International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (IJCAT)

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology

2010 Vol.39 No.1/2/3

Special Issue on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice

Guest Editors: Dr. W.L. Xu, Dr. Tom J. Moir, Dr. Johan Potgeiter and Dr. Fakhrul Alam

Preface

Pages Title and author(s)
3-11Simulation of food mastication based on discrete element method
Yujing Sun, W.L. Xu
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034723
12-18FPGA implementation of log-polar mapping
Wai Kit Wong, Chee Wee Choo, Chu Kiong Loo, Joo Peng Teh
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034724
19-26Recognising 2.5D manufacturing feature using neural network
Xiaojun Liu, Zhonghua Ni, Xiaoli Qiu, Tingyu Liu
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034725
27-31Automotive speech control in a non-stationary noisy environment
Tom Z. Qi, Tom J. Moir
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034726
32-39From science fiction to science fact: a smart-house interface using speech technology and a photo-realistic avatar
G.L. Filho, Tom J. Moir
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034727
40-45A micro-sequenced CMOS model for cell signalling pathway using G-protein and phosphorylation cascade
S.M. Rezaul Hasan
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034728
46-52A precise inspection technique for wafer pre-sawing lines using Affine transformation
Hyung Tae Kim, Kang Won Lee, Sung-Chul Kim, Hae-Jeong Yang
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034729
53-57Surface roughness vision measurement in different ambient light conditions
Zhisheng Zhang, Zixin Chen, Jinfei Shi, Fang Jia, Min Dai
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034730
58-65Image-based measurement of alveoli volume expansion in an animal model of a diseased lung
Christopher E. Hann, Darren Hewett, J. Geoffrey Chase, Timon Rabczuk, Ashwath Sundaresan, XiaoQi Chen, Wenhui Wang, Geoffrey M. Shaw
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034731
66-71Incremental delta-sigma modulators for temperature sensing applications
Robert P. Fisk, S.M. Rezaul Hasan
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034732
72-78Vision-based 3D surface motion capture for the DIET breast cancer screening system
Richard G. Brown, Christopher E. Hann, J. Geoffrey Chase
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034733
79-85Research of reliability for measuring high-g micro array acceleration sensor
Liu Xiaoming, Xie Mengji, Zhu Zhonggan, Wu Jianshu, Cao Shijian
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034734
86-92Development of small-sized flexible pneumatic valve using vibration motor and its application for wearable actuator
Tetsuya Akagi, Shujiro Dohta, Shinichi Katayama
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034735
93-100Honeycomb model based skin colour detector for face detection
Yu-Ting Pai, Li-Te Lee, Shanq-Jang Ruan, Yen-Hsiang Chen, Saraju P. Mohanty, Elias Kougianos
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034736
101-108A machine learning approach to crop localisation using spatial information
Blair Howarth, Jayantha Katupitiya, Ray Eaton, Sarath Kodagoda
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034737
109-115A new communication system for reconfigurable mechatronic modules
Stefen Schmitz, Dongsheng Yang, Karl-Heinz Wurst
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034738
116-122Analysis of a PM DC motor model for application in feedback design for electric-powered mobility vehicles
Patrick Wolm, XiaoQi Chen, J. Geoffrey Chase, Warren Pettigrew, Christopher E. Hann
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034739
123-129Classification of Bidens in wheat farms
Zhengzhi Zhang, Sarath Kodagoda, David Ruiz, Jayantha Katupitiya, Gamini Dissanayake
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034740
130-136Structural health monitoring using adaptive LMS filters
Mostafa Nayyerloo, J. Geoffrey Chase, Gregory A. MacRae, XiaoQi Chen, Christopher E. Hann
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034741
137-144Force pattern characterisation of Caenorhabditis elegans in motion
Ali Ghanbari, Volker Nock, Richard Blaikie, J. Geoffrey Chase, XiaoQi Chen, Christopher E. Hann, Wenhui Wang
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034742
145-152Moving target tracking and measurement with a binocular vision system
T.W. Yang, K. Zhu, Q.Q. Ruan, J.D. Han
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034743
153-158Synchronisation of vision-based sensor networks with variable frame rates
C.H. Messom
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034744
159-165Fault diagnosis of nuclear power plant based on genetic-RBF neural network
Chun-Ling Xie, Jen-Yuan Chang, Xiao-Cheng Shi, Jing-Min Dai
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034745
166-175Energy harvesting and current state of the technology with application to traffic monitoring
Frazer K. Noble, Fakhrul Alam, Johan Potgieter, W.L. Xu
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2010.034746