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Pereira, P., H. Fino, F. Coito, and M. Ventim-Neves, "ADISI- An efficient tool for the automatic design of integrated spiral inductors", Proc. 16th IEEE Int. Conf. Electronics, Circuits, and Systems ICECS 2009, pp. 799–802, 2009. Abstract

This paper introduces a tool for the optimization of CMOS integrated spiral inductors. Its aim is to offer designers a first approach on designing inductors without the need for fabrication. The core of the tool is an optimization procedure where technology constraints on the inductor layout parameters are considered by applying user-defined discretization on the design variables. User-defined constraints between layout parameters may also be accounted for, as a way of taking into account design heuristics. For those cases where the device area is a major concern area minimization may be considered. On the other hand, if a major design goal is the inductor quality factor the tool may yield the layout parameters which maximize the quality factor. The trade-off between quality factor and device area is evaluated through the generation of a graphical representation of quality factor versus output diameter for a given inductance. For the sake of simplicity the pi-model has been used for characterising the inductor. The application was developed in Matlab and the optimization toolbox is used. The validity of the design results obtained is checked against circuit simulation with ASITIC.

Cardoso, T., P. Pereira, V. Fernaao Pires, and J. F. Martins, "Android-based m-learning remote system for mobile power quality assessment in large buildings with renewable energies", Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives (POWERENG), 2015 IEEE 5th International Conference on, Riga, Latvia, pp. 431-434, May, 2015. Abstract

Power Quality is a generic term focusing on several issues, going from reliability to the quality of service provided by the energy supplier. It addresses limiting aspects such as harmonic distortion, flicker, sags, swells and transients... It is important for the students to understand the differences between the large amounts of events that fit into poor power quality category. Moreover it is important for them to analyze real time non-laboratory events. To provide this experience to the students this paper presents a remote m-learning experimental system where several types of poor power quality events can be tested. The developed system is based on a power quality analysis distributed network and can be remotely accessed from a remote computer or smart phones.

Mar, A., F. Monteiro, P. Pereira, and J. Martins, "An Application to Improve Smart Heritage City Experience", Advances in Digital Cultural Heritage, Cham, Springer International Publishing, pp. 89–103, 2018. Abstract

Nowadays technologies relate to so many aspects in our daily life that makes society eager for more and more ways of using it. To keep up with this new technological world, all economic sectors, from industry to services, are trying to adapt their products into this new reality. Presently, cultural heritage is already a field where the application of technology allows a static site to be converted into an intelligent environment, with detailed information about a specific monument or historical place, becoming more interesting, not only for local habitants, but also for tourists. This paper describes an application that allows tourists, managers and historical sites' habitants to experience a completely new way of discovering those places, offering a visit with detailed real-time information taking into account their personal interests. Tourists will have at their disposal a full set of optimized routes, combining their interests with their visiting time.

Pereira, P., M. H. Fino, and M. Ventim-Neves, "Automatic generation of RF integrated inductors analytical characterization", Symbolic and Numerical Methods, Modeling and Applications to Circuit Design (SM2ACD), 2010 XIth International Workshop on, pp. 1-4, oct., 2010. Abstract

This paper addresses the automatic generation of RF integrated inductors model. In this work the double p-model is used as a way of characterizing the inductor behaviour over a frequency range beyond the self-resonant value. For the evaluation of the model element values analytical expressions based on technology parameters as well as on the device geometric characteristics are used. The use of a technology-based methodology for the evaluation of the model parameters grants the adaptability of the models generated to any technology. The inductor analytical characterization is integrated into an optimization-based tool for the automatic design of RF integrated inductors. This tool uses a Genetic Algorithm (GA) optimization procedure, where user defined constraints on the design parameters are taken into account. Due to the design constraints nature and topology constraints, discrete variables optimization techniques are used.

Sallem, A., P. Pereira, and M. Fakhfakh, "Automatic sensitivity analysis tool for analog active filter", 2017 24th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS), pp. 124-127, Dec, 2017. Abstract

In this paper we deal with analog active filter design using discrete components taking into consideration tolerance effects. Sensitivity analysis is performed to determine the most influential components in the considered circuit, thus relative higher precision is offered to those parameters. Further, an in-loop optimization technique is considered, thus actual IC models are handled. An application example is presented. HSpice simulation results, supported by Monte Carlo analysis, are given to highlight efficiency of the proposed selection technique.