems for emergency...
The hugely increasing demand for mobile broadband access to Web-based services and APPs will soon challenge even the UMTS Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular technology and its advanced version LTE-A....
View ArticleSolution processing of next-generation nanocrystal solar cells
ZnO-NiO sol gel thin films doped with Au nanoparticles have been prepared with NiO amounts ranging from 0% to 30%. X-ray diffraction, UV-visible spectroscopy and electron microscopy confirm the...
View ArticlePrediction of Iran's annual electricity demand: artificial intelligence...
Accurate prediction of electricity demand is essential for planning, policy making and resource allocation in national level. In this manuscript, we applied a number of artificial intelligence methods...
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