This paper presents a second order voltage mode quadrature sinusoidal oscillator using a recently reported active building block, namely the differential voltage current controlled conveyor transconductance amplifier. The circuit proposed here employs single differential voltage current controlled conveyor transconductance amplifier, two grounded resistors and two grounded capacitors. The use o...

The ability to obtain 3D information is vital for many applications in construction, manufacturing, and vehicle automation and autonomy. TOF (Time-of-Flight) sensors, which provide depth information at each pixel in addition to intensity, are becoming more widely available and more affordable. This paper examines the applicability of TOF sensors to several real world problems that can be releva...

Conventional switch-mode dc-dc converters are operated at frequencies in the order of hundreds of kHz to single MHz. Switching frequencies in the order of tens of MHz would enable applications of RF converters in low power communications and computing integrated circuits with dynamic voltage scaling. Controllers for these converters would have to operate with a bandwidth in the GHz range. The m...

In this paper, a hardware system for Sobel Edge Detection Algorithm is designed and simulated for a 128 pixel, 8-bit monochrome line-scan camera. The system is designed to detect objects as they move along a conveyor belt in a manufacturing environment, the camera will observe dark objects on a light conveyor belt. The edge detector is required to detect horizontal and vertical edges using Sobe...

This study relates to the review of an important analog electronic function in form of all-pass filter's realization using assorted current conveyor types and their relative performances, which resulted in a novel solution based on a new proposed active element. The study encompasses notable proposals during last the decade or more, and provides a platform for a broader future survey on the top...

This research presents several heuristics to optimize the location of crossovers in a conveyor-based Automated Material Handling System (AMHS) for a semiconductor wafer fabrication facility. The objective is to determine the location of crossovers that minimizes the total cost of the expected work-in-process on the conveyor and the cost of installing and operating the AMHS with the crossovers. ...

While X-ray radiography is commonly used for inline inspection of food, it is insufficient if 3D information is needed from the scanned object. Computed Tomography (CT) on the other hand, does provide 3D information, but is known to be expensive and relatively slow. This work proposes a low-cost X-ray scanning system based on a static X-ray source with a wide cone, along with a large detector w...

In this paper, a novel resource management approach is presented for publish-subscribe middleware for sensor/actuator networks. The resource management was designed with the possibility to add non-functional requirements at runtime to subscription messages. This approach allows utilizing service level agreements that can then be employed in order to guarantee a certain quality of service or to ...

To optimize belt conveyor system (BCS) performance, a reasonable assessment of system reliability is desired and the decisions of how often to perform maintenance and the optimal occasion to replace a component are required. Intelligent belt conveyor monitoring (BCM) may automate the maintenance process. To realize such an intelligent system most of parameters of BCS have to be monitored. Too m...

Fully automated sortation processes play a crucial role in modern distribution networks of the parcel service industry. In this context, the paper on hand systematically investigates di erent design alternatives of closed-loop tilt tray sortation conveyors. Especially, the number of loading stations for feeding parcels into a conveyor system and the relation to the subordinate decision problem ...