Technological Developments in Education and Automation

__Technological Developments in Education and Automation__ includes a set of rigorously reviewed world-class manuscripts dealing with the increasing role of technology in daily lives including education and industrial automation. __Technological Developments in Education and Automation__ contains papers presented at the International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation and the International Conference on Engineering Education, Instructional Technology, Assessment, and E-learning which were part of the International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information and Systems Sciences and Engineering Topics Covered: * **Online-Learning** including development of courses and systems for engineering, technical and liberal studies programs; online laboratories; intelligent testing using fuzzy logic; taxonomy of e-courses; and evaluation of online courses in comparison to traditional courses. * **Pedagogy** including benchmarking; group-learning; active learning; teaching of multiple subjects together; ontology; and knowledge management. * **Instruction Technology** including internet textbooks; virtual reality labs, instructional design, virtual models, pedagogy-oriented markup languages; graphic design possibilities; open source classroom management software; automatic email response systems; tablet-pcs; personalization using web mining technology; intelligent digital chalkboards; virtual room concepts for cooperative scientific work; and network technologies, management, and architecture. * **Engineering and Technical Education** including course design; assessment, virtual laboratories; robotics; and web enhanced courses * **Robotics, Control Systems and Automation**: Advanced and Distributed Control Systems, Automation, Expert Systems, Robotics, Factory Automation, Intelligent Control Systems, Man Machine Interaction, Manufacturing Information System, Motion Control, and Process Automation. * **Vision Systems**: for human action sensing, face recognition, and image processing algorithms for smoothing of high speed motion, * **Electronics and Power Systems**: Actuators, Electro-Mechanical Systems, High Frequency Converters, Industrial Electronics, Motors and Drives, Power Converters, Power Devices and Components, and Power Electronics Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Performance-Based Measurement for Thai Educational Organization: A DEA Management Model....Pages 1-5 E-learning and blended learning in the Gulf region....Pages 7-9 Scene Change Detection for Uncompressed Video....Pages 11-14 ZigBee Performance in 400 KV Air Insulated Power Substation....Pages 15-18 Content Management System Effort Estimation Using Bagging Predictors....Pages 19-24 Weighted Gaussian Kernel with Multiple Widths and Network Kernel Pattern....Pages 25-28 New Advanced Graduate Course Designed to Provide Students Exposure to Today’s Developing and Challenging World....Pages 29-32 Dynamic Fire 3D Modeling Using a Real-Time Stereovision System....Pages 33-38 Obtaining Initial Controller Parameters for Approximate Pole Placement Iterative Feedback Tuning....Pages 39-44 Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management....Pages 45-50 System to Produce Mechanical Inertial Force and/or Torque....Pages 51-56 Active Groups in Complex Mechanisms Structures....Pages 57-60 Dimensions of Online Behavior: Implications for Engineering E-Learning....Pages 61-66 Concept Classification Model for Digital Divide....Pages 67-72 A Virtual Explosion or SNAFU is Always Better Than a Real One: Exploring the Use of Virtual Worlds for Simulation and Training...and Developing the Leaders of Tomorrow....Pages 73-78 Active-based Key-skills Learning in Engineering Curriculum to Improve Student Engagement....Pages 79-84 Assessment & Efficacy of an M-Learning Course in Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Safety....Pages 85-89 A Simplified Array Configuration Based GSC-SSF Method....Pages 91-95 “UniTeSys” - High School Student Knowledge Assessment Tool....Pages 97-101 On the Percolation Behavior of the Thin Films of the PEDT/PSS Complex: a Mesoscale Simulation Study....Pages 103-107 Online Learning Barriers....Pages 109-111 Good and Bad in Information Retrieval: Information Literacy and Ethics....Pages 113-118 Formative Research for Enhancing Instructional and Design Methods: A Focus on Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Learning Environment....Pages 119-122 Results on H-Infinity Static Output-Feedback Control of an Electro-Mechanical System....Pages 123-128 Design of Nonlinear Frequency Controller for Isolated Thermal Power System with Generation Rate Constraint....Pages 129-134 Designing a Virtual Reality (VR) Storytelling System for Educational Purposes....Pages 135-138 Automated Marking of Transfer Function Problems....Pages 139-144 Predicting Persistence of College Freshmen Using Neural Networks....Pages 145-148 Euro-QLIO a New Educational Tool for Specialist Training at European Level....Pages 149-152 Design, Development and Implemementation of a Steering Controller Box for an Automatic Agricultural Tractor Guidance System, Using Fuzzy Logic....Pages 153-158 A Screen Sharing Broadcast Scheme in Distance Learning....Pages 159-163 Robotics-based Curriculum Development for An Immigration Course into Computer Systems Engineering....Pages 165-171 Bridging the Emotional Divide in Instructional Design: A Kansei Perspective....Pages 173-177 Fuzzy Knowledge Processing for Unveiling Correlations between Preliminary Knowledge and the Outcome of Learning New Knowledge....Pages 179-182 Accuracy improvement evaluation in sensorless dc motor speed estimation by combining the dynamic motor model and the ripple component detection....Pages 183-188 Defining Adaptive Assessments Using Open Specifications....Pages 189-193 Using the virtual model in teaching digital signal processing....Pages 195-200 Comparative Study of Sliding Mode and Relay Enhanced PI Controllers for MIMO Systems....Pages 201-206 Modeling, Simulation and Control of Chemical Industrial Reactor....Pages 207-212 A Robust Method for Detecting Vehicle Positions and Their Movements Even in Bad Weather Using Infrared Thermal Images....Pages 213-217 Virtual Oxygen Sensor Implementation Using Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 219-224 Pattern-Based Usability Analysis: Comparison with a Case-Study....Pages 225-230 The Effect of Pressure in Two-Dimensional Luikov Drying Problem....Pages 231-236 Design of Man Machine Interface for Real-Time Online Control of DC Drives....Pages 237-241 The Output Regulation for Tracking Unusual Motion Patterns by Active Disturbance Rejection Control....Pages 243-248 Design of a High Performance, Low Power, Fully Differential Telescopic Cascode Amplifier using Common-Mode Feedback Circuit....Pages 249-252 Development of Children’s Communicative Competence using Case Method of Technology....Pages 253-258 Making the University Admission Decision Making Process Lean....Pages 259-263 Control Circuitry for Self-Repairable MEMS Accelerometers....Pages 265-270 The Learning Process Management in E-learning Environment in the Technology School "Electronic Systems" Associated with the Technical University of Sofia....Pages 271-274 Taxonomy of E-courses....Pages 275-280 One Dimensional IIR Digital Filter Modeling Based on Recurrent Neural Network....Pages 281-286 The development of a lecture capture system based on a tool to support hearing impaired students....Pages 287-292 Research on Disparity and Background-based Object Segmentation in Stereo Video....Pages 293-296 Dynamic modeling and VR Simulation of 3DOF medical parallel robots....Pages 297-302 Possibilities Concerning Control of a Laser Welding Cell Utilizing Servomotors and PLC....Pages 303-308 Generalized Net Model of E-learning System with Privacy Protection Module....Pages 309-313 Advanced Knowledge Assessment System – Functional and Conceptual Specification....Pages 315-319 Diplek: an open educational Platform that supports the composition of learning, management and communication services....Pages 321-326 Double Degrees: Concerns Regarding Overall Standards and Graduate Attributes such as Probabilistic Reasoning....Pages 327-331 Pro Bono in Engineering: Towards an Improved Understanding....Pages 333-337 Experiences from Software Maintenance Seminars: Organizing Three Seminars with 127 Groups....Pages 339-344 A Vector Based Smoothing Algorithm of High Speed Motion at Trajectory Corner....Pages 345-348 Teamwork and ABET Review: A Template for Assessment....Pages 349-353 Modelling Single Cell Electroporation with Bipolar Pulse: Simulating Dependance of Electroporated Fractional Pore Area on the Bipolar Field Frequency....Pages 355-359 A Web-based System to Support Group Idea Generation for Creative Problem Solving....Pages 361-367 Unsupervised Segmentation of Industrial Images Using Markov Random Field Model....Pages 369-374 MRF Model Based Unsupervised Color Textured Image Segmentation Using Multidimensional Spatially Variant Finite Mixture Model....Pages 375-380 Creating a Novel Multi Platform Technology Based System for School Quality Assessment....Pages 381-384 PC-Based Modeling and Simulation of Large Marine Propulsion Plant....Pages 385-389 Evolutionary Techniques for Deterministic Chaos Control....Pages 391-396 Active Vision for Human Action Sensing....Pages 397-402 Effects of Online MCQ Tests on Student Learning....Pages 403-408 Knowledge Assessment – Practical Example in Testing....Pages 409-412 View-Independent Face Recognition with RBF Gating in Mixture of Experts Method by Teacher-Directed Learning....Pages 413-418 Dependability Comparison of Explicit and Numerical GPC Algorithms....Pages 419-424 Efficient Predictive Control Algorithms Based on Soft Computing Approaches: Application to Glucose Concentration Stabilization....Pages 425-430 Eteacher – Interactive and Individualized Training of Software Applications in the Original user Interface....Pages 431-436 Fuzzy Control of a 3 Degree of Freedom Parallel Robot....Pages 437-442 eduPAL: An Online Service to Create, Manage and Evaluate Educational Projects....Pages 443-448 Integrating Web 2.0 Technologies in Undergraduate Teaching: Experiences with a Wiki Implementation....Pages 449-454 Actor-Critic Algorithms for Variance Minimization....Pages 455-460 e-Education as a State Service to Citizens of Different Ages....Pages 461-466 A Context-Aware Biometric Security System for e- Learning Applications....Pages 467-471 Creating an Immersive Virtual World through Integration of 2D and 3D Technologies to Implement E-Learning Curricula for Middle School Students....Pages 473-476 Three Leveled Fuzzy System for Traffic Light and Urban Traffic Control Based on Cellular Automata....Pages 477-482 Inter-Machine Cooperation Mechanism for Dynamic Scheduling....Pages 483-488 3D Simulation of Suicide Bombing – Using Computers to Save Lives....Pages 489-494 Reliability Investigation of a Hybrid Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Powered by Downsized Fuel Cells....Pages 495-497 Dispatching of Active Power Reserve for Higher Reliability of Restructured Power Systems....Pages 499-504 Notes on Implementation of Novel Approach for Microscopic Measurement with Stereo Correlation....Pages 505-507 Distance Interaction in Education Processes using a Telepresence Tool....Pages 509-512 A Study on the Lifetime Estimates of Aluminum Cable, Steel Reinforced (ACSR) Transmission Lines Under Flame Exposure....Pages 513-517 A Study on the Vibration Phenomenon of a Power Transformer in Operation (154 kV/60MVA/Single-phase)....Pages 519-522 Distinguishing Fall Activities using Human Shape Characteristics....Pages 523-528 Limits in Process Diagnosis Using Thermographic Images Processing....Pages 529-534 E-learning Tools in Naval Engineering....Pages 535-538 Augmented Reality Used to Control a Robot System via Internet....Pages 539-544 Simultaneous Use of Scaled and Virtual Models in Early Architectural Design Education....Pages 545-548 Modeling A Deburring Process, Using DELMIA V5®....Pages 549-558 Back Matter....Pages 559-563 Springer 9048136555 1 Technological Developments in Education and Automation 3 Preface 5 Table of Contents 6 Acknowledgements 13 1. Performance-Based Measurement for Thai Educational Organization: A DEA Management Model 16 2. E-learning and Blended Learning in the Gulf Region 21 3. Scene Change Detection for Uncompressed Video 24 4. ZigBee Performance in 400 KV Air Insulated Power Substation 28 5. Content Management System Effort Estimation Using Bagging Predictors 32 6. Weighted Gaussian Kernel with Multiple Widths and Network Kernel Pattern 38 7. New Advanced Graduate Course Designed to Provide Students Exposure to Today’s Developing and Challenging World 42 8. Dynamic Fire 3D Modeling Using a Real-time Stereovision System 46 9. Obtaining Initial Controller Parameters for Approximate Pole Placement Iterative Feedback Tuning 52 10. Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management 58 11. System to Produce Mechanical Inertial Force and/or Torque 64 12. Active Groups in Complex Mechanisms Structures 70 13. Dimensions of Online Behavior: Implications for Engineering E-Learning 74 14. Concept Classification Model for Digital Divide 80 15. A Virtual Explosion or SNAFU is Always Better Than a Real One: Exploring the Use of Virtual Worlds for Simulation and Training...and Developing the Leaders of Tomorrow 86 16. Active-based Key-skills Learning in Engineering Curriculum to Improve Student Engagement 92 17. Assessment & Efficacy of an M-Learning Course in Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Safety 98 18. A Simplified Array Configuration based GSC-SSF Method 103 19. “UniTeSys” - High School Student Knowledge Assessment Tool 108 20. On the Percolation Behavior of the Thin Films of the PEDT/PSS Complex: a Mesoscale Simulation Study 113 21. Online Learning Barriers 118 22. Good and Bad in Information Retrieval: Information Literacy and Ethics 121 23. Formative Research for Enhancing Instructional and Design Methods: A Focus on Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Learning Environment 127 24. Results on H-Infinity Static Output-Feedback Control of an Electro-Mechanical System 131 25. Design of Nonlinear Frequency Controller for Isolated Thermal Power System with Generation Rate Constraint 137 26. Designing a Virtual Reality (VR) Storytelling System for Educational Purposes 143 27. Automated Marking of Transfer Function Problems 147 28. Predicting Persistence of College Freshmen Using Neural Networks 153 29. Euro-QLIO a New Educational Tool for Specialist Training at European Level 157 30. Design, Development and Implemementation of a Steering Controller Box for an Automatic Agricultural Tractor Guidance system, Using Fuzzy Logic 161 31. A Screen Sharing Broadcast Scheme in Distance Learning 167 32. Robotics-based Curriculum Development for An Immigration Course into Computer Systems Engineering 172 33. Bridging the Emotional Divide in Instructional Design: A Kansei Perspective 179 34. Fuzzy Knowledge Processing for Unveiling Correlations between Preliminary Knowledge and the Outcome of Learning New Knowledge 184 35. Accuracy Improvement Evaluation in Sensorless Dc Motor Speed Estimation by Combining the Dynamic Motor Model and the Ripple Component Detection 188 36. Defining Adaptive Assessments Using Open Specifications 194 37. Using the Virtual Model in Teaching Digital Signal Processing 199 38. Comparative Study of Sliding Mode and Relay Enhanced PI Controllers for MIMO Systems 205 39. Modeling, Simulation and Control of Chemical Industrial Reactor 211 40. A Robust Method for Detecting Vehicle Positions and Their Movements Even in Bad Weather Using Infrared Thermal Images 217 41. Virtual Oxygen Sensor Implementation Using Artificial Neural Networks 222 42. Pattern-Based Usability Analysis: Comparison with a Case-Study 228 43. The Effect of Pressure in Two-Dimensional Luikov Drying Problem 234 44. Design of Man Machine Interface for Real-Time Online Control of DC Drives 240 45. The Output Regulation for Tracking Unusual Motion Patterns by Active Disturbance Rejection Control 245 46. Design of a High Performance, Low Power, Fully Differential Telescopic Cascode Amplifier using Common-Mode Feedback Circuit 251 47. Development of Children’s Communicative Competence using Case Method of Technology 255 48. Making the University Admission Decision Making Process Lean 261 49. Control Circuitry for Self-Repairable MEMS Accelerometers 266 50. The Learning Process Management in E-learning Environment in the Technology School “Electronic Systems” Associated with the Technical University of Sofia 272 51. Taxonomy of E-courses 276 52. One Dimensional IIR Digital Filter Modeling Based on Recurrent Neural Network 282 53. The Development of a Lecture Capture System Based on a Tool to Support Hearing Impaired Students 288 54. Research on Disparity and Background-based Object Segmentation in Stereo Video 294 55. Dynamic modeling and VR Simulation of 3DOF medical parallel robots 298 56. Possibilities Concerning Control of a Laser Welding Cell Utilizing Servomotors and PLC 304 57. Generalized Net Model of E-learning System with Privacy Protection Module 310 58. Advanced Knowledge Assessment System – Functional and Conceptual Specification 315 59. Diplek: an Open Educational Platform that Supports the Composition of Learning, Management and Communication Services 320 60. Double Degrees: Concerns Regarding Overall Standards and Graduate Attributes such as Probabilistic Reasoning 326 61. Pro Bono in Engineering: Towards an Improved Understanding 331 62. Experiences from Software Maintenance Seminars: Organizing Three Seminars with 127 Groups 336 63. A Vector Based Smoothing Algorithm of High Speed Motion at Trajectory Corner 342 64. Teamwork and ABET Review: A Template for Assessment 346 65. Modelling Single Cell Electroporation with Bipolar Pulse: Simulating Dependance of Electroporated Fractional Pore Area on the Bipolar Field Frequency 351 66. A Web-based System to Support Group Idea Generation for Creative Problem Solving 356 67. Unsupervised Segmentation of Industrial Images Using Markov Random Field Model 363 68. MRF Model Based Unsupervised Color Textured Image Segmentation Using Multidimensional Spatially Variant Finite Mixture Model 369 69. Creating a Novel Multi Platform Technology Based System for School Quality Assessment 375 70. PC-Based Modeling and Simulation of Large Marine Propulsion Plant 379 71. Evolutionary Techniques for Deterministic Chaos Control 384 72. Active Vision for Human Action Sensing 390 73. Effects of Online MCQ Tests on Student Learning 396 74. Knowledge Assessment – Practical Example in Testing 402 75. View-Independent Face Recognition with RBF Gating in Mixture of Experts Method by Teacher-Directed Learning 406 76. Dependability Comparison of Explicit and Numerical GPC Algorithms 412 77. Efficient Predictive Control Algorithms Based on Soft Computing Approaches: Application to Glucose Concentration Stabilization 418 78. Eteacher – Interactive and Individualized Training of Software Applications in the Original user Interface 424 79. Fuzzy Control of a 3 Degree of Freedom Parallel Robot 430 80. eduPAL: An Online Service to Create, Manage and Evaluate Educational Projects 436 81. Integrating Web 2.0 Technologies in Undergraduate Teaching: Experiences with a Wiki Implementation 442 82. Actor-Critic Algorithms for Variance Minimization 448 83. e-Education as a State Service to Citizens of Different Ages 454 84. A Context-Aware Biometric Security System for e- Learning Applications 460 85. Creating an Immersive Virtual World through Integration of 2D and 3D Technologies to Implement E-Learning Curricula for Middle School Students 465 86. Three Leveled Fuzzy System for Traffic Light and Urban Traffic Control Based on Cellular Automata 469 87. Inter-Machine Cooperation Mechanism for Dynamic Scheduling 475 88. 3D Simulation of Suicide Bombing – Using Computers to Save 481 89. Reliability Investigation of a Hybrid Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Powered by Downsized Fuel Cells 487 90. Dispatching of Active Power Reserve for Higher Reliability of Restructured Power Systems 490 91. Notes on Implementation of Novel Approach for Microscopic Measurement with Stereo Correlation 496 92. Distance Interaction in Education Processes using a Telepresence Tool 499 93. A Study on the Lifetime Estimates of Aluminum Cable, Steel Reinforced (ACSR) Transmission Lines Under Flame Exposure 503 94. A Study on the Vibration Phenomenon of a Power Transformer in Operation (154kV/60MVA/Single-phase) 508 95. Distinguishing Fall Activities using Human Shape Characteristics 512 96. Limits in Process Diagnosis Using Thermographic Images Processing 518 97. E-learning Tools in Naval Engineering 524 98. Augmented Reality Used to Control a Robot System via Internet 528 99. Simultaneous Use of Scaled and Virtual Models in Early Architectural Design Education 534 100. Modeling A Deburring Process, Using DELMIA V5 538 Index 548 ISBN-13:,9789048136551

Technological Developments in Education and Automation includes set of rigorously reviewed world-class manuscripts dealing with the increasing role of technology in daily lives including education and industrial automation

Technological Developments in Education and Automation contains papers presented at the International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation and the International Conference on Engineering Education, Instructional Technology, Assessment, and E-learning which were part of the International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information and Systems Sciences and Engineering