IAENG Transactions on Engineering Technologies: Special Issue of the World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2012

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
A 480 MHz Band-Pass Sigma Delta Analog to Digital Modulator with Active Inductor Based Resonators....Pages 1-11
Basic Computations Using a Novel Scalable Pulse-Mode Modules....Pages 13-27
Hardware Implementation of Microprogrammed Controller Based Digital FIR Filter....Pages 29-40
Drude-Lorentz Model of Semiconductor Optical Plasmons....Pages 41-49
Optimal Power Conversion of Standalone Wind Energy Conversion Systems Using Fuzzy Adaptive Control....Pages 51-66
Design of Augmented Observer for Rotor Systems....Pages 67-82
Cooperative Tasks Using Teams of Mobile Robots....Pages 83-99
An Optimized, Authenticated Key Distribution Protocol for Optical Channels....Pages 101-114
Adaptive Controller Design for Two-Link Flexible Manipulator....Pages 115-128
Fuzzy Adaptive Control for a Class of Non-Affine Systems Based on Singular Perturbation Theory....Pages 129-140
Using Multi-Agent Systems for Hardware Upgrade Advice in Smart Grid Simulations....Pages 141-153
Ballistic Behaviour in Bounded Velocity Transport....Pages 155-165
Fuzzy Logic Control Versus Traditional PI Control Applied to a Fixed Speed Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine....Pages 167-181
Linear Quadratic Regulation of a Rotating Shaft Being Subject to Gyroscopic Effect Using a Genetic Optimization Algorithm....Pages 183-195
Adaptive Control System for Solution of Fault Tolerance Problem....Pages 197-207
Multiple Direction-of-Arrival Estimation for a Mobile Robotic Platform with Small Hardware Setup....Pages 209-223
Analysis of Metallic Plume Image Characteristics During High Power Disk Laser Welding....Pages 225-240
Accurate Spectral Estimation of Non-periodic Signals Based on Compressive Sensing....Pages 241-254
Stereoscopic 3D Adjustment Under Specific Capture Conditions....Pages 255-265
Cursive Handwritten Text Document Preprocessing Methodologies....Pages 267-281
Tracing Malicious Injected Threads Using Alkanet Malware Analyzer....Pages 283-299
Syntatic and Semantic Taxonomy of Preferential Voting Methods....Pages 301-315
High Assurance Enterprise Scaling Issues....Pages 317-331
The ACROSS Integrity Model....Pages 333-348
Modeling of the Stress Distribution in Temporomandibular Joint with Subtotal Replacement....Pages 349-362
Fault-Tolerant Optimization for Application-Specific Network-on-Chip Architecture....Pages 363-381
Improved Anytime D* Algorithm....Pages 383-396
Scheduling of Real-Time Networks with a Column Generation Approach....Pages 397-412
A Unifying Framework for Parallel Computing....Pages 413-429
Improving Network Intrusion Detection with Extended KDD Features....Pages 431-445
On the Numerical Solutions of Boundary Value Problems in the Plane for the Electrical Impedance Equation: A Pseudoanalytic Approach for Non-Smooth Domains....Pages 447-453
An Ontology-Based Methodology for Building and Matching Researchers’ Profiles....Pages 455-468
Automated Attention Analysis Across Brands and Cultures in Online Beer Marketing....Pages 469-481
Inspiring Creative Minds....Pages 483-496
Mitigating Rural E-Learning Sustainability Challenges Using Cloud Computing Technology....Pages 497-511
Information Harvest from Social Network Data (Facebook 100 million URLS)....Pages 513-524
Human Gait Modeling and Statistical Registration for the Frontal View Gait Data with Application to the Normal/Abnormal Gait Analysis....Pages 525-539
Statistical Recognition of Aspiration Presence....Pages 541-553
Classification of Hyperspectral Images Using Machine Learning Methods....Pages 555-569
Evaluating the Effect of Single and Combined Climate Modes on Rainfall Predictability....Pages 571-581
A Simplex-Crossover-Based Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm....Pages 583-598
Efficient Operational Management of Enterprise File Server with File Size Distribution Model....Pages 599-609
Dispersed Software Environment in Virtual Prototyping of Underground Mining Mechanical Systems....Pages 611-620
An Integrated Approach Based on 2-Tuple Fuzzy Representation and QFD for Supplier Selection....Pages 621-634
Development of a Novel Approach for Electricity Forecasting....Pages 635-649
Energy Consumption of Biodiesel Production from Microalgae Oil Using Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalyst....Pages 651-664
Detrended Fluctuation Analysis: An Experiment About the Neural-Regulation of the Heart and Motor Vibration....Pages 665-681
Identification of Diabetic Neuropathic Conditions of Simulated Ulnar Nerve Response Using Prony’s Method....Pages 683-695
Despeckling of Ultrasound Images of Bone Fracture Using RADWT Based Non-Linear Filtering....Pages 697-711
Back Matter....Pages 713-718