IEEE Embedded Systems Letters

Programming for swarm robots is challenging due to platform diversity and the gap between individual and swarm behaviors. To tackle this challenge, we propose a component-based software synthesis method from a high-level specification. To support ...

Emergency alert systems (EASs) have been deployed in some countries in order to broadcast emergency alerts and warning messages to the public. In this letter, we describe an innovative electronic embedded solution, named Firetec switch, intended to be ...

Machine learning (ML) algorithms were recently adapted for testing integrated circuits and detecting potential design backdoors. Such testing mechanisms mainly rely on the available training dataset and the extracted features of the Trojan circuit. In ...

Machine learning (ML) models have demonstrated discriminative and representative learning capabilities over a wide range of applications, even at the cost of high-computational complexity. Due to their parallel processing capabilities, reconfigurability, ...

In this letter, the problem of optimization of multirate filterbanks is addressed. The factors that define the efficiency of these multirate systems are investigated and the implementations of structures in stages are analyzed. The latter, together with ...

Modern chipmultiprocessors (CMPs) use third-party intellectual properties (IPs) to reduce design costs and meet deadlines. The cores in the CMP has their own private cache memories and all the cores share a common large sized last level cache (LLC). All ...

Hydroponic farming is a promising alternative to soil-based farming. However, it requires a precise control of the growth environment, which is hard to achieve with energy-constrained embedded systems. This letter presents an energy optimization technique ...

In realistic sound scenarios, cutting-edge active noise control (ANC) systems still suffer critical instabilities since these systems works under impulsive noise signals. To decrease the negative impact of this noise, several authors have made ...

This letter focuses on the field-programmable gate array (FPGA) implementation of a Class A Middleton noise estimator, aiming to enhance its efficiency and performance. The inherent algorithm of the estimator undergoes strategic enhancements, leveraging ...

To address the challenges of efficient hardware design for error-tolerant applications, several techniques of applied approximate computing have been proposed. Pruning algorithms aim to approximate circuits with reduced design requirements at the cost of ...

In this letter, three battery-powered, custom Internet of Things (IoT) sensor nodes for the agribusiness, are presented: first, a Sigfox-based temperature-humidity index (THI) sensor to monitor the impact of heat stress in livestock, then a LoRaWAN ...

Emerging communication standards prioritize both the assurance of secure and reliable communications as well as the reduction of transmission delay and latency. Nevertheless, the task of achieving these objectives presents a complex and demanding ...

This letter introduces the design of an estimator for parameters of Middleton Class A noise using its canonical formula and classical numerical methods. The main focus is to acquire parameters to characterize communication channels in intelligent systems ...

Finite-field arithmetic operations are vital for the computation of complex cryptography algorithms used in several cutting-edge applications, such as side-channel attacks, authentication, and digital signatures, among others. Currently, the simulation of ...

This research centers on the application of the discrete-time Taylor–Fourier transform (DTTFT) algorithmic implementation for phasor estimation on a field-programmable gate array board. The system employs a finite impulse response structure of a ...

Digitalization and automation in the agricultural sector enable the enhancement of production processes, leading to increased yields. Specifically, the medications administration or complementary treatments in animals often prove to be a demanding task ...

The lock-in amplifier (LIA) instruments are designed to provide signal conditioning for precision measurement systems to extract signals from extremely noisy environments. The digital LIAs design often requires a verification process to ensure hardware ...

Electric vehicles need continuous monitoring of the energy supply all the time to provide the user with accurate information about the available energy. However, an increase in the power consumed by the monitoring system may cause a significant decrease ...