This paper is concerned with distributed limited memory prediction for continuous-time linear stochastic systems with multiple sensors. A distributed fusion with the weighted sum structure is applied to the optimal local limited memory predictors. The distributed prediction algorithm represents the optimal linear fusion by weighting matrices under the minimum mean square criterion. The algorith...

Experimental evidence is presented that mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation is dependent on oxygen concentration in its physiologic range both in vivo and in vitro. Mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation is considered to act as a tissue oxygen sensor important for controlling local vascular resistance.

This paper addresses the problem of safely navigating a mobile robot with limited sensing capability and limited information about stationary obstacles. We consider two sensing limitations: blind spots between sensors and limited sensing range. We identify a set of constraints on the sensors’ readings whose satisfaction at time t guarantees collisionfreedom during the time interval [t, t+∆t]. H...

Presently there are a number of fine and sensitive methods for determining chemical or biochemical substance among which bio electrodes represent the most recent development. Bioelectrodes consist of biologically active materials (e.g enzyme, antibody, whole cell or cell fragments) held in close proximity to a suitable electrochemical transducer that sense specific electroactive enzyme subs...

A simple simulation using SIMULINK is presented to model the thermal/control behaviour of a domestic gas boiler. The simulation was the first step in a research programme to investigate the efficacy of control using an oxygen sensor. A brief review of boiler control is used to outline current practice and research developments. Ratio control in several forms has been investigated. Performance i...

in recent years, demand for biological sensors which are capable of fast and accurate detection of minor amounts of pathogens inreal‑time form has been intensified. acoustic wave (aw) devices whose performance is determined by mass sensitivity parametersand quality factor are used in biological sensors as platforms with high quality. yet, current aw devices are facing many challengessuch as the...

in recent years many researches are carried out to develop robots for agricultural applications. one of the main steps in agricultural robot fabrication is the generation of guidance signals. the objective of this research was a feasibility study of ultrasonic sensors in generating guidance signals to determine the position and orientation of a mobile robot for greenhouse applications. a series...

Recently, data collection from seabed by means of underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSN) has attracted considerable attention. Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are increasingly used as UWSNs in underwater missions. Events and environmental parameters in underwater regions have a stochastic nature. The target area must be covered by sensors to observe and report events. A ‘topology cont...