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A Project-Based Learning Approach to Programmable Logic Design and Computer Architecture

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:00:23 +0100

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A Project-Based Learning Approach to Programmable Logic Design and Computer Architecture

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This paper describes a course in programmable logic design and laptop architecture as it is taught at the University of Newcastle, Australia. The course is designed around a major design project and has two supplemental assessment tasks that also are described. The context of the Computer Engineering degree program within that the course is taught is presented, and some student o...

Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Professional Skills Course at an Electrical Engineering School

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:00:15 +0100

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Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Professional Skills Course at an Electrical Engineering School

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This paper describes a case study of an innovative approach to teaching at an engineering college. The postgraduate course Project Work and Communication in Research and Development (R&D) was developed at the Faculty of electrical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia. The main aim of the course was to make the entry of young engineering ...

Supporting Undergraduate Computer Architecture Students Using a Visual MIPS64 CPU Simulator

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:00:14 +0100

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Supporting Undergraduate Computer Architecture Students Using a Visual MIPS64 CPU Simulator

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The topics of laptop architecture are continually taught using an Assembly dialect for instance. The foremost commonly used textbooks during this field use the MIPS64 Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) to assist students in learning the basics of pc architecture because of its orthogonality and its suitability for real-world applications. This paper shows the way to use the Ed...

Student Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness of a Nationwide Innovative Education Program on ...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:00:05 +0100

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Student Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness of a Nationwide Innovative Education Program on Image Display Technology

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The study presented here explored a student evaluation of the teaching effectiveness of a nationwide innovative education program on image show technology in Taiwan. Using survey information collected through an on-line questionnaire system, covering 165 classes across thirty faculties and universities in Taiwan, the study aimed to perceive the teachi...

Experiences of a Multidisciplinary Course on Geo-Signal Processing From a DSP Perspective ...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:58:12 +0100

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Experiences of a Multidisciplinary Course on Geo-Signal Processing From a DSP Perspective Offered in Electrical Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

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The aim of this paper is to share the expertise gained in, and the efforts created toward, introducing and implementing a replacement course within the difficult and necessary space of geophysical signal processing at the electrical Engineering (EE) Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum a...

Performance Analysis of Saturated Induction Motors by Virtual Tests

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:57:52 +0100

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Performance Analysis of Saturated Induction Motors by Virtual Tests

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Several undergraduate-level electrical machines textbooks give detailed treatments of the performance of induction motors. Students can deepen this understanding of motor performance by performing the appropriate sensible work in laboratories or in simulation using correct software packages. This paper considers varied common and fewer-common tests for induction motors performance analysis, and their...

Improving Students With Rubric-Based Self-Assessment and Oral Feedback

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:56:52 +0100

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Improving Students With Rubric-Based Self-Assessment and Oral Feedback

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Rubrics and oral feedback are approaches to help students improve performance and meet learning outcomes. However, their effect on the actual improvement achieved is inconclusive. This paper evaluates the result of rubrics and oral feedback on student learning outcomes. An experiment was conducted during a software engineering course on necessities engineering, using the 2 approaches in course ass...

An Innovative Method of Teaching Electronic System Design With PSoC

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:56:47 +0100

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An Innovative Method of Teaching Electronic System Design With PSoC

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Programmable system-on-chip (PSoC), that provides a microprocessor and programmable analog and digital peripheral functions in a very single chip, is terribly convenient for mixed-signal electronic system design. This paper presents the experience of teaching up to date mixed-signal electronic system style with PSoC in the Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. An innovative t...

Improving a Computer Networks Course Using the Partov Simulation Engine

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:56:43 +0100

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Improving a Computer Networks Course Using the Partov Simulation Engine

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Computer networks courses are onerous to show as there are a number of details within the protocols and techniques concerned that are tough to know. Using programming assignments as half of the course helps students to obtain a better understanding and gain additional insight into the theoretical lectures. In this paper, the Partov simulation engine and expertise using this engine in an exceeding...

A Middleware Platform for Providing Mobile and Embedded Computing Instruction to Software ...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:56:38 +0100

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A Middleware Platform for Providing Mobile and Embedded Computing Instruction to Software Engineering Students

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As embedded software systems have grown in range, complexity, and importance in the trendy world, a corresponding would like to teach laptop science students a way to effectively engineer such systems has arisen. Embedded software systems, like those who control cell phones, aircraft, and medical equipment, are subject to needs and constraints that are consi...

MATLAB-Based Program for Teaching Autocorrelation Function and Noise Concepts

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:56:32 +0100

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MATLAB-Based Program for Teaching Autocorrelation Function and Noise Concepts

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An enticing MATLAB-based mostly tool for teaching the basics of autocorrelation operate and noise ideas is presented during this paper. This tool enhances ancient in-classroom lecturing. The demonstrations of the tool described here highlight the description of the autocorrelation operate (ACF) in a general case for wide-sense stationary (WSS) processes, and for several vital special proces...

Factors That Influence Dissemination in Engineering Education

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:56:28 +0100

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Factors That Influence Dissemination in Engineering Education

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Although the necessity for brand spanking new academic materials and ways in engineering education is increasing, the process of disseminating (creating target teams become aware of, settle for, and use) these innovations remains a challenge. A literature review shows that few studies have totally investigated this space. The purpose of this article is to spot factors that may affect the adoption and use o...

Comparisons of Viewing Zone Characteristics of Multiview and Integral Photography 3D Imaging Methods

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:56:23 +0100

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Comparisons of Viewing Zone Characteristics of Multiview and Integral Photography 3D Imaging Methods

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Viewing zones of contact-type multiview (MV) three-dimensional (3D) imaging and Integral Photography (IP) are outlined based on geometrical optics, and then the compositions of images projected to viewers' eyes at viewing regions of the viewing zones are analyzed. This analysis reveals that each image consists of a pixel from every taking part pixel cell to make the c...

A Swept Volume Display System Using a Planetary Gear Structure Based on Parallel Moving

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:56:18 +0100

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A Swept Volume Display System Using a Planetary Gear Structure Based on Parallel Moving

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This paper presents the event of a swept-volume display system using 3 screens. Experimentally, 3D image is refreshed 90zero times when the motor runs at the speed of three hundred rpm. The image volume is $hbox480 ~hboxmmast hbox360 ~hboxmmast hbox360~hboxmm$ and therefore the image resolution is $hbox1024ast hbox768ast hbox750$. In addition, we have a tendency to conjointly deve...

Photoexcitations From Intrachain and Interchain Excitons of Surface Plasmon Mediated Conjugated ...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:56:13 +0100

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Photoexcitations From Intrachain and Interchain Excitons of Surface Plasmon Mediated Conjugated Polymers for PLED

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Picosecond time-resolved spectroscopy studies are performed on surface plasmon (SP) mediated conjugated polymers. Huang-Rhys issue and photoluminescence (PL) decay time at low temperature were unchanged with the respect to thickness of Ag nanostructures due to a decrease within the surface plasmon coupling rates (Okamoto , Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 87, 0711...

Self-Assembled Microlens on Top of Light-Emitting Diodes Using Hydrophilic Effect for Improving ...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:56:08 +0100

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Self-Assembled Microlens on Top of Light-Emitting Diodes Using Hydrophilic Effect for Improving Extraction Efficiency and Increasing Viewing Angle

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In this paper, we tend to propose a self-assembled microlens on high of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) based on hydrophilic effect beneath ultraviolet (UV)/ozone treatment to improve extraction potency and to extend viewing angle. The LED chip was encapsulated by polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) $(n=1.44)$ before the fabrication ...

Occlusion Removal Using Depth Mapping in Three-Dimensional Integral Imaging

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:56:03 +0100

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Occlusion Removal Using Depth Mapping in Three-Dimensional Integral Imaging

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During this paper, we tend to gift an occlusion removal method to boost reconstructed images of occluded 3-dimensional (3D) objects based on pixel depth mapping technique in 3D multi-perspective imaging. Depth mapping is achieved by minimizing the statistical variance of projection image pixels of 3D object points on different perspective images. Then depth map and variance map are utilized t...

Supervised Stereo Visual Acuity Tests Implemented on 3D TV Monitors

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:55:58 +0100

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Supervised Stereo Visual Acuity Tests Implemented on 3D TV Monitors

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During this paper we have a tendency to discuss under that conditions standard stereo visual acuity tests can be implemented on 3D TV monitors. In explicit, we have a tendency to emphasize the role of environmental lighting conditions, on the measurement of the stereo visual acuity, when using typical Stereoscopic 3D tests, such as Wirt stereotests. We investigate the impact of parameters such as lum...

Quartz-Blazed Grating Applied on Autostereoscopic Display

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:55:49 +0100

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Quartz-Blazed Grating Applied on Autostereoscopic Display

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By applying reactive ion etching (RIE) to a blazed grating on quartz substrates, the grating will be used as a splitter in autostereoscopic displays. Furthermore, a answer for the pattern alignment on transparent substrates is also proposed. By measuring the diffraction potency and crosstalk between the left and right fields of view (FOV), the aptitude of the part to deliver stereoscopic images is demonstrated...

New Pixel Circuit Design Employing an Additional Pixel Line Insertion in AMOLED Displays ...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:55:43 +0100

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New Pixel Circuit Design Employing an Additional Pixel Line Insertion in AMOLED Displays Composed by Excimer Laser-Crystallized TFTs

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Active matrix organic lightweight-emitting diode (AMOLED) displays are fabricated from polycrystalline silicon, which is formed in the one and double (overlap) scanned area throughout the excimer laser annealing (ELA) method. A redundant pixel line (RPL) design is proposed to get rid of the overlapping mura and, thence, a 5-in AMOLED di...

Tailoring the performance of flexible electret loudspeakers by varying cell actuator formation

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:55:34 +0100

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Tailoring the performance of flexible electret loudspeakers by varying cell actuator formation

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We gift a design of electret-based soft cell actuators which will improve the performance of flexible electret loudspeakers. Electret loudspeakers have benefits over ancient speakers such being thin, lightweight and versatile. They have potential application to 4C products (e.g. computers, communication, consumer electronics, and cars). Versatile electret loudspeakers are c...

Water and protein dynamics in protein-water mixtures over wide range of composition

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:55:30 +0100

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Water and protein dynamics in protein-water mixtures over wide range of composition

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Water and protein dynamics in 2 globular protein-water systems, water-lysozyme and water-BSA (bovine serum albumine), were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS) and thermally stimulated depolarization currents (TSDC) techniques. Water equilibrium sorption isotherms (ESI) measurements were also recorded at area temperature. The sam...

Study on switching impulse test waveform for UHV-class electric power equipment

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:55:26 +0100

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Study on switching impulse test waveform for UHV-class electric power equipment

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Ultra high voltage (UHV) systems are increasingly being planned and made, hence studies are promoted on the standard for prime-voltage test techniques for UHV-class equipment, the scope of that includes the switching impulse voltage test waveform. Influences that must be thought of to check this check waveform are those of actual switching overvoltage waveforms generated within the UHV sy...

Study on the K-factor function in the lightning impulse test for UHV-class electric power equipment

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:55:20 +0100

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Study on the K-factor function in the lightning impulse test for UHV-class electric power equipment

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Ultra high voltage (UHV) systems are increasingly being planned and created, hence studies are promoted on the standard for high-voltage test techniques for UHV-class equipment. For the lightning impulse voltage take a look at, a study is being conducted on the appliance of a method of evaluating the check waveform through conversion using the take a look at voltage op...

Enhanced transdermal delivery of cyclosporine a by PP electret and ethyl oleate

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:55:15 +0100

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Enhanced transdermal delivery of cyclosporine a by PP electret and ethyl oleate

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Transdermal delivery of high molecular weight compound could be a great challenge due to the barrier function of the skin's outer stratum corneum (SC) layer. The aim of the current work was to characterize in vitro transdermal delivery of cyclosporine A through rat skin and the drug transdermal enhancing impact of PP electret applied individually and together with chemical enhancer. The p...

High sensitivity scanning pyroelectric microscope: Interdigitated comb electrodes and advanced ...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:55:04 +0100

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High sensitivity scanning pyroelectric microscope: Interdigitated comb electrodes and advanced image processing

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To observe the pyroelectric response of bio-organic materials, several innovations are proposed and implemented to push the sensitivity limits of a Scanning PyroElectric Microscope (SPEM). These embody the employment of noise reducing software, interdigitated comb electrodes instead of parallel plate electrodes and the use of rotating mirrors. Using these i...

Advanced dielectric properties of BaTiO3/polyvinylidene-fluoride nanocomposites with sandwich ...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:54:58 +0100

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Advanced dielectric properties of BaTiO3/polyvinylidene-fluoride nanocomposites with sandwich multi-layer structure

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To endow excellent dielectric properties for embedded capacitors application, high-permittivity BaTiOthree/polyvinylidene fluoride (BT/PVDF) nanocomposites with sandwich multi-layer structure were fabricated via a spin-coated and hot-molding technique. Dependences of dielectric properties of the BT/PVDF multi-layer nanocomposites on frequency and temper...

High field conduction in biaxially oriented polypropylene at elevated temperature

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:54:53 +0100

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High field conduction in biaxially oriented polypropylene at elevated temperature

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Though biaxially-oriented polypropylene thin film could be a common dielectric for several high voltage pulsed power capacitor applications, the electrical conductivity under high field at elevated temperature is mostly unknown. Such data is efficacious not solely for higher understanding of the origin and transport mechanisms of the charge species at high field, but conjointly for gain...

Dielectric study of low glass transition temperature cycloaliphatic UV-curable epoxy networks

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:54:42 +0100

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Dielectric study of low glass transition temperature cycloaliphatic UV-curable epoxy networks

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This work focuses on the dielectric properties of a UV-cured epoxy network with a coffee glass transition temperature obtained through photoinduced copolymerization of a cycloaliphatic diepoxy monomer, 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl-three',4'-epoxycyclohexanecarboxylate (CE), with one,6-hexanediol diglycidyl ether (HDGE). The crosslinking density of the system has been tuned usin...

Modeling and Simulation of Ion Transport in Dielectric Liquids - Fundamentals and Review

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:13:59 +0100

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Modeling and Simulation of Ion Transport in Dielectric Liquids - Fundamentals and Review

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This review paper introduces basic information concerning and presents recent developments in modeling and simulation of ion transport and electrohydrodynamic flow in dielectric liquids. Beginning with the formulation of the governing equations, we tend to introduce background ideas also because the connected modeling of ion dissociation, recombination, injection, and discharge, ...