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Evaluation of the geo-mechanical parameters of the interface between asphalt concrete and sand with applying direct shear test and numerical modeling
, Article Advanced Materials Research ; Volume 587 , 2012 , Pages 116-121 ; 10226680 (ISSN) ; 9783037855133 (ISBN) ; Rostami, A ; Karimi, M. M ; Taherkhani, H
2012
Abstract
Asphaltic concrete has been used as waterproofing core in embankment dams, since 1948. In this application, the asphaltic core is surrounded by granular filter materials. The interaction of the asphaltic concrete and the granular materials has not been sufficiently investigated. In this paper the mechanical behavior of the interface between a natural smooth sand filter and asphaltic concrete at different levels of normal stresses and a constant shear strain rate has been studied. Small scale direct shear test has been conducted in this study, in which the shear surface is considered as the interface. Asphalt concrete specimens used in the shear test were cut in square shape (10×10×2.5 cm)...
Wideband planar log-periodic antenna
, Article 2007 IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology: Small and Smart Antennas Metamaterials and Applications, iWAT 2007, Cambridge, 21 March 2007 through 23 March 2007 ; 2007 , Pages 331-334 ; 1424410886 (ISBN); 9781424410880 (ISBN) ; Shahabadi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
2007
Abstract
A compact planar wideband microstrip antenna is introduced. The antenna is a log-periodic antenna with 7 dipole elements. The antenna is designed to function in the frequency range of 500 to 700 MHz. It has a dimension of 268 mm by 145 mm by 3 mm. The matching is better than -10 dB in the working bandwidth. The proposed antenna generates linear polarization. Its maximum gain is 4.5 dB at the central frequency. It provides a low-cost alternative to the conventional Yagi-Uda TV antennas. © 2007 IEEE
A novel analysis of microstrip structures using the gaussian Green's function method
, Article IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation ; Volume 58, Issue 1 , 2010 , Pages 88-94 ; 0018926X (ISSN) ; Shishegar, A. A ; Sharif University of Technology
2010
Abstract
A novel closed form expression is derived for spatial Green's functions of microstrip structures by expanding the spectral Green's function into a Gaussian series. This innovative method is called the Gaussian Green's function (GGF) method due to the Gaussian form in the closed form Green's function representation. The main advantage of the GGF method lies in its precision as well as rapid convergence. To demonstrate the versatility of this method, the current distribution of a microstrip antenna is achieved via the combination of the method of moments (MoM) and GGF method. It is shown that this method can be computationally very efficient with less than 1% error compared to the numerical...
A closed form spatial green's function for the microstrip structure using the gaussian expansion
, Article 2008 Asia Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2008, Hong Kong, 16 December 2008 through 20 December 2008 ; May , 2008 ; 9781424426423 (ISBN) ; Shishegar, A. A ; Sharif University of Technology
2008
Abstract
The spatial Green's function of the open microstrip structure is usually represented by the time-consuming and computationally inefficient spectral integral. This paper introduces a new closed form Green's function for the open microstrip structure by applying the GGF method. Therefore, the numerical integration of the spectral integral can be avoided entirely, leading to a considerable decrease of calculating time. Owing to the remarkable resemblances between the CI and GGF methods, for improvement of approximation especially in large distances, some useful techniques such as extraction of the surface wave poles can be carried out. Even though only an open microstrip structure with one...
The Gaussian expansion of the Green's function of an electric current in a parallel-plate waveguide
, Article 2008 IEEE International RF and Microwave Conference, RFM 2008, Kuala Lumpur, 2 December 2008 through 4 December 2008 ; April , 2008 , Pages 46-48 ; 9781424428663 (ISBN) ; Shishegar, A. A ; Sharif University of Technology
2008
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In this paper, a novel closed form expression is derived to find the Green's function of a horizontal electric current in a parallel-plate waveguide. It is achieved by expanding the Green's function into a series of Gaussian functions. This new method is called the Gaussian Green's function (GGF) method. The main advantage of the GGF method lies in its precision as well as rapid convergence. Numerical results confirm that the closed form expression yields less than 0.2% error compared to the numerical integration of the spectral integral. Furthermore, it is verified that this method can be in excellent agreement with the complex images (CI) method. © 2008 IEEE
On a question of Haemers regarding vectors in the nullspace of Seidel matrices
, Article Linear Algebra and Its Applications ; Volume 615 , 2021 , Pages 194-206 ; 00243795 (ISSN) ; Cioabă, S. M ; Goudarzi, S ; Niaparast, A ; Tajdini, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Inc
2021
Abstract
In 2011, Haemers asked the following question: If S is the Seidel matrix of a graph of order n and S is singular, does there exist an eigenvector of S corresponding to 0 which has only ±1 elements? In this paper, we construct infinite families of graphs which give a negative answer to this question. One of our constructions implies that for every natural number N, there exists a graph whose Seidel matrix S is singular such that for any integer vector in the nullspace of S, the absolute value of any entry in this vector is more than N. We also derive some characteristics of vectors in the nullspace of Seidel matrices, which lead to some necessary conditions for the singularity of Seidel...
On a question of Haemers regarding vectors in the nullspace of Seidel matrices
, Article Linear Algebra and Its Applications ; Volume 615 , 2021 , Pages 194-206 ; 00243795 (ISSN) ; Cioabă, S. M ; Goudarzi, S ; Niaparast, A ; Tajdini, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Inc
2021
Abstract
In 2011, Haemers asked the following question: If S is the Seidel matrix of a graph of order n and S is singular, does there exist an eigenvector of S corresponding to 0 which has only ±1 elements? In this paper, we construct infinite families of graphs which give a negative answer to this question. One of our constructions implies that for every natural number N, there exists a graph whose Seidel matrix S is singular such that for any integer vector in the nullspace of S, the absolute value of any entry in this vector is more than N. We also derive some characteristics of vectors in the nullspace of Seidel matrices, which lead to some necessary conditions for the singularity of Seidel...
Prediction of Rolling Element Bearings Degradation Trend Using Limited Data
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Behzad, Mehdi (Supervisor) ; Arghand, Hesam Al-din (Co-Supervisor)
Abstract
Condition monitoring of machinery is of significant economic importance to mitigate production losses resulting from downtimes. Unforeseen failure of roller element bearings is the most common issue observed in industrial units. However, detecting and tracking the progression of these failures through machine vibration monitoring and predicting the deterioration of these rotating components are viable solutions. Numerous studies have focused on using laboratory accelerated life test data for fault detection and remaining useful life prediction of these components. While online monitoring of all equipment in the industry may not be feasible, and conditions in the field differ from laboratory...
Probability of missed detection as a criterion for receiver placement in MIMO PCL
, Article IEEE National Radar Conference - Proceedings, 7 May 2012 through 11 May 2012, Atlanta, GA ; 2012 , Pages 0924-0927 ; 10975659 (ISSN) ; 9781467306584 (ISBN) ; Chitgarha, M. M ; Radmard, M ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
IEEE
2012
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Using multiple antennas at the transmit and receive sides of a passive radar brings both the benefits of MIMO radar and passive radar. However one of the obstacles arisen in such configuration is the receive antennas placement in proper positions so that the radar performance is improved. Here we just consider the case of positioning one receiver among multiple illuminators of opportunity. Indeed it is a start for the solution of optimizing the geometry of the multiple receivers in a passive radar
An efficient method for the ring opening of epoxides with aromatic amines by Sb(III) chloride under microwave irradiation
, Article Journal of Chemical Research ; Issue 4 , 2008 , Pages 220-221 ; 03082342 (ISSN) ; Hashemi, M. M ; Mottaghi, M. M ; Foroughi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2008
Abstract
SbCl3 supported on montmorillonite K-10 is an efficient catalyst for the ring opening of epoxides with aromatic amines under solvent-free conditions and microwave irradiation to give the corresponding b-amino alcohols in high yields with high regioselectivity
Resource allocation for uav-enabled integrated sensing and communication (isac) via multi-objective optimization
, Article ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings ; Volume 2023-June , 2023 ; 15206149 (ISSN); 978-172816327-7 (ISBN) ; Naghsh, M. M ; Karbasi, M ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc
2023
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In this paper, we consider an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system with wireless power transfer (WPT) where an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based radar serves a group of energy-limited communication users in addition to its sensing functionality. In this architecture, the radar senses the environment in phase 1 (namely sensing phase) and mean-while, the communications users (nodes) harvest and store the energy from the radar transmit signal. The stored energy is then used for information transmission from the nodes to UAV in phase 2, i.e., uplink phase. Performance of the radar system depends on the transmit signal as well as the receive filter; the energy of the transmit...
MIMO radar signal design to improve the MIMO ambiguity function via maximizing its peak
, Article Signal Processing ; Volume 118 , 2016 , Pages 139-152 ; 01651684 (ISSN) ; Radmard, M ; Nazari Majd, M ; Karbasi, S. M ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier
2016
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One of the important obstacles in MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) radars is the issue of designing proper transmit signals. Indeed, the capability of signal design is a significant advantage in MIMO radars, through which, the system can achieve much better performance. Many different aspects of this performance improvement have been considered yet, and the transmit signals have been designed to attain such goal, e.g., getting higher SNR or better detector's performance at the receiver. However, an important tool for evaluating the radar's performance is its ambiguity function. In this paper, we consider the problem of transmit signal design, in order to optimize the ambiguity function...
Detection-localization tradeoff in MIMO radars
, Article Radioengineering ; Volume 26, Issue 2 , 2017 , Pages 581-587 ; 12102512 (ISSN) ; Radmard, M ; Chitgarha, M. M ; Bastani, M. H ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2017
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Two gains play key roles in recently developed MIMO wireless communication systems: "spatial diversity" gain and "spatial multiplexing" gain. The diversity gain refers to the capability to decrease the error rate of the MIMO channel, while the multiplexing gain implicitly refers to the amount of increase in the capacity of the MIMO channel. It has been shown that there is a fundamental tradeoff between these two types of gains, meaning interplay between increasing reliability (via an increase in the diversity gain) and increasing data rate (via an increase in the multiplexing gain). On the other hand, recently, MIMO radars have attracted much attention for their superior ability to enhance...
Antenna placement and power allocation optimization in MIMO detection
, Article IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems ; Vol. 50, Issue 2 , April , 2014 , pp. 1468-1478 ; Chitgarha, M. M ; Majd, M. N ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2014
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It is a well known fact that using multiple antennas at transmit and receive sides improves the detection performance. However, in such multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) configuration, proper positioning of transmitters and receivers is a big challenge that can have significant influence on the performance of the overall system. In addition, determining the power of each transmitter under a total power constraint is a problem that should be solved in order to enhance the performance and coverage of such a system. In this paper, we design the Neyman-Pearson detector under the Rayleigh scatter model and use it to introduce a criterion for the antenna placement at both transmit and receive...
Ambiguity function of MIMO radar with widely separated antennas
, Article Proceedings International Radar Symposium ; 16 -18 June , 2014 ; ISSN: 21555753 ; Chitgarha, M. M ; Nazari Majd, M ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2014
Abstract
There has been much interest, recently, towards exploiting the Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technique in radar. It is shown that using multiple antennas at transmit and receive sides can improve the performance of the system. However, in order to analyze the system's performance, its ambiguity function, i.e. the ambiguity function of a MIMO radar, is needed to be defined. In this paper, beginning from the information theoretic definitions, we derive such function, specifically for a MIMO radar with widely separated antennas
Choosing the position of the receiver in a MISO passive radar system
, Article European Microwave Week 2012: "Space for Microwaves", EuMW 2012, Conference Proceedings - 9th European Radar Conference, EuRAD 2012 ; 2012 , Pages 318-321 ; 9782874870293 (ISBN) ; Majd, M. N ; Radmard, M ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2012
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By combining the two ideas of MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) and PCL (Passive Coherent Location) in radar, one can achieve the advantages of both recently developed techniques simultaneously. While using multiple antennas at the receive side provides a spatial diversity of the object to be detected, using multiple illuminators of opportunity, most importantly, makes the radar covert to the interceptors. One obstacle in such MIMO configuration is choosing the positions of the receive antennas. In this paper, after analyzing the Neyman-Pearson detector for the DVB-T based PCL, we introduce the probability of missed detection as a criterion to place the receive antenna. Here, we only...
Adaptive filtering techniques in passive radar
, Article Proceedings International Radar Symposium, Dresden ; Volume 2 , June , 2013 , Pages 1067-1078 ; 21555753 (ISSN) ; 9783954042234 (ISBN) ; Radmard, M ; Majd, M. N ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
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One of the most important obstacles in passive radar applications is removing the direct signal from the target channel. Otherwise, week echoes from the targets in the target channel would be ignored due to the limited dynamic range of the system. One of the most effective techniques in this field is using adaptive filters. In this paper various adaptive filters are introduced and their performances are shown and compared
Ambiguity function based receiver placement in multi-site radar
, Article 2016 CIE International Conference on Radar, RADAR 2016, 10 October 2016 through 13 October 2016 ; 2017 ; 9781509048281 (ISBN) ; Chitgarha, M. M ; Nazari Majd, M ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2017
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It has been shown that using multiple antennas in a radar system improves the performance considerably, since multiple target echoes are received from different aspect angles of the target. In this way, the target detection is improved. However, when using multiple antennas, some problems, such as designing the transmit signals, synchronization, etc. emerge that should be solved. One of such problems is the receiver placement. Receiver placement deals with choosing a proper position for the receive antenna in order to optimize the whole system's performance. In this paper, a receiver placement procedure based on improving the radar ambiguity function is proposed for the case of a multisite...
Improving MIMO radar's performance through receivers' positioning
, Article IET Signal Processing ; Volume 11, Issue 5 , 2017 , Pages 622-630 ; 17519675 (ISSN) ; Radmard, M ; Nazari Majd, M ; Nayebi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
Institution of Engineering and Technology
2017
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By employing the MIMO (multiple-input-multiple-output) technology in radar, some new problems emerged, that, in order to benefit the MIMO gains in radar, it was necessary to solve them suitably. One of such obstacles is determining the positions of receive antennas in a MIMO radar system with widely separated antennas (WS MIMO radar), since it is shown that the antennas' positions affect the whole system's performance considerably. In this study, a proper receivers' positioning procedure is proposed. To do this end, four criteria are developed based on the proposed MIMO detector and the MIMO ambiguity function. The simulations verify that the proposed positioning procedure improves the...
Silylation of hydroxy groups with HMDS under microwave irradiation and solvent-free conditions
, Article Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and Related Elements ; Volume 177, Issue 2 , 2002 , Pages 289-292 ; 10426507 (ISSN) ; Saidi, M. R ; Bolourtchian, M ; Heravi, M. M ; Sharif University of Technology
2002
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Phenols and alcohols are silylated with hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) under microwave irradiation in solvent-free condition in good to excellent yields