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Novel synthesis method of mixed polarity reed-muller functions. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Xia, Y., Ye, X., Wang, L. Y., Zou, Z., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2005, October). Novel synthesis method of mixed polarity reed-muller functions. Presented at Third IASTED International Conference on Circuits, Signals and Systems, CSS 2005

In this paper a new approach is proposed to obtain a compact mixed polarity Reed-Muller form, starting from a fixed polarity Reed-Muller expression; a fixed polarity Reed-Muller function is expressed into a truth vector, the truth vector is shrunk an... Read More about Novel synthesis method of mixed polarity reed-muller functions..

Five-valued circuit quantitative theory and design of five-valued twisted-ring. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, P., Liu, Y., Yang, M., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2005, October). Five-valued circuit quantitative theory and design of five-valued twisted-ring

This paper presents a six-valued algebra in order to form the theory of three essential elements for five-valued circuits, which is a mathematical tool for quantitative investigation on five-valued circuits. Based on the theory, the component level c... Read More about Five-valued circuit quantitative theory and design of five-valued twisted-ring..

FPGA placement using genetic algorithm with simulated annealing. (2005)
Journal Article
Yang, M., Almaini, A. E. A., Wang, L. Y., & Wang, P. (2005). FPGA placement using genetic algorithm with simulated annealing. ASICON, 2, 808-811. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASIC.2005.1611450

A mixed Genetic Algorithm and Simulated Annealing (GASA) algorithm is used for the placement of symmetrical FPGA. The prpoposed algortithm includes 2 stage processes. In the first stage process it optimizes placement solutions globally using GA. In t... Read More about FPGA placement using genetic algorithm with simulated annealing..

Design of Folded and Slotted Internal Antenna for 3G IMT-2000 Mobile Handset (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R., & Excell, P. S. (2005, October). Design of Folded and Slotted Internal Antenna for 3G IMT-2000 Mobile Handset. Presented at International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Conference, New Delhi, India

A four-sided folded, slotted and shorted rectangular patch antenna for 3G mobile handsets is described. The antenna provides a 17.65% bandwidth at S&#x2081;&#x2081; < -10 dB from 1885 MHz to 2250 MHz, which completely encompasses the desired UMTS fre... Read More about Design of Folded and Slotted Internal Antenna for 3G IMT-2000 Mobile Handset.

Modelling of flow rate in a photovoltaic-driven roof slate-based solar ventilation air preheating system (2005)
Journal Article
Odeh, N., Grassie, T., Henderson, D., & Muneer, T. (2006). Modelling of flow rate in a photovoltaic-driven roof slate-based solar ventilation air preheating system. Energy Conversion and Management, 47(7-8), 909-925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2005.06.005

This paper describes the modelling of flow rate in a photovoltaic (PV) driven, roof slate based solar system for preheating ventilation air in cold climates. The system consists of a photovoltaic driven, attic mounted fan, which draws air through the... Read More about Modelling of flow rate in a photovoltaic-driven roof slate-based solar ventilation air preheating system.

Robust chattering-free (higher order) sliding mode control for a vector-controlled induction machine (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Goh, K., Dunnigan, M., & Williams, B. (2004, July). Robust chattering-free (higher order) sliding mode control for a vector-controlled induction machine. Presented at IEEE 5th Asian Control Conference 2004, Melbourne, Australia

The chattering behaviour that is inherent in standard sliding mode control is often an obstacle for practical application if neglected. In this paper, special attention is given to a particular chattering-free control method: 2-sliding “super twistin... Read More about Robust chattering-free (higher order) sliding mode control for a vector-controlled induction machine.

A novel multiple-valued CMOS flip-flop employing multiple-valued clock. (2005)
Journal Article
Xia, Y., Wang, L. Y., & Almaini, A. E. A. (2005). A novel multiple-valued CMOS flip-flop employing multiple-valued clock. Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 20, 237-242. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11390-005-0237-4

A new CMOS quaternary D flip-flop is implemented employing a multiple-valued clock. PSpice simulation shows that the proposed flip-flop has correct operation. Compared with traditional multiple-valued flip-flops, the proposed multiple-valued CMOS fli... Read More about A novel multiple-valued CMOS flip-flop employing multiple-valued clock..

Beam steering antenna array for mobile base stations (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
See, C. H., Ali, N., Excell, P. S., Atiya, M., & Abd-Alhameed, R. (2005, March). Beam steering antenna array for mobile base stations. Presented at Third IEEE International Conference on Conference on Systems, Signals & Devices SSD'05, Sousse, Tunisia

Sliding mode position control of a vector-controlled induction machine with nonlinear load dynamics (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Goh, K., Dunnigan, M., & Williams, B. (2004, March). Sliding mode position control of a vector-controlled induction machine with nonlinear load dynamics. Presented at Second IEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

In this paper, a solution to the position control problem for a vector controlled induction machine in the presence of nonlinear load friction, is proposed. A sliding mode (SMC) control system using the equivalent control concept and a switching term... Read More about Sliding mode position control of a vector-controlled induction machine with nonlinear load dynamics.

Cavitation and the tensile strength of liquids under dynamic stressing (2004)
Journal Article
Williams, P. R., & Williams, R. L. (2004). Cavitation and the tensile strength of liquids under dynamic stressing. Molecular Physics, 102(19-20), 2091-2102. https://doi.org/10.1080/00268970412331292786

This paper discusses the differences between the results of various measurements of the effective tensile strength (F c ) of liquids in experiments involving a pulse of tension (‘negative pressure’) created by the reflection of a pressure pulse at a... Read More about Cavitation and the tensile strength of liquids under dynamic stressing.

Adaptive PN code acquisition in DS-CDMA systems. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sharif, M., Obiebi, J., & Sharp, J. (2004, July). Adaptive PN code acquisition in DS-CDMA systems. Presented at Proceedings of International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP, IEEE UK & RI Section- Communication Chapter

Active current transformer circuits for low distortion sensing in switched mode power converters. (2004)
Journal Article
McNeill, N., Gupta, N. K., & Armstrong, W. (2004). Active current transformer circuits for low distortion sensing in switched mode power converters. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 19, 908-917. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2004.830075

The current transformer (CT) is frequently used for sensing applications in switched mode power converters. Advantages are that galvanic isolation is inherently incorporated, bandwidth is high, losses are low and that a high-amplitude output signal m... Read More about Active current transformer circuits for low distortion sensing in switched mode power converters..