Using aluminum alloy 6061-T6 as the substrate and sulfuric acid (0.3 M) anodizing technology, we formed nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide (NPAAO) films for solar absorption and photothermal sensor ... Read More

The objective of this study was to integrate different position sensors and a camera in a wheeled mobile robot (WMR) for use in a rescue task. A differential global positioning system (DGPS) was ... Read More

We propose sliding mode control (SMC) with different types of particle swarm optimization for an aircraft automatic landing system (ALS). The controller parameters are adjusted by a fuzzy system, ... Read More

Manufacturers’ fabrics are tested for abrasion resistance before leaving the factory, and the fabrics are manually visually graded to ensure that there are no defects. However, manual visual cl ... Read More

We propose a neural fuzzy inference network (NFIN) based on a symbiotic Taguchi-based modified differential evolution (STMDE) algorithm for solving nonlinear control problems. The proposed STMDE ... Read More

Prestressed concrete (PSC) girder bridges are widely used owing to their economic efficiency, durability, and effective maintenance. However, since voids in ducts may cause sudden structural coll ... Read More

Recent advances in technology have increased the use of automation in agriculture. Commercially available equipment associated with fruit and vegetable quality classification or collection has a ... Read More

Fruit quality classification in the consumer market has become a considerable burden following the decrease in the young adult population engaged in agriculture in Taiwan owing to its labor-inten ... Read More

In this study, we focus on the gas sensor array with semiconductor and neural network applications. Two different sensing membranes, namely, diluted conductive water-soluble carbon glue and polym ... Read More

Mn-doped and Mn–Al co-doped zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films were deposited on glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering at room temperature. The X-ray diffraction results revealed that both films ... Read More

A complex intraocular lens (IOL) design involving numerous uncertain variables is proposed. We integrated a genetic algorithm (GA) with a freeform surface lens by using CODE V optical design soft ... Read More

Recently, compound image sensor devices have been widely used to construct many next-generation human–machine interaction applications, including hand gesture action recognition. Such devices, ... Read More

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the most common factor of death for decades, and one method to detect CVD is through heart sound auscultation. Numerous studies have investigated improvement ... Read More

The issue of aging is a complex social challenge. When elderly people suffer from diseases such as hemiplegia, their quality of life is greatly affected. The only way to reduce the impact of such ... Read More