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Low-cost performance-driven modelling of compact microwave components with two-layer surrogates and gradient kriging
PublicationUtilization of electromagnetic (EM) simulation tools has become indispensable for reliable evaluation of microwave components. As the cost of an individual analysis may already be considerable, the computational overhead associated with EM-driven tasks that require massive simulations (e.g., optimization) may turn prohibitive. One of mitigation methods is the employment of equivalent network models. Yet, they are incapable of accounting...
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Performance and emission characteristics of diesel engines running on gaseous fuels in dual-fuel mode
PublicationConventional fossil fuels are being substituted with alternative green fuels because of their greenhouse gas emissions and pollution problems, which pose a severe threat to the environment. Several studies have reported the usage of biodiesel and gaseous fuels in both single and dual-fuel modes. Gaseous fuels such as producer gas, biogas, syngas, and hydrogen produced from renewable biomass could potentially be used along with...
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Two-Stage Variable-Fidelity Modeling of Antennas with Domain Confinement
PublicationSurrogate modeling has become the method of choice in solving an increasing number of antenna design tasks, especially those involving expensive full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulations. Notwithstanding, the curse of dimensionality considerably affects conventional metamodeling methods, and their capability to efficiently handle nonlinear antenna characteristics over broad ranges of the system parameters is limited. Performance-driven...
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Use of Satellite Data in Monitoring of Hydrophysical Parameters of the Baltic Sea Environment
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Selection of SOM parameters for the needs of clusterization of data obtained by interferometric methods
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Reliability of UAVs in Fire Services Operations. Tests and Measurements of Selected Parameters
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Simulation of electric hearing - influence of simulation parameters on quality of output signal
PublicationW środowisku programistycznym Matlab stworzono symulację słuchu elektrycznego pacjenta implantowanego. W symulacji zastosowano algorytm przetwarzania wykorzystywany w komercyjnych systemach implantów ślimakowych - CIS (Continuous Interleaved Sampling). W pracy zbadano wpływ ilości kanałów, jak i innych parametrów sygnałów wyjściowych przy zastosowaniu sygału mowy jako sygnału wejściowego symulacji.
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Fuzzy Collision Threat Parameters Area (FCTPA) - a new display proposal
PublicationW rozdziale przedstawiono nową metodę wizualizacji umożliwiającą nawigatorom oszacowanie sytuacji zbliżenia dwóch statków i w razie konieczności - wybór manewru antykolizyjnego. Metoda ta jest oparta na metodzie CTPA i oferuje następujące, nowe w stosunku do CTPA elementy: rozmyte sektory zabronionych prędkości i kursów oraz możliwość zastosowania dowolnej domeny statku. Metoda jest wystarczająco szybka do zastosowania w dowolnym...
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Estimation of the short-term predictor parameters of speech under noisy conditions
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Recreation of Voltage Fluctuation Using Basic Parameters Measured in the Power Grid
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Influence of material properties of charge on electrical parameters of induction heating setup
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Modeling of Heat Source Based on Parameters of Electron Beam Welding Process
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Influence of 8-Hour Road Transportation on Selected Physiological Parameters in Horses
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Optimization of Parameters in Macromolecular Potential Energy Functions by Conformational Space Annealing
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Maximum A Posteriori Bayesian Estimation of Chromatographic Parameters by Limited Number of Experiments
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Global Optimization-Based Method for Deriving Intermolecular Potential Parameters for Crystals
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An integrated periodic structure in Silicon technology to improve power amplifier parameters
PublicationNowa zintegrowana struktura periodyczna wykonana w technologii krzemowej została wprowadzona do międzystopniowego układu dopasowania wzmacniacza mocy. Dzięki temu stwiedzono poprawę większości charakterystyk wzmacniacza, jak również własności filtrujących (tłumienie harmonicznych).
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The influence of selected parameters of idd on vibrations of contact in ac hybrid breaker
PublicationWzrost mocy systemów zasilania na statkach wymaga poszukiwania nowych rozwiązań wyłączników dc oraz ac. Od kilku lat trwają prace nad modelowaniem ultra szybkiego hybrydowego wyłącznika prądu. Czas wyłączenia prądu wyłącznika zależy od wielu parametrów. W pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań eksperymentalnych i symulacyjnych wyłącznika ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem rezystancji zestyku.
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The Influence of Silica Fume on the Mechanical and Thermal Parameters of Portland Cement Concretes
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Influence of ducting geometry on working parameters of pipe type hydraulic turbines
PublicationMała energetyka wodna. Omówiono własności użytkowe - głównie, sprawność i adaptacyjność - uzyskiwane poprzez rozwiązania układów turbinowych stosowanych w obszarze zagospodarowywania piętrzeń niskospadowych. Wskazano przyczyny od których te własności zależą. Pokazano też przykład rozwiązania o pożądanych własnościach dla zagospodarowywania obiektów w mało atrakcyjnym ekonomicznie obszarze piętrzeń najniższych.
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Methods of material parameters identification for isotropic damage in viscoplastic flow conditions
PublicationW pracy zaprezentowano trzy metody identyfikacji parametrów materiałowych dla izotropowego zniszczenia w warunkach lepkoplastycznego płynięcia. Przedstawiono wyniki identyfikacji dla dwóch stopów aluminium, które następnie zweryfikowano porównując wyniki symulacji numerycznych z wynikami eksperymentalnymi.
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Method of selecting the LS-SVM algorithm parameters in gas detection process
PublicationIn this paper we showed the method of resistive gas sensors data processing. The UV irradiation and temperature modulation was applied to improve gas sensors’ selectivity and sensitivity. Noise voltage across the sensor’s terminals (proportional to its resistance fluctuations) was recorded to estimate power spectral density. This function was an input data vector for LS-SVM (least squares – support vector machine) algorithm, which...
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Analysis the Parameters of the Adaptive Controller for Quality Control of Dissolved Oxygen Concentration
PublicationThe wastewater treatment plant can be considered a dynamic large scale complex system, in which the most important control parameter is the dissolved oxygen concentration in the aerobic zone. The air is supplied to this zone by the aeration system. In the paper, both the sequencing batch reactor and the aeration system are modelled and used as plant of control performed by the cascade nonlinear adaptive control system extended...
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Electrostatic Zipping Actuators—Analysis of the Pull-In Effect Depending on the Geometry Parameters
PublicationContinuous work on a new generation of actuators, referred to as artificial muscles, resulted in the initiation of work on electrostatic zipping actuators, the concept of which is derived from micro electro-mechanical devices. Despite partial knowledge of their basic operating parameters, a question remains whether electrostatic zipping actuators are able to meet the expectations in the context of generated forces and control possibilities....
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Utilizing Morphological and Physiological Parameters of Lemna minor for Assessing Tetracyclines’ Removal
PublicationAntibiotics with significant environmental toxicity, e.g., tetracyclines (TCs), are often used in large quantities worldwide, with 50–80% of the applied dose ending up in the environment. This study aimed to investigate the effects of exposure to tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) and minocycline hydrochloride (MIN) on L. minor. Our research evaluated the phytotoxicity of the TCs by analyzing plant growth and biomass and evaluating...
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Estimation of Synchronous Generator and AVR Parameters Based on Gradient and Genetic Methods
PublicationThe author present a method for the estimation of selected synchronous generator model and AVR parameters using a gradient and a genetic algorithm. The paper shows an example of model parameter estimation for a turbogenerator, based on the generator voltage time responses obtained during an active and reactive power rejection test
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Influence of Honing Parameters on the Quality of the Machined Parts and Innovations in Honing Processes
PublicationThe article presents a literature review dealing with the effect of the honing parameters on the quality of the machined parts, as well as with the recent innovations in honing processes. First, an overview about the honing and the plateau-honing processes is presented, considering the main parameters that can be varied during machining. Then, the influence of the honing parameters on surface finish, shape deviation and material...
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Designing of Parking Spaces on Parking Taking into Account the Parameters of Design Vehicles
PublicationNowadays, in all cities, there is an acute problem of a lack of parking spaces. The number of vehicles is constantly increasing not only in big cities and megacities, but also in small towns of the country, and there are not enough parking places—the pace of solving the problem is several times slower than the growth rate of transport among citizens. The paper is dedicated to the determination of an optimal size of a parking place...
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Determination of operational load parameters of dredge pumps under dredging operations
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia propozycję metody określania parametrów rozkłądów eksploatacyjnych obciążeń, jednego z najważniejszych odbiorników energii mechanicznej na pogłębiarkach - pomp pogłębiarskich (gruntowych). Metoda wykorzystująca wyniki własnych badań eksploatacyjnych, odnosi się do dwóch podstawowych stanów eksploatacji pomp pogłębiarskich, a mianowicie do stanu nazywanego załadunkiem ładowni gruntowej (pogłebiarki lub szalandy)...
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Methodology for assessing the lighting of pedestrian crossings based on light intensity parameters
PublicationOne of the possible preventive measures that could improve safety at crossings is to assess the state of illumination of the lighting installation located in the transition area for pedestrians. The City of Warsaw has undertaken to comprehensively assess the pedestrian crossings to determine the level of road safety and the condition of lighting. The lighting conditions related to pedestrian crossings without traffic lights in...
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Calculation of motion trajectory and geometric parameters of the trawl during pelagic fishing
PublicationThis paper presents a mathematical model of the mass centre motion trajectory of the trawl, its main geometrical parameters, way of solving the model as well as its example results. It could be useful to define optimum parameters of safe, effective and environmentally friendly pelagic fishing.
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THE INFLUENCE OF PET MECHANICAL PROPERTIES ON SBM PROCESS PARAMETERS – LITERATURE REVIEW
PublicationIn the paper it is said about the influence of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) mechanical properties on SBM (stretch blow molding) process output parameters changes. The below paper mentions also about the influence of PET orientation and crystallization processes on mechanical and thermal properties of PET material during SBM process. All mechanical data of PET material and SBM process output parameters changes are from collected...
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A simplified behavioral MOSFET model based on parameters extraction for circuit simulations.
PublicationThe paper presents results on behavior modeling of general purpose Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET) for simulation of power electronics systems requiring accuracy both in steady-state and in switching conditions. Methods of parameters extraction including nonlinearity of parasitic capacitances and steady-state characteristics are based on manufacturer data sheet and externally measurable characteristics....
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SPECTRAL-BASED MODAL PARAMETERS IDENTIFICATION WITH MULTIPLE PARTICLE SWARMS OPTIMIZATION
PublicationThe paper presents usage of a Particle Swarm Optimization [1] based algorithm for spectral-based modal parameters identification. The main algorithm consists of two groups of swarms, namely, scouts and helpers. For the first group additional penalizing process is provided to force separation of scouting swarms in frequency space. The swarms have an ability to communicate with each other. At first stage, each swarm focuses on a...
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Influence of parameters of deep grinding on nanohardness and surface roughness of C45 steel
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań wpływu głębokości współbieżnego szlifowania powierzchni płaskich na chropowatość i nanotwardość warstwy wierzchniej stali C45 o strukturze ferrytyczno-perlitycznej i średniej wielkości ziarna 20 μm. Dla wszystkich wartości głębokości szlifowania uzyskano znaczny wzrost twardości warstwy wierzchniej przedmiotu obrabianego.
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Effect of coarse grain aggregate on strength parameters of two-stage concrete
Publication. Two-stage concrete (TSC) is a special type of concrete that the method of its construction and implementation is different from conventional one. In TSC, coarse aggregate particles are first placed in the formwork and voids between them are subsequently injected with a special cementations mixture. TSC has been successfully used in many applications, such as underwater construction, casting concrete sections congested with reinforcement...
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Analysis of the parameters of respiration patterns extracted from thermal image sequences
PublicationRemote estimation of vital signs is an important and active area of research. The goal of this work was to analyze the feasibility of estimating respiration parameters from video sequences of faces recorded using a mobile thermal camera. Different estimators were analyzed and experimentally verified. It was demonstrated that the respiration rate, periodicity of respiration, and presence and length of apnea periods could be reliably...
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The influence of settable parameters of switching gasoline/LPG on exhaust toxic emissions
PublicationThe main objective of the studies shown in the paper was to develop a proper strategy for settable parameters of ECU to decrease total emission of toxic components in composition of exhaust during a cold start phase. The experimental research has been performed for engine running at idle and for engine running on the chassis dynamometer (performing European Driving Test NEDC).
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The initial selection of parameters for dynamic brake for car engine test dynamometer
PublicationThe article presents an analysis of the car engine loads. The aim of the analysis was to determine the parameters of the brake / electric motor on an engine test bad. Analysis of loads on the driving tests concerned on chassis dynamo to simulate them on an engine dynamometer. To check the range of dynamometer shaft angular acceleration inertial mass of a car was reduced on the crankshaft axis. The calculations of maximum shaft...
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Novel method of estimation of inertial and dissipative parameters of a railway pantograph model
PublicationAn increase in electric railway vehicles service velocity requires that correct interaction between the pantograph and the catenary is ensured. This implies the need for developing mathematical models of pantographs and catenaries and determining their parameters. The article presents a method to determine parameters of mechanical joints of a railway pantograph based on analysis of pantograph subassemblies in swinging motion. The...
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The Influence of the Aircraft Operating Fluids on the Mechanical Parameters of the Airport Surface Concrete
PublicationThe authors of the article assessed the impact of operating fluids used to service aircraft on changing mechanical parameters of cement concrete intended for airport pavement. The research concerned concrete designed with the use of CEM I 42.5N LH NA low-alkali cement, broken granite aggregate, fine washed aggregate, and admixtures. The analysis included the assessment of changes in dierences in endurance parameters over various...
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Material Parameters Identification of Historic Lighthouse Based on Operational Modal Analysis
PublicationIn the present paper, the identification of the material parameters of a masonry lighthouse is discussed. A fully non-invasive method was selected, in which the material properties were determined via numerical model validation applied to the first pair of natural frequencies and their related mode shapes, determined experimentally. The exact structural model was built by means of the finite element method. To obtain experimental...
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DESIGNING OF PARKING SPACES TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PARAMETERS OF DESIGN VEHICLES IN RUSSIA
PublicationNowadays, in all the cities, there is an acute problem of a lack of parking spaces. The number of vehicles are becoming more and more larger, not only in megacities, but in small cities of the country, as well and there are no more parking places - the pace of solving the problem is several times slower than the rate of the transport growth among the citizens. The article is dedicated to the determination of the optimum sizes parking...
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Estimation of optical parameters of highly scattering materials by time-of-flight spectroscopy.
PublicationPrzedstawiono metody wyznaczania podstawowych parametrów materiałów silnie rozpraszających światło na podstawie pomierzonego rozkładu czasu przelotu krótkich impulsów laserowych. W algorytmie wykorzystano metodę Monte Carlo i metodę dyfuzji do opisu propagacji światła. Oszacowano dokładność oszacowywania tych parametrów.
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The influence of sampling parameters on accuracy of capacitance measurement in the method based on DSP.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono metodę pomiaru parametrów impedancyjnych bazującą na próbkowaniu sygnałów pomiarowych i DSP. Przeanalizowano wpływ głównych źródeł niepewności i błędów na dokładność pomiaru pojemności. Zawarto analizę dla następujących parametrów: niesynchroniczne próbkowanie sygnałów pomiarowych (napięciowego i prądowego), rozdzielczość przetwornika a/c i ilość zbieranych próbek. Załączono wyniki symulacji.
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Cavitation erosion of steels processed by CO2 laser beams of various parameters.
PublicationPrzedstawiono wpływ parametrów przetapiania stali za pomocą wiązki lasera CO2 na jej własności kawitacyjne. Do badań użyto stali 45, 2H13 i OH18N9. Wyniki badań wskazują na znaczny wpływ parametrów przetapiania na poziom odporności kawitacyjnej stali.
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Multi Parameter Sliding Test Result Evaluation for The Selection of Material Pair for Wear Resistant Components of a Hydraulic motor Dedicated for Use With Environmentally Friendly Working Fluids
PublicationIn the paper the method and results are presented of the testing of tribological performance of a number of hard materials available commercially. The tests consisted in unidirectional sliding with liquid lubrication. The load and velocity regime chosen were similar to a standard four-ball lubricity test with constant velocity and load increasing over time. The regime was modified in such a way that over the initial part of the...
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Tolerance-Aware Multi-Objective Optimization of Antennas by Means of Feature-Based Regression Surrogates
PublicationAssessing the immunity of antenna design to fabrication tolerances is an important consideration, especially when the manufacturing process has not been predetermined. At the same time, the antenna parameter tuning should be oriented toward improving the performance figures pertinent to both electrical (e.g., input matching) and field properties (e.g., axial ratio bandwidth) as much as possible. Identification of available trade-offs...
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Metody strojenia regulatorów typu PID z wykorzystaniem technologii syntezy regulatorów od stanu
PublicationUkłady sterujące typu PID są jednymi z najbardziej popularnych regulatorów wykorzystywanych w układach regulacji. W związku z tym znanych jest szereg metod doboru wartości ich parametrów (nastaw). Obok różnych metod inżynierskich czy analitycznych strojenia tego typu regulatorów, dostępne są również podejścia bazujące na optymalizacji. Wskaźnikiem jakości znajdującym w nich zastosowanie jest np. całka z kwadratu uchybu. W artykule...
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Highlighting interlanguage phoneme differences based on similarity matrices and convolutional neural network
PublicationThe goal of this research is to find a way of highlighting the acoustic differences between consonant phonemes of the Polish and Lithuanian languages. For this purpose, similarity matrices are employed based on speech acoustic parameters combined with a convolutional neural network (CNN). In the first experiment, we compare the effectiveness of the similarity matrices applied to discerning acoustic differences between consonant...