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Journal : International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering

A CMOS-based Analog Function Generator: HSPICE Modeling and Simulation Madina Hamiane
International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) Vol 4, No 4: August 2014
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

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In many Engineering applications, analog circuits present many advantagesover their digital counterparts and have recently been particularly used in awide range of signal processor circuits. In this paper, an analog non-linearfunction synthesizer is presented based on a polynomial expansion model.The proposed function synthesizer model is based on a 10th orderpolynomial approximation of any of the required non-linear functions. Thepolynomial approximations of these functions can then be implemented usingbasic CMOS circuit blocks. The proposed circuit model can simultaneouslysynthesize and generate many different mathematical functions. The circuitmodel is designed and simulated with HSPICE and its performance isdemonstrated through the simulation of a number of non-linear functions.DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijece.v4i4.5981
Improvement of crankshaft MAC protocol for wireless sensor networks: a simulation study Madina Hamiane; Makiya J. Ahmed
International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) Vol 9, No 3: June 2019
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

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Due to the dramatic growth in the use of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) applications ranging from environment and habitat monitoring to tracking and surveillance, network research in WSN protocols has been very active in the last decade. With battery-powered sensors operating in unattended environments, energy conservation becomes the key technique for improving WSN lifetimes. WSN Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols address energy awareness and reduced duty cycles. The focus of this study is to investigate, through simulation, the effect of variations in various factors that influence the performance results of WSNs. Using MiXiM framework with OMNeT++ simulator, this simulation study proposes modifications in Crankshaft MAC protocol in order to improve its performance. The impact of duration and number of slots, degree of connectivity among the nodes, mobility speed and mobility update interval and also, the impact of sending data packets without preambles are investigated. Based on the simulation results, an improved version of the Crankshaft protocol for WSN is suggested and a comparative study of the performances of the original and improved protocol is presented. The results clearly indicate the superiority of the improved protocol over its original version.