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Demonstrator technologii C-IED
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia budowę i działanie opracowanego na Politechnice Gdańskiej demonstratora technologicznego systemu AEGIS, przeznaczonego do przeciwdziałania atakom z wykorzystaniem prowizorycznych urządzeń wybuchowych detonowanych drogą radiową (RCIED — Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices). Przedstawiono zaimplementowaną oryginalną metodę generowania sygnału zagłuszającego o dowolnie ukształtowanym widmie częstotliwościowym,...
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Distinctive properties of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) originating from the Carpathian and Great Poland-Pomeranian of Nature and Forest Land
PublicationIn this paper values of properties of Scots pine, the fracture toughness and of shear yield stress in the shear zone are presented. Samples of Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood of two provenances from Poland were tested. These properties were determined from the values of cutting power obtained experimentally on the saw frame PRW-15M. The values of fracture toughness and shear yield stress based on the Atkins model for cutting...
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Empirical Propagation Model for the Container Terminal Environment
PublicationIn the paper the empirical propagation model for mobile radio links in a container terminal environment is presented and the investigated environment Deepwater Container Terminal in Gdansk, Poland) is characterized. Described empirical model was elaborated on the basis of almost 290 thousand propagation path measurements in real conditions. The diversity of conditions occurring in different places of the container terminal has...
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Non-Linear Interaction of Harmonic Waves in a Quasi-Isentropic Flow of Magnetic Gas
PublicationThe diversity of wave modes in the magnetic gas gives rise to a wide variety of nonlinear phenomenaassociated with these modes. We focus on the planar fast and slow magnetosound waves in the geometryof a flow where the wave vector forms an arbitrary angleθwith the equilibrium straight magnetic field.Nonlinear distortions of a modulated signal in the magnetic gas are considered and compared to thatin unmagnetised gas. The case of...
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The Niching Mechanism in the Evolutionary Method of Path Planning
PublicationThis paper presents the concept of the niching mechanism in the evolutionary method of path planning. The problem is considered based on the example of a ship path planning. In this method the diversity of individuals is tested in respect to their physical distance, not the fitness function value. The researches show that such an approach increases effectiveness of solution space exploration, what results in a final solution with...
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Attitudes towards Collaboration in Multicultural Teams in the opinion of Polish and Chinese Students
PublicationThe main goal of this paper is to present results of research that addresses the issue of attitudes towards working in both multicultural and single culture teams among Polish and Chinese students. The relationship between those attitudes and factors that includes individual experiences of research participants as well as characteristics of team tasks was analyzed. The research was conducted with students of one Polish and one...
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Whirling system of water exchangein breeding pools
PublicationTo secure the proper conditions of life for sea mammals existing in closed systems one has to maintain the character of the breeding basins (i.e. shape, dimensions, facing of walls and bottom, quality and motion of water) as natural as possible. An appropriate system of water exchange plays a very important role here. A full renewal of water is time-consuming, expensive and troublesome, so can be made only periodically, and should...
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Graphene Oxide as Mine of Knowledge: Using Graphene Oxide To Teach Undergraduate Students Core Chemistry and Nanotechnology Concepts
PublicationThe aim of this laboratory experiment is to utilize graphene oxide (GO) material to introduce under-graduate students to many well-known concepts of general chemistry. GO is a new nanomaterial that has generated worldwide interest and can be easily produced in every well-equipped undergraduate chemical laboratory. An in-depth examination of GO synthesis, as well as a study of its structure and properties, allows students to familiarize...
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Investigation on Damage-Involved Structural Response of Colliding Steel Structures during Ground Motions
PublicationEarthquakes are the most unpredictable damaging loads which can affect civil engineering structures. Due to insufficient separation distance between adjacent structures with different dynamic properties, structural collisions may occur during ground motions. Although the research on structural pounding has recently been much advanced, the studies have mainly been conducted for concrete structures. The aim of this paper is to show...
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CSR education in Poland- current situation and future challenges
PublicationThe importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in nowadays business reality is constantly growing thanks to many factors, including the important promotional effort at all possible authorities levels and increasing educational effort of universities and in particular of business schools. Since there is no commonly accepted guideline/curriculum/content of social responsibility (SR) education, business schools at higher...
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Processes of enhancing the intelligence of Learning Organizations on the basis of Competence Centers
PublicationThe process of organizational learning and proper knowledge management became today one of the major challenges for the organization acting in the knowledge-based economy. According to the observations of the authors of this paper the demand for formalization of knowledge management processes and organizational learning is particularly evident in research institutions, established either by the universities, or the companies. The...
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Multi-agent large-scale parallel crowd simulation
PublicationThis paper presents design, implementation and performance results of a new modular, parallel, agent-based and large scale crowd simulation environment. A parallel application, implemented with C and MPI, was implemented and run in this parallel environment for simulation and visualization of an evacuation scenario at Gdansk University of Technology, Poland and further in the area of districts of Gdansk. The application uses a...
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Modelling of some stealth features for a small navy ship at the concept design stage.
PublicationIn this paper the basic research problems associated with modelling the basic stealth features for a small navy ship at the concept design stage are introduced. Amongst the major stealth features considered are: the modification of the immersed ship hull form by a rapid change of the ship loading condition, and modification of the ship boundary layer by the hull skin cover. The other stealth features of the ship are not presented...
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Comparison of calculated and measured thermal stresses in asphalt concrete
PublicationThe paper presents the comparison of calculated and measured thermal stresses induced in restrained asphalt concrete specimens by cooling. Thermal stresses were measured in the Thermal Stress Restrained Specimen Test. The calculations of thermal stresses were performed with the use of a theoretical formula based on the temperature dependent stiffness modulus. The novel approach applied in this paper was that the stiffness modulus...
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Scholarly communication activities in the fields of chemistry and economics. A Polish perspective
PublicationThis study examines the scholarly communication activities in two scientific fields, chemistry and economics, in a Polish context. The dissertation aims at investigating what characterises the publishing choices of researchers and what supplementary forms for the dissemination of research output are used by scholars. In addition, the paper is looking into what are the views and awareness of open access and institutional repositories...
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Developing Methodology for Model Tests of Floating Platforms in Low -Depth Towing Tank
PublicationThe paper presents two different methods of physical modeling of semi-submersible platform mooring system for research in low depth towing tank. The tested model was made in the scale of 1:100 resembling the "Thunder Horse" platform moored in the Gulf of Mexico at a depth of 1,920 m. Its mooring system consisted of 16 semi-taut mooring lines (chain-wire-chain) spaced starshape and attached at the bottom to suction piles. The tests...
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Iranian future healthcare professionals’ knowledge and opinions about rare diseases: cross‑sectional study
PublicationBackground: Rare diseases are a new global health priority, requiring evidence-based estimates of the global prevalenceof diseases to inform public policymakers and provide a serious challenge to the healthcare system that must not be ignored. The purpose of this study is to investigate Iranian future healthcare professionals’ knowledge and opinions about rare diseases.Results: A total of 6838 students responded...
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A Highly Scalable, Modular Architecture for Computer Aided Assessment e-Learning Systems
PublicationIn this chapter, the authors propose a novel e-learning system, dedicated strictly to knowledge assessment tasks. In its functioning it utilizes web-based technologies, but its design differs radically from currently popular e-learning solutions which rely mostly on thin-client architecture. The authors' research proved that such architecture, while well suited for didactic content distribution systems is ill-suited for knowledge...
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Application of chiral chromatography for enantiomeric separation of currently used pesticides from various chemical groups
PublicationChiral pesticides account for more than 25 % of currently used pesticides and this ratio is still increasing. According to the number of chiral centers in the structure, a pesticide may consist of two or multiple enantiomers or stereoisomers. Studies into the stereoselective behaviour of pesticides started in the early 1990s and most research efforts focused on understanding the environmental fate and effects of these pesticides....
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Long-term comparative evaluation of an acoustic climate in selected schools before and after the acoustic treatment
PublicationThe results of long-term continuous noise measurements in two selected schools are presented in the paper. Noise characteristics were measured continuously there for approximately 16 months. Measurements started eight months prior to the acoustic treatment of the school corridors of both schools. An evaluation of the acoustic climates in both schools, before and after the acoustic treatment, was performed based on comparison of...
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A novel architecture for e-learning knowledge assessment systems
PublicationIn this paper we propose a novel e-learning system, dedicated strictly to knowledge assessment tasks. In its functioning it utilizes web-based technologies, but its design differs radically from currently popular e-learning solutions which rely mostly on thin-client architecture. Our research proved that such architecture, while well suited for didactic content distribution systems is ill-suited for knowledge assessment products....
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A novel architecture for e-learning knowledge assessment systems
PublicationIn this paper we propose a novel e-learning system, dedicated strictly to knowledge assessment tasks. In its functioning it utilizes web-based technologies, but its design differs radically from currently popular e-learning solutions which rely mostly on thin-client architecture. Our research proved that such architecture, while well suited for didactic content distribution systems is ill-suited for knowledge assessment products....
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A novel architecture for e-learning knowledge assessment systems
PublicationAbstract. In this paper we propose a novel e-learning system, dedicated strictly to knowledge assessment tasks. In its functioning it utilizes web-based technologies, but its design differs radically from currently popular e-learning solutions which rely mostly on thin-client architecture. Our research proved that such architecture,while well suited for didactic content distribution systems is ill-suited for knowledge assessment...
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Initial Investigation of Wave Interactions During Simultaneous Valve Closures in Hydraulic Piping Systems
PublicationThe effects of interference of pressure waves in simple piping systems were studied. A freeware computer code Allievi developed at the University of Valencia was used to simulate dynamic waveforms in simple and complex networks. The tests were carried out according to three scenarios. No pressure increases significantly exceeding the Joukowsky pressure in simple cases were noticed. When the effects of the simultaneous closing of...
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Experimental review of the performances of protective coatings for interconnects in solid oxide fuel cells
PublicationFerritic stainless steel interconnects are used in solid oxide fuel cells; however, coatings are required to improve their performance. Although several types of coatings have been proposed, they have been scarcely investigated under similar conditions. This study compares the characteristics of uncoated Crofer 22 APU and eight different coatings on Crofer 22 APU for up to 3000 h at 800 ◦C. The coatings were deposited at various...
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Laboratory investigation with subbottom parametric echosounder SES-2000 standard with an emphasis on reflected pure signals analysis
PublicationThe main goal of the paper is to describe correlations between measurements results of trials taken on Gulf of Gdańsk bottom sounded with parametric echosounder SES-2000 Standard and laboratory research where collected during survey sediments were measured. Stationary tests took place at Gdansk University of Technology where 30 meters long 1.8 meter deep and 3 meters wide water tank is located. Main lobe of antenna was directed...
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Development of a tropical disease diagnosis system using artificial neural network and GIS
PublicationExpert systems for diagnosis of tropical diseases have been developed and implemented for over a decade with varying degrees of success. While the recent introduction of artificial neural networks has helped to improve the diagnosis accuracy of such systems, this aspect is still negatively affected by the number of supported diseases. A large number of supported diseases usually corresponds to a high number of overlapping symptoms,...
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Including the Dark Side of Entrepreneurship in the Entrepreneurship Education
PublicationPursuing an entrepreneurial career is often rewarding in terms of both economic and psychological outcomes. However, becoming an entrepreneur also has its darker side that affects professional and personal life. Meanwhile, the positivity bias is prevalent in entrepreneurial education and research. It is recognized as emphasizing the advantages of becoming an entrepreneur and giving considerably less attention to potential downsides....
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Genetic and pharmacologic proteasome augmentation ameliorates Alzheimer’s-like pathology in mouse and fly APP overexpression models
PublicationThe proteasome has key roles in neuronal proteostasis, including the removal of misfolded and oxidized proteins, presynaptic protein turnover, and synaptic efficacy and plasticity. Proteasome dysfunction is a prominent feature of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We show that prevention of proteasome dysfunction by genetic manipulation delays mortality, cell death, and cognitive deficits in fly and cell culture AD models. We developed...
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Influence of Road Wetness on Tire-Pavement Rolling Resistance
PublicationRolling resistance of tires is one of the most important factors influencing energy consumption of road vehicles, especially on rural roads. For practical reasons, most of rolling resistance measurements are usually performed for dry road conditions. Based on the fact that roads are wet during a considerable time over the year and as part of the projects MIRIAM, ROLRES and ROSANNE, the TUG (Technical University of Gdańsk) in Poland...
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Road texture influence on tyre rolling resistance
PublicationTyre performance, one of the critical factors for vehicle users, is strongly related to theroad surface characteristics, most notably to the pavement texture. Phenomena that occur at the tyre/road interface affect tyre friction (skid resistance), rolling resistance, tyre wear and tyre/road noise. This article deals with relationship between surface texture and rolling resistance of light and heavy vehicle tyres. Mean profile depth...
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UKŁAD DO DEMAGNETYZACJI RDZENIA TRANSFORMATORA ENERGETYCZNEGO
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono dwie koncepcje układu do demagnetyzacji rdzenia transformatora, którego zadaniem jest sprowadzenie strumieni szczątkowych do wartości jak najbliższych zera. Układy opracowano przy założeniu, że do rozmagnesowania są wykorzystywane uzwojenia transformatora, a prąd rozmagnesowujący powstaje na skutek swobodnych oscylacji w obwodzie LC. Funkcjonowanie układów przeanalizowano metodą symulacji komputerowych. Przedyskutowano...
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KOAKSJALNY MAGNETOKUMULACYJNY GENERATOR PRĄDU
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki symulacji komputerowej koaksjalnego magnetokumulacyjnego generatora prądu (MGP). Badania symulacyjne przeprowadzono dla różnych wartości średnicy wewnętrznej, długości i prędkości odkształcania elementu MGP
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ZASTOSOWANIE PROGRAMU SMATH W ANALIZIE STANÓW USTALONYCH W OBWODACH ELEKTRYCZNYCH
PublicationW pracy zaprezentowano oprogramowanie pomocne w nauczaniu studentów analizy obwodów elektrycznych. Programy utworzone w systemie SMATH [2] umożliwiające rozwiązać zadania z obwodów elektrycznych, stanowią interesujące narzędzie wspomagające proces nauczania. Możliwość tworzenia przez studentów własnych struktur obwodów elektrycznych, z podglądem zastosowanych w obliczeniach równań i wyników tych obliczeń jest ciekawą alternatywą...
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Internet system for supply and temperature control in server rooms
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Pipelined sceling of signed residue numbers with the mixed-radix conversion in the programmable gate array
PublicationIn this work a scaling technique of signed residue numbers is proposed. The method is based on conversion to the Mixed-Radix System (MRS) adapted for the FPGA implementation. The scaling factor is assumed to be a moduli product from the Residue Number System (RNS) base. Scaling is performed by scaling of terms of the mixed-radix expansion, generation of residue reprezentation of scaled terms, binary addition of these representations...
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ANALIZA WPŁYWU NIEJEDNOCZESNOŚCI ZAMYKANIA BIEGUNÓW ŁĄCZNIKA NA PRĄDY ZAŁĄCZENIOWE TRANSFORMATORA W STANIE JAŁOWYM
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki obliczeń symulacyjnych prądów załączeniowych transformatora dla różnych sekwencji zamykania biegunów łącznika. Sekwencje różniły się kolejnością łączenia faz oraz czasami opóźnienia w zamykaniu biegunów. Rozważono także kilka wariantów stanu namagnesowania szczątkowego rdzenia. Na podstawie analizy wyników stwierdzono, że przy jednoczesnym zamykaniu biegunów łącznika, właściwy dobór chwili załączenia...
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Scaling of numbers in residue arithmetic with the flexible selection of scaling factor
PublicationA scaling technique of numbers in resudue arithmetic with the flexible selection of the scaling factor is presented. The required scaling factor can be selected from the set of moduli products of the Residue Number System (RNS) base. By permutation of moduli of the number system base it is possible to create many auxilliary Mixed-Radix Systems associated with the given RNS with respect to the base, but they have different sets...
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Pipelined division of signed numbers with the use of residue arithmetic for small number range with the programmable gate array
PublicationIn this work an architecture of the pipelined signed residue divider for the small number range is presented. Its operation is based on reciprocal calculation and multiplication by the dividend. The divisor in the signed binary form is used to compute the approximated reciprocal in the residue form by the table look-up. In order to limit the look-up table address an algorithm based on segmentation of the divisor into two segments...
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Comparison of selected algorithms for scheduling workflow applications with dynamically changing service availability
PublicationThis paper compares the quality and execution times of several algorithms for scheduling service based workflow applications with changeable service availability and parameters. A workflow is defined as an acyclic directed graph with nodes corresponding to tasks and edges to dependencies between tasks. For each task, one out of several available services needs to be chosen and scheduled to minimize the workflow execution time and...
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Stereoskopowy pomiar odległości
PublicationPomiar odległości jest jedną z podstawowych operacji spotykanych w systemach przemysłowych i militarnych. W pracy przedstawiono urządzenie do precyzyjnego pomiaru małych odległości nieprzekraczających 15 m. Urządzenie będzie zainstalowane na platformie mobilnej przewidzianej do pomiaru temperatury linii wysokiego napięcia z użyciem kamery termowizyjnej. Pomiar tą metodą wymaga określenia odległości od obiektu. Wartość odległości...
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HIGH LEVEL SYNTHESIS IN FPGA OF TCS/RNS CONVERTER
PublicationThe work presents the design process of the TCS/RNS (two's complement–to– residue) converter in Xilinx FPGA with the use of HLS approach. This new approach allows for the design of dedicated FPGA circuits using high level languages such as C++ language. Such approach replaces, to some extent, much more tedious design with VHDL or Verilog and facilitates the design process. The algorithm realized by the given hardware circuit is...
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BEZDOTYKOWY POMIAR TEMPERATURY Z WYKORZYSTANIEM MATRYCY IR Z KOMPENSACJĄ BŁĘDU BAZUJĄC NA WYZNACZANIU ODLEGŁOŚCI OD OBIEKTU
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia metody doboru parametrów algorytmu kompensacji błędu pomiaru temperatury przy użyciu czujnika termowizyjnego. W pracy przedstawiono analizę parametrów fizycznych obiektu oraz ich wpływ na dobór sensora do bezdotykowego pomiaru temperatury. Zaprezentowano również koncepcję urządzenia wyposażonego w termowizyjny czujnik matrycowy do autonomicznego pomiaru temperatury obiektu z automatyczną kompensacją błędu na...
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Analiza właściwości emiterów LCR
PublicationOd wielu lat pojawiają się publikacje dotyczące konstrukcji emiterów służących do wypromieniowania energii pola elektromagnetycznego z układów, w których są wytwarzane impulsy prądowe o krótkim czasie trwania (rzędu ns lub µs) i znaczącej wartości szczytowej (rzędu MA). Tego rodzaju emitery nazywane są w języku angielskim Large Current Radiators (LCR). Budowa emitera LCR powinna zapewniać możliwie niewielką indukcyjność (rzędu...
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FPGA realization of an improved alpha max plus beta min algorithm
PublicationThe generalized improved version of the alpha max plus beta min square-rooting algorithm and its realization in the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) are presented. The algorithm computes the square root to calculate the approximate magnitude of a complex sample. It is especially useful for pipelined calculations in the DSP. In case of four approximation regions it is possible to reduce the peak error form 3.95% to 0.33%. This...
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On configuration of residue scaling process in pipelined radix-4 MQRNS FFT processor
PublicationResidue scaling is needed in pipelined FFT radix-4 processors based on the Modified Quadratic Residue Number System (MQRNS) at the output of each butterfly. Such processor uses serial connection of radix-4 butterflies. Each butterfly comprises n subunits, one for each modulus of the RNS base and outputs four complex residue numbers. In order to prevent the arithmetic overflow in the succesive stage, every number has to be scaled,...
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ZABURZENIA SŁABEGO POLA MAGNETYCZNEGO PRZEZ ZANIECZYSZCZONE MAGNETYCZNIE TWORZYWA SZTUCZNE
PublicationBadania słabych pól magnetycznych wymaga zastosowania precyzyjnych magnetometrów pracujących w układzie różnicowym. Dwa magnetometry pompowane optycznie pracujące w układzie różnicowym pozwalają na pomiary zaburzeń modułu indukcji magnetycznej rzędu 10pT. Dla tak precyzyjnych pomiarów pola magnetycznego niezbędne jest zastosowanie odpowiednich materiałów wchodzących w skład budowy systemu magnetometrycznego. Przedstawiono wyniki...
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Using Alpha-beta filtration for robustness improvement of a quadrocopter positioning system
PublicationQuadrocopter is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform. The position of the robot is determined based on readings from an accelerometer and a gyroscope, but the measurement signals contain broadband noise. This article describes a solution for filtering out the noise based on an Alpha – beta filter. It also presents the methodology of designing and implementing such a filter for noise cancellation in measurement signals from...
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Optymalizacja parametrów obciążenia generatora magnetokumulacyjnego
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki symulacji komputerowej generatora magnetokumulacyjnego (GM) obciążonego cewką indukcyjną. Badania symulacyjne przeprowadzono w celu optymalizacji parametrów cewki obciążenia generatora dla wybranej konstrukcji modelu GM. Badano wpływ indukcyjność i rezystancji obciążenia na współczynnik wzmocnienia prądu w układzie oraz na energię pola magnetycznego zgromadzoną w obciążeniu.
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Analiza rezonansowego układu emisji impulsów pola elektromagnetycznego
PublicationW literaturze przedmiotu są opisane właściwości emiterów impulsów pola elektromagnetycznego w postaci układów bazujących na antenach wysokonapięciowych HVR (ang. High Voltage Radiator) [2, 5]. W celu podniesienia skuteczności emisji poprzez wydłużenie czasu trwania impulsu oraz zwiększenie jego amplitudy możliwe jest zastosowanie systemów rezonansowych dostrojonych do parametrów sygnału kształtowanego w układzie formowania impulsu...