Electronics, Volume 13, Issue 5

Person re-identification (Re-ID) networks are often affected by factors such as pose variations, changes in viewpoint, and occlusion, leading to the extraction of features that encompass a considerable amount of irrelevant information. However, most...

This paper describes the design, operation and test results of a simple microprocessor-based device for measuring slow liquid flows. The device uses a module of 30 digital optical sensors to track the movement of a single air bubble inserted into a t...

This study proposes a solution for Active Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (Active SLAM) of robots in unknown indoor environments using a combination of Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG) path planning and the Cartographer algorithm. To e...

A robust explicit model predictive control (EMPC)-based frequency-adaptive grid voltage sensorless control is developed for a grid-connected inverter (GCI) via a linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach under the model parametric uncertainties as well...

A compact high-power four-port circulator aiming to simplify the conventional, complex, and bulky injection-locking magnetron system is proposed. To reduce the performance deterioration and the risk of ferrite rupture under long-term high-microwave-p...

Accurate fault simulation and failure prediction have long been challenges for SiC MOSFETs users. This paper presents a behavior model of Silicon Carbide (SiC) double-implanted MOSFET (DMOSFET), considering thermal-runaway failures in short-circuit a...

A modular Sigma DC/DC converter with wide input voltage range is proposed in this paper. The proposed converter is combined with a traditional LLC converter and two multi-resonant converters via Sigma architecture. Among them, the traditional LLC con...

This paper provides a comprehensive survey of the integration of graph neural networks (GNN) and deep reinforcement learning (DRL) in end-to-end (E2E) networking solutions. We delve into the fundamentals of GNN, its variants, and the state-of-the-art...

Photovoltaic (PV) power prediction plays a significant role in supporting the stable operation and resource scheduling of integrated energy systems. However, the randomness and volatility of photovoltaic power generation will greatly affect the predi...

It is well known that the recursive least squares (RLS) algorithm is renowned for its rapid convergence and excellent tracking capability. However, its performance is significantly compromised when the system is sparse or when the input signals are c...

To improve the accuracy of steel surface defect detection, an improved model of multi-directional optimization based on the YOLOv8 algorithm was proposed in this study. First, we innovate the CSP Bottleneck with the two convolutions (C2F) module in Y...

The development of new processor capabilities which enable hardware-based memory encryption, capable of isolating and encrypting application code and data in memory, have led to the rise of confidential computing techniques that protect data when pro...

Optimal control techniques such as model predictive control (MPC) have been widely studied and successfully applied across a diverse field of applications. However, the large computational requirements for these methods result in a significant challe...

Deep-learning-based malware-detection models are threatened by adversarial attacks. This paper designs a robust and secure convolutional neural network (CNN) for malware classification. First, three CNNs with different pooling layers, including globa...

In the current era, energy resources from the environment via piezoelectric materials are not only used for self-powered electronic devices, but also play a significant role in creating a pleasant living environment. Piezoelectric materials have the...

To ensure precise phase estimation within the q-axis of the phase-locked loop (PLL), integrating a filter into the q-axis loop is essential to mitigate grid-voltage harmonics. Nevertheless, the intrinsic delay characteristics of this filter impede PL...

This paper introduces a Python framework for developing Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) in an open-source Godot game engine to tackle sim-to-real research. A framework was designed to communicate and interface with the Godot game engine to perform...

With the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT), ensuring secure communication between devices has become a crucial challenge. This paper proposes a novel secure communication solution by extracting wireless channel state information (CSI)...

As a commonly used plasma diagnostic method, the spectral analysis methodology generates a large amount of data and has a complex quantitative relationship with discharge parameters, which result in low accuracy and time-consuming operation of tradit...

With the exploration of subterranean scenes, determining how to ensure the safety of subterranean pedestrians has gradually become a hot research topic. Considering the poor illumination and lack of annotated data in subterranean scenes, it is essent...

Optical interconnects are being discussed as a replacement for conventional electrical interconnects and are expected to be applied for future generations of high-performance supercomputers and data centers. Benes networks have attracted much attenti...

For brain diseases, e.g., autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with unclear biological characteristics, the detection of imaging-based biomarkers is a critical task for diagnosis. Several landmark-based categorization approaches have been developed for th...

With the global trend of carbon reduction, high-speed maglevs are going to use a large percentage of the electricity generated from renewable energy. However, the fluctuating characteristics of renewable energy can cause voltage disturbance in the tr...

Circular planar spiral coils are the most important parts of wireless power transfer systems. This paper presents the optimization of wireless power transfer coils used for wireless power transfer, which is a problem when designing wireless power tra...

Vietnamese is an under-resourced language. The requirement for a large-scale and high-quality Vietnamese speech corpus increases on demand. We introduce a new large-scale Vietnamese speech corpus with 100.5 h collected from various audio sources in t...

Recent technological advancements such as IoT and Big Data have granted industries extensive access to data, opening up new opportunities for integrating artificial intelligence (AI) across various applications to enhance production processes. We cit...

Convolutional neural networks have been widely applied in the field of computer vision. In convolutional neural networks, convolution operations account for more than 90% of the total computational workload. The current mainstream approach to achievi...

As mobile communications transform, 5G technology can potentially change many industries and businesses. The change will have a great influence across many fields, such as the automotive, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors. This paper aims to revi...

Aiming at the problem of difficult obstacle avoidance for unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in complex dynamic environments, an improved A*-APF algorithm (BA*-MAPF algorithm) is proposed in this paper. Addressing the A* algorithm’s challenges of...

Insider threats are one of the most costly and difficult types of attacks to detect due to the fact that insiders have the right to access an organization’s network systems and understand its structure and security procedures, making it difficu...

The multibeam high-throughput satellites (HTS) are regarded as a crucial component in the forthcoming space-based Internet of Things (S-IoT) network. The multi-band frequency conversion capability of HTS is essential for achieving high-capacity infor...

To enrich 3D scenes, a real–virtual fusion-based integral imaging method is proposed. It combines the Softargmax function with Gaussian weighting coefficients for sub-pixel feature point extraction from SuperPoint detection results. SIFT is als...

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) and non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) are both highly promising technologies for future communication. Compared with traditional single-RIS-assisted NOMA systems, this paper considered multi-RIS-assisted N...

As an important hub equipment in the power system, the power transformer has increasingly higher requirements for its reliability and safety with the rapid development of the power industry. However, the vibrations and noise generated during its oper...

Human pose estimation is an important problem in computer vision because it is the foundation for many advanced semantic tasks and downstream applications. Although some convolutional neural network-based pose estimation methods have achieved good re...

This study addresses the integral role of typical wind power generation curves in the analysis of power system flexibility planning. A novel method is introduced for extracting these curves, integrating an enhanced K-means clustering algorithm with a...

The advent of Contrastive Language-Image Pre-training (CLIP) models has revolutionized the integration of textual and visual representations, significantly enhancing the interpretation of static images. However, their application to video recognition...

This paper proposes a whistle-generative adversarial network (WhistleGAN) that generates whistles for biomimetic underwater covert acoustic communication. The proposed method generates new whistles to maintain covertness by avoiding the repetitive us...

When using dynamic analysis data to detect malware, time-series data such as API call sequences are used to determine malicious activity through deep learning models such as recurrent neural networks (RNN). However, in API call sequences, APIs are ca...

The 1.2 kV SiC MOSFET with a buried oxide was verified to be effective in improving switching characteristics. It is crucial to reduce the gate–drain charge (Q_GD) of devices to minimize switching loss (E_total). The SiC MOSFET with a split gate...

BLE-based (Bluetooth Low Energy-based) backscatter has received considerable attention, as it aims to communicate with everyday smart devices such as smartphones, smartwatches, and tablets in passive IoT. The state-of-the-art BLE backscatter systems...

Three-phase voltage PWM rectifier is a multivariable, strong coupling, nonlinear multi-input and multi-output system. In the design of rectifier control systems, with PI control it is difficult to achieve the ideal control effect, the dynamic perform...

In high-frequency wireless power transfer (WPT) applications, Class D, E, and F inverters are most widely used. Class DE inverters combine the respective advantages of Class D and Class E inverters. However, the Class DE inverter is sensitive to chan...

Face recognition in general scenarios has been saturated in recent years, but there is still room to enhance model performance in extreme scenarios and fairness situations. Inspired by the successful application of Transformer and ConvNet in computer...

A new magnetic integrated parallel current sharing control method for parallel silicon carbide (SiC) power devices is presented in this article. The problem of the application of parallel connected SiC power devices is analyzed. The coupled inductanc...

Link prediction for opportunistic networks faces the challenges of frequent changes in topology and complex and variable spatial-temporal information. Most existing studies focus on temporal or spatial features, ignoring ample potential information....

With the large-scale integration of intermittent renewable energy generation presented by wind and photovoltaic power, the security and stability of power system operations have been challenged. Therefore, this article proposes a control strategy of...

Generating artistic portraits from face photos presents a complex challenge that requires high-quality image synthesis and a deep understanding of artistic style and facial features. Traditional generative adversarial networks (GANs) have made signif...

Over the years, there has been growing interest in multimedia services, especially in the video domain, where firms and subscribers require higher resolutions, framerates, and sampling precision. This results in a huge amount of data that needs to be...

Finite-control-set model predictive control techniques are considered an exciting option for high-performance control multiphase drives due to their fast dynamic response, ability to handle multiple targets and constraints, and adaptability to differ...