Analysis of self noise in a clock recovery systems with a high-order nonlinearity

This paper presents a new technique to compute efficiently the I and Q spectra, and the I - Q cross-spectrum of the self noise appearing at the output of the zero-memory, high order nonlinear device employed in a clock recovery system. It is known that these spectra play an important role in the phase jitter performance of the clock regenerator. The results are very general and applicable to many cases of practical interest. A numerical example provided at the end of the paper shows that the new approach yields very accurate results and is much faster that the usual computer simulation method.Publisher's Versio

A numerical real frequency broadband matching technique based on parametric representation of scattering parameters

In this study, a computer, aided broadband matching technique based on the parametric representation of scattering parameters is proposed. The new technique combines the advantageous of the so called parametric approach utilizing the impedance formalizm and the real frequency scattering technique. With the reformulation of these real frequency techniques, some laborous numerical computational steps are omitted. The descriptive network functions are obtained in an explicit form without any need to the polynomial factorizations and the solution of equation sets. The application of the technique and the comparision of the results with those of the other real frequency approaches is discussed on examples.National Electronics and Computer Technology CenterIEEE Circuits and Systems SocietyPublisher's Versio

Construction of some classes of two-variable lossless ladder networks with simple lumped elements and uniform transmission lines

In this paper, explicit two-variable description of some classes of ladder networks of high-pass, bandpass and band-reject types are presented. Up to a certain complexity, for two-element kinds of these type regular structures, explicit expressions describing the twovariable scattering functions are obtained.Publisher's Versio

Adaptive Volterra channel equalisation with lattice orthogonalisation

The authors present a new recursive least-squares adaptive nonlinear equaliser based on Volterra series expansion. The main approach is to transform the nonlinear equalisation problem into an equivalent multichannel, but linear, equalisation problem. Then the multichannel input signal is completely orthogonalised using sequential processing multichannel lattice stages. With the complete orthogonalisation of the input signal, only scalar operations are required, instability problems owing to matrix inversion are avoided, and good numerical properties are achieved. Avoidance of matrix inversion and vector operations reduce the complexity considerably, and make the filter highly modular and suitable for VLSI implementation. Several experiments demonstrating the performance under different channel distortion and channel noise conditions are also included in the paper.Publisher's Versio

Adaptive identification and equalization of magnetic recording channels

A new RLS adaptive Volterra filter is presented. The nonlinear filtering problem is transformed into an equivalent multichannel, but linear, filtering problem. The multichannel input signal is completely orthogonalized using sequential processing multichannel lattice stages. Thus, a fast convergent, highly modular and, simple filter with good numerical properties is designed. In the identification of magnetic recording channels, the filter identifies the channels directly and parameters for the channel nonlinearity are quantified simultaneously. In the equalization of magnetic channels, the most effective equalizer length can be assigned dynamically.Publisher's Versio

Kinematic analysis of robotic bevel-gear trains: An application of network model approach

The network model approach for rigid and multi-rigid body systems developed recently [1,2] can also be used conveniently in formulating system equations or equations of motion of three-dimensional mechanical systems of interconnected rigid bodies. In this article, this method is further elaborated for establishing only the kinematics of spatial robotic bevel-gear trains. However the dynamic analysis of such systems using the same method is also possible and will be taken up in a future publication.Publisher's Versio

Analysis of self noise in a clock recovery systems with a high-order nonlinearity

This paper presents a new technique to compute efficiently the I and Q spectra, and the I - Q cross-spectrum of the self noise appearing at the output of the zero-memory, high order nonlinear device employed in a clock recovery system. It is known that these spectra play an important role in the phase jitter performance of the clock regenerator. The results are very general and applicable to many cases of practical interest. A numerical example provided at the end of the paper shows that the new approach yields very accurate results and is much faster that the usual computer simulation method.Publisher's Versio

Assessing the (in-)consistency of same-sex and opposite-sex peer nominations among Turkish elementary-school children

Nomination procedures for assessing peer behaviors are in wide use, and mixed-sex peer nominations are often utilized under the assumption that combined same-and opposite-sex nominations yield a representative picture of children's behaviors and relationships to other variables. Analyses of nominations made by 457 Turkish third and fifth graders for 14 peer behaviors and for liked-/disliked-a-lot illustrate the productiveness of separately assessing same-sex and opposite-sex nominations, showing that: (a) a bias toward more nominations for same-sex peers is not consistent over all behaviors; and (b) although same-sex and combined same-/opposite-sex nominations are strongly related, the agreement between same-and opposite-sex nominations is substantially Lower. The outcome is that (a) sociometric status classification depends on the nominating population and (b) the relationship between-peer-assessed behaviors and peer acceptance/peer sociometric status can differ; depending upon whether the reference group is same-or opposite-sex peers. Findings bring into question the routine use of mixed-sex nominations.Publisher's Versio

Feature extraction in shape recognition using segmentation of the boundary curve

We present a new method for feature extraction of two-dimensional shape information based on segmentation of the boundary curve. This approach partitions closed shapes into segments and finds their angular spans. The number of segments and the angular spans form the first two feature parameters of a given shape. Fourier coefficients of all segments constitute the final feature parameters. The algorithm renders the shapes independent of scale, rotation and translation, The main advantage of this method is to speed up substantially the recognition process of the shapes, mainly because it is possible to design the classification rule in a hierarchical way. It is therefore suitable for objects to be sorted in a factory environment where the silhouette boundary supplies sufficient information for identification.Publisher's Versio