Noise immunity and low-energy computing have become limiting factors in the semiconductor roadmap as transistor feature sizes shrink. The subject of our study is the probabilistic switch, implemented in the complementary metal–oxide– semiconductor (CMOS) domain, referred to as a probabilistic CMOS (PCMOS) switch, whose behavior is rendered probabilistic by noise. In conducting this study, we ar...

This research demonstrates the basic elements of a prototype automated orchard sprayer which delivers pesticide spray selectively with respect to the characteristics of the targets. The density of an apple tree canopy was detected by PROWAVE 400EP250 ultrasound sensors controlled by a Cypress PSOC CY8C29466 microcontroller. The ultrasound signal was processed with an embedded computer built aro...

As part of the Challenge X competition, the University of Tennessee has chosen a hybrid electric powertrain architecture for conversion of a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox SUV to a more fuel efficient and environmentally responsible vehicle. A brief overview of the powertrain configuration is presented, as well as the corresponding supervisory control system architecture. The methodology for developing...

This paper presents an implementation of Rivest, Shamir and Adleman (RSA) cryptosystem based on hardware/software (HW/SW) co-design. The main operation of RSA is the modular exponentiation (ME) which is performed by repeated modular multiplications (MMs). In this work, the right-to-left (R2L) algorithm is used for the implementation of the ME as a programmable system on chip (PSoC). The process...

Over the next decade the DoD will be challenged to deploy cognitive information processing systems that will embody learning and reasoning using semantically rich knowledge representations in applications such as autonomous vehicles, intelligence analysts, and electronic surveillance. In addition to the significant computational demands, cognitive applications must deal with uncertainty and ine...

Abstract: The direction for the robot toward positioning and navigation, multi-sensor, human-computer interaction, the overall control, network robots, multi-robot and the rapid developing of intelligent technology to improve the limitations of a single robot, designed with intelligent, low power consumption and multi-overall multi-robot control system sensors. Wireless sensor networks, multi-r...

Background: Research shows that immigrant families encounter different complexities and challenges in a new host country, such as acculturation, isolation and lack of social support. These challenges have been shown to have negative impacts on immigrant families’ mental and emotional health, family function, parenting practices and parents’ sense of competence. Parental support programmes have ...