For century, there has been no change in the fundamental structure of the electrical power grid and vehicle networks. Current hierarchical, centrally controlled grid of the electrical grid is not best for growing demand. To address the challenges of the existing power grid, the new concept of smart grid and smarter planet are under research. The smart grid can be considered as a modern electric...

For century, there has been no change in the fundamental structure of the electrical power grid and vehicle networks. Current hierarchical, centrally controlled grid of the electrical grid is not best for growing demand. To address the challenges of the existing power grid, the new concept of smart grid and smarter planet are under research. The smart grid can be considered as a modern electric...

This paper features the modeling and design of a Fast Output Sampling (FOS) Feedback control technique for the Active Vibration Control (AVC) of a smart flexible aluminium cantilever beam for a Single Input Single Output (SISO) case. Controllers are designed for the beam by bonding patches of piezoelectric layer as sensor / actuator to the master structure at different locations along the lengt...

Active vibration control is an important problem in structures. One of the ways to tackle this problem is to make the structure smart, adaptive and self-controlling. The main objective of active vibration control is to reduce the vibration of a system by automatic modification of the system’s structural response. This work features the modeling and design of a robust decentralized controller fo...

Significant levels of undesired vibration and noise are inherent in transport and combat vehicles, particularly in helicopters and propeller aircraft. Therefore, it is important to investigate techniques that reduce vibration and noise in the cabin to improve habitability, effectiveness, and safety for passengers. In addition, continuous exposure may lead to long-term physiological effects. In ...

In this paper, an intelligent controller to control a smart base-isolated masonry structure is proposed. The smart base isolation consists of rubber bearings and a magnetorheological damper. This semi-active scheme takes advantage of the low power requirement of magnetorheological devices to achieve structural control. The controller is capable of mapping the behaviour of the controlled structu...

The smart-power-grid brings opportunity and challenges to the power system protection and control. In previous century, there has nothing variation in the fundamental structure of the electrical power grid and vehicle networks. Rapid progress in communication and measurement techniques sharpens progress of Wide area Protection depend on the wide area measurement system. Smart-power-grid is cons...

Interference and multipath is one of the current issues in a wireless communication system, with complicated scenarios of environment especially in urban areas with a high number of users. Introducing smart antenna systems at the base station can contribute to reducing interference and improve quality of service. This paper proposes and explores the application of artificial immune system and n...