This book examines mechatronics and automatic control systems. The book covers important emerging topics in signal processing, control theory, sensors, mechanic manufacturing systems and automation. The book presents papers from the second International Conference on Mechatronics and Automatic Control Systems held in Beijing, China on September 20-21, 2014.

Vol. I.- Development of a Multiple Stage Single-three Phase Power Converter.- An Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm Guided by Lévy Flights Disturbance Strategy for Global Optimization.- Modeling and Simulation of the Emergency Diesel Generator Based-on MATLAB.- Improvement of the Positioning Accuracy in GNSS Positioning Based on Neural Network.- Fingerprint Indoor Localization Algorithm Based on Modified AdaBoost.- The Metal Oxide Arresters On-line Monitoring System Based on WIA-PA.-Two-stage Optimal Scheduling Model of Hydro-thermal Electricity Based on Generation Performance.- Optimization Model of Multi-type Generating Units based on Latin Hypercube Sampling Method and Mean Lower Semi-absolute Deviation Theory.- Wind Farm Reactive Power Compensation Capacity Configuration.- Direction of Arrival Estimation of Two Wide-band Sources with Four-element Planar Cross Array Based on Three Algorithms.- Fast Segmentation Algorithm Based on Texture.- Optimal Test Selection of Complex Electronic System Based on Improved Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm.- External Evaluation of Power Supply Service Based on Zadeh Fuzzy Process.- Fault Features Study of Doubly-Fed Induction Generators on the Stator Windings Turn-To-Turn Short Circuit.- Rotor Fault Slots Positioning of Doubly-Fed Induction Generators Based on Wavelet Decomposition.- An Improved Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm to Optimize the Parameters of PID.- Estimation of the State of Charge of the Battery Based on Driving Cycles Discriminant.- A 3D Coupled Field-Circuit Model for Analyzing the Internal Short-Circuit Faults of Power Transformer.- Based on the Power Factors of DFIG Wind Farm for Power Flow Optimization.- A Simple and Fast Edge Finding Algorithm for Generating RWG Function.- Internal AC Fault of Converter Station Based on Modular Multilevel Converter High Voltage Direct Current.- A Novel Method of On-line Measuring and Analyzing the Source Impedance.- Harmonic Analyzing Based onCubic Spline Interpolated Arithmetic Fourier Transform.-Test Points Selection Method Research Based on Genetic Algorithm and Binary Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm.- Comparison of Form-finding Methods for Transmission Lines Based on ANSYS.- Power Flow Calculation for Weakly Meshed Distribution Network with Distributed Generations and Electric Vehicles.- Position Detection and Error Compensation for Tubular PMLSM with Hall-effect Sensors.- Security Monitoring Technology of Smart Grids.- Simulation Analyses and Realization of Lightning Current Monitoring System on Transmission Lines.- Analysis of Back Flashover Lightning Withstanding Level of 500kV Double-Circuit Transmission Lines.- Application of Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition on Stator Inter-turn Short Circuit Fault in Doubly-fed Induction Generators.- Distribution System Reliability Assessment Based on the Improved Monte Carlo Method.- A Computing Tool for Composite Power System Reliability Evaluation Based on Monte Carlo Simulation and Parallel Processing.- Review of Voltage Sag Disturbance Recognition.- The Exterior Type Consistency Inspection System for Smart Meter.- Fault Diagnosis for Power Transformer Mainly Based on Power-on State Variables.- Automatic Generation of Power System Wiring Diagram Using XSL Based on SVG.- The Ice Edge Detection of Transmission Line Based On Structured Forest Algorithm.- Robust Control for Electrical Servo System Based on Sliding Mode Disturbance Observer.- Simulation Analysis of Impacts of Flow Characteristics on Power Oscillation.- Life Assessment and Optimized Maintenance System of Transformer Based on HST Model.- Design of Real-time Tracking System on High-Voltage Direct Current Converter Station Control and Protection System.- Transmission Line Parameters Coupling Algo-rithm Based on Synchronous Sampling Signals.- Analysis of Electromagnetic Interference Effects on Gas Pipelines Due to a Nearby Parallel UHV Transmission Line.- Online Monitoring System of the Grounding Status of Transmission Line Tower.- Novel Fault Isolation Method for Distributed Regional Longitudinal Protection in Smart Distribution Grid.- Grid Dispatching of Energy Saving and Environmental Protection Based on Thermodynamic System Model with Flow Dimension.- Targeted Comprehensive Strategy for Lightning Protection and Its Application in Anhui Power Grid.- Application of Leader Progression Model in Insulation Flashover Criterion for Lightning Performance Calculation.- The Risk Index System of Power Transformer Life Cycle Cost and Its Weight Determination.- Application of Differentiated Lightning Protection to Typical Transmission Lines in Mountainous Area.- The Effect of Hazheng Ultra High Voltage Di-rect Current Commutation Failure on Wind Power.- Chaotic Property Identification and Prediction of Performance Degradation Time Series for Hydropower Unit.- Vehicle Weigh-in-motion Systems Based on Particle Swarm Optimization.- Saturated Load Forecasting Based on Nonlinear System Dynamics.- An Maximum Power Point Tracking Method for Photovoltaic Systems.- Cosimulation Method for Asynchronous Motor Based on SaberRd_Simulink.- Selection Strategy of Form-finding Methods for Transmission Lines Based on ANSYS.- Research and Development of Prejudging Device for Open Circuit in Secondary Side of Current Transformer.- Motion State and Transient Analysis of Hybrid Power Coupling Mechanism Based on Matlab and Solidworks.- An Improved Unscented Kalman Filter Algorithm Based on QR Decomposition.- Comparison of UAV Target Tracking Techniques.- The Application of Fuzzy Pattern Recognition on Electromotor Malfunction Diagnosis.- Fuzzy Algorithm-Based Manufacturing Equipment Classification.- Multi-scale Fault Frequency Extraction Method Based on EEMD for Slewing Bearing Fault Diagnosis.- Robust Variance Control Algorithm for Dish Solar Generation Tracking System.- Low Speed Stability of Tracking Turntable for the Unmanned Air Vehicle Landing.- Vol. II.- Analysis of The Magnetic Field Homogeneity of Two Different Geometric Configurations of The Helmholtz Coils by Simulation.- A Multi-channel High Precision Pulse Counting System Based on FPGA.- High-Precision Ultrasonic Flow Measurement Based on GP22.- Vibration Test of Dynamic Target Based on Stereo Machine Vision.- Fiber-Optic Extrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometer Pressure Sensor Demodulation System with Three Quadrature Signals.- Capacity Improvement by Multi-User Virtual Multi-input and Multi-output System in a Measured Indoor Environment at 5 GHz.- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Based on Large Data.- Diagnosis Expert System Design of a Certain Ordnance Launch Circuit.- Selection of Test Points Based on Heuristic Graph Search.- The Routing Protocol Based on the Aggregation of Routing Table in Cognitive Ad Hoc Networks.- The Lateral Channel Active Disturbance Rejection Controller Design of Small Air-to-Ground Missile for Helicopter.- Fast Image Fog Removal Based on Gray Image Guided Filter.- Parallel Acquisition Architecture for DS_FH Hybrid Spread Spectrum Signal in TT&C.- Arcless Interruption Method of Alternating CurrentContactor.- A High Speed LVDS Driver Design in 0.35-µm CMOS Technology.- Monitoring CE'3 Rover Movement Using Same Beam Interferometry with China Deep Space Network.- The Design of Smart Car Based on A Kind of Dynamic Threshold Algorithm and Speed Control Algorithm.- Face Recognition Based on Cross Validation by Support Vector Machine.- The Management and Monitor System of Tunnel Construction Based on Internet of Things.- A Novel Method of Frequency Selective Surface Transmission Characteristics Test.- Control Strategy of Hybrid Active Filter Based on Output Voltage Correction.- Wireless Optogenetics: An Exploration of Portable Microdevices for Small Animal Photostimulation.- Multi-scale Relevance Vector Machine Fault Prediction based on Genetic Algorithm Optimization.- Analysis of 750kV High Resistance Operation.- Research and Design ofLossy Compression Algorithm in Embedded Real-time Database.- A Novel Planar Elliptical Dipole Antenna for Ultra-wideband Application.- Influence of the Snubber Circuit on the Commutation Process of High-power Five-level Converter.- Color Image Segmentation Using Multilevel Thresholding-Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization.- Automotive Light Control System Development based on Kinetis KEA.- A Modified Design of Active Magnetic Bearing Controller.- Multiple Channel Assignment and Recycling Algorithm for MR-MC Network Architecture.- Construction of One-Coincidence Frequency-Hopping Sequence Set with Optimal Performance.- A Social Network based Intelligent Collaborative Decision Model with Larger Group Consensus Requirements for Collaborative B2B E-commerce.- Toward the Association Rules of Meteorological Data Mining Based on Cloud Computing.- A Novel In-flight Alignment Algorithm for Airborne Strapdown INS with Assistant of Doppler Radar.- Compiling Missile Environmental Spectrum and Accelerated Corrosion Test Method.- Design of Low Power Humidity and Temperature Collector based on STM32.- Design of Router for Network on Chip based on Network Coding.- Implementation Method for Class J Power Amplifiers.- Paerosols' Statistical Fractal Characteristics based on Its Shape Parameter in Optical Sensor.- Analysis of Circulating Currents in Modular Multilevel Converter-Static Synchronous Compensator.- Universal Control of Second-Order Non-holonomic Systems.- An Improved Concurrent Programming Architectural Model Based on Cloud Computing.- Passivity and Biological Control of Singular Mammal Body Complexity System.- Image Retrieval of Poisonous Mushrooms Based on Relevance Feedback and Clustering Algorithm.- An Anti-Collision Protocol of Adaptive Tree Slot without Tag Estimation.- Development of an Elevator Energy Consumption Monitoring Device.- A Hierarchical Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Registration Method for Change Detection.- Fast Beamforming Based on SPSA for MobileSatellite Antenna.- An Improved Character Recognition Algorithm Based on Shape.- H8 Control for NRPCS Based on Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Model.- Infrared Small Target Detection Using Two-Dimensional Least Mean Square Filter Based on Neighborhood Information.- Robust Optimization Design for Cylindrical Helical Spring Based on Improve Particle Swarm Algorithm.- Infrared Dim and Small Target Detection Based on the Human Visual Attention Mechanism.- Meticulous Restricted Equivalent Transformation on Singular Systems.- A Reference Architecture of Data Acquisition and Signal Processing of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor System.- A Line Structured Light Visual Sensor for Road Obstacle Detection.- Reconnaissance Technology about Reflective Panoramic Vision for Unmanned Platform.- Platform Construction of Vegetable Safety Traceability.- A Mobile Gateway Assisted Transmission Scheme for Wireless Sensor Network.- Adaptive Mobile Gateway: QoS-Guaranteed Challenges for Wireless Sensor Networks.- Soft-sensing of Coal Ash Content Based on Dual-Energy G-Rays.- A Method to Eliminate the Effect of Sound Path Length Change of Ultrasonic Heat Meter.- A Novel Ultrasonic Transducer Module with Own Reference Sound Channel for Flow Measurement.- Intelligent Control of Servo Motor Driven Shock Absorber Performance Tester.- The Application and Experimental of High-pressure Water Mist Fire Extinguishing System in the Tobacco Industry.- Model Predictive Controller and Fractional Order PI Controller Application in Cascade System.