The book presents high-quality research papers presented at the first international conference, ICICCD 2016, organised by the Department of Electronics, Instrumentation and Control Engineering of University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun on 2 nd and 3 rd April, 2016. The book is broadly divided into three sections: Intelligent Communication, Intelligent Control and Intelligent Devices. The areas covered under these sections are wireless communication and radio technologies, optical communication, communication hardware evolution, machine-to-machine communication networks, routing techniques, network analytics, network applications and services, satellite and space communications, technologies for e-communication, wireless Ad-Hoc and sensor networks, communications and information security, signal processing for communications, communication software, microwave informatics, robotics and automation, optimization techniques and algorithms, intelligent transport, mechatronics system, guidance and navigation, algorithms, linear/non-linear control, home automation, sensors, smart cities, control systems, high performance computing, cognition control, adaptive control, distributed control, prediction models, hybrid control system, control applications, power system, manufacturing, agriculture cyber physical system, network control system, genetic control based, wearable devices, nano devices, MEMS, bio-inspired computing, embedded and real-time software, VLSI and embedded systems, FPGA, digital system and logic design, image and video processing, machine vision, medical imaging, and reconfigurable computing systems. Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii Differential Voltage Current Conveyor-Based One-Shot Pulse Generator Circuit Implementation....Pages 1-7 Sign Language Interpretation Using Pseudo Glove....Pages 9-18 Commercial Aviation: The Legal Travails of Automation, Future Shock and the Zen of Machine Take Over....Pages 19-26 Prediction Models for Global Solar Radiations, Diffused Radiations and Direct Solar Radiations Using ANFIS....Pages 27-37 Forensic Analysis of Residual Artifacts from Private Browsing Sessions in Linux....Pages 39-49 Prediction of Voltage Collapse in Power System Using Voltage Stability Indices....Pages 51-58 Adaptive Routing Mechanism for Real-Time Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Two-Hop Information....Pages 59-68 Mitigation and Analysis of Very Fast Transient over Voltages (VFTOs) of Transformer in 1000 KV Gas-Insulated Substation (GIS) Using Wavelet Transform....Pages 69-88 Application of PSO Technique in Multiarea Automatic Generation Control....Pages 89-95 Toward EEG Spectral Analysis of Tomographic Neurofeedback for Depression....Pages 97-103 Comparison of Performance Metrics of ModAODV with DSDV and AODV....Pages 105-112 Detection and Location of Faults in Three-Phase 11 kV Underground Power Cables by Discrete Wavelet Transform....Pages 113-125 Comparative Study of the Methodologies Used in Low-Power Master–Slave Flip-Flops....Pages 127-133 Wrist Pulse Signal Features Extraction: Virtual Instrumentation....Pages 135-142 Optimized Swarm Architectures in Airborne Internet....Pages 143-149 A Novel Approach for Designing PID Controller for Set-Point Tracking for a HVAC Process....Pages 151-159 Performance Analysis of FSO Link Using CO-OFDM Under the Effect of Atmospheric Turbulence....Pages 161-166 Reliable and Fast Data Transmission Mechanism for Congested Wireless Sensor Network....Pages 167-172 Performance Analysis of FSO System for Different Fog Conditions....Pages 173-179 Performance Analysis of Multibeam WDM-FSO System in Clear and Hazy Weather Conditions....Pages 181-187 Triangular Inset Fed C-, X-, and Ku-Band Antenna for Satellite and Radar Applications....Pages 189-195 In-service Pipeline Inspection Crawler....Pages 197-202 Femtocell-Based Load Balancing Using a Noncooperative Game....Pages 203-209 Study of Conventional Control Algorithms for PV-Based Grid-Connected Microgrid....Pages 211-217 Design of 10.24 Tb/s DWDM System Using NRZ Modulation Format with Narrow Channel Spacing....Pages 219-225 Validation of ANN-Based Model for Binary Distillation Column....Pages 227-234 A VDVTA-Based Novel Configuration for Realizing Grounded Inductance....Pages 235-242 In-campus Generator-Substation Monitoring and Control Using LabVIEW....Pages 243-250 Performance Analysis of Interleaved Coupled Inductor Boost DC–DC Converter Fed Induction Motor Drive....Pages 251-257 RSSI-Based Indoor Robot Localization System Using LabVIEW....Pages 259-265 Performance Estimation of WDM Radio-over-Fiber Links Under the Influence of SRS Induced Crosstalk....Pages 267-277 Design and FPGA Implementation of 32-Point FFT Processor....Pages 279-284 Performance Enhancement in WDM-FSO System Using Optical Amplifiers Under Different Rain Conditions....Pages 285-292 Fuzzy-Based Multi-Objective Optimization for Subjection and Diagnosis of Hybrid Energy Storage System of an Electric Vehicle....Pages 293-298 MDS3C: Modified Digital Signature Scheme for Secure Communication....Pages 299-307 Autonomous Operation of Wind-Battery Hybrid Power System with Intelligent Power Management Capability....Pages 309-315 Performance Analysis of a Novel Text Watermarking Technique for Devanagari Text....Pages 317-324 Evaluation of Entropy-Based Segmentation Techniques for Automated Skin Disease Detection....Pages 325-333 Futuristic Automobile Accident and Theft Notifier with Location Tracker....Pages 335-341 Design and Comparative Analysis of Controllers for Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR)....Pages 343-349 Performance Analysis of Reactive, Proactive and Hybrid Routing Protocol Used in Petroleum Tank Over Network Control Systems....Pages 351-365 Dead Time Compensation in Sugar Crystallization Process....Pages 367-374 Performance Analysis of AMC-Based Bowtie-Shaped Slotted Antenna for Terahertz (THz) Applications....Pages 375-381 ANFIS-Based Fault Diagnosis Tool for a Typical Small Aircraft Fuel System....Pages 383-390 Control of Reactive Power of RES-Based Hybrid Isolated Power System Using UPFC....Pages 391-405 Intelligent Image Interpreter: A Semi-automatic Detection of Ships by Image Analysis of Space-Borne SAR Image Using SVM....Pages 407-416 Design and FPGA Implementation of DSSS for Near-Far Effect in MANET....Pages 417-423 Air Mouse: An Everyday Mouse for the Ease of Computing....Pages 425-434 A Novel Approach for Continuous Pain Intensity Estimation....Pages 435-441 A Design and Application of Forest Fire Detection and Surveillance System Based on GSM and RF Modules....Pages 443-450 Generation of Electricity by Piezoelectric Crystal in Dance Floor....Pages 451-459 Cylindrical Metallic Pin Structure Microstrip Patch Antenna for Wideband Application....Pages 461-469 Low THD ±0.75 V 32 nm CNFET Quadrature VCO for PLL and Costas-Loop Applications....Pages 471-477 Design of Quadratic Equations Multiplier (for upto 2-Bit Number) Using Vedic Technique....Pages 479-488 Design Improvement and Assessment of Efficiency of Three Phase Induction Motor Operating Under the Rated Voltage....Pages 489-494 Finite Element Analysis of Wing Design....Pages 495-502 A Minimal Realization Universal Filter Employing Third-Generation Current Conveyor and Operational Transconductance Amplifier....Pages 503-509 Design of 30 MHz CMOS Operational Amplifier....Pages 511-517 Line Flow Indices for Placement of Distributed Energy Sources in Relieving Transmission Line Congestion....Pages 519-525 Design and Development of Android-Based BOT for Medicine and Food Distribution to Patients....Pages 527-536 Integration of Renewable Energy Resources for Rural Electrification....Pages 537-543 A Vision of IoT: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities with Dehradun Perspective....Pages 545-551 LQR and PID Design Technique for an Electric Furnace Temperature Control System....Pages 553-559 Design and Development of Low-Cost Wireless Parameter Monitoring System for Nuclear Power Plant....Pages 561-567 The Real-Time Hardware Design and Simulation of Thermoelectric Refrigerator System Based on Peltier Effect....Pages 569-580 Smart Geyser with Usage Profiling to Reduce Electricity Consumption....Pages 581-589 Stabilization of Underactuated Mechanical System Using LQR Technique....Pages 591-600 A Particle Swarm Optimization Based Switching Scheme for Seven-Level Cascaded Hybrid Bridge Inverter....Pages 601-608 Analysis of Wavelet Transform and ANFIS-Based Fault Detection and Classification....Pages 609-615 Study of Power Spectrum Estimation of Steady-State Visual Evoked Potential-Based BCI System Using AR Model Approach....Pages 617-624 Market-Clearing Price Forecasting for Indian Electricity Markets....Pages 625-632 Design for Structured Uncertainty of Mass Spring System Using Robust Control Technique....Pages 633-642 Scalable Design and Synthesis of 3D Mesh Network on Chip....Pages 643-651 Application of Remote Sensing in the Monitoring of Biogas Production....Pages 653-659 Parallel Algorithm for LaGrange’s Interpolation on BSN-Mesh....Pages 661-666 Design of Broadband Monopole Microstrip Antenna Using Rectangular Slot....Pages 667-672 HAAR like Feature-Based Car Key Detection Using Cascade Classifier....Pages 673-682 Global Stability of Dynamic Model for Worm Propagation in Wireless Sensor Network....Pages 683-688 WPAN-Based Energy Efficient Automation System for Buildings....Pages 689-694 An Intelligent GA-Optimized Fuzzy Controller for Automatic Generation Control for a Two-Area Interconnected System....Pages 695-704 Design and Verification of 16-Bit Vedic Multiplier Using 3:2 Compressors and 4-Bit Novel Adder....Pages 705-713 Brain Tumor Segmentation in Glioma Images Using Multimodal MR Imagery....Pages 715-722 Design and Sizing of Decentralized Grid-Connected Solar Power Plant....Pages 723-732 Effect of Faults on Power Electronic Devices for ZSI-Fed Induction Motor Drive System....Pages 733-739 Design of a Multiband Filter for Future Wireless Communication....Pages 741-746 Gait-Based Human Recognition by Multiple Wavelet Coherence....Pages 747-752 Automatic Segmentation of Brain MRI of Newborn and Premature Infants Using Neural Network....Pages 753-760 An Efficient Handoff Using RFID Tags....Pages 761-769 A Robust and Fast Technique to Detect Copy Move Forgery in Digital Images Using SLIC Segmentation and SURF Keypoints....Pages 771-777 VPBC: A Varying Probability-Based Clustering for Energy Enhancement in WSN....Pages 779-786 Biosignal Acquisition of Stress Monitoring Through Wearable Device....Pages 787-793 Implementation of Heartbeat Sensing Using PSoC3....Pages 795-802 Design and Implementation of Wearable Device for Water Management System for Household Usage....Pages 803-809 High Speed-Low Power Divide-by-16/17 Dual Modulus Prescaler Using C2MOS....Pages 811-816 Design and Optimization of Luggage Tracking System on Airport....Pages 817-823 Contact Thickness Variation Effect on Performance of Novel Organic Thin Film Transistor....Pages 825-832 Comparative Analysis of Various Adaptive Filter Structures Using Simulink....Pages 833-838 Experimental Investigations on the Effects of Dust Fouling on PV Module....Pages 839-845 Study of Parametric Effects on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell....Pages 847-854 Performance Investigation of ANN Controller-Assisted Small Hydro Power Generation System....Pages 855-861 GA-Tuned 2DOFPID-Based Biomass Concentration Control of Bioreactor....Pages 863-869 Microcontroller and FPGA-Based Analysis of 8 × 48 LED Matrix Display with Keyboard Interface....Pages 871-877 Software Reliability Prediction Based on Ensemble Models....Pages 879-885 Wireless Sensor Network Based Patient Health Monitoring and Tracking System....Pages 887-894 Maple Leaf Planar Fractal Antenna for Energy Harvesting Applications....Pages 895-902 Performance of Dual Metal-Double Gate Tunnel Field Effect Transistor with Different Dielectrics....Pages 903-917 An In-Memory-Based Big Data Analytics with Two-Level Storage on Private Cloud....Pages 919-925 Drive Current Boosting Using Pocket Implant Near to the Strained SiGe/Si Source with Single-Metal/Dual-Metal Double-Gate Tunnel Field-Effect Transistor....Pages 927-933 Distributed Intrusion Detection System for TCP Flood Attack....Pages 935-942 An Optimized Approach: Air Energy Trap System in Railways for Power Generation....Pages 943-950 Implementation of Ladder Logic for Control of Pipeline Inspection Robot Using PLC....Pages 951-958 Design of Wearable Device for Muscle Fatigue Monitoring....Pages 959-964 A Novel Design of Inexpensive, Heavy Payload and High Mobility ORQ Robot....Pages 965-971 Hindi Dialect (Bangro) Spoken Language Recognition (HD-SLR) System Using Sphinx3....Pages 973-978 Fingerprint-Based Attendance System Using MATLAB....Pages 979-989 Investigations on the Effects of Partial Shading and Dust Accumulation on PV Module Performance....Pages 991-998 Design and Development an Embedded System for Multichannel Data Acquisition for Use in Networked Monitoring System....Pages 999-1004 Early Stage Identification of Localized Brain Atrophy Using Bioimage Processing Algorithms....Pages 1005-1012 Dual Gate Organic Inverter Circuit Behavior Analysis Based on Diode Load Logic Configuration....Pages 1013-1018 Substrate Integrated Waveguide Leaky Wave Antenna with Backward to Forward Scanning Capability....Pages 1019-1025 Optimal Power Dispatch in Competitive Market....Pages 1027-1033 Improvement in Performance of OLED by Introducing Additional Hole Blocking Layer....Pages 1035-1041 Background Subtraction Method for Object Detection and Tracking....Pages 1043-1050 Impact of Gate Thickness Variation and Dielectric on the Performance of Vertical Organic Thin Film Transistor....Pages 1051-1056 Depth Analysis of Organic Bilayer Solar Cell and Their Performance Parameters Extraction....Pages 1057-1063 Four-Stage Telecommunication Switching Design and Synthesis....Pages 1065-1072 Nanoferrite Embedded in Poly(O-Toluidine) and Polyaniline Matrix for EMI Shielding....Pages 1073-1078 Design and Performance Analysis of Bowtie-Shaped Slotted Rectangular Patch Antenna for Terahertz (THz) Applications....Pages 1079-1085 FPGA Implementation of UDP/IP Stack Using TSE IP Core and Transfer Data at 1 Gbps....Pages 1087-1093 Channel Capacity in MIMO OFDM System....Pages 1095-1102 Digital Image Processing-Based Water Pollution Control System....Pages 1103-1111 Switched Capacitor Circuit Realization of Sigma-Delta ADC for Temperature Sensor....Pages 1113-1120 Calculation of Aircraft Altitude Using RADAR Dataset: A Basic Study and Implementation of FM Concept....Pages 1121-1128 Development and Analysis of FSR and RFID Based Authentication System....Pages 1129-1135 Back Matter....Pages 1137-1143 ....Pages 1145-1151