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As technology is exponentially regenerated and developed; new educational methods are needed to assure better educational outcomes. Recently schools have started integrating recent technology into the educational process in order to attract students and increase their engagement in the process. This paper will demonstrate how an augmented immersive reality mobile application can work to enrich the...
This paper presents an Augmented Interactive Reality book (AIR) application, aimed to enhance the reading experience of adult-learners by incorporating Augmented Reality (AR) technology to improve the interaction of normal books. Various features and characteristics of Augmented Reality (AR) were applied to the chosen book, "My Vision" written by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum,...
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Learning theory in education has progressed dramatically with the rapid development of modern technologies. Modern learning theory has found that learning performance can be improved effectively through cooperative/ collaborative learning. How to group students in one class based on their different learning capabilities is a key to success in education. Two grouping types of homogeneous and heterogeneous...
Localization of sensor nodes is an important aspect in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). This paper presents an improved DV-hop localization algorithm which increases the accuracy of DV-hop algorithm without significant increase in the computational complexity. The first proposed algorithm utilizes K-means technique followed by node repositioning. The second proposed algorithm is also based on K-means...
Over the last years, indoor localization and navigation is becoming a hot topic. With the increasing number of buildings, indoor positioning and navigation has turned out to be more important than outdoors. In the literature, many papers discuss wireless based indoor positioning systems. Essentially based on Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) or existing solutions...
This paper investigates a hybrid technique that uses a combined version of Received Signal Strength (RSS) and Direction of arrival (DOA) localization techniques. Simulation results prove that using the hybrid technique in one node increases the localization accuracy and provides the node with the capability of localizing other nodes by itself without any assistance from other nodes. The performance...
Direction of Arrival (DOA) is one of the positioning techniques that can be used to localize the position of sensor nodes in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). This paper presents a comparison between linear and circular array geometry in DOA estimation using MUltiple SIgnal Classification (MUSIC). A full analytical model for each geometry is developed and a comparative study of the performance of both...
Localization of sensor nodes is an important aspect in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). This paper presents an overview of the major localization techniques for WSNs. These techniques are classified into centralized and distributed depending on where the computational effort is carried out. The paper concentrates on the factors that need to be considered when selecting a localization technique. The...
In this paper, a self-aware wireless sensor network is proposed that can provide a joint localisation and orientation of its internal sensor nodes in the network or its external target-of-interests within the network. The proposed algorithm is capable of determining both the localisation estimate and, if necessary, the orientation estimate of the nodes. Apart from that, it is able to cope with the...
Returnable transport items (RTIs) are key elements for enabling a smooth flow of goods throughout supply chains. Despite their importance, RTIs can be prone to high loss and breakage rates. Today’s RTI management processes are rather inefficient and are based on estimates about when, where and how RTIs are utilised. This limited visibility inevitably causes the involved parties to feel less responsible...
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