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A theory is developed for jointly minimizing the bit error rate (BER) between the desired and decoded signals with respect to the coefficients of transmitter and receiver finite impulse response (FIR) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) filters. The original signal is assumed to be a vector time-series with equally likely memory less Bernoulli vector components. The channel model constitutes of a known FIR MIMO transfer function and Gaussian additive noise independent of the original signal. The channel input signal is assumed to be power constrained. Based on the formulas obtained, an iterative numerical optimization algorithm is proposed. When compared with other design methods available in the literature, the proposed method yields better results due to the generality of the model considered and the joint optimization of the transmitter-receiver pair. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents a procedure for thermal analysis of a run-capacitor single-phase induction motor characterized by two different windings. Brief description on lumped-parameters thermal network; Thermal analysis of a single-phase motor; Conclusions.

This article focuses on a book named "Retooling: A Historian Confronts Technological Change," by Rosalind H. Williams. The author who is a highly qualified historian, has written a front-line report from her unique vantage point as a dean at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Although not all readers will agree with her diagnosis of engineering's present difficulties and her proposals for curing them, you have Williams to thank for a thoughtful, cogent, and historically well-informed analysis of the engineering profession, and more besides.

This book consists of 27 chapters in six subsections and includes four appendixes. Each chapter begins with an introduction to the material and contains a succinctly done and well-illustrated main body, followed by a listing of dos and don?ts for the type of material covered. The text is recommended for the novice presenter as well as the seasoned instructor looking for ways to improve delivery and, perhaps, student (or cohort) evaluations. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]