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Two-wheeled Self balancing robot Modeling and Control using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)

This paper is focusing on the problem of the Self balancing robot which has many potentials due to its power consumption and maneuverability advantages. Modelling and controlling of the two-wheeled self-balancing robot is presented. For modelling part, two models were used in compare with a real proposed robot. At first, mathematical model was driven and the state space was achieved to model the plant of the system. Second, Nonlinear Autoregressive Exogenous (NARX) Neural Network model is introduced using recorded data architecture-based as it is used in time-series modeling for many reported

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Regression Modeling for the Ventilation Effect on COVID-19 Spreading in Metro Wagons

The effect of different ventilation parameters on the infection potential of COVID-19 in a metro wagon is numerically studied. Two key indicators are used to quantify this potential. Based on the numerical results a regression analysis is performed to come up with the most suitable regression model for these key parameters. The proposed regression models are helpful in quantifying the infection risk at different ventilation scenarios. © 2021 IEEE.

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Design, simulation, and kinematics of 9-DOF Serial-Parallel Hybrid Manipulator Robot

Serial manipulator robot is one of the most advanced robots in the last decade. The demand for this type of robot leads the researchers to develop and improve the robot to increase its workspace, speed and to minimize the control complexity. This paper presents a novel robot configuration that combines a 6 DOF serial manipulator with a 3 DOF spherical parallel wrist. The serial manipulator is KUKA kr6 R900 type, which is a real industrial robot. At the same time, the parallel spherical wrist is 3-RRS type (Revolute- Revolute-Spherical Joint), which can support one translation movement in the Z

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Solving Inverse Kinematics of a 7-DOF Manipulator Using Convolutional Neural Network

This paper presents a way to solve inverse kinematics of a 7-DOF manipulator using artificial neural networks. The manipulator consists of a 6-DOF articulated arm installed on a linear guide system to increase the workspace of the robot. The purpose of this paper is to provide an alternative to the traditional and complicated way to solve inverse kinematics by using artificial neural networks. The training data is generated from MATLAB after obtaining the DH parameters and workspace of the manipulator. Then, it was fed to the convolutional neural architecture to obtain a model for the

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Fuzzy Logic Controller with Color Vision System Tracking for Mobile Manipulator Robot

The purpose of this article is to present a theoretical and practical implementation of a fuzzy algorithm methodology to control a mobile manipulator path planning using a real-time vision system tracking. To meet high performance response and robust stability of the platform navigation, a fuzzy logic controller is designed with realistic constrains. OpenCV library is used to implement Background Modeling technique to track in real time a color object and to extract its (X, Z) coordinates, then an ultrasonic sensor is coupled with the camera to calculate the depth “Y” of the tracked object

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Design and Implementation of Fuzzy PID Controller into Multi Agent Smart Library System Prototype

This paper compares the performance of four different controllers implemented on two multi agent robots to stabilize its motion from one station to another during delivery tasks. The controllers are; multi-position controller, PID controller, fuzzy logic controller and fuzzy-PID controller. The aim of this paper is to control the mobile robot robustly to arrive its target destination. The robots and station coordinates are recognized using machine vision system and all programming is carried out in LabVIEW. The paper compares the transient response and steady state error of each of controller

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Effect of the wall thermal boundary condition on the structure of a confined swirling diffusion flame

The present study focuses on the effect of the wall heat loss on a confined swirling diffusion flame. The objective is to assess the effect of changing the wall thermal boundary condition (i.e., from isothermal to adiabatic) on the flow structure, the flame shape, and the mixing behavior. Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations are solved. The diffusion flamelet model is employed in the simulation. The comparison of the numerical and experimental axial wall heat flux distributions shows a good agreement. The inner recirculation zone (IRZ) is shorter in the case of the adiabatic wall. It

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An improved generic Johnson-Cook model for the flow prediction of different categories of alloys at elevated temperatures and dynamic loading conditions

This paper presents a generic model for material flow prediction based on the well-known Johnson-Cook model. The model is developed to precisely predict the flow behavior of various categories of alloys. The coupled effects between strain, strain rate, and temperature were taken into consideration. The proposed model is developed and assessed using the hot deformation data of four different categories of alloys; with four different base elements. Besides, the data of two different alloys under dynamic loading are used for assessment. The proposed modification is compared to the original

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A 3D-convolutional neural network framework with ensemble learning techniques for multi-modal emotion recognition

Nowadays, human emotion recognition is a mandatory task for many human machine interaction fields. This paper proposes a novel multi-modal human emotion recognition framework. The proposed scheme utilizes first the 3D-Convolutional Neural Network (3D-CNN) deep learning architecture for extracting the spatio-temporal features from the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals, and the video data of human faces. Then, a combination of data augmentation, ensemble learning techniques is proposed to get the final fusion predictions. The fusion of the multi-modalities in the proposed scheme is carried out

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An energy-utilization metric for heat transfer devices

A new metric for measuring the performance of heat transfer devices, which require the consumption of mechanical power to function, is proposed. The proposed Energy-Utilization Metric, EUM, is derived to quantify the achieved heat transfer rate per unit consumed mechanical power. By virtue of its definition, using the EUM as a preference metric between different heat transfer devices guarantees the selection of the design with the best energy-utilization characteristics or in other words the device which meets the required heat load with the minimum amount of consumed pumping power. The

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