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Article Citation - WoS: 9Citation - Scopus: 13Effect of Faraday Mirror Imperfections in a Fiber Optic Current Sensor Dedicated To Iter(Elsevier Ltd., 2019) Karabulut, Doğuş; Miazin, Anton; Gusarov, Andrei; Moreau, Philippe; Leysen, Willem; Megret, Patrice; Wuilpart, MarcPlasma current measurements in ITER are safety-related and must therefore satisfy a very demanding specification. In this paper, the use of the Fiber Optics Current Sensor (FOCS) operating in the reflection mode with a Faraday mirror to perform plasma current measurements is analyzed. Based on the Jones matrix formalism, we performed numerical simulations to investigate the impact of the Faraday mirror detuning on the measurement accuracy. We show that the use of standard commercial components does not allow to satisfy the ITER requirements for the whole plasma current range. A simple solution to the problem is proposed, which consists in taking into account a mirror calibration in the current estimator. We show that the achievable mirror calibration accuracy is sufficient to fulfill the ITER requirements.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 5Beyond Trans-Dimensional Rjmcmc With a Case Study in Impulsive Data Modeling(Elsevier Ltd., 2018) Karakuş, Oktay; Kuruoğlu, Ercan Engin; Altınkaya, Mustafa AzizReversible jump Markov chain Monte Carlo (RJMCMC) is a Bayesian model estimation method, which has been generally used for trans-dimensional sampling and model order selection studies in the literature. In this study, we draw attention to unexplored potentials of RJMCMC beyond trans-dimensional sampling. the proposed usage, which we call trans-space RJMCMC exploits the original formulation to explore spaces of different classes or structures. This provides flexibility in using different types of candidate classes in the combined model space such as spaces of linear and nonlinear models or of various distribution families. As an application, we looked into a special case of trans-space sampling, namely trans-distributional RJMCMC in impulsive data modeling. In many areas such as seismology, radar, image, using Gaussian models is a common practice due to analytical ease. However, many noise processes do not follow a Gaussian character and generally exhibit events too impulsive to be successfully described by the Gaussian model. We test the proposed usage of RJMCMC to choose between various impulsive distribution families to model both synthetically generated noise processes and real-life measurements on power line communications impulsive noises and 2-D discrete wavelet transform coefficients.Article Citation - WoS: 11Citation - Scopus: 10Bayesian Volterra System Identification Using Reversible Jump Mcmc Algorithm(Elsevier Ltd., 2017) Karakuş, Oktay; Kuruoğlu, Ercan Engin; Altınkaya, Mustafa AzizVolterra systems have had significant success in modelling nonlinear systems in various real-world applications. However, it is generally assumed that the nonlinearity degree of the system is known beforehand. In this paper, we contribute to the literature on Volterra system identification (VSI) with a numerical Bayesian approach which identifies model coefficients and the nonlinearity degree concurrently. Although this numerical Bayesian method, namely reversible jump Markov chain Monte Carlo (RJMCMC) algorithm has been used with success in various model selection problems, our use is in a novel context in the sense that both memory size and nonlinearity degree are estimated. The aforementioned study ensures an anomalous approach to RJMCMC and provides a new understanding on its flexible use which enables trans-structural transitions between different classes of models in addition to transdimensional transitions for which it is classically used. We study the performance of the method on synthetically generated data including OFDM communications over a nonlinear channel.Article Citation - WoS: 14Citation - Scopus: 15Compensating of Added Mass Terms in Dynamically Positioned Surface Vehicles: a Continuous Robust Control Approach(Elsevier Ltd., 2017) Bıdıklı, Barış; Tatlıcıoğlu, Enver; Zergeroğlu, ErkanIn this work, we provide a tracking controller formulation for dynamically positioned surface vessels with an asymmetric added mass terms that affects the overall system dynamics at the acceleration level. Specifically a novel continuous robust controller is proposed for surface vessels that in addition to unstructured uncertainties in its dynamics, contains added mass effects in its inertia matrix. The proposed controller compensates the overall system uncertainties while ensuring asymptotic tracking by utilizing the knowledge of the leading principal minors of the input gain matrix. Stability of the closed–loop system and asymptotic convergence are proven via Lyapunov based approaches. Simulation studies are also presented to illustrate the viability of the proposed methodArticle Citation - WoS: 19Citation - Scopus: 20Numerical Analysis of a Near-Room Magnetic Cooling System(Elsevier Ltd., 2017) Ezan, Mehmet Akif; Ekren, Orhan; Metin, Çağrı; Yılancı, Ahmet; Bıyık, Emrah; Kara, Salih MuratIn this study, for a near-room-temperature magnetic cooling system, a decoupled multi-physics numerical approach (Magnetism, Fluid Flow, and Heat Transfer) is developed using a commercial CFD solver, ANSYS-FLUENT, as a design tool. User defined functions are incorporated into the software in order to take into account the magnetocaloric effect. Magnetic flux density is assumed to be linear during the magnetization and demagnetization processes. Furthermore, the minimum and maximum magnetic flux densities (Bmin and Bmax) are defined as 0.27 and 0.98, respectively. Two different sets of analyses are conducted by assuming an insulated cold heat exchanger (CHEX) and by defining an artificial cooling load in the CHEX. As a validation case, experimental work from the literature is reproduced numerically, and the results show that the current methodology is fairly accurate. Moreover, parametric analyses are conducted to investigate the effect of the velocity of heat transfer fluid (HTF) and types of HTF on the performance of the magnetic cooling system. Also, the performance metrics of the magnetic cooling system are investigated with regards to the temperature span of the magnetic cooling unit, and the cooling load. It is concluded that reducing the cycle duration ensures reaching lower temperature values. Similarly, reducing the velocity of the HTF allows reducing the outlet temperature of the HTF. In the current system, the highest temperature spans are obtained numerically as around 6 K, 5.2 K and 4.1 K for the cycle durations of 4.2 s, 6.2 s and 8.2 s, respectively.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 3Performance Assessment of a Near Room Temperature Magnetic Cooling System(Elsevier Ltd., 2017) Ekren, Orhan; Yılancı, Ahmet; Ezan, Mehmet Akif; Kara, Salih Murat; Bıyık, EmrahIn this study, performance of a near room temperature magnetic cooling system was investigated experimentally in terms of temperature span. The current setup has a permanent magnet pairs (0.7 Tesla), a magnetocaloric material (Gadolinium) and a heat transfer fluid (water, ethylene glycol and 10% ethanol-water mixing) furthermore solar energy was used as a power source of liner motion of the magnetic system. The obtained results showed that ethanol-water was the best heat transfer fluid and also that optimum magnetization-demagnetization period for the system was found 10 s. © 2017 The Authors.Article Citation - WoS: 30Citation - Scopus: 35Robust Dynamic Positioning of Surface Vessels Via Multiple Unidirectional Tugboats(Elsevier Ltd., 2016) Bıdıklı, Barış; Tatlıcıoğlu, Enver; Zergeroğlu, ErkanIn this paper, the problem of accurate positioning of an unactuated surface vessel by using multiple uni-directional tugboats is investigated. Specifically a robust controller that ensures asymptotic position tracking is designed. The control design procedure is implemented in two steps: Initially by locating opposing tugboats to specific configurations, the overall problem is transformed into a second order system with an uncertain non-symmetric input gain matrix. Then via a matrix decomposition, a novel robust controller methodology is proposed. The stability of the overall system is ensured via rigorous stability analysis where asymptotic position tracking is ensured. Numerical simulation results are presented to demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed controller.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 7High-Speed Dynamic Atomic Force Microscopy by Using a Q-Controlled Cantilever Eigenmode as an Actuator(Elsevier Ltd., 2015) Balantekin, MüjdatWe present a high-speed operating method with feedback to be used in dynamic atomic force microscope (AFM) systems. In this method we do not use an actuator that has to be employed to move the tip or the sample as in conventional AFM setups. Instead, we utilize a Q-controlled eigenmode of an AFM cantilever to perform the function of the actuator. Simulations show that even with an ordinary tapping-mode cantilever, imaging speed can be increased by about 2 orders of magnitude compared to conventional dynamic AFM imaging.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 2Joint Effect of Data Rate and Routing Strategy on Energy-Efficiency of Ieee 802.11 Dcf Based Multi-Hop Wireless Networks Under Hidden Terminal Existence(Elsevier Ltd., 2015) Aydoğdu, Canan; Sancaklı, SibelWe investigate the joint effect of data rate and routing strategy on energy-efficiency of multi-hop wireless networks incorporating a comprehensive behavior of the IEEE 802.11 DCF under the presence of hidden terminals. Two basic routing strategies, direct transmission versus multi-hop routing, are considered over a large range of traffic loads. The goal of this study is to layout guidelines for a cross-layer energy-efficient rate adaptation algorithm, which takes medium access control and network layer dynamics into account together with the hidden terminal effect. Our results show that, for the low-power wireless IEEE 802.11g standard considered in this article, the highest data rate consumes the least power in multi-hop wireless networks when hidden terminals mostly constitute the reason of collisions. In case of channel impairments, adapting the rate jointly with the routing strategy can save the energy consumed per bit by up to 250% under moderate traffic loads and much more under heavy traffic loads. © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 3Inhomogeneity Reconstructions in Tendon Ducts Via Boundary Integral Equations(Elsevier Ltd., 2014) Yaman, Fatih; Weiland, Thomas W.In this study, as an alternative to the formerly presented investigations, Newton-type numerical algorithms are proposed to find location and shape of an air void inside of a tendon duct and to identify gathered metallic bars in a concrete column. The simulated structures are illuminated by four acoustic sources at a fixed frequency such that the scattered field is measured in a near-field region at 128 points. According to the nature of physical problems, the Dirichlet boundary condition is employed to model air-filled cavities and transmission conditions are assumed for metallic objects. Additionally, conductive boundary conditions are suggested for a more realistic representation of the inhomogeneities for the rusty metallic skin of the duct. Potential approaches are used to derive boundary integral equations. The proper treatment of the ill-conditioned equations is established via Tikhonov regularization. Applicability of the proposed inversion algorithms is tested with realistic parameters for different scenarios using noisy scattered field data and accurate numerical results are presented at 10 kHz for the unknown physical properties of the duct's skin.