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In recent years, cooperative diversity techniques have gained increased attention as a new method to combat degrading channel effects. Cooperation among two or more single antenna users generates a virtual diverse multiple-antenna transmission system in the wireless network. In this paper, we propose a scheme to improve the spectral efficiency of the Amplify and Forward system and investigate the application of adaptive modulation concept to the performance of cooperative techniques. We consider the adaptation of rate and power allocation with MQAM modulation and study the performance of Amplify & Forward scenarios in Rayleigh fading channels. We compare this system with its comparable... 

In recent years, cooperative diversity techniques have gained increased attention as a new way to combat degrading effects of Fading. Cooperation among two or more single antenna users generates a virtual diverse multiple-antenna transmission system in the wireless network. In this paper, we investigate the application of adaptive modulation concept to the performance of cooperative techniques. We consider the adaptation of rate and power allocation with M-QAM modulation, and study the performance of Amplify & Forward scenarios in Rayleigh fading channels. We compare these systems with their comparable adaptive non-cooperative scenario and evaluate the energy saving achieved through... 

This study presents a method based on minimum description length criterion to enumerate the incident waves impinging on a large array using a relatively small number of samples. The proposed scheme exploits the statistical properties of eigenvalues of the sample covariance matrix (SCM) of Gaussian processes. The authors use a number of moments of noise eigenvalues of the SCM in order to separate noise and signal subspaces more accurately. In particular, the authors assume a Marcenko-Pastur probability density function (pdf) for the eigenvalues of SCM associated with the noise subspace. We also use an enhanced noise variance estimator to reduce the bias leakage between the subspaces.... 

This paper presents a scheme to enumerate the incident waves impinging on a high dimensional uniform linear array using relatively few samples. The approach is based on Minimum Description Length (MDL) criteria and statistical properties of eigenvalues of the Sample Covariance Matrix (SCM). We assume that several models, with each model representing a certain number of sources, will compete and MDL criterion will select the best model with the minimum model complexity and maximum model decision. Statistics of noise eigenvalue of SCM can be approximated by the distributional properties of the eigenvalues given by Marcenko-Pastur distribution in the signal-free SCM. In this paper we use random... 

In this paper, we investigate the effect of applying an exponential window on the limiting spectral distribution (l.s.d.) of the exponentially windowed sample covariance matrix (SCM) of complex array data. We use recent advances in random matrix theory which describe the distribution of eigenvalues of the doubly correlated Wishart matrices. We derive an explicit expression for the l.s.d. of the noise-only data. Simulations are performed to support our theoretical claims  

In this article, we investigate the limiting spectral distribution of the sample covariance matrix (SCM) of weighted/windowed complex data. We use recent advances in random matrix theory and describe the distribution of eigenvalues of the doubly correlated Wishart matrices. We obtain an approximation for the spectral distribution of the SCM obtained from windowed data. We also determine a condition on the coefficients of the window, under which the fragmentation of the support of noise eigenvalues can be avoided, in the noise-only data case. For the commonly used exponential window, we derive an explicit expression for the l.s.d of the noise-only data. In addition, we present a method to... 

Widespread use of sensitive loads in industries has required the need for high efficiency voltage regulators in order to provide continuous and fast dynamic adjustable AC voltage. This paper introduces a new control strategy to improve the response time and performance of a double stage switch mode regulator. The proposed strategy responds to input voltage variations quickly and improves the efficiency and performance of the circuit. Results of some simulations are presented and analyzed. Experimental tests on a laboratory prototype verify the excellent performance of the proposed system  

In this paper, we consider an exponentially windowed sample covariance matrix (EWSCM) and propose an improved estimator for its eigenvalues. We use new advances in random matrix theory, which describe the limiting spectral distribution of the large dimensional doubly correlated Wishart matrices to find the support and distribution of the eigenvalues of the EWSCM. We then employ the complex integration and residue theorem to design an estimator for the eigenvalues, which satisfies the cluster separability condition, assuming that the eigenvalue multiplicities are known. We show that the proposed estimator is consistent in the asymptotic regime and has good performance in finite sample size... 

Background: Autonomous grasping of soft tissues can facilitate the robotic surgery procedures. The previous attempts for implementing auto-grasping have been based on a simplistic representation of the actual surgery maneuvers. Method: A generalized three-zone grasp model was introduced to consider the effect of the pull force angulation on the grasp mode, that is, damage, slip, or safe grasp. Also, an extended auto-grasping algorithm was proposed in which the trigger force is automatically controlled against the pull force magnitude and direction, to achieve a safe and secure grasp. Results: The autonomous grasping experiments against a varying pull force in a phantom study indicated a good... 

Protection systems play a major role in the performance of electric power systems. There are a number of techniques such as redundancy within the relay system or local and remote backup methods to improve protection system reliability to remove faults as fast as possible, coordination of protective relays is very important. Also availability to neighboring systems affects significantly on repair time after occurring an event. An approach is presented in this paper to incorporate relay coordination and alternative supply availability on radial sub-transmission system reliability. For this purpose, a computer program has been developed. As a case study, a practical 63 KV sub-transmission...