Abstract: A smart-valve system for controlling a fluid includes a hybrid valve configured to control a flow of the fluid, wherein the hybrid valve includes electronics for controlling the flow of the fluid, and the hybrid valve also includes a manual handle for controlling the flow of the fluid, a controller connected to the electronics and configured to control the electronics to close or open the hybrid valve, a camera oriented to capture visual data about a user, and an artificial intelligence, AI, algorithm configured to receive the visual data from the camera, extract a user action or gesture from the visual data, generate a command associated with the user action or gesture, and send the command to the hybrid valve to control the flow of the fluid.

Abstract: The method for compressive sensing (CS) and reconstruction of ultra-wideband (UWB) channels includes building four practically-based dictionaries related to the antenna angles of transmission and angles of arrival that enhance the sparsity of UWB signals. The dictionaries account for the practical effects of the channel, such as pulse dispersion and the unavoidable effects of the antenna. Utilizing the practically-based dictionaries CS is able to reconstruct the UWB signals more efficiently with reasonable complexity. In addition to waveform reconstruction, the dictionaries are used for channel estimation. The CS method can be used with either a single-shot full profile correlator or a Rake receiver. The Rake receiver employs CS in adjusting its parameters to take advantage of the energy available in the strongest propagation paths.

Abstract: The method for compressive sensing (CS) and reconstruction of ultra-wideband (UWB) channels includes building four practically-based dictionaries related to the antenna angles of transmission and angles of arrival that enhance the sparsity of UWB signals. The dictionaries account for the practical effects of the channel, such as pulse dispersion and the unavoidable effects of the antenna. Utilizing the practically-based dictionaries CS is able to reconstruct the UWB signals more efficiently with reasonable complexity. In addition to waveform reconstruction, the dictionaries are used for channel estimation. The CS method can be used with either a single-shot full profile correlator or a Rake receiver. The Rake receiver employs CS in adjusting its parameters to take advantage of the energy available in the strongest propagation paths.