Table Of ContentAUTOMATION
Edited by Florian Kongoli
Automation
Edited by Florian Kongoli
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Contents
Preface IX
Chapter 1 Optimization of IPV over 802.16e WiMAX
6
Network Using Policy Based Routing Protocol 1
David Oluwashola Adeniji
Chapter 2 Towards Semantic Interoperability in
Information Technology: On the Advances in Automation 17
Gleison Baiôco, Anilton Salles Garcia and Giancarlo Guizzardi
Chapter 3 Automatic Restoration of Power Supply in
Distribution Systems by Computer-Aided Technologies 45
Daniel Bernardon, Mauricio Sperandio,
Vinícius Garcia, Luciano Pfitscher and Wagner Reck
Chapter 4 Automation of Subjective Measurements
of Logatom Intelligibility in Classrooms 61
Stefan Brachmanski
Chapter 5 Automation in Aviation 79
Antonio Chialastri
Chapter 6 Power System and Substation Automation 103
Edward Chikuni
Chapter 7 Virtual Commissioning of Automated Systems 131
Zheng Liu, Nico Suchold and Christian Diedrich
Chapter 8 Introduction to the Computer
Modeling of the Plague Epizootic Process 149
Vladimir Dubyanskiy, Leonid Burdelov and J. L. Barkley
Chapter 9 Learning Automation to Teach Mathematics 171
Josep Ferrer, Marta Peña and Carmen Ortiz-Caraballo
VI Contents
Chapter 10 Rapid Start-Up of the Steam Boiler,
Considering the Allowable Rate of Temperature Changes 199
Jan Taler and Piotr Harchut
Chapter 11 A Computer-Aided Control and
Diagnosis of Distributed Drive Systems 215
Jerzy Świder and Mariusz Hetmańczyk
Chapter 12 Optical Interference Signal Processing
in Precision Dimension Measurement 241
Haijiang Hu, Fengdeng Zhang, Juju Hu and Yinghua Ji
Chapter 13 Land Administration and Automation in Uganda 259
Nkote N. Isaac
Chapter 14 A Graphics Generator for Physics Research 269
Eliza Consuela Isbăşoiu
Chapter 15 Genetic Algorithm Based Automation
Methods for Route Optimization Problems 293
G. Andal Jayalakshmi
Chapter 16 Automatic Control of the Software
Development Process with Regard to Risk Analysis 311
Marian Jureczko
Chapter 17 Automation in the IT Field 339
Alexander Khrushchev
Chapter 18 VHDL Design Automation
Using Evolutionary Computation 357
Kazuyuki Kojima
Chapter 19 Applicability of GMDH-Based
Abductive Network for Predicting Pile Bearing Capacity 377
Isah A. Lawal and Tijjani A. Auta
Chapter 20 An End-to-End Framework
for Designing Networked Control Systems 391
Alie El-Din Mady and Gregory Provan
Chapter 21 The Role of Automation
in the Identification of New Bioactive Compounds 417
Pasqualina Liana Scognamiglio,
Giuseppe Perretta and Daniela Marasco
Contents VII
Chapter 22 Automatic Stabilization of Infrared
Images Using Frequency Domain Methods 435
J. R. Martínez de Dios and A. Ollero
Chapter 23 SITAF: Simulation-Based Interface Testing
Automation Framework for Robot Software Component 453
Hong Seong Park and Jeong Seok Kang
Chapter 24 Advanced Bit Stuffing Mechanism
for Reducing CAN Message Response Time 471
Kiejin Park and Minkoo Kang
Chapter 25 A Systematized Approach to Obtain
Dependable Controller Specifications for Hybrid Plants 487
Eurico Seabra and José Machado
Chapter 26 Answering Causal Questions
and Developing Tool Support 507
Sodel Vazquez-Reyes and Perla Velasco-Elizondo
Chapter 27 An Intelligent System for
Improving Energy Efficiency in Building
Using Ontology and Building Automation Systems 531
Hendro Wicaksono, Kiril Aleksandrov and Sven Rogalski
Preface
Automation is closely related to the modern need for sustainable development in the 21st
century. One of the principles of sustainability is “Doing More with Less” which in other
words, is also one of the goals of automation. By replacing the routine part of human
labor with the use of machines, automation not only increases productivity and the
quality of products beyond what can be achieved by humans but also frees space, time
and energy for humans to deal with the new, non-routine challenge of developing
innovative and more advanced technologies. This magnificent cycle in which established
developments are automated and the free resources achieved by this automation are
used to develop newer technologies that are subsequently automated is one of the most
successful recipes for the human race towards the goal of sustainable development.
Automation as a new discipline emerged in the second half of the 20th century and
quickly attracted some of the brightest scientists in the world. Although in the beginning
its theory and industrial applications were mostly in the electrical, mechanical, hydraulic
and pneumatic fields, the computer revolution has made possible the “invasion” of
automation in all fields of life without exception. This phenomenon has perpetuated
itself by such a degree that today computerization and automation can hardly be clearly
distinguished from one another. This is also reflected in the contents of this book where
interesting contributions cover various fields of technical as well as social sciences. At
first sight it seems that the chapters of the book have nothing in common since they
cover different fields and are directed only to specialists in their respective domains. In
fact, they are bound together by the need for automation in the various routine aspects of
our lives and it is here where the overlapping interest of the reader is expected. In order
to facilitate and encourage broad interest from scientists of various fields, each chapter
starts similarly with a plain and simple description of the related scientific field where
automation is applied, a short review of previous achievements, and a capsule detailing
what the new developments are.
Dr. Florian Kongoli, BSc (Honors), MASc, PhD,
MTMS, MGDMB, MCIM, MSME, MAIST,MISIJ,
MSigmaXi, MIFAC, MACS, MASM, MMRS, MACerS, MECS
Executive President (CEO), FLOGEN Technologies Inc.
Chairman, FLOGEN Star OUTREACH
