Automatic navigation (AN) is an essential component to ensure the safety of pesticide application in orchards, whereas precision variable-rate spraying (PVS) serves as indispensable technology for reducing pesticides and protecting environment. At present, AN PVS are not closely combined. In this case, a single three-dimension (3D) light detection ranging (LIDAR) sensor hereby adopted sense inf...

As real-time fault-tolerant scheduling is one of the main research areas in real-time fault-tolerant techniques, this paper proposes an efficient scheduling algorithm for BKCL(EBKCL). EBKCL can schedule the tasks with the fault-tolerant requirements(FTR) together with tasks without FTR. It is assumed in BKCL that there are no overlaps between the backup copies, however, the backup copies are al...

In this paper, we present error probability analysis for single-input single-output (SISO) and asymmetric dual-branch networks with additive white generalized Gaussian noise (AWGGN) over millimeter-wave (mmW) fluctuating two-ray (FTR) fading channels. Then, examine the evaluation of a SISO system imperfect phase errors mmW FTR The density function (PDF) approach is employed performance novel PD...

The extreme volatility of electricity prices makes its financial derivatives important instruments for asset managers. Even if the volume of derivative contracts traded on Power Exchanges has been growing since the inception of the restructuring of the sector, electricity remains considerably less liquid than other commodity markets. This paper assesses the effect of limited liquidity in power ...

In a framework where deregulating the electric power market is an objective to be achieved, this thesis investigates how the transmission rules chosen by the regulator to deregulate this market will shape the incentives given to the market players and influence their market power. To study this influence, it is challenging the perfect market assumptions and examining how physical and financial ...