Table of Contents
Preface................................................................................................................................................. xxv
Acknowledgment.............................................................................................................................xxxiii
Section 1
Intelligent Systems and Control Engineering
Chapter 1
Computational Modelling and Simulation to Assist the Improvement of Thermal Performance and
Energy Efficiency in Industrial Engineering Systems: Application to Cold Stores................................. 1
Pedro Dinis Gaspar, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Pedro Dinho da Silva, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
João Pedro Marques Gonçalves, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Rui Carneiro, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Chapter 2
Different Approaches for Studying Interruptible Industrial Processes: Application of Two
Different Simulation Techniques........................................................................................................... 69
Lorenzo Damiani, University of Genoa, Italy
Pietro Giribone, University of Genoa, Italy
Guido Guizzi, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Roberto Revetria, University of Genoa, Italy
Elpidio Romano, UTIU - International Telematic University Uninettuno, Italy
Chapter 3
Energy Conservation Law for the Turbulent Motion in the Free Atmosphere: Turbulent Motion in
the Free Atmosphere............................................................................................................................ 105
Kulyash Kaliyeva, Lorraine University, France
Chapter 4
Multi-Objective Optimization of Two-Stage Thermo-Electric Cooler Using Differential
Evolution: MO Optimization of TEC Using DE................................................................................. 139
Doan V. K. Khanh, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
Pandian M. Vasant, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
Irraivan Elamvazuthi, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
Vo N. Dieu, HCMC University of Technology, Vietnam

Chapter 5
On Simulation Performance of Feedforward and NARX Networks Under Different Numerical
Training Algorithms............................................................................................................................ 171
Salim Lahmiri, ESCA School of Management, Morocco
Chapter 6
On the Use of Stochastic Activity Networks for an Energy-Aware Simulation of Automatic
Weather Stations.................................................................................................................................. 184
Luca Cassano, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Daniel Cesarini, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy
Marco Avvenuti, Università di Pisa, Italy
Chapter 7
Reliability Analysis of Slope Using MPMR, GRNN and GPR........................................................... 208
Dhivya Subburaman, VIT University, India
Jagan J., VIT University, India
Yıldırım Dalkiliç, Erzincan University, Turkey
Pijush Samui, VIT University, India
Chapter 8
Simulation and Modeling: Design of a Fuzzy Logic Based Hydraulic Turbine Governing
System.................................................................................................................................................. 225
Tawanda Mushiri, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Charles Mbohwa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Section 2
Software and Computer Engineering
Chapter 9
Characterising Enterprise Application Integration Solutions as Discrete-Event Systems.................. 261
Sandro Sawicki, UNIJUI University, Brazil
Rafael Z. Frantz, UNIJUI University, Brazil
Vitor Manuel Basto Fernandes, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
Fabricia Roos-Frantz, UNIJUI University, Brazil
Iryna Yevseyeva, Newcastle University, UK
Rafael Corchuelo, University of Seville, Spain
Chapter 10
Comparison of Methods to Display Principal Component Analysis, Focusing on Biplots and the
Selection of Biplot Axes...................................................................................................................... 289
Carla Barbosa, REQUINTE-LAQV, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
M. Rui Alves, REQUINTE-LAQV, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Beatriz Oliveira, REQUINTE-LAQV, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto,
Portugal

Chapter 11
Educational Software Based on Matlab GUIs for Neural Networks Courses...................................... 333
Pablo Díaz-Moreno, University of Valencia, Spain
Juan José Carrasco, University of Valencia, Spain
Emilio Soria-Olivas, University of Valencia, Spain
José M. Martínez-Martínez, University of Valencia, Spain
Pablo Escandell-Montero, University of Valencia, Spain
Juan Gómez-Sanchis, University of Valencia, Spain
Chapter 12
Human Motion Analysis and Simulation Tools: A Survey.................................................................. 359
João F. Nunes, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo e Laboratório de Inteligência
Artificial e Ciência dos Computadores da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Pedro M. Moreira, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo e Laboratório de Inteligência
Artificial e Ciência dos Computadores da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
João Manuel R. S. Tavares, Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica
e Engenharia Industrial, Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Faculdade de
Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Chapter 13
Methods for Assessing Still Image Compression Efficiency: PACS Example.................................... 389
Dinu Dragan, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Veljko B. Petrovic, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Dragan Ivetic, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Chapter 14
Software Design................................................................................................................................... 417
Rachita Misra, C.V. Raman College of Engineering, India
Chhabi Rani Panigrahi, C.V. Raman College of Engineering, India
Bijayalaxmi Panda, C.V. Raman College of Engineering, India
Bibudhendu Pati, C.V. Raman College of Engineering, India
Section 3
Civil and Environment Engineering
Chapter 15
Numerical Modeling of RC Bridges for Seismic Risk Analysis.......................................................... 457
Pedro Silva Delgado, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
António Arêde, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal, Portugal
Nelson Vila Pouca, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal, Portugal
Aníbal Costa, RISCO, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Chapter 16
Simulation Based Construction Project Schedule Optimization: An Overview on the State-of-theArt........................................................................................................................................................ 482
Maximilian Bügler, Technische Universität München, Germany
André Borrmann, Technische Universität München, Germany
Chapter 17
Stochastic Drought Forecasting Exploration for Water Resources Management in the Upper Tana
River Basin, Kenya.............................................................................................................................. 508
Raphael M. Wambua, Egerton University, Kenya
Benedict M. Mutua, Egerton University, Kenya
James M. Raude, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, BEED, Kenya
Chapter 18
Structural Non-Linear Models and Simulation Techniques: An Efficient Combination for Safety
Evaluation of RC Structures................................................................................................................ 540
Jorge M. Delgado, Polythecnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Antonio Abel R. Henriques, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
Raimundo M. Delgado, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
Section 4
Electronic and Opto-Electronic Engineering
Chapter 19
Modeling for Self-Optimization in Laser Cutting................................................................................ 586
Torsten Hermanns, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Ulrich Thombansen, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Markus Nießen, Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology, Germany
Ulrich Jansen, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Wolfgang Schulz, Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology, Germany
Chapter 20
Sensitivity Analysis of Laser Cutting Based on Metamodeling Approach......................................... 618
Toufik Al Khawli, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Urs Eppelt, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Wolfgang Schulz, Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology, Germany
Chapter 21
Simulations and Modeling of TFET for Low Power Design............................................................... 640
Sunil Kumar, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar, India
Balwinder Raj, NIT Jalandhar, India
Chapter 22
Using Theoretical and Computational Models to Understand How Metals Function as
Temperature Sensors............................................................................................................................ 668
Fred Lacy, Southern University and A&M College, USA

Section 5
Communication Networks and Systems Engineering
Chapter 23
Quality of Service and Radio Management in Biomedical Wireless Sensor Networks...................... 704
Carlos Abreu, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Francisco Miranda, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo and CIDMA of University of
Aveiro, Portugal
Paulo M. Mendes, Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Chapter 24
Reducing Simulation Runtime in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Simulation Framework to Reduce
WSN Simulation Runtime by Using Multiple Simultaneous Instances.............................................. 726
Pedro Pinto, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo and INESC TEC, Portugal
António Alberto Pinto, CIICESI, ESTGF, Politécnico do Porto and INESC TEC, Portugal
Manuel Ricardo, INESC TEC, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Compilation of References................................................................................................................ 742
About the Contributors..................................................................................................................... 805
Index.................................................................................................................................................... 820