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New Approach Using Structure-Based Modeling For The Simulation Of Real Power/Frequency Dynamics In Deregulated Power Systems, Mostafa Eidiani, Hossein Zeynal Jan 2014

New Approach Using Structure-Based Modeling For The Simulation Of Real Power/Frequency Dynamics In Deregulated Power Systems, Mostafa Eidiani, Hossein Zeynal

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Load frequency control (LFC) is one of the significant ancillary services in the electricity markets. The major concerns with LFC models have long been their dynamic response and complexity, as well as market price sensitivity. To cater to the complexity of the dynamic model that is introduced by the LFC and algebraic constraints by the transmission network, the differential-algebraic equation is transformed into a set of ordinary differential equations. This is done by differentiating the network constraints under a certain assumption that can be held throughout the system. To make the model suitable in a market environment, the real power …


Design And Realization Of A Welding Oscillator, Muci̇z Özcan Jan 2014

Design And Realization Of A Welding Oscillator, Muci̇z Özcan

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Welding is one of the most popular methods to combine metal pieces in manufacturing processes. Arc welding, among all welding techniques, is the most commonly used in manufacturing due to its cost and flexibility. During the manufacturing process, arc welding is either performed by an operator or by automatic tools such as welding oscillators. Using automatic tools has advantages over manual use, as the process will be faster, cheaper, and have less welding flaws. In this paper, a homemade welding oscillator and the method to manufacture it are presented. The presented welding oscillator can be manufactured for a very low …


Comparison Of Ais And Fuzzy C-Means Clustering Methods On The Classification Of Breast Cancer And Diabetes Datasets, Seral Özşen, Rahi̇me Ceylan Jan 2014

Comparison Of Ais And Fuzzy C-Means Clustering Methods On The Classification Of Breast Cancer And Diabetes Datasets, Seral Özşen, Rahi̇me Ceylan

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Data reduction is an indispensable part of pattern classification processes in many cases. If the number of samples is excessive, sample reduction or data reduction algorithms can be used for an effective processing time and reliable successive results. Many methods have been used for data reduction. Fuzzy c-means is one of these methods and it is widely used in such applications as clustering algorithms. In this study, we applied a different clustering algorithm, an artificial immune system (AIS), for the data reduction process. We realized the performance evaluation experiments on the standard Chainlink and Iris datasets, while the main application …


Horizontal Dilution Of Precision-Based Ultra-Wideband Positioning Technique For Indoor Environments, Kerem Küçük Jan 2014

Horizontal Dilution Of Precision-Based Ultra-Wideband Positioning Technique For Indoor Environments, Kerem Küçük

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology provides considerable performance in many indoor localization problems thanks to its very wide spectrum and high-resolution characteristics. In this paper, we propose using the horizontal dilution of precision (HDOP) to decrease the localization error in indoor environments for UWB localization systems. To achieve this aim, first we determine the positioning accuracy of a commercially available UWB positioning system using laboratory experiments. Next, the results of the position estimations obtained by the HDOP are compared with the experimental results acquired by the UWB positioning system. Finally, we investigate a detailed comparison with the least squares (LS), nonlinear regression …


A New Approach Of Nonblind Watermarking Methods Based On Dwt And Svd Via Lu Decomposition, Onur Jane, Ersi̇n Elbaşi Jan 2014

A New Approach Of Nonblind Watermarking Methods Based On Dwt And Svd Via Lu Decomposition, Onur Jane, Ersi̇n Elbaşi

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Multimedia security has been the focal point of considerable research activity in the last decade, mainly because of its wide application area. Watermarking, in particular, is identified as a major technology to achieve copyright protection and multimedia security. Therefore, recent studies in the literature include some evident approaches for embedding data into a multimedia element. Because of its useful frequency component separation, the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) is commonly used in watermarking schemes. Moreover, singular value decomposition (SVD) and lower-and-upper (LU) decomposition have little effect on the perception of the watermark. Therefore, in this study, a combination of DWT and …


Implementation Of Neural Network-Based Maximum Power Tracking Control For Wind Turbine Generators, Abdulhaki̇m Karakaya, Ercüment Karakaş Jan 2014

Implementation Of Neural Network-Based Maximum Power Tracking Control For Wind Turbine Generators, Abdulhaki̇m Karakaya, Ercüment Karakaş

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this study, the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of a permanent magnet synchronous generator used in a wind generator system is realized by a prototype installed in a laboratory environment. The installed prototype is modeled in a MATLAB/Simulink environment. The MPPT is realized by an artificial neural network (ANN). The obtained simulation and experimental results are compared. The maximum power estimation at various windmill speeds (rpm) of the trained ANN in determined reference speeds is analyzed. The zero crossing points of the phases are determined by a digital signal peripheral interface controller and the system is operated according to …


Design And Implementation Of A Microcontroller Based Wind Energy Conversion System, Mehmet Demi̇rtaş, Şeri̇f Şerefoğlu Jan 2014

Design And Implementation Of A Microcontroller Based Wind Energy Conversion System, Mehmet Demi̇rtaş, Şeri̇f Şerefoğlu

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this study, a dsPIC-controlled DC/DC boost converter and a wind turbine control system that tracks the maximum power point are designed and implemented. In practice, the energy generated by a permanent magnet synchronous wind turbine is applied to the load using a circuit that consists of a rectifier, boost converter, and protective load. The converter operates in the designed mode 35% more efficiently than in the normal operation mode. In addition, the wind turbine is protected from overvoltages in strong windy weather using the protective circuit. Experimental results show that the ripple value on the direct current belonging to …


Optimization Of Job Shop Scheduling Problems Using Modified Clonal Selection Algorithm, Yilmaz Atay, Hali̇fe Kodaz Jan 2014

Optimization Of Job Shop Scheduling Problems Using Modified Clonal Selection Algorithm, Yilmaz Atay, Hali̇fe Kodaz

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Artificial immune systems (AISs) are one of the artificial intelligence techniques studied a lot in recent years. AISs are based on the principles and mechanisms of the natural immune system. In this study, the clonal selection algorithm, which is used commonly in AISs, is modified. This algorithm is applied to job shop scheduling problems, which are one of the most difficult optimization problems. For applying application results to the optimum solution, parameter values giving the optimum solution are determined by analyzing the parameters in the algorithm. The obtained results are given in detail in the tables and figures. The best …


Study On Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors For Hybrid Electric Vehicle Traction Drive Application Considering Permanent Magnet Type And Temperature, Javad Soleimani, Abolfazl Vahedi, Abdolhossein Ejlali, Mohammadhossein Barzegari Bafghi Jan 2014

Study On Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors For Hybrid Electric Vehicle Traction Drive Application Considering Permanent Magnet Type And Temperature, Javad Soleimani, Abolfazl Vahedi, Abdolhossein Ejlali, Mohammadhossein Barzegari Bafghi

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Recently, interior permanent magnet synchronous motors (Interior-PMSMs) have become known as a good candidate for hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) traction drive application due to their unique merits. However, the dynamic and steady-state behaviors of these motors are quite dependent on the permanent magnet (PM) type, configuration, and volume in rotor structures. This paper uses a novel structure of Interior-PMSMs for traction applications with fragmental buried rotor magnets in order to achieve low torque ripple, iron losses, and cogging torque. In this paper, first, the effect of the PM type on a d-q equivalent circuit model is examined. Next, the design …


A New Psfb Converter-Based Inverter Arc Welding Machine With High Power Density And High Efficiency, İsmai̇l Aksoy Jan 2014

A New Psfb Converter-Based Inverter Arc Welding Machine With High Power Density And High Efficiency, İsmai̇l Aksoy

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this study, a high-performance single-phase inverter arc welding machine is presented. Power control of the developed welding machine is realized with a high-frequency, phase-shifted full bridge (PSFB) pulse-width modulation (PWM) converter. The PSFB PWM converter operates with soft switching at no load and full load. There is no need to use a passive snubber in the converter. Welding machine control is implemented with a digital signal processor (DSP) and phase-shift PWM IC. By means of the DSP, advanced arc welding functions and protection features such as short-circuit, over-current, and temperature protection are achieved. The current and voltage waveforms given …


A Method For Ontology-Based Semantic Relatedness Measurement, Görkem Gi̇ray, Murat Osman Ünalir Jan 2013

A Method For Ontology-Based Semantic Relatedness Measurement, Görkem Gi̇ray, Murat Osman Ünalir

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

There are many methods having different approaches for assessing similarity and relatedness and they are used in many application areas, including web service discovery, invocation and composition, word sense disambiguation, information retrieval, ontology alignment and merging, document clustering, and short answer grading. These methods can be categorized as path-based, information content-based, feature-based, geometric model-based, and hybrid approaches. These approaches use resources such as concept hierarchy, conceptual graph, and corpus for computing similarity and relatedness. With the rise of the semantic web, ontologies have attracted the attention of several researchers. Ontologies represented in the Web Ontology Language (OWL) are also valuable …


Estimation Of Fuel Cost Curve Parameters For Thermal Power Plants Using The Abc Algorithm, Yusuf Sönmez Jan 2013

Estimation Of Fuel Cost Curve Parameters For Thermal Power Plants Using The Abc Algorithm, Yusuf Sönmez

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The solution accuracy of economic dispatch problems is associated with the accuracy of the fuel cost curve parameters. Therefore, updating of these parameters is a very important issue to further improve the final accuracy of economic dispatch problems. Estimating the parameters of the fuel cost curve may be the best solution for this issue. This paper presents an application of the artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm to estimate the fuel cost curve parameters of thermal power plants. In the estimation problem, 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-order fuel cost functions are used, and the estimation problem is formulated as an optimization one. …


Preserving Location Privacy For A Group Of Users, Maede Ashouri-Talouki, Ahmad Baraani Dastjerdi, Ali̇ Aydin Selçuk Jan 2013

Preserving Location Privacy For A Group Of Users, Maede Ashouri-Talouki, Ahmad Baraani Dastjerdi, Ali̇ Aydin Selçuk

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Location privacy is an interesting problem that has been receiving considerable attention. This problem has been widely discussed from the individual point of view; however, there exist only a few works that support location privacy for a group of users. In this paper we consider the problem of supporting location privacy for a group of users during the use of location-based services (LBSs). We assume a group of users who want to benefit from a LBS and find the nearest meeting place that minimizes their aggregate distance. Each user in this scenario wants to protect his or her location from …


Swarm Optimization Tuned Mamdani Fuzzy Controller For Diabetes Delayed Model, Mohammad Hassan Khooban, Davood Nazari Maryam Abadi, Alireza Alfi, Mehdi Siahi Jan 2013

Swarm Optimization Tuned Mamdani Fuzzy Controller For Diabetes Delayed Model, Mohammad Hassan Khooban, Davood Nazari Maryam Abadi, Alireza Alfi, Mehdi Siahi

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Diabetes is a chronic disease in which there are high levels of sugar in the blood. Insulin is a hormone that regulates the blood glucose level in the body. Diabetes mellitus can be caused by too little insulin, a resistance to insulin, or both. Although research activities on controlling blood glucose have been attempted to lower the blood glucose level in the quickest possible time, there are some shortages in the amount of the insulin injection. In this paper, a complete model of the glucose--insulin regulation system, which is a nonlinear delay differential model, is used. The purpose of this …


Orthogonal Array Based Performance Improvement In The Gravitational Search Algorithm, Ökkeş Tolga Altinöz, Asim Egemen Yilmaz, Gerhard Wilhelm Weber Jan 2013

Orthogonal Array Based Performance Improvement In The Gravitational Search Algorithm, Ökkeş Tolga Altinöz, Asim Egemen Yilmaz, Gerhard Wilhelm Weber

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The gravitational search algorithm (GSA) is a novel heuristic method inspired by Newton's gravity and velocity equations. In addition, it is a population-based algorithm, in which each member (called an agent) in the population has a mass, velocity, and acceleration. Beginning with the first population state, agents influence each other via mass and velocity relations. This mutual effect causes agents to reach the optimum. Hence, the performance of the GSA to attain the optimum is related to the initial population formation, like other population-based algorithms. In this study, the orthogonal array (OA) concept is applied and injected to the GSA …


A New Technique For Rare-Event Simulation Based On Partition Of The Region, Amir Jalaly Bidgoly, Mohammad Abdollahi Azgomi Jan 2013

A New Technique For Rare-Event Simulation Based On Partition Of The Region, Amir Jalaly Bidgoly, Mohammad Abdollahi Azgomi

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Rare events are an important limitation of discrete-event simulation in some areas of applications. The existing rare-event simulation (RES) techniques, such as importance sampling (IS), splitting, and RESTART, have been used for RES so far. However, these techniques not only have some limitations, but also are not general or easy to use. In this paper, the partition of the region (PoR) method is used as a variance reduction technique in a new RES technique for usage with a wide range of modeling and simulation languages. Three variants of the proposed technique will be introduced: simple PoR, recursive PoR, and advanced …


Model Of A Photovoltaic Panel Emulator In Matlab-Simulink, Hayretti̇n Can Jan 2013

Model Of A Photovoltaic Panel Emulator In Matlab-Simulink, Hayretti̇n Can

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Being able to behave electrically similar to photovoltaic (PV) panels, PV emulator systems make it possible to perform different PV system tests under various operation conditions. In this paper, a model of a PV panel emulator is presented using the Power System Blockset under MATLAB-Simulink. The simulation of the emulator system is developed for testing a controller prior to a real-time implementation. The model can handle the dependence of all of the parameters in the model with respect to solar radiation and temperature. The simulation results show that the output characteristics of the simulator have good agreement with those of …


Control, Design, And Implementation Of A Low-Cost Ultracapacitor Test System, Hasan Hüseyi̇n Eroğlu, Ahmet Masum Hava Jan 2013

Control, Design, And Implementation Of A Low-Cost Ultracapacitor Test System, Hasan Hüseyi̇n Eroğlu, Ahmet Masum Hava

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This paper reviews the ultracapacitor (UC) test procedures, establishes simple and economical power electronic conversion system-based UC test equipment, and experimentally evaluates the performance of a UC module. The power converter hardware structure and control algorithms of the designed system are discussed in detail. The high bandwidth and high accuracy current programming capability of the converter for the purpose of charging and discharging the UC, as required during testing, is illustrated via the experimental results. The UC equivalent circuit parameters are extracted. Successful constant current and constant power charging/discharging operating performances are demonstrated. The results of this study help with …


An Event-Driven Wsn Mac Protocol Design Based On Active Node And Dynamic Time Slot Allocation, Nükhet Sazak, İsmai̇l Ertürk, Etem Köklükaya, Murat Çakiroğlu Jan 2013

An Event-Driven Wsn Mac Protocol Design Based On Active Node And Dynamic Time Slot Allocation, Nükhet Sazak, İsmai̇l Ertürk, Etem Köklükaya, Murat Çakiroğlu

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The unique features of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) make them suitable for a wide range of applications in many different areas. However, with many of the protocols and algorithms used in traditional wireless networks, it is usually neither feasible nor possible to apply them directly to WSNs due to the strict resource constraints of tiny sensor nodes. Moreover, application-specific approaches for communication protocols are usually imposed since WSN applications have distinct requirements. In this study, event-driven WSN applications, where a number of sensor nodes are randomly and densely deployed in remote and difficult to reach locations, are targeted. In such …


Role Of Energy Management In Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: Case Study-Based Analysis Considering Varying Seasonal Conditions, Recep Yumurtaci Jan 2013

Role Of Energy Management In Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: Case Study-Based Analysis Considering Varying Seasonal Conditions, Recep Yumurtaci

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The recent popularity of alternative energy technologies is mainly promoted by the increasing awareness of environmental concerns as well as the economic impacts of the depleting fossil fuel reserves. Among several alternative technologies, wind- and solar-based energy have been given specific importance with government-based support for providing a cost-effective structure to realize better penetration of such environmentally friendly sources in the energy market. Even these sources are advantageous over the conventional means of energy production from many aspects, a main drawback being the total dependence on the meteorological conditions (wind speed, solar radiation, temperature, etc.) of the wind and solar …


Opf-Based Reactive Power Planning And Voltage Stability Limit Improvement Under Single Line Outage Contingency Condition Through Evolutionary Algorithms, Sakthivel Padaiyatchi, Mary Daniel Jan 2013

Opf-Based Reactive Power Planning And Voltage Stability Limit Improvement Under Single Line Outage Contingency Condition Through Evolutionary Algorithms, Sakthivel Padaiyatchi, Mary Daniel

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Reactive power planning is vital for maintaining the voltage stability of power systems and evolutionary algorithms are highly useful for achieving this task. This paper compares the effectiveness of the differential evolution (DE) and evolutionary programming (EP) algorithms in optimizing the reactive power planning of power systems under line outage contingency conditions. DE is efficient in exploration through the search space of the problem, while EP is simple and easy to implement. The low cost but fast response thyristor-controlled series capacitor (TCSC) flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS) device is incorporated to control the power flows. The optimal settings of …


Optimized Features Selection For Gender Classification Using Optimization Algorithms, Sajid Ali Khan, Muhammad Nazir, Naveed Riaz Jan 2013

Optimized Features Selection For Gender Classification Using Optimization Algorithms, Sajid Ali Khan, Muhammad Nazir, Naveed Riaz

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Optimized feature selection is an important task in gender classification. The optimized features not only reduce the dimensions, but also reduce the error rate. In this paper, we have proposed a technique for the extraction of facial features using both appearance-based and geometric-based feature extraction methods. The extracted features are then optimized using particle swarm optimization (PSO) and the bee algorithm. The geometric-based features are optimized by PSO with ensemble classifier optimization by the genetic algorithm. Using this approach, we have obtained promising results in terms of the classification error rate and computation time minimization. Moreover, our optimized feature-based method …


Extracting Fuzzy Rules For The Diagnosis Of Breast Cancer, Ali̇ Keleş, Aytürk Keleş Jan 2013

Extracting Fuzzy Rules For The Diagnosis Of Breast Cancer, Ali̇ Keleş, Aytürk Keleş

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

About one million women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. Breast cancer makes up one-third of all cancer diagnoses in women. Diagnosing breast cancer early is vital for successful treatment. Among the breast cancer screening methods available today, mammography is the most effective, although the low precision rate of breast biopsy caused by mammogram interpretation results in approximately 70% unnecessary biopsies with benign outcomes. The aim of this study was to extract strong diagnostic fuzzy rules for the inference engine of an expert system to be used for the diagnosis of breast cancer. These rules have been extracted through …


Control In Networked Systems With Fuzzy Logic, Akhan Akbulut, Oğuzhan Öztaş Jan 2013

Control In Networked Systems With Fuzzy Logic, Akhan Akbulut, Oğuzhan Öztaş

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Recently, the development of control systems based on network-based architecture is getting very high attention. Because of its fast data communication, network-based control is in high demand. However, there are some disadvantages, such as delays, data packet dropouts, and communication constraints. Network-based control systems are getting attention in the development of this architecture because of these disadvantages. Optimization of the system is supplied to improve the existing structure. The optimization is categorized into 2 main structures: software optimization and hardware optimization. The structure of the overall system is designed with these optimization strategies. A hierarchical and communicational structure has emerged …


Robust Sensorless Predictive Control Of Induction Motors With Sliding Mode Voltage Model Observer, Seyed Alireza Davari, Davood Arab Khaburi, Fengxiang Wang, Ralph Kennel Jan 2013

Robust Sensorless Predictive Control Of Induction Motors With Sliding Mode Voltage Model Observer, Seyed Alireza Davari, Davood Arab Khaburi, Fengxiang Wang, Ralph Kennel

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this paper, a robust sliding mode prediction model is combined with a sliding mode voltage model observer to achieve a sensorless predictive torque control method. In order to compensate the uncertainties of the stator and rotor resistances and the offset of measured current, sliding mode feedbacks were added to the voltage model observer. To reduce the effect of the errors that are injected from the observer to the prediction model in the sensorless application, the prediction model was also reinforced by a sliding mode feedback. The feedback gains for the prediction and observer models are assigned by a robustness …


Simulation Of Transient Processes On Overvoltage In Electric Transmission Lines Using Atp-Emtp, Ahmet Nayi̇r Jan 2013

Simulation Of Transient Processes On Overvoltage In Electric Transmission Lines Using Atp-Emtp, Ahmet Nayi̇r

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this paper, the mathematical modeling and simulation of electromagnetic transient processes is considered, which is of vital importance for examining the overvoltage phenomenon of power transmission systems. In the mathematical models of the AC power transmission systems that contain a power source, the power transformer, transmission line, and power autotransformer block are presented. The mathematical model of each system component is obtained based on the branch voltages, flux linkages, and branch voltages of the magnetic circuits individually. As for the simulation, an alternative transient program (ATP) environment is used to model the electric power system's elements. One of the …


A Novel Uwb Cpw-Fed Ring-Shaped Antenna With Band-Notched Characteristics, Maryam Majidzadeh, Changiz Ghobadi Jan 2013

A Novel Uwb Cpw-Fed Ring-Shaped Antenna With Band-Notched Characteristics, Maryam Majidzadeh, Changiz Ghobadi

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

A novel compact omnidirectional coplanar waveguide (CPW)-fed antenna with band-notched characteristics has been designed and analyzed. The proposed ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna has a simple structure. A ring-shaped radiating patch is excited by a CPW feed line. By creating 2 square slots on the top corners of the antenna, a new resonance is excited and the bandwidth is enhanced. The band-notched function is achieved by applying 2 rectangular stubs to the ground plane structure. The proposed antenna occupies a small size of 20 x 20 x 1 mm^3 and covers a wide frequency range of 3.1--14 GHz, except for 5--6 GHz, …


Opposition-Based Discrete Action Reinforcement Learning Automata Algorithm Case Study: Optimal Design Of A Pid Controller, Fatemeh Mohseni Pour, Ali Akbar Gharaveisi Jan 2013

Opposition-Based Discrete Action Reinforcement Learning Automata Algorithm Case Study: Optimal Design Of A Pid Controller, Fatemeh Mohseni Pour, Ali Akbar Gharaveisi

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In this paper, the discrete action reinforcement learning automata (DARLA) method is expressed. The performance of the reinforcement learning algorithm is improved using the opposite concepts. This is an automatic method that can find the global optima without any knowledge about the parameters of the research space. To find the global optimal point, the interval that contains the optima is determined by DARLA as the cost function is minimized. In the opposition-based DARLA method, learning is performed based on opposition. The main idea in the opposition is to consider the search direction and its opposite at the same time to …


Direct Adaptive Fuzzy Sliding Mode Decoupling Control For A Class Of Underactuated Mechanical Systems, Fares Nafa, Salim Labiod, Hachemi Chekireb Jan 2013

Direct Adaptive Fuzzy Sliding Mode Decoupling Control For A Class Of Underactuated Mechanical Systems, Fares Nafa, Salim Labiod, Hachemi Chekireb

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Motivated by the dynamic characteristics of underactuated mechanical systems with 2 degrees of freedom, a decoupling adaptive fuzzy sliding mode decoupling controller (DAFSMDC) is presented in this paper. By exploiting the universal approximation property of fuzzy logic systems and the sliding mode control method, this paper proposes a new decoupling strategy of the system into 2 second-order subsystems and introduces an adaptive control algorithm that guarantees the convergence of both subsystems. Since fuzzy systems are used to approximate an unknown ideal controller, the adjustable parameters of the used fuzzy systems are updated using a gradient descent algorithm that is designed …


Four-Dimensional Model For Describing The Status Of Peers In Peer-To-Peer Distributed Systems, Seyedeh Leili Mirtaheri, Ehsan Mousavi Khaneghah, Mohsen Sharifi, Behrouz Minaei-Bidgoli, Bijan Raahemi, Mohammad Norouzi Arab, Abbas Saleh Ardestani Jan 2013

Four-Dimensional Model For Describing The Status Of Peers In Peer-To-Peer Distributed Systems, Seyedeh Leili Mirtaheri, Ehsan Mousavi Khaneghah, Mohsen Sharifi, Behrouz Minaei-Bidgoli, Bijan Raahemi, Mohammad Norouzi Arab, Abbas Saleh Ardestani

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

One of the important aspects of decision making and management in distributed systems is collecting accurate information about the available resources of the peers. The previously proposed approaches for collecting such information completely depend on the system's architecture. In the server-oriented architecture, servers assume the main role of collecting comprehensive information from the peers and the system. Next, based on the information about the features of the basic activities and the system, an exact description of the peers' status is produced. Accurate decisions are then made using this description. However, the amount of information gathered in this architecture is too …