⚡ electrical engineering

Pre-Fabrication to Post-Deployment: A Unified ML-Driven Pipeline for IC Logic Locking

This paper presents a unified, four-stage machine learning-driven pipeline that automates the selection of optimal logic locking techniques, integrates a lightweight and cryptographically robust STREAMLOCK mechanism with Dynamic Partial Reconfiguration for runtime updates, and achieves superior hardware efficiency and security across the entire IC protection lifecycle.

Nahush Tambe, Fareena Saqib2026-09-07
⚡ electrical engineering

Characterization and Experimental Validation of an Omnidi-rectional Vibration Isolation System for Micro- gal Precision Gravimeters

This study presents a parametrically optimized, hierarchical "box-in-box" vibration isolation system that significantly reduces mechanical excitations and stabilization time for microgal-precision gravimeters, thereby enhancing measurement reliability during transport in harsh environments like the Tibetan Plateau.

Linwei Li, Zhijiang Zheng, Wenlong Liu, Dongzhuo Xu2026-09-07
⚡ electrical engineering

A New Multi-Objective Optimization of Regenerative Clausius Rankine Cycle with Two Feedwater Heaters

This paper proposes a novel deep reinforcement learning framework using a soft actor-critic algorithm to autonomously optimize a regenerative Rankine cycle with two feedwater heaters, achieving high thermal and exergy efficiencies while maintaining robust performance across diverse environmental and operational conditions.

Amir Basiriparsa, MohammadJavad Faraji, Alireza Kokabi2026-09-07
⚡ electrical engineering

Learning Pedestrian Failure-to-yield Maneuver Patterns from Fatal Crash Data: Evidence from Explainable AutoML

This study utilizes AutoML and SHAP interpretability on US fatal crash data to identify distinct behavioral and contextual factors driving pedestrian failure-to-yield incidents, revealing specific risk patterns for different crossing maneuvers to inform targeted safety countermeasures.

Mahmuda Sultana Mimi, Tausif Islam Chowdhury, Irfan Sarwar Pranjol, Subasish Das2026-09-07
⚡ electrical engineering

Exploring the Role of Automated Emergency Braking in Traffic Crash Patterns Using Multivariate Data Mining Method

This study utilizes multivariate data mining on 48,838 Texas police-reported crashes involving AEB-equipped vehicles to identify four distinct crash typologies, highlighting the operational heterogeneity of these incidents and providing an empirical basis for improving vehicle testing, sensing development, and roadway safety interventions rather than directly measuring AEB effectiveness.

Md Monzurul Islam, Mahmuda Sultana Mimi, Sharif Ahmed Rafat, Tausif Islam Chowdhury, Arka Chakraborty, Subasish Das2026-09-07
⚡ electrical engineering

Inertia-Aware Adaptive Contraction Control for Underactuated Robots: An Empirical Study of the Identification–Robustness Trade-of

This empirical study demonstrates that while an inertia-aware adaptive contraction control strategy for underactuated robots significantly improves mass identification compared to fixed-metric approaches, it often degrades tracking accuracy due to adaptation-induced instability, a trade-off that is partially mitigated by a proposed self-derived adaptation-rate governor.

Md Hasibuzzaman, Gene Eu Jan, Chan-Yun Yang2026-09-07
⚡ electrical engineering

Multi-Fidelity Surrogate Modelling for Uncertainty-Aware Prediction of Disturbed Velocity Fields in Virtual Flow Metering

This paper presents an auto-regressive multi-fidelity Gaussian process regression framework that fuses sparse, high-fidelity LDV measurements with abundant, biased CFD simulations to create a real-time, uncertainty-aware surrogate model for predicting disturbed velocity fields in virtual flow metering, achieving significant error reduction and reliable 95% prediction intervals.

Nursen Bayazit, Martin Straka, Kilian Oberleithner, Sonja Schmelter2026-09-07
⚡ electrical engineering

Effect of the placement of mechanically shredded denim fabric within three-layer particleboards on their mechanical properties and internal structure

This study demonstrates that placing mechanically shredded denim fabric in the face layers of three-layer particleboards preserves mechanical performance and meets industry standards, whereas core-layer incorporation significantly reduces strength, highlighting that maintaining the board's characteristic density gradient is more critical for performance than local material densification.

Wiesław Szada-Borzyszkowski, Tomasz Rydzkowski, Monika Szada-Borzyszkowska, Anna Czajkowska2026-09-07