# IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

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Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):C1 - 2589
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• ### IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement publication information

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• ### An Adaptive Support Vector Machine-Based Workpiece Surface Classification System Using High-Definition Metrology

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2590 - 2604
Cited by:  Papers (8)
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The shape of a machined surface significantly impacts its functional performance and exhibits different spatial variation patterns that reflect process conditions. Classification of these surface patterns into interpretable classes can greatly facilitate manufacturing process fault detection and diagnosis. High-definition metrology (HDM) can generate high density data and detect small differences ... View full abstract»

• ### Face Recognition by Exploiting Local Gabor Features With Multitask Adaptive Sparse Representation

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2605 - 2615
Cited by:  Papers (6)
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For a human face, the Gabor transform can extract its multiple scale and orientation features that are very useful for the recognition. In this paper, the Gabor-feature-based face recognition is formulated as a multitask sparse representation model, in which the sparse coding of each Gabor feature is regarded as a task. To effectively exploit the complementary yet correlated information among diff... View full abstract»

• ### Design and Characterization of a Portable Ultrasonic Indoor 3-D Positioning System

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2616 - 2625
Cited by:  Papers (13)
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In this paper, an ultrasonic positioning system is presented and characterized, based on the usage of a portable grid of beacons and of a few fixed anchors. Since the beacon grid can be moved to guarantee line-of-sight transmissions, the proposed strategy is potentially suitable for accurate positioning of a mobile object in an environment with a complex geometry. The system was tested experimenta... View full abstract»

• ### Characterization and Modeling of the Capacitive HBC Channel

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2626 - 2635
Cited by:  Papers (13)
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The increasing interest in wireless body area networks has created the need for alternative communication schemes. One example of such schemes is the use of the human body as a communication medium. This technology is called human body communication (HBC), and it offers advantages over the most common radiation-based methods, which makes it an interesting alternative to implement body area network... View full abstract»

• ### A Parameterization Power Data Compress Using Strong Trace Filter and Dynamics

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2636 - 2645
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This paper proposed a parameterization power data compress using strong trace filter (STF) and dynamics (Dyn). The STF estimates the fundamental and harmonic component parameters. When there are only fundamental and harmonic components, the power data frame is compressed in parameter form. When there are other disturbances, the fading factors of STF and Dyn are used to recognize possible transient... View full abstract»

• ### A Predictive Reactive Power Measuring Based on Time Series and DLSL Algorithm for Compensating Applications

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2646 - 2656
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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Electric reactive power is one of the effective control parameters in the static Var compensators of power systems. These compensators have a time delay due to their natural performance such as thyristor ignition and reactive power measurements. Therefore, in this paper, a new predicted reactive meter based on time series and delta least squares lattice (DLSL) is proposed to avoid the mentioned ti... View full abstract»

• ### Analysis and Simulation of Flight Effects on an Airborne Magnetic Gradient Tensor Measurement System

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2657 - 2665
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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A magnetic tensor gradiometer is used to measure the spatial derivatives of three orthogonal magnetic field components. Being relatively insensitive to the geomagnetic field affords it the capability of being loaded onto flying platforms to conduct an airborne geophysical survey. It is especially suitable for exploring shallow buried mines and moving magnetic targets. The aerodynamic model was pro... View full abstract»

• ### A Scale Factor-Based Interpolated DFT for Chatter Frequency Estimation

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2666 - 2678
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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In this paper, a scale factor-based interpolated discrete Fourier transform (IpDFT) algorithm is proposed to estimate the dominant chatter frequency. In practical measurement systems of machining processes, the number of acquired sine-wave cycles (NASCs) is small. Therefore, the significant spectral interference from the negative frequency leads to the degradation of conventional IpDFTs that negle... View full abstract»

• ### An Enhanced Bispectrum Technique With Auxiliary Frequency Injection for Induction Motor Health Condition Monitoring

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2679 - 2687
Cited by:  Papers (3)
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Induction motors (IMs) are widely used in various domestic and industrial applications. A reliable IM health condition monitoring system is very useful to detect IM fault at its incipient stage to prevent performance degradation of IMs and their driven equipment. An enhanced bispectrum (EB) technique with auxiliary frequency (AF) injection (EB-AF) is proposed in this paper to conduct incipient IM ... View full abstract»

• ### A New Approach to Multiple Soft Fault Diagnosis of Analog BJT and CMOS Circuits

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2688 - 2695
Cited by:  Papers (8)
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This paper deals with multiple soft fault diagnosis of nonlinear analog circuits and offers a method that allows locating the faulty parameters and evaluating their values. The method works with a system of nonlinear algebraic test equations, which are not given in explicit analytical form, and actually may possess multiple solutions. The solutions are specified by one or several sets of the diagn... View full abstract»

• ### Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Rolling Bearings Using an Enhanced Particle Filter

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2696 - 2707
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This paper presents an enhanced particle filter (PF) approach for predicting remaining useful life (RUL) of rolling bearings. In the presented approach, particles in each recursive step are used to determine an alterable importance density function and the backpropagation neutral network is utilized to improve the particle diversity before resampling. Based on the enhanced PF, the framework of onl... View full abstract»

• ### A 2-D Infrared Instrumentation for Close-Range Finger Position Sensing

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2708 - 2719
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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Haptic interfaces are proposed for enhancing human-computer interfaces through the rendering of interaction forces. Among them, encounter-type haptic displays feature an original way to provide the user with an improved transparency: their end effectors remotely track the fingers of the operator and encounter them only when force rendering is required. These interfaces call for the development of ... View full abstract»

• ### Detection of Optimum Fermentation Time of Black CTC Tea Using a Voltammetric Electronic Tongue

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2720 - 2729
Cited by:  Papers (6)
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A voltammetric electronic tongue (E-tongue) has been used to detect the optimum fermentation time (OFT) of crush tear curl black tea. An E-tongue with an array of five noble metal working electrodes has been developed for this purpose. A suitable large amplitude pulse voltammetric waveform is used and a simple feature extraction technique based on the charge activity of working electrodes is propo... View full abstract»

• ### Exploiting Time-Domain Approach for Extremely High $Q$ -Factor Measurement

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2730 - 2737
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Based on the principle of time-domain quality factor (Q-factor) measurement, we have proposed a physically realizable architecture that is CMOS compatible. As a result, one can potentially integrate our architecture on the same chip as the resonating device to be measured. To evaluate the potential of the proposed architecture and especially to guide the design of such architecture, a theoretical ... View full abstract»

• ### Systematic Development of Integrated Capacitance Measurement System With Sensitivity Tuning

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2738 - 2746
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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Modern sensor systems integrate microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-based sensors with signal conditioning circuits. MEMS sensors are fabricated through micromachining technology, which is relatively new compared with the integrated circuit technology, used since last few decades to fabricate circuits. As a result, these microsensors experience significant variation after fabrication. Besides, pa... View full abstract»

• ### Magnetic Sensor Array-Based AC Current Measurement for Multiconductor Cables Using Evolutionary Computation Method

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2747 - 2758
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A novel and accurate AC current measurement method for multiconductor cables is proposed in this paper by employing magnetic sensor arrays and evolutionary algorithms. The positions of several conductors within the electrical cables are determined by the computing method. Then the currents in these conductors can be measured in real time by using a matrix multiplication computation. The mathematic... View full abstract»

• ### Techniques for Schumann Resonance Measurements: A Comparison of Four Amplifiers With a Noise Floor Estimate

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2759 - 2768
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Schumann resonances are very weak natural electromagnetic signals produced in the earth-ionosphere cavity located in the extremely low frequency (ELF) band (7-60 Hz), and the sensors that measure them produce amplitudes of few microvolts. Strong signals from power lines (50-60 Hz) occur in the same frequency range. Amplification techniques play a key role in acquiring resonance modes with the best... View full abstract»

• ### Multisensor Data Fusion Techniques With ELM for Pulverized-Fuel Flow Concentration Measurement in Cofired Power Plant

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2769 - 2780
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Due to the phase concentration, measurement of coal/biomass/air three-phase flow is closely associated with the quantity of pollutant discharged and combustion efficiency in the pneumatic conveying system. This paper proposed a multisensor data fusion technique for the online volume concentration measurement of coal/biomass pulverized-fuel flow in cofired power plant. The techniques combine electr... View full abstract»

• ### Characterization of Concurrent Dual-Band Power Amplifiers Using a Dual Two-Tone Excitation Signal

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2781 - 2791
Cited by:  Papers (10)
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A method to characterize the memory effects in a nonlinear concurrent dual-band transmitter is presented. It is an extension of the conventional two-tone test for power amplifiers to concurrent dual-band transmitters. The output signal of a concurrent dual-band transmitter is affected not only by intermodulation (IM) products but also by cross-modulation (CM) products. In one frequency band, the t... View full abstract»

• ### Uncertainty Derivation and Performance Analyses of Clock Prediction Based on Mathematical Model Method

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2792 - 2801
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The prediction of the clock offset plays an important role in the generation of a time scale, clock steering, and time offset prediction of the onboard clocks. The mathematical model method based on the stochastic differential equations has been dealt with the clock prediction problem. In this paper, we examine the method from a theoretical point of view. We derive the analytic expressions of the ... View full abstract»

• ### Accurate One-Sided Microwave Thickness Evaluation of Lined-Fiberglass Composites

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2802 - 2812
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Fiberglass is increasingly used for corrosion-resistant industrial applications. Fiberglass laminate typically consists of a structural layer and a corrosion-resistant layer (commonly referred to as the liner) on the inside of the laminate. Liners are used in all corrosion-resistant fiberglass applications to guard against corrosive chemical attack on the structural layers of the fiberglass. The a... View full abstract»

• ### Inkjet Printed Pressure Sensing Platform for Postural Imbalance Monitoring

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2813 - 2820
Cited by:  Papers (4)
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In this paper, a low-cost printed pressure sensing platform is presented. The sensing platform consists of a flexible printed circuit board manufactured using conventional technology (defining the electrical connections and the capacitors dimensions) together with two flexible polymeric membranes made from a thermoplastic elastomer (TPU) printed with conductive ink Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene... View full abstract»

• ### Detection of Multiple R/C Devices Using MVDR and Genetic Algorithms

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):2821 - 2828
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Reflections, multipath propagation, and scattering creates phantom sources of signal. In addition, reliable detection of radio controlled (RC) devices in the presence of multiple actual devices is a challenging task. RC devices employing super regenerative receivers (SRRs) and super heterodyne receivers emit unintended radiations in their ON-state. This paper introduces a novel detection scheme th... 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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