Showing posts with label Research Work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Research Work. Show all posts

Target Tracking Videos

Here are the videos for the simulations and experiments based on the target tracking project.
This is the basic interface for target tracking along with Kalman Filtering (Real Time Video without any changes in speed of video)

Below is the 2nd video for hand and mobile phone tracking demonstration (Real Time Video without any changes in speed of video)



This is the video for human tracking based upon the ongoing research work. This shows a friend moving and being tracked (Real Time Video without any changes in speed of video)



Next Video Shows a marker being tracked with improved tracking algorithm (Real time video without any change in speed of video)



The next video shows an object being thrown and tracked. Please note the camera used during this test was a common USB webcam with 30 frames per second speed. Given slightly improved frame rate the proposed tracking algorithm can perform much better while tracking falling/ highly accelerated objects.

Target Tracking and Image Processing Project

The newly initiated work involved target tracking, dynamic scaling, prediction, image processing and application development for any platform. First stage of work was development of mathematical modeling for various target dynamics. 2nd stage involved development of novel algorithms for target tracking as well as robust image processing. In 3rd stage it was tested for hardware interfacing using parallel port interfacing with stepper motor to keep a track of the target.

The research work published as a result of this project can be accessed via the following link
www.ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?isnumber=4287280&arnumber=4287361&count=82&index=80

Videos of simulation and testing of this work can be viewed in upcoming blog.

Mathematical Modeling of Harmonic Distortions

2nd Phase of work involved practical testing and mathematical modeling of Harmonic Distortions in presence of PCs as an electronic load. The work lead to a publication in Proceedings of 7th IASTED International Conference, Power and Energy Systems, August 29-31, 2007, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Title of this research work was

"Experimental study and mathematical modeling of harmonic distortions in power distribution systems"
Above research work can be accessed via the following link
http://www.actapress.com/PaperInfo.aspx?PaperID=31470

Power Quality Improvement

Right now we are in the process of developing a solution for Automated Power Quality Improvement. A research paper has been accepted at ICIA2005, Colombo, Sri Lanka organized by IEEE Sri Lanka. This paper is in fact my first research paper under the supervision of senior professors listed below.
The authors include

Dr. Rana Abdul Jabbar Khan
(Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia)
Dr. Majid Al-Dabbagh
(Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia)
Dr. Noor Sheikh
(Dean Electrical Engineering Department, UET Lahore)
Saqib Haroon
(UET Lahore)
Waqar Qureshi (ME)
(National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering, Rawalpindi, Pakistan).

This first paper develops a theoretical and simulations based model for dynamic load balancing, power quality improvement and neutral conductor current reduction based upon Digital Signal Processing and Control Systems Techniques.
Next phase of our work is focused on performance of proposed solution in real world and development of stand-alone application. We are also working with Ittehad Chemicals (Pvt) Ltd for energy audit / power savings which involves the application of same approach as presented in the paper.