Technological Developments in Education and Automation

ISBN-13: 9789048136551 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 563 str.

Magued Iskander; Vikram Kapila; Mohammad A. Karim

Opis

Technological Developments in Education and Automation includes set of rigorously reviewed world-class manuscripts dealing with the increasing role of technology in daily lives including education and industrial automation Technological Developments in Education and Automation contains papers presented at the International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation and the International Conference on Engineering Education, Instructional Technology, Assessment, and E-learning which were part of the International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information and Systems Sciences and Engineering

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Performance-Based Measurement for Thai Educational Organization: A DEA Management Model.- E-learning and blended learning in the Gulf region.- Scene Change Detection for Uncompressed Video.- ZigBee Performance in 400 KV Air Insulated Power Substation.- Content Management System Effort Estimation Using Bagging Predictors.- Weighted Gaussian Kernel with Multiple Widths and Network Kernel Pattern.- New Advanced Graduate Course Designed to Provide Students Exposure to Today#x2019;s Developing and Challenging World.- Dynamic Fire 3D Modeling Using a Real-Time Stereovision System.- Obtaining Initial Controller Parameters for Approximate Pole Placement Iterative Feedback Tuning.- Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management.- System to Produce Mechanical Inertial Force and/or Torque.- Active Groups in Complex Mechanisms Structures.- Dimensions of Online Behavior: Implications for Engineering E-Learning.- Concept Classification Model for Digital Divide.- A Virtual Explosion or SNAFU is Better Than a Real One: Exploring the Use of Virtual Worlds for Simulation and Training#x2026;and Developing the Leaders of Tomorrow.- Active-based Key-skills Learning in Engineering Curriculum to Improve Student Engagement.- Assessment #x0026; Efficacy of an M-Learning Course in Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Safety.- A Simplified Array Configuration Based GSC-SSF Method.- #x201C;UniTeSys#x201D; - High School Student Knowledge Assessment Tool.- On the Percolation Behavior of the Thin Films of the PEDT/PSS Complex: a Mesoscale Simulation Study.- Online Learning Barriers.- Good and Bad in Information Retrieval: Information Literacy and Ethics.- Formative Research for Enhancing Instructional and Design Methods: A Focus on Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Learning Environment.- Results on H-Infinity Static Output-Feedback Control of an Electro-Mechanical System.- Design of Nonlinear Frequency Controller for Isolated Thermal Power System with Generation Rate Constraint.- Designing a Virtual Reality (VR) Storytelling System for Educational Purposes.- Automated Marking of Transfer Function Problems.- Predicting Persistence of College Freshmen Using Neural Networks.- Euro-QLIO a New Educational Tool for Specialist Training at European Level.- Design, Development and Implemementation of a Steering Controller Box for an Automatic Agricultural Tractor Guidance System, Using Fuzzy Logic.- A Screen Sharing Broadcast Scheme in Distance Learning.- Robotics-based Curriculum Development for An Immigration Course into Computer Systems Engineering.- Bridging the Emotional Divide in Instructional Design: A Kansei Perspective.- Fuzzy Knowledge Processing for Unveiling Correlations between Preliminary Knowledge and the Outcome of Learning New Knowledge.- Accuracy improvement evaluation in sensorless dc motor speed estimation by combining the dynamic motor model and the ripple component detection.- Defining Adaptive Assessments Using Open Specifications.- Using the virtual model in teaching digital signal processing.- Comparative Study of Sliding Mode and Relay Enhanced PI Controllers for MIMO Systems.- Modeling, Simulation and Control of Chemical Industrial Reactor.- A Robust Method for Detecting Vehicle Positions and Their Movements Even in Bad Weather Using Infrared Thermal Images.- Virtual Oxygen Sensor Implementation Using Artificial Neural Networks.- Pattern-Based Usability Analysis: Comparison with a Case-Study.- The Effect of Pressure in Two-Dimensional Luikov Drying Problem.- Design of Man Machine Interface for Real-Time Online Control of DC Drives.- The Output Regulation for Tracking Unusual Motion Patterns by Active Disturbance Rejection Control.- Design of a High Performance, Low Power, Fully Differential Telescopic Cascode Amplifier using Common-Mode Feedback Circuit.- Development of Children#x2019;s Communicative Competence using Case Method of Technology.- Making the University Admission Decision Making Process Lean.- Control Circuitry for Self-Repairable MEMS Accelerometers.- The Learning Process Management in E-learning Environment in the Technology School #x0022;Electronic Systems#x0022; Associated with the Technical University of Sofia.- Taxonomy of E-courses.- One Dimensional IIR Digital Filter Modeling Based on Recurrent Neural Network.- The development of a lecture capture system based on a tool to support hearing impaired students.- Research on Disparity and Background-based Object Segmentation in Stereo Video.- Dynamic modeling and VR Simulation of 3DOF medical parallel robots.- Possibilities Concerning Control of a Laser Welding Cell Utilizing Servomotors and PLC.- Generalized Net Model of E-learning System with Privacy Protection Module.- Advanced Knowledge Assessment System #x2013; Functional and Conceptual Specification.- Diplek: an open educational Platform that supports the composition of learning, management and communication services.- Double Degrees: Concerns Regarding Overall Standards and Graduate Attributes such as Probabilistic Reasoning.- Pro Bono in Engineering: Towards an Improved Understanding.- Experiences from Software Maintenance Seminars: Organizing Three Seminars with 127 Groups.- A Vector Based Smoothing Algorithm of High Speed Motion at Trajectory Corner.- Teamwork and ABET Review: A Template for Assessment.- Modelling Single Cell Electroporation with Bipolar Pulse: Simulating Dependance of Electroporated Fractional Pore Area on the Bipolar Field Frequency.- A Web-based System to Support Group Idea Generation for Creative Problem Solving.- Unsupervised Segmentation of Industrial Images Using Markov Random Field Model.- MRF Model Based Unsupervised Color Textured Image Segmentation Using Multidimensional Spatially Variant Finite Mixture Model.- Creating a Novel Multi Platform Technology Based System for School Quality Assessment.- PC-Based Modeling and Simulation of Large Marine Propulsion Plant.- Evolutionary Techniques for Deterministic Chaos Control.- Active Vision for Human Action Sensing.- Effects of Online MCQ Tests on Student Learning.- Knowledge Assessment #x2013; Practical Example in Testing.- View-Independent Face Recognition with RBF Gating in Mixture of Experts Method by Teacher-Directed Learning.- Dependability Comparison of Explicit and Numerical GPC Algorithms.- Efficient Predictive Control Algorithms Based on Soft Computing Approaches: Application to Glucose Concentration Stabilization.- Eteacher #x2013; Interactive and Individualized Training of Software Applications in the Original user Interface.- Fuzzy Control of a 3 Degree of Freedom Parallel Robot.- eduPAL: An Online Service to Create, Manage and Evaluate Educational Projects.- Integrating Web 2.0 Technologies in Undergraduate Teaching: Experiences with a Wiki Implementation.- Actor-Critic Algorithms for Variance Minimization.- e-Education as a State Service to Citizens of Different Ages.- A Context-Aware Biometric Security System for e- Learning Applications.- Creating an Immersive Virtual World through Integration of 2D and 3D Technologies to Implement E-Learning Curricula for Middle School Students.- Three Leveled Fuzzy System for Traffic Light and Urban Traffic Control Based on Cellular Automata.- Inter-Machine Cooperation Mechanism for Dynamic Scheduling.- 3D Simulation of Suicide Bombing #x2013; Using Computers to Save Lives.- Reliability Investigation of a Hybrid Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Powered by Downsized Fuel Cells.- Dispatching of Active Power Reserve for Higher Reliability of Restructured Power Systems.- Notes on Implementation of Novel Approach for Microscopic Measurement with Stereo Correlation.- Distance Interaction in Education Processes using a Telepresence Tool.- A Study on the Lifetime Estimates of Aluminum Cable, Steel Reinforced (ACSR) Transmission Lines Under Flame Exposure.- A Study on the Vibration Phenomenon of a Power Transformer in Operation (154#x00A0;kV/60MVA/Single-phase).- Distinguishing Fall Activities using Human Shape Characteristics.- Limits in Process Diagnosis Using Thermographic Images Processing.- E-learning Tools in Naval Engineering.- Augmented Reality Used to Control a Robot System via Internet.- Simultaneous Use of Scaled and Virtual Models in Early Architectural Design Education.- Modeling A Deburring Process, Using DELMIA V5#x00AE;.

Blurb

Technological Developments in Education and Automation includes a set of rigorously reviewed world-class manuscripts dealing with the increasing role of technology in daily lives including education and industrial automation.

Technological Developments in Education and Automation contains papers presented at the International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation and the International Conference on Engineering Education, Instructional Technology, Assessment, and E-learning which were part of the International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information and Systems Sciences and Engineering

Topics Covered:

• Online-Learning including development of courses and systems for engineering, technical and liberal studies programs; online laboratories; intelligent testing using fuzzy logic; taxonomy of e-courses; and evaluation of online courses in comparison to traditional courses.
• Pedagogy including benchmarking; group-learning; active learning; teaching of multiple subjects together; ontology; and knowledge management.
• Instruction Technology including internet textbooks; virtual reality labs, instructional design, virtual models, pedagogy-oriented markup languages; graphic design possibilities; open source classroom management software; automatic email response systems; tablet-pcs; personalization using web mining technology; intelligent digital chalkboards; virtual room concepts for cooperative scientific work; and network technologies, management, and architecture.
• Engineering and Technical Education including course design; assessment, virtual laboratories; robotics; and web enhanced courses
• Robotics, Control Systems and Automation: Advanced and Distributed Control Systems, Automation, Expert Systems, Robotics, Factory Automation, Intelligent Control Systems, Man Machine Interaction, Manufacturing Information System, Motion Control, and Process Automation.
• Vision Systems: for human action sensing, face recognition, and image processing algorithms for smoothing of high speed motion,
• Electronics and Power Systems: Actuators, Electro-Mechanical Systems, High Frequency Converters, Industrial Electronics, Motors and Drives, Power Converters, Power Devices and Components, and Power Electronics