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  • A practical decentralized access protocol for autonomous vehicles at isolated under-saturated intersections 
    Khoury, John; Khoury, Joud; Zouein, Germain; Arnaout, Jean-Paul (2019-09-18)
    The majority of research efforts in the field of access control of autonomous vehicles at intersections are geared towards fully connected vehicles. The underlying assumptions for such efforts are active vehicle-to-vehicle ...
  • High surface area electrodes in ionic polymer transducers: Numerical and experimental investigations of the electro-chemical behavior 
    Akle, Barbar J.; Habchi, Wassim; Wallmersperger, Thomas; Akle, Etienne J.; Leo, Donald J. (2019-09-12)
    Ionomeric polymer transducer (IPT) is an electroactive polymer that has received considerable attention due to its ability to generate large bending strain (>5%) and moderate stress at low applied voltages (±2 V). Ionic ...
  • Application of updated joint detection algorithm for the analysis of drilling parameters of roof bolters in multiple joints conditions 
    Liu, Wenpeng; Ray, Asok; Rostami, Jamal; Saab, Samer S. (Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2019-08-30)
    Ground instability, such as roof or rib failures, is one of the most serious and frequent safety hazards that occur in underground mining, tunneling, and underground construction. The ground-related parameters and features ...
  • Evaluating touch-screen vibration modality for blind users to access simple shapes and graphics 
    Tekli, Joe; Bou issa, Youssef; Chbeir, Richard (2019-08-29)
    Accessing visual information becomes a central need for all kinds of tasks and users (from accessing graphics and charts in news articles, to viewing images of items on sale on e-commerce sites), especially for blind users. ...
  • Leftover spaces for the mitigation of urban overheating in municipal Beirut 
    Kaloustian, Noushig; Aouad, David; Battista, Gabriele; Zinzi, Michele (2019-08-28)
    The Urban Heat Island phenomenon and urban overheating are serious consequences of urbanization resulting in impacts on thermal comfort levels, heat stress and even mortality. This paper builds on previous findings on the ...
  • A machine learning approach for localization in cellular environments 
    Abdallah, Ali A.; Saab, Samer S.; Kassas, Zaher M. (IEEE, 2019-08-27)
    A machine learning approach is developed for localization based on received signal strength (RSS) from cellular towers. The proposed approach only assumes knowledge of RSS fingerprints of the environment, and does not ...
  • On the sampling and integration rates of process noise 
    Saab, Samer S. (IEEE, 2019-08-27)
    In this paper we consider a class of process noise in navigation, and study the effects of sampling and integration rates on the covariance of the respective sampled and integrated signals. It is shown that the covariance ...
  • Real-Time GPS Differentiation Through the 2.5G/3G Mobile Communication Media 
    Haidar, Samer A.; Saab, Samer S.; Issa, Diana M.; Zein, Ahmad A. (The Institute of Navigation, 2019-08-27)
    So far most of the GSM operators worldwide have employed the GPS technology mainly for providing Vehicle Tracking services/systems (VTS). However, they have never offered any solution for DGPS. Mainly, in such systems, ...
  • Perspectives on the fate of micropollutants in mainstream anaerobic wastewater treatment 
    Harb, Moustapha; Lou, Esther; Smith, Adam L.; Stadler, Lauren B. (2019-08-26)
    Mainstream anaerobic treatment technologies are a viable alternative to conventional aerobic treatment to recover resources and improve process sustainability. However, resource recovery efforts must be coordinated with ...
  • Indoor Localization Based on Floor Plans and Power Maps 
    Khalifeh, Joe J.; Kassas, Zaher M.; Saab, Samer S. (Institute of Navigation, 2019-08-22)
    An indoor localization algorithm that is based on fingerprinting and trilateration is developed. The algorithm assumes a priori knowledge of the layout of the environment and the position of the transmitters. First, a power ...
  • Learn while Tracking 
    Saab, Samer S. (IEEE, 2019-08-21)
    A simple non-iterative digital controller is proposed for the uniform output tracking problem of multi-input multi-output discrete-time varying linear systems with arbitrary relative degree. The proposed controller is based ...
  • Differential GPS performance: ground versus geostationary satellite 
    Saab, Samer S.; Charbachy, Dany S. (IEEE, 2019-08-21)
    When GPS measurements are made by two users within the same GPS satellite transmission sight, the associated errors are mainly similar. Consequently, knowing the exact location of the receiver with respect to GPS satellites ...
  • A discrete-time learning control algorithm 
    Saab, Samer S. (IEEE, 2019-08-21)
    A discretized version of the D-type learning control algorithm is presented for a MIMO linear discrete-time system. Necessary and sufficient conditions for uniform convergence of the proposed learning algorithm is presented. ...
  • Robustness and Convergence of P-type Learning Control 
    Saab, Samer S.; Vogt, William G.; Mickle, Marlin H. (IEEE, 2019-08-20)
    The robustness and convergence of P-type learning control algorithms for a class of time-varying, nonlinear systems to state disturbances, measurement noise at the output, and reinitialization errors at each iteration is ...
  • On Higher-Order Iterative Learning Control Algorithm in Presence of Measurement Noise 
    Saab, Samer S. (IEEE, 2019-08-20)
    Higher-Order Iterative Learning Control (HO-ILC) algorithms use past system control information from more than one past iterative cycle. This class of ILC algorithms have been proposed aiming at improving the learning ...
  • Theory of P-type learning control with implication for the robot manipulator 
    Saab, Samer S.; Vogt, William G.; Mickle, Marlin H. (IEEE, 2019-08-20)
    The robustness and convergence of P-type learning control algorithms for a class of time-varying, nonlinear systems with state disturbances, measurement noise at the output, and reinitialization errors at each iteration ...
  • Map-based land vehicle navigation system with DGPS 
    Saab, Samer S.; Kassas, Zaher M. (IEEE, 2019-08-20)
    Commercial automobile navigation systems currently employ a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver coupled with a dead reckoning system and a map-matching algorithm. The dead reckoning system, which compensates for GPS ...
  • Discrete-time Kalman filter under incorrect noise covariances 
    Saab, Samer S. (IEEE, 2019-08-09)
    The optimum filtering results of Kalman filtering for linear dynamic systems require an exact knowledge of the process noise covariance matrix Q, the measurement noise covariance matrix R and the initial error covariance ...
  • Discrete-time learning control algorithm for a class of nonlinear systems 
    Saab, Samer S. (IEEE, 2019-08-09)
    Applies a discrete-time learning algorithm to a class of discrete-time varying nonlinear system. The author investigates the robustness of the algorithm to state disturbance, measurement noise and reinitialization errors. ...
  • Automatic alignment and calibration of an inertial navigation system 
    Saab, Samer S.; Gunnarsson, Kristjan T. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019-08-09)
    In this paper we derive a simple six degree of freedom navigator, Earth-surface navigator, for terranean vehicle application, using low grade gyros. The calibration and alignment of the navigator are investigated when the ...

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