X.G. Yuan^1,2, R.J. Zhang³, H.W. Zhang¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.7, No.3, pp. 155-166, 2008, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2008.007.155

Abstract In this paper, the dynamic inflation problems are examined for infinitely long cylindrical tubes composed of a class of transversely isotropic incompressible Ogden material models. The inner surface of the tube is subjected to a class of periodic step radial pressures relating to time. The influences of various parameters, namely, the material parameters, the structure parameters and the applied pressures, on dynamic behaviors of the tube are discussed in detail. Significantly, for some given material parameters, it is proved that the motion of the tube would present a class of nonlinear periodic oscillations for any given pressures and the amplitude… More >

Chen Shen^1,*, Youping Chen¹, Bing Chen¹, Jingming Xie¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.61, No.1, pp. 379-397, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2019.04883

Abstract Continuous material processing operations like printing and textiles manufacturing are conducted under highly variable conditions due to changes in the environment and/or in the materials being processed. As such, the processing parameters require robust real-time adjustment appropriate to the conditions of a nonlinear system. This paper addresses this issue by presenting a hybrid feedforward-feedback nonlinear model predictive controller for continuous material processing operations. The adaptive feedback control strategy of the controller augments the standard feedforward control to ensure improved robustness and compensation for environmental disturbances and/or parameter uncertainties. Thus, the controller can reduce the need for manual adjustments. The controller… More >

Zhibo Gao^1,2, Kejun Long^1,2,*, Chaoqun Li², Wei Wu^1,2, Lee. D. Han³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.61, No.1, pp. 345-361, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2019.06235

Abstract One problem with the existing dynamic exclusive bus lane strategies is that bus signal priority strategies with multi-phase priority request at intersections are not adequately considered. The principle of bus signal priority level was designed based on the isolated multi-phase structure principle consideration of the bus signal priority, and a new priority approach for the dynamic exclusive bus lane was proposed. Two types of priority strategies, green extension and red truncation, were proposed for current phase and next phase buses, respectively. The control parameters including minimum green time, green extension time, maximum green time and bus arrival time are calculated.… More >

Yueping Wang^1,*, Xuan Zhang², Yixuan Zhang³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.61, No.1, pp. 171-184, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2019.06204

Abstract Full-duplex (FD) has been recognized as a promising technology for future 5G networks to improve the spectrum efficiency. However, the biggest practical impediments of realizing full-duplex communications are the presence of self-interference, especially in complex cellular networks. With the current development of self-interference cancellation techniques, full-duplex has been considered to be more suitable for device-to-device (D2D) and small cell communications which have small transmission range and low transmit power. In this paper, we consider the full-duplex D2D communications in multi-tier wireless networks and present an analytical model which jointly considers mode selection, resource allocation, and power control. Specifically, we consider… More >

Zhe Sun¹, Yunrui Bi², Songle Chen¹, Bing Hu¹, Feng Xiang³, Yawen Ling¹, Zhixin Sun^{1, ∗}

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.61, No.1, pp. 119-128, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2019.05274

Abstract For enhancing the control effectiveness, we firstly design a fuzzy logic based sliding mode controller (FSMC) for nonlinear crane systems. On basis of overhead crane dynamic characteristic, the sliding mode function with regard to trolley position and payload angle. Additionally, in order to eliminate the chattering problem of sliding mode control, the fuzzy logic theory is adopted to soften the control performance. Moreover, aiming at the FSMC parameter setting problem, a DE algorithm based optimization scheme is proposed for enhancing the control performance. Finally, by implementing the computer simulation, the DE based FSMC can effectively tackle the overhead crane sway… More >

P. K. Shyamshankar¹, S. Rajendraboopathy², R. S. Bhuvaneswaran^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.61, No.1, pp. 55-68, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2019.07761

Abstract Now a days, the number of vehicles especially cars are increased day by day and the people expect sophistication with safety and they wish automation for the perfection by reducing their effort and to prevent damage from collision of the vehicle. Parking the vehicle has always been a big task for the drivers that lead to problems such as traffic, congestion, accident, pollution etc. In order to overcome the parking problem, an automatic steering, braking and accelerating system is proposed to park a vehicle in a stipulated area and also to enhance the parking in a safety and secured way.… More >

Xiaorui Zhang^1,2,3,*, Jiali Duan¹, Jia Liu², Norman I. Badler³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.60, No.3, pp. 1055-1071, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2019.03915

Abstract Current research on suture simulation mainly focus on the construction of suture line, and existing suture simulation systems still need to be improved in terms of diversity, soft tissue effects, and stability. This paper presents an integrated liver suture surgery system composed of three consecutive suture circumstances, which is conducive to liver suture surgery training. The physically-based models used in this simulation are based on different mass-spring models regulated by a special constrained algorithm, which can improve the model accuracy, and stability by appropriately restraining the activity sphere of the surrounding mass nodes around the suture points. We also studied… More >

Yan Liu^1,*, Lian Liu¹, Yu Yan², Hao Feng¹, Shichang Ding³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.60, No.3, pp. 1123-1139, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2019.05619

Abstract Social organizations can be represented by social network because it can mathematically quantify and represent complex interrelated organizational behavior. Exploring the change in dynamic social network is essential for the situation awareness of the corresponding social organization. Social network usually evolves gradually and slightly, which is hard to be noticed. The statistical process control techniques in industry field have been used to distinguish the statistically significant change of social network. But the original method is narrowed due to some limitation on measures. This paper presents a generic framework to address the change detection problem in dynamic social network and introduces… More >

Chaofan Duan¹, Jing Feng^1,*, Haotian Chang¹, Jianping Pan², Liming Duan¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.60, No.3, pp. 989-1002, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2019.06033

Abstract Coverage is an important issue for resources rational allocation, cognitive tasks completion in sensor networks. The mobility, communicability and learning ability of smart sensors have received much attention in the past decade. Based on the deep study of game theory, a mobile sensor non-cooperative game model is established for the sensor network deployment and a local information-based topology control (LITC) algorithm for coverage enhancement is proposed. We both consider revenue of the monitoring events and neighboring sensors to avoid nodes aggregation when formulating the utility function. We then prove that the non-cooperative game is an exact potential game in which… More >

M. Sivaram^1,*, D. Yuvaraj², Amin Salih Mohammed³, V. Manikandan⁴, V. Porkodi⁴, N. Yuvaraj⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.60, No.2, pp. 435-454, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2019.06295

Abstract DBTMA relies entirely on RTS/CTS dialogue for un-collided transmission of data. The purpose is to improve the QoS at MAC layer by developing it over 802.11e standard. However, DBTMA does not guarantee real-time constraints without efficient method for controlling the network loads. The main challenges in MANETs include prediction of the available bandwidth, establishing communication with neighboring nodes and predicting the consumption of bandwidth flow. These challenges are provided with solutions using Contention-Aware Admission Control (CACP) protocol. In this paper, the EDBTMA protocol is combined with CACP protocol that introduces bandwidth calculation using admission control strategy. The calculation includes certain… More >