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# IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

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Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):C1 - 249
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• ### IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement publication information

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• ### Weighing Fusion Method for Truck Scales Based on Prior Knowledge and Neural Network Ensembles

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):250 - 259
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This paper presents a new approach of compensating truck scale's weighing errors based on prior knowledge and neural network ensembles (PKNNEs). Truck scale is a typical nonlinear system and it is fussy and labor intensive to compensate the weighing errors with the conventional method, leading to low accuracy of the weighing results. The general idea of this proposed approach consists of building ... View full abstract»

• ### Outdoor Insulators Testing Using Artificial Neural Network-Based Near-Field Microwave Technique

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):260 - 266
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This paper presents a novel artificial neural network (ANN)-based near-field microwave nondestructive testing technique for defect detection and classification in nonceramic insulators (NCI). In this paper, distribution class 33-kV NCI samples with no defects, air voids in silicone rubber and fiber glass core, cracks in the fiberglass core, and small metallic inclusion between the fiber core and s... View full abstract»

• ### A Practical Fundamental Frequency Extraction Algorithm for Motion Parameters Estimation of Moving Targets

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):267 - 276
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In this paper, a practical method is proposed for a moving target's fundamental frequency (MTFF) extraction from its acoustic signal. This method is developed for the application of motion parameters estimation. Starting from the analysis of the target frequency model and the acoustic Doppler model, the characteristics of moving target's signal are discussed. Based on the signatures of target's ac... View full abstract»

• ### Adaptive Calibration of Channel Mismatches in Time-Interleaved ADCs Based on Equivalent Signal Recombination

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):277 - 286
Cited by:  Papers (12)
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In this paper, we present an adaptive calibration method for correcting channel mismatches in time-interleaved analog-to-digital converters (TIADCs). An equivalent signal recombination structure is proposed to eliminate aliasing components when the input signal bandwidth is greater than the Nyquist bandwidth of the sub-ADCs in a TIADC. A band-limited pseudorandom noise sequence is employed as the ... View full abstract»

• ### Design and Implementation of a Preprocessing Circuit for Bandpass Signals Acquisition

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):287 - 294
Cited by:  Papers (9)
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The processing capabilities that are included into the acquisition block of the real-time digital oscilloscopes largely contribute to determine the overall performance of the instrument. Their remarkable improvement has made it possible to enhance the performance in terms of increased measurement rate, automation, and reduced measurement uncertainty related to quantization and noise. This paper pr... View full abstract»

• ### A 7.65-mW 5-bit 90-nm 1-Gs/s Folded Interpolated ADC Without Calibration

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):295 - 303
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Power consumption of high-speed low-resolution analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) can be reduced by means of calibration. However, this solution has some drawbacks such as time slot allocation for calibration and die area increase. This paper presents a 5-bit 1-Gs/s ADC without calibration, fabricated in 90-nm CMOS. Low power consumption has been ensured by operating at both architecture and comp... View full abstract»

• ### One-Class Classification of Mammograms Using Trace Transform Functionals

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):304 - 311
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Mammography is one of the first diagnostic tests to prescreen breast cancer. Early detection of breast cancer has been known to improve recovery rates to a great extent. In most medical centers, experienced radiologists are given the responsibility of analyzing mammograms. But, there is always a possibility of human error. Errors can frequently occur as a result of fatigue of the observer, resulti... View full abstract»

• ### A Novel Iterative Structure for Online Calibration of $M$-channel Time-Interleaved ADCs

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):312 - 325
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This paper proposes a computationally efficient calibration structure for online estimation and compensation of offset, gain and frequency response mismatches in M-channel time-interleaved (TI) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). The basic idea of the proposed approach is to reserve some sampling instants for estimating and tracking the mismatch parameters of sub-ADCs with reference to a known in... View full abstract»

• ### Application of Cross Wavelet Transform for ECG Pattern Analysis and Classification

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):326 - 333
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In this paper, we use cross wavelet transform (XWT) for the analysis and classification of electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. The cross-correlation between two time-domain signals gives a measure of similarity between two waveforms. The application of the continuous wavelet transform to two time series and the cross examination of the two decompositions reveal localized similarities in time and freq... View full abstract»

• ### Temperature Distribution Reconstruction by Eigenfunction Interpolation of Boundary Measurement Data

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):334 - 342
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This paper deals with the inverse problem of evaluating the temperature distribution over time in a 3-D composite solid material having an arbitrary geometry. This approach is capable of evaluating the temperature distribution within the domain of the nonhomogeneous object under observation at each time instance. In this paper, we propose to use the eigenfunctions of the heat equation model, repre... View full abstract»

• ### Broadband 60 GHz Sounder for Propagation Channel Measurements Over Short/Medium Distances

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):343 - 351
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This paper presents a millimeter-wave propagation-channel sounder that uses an optical-fiber cable to achieve phase coherence between transmitting and receiving antennas using two modulated light waves in the vicinity of 1550 nm. In the described sounder, the optical-fiber cable approach permits a separation of up to almost 1000 m between the transmitter and receiver because of the low level of at... View full abstract»

• ### Power System Dynamic State Estimation With Synchronized Phasor Measurements

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):352 - 363
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The dynamic state estimation (DSE) applied to power systems with synchrophasor measurements would estimate the system's true state based on measurements and predictions. In this application, as phasor measurement units (PMUs) are not deployed at all power system buses, state predictions would enhance the redundancy of DSE input data. The significance of predicted and measured data in DSE is affect... View full abstract»

• ### Electrical Signal Source Separation Via Nonnegative Tensor Factorization Using On Site Measurements in a Smart Home

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):364 - 373
Cited by:  Papers (9)
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Measuring the electrical consumption of individual appliances in a household has recently received renewed interest in the area of energy efficiency research and sustainable development. The unambiguous acquisition of information by a single monitoring point of the whole house's electrical signal is known as energy disaggregation or nonintrusive load monitoring. A novel way to look into the issue ... View full abstract»

• ### Survey on Voltage Dip Measurements in Standard Framework

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):374 - 387
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This paper reports the results of the analyses on the accuracy of algorithms commonly adopted in instruments devoted to the detection and characterization of voltage dips (also called sags). This analysis is particularly interesting because the results of dip measurements are used for calculation of severity levels and site indexes that are important parameters in the assessment of quality level o... View full abstract»

• ### Fast Synchrophasor Estimation by Means of Frequency-Domain and Time-Domain Algorithms

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):388 - 401
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This paper presents a performance comparison of two classes of synchrophasor estimators recently proposed in the literature, i.e., the frequency-domain algorithms known as interpolated discrete Fourier transform (IpDFT), and the time-domain algorithms based on the weighted least squares (WLSs) approach. The analysis is focused on fast phasor estimation only and it is performed under steady-state, ... View full abstract»

• ### Power System Frequency Estimation by Reduction of Noise Using Three Digital Filters

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):402 - 409
Cited by:  Papers (12)
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Accurate estimation of power system frequency is essential for monitoring and operation of the smart grid. Traditionally, this has been done using discrete Fourier transform (DFT) coefficients of the positive fundamental frequency. Such DFT-based frequency estimation has been used successfully in phasor measurement units and frequency disturbance recorders in North America. Frequency errors in DFT... View full abstract»

• ### Measuring System for Microelectric Power

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):410 - 421
Cited by:  Papers (7)
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In this paper, we are mostly concerned with the measurement of electric micropower and energy. This parameter is essential to evaluate the energy efficiency of low power devices, such as wireless operated monitoring and control systems. It is also important to measure the standby power consumed by appliances and equipment while switched off. The measurement of power generated by the harvesting sys... View full abstract»

• ### Load Characterization and Revenue Metering Under Non-Sinusoidal and Asymmetrical Operation

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):422 - 431
Cited by:  Papers (4)
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This paper proposes an approach to load characterization and revenue metering, which accounts for the influence of supply deterioration and line impedance. It makes use of the Conservative Power Theory and aims at characterizing the load from the measurements done at the point of common coupling. Despite the inherent limitations of a single-point measurement, the proposed methodology enables evalu... View full abstract»

• ### Four-Terminal Imaging Using a Two-Terminal Electrical Impedance Tomography System

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):432 - 440
Cited by:  Papers (5)
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Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a promising visualization measurement technique to reconstruct media distribution in a region of interest (ROI) through impedance measurements on its boundary. In this paper, a two-to-four-terminal mode is proposed for a two-terminal EIT system to take advantage of the four-terminal imaging mechanism. Using the two-to-four-terminal mode, data are acquired u... View full abstract»

• ### Design and Development of a Low-Cost Multisensor Inertial Data Acquisition System for Sailing

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):441 - 449
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This paper presents the development of an inertial measurement data acquisition system intended for use in sailboats. The variables of interest are three-axis acceleration, three-axis rotation, Global Positioning System (GPS) position/velocity, magnetic compass bearing, and wind speed/direction. The design focus is on low-cost microelectromechanical systems-based technology and demonstrating the v... View full abstract»

• ### Maximum Sample Volume for Permittivity Measurements by Cavity Perturbation Technique

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):450 - 455
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The maximum sample volume for accurate permittivity measurements of dielectric materials having various geometries (rod/bar, strip/disk, and sphere) by cavity perturbation technique has been investigated by determining the maximum volume ratio of sample to cavity (Vs/Vc)max based on analysis of the measurement theory. It is demonstrated that (Vs/Vc)max o... View full abstract»

• ### Two-Phase Air–Water Slug Flow Measurement in Horizontal Pipe Using Conductance Probes and Neural Network

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):456 - 466
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This paper presents a method to obtain gas and liquid flow rates of two-phase air-water slug flow in a horizontal pipe through conductance probes and neural network. Contrary to statistical features commonly used in other works, five characteristic parameters of the mechanistic slug flow model are extracted from conductance signals, i.e., translational velocity, slug holdup, film holdup, slug leng... View full abstract»

• ### Evaluation of a Calorimetric Thermal Voltage Converter for RF–DC Difference up to 1 GHz

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):467 - 472
Cited by:  Papers (3)
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In this paper, we present a performance evaluation of the RF-DC transfer difference for a calorimetric thermal voltage converter (CTVC) designed by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) at frequencies up to 1 GHz. In the first part of this paper, we describe a bilateral comparison of the RF-DC difference standards between the NRC and the National Metrology Centre of the Agency for Science,... View full abstract»

## Aims & Scope

Papers are sought that address innovative solutions to the development and use of electrical and electronic instruments and equipment to measure, monitor and/or record physical phenomena for the purpose of advancing measurement science, methods, functionality and applications.

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