Maximum Likelihood Decoding for Gaussian Noise Channels with Gain or Offset Mismatch

Besides the omnipresent noise, other important inconveniences in communication and storage systems are formed by gain and/or offset mismatches. In the prior art, a maximum likelihood (ML) decision criterion has already been developed for Gaussian noise channels suffering from unknown gain and offset mismatches. Here, such criteria are...

Exploring standards consortium survival in high tech industries: The effects of commitment and internal competition

Standards consortia develop technical standards or specifications and promote these to reach market dominance. Research on competing standards has explored either firm-level or standard-level factors, but the dynamics of standards consortia and their survival have remained largely understudied. The pre- and post-competitive phase of standards...

Selection of biomass thermochemical conversion technology in the Netherlands: A best worst method approach

This paper studies the technology battle for biomass conversion in the Netherlands. Three types of technologies are currently fighting the battle for standard dominance: combustion, pyrolysis, and gasification. Twelve relevant factors for standard dominance were found: ‘financial strength’, ‘operational supremacy’, ‘learning orientation’, ...

The battle between battery and fuel cell powered electric vehicles: A BWM approach

The transition to a more sustainable personal transportation sector requires the widespread adoption of electric vehicles. However, a dominant design has not yet emerged and a standards battle is being fought between battery and hydrogen fuel cell powered electric vehicles. The aim of this paper is to analyze which factors are most likely to...

Mobile telecommunication standardization in Japan, China, the United States, and Europe: a comparison of regulatory and industrial regimes

The process that leads to standardization in the mobile telecommunication industry has changed considerably over time. Where it was first a national process, it has gradually changed into a more global process, and the role of the government in the standardization process has changed from very influential to less influential. The role of the...

Improved deep reinforcement learning for robotics through distribution-based experience retention

Recent years have seen a growing interest in the use of deep neural networks as function approximators in reinforcement learning. In this paper, an experience replay method is proposed that ensures that the distribution of the experiences used for training is between that of the policy and a uniform distribution. Through experiments on a...

Implementation of Dynamic Charging and V2G using Chademo and CCS/Combo DC charging standard

Dynamic charging of electric vehicles (EV) refers to charging the EV using variable charging power. This is important for applications where the EV is charged from intermittent renewable energy sources like wind or solar. Dynamic charging can be implemented using three standards - AC charging, DC charging via Chademo and CCS/COMBO. This paper...

Symbolic method for deriving policy in reinforcement learning

This paper addresses the problem of deriving a policy from the value function in the context of reinforcement learning in continuous state and input spaces. We propose a novel method based on genetic programming to construct a symbolic function, which serves as a proxy to the value function and from which a continuous policy is derived. The...

From DC nano- and microgrids towards the universal DC distribution system - a plea to think further into the future

The traditional ac power system is challenged by the increased amount of distributed energy resources. Enormous changes and investments are necessary in order to achieve an ac smart grid capable of coping with the challenges introduced. In dc, solutions seem to be more straightforward since most of the distributed energy sources and most of the...

Initial Design of an LADM-based 3D Cadastre –Case Study from Korea

Korea and The Netherlands have started a 3 year cooperation covering joint research, capacity building and international advisory in the domain of cadastre and land administration with a special focus on 3D developments. At the Korean side the Korea Cadastral Survey Corporation and the University of Seoul are involved, while at the Netherlands...

Design of the 3D Cadastre Model and Development of the Prototype in the Russian Federation

This paper presents the on-going project on 3D cadastre modelling in the Russian Federation. The aim of this project is to provide guidance in the development of a prototype and to create favourable legal and institutional conditions for the introduction of 3D cadastre modelling in the Russian Federation based on experience of the Netherlands...

How small can a dwelling be? A revision of Portugese building regulations

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the minimum necessary net internal area of dwellings that should be established by Portuguese building regulations. Design/methodology/approach – The following tasks are carried out: selecting the furniture and equipment necessary for each dwelling; determining the size of furniture and equipment...

WISPER and WISPERX Final definition of two standardised fatigue loading sequences for wind turbine blades

WISPER and WISPERX are standardised variable-amplitude test loading histories for use in the fatigue design of horizontal axis wind turbine blades. They are based on flap load service measurements on 9 different horizontal axis wind turbines, covering a wide range of materials, rotor diameters and geographical locations. The present report is...