Using a no-moving-component output-fed bistable fluidic oscillator to control fluid flows into a parallel path has been recognized for a considerable time, but as yet it is not so widely adopted as its obvious benefits would deserve. This may be attributed to the encountered problems associated with its jet behavior, complicated by its loading characteristics. In order to investigate a typical ...

The architectural principles of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and its most prominent supporting protocol OpenFlow keep gaining momentum. SDN relies essentially on the decoupling of the control plane from the data plane, placing the former in a logically centralized component to be executed on commodity hardware the SDN controller. OpenFlow’s reactive programming enables the programming of t...

This paper presents a new evolutionary fuzzy logic system for use in the assembly of optical bre components. The system optimizes the light output from a bre by applying a gradientbased algorithm enhanced with momentum information. The parameters of the algorithm are adjusted on-line by a fuzzy controller according to the progress of the alignment process. The control knowledge base is automati...

Current microfluidic paper-based devices lack crucial components for fluid manipulation. We created a fluidic diode fabricated entirely on a single layer of paper to control the wicking of fluids. The fluidic diode is a two-terminal component that promotes or stops wicking along a paper channel. We further constructed a trigger and a delay valve based on the fluidic diode. Furthermore, we demon...

A new design for permanent, low-cost, and planar fluidic channels on TiO2 nanoparticle coated paperboard is demonstrated. Initially superhydrophobic TiO2 nanoparticle coatings can be converted to hydrophilic by ultraviolet (UVA) light, and fluidic channels can be generated. A simple water treatment after the UVA illumination converts the channels permanent when nanoparticles are removed from th...

—— In this work a robust, non-invasive and wearable micro-fluidic system was developed and employed to analyse pH of sweat in real time during exercise. The device is incorporated in an optical detection platform designed to provide real-time information on sweat composition. The device has been tested by monitoring the pH of sweat during 55 minutes of cycling activity. During these trials, the...

In this paper, we introduce a novel concept of liquid-actuated aspheric lens (LAL) with a built-in aspheric polydimethylsiloxane lens (APL) to enable the design of compact optical systems with varifocal microscopic imaging. The varifocal lens module consists of a sandwiched structures such as 3d printed syringe pump functionally serves as liquid controller. Other key components include two acry...

This study investigates the capacity region of a three-user cognitive radio network with two primary users and one cognitive user. A three-user Cognitive Interference Channel (C-IFC) is proposed by considering a three-user Interference Channel (IFC) where one of the transmitters has cognitive capabilities and knows the messages of the other two transmitters in a non-causal manner. First, two in...

The recent outbreaks of a lethal E. coli strain in Germany have aroused renewed interest in developing rapid, specific and accurate systems for detecting and characterizing bacterial pathogens in suspected contaminated food and/or water supplies. To address this need, we have designed, fabricated and tested an integrated modular-based microfluidic system and the accompanying assay for the strai...

In this paper, a wavelet-based neural network is proposed for the control of nonlinear systems. Activation functions of neural network nodes are determined based on the wavelet transform. The controller can efficiently compensate for the undesired effects of hard nonlinearities such as saturation and/or dead zone of control input. Compared with standard neuro-controllers, the structure of the c...