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Vibration characteristics of microplates with GNPs-reinforced epoxy core bonded to piezoelectric-reinforced CNTs patches
( Techno-Press , 2021 , Article)In the current study, vibration characteristics of a three-layered rectangular microplate with Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs)-reinforced Epoxy core which is fully bonded to piezoelectric-reinforced single-walled Carbon ... -
Vibration Energy Harvesting in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Harvesting of vibration energy from the ambient environment, such as vibrations experienced by bridges due to vehicle movements, wind, earthquakes, has become an essential area of study by many scientists aiming to design ... -
Vibration of Periodic Drill-Strings with Local Sources of Resonance
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2021 , Article)A new class of drill-strings is proposed for attenuating undesirable vibrations to ensure effective operation. The drill-string is provided with passive periodic inserts, which are integrated with sources of local resonance ... -
Vibration of rotating functionally graded Timoshenko nano-beams with nonlinear thermal distribution
( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2018 , Article)The vibration analysis of rotating, functionally graded Timoshenko nano-beams under an in-plane nonlinear thermal loading is studied for the first time. The formulation is based on Eringen's nonlocal elasticity theory. ... -
Vibration suppression in metastructures using zigzag inserts optimized by genetic algorithms
( Springer New York LLC , 2017 , Conference Paper)Metastructures are known to provide considerable vibration attenuation for mechanical systems. With the optimization of the internal geometry of metastructures, the suppression performance of the host structure increases. ... -
Vibration wave characteristics in Conventional and Periodic Drill string models
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Drill string models are of two major types- Conventional and Periodic. Conventional drill string models are widely used due to their simplicity in manufacturing and dynamics analysis. Drill strings are affected mainly by ... -
Vibrations Serviceability of a Medical Facility Floor for Sensitive Equipment Replacement: Evaluation with Sparse in Situ Data
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2019 , Article)Vibrations serviceability of building floors has been a growing concern over the years. For steel-framed systems, vibrations serviceability checks often govern the structural design. When the floor is carrying vibration-sensitive ... -
Video acquisition between USB 2.0 CMOS camera and embedded FPGA system
( IEEE , 2011 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we introduce the hardware implementation of video acquisition in a sensor node of wireless sensor network with the help of USB 2.0 interface. The USB 2.0 video acquisition is based on the CY7C67300 controller ... -
Video Quality Assessment Dataset for Smart Public Security Systems
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Conference Paper)Security and monitoring systems are more and more demanding in terms of quality, reliability and flexibility especially those dedicated to video surveillance. The quality of the acquired video signal strongly affects the ... -
Video summarization based on motion detection for surveillance systems
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)In this paper a video summarization method based on motion detection has been proposed. Sensor noise (noise of acquisition and digitization) and the illumination changes in the scene are the most limitations of the background ... -
Video surveillance using deep transfer learning and deep domain adaptation: Towards better generalization
( Elsevier , 2023 , Other)Recently, developing automated video surveillance systems (VSSs) has become crucial to ensure the security and safety of the population, especially during events involving large crowds, such as sporting events. While ... -
Video transcoding at the edge: cost and feasibility perspective
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)The developments in smartphones, high data rates, and substantial video data traffic have increased the burden on cellular networks. Consequently, this burden significantly affects the Quality of Experience of the cellular ... -
ViDMASK dataset for face mask detection with social distance measurement
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)The COVID-19 outbreak has extenuated the need for a monitoring system that can monitor face mask adherence and social distancing with the use of AI. With the existing video surveillance systems as base, a deep learning ... -
Virtual and Augmented Reality in Surgery
( Springer , 2020 , Book chapter)To provide an overview of the novel applications of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies within the realm of Surgery. This chapter will clarify the concepts associated with AR and VR in the context ... -
Virtual environments for improving construction site safety
( Taylor & Francis , 2011 , Article)This paper aims to present a visual simulation technique for improving construction site safety based on virtual construction environments (VCE). Additionally, the paper presents a framework to conduct true ‘what-if’ ... -
Virtual flux oriented sensorless direct power control of qzs inverter connected to grid for solar pv applications
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)Impedance source inverters (Z-source and Quazi-Z-source (QZS)) are the promising converter topologies in the future generation because of the buck, boost and buck-boost modes of operation. In this paper, three phase voltage ... -
Virtual Inertia Support in Power Systems for High Penetration of Renewables - Overview of Categorization, Comparison, and Evaluation of Control Techniques
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2022 , Article)By replacing conventional generation units with renewable energy sources (RESs), the power system gains an alternate source of future power generation and a better environmental platform. RESs, on the other hand, are unable ... -
Virtual Interactive Imagery: Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Obesity
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2022 , Conference Paper)This paper proposes a multidisciplinary framework that applies psychological treatment. The framework uses virtual reality to apply guided imagery scenarios, where a person imagines a certain situation positively, to better ... -
Virtual mimic of lab experiment using the computer-based Aspen Plus® Sensitivity Analysis Tool to boost the attainment of experiment's learning outcomes and mitigate potential pandemic confinements
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2022 , Article)The computer-based Aspen Plus® Sensitivity Analysis Tool (APSAT) was used as a virtual environment to mimic a gas absorption lab experiment in the Unit Operations Lab within the curriculum for the Bachelor of Science in ... -
Virtual network advance reservation
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference Paper)Network virtualization provides a promising means of hosting multiple client infrastructures over a physical substrate. Now one of the key concerns here is how to map virtual network requests onto physical nodes and links, ...