The paper presents an advanced control strategy that uses the neural network predictive controller and the fuzzy controller in the complex control structure with an auxiliary control variable. The controlled tubular heat exchanger was used for pre-heating of petroleum by hot water. The heat exchanger was modelled as a nonlinear system with interval parametric uncertainty. The set point tracking...

This paper provides a comparison study among a set of robust diffusion algorithms for processing optical flows. The proposed algorithms combine the smoothing ability of the heat kernel, modelled by the local Hessian, and the outlier rejection mechanisms of robust statistics algorithms. Smooth optical flow variation can be modelled very well using heat kernels. The diffusion kernel is considered...

investigations are carried out to evaluate the performance of a low heat rejection (lhr) diesel engine consisting of air gap insulated piston with 3-mm air gap, with superni (an alloy of nickel) crown and air gap insulated liner with superni insert with different operating conditions of crude jatropha oil with varied injection timing and injection pressure.  performance parameters of brake ther...

investigations were carried out to evaluate the performance of direct injection diesel engine with medium grade low heat rejection (lhr) combustion chamber and 3 mm air gap insulated piston, 3 mm air gap insulated liner, and ceramic coated cylinder head [ceramic coating with the thickness of 500 µ was made on the inside portion of the cylinder head].the engine had different operating conditions...

We present a new measurement of the cosmic-ray positron fraction e + =(e + + e) obtained from the rst balloon ight of the High Energy Antimatter Telescope (HEAT). Using a magnet spectrometer combined with a transition radiation detector, an electromagnetic calorimeter, and time-of-ight counters we have achieved a high degree of background rejection. Our results do not indicate a major contribut...