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  • 3D optical flow estimation in cardiac CT images using the hermite transform 

    Moya-Albor, Ernesto; Brieva, Jorge (SPIESociety of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers, 2017)
    Heart diseases are one of the most important causes of death in the Western world. It is, then, important to implement algorithms to aid the specialist in analyzing the heart motion. We propose a new strategy to estimate ...
  • A comparative analysis of finite element programs for their implementation in a graphic tool of insulated power cables 

    Gutiérrez, Sebastián; Domínguez Soberanes, Julieta; Sánchez-Gómez, Claudia (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018-05-11)
    In this article a summary is presented of the main commercial and non-commercial finite element analysis programs required for the electrical, thermal and magnetic study of isolated electric power cables, according to the ...
  • A conceptual design of a firefighter drone 

    Cervantes Zorrilla, Alonso; García Cordero, Paola; Herrera Granados, César; Morales Olvera, Elizabeth; Tarriba Strecker, Fernando; Tena Fernández, Eduardo Ricardo; Ponce, Hiram (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018)
    In this paper, a mechatronic design of a firefighter drone is presented. Unmanned aerial vehicles have been around for years, they present characteristics that aloud them to be used for different purposes. Nowadays, these ...
  • A fast and bio-inspired optical flow approach in cardiac MRI sequences 

    Moya-Albor, Ernesto; Brieva, Jorge (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018)
    In this paper we present a fast and bio-inspired optical flow estimation method. It uses the Steered Hermite transform into an optimized Horn and Schunck approach. We tested the proposal method in cardiac MRI sequences of ...
  • A genetic algorithm to solve power system expansion planning with renewable energy 

    Martinez-Villaseñor, Lourdes; Ponce, Hiram; Marmolejo-Saucedo, José-Antonio (Springer Verlag, 2018)
    In this paper, a deterministic dynamic mixed-integer programming model for solving the generation and transmission expansion-planning problem is addressed. The proposed model integrates conventional generation with renewable ...
  • A high step-up DC-DC converter with MPPT for PV application 

    Robles-Campos, Héctor R. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018-01)
    This paper exhibits the performance of a high step-up converter employed for maximum power extraction in a photovoltaic system. The proposed converter is conformed by a conventional boost followed by a diode-capacitor-based ...
  • A low cost presence detection system for smart homes 

    Álvarez Torres, Jerónimo; Acero, Arturo; Gutiérrez, Sebastián; Rodrigo, P. M. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018)
    In a world where people aim to achieve as most comfort as possible, new technologies have been developed in order to make their lives easier. Home automation is an area with many opportunities, which is emerging as a ...
  • A method for facial emotion recognition based on interest points 

    Álvarez, Víctor M.; Velázquez, Ramiro; Gutiérrez, Sebastián; Enríquez Zárate, Josué (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018)
    Current facial recognition techniques allow to automatically determine human emotions through a digital image of the face. The present study employs interest points as landmarks in facial images affected by some emotion ...
  • A Monte Carlo simulator of non-WSSUS Rayleigh fading channels for vehicular communications 

    Velázquez, Ramiro (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018)
    This paper presents a new simulator of non-wide-sense-stationary uncorrelated scattering (non-WSSUS) multipath Rayleigh fading channels for the performance analysis of vehicular communication systems. The proposed simulator ...
  • A new hybridized algorithm based on population-based simulated annealing with an experimental study of phase transition in 3-SAT 

    Martinez-Rios, Felix (Elsevier B.V., 2017)
    This paper is about experiments for satisfiability problem using a new algorithm (GR-MM-PBSA) that improves the algorithm Population-Based Simulated Annealing (PBSA). GR-MM-PBSA runs in a parallel way Simulated Annealing ...
  • A new method to optimize BGP routes using SDN and reducing latency 

    Elguea, Lorenzo; Martinez-Rios, Felix (Elsevier B.V., 2018)
    Latency on Internet mainly depends on the distance that packets travel in WAN networks1. This latency can be reduced if the hops between autonomous systems are reduced. This is the main function of the BGP protocol that ...
  • A new swarm algorithm for global optimization of multimodal functions over multi-threading architecture hybridized with simulating annealing 

    Martinez-Rios, Felix; Murillo-Suárez, Alfonso (Elsevier B.V., 2018)
    This paper presents a new algorithm, PCLPSO, based on particle swarm optimization, which uses comprehensive learning particle swarm optimizer. Our algorithm executes C parallel CLPSO algorithms. We adopted as a criterion ...
  • A new vision-based method using deep learning for damage inspection in wind turbine blades 

    Moreno Estrada, Sahir de Jesús; Peña Campos, Miguel; Toledo Garay, Sandra Alexia; Treviño Dávila, Ricardo; Ponce, Hiram (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018)
    Wind turbines are having great impact in the field of clean energies. However, there is a need to improve these technologies in various aspects, such as: Maintenance, energy storage, cases of overload or mechanical failure. ...
  • A reinforcement learning method for continuous domains using artificial hydrocarbon networks 

    Ponce, Hiram; González Mora, José Guillermo; Martinez-Villaseñor, Lourdes (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018)
    Reinforcement learning in continuous states and actions has been limitedly studied in ocassions given difficulties in the determination of the transition function, lack of performance in continuous-to-discrete relaxation ...
  • A survey of machine learning approaches for age related macular degeneration diagnosis and prediction 

    Martínez-Velasco, Antonieta; Martinez-Villaseñor, Lourdes (Springer Verlag, 2018)
    Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is a complex disease caused by the interaction of multiple genes and environmental factors. AMD is the leading cause of visual dysfunction and blindness in developed countries, and a ...
  • Active vibration in civil structures using negative acceleration feedback 

    Enríquez Zárate, Josué; Velázquez, Ramiro (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018)
    This paper presents the implementation of a controller based on Negative Acceleration Feedback (NAF) applied in a building-like experimental platform representing a civil structure. The system was modeled using the ...
  • Adaptive control of 3-DOF delta parallel robot 

    Valderrábano González, Antonio (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019)
    In this paper an adaptive neural network controller is used to solve the problem of tracking trajectories of a delta parallel robot (DPR) with three degrees of freedom. This controller used an adaptive artificial B-Spline ...
  • An active suppression approach of harmonic forces in a quadrotor 

    Rosas-caro, Julio; Valderrábano González, Antonio (International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration, IIAV, 2018)
    An active vibration control approach for suppression of exogenous harmonic excitations in a quadrotor helicopter is introduced. Harmonic forces are approximated by Taylor polynomial into a small window of time in order to ...
  • An easy guide for inverter design for residential smart building applications 

    Rosas-caro, Julio; Valderrábano González, Antonio (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018-01)
    This paper presents a step by step method for designing a residential PV inverter based on a six IGBT module. The use of an LC filter in the output, designed considering phasor relationships, brings the ability of having ...
  • An efficient method to compare latencies in order to obtain the best route for SDN 

    Elguea, Lorenzo; Martinez-Rios, Felix (Elsevier B.V., 2017)
    Comparing two or more routes on Internet is difficult owing to the variability of the measurements resulting from the different routes or use conditions. With current tools such as SDN[1], it is important to determine with ...