This paper proposes a soft-switched paralleled boost converter based LED driver for street lighting application.Output of paralleled boost converter (BC) in the form of full-bridge feeds a buck-boost converter (BBC).The outputs of paralleled BC and BBC are added to power LED lamps.The paralleled boost converters help in reducing the source current
Within the framework of the European MVRRS project (Mitigation of Volcanic Risk by Remote Sensing Techniques), in June 1997 an airborne campaign was organised on Mt.Etna to study different characteristics of the volcanic plume emitted by the summit craters in quiescent conditions.Digital images were collected with the Airborne Multis
Road surface condition estimation is an PEPPERMINT COND important task in fields related to transportation systems and road maintenance, especially in adverse weather conditions, such as snowfall.In this article, we introduce an image dataset for snow-covered roads in an urban context.The dataset is an extensive collection of images captured by tra
The identification of emotional expressions is vital for social interaction, and can be affected by various factors, including the expressed emotion, the intensity of the expression, the sex of the face, and the gender of the observer.This study investigates how these factors affect the speed and accuracy of AquaNaut Parts expression recognition, a