In the development of synthetic jet actuators (SJAs) for active flow control, numerical simulation has played an important role. In controlling the boundary layer flow separation, an integrated numerical model which includes ...

This paper presents an effective parametric approach by extending the conventional level set method to structural shape and topology optimization using the compactly Supported radial basis functions (RBFs) and the optimality ...

This paper presents an alternative level set method for shape and topology optimization of continuum structures. An implicit free boundary representation model is established by embedding structural boundary into the zero ...

While the existing spatiotemporal approaches provide an estimation of the rainfall over geographical areas, they in effect provide only for an interpolation of the data. The proposed approach introduces the concept of the ...

In this paper, the local linear models of a magneto-rheological (MR) damper are obtained based on the Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy modelling approach. In these local linear models, the output force of the MR damper is ...

Ag and SnO2 nanopowders were synthesized by reverse-micelle method. The reverse micelles were prepared to form tiny aqueous droplets dispersed in oil-based solvents. Two reverse micelles containing metallic salts and ...

In this paper, we develop a new linear matrix inequality (LW technique, which is practical for solutions of the general trigonometric semi-infinite linear constraint (TSIC) of competitive orders. Based on the new full LMI ...

We present here a method of localization of electromagnetic radiating sources in an indoor multi path environment where signals are highly correlated. Almost all possible reflecting paths including walls and other ...

This paper describes an approach to recognizing and localizing centers of mature lettuce heads in the field when the lettuce leaves obscure the distinctions between plants. This is of great value when using an automatic ...