© 2018 Elsevier B.V. We propose an energy-efficient resource block (RB) assignment and power control strategy for underlay device-to-device (D2D) communications in multi-cell networks, where more than one D2D pair is allowed ...

Networked control systems (NCS) are distributed control system where the sensors, actuators and controllers are physically separated and connected through communication networks. NCS represent the evolution of networked ...

Networked control systems (NCS) are distributed control system where the sensors, actuators and controllers are physically separated and connected through communication networks. NCS represent the evolution of networked ...

Internal combustion engines are the most commonly used engines in the automotive world. However, these engines lack an overheating prevention system against cooling system failures when they exceed their normal operating ...

The Java Micro Edition platform (JME), a Java enabled technology, provides the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) standard that facilitates applications development and specifies a security model for the controlled ...

This paper proposes the utilization of VHDL (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit plus Hardware Description Language) for developing a novel Distribution Management System (DMS) and control architecture for electrical ...

The technical innovation of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0—I4.0) is based on the following respective conditions: horizontal and vertical integration of manufacturing systems, decentralization of computing ...

This article examines new product development (NPD) in small and medium-sized Brazilian enterprises (SMEs) in two technology-based industries: medical devices and process control automation devices. A conceptual model that ...