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Systematic Literature Review for Emotion Recognition from EEG Signals
PublicationResearchers have recently become increasingly interested in recognizing emotions from electroencephalogram (EEG) signals and many studies utilizing different approaches have been conducted in this field. For the purposes of this work, we performed a systematic literature review including over 40 articles in order to identify the best set of methods for the emotion recognition problem. Our work collects information about the most...
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A concept of measurement system based on the Z-Wave standard
PublicationIn the paper a new concept of measurement system based on the Z-Wave standard is presented. This standard is dedicated to use mainly in home automation systems, but its properties enable to use it in dispersed measurement systems and support wireless communication between measurement nodes in a mesh-type network. In the paper basic metrological aspects of the Z-Wave standard and an example of impedance measurement system are discussed.
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Stress Detection of Children with Autism using Physiological Signals in Kaspar Robot-Based Intervention Studies
PublicationThis study aims to develop a stress detection system using the blood volume pulse (BVP) signals of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) during robot-based interven- tion. This study presents the heart rate variability (HRV) analysis method to detect the stress, where HRV features are extracted from raw BVP signals recorded from an E4 wristband during interaction studies with the social robot Kaspar. Low frequency power...
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Scalable Measurement System for Multiple Impedance Gas Sensors
PublicationAuthor proposes scalable architecture of the measurement system for gas sensor with impedance dependance of the gas concentration. The main part of the system is a single-board impedance analyser. The number of analysers working in parallel can be configured according to specific application. The system is controlled by a single computer which organises the measurement cycle and store the acquired measurement data. The system is...
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Physics augmented classification of fNIRS signals
PublicationBackground. Predictive classification favours performance over semantics. In traditional predictive classification pipelines, feature engineering is often oblivious to the underlying phenomena. Hypothesis. In applied domains such as functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), the exploitation of physical knowledge may improve the discriminative quality of our observation set. Aims. Give exemplary evidence that intervening the...
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Discrete measurement of fault-arc velocity
PublicationOpisano metodę dyskretnego pomiaru prędkości jednofazowego łuku awaryjnego poruszającego się w płaskim, poziomym układzie szyn. Badania przeprowadzono za pomocą punktowych czujników optycznych rozmieszczonych równomiernie wzdłuż szyn. Podano opis układu, jego charakterystykę, wpływ obszaru zjonizowanego na uzyskiwane wyniki i zależności między obserwowanymi wielkościami.
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Method of earth fault loop impedance measurement without nuisance tripping of RCDs in 3-phase low-voltage circuits
PublicationVerification of electrical safety in low-voltage power systems includes the measurement of earth fault loop impedance. This measurement is performed to verify the effectiveness of protection against indirect contact. The widespread classic methods and meters use a relatively high value of the measuring current (5–20) A, so that they are a source of nuisance tripping of residual current devices (RCDs). The meters dedicated to circuits...
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Synchro-photogrammetry in the measurement of objects in motion - the case study
PublicationSynchronous photographs and digital photogrammetry methods in a measurement of objects in motion - the experiment. In the following paper, a case study example of a photogrammetric method based on synchronous digital photographs has been presented. This measurement method is an effective solution for tracking of moving objects, dynamic studies and dimensioning of geometry movements. Nowadays, the use of synchronous photography...
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An analysis of a measurement probe for a high impedance spectroscopy analyzer
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono sondę będącą obwodem wejściowym analizatora do spektroskopii wysokoimpedancyjnej. Sonda umożliwia pomiar impedancji jednym zaciskiem uziemnionej w zakresie od 100ohm do 100Gohm. Sonda umożliwia wydzielenie dwóch sygnałów proporcjonalnych do prądu i napięcia na impedancji mierzonej w szerokim zakresie częstotliwosci od 100uHz do 100MHz.Przeprowadzono analizę sondy w której uwzględniono najważniejsze czynniki...
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An analysis of a measurement probe for a high impedance spectroscopy analyzer
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono sondę będącą obwodem wejściowym analizatora do spektroskopii wysokoimpedancyjnej. Sonda umożliwia pomiar impedancji jednym zaciskiem uziemnionej w zakresie od 100ohm do 100Gohm. Sonda umożliwia wydzielenie dwóch sygnałów proporcjonalnych do prądu i napięcia na impedancji mierzonej w szerokim zakresie częstotliwości od 100uHz do 100MHz.Przeprowadzono analizę sondy w której uwzględniono najważniejsze czynniki...
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A Stand for Measurement and Prediction of Scattering Properties of Diffusers
PublicationIn this paper we present a set of solutions which may be used for prototyping and simulation of acoustic scattering devices. A system proposed is capable of measuring sound field. Also a way to use an open source solution for simulation of scattering phenomena occurring in proximity of acoustic diffusers is shown. The result of our work are measurement procedure and a prototype of the simulation script based on FEniCS - an open source...
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A method of RTS noise identification in noise signals of semiconductor devices in the time domain
PublicationIn the paper a new method of Random Telegraph Signal (RTS) noise identification is presented. The method is based on a standardized histogram of instantaneous noise values and processing by Gram-Charlier series. To find a device generating RTS noise by the presented method one should count the number of significant coefficients of the Gram-Charlier series. This would allow to recognize the type of noise. There is always one (first)...
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Velocity measurement using the fdoa method in ground-based radio navigation system
PublicationVelocity is one of the main navigation parameters of the moving objects. However some systems of position estimation using radio wave measurements cannot provide velocity data due to limitation of their performance. In this paper a velocity measurement method for DS-CDMA radio navigation system is proposed, which doesn’t require full synchronization of reference stations carrier frequencies. The article presents basics of FDOA...
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Localization of impulsive disturbances in archive audio signals using predictive matched filtering
PublicationThe problem of elimination of impulsive disturbances from archive audio signals is considered and its new solution, called predictive matched filtering, is proposed. The new approach is based on the observation that a large percentage of noise pulses corrupting archive audio recordings have highly repetitive shapes that match several typical “patterns”, called click templates. To localize noise pulses, click templates can be correlated...
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Electrochemical sensor for measurement of volatile organic compounds employing square wave perturbation voltage
PublicationThe paper presents the results of investigation on a prototype sensor for measurement of benzaldehyde in air. Sensitivity and limit of quantification of the sensor were determined for different internal electrolyte using the square wave voltammetry (SWV) as a detection technique. The working and counter electrodes were made of platinum. Ionic liquids 1-hexyl, 3-methylimidazolium chloride,1-hexyl, 3-methylimidazolium bis (trifluoromethanesulfonyl)...
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Measurement of Latency in the Android Audio Path
PublicationThis paper provides a description of experimental investigations concerning comparison between the audio path characteristics of various Android versions. First, information about the changes in each system version in the context of latency caused by them is presented. Then, a measurement procedure employing available applications to measure latency is described comparing to results contained in the Internet. Finally, a comparison...
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The influence of accumulation area and the length of pedestrian route on functioning of roundabouts with traffic signals
Publicationtraffic volumes. This kind of intersection is commonly used in the centres of Polish cities on multilane roads and fairly common in the case of tram lines running through a central island. The increase of traffic flow volumes on left turn and U-turn has made this type of roundabout difficult to operate. Small storage areas around central islands are critical places that significantly influence the capacity of this kind of intersection....
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Multiaspect measurement analysis of breaking energy recovery
PublicationNowadays the issue of electric energy saving in public transport is becoming a key area of interest, which is connected both with a growth of environmental awareness in the society and an increase in the prices of fuel and electricity. That is why the reduction of energy consumption by increasing electrified urban transport, such as trams, trolleybuses, light rail and underground is becoming an increasingly important issue. Energy...
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Risk Analysis by a Probabilistic Model of the Measurement Process
PublicationThe aim of the article is presentation of the testing methodology and results of examination the probabilistic model of the measurement process. The case study concerns the determination of the risk of an incorrect decision in the assessment of the compliance of products by measurement. Measurand is characterized by the generalized Rayleigh distribution. The model of the meas-urement process was tested in parallel mode by six risk...
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FIBRE-OPTIC SENSOR FOR SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT OF THICKNESSAND REFRACTIVE INDEX OF LIQUID LAYERS
PublicationIn this paper, we present a fibre-optic sensor for simultaneous measurement of refractive index and thickness of liquid layers. We designed an experimental low-coherence setup with two broadband light sources and an extrinsic fibre-optic Fabry–Pérot interferometer acting as the sensing head. We examined how the refractive index of a liquid film and its thickness affect spectrum at the output of a fibre-optic interferometer. We...
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Quality prediction of foil capacitors by acoustic emission signals
PublicationJakość i trwałość kondensatorów foliowych jest zależna od ich warunków pracy (np. nadmiarowego napięcia pracy, temperatury, wilgotności) oraz od potencjalnych defektów wprowadzonych na różnych etapach wytwarzania kondensatorów. Nieustanny nacisk na wzrost jakości wytwarzanych elementów przy jednoczesnej redukcji kosztów wytwarzania oznacza, że nowe, tanie i szybkie metody predykcji jakości tych elementów są mocno poszukiwane. W...
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ESTIMATION OF NONSTATIONARY HARMONIC SIGNALS AND ITS APPLICATION TO ACTIVE CONTROL OF MRI NOISE
PublicationA new adaptive comb filtering algorithm, capable of tracking the fundamental frequency and amplitudes of different frequency components of a nonstationary harmonic signal embedded in white measurement noise, is proposed. Frequency tracking characteristics of the new scheme are studied analytically, proving (under Gaussian assumptions and optimal tuning) its statistical efficiency for quasi-linear frequency changes. Laboratory tests...
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Laser reflectance interferometry system with a 405 nm laser diode for in-situ measurement of CVD diamond thickness
PublicationIn situ monitoring of the thickness of thin diamond films during technological processes is important because it allows better control of deposition time and deeper understanding of deposition kinetics. One of the widely used techniques is laser reflectance interferometry (LRI) which enables non-contact measurement during CVD deposition. The authors have built a novel LRI system with a 405 nm laser diode which achieves better...
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Position and velocity measurement using incremental encoder and microcontroller.
PublicationThere is presented measurement of position and velocity using Atmel's microcontroller ATTiny2313 with 20 MHz clock and encoder with 1024 pulses per revolution. This configuration allows measuring maximum speed 48800 rpm with 1x accuracy, 20200 rpm with 2x accuracy and 9400 rpm with 4x accuracy (quadrature). Position is measured with resolution of 0.352', 0.176' and 0.088' for 1x, 2x, 4x accuracy respectively. Algorithms of position...
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IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT MODULE FOR GAS SENSORS WITH TEMPERATURE CONDITIONING FEATURE
PublicationThe paper presents an impedance measurement module which is aimed for gas sensor. Sensor’s heater temperature conditioning and modulation feature is available in order to allow implementation of different techniques improving selectivity and sensitivity of gas sensors. The measurement module uses three-parameter sine-fitting technique for impedance measurement. To monitor sensor temperature, the resistance of the sensor’s heater...
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Methods of Assessing Degradation of Supercapacitors by Using Various Measurement Techniques
PublicationThis article presents the qualitative analyses of the construction of supercapacitor samples. The analyses are based on the suggested thermographic measurements as well as the technique of testing the inherent noise of the investigated element. The indicated assessment methods have been referred to the currently used parameters for the qualitative evaluation of supercapacitors. The approach described in this paper, which introduces...
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Signals Features Extraction in Radioisotope Liquid-Gas Flow Measurements using Autocorrelation Function
PublicationKnowledge of the two-phase flow structure is essential for the proper conduct of industrial processes. Description of liquid-gas flow regimes is possible by using of data analysis in time, frequency, or state-space domain. In this research studies, the autocorrelation function is applied for analysis of signals obtained for liquid-gas flow by use gamma-ray absorption. The experiments were carried out on the laboratory hydraulic...
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Current measurement and analysis for induction motor diagnostics
PublicationPrzedstawiono sposób diagnozowania łożysk tocznych w silnikach indukcyjnych z wykorzystaniem pomiarów i analizy prądu zasilającego silnik. Zaprezentowano metodę pomiarową i opracowania danych diagnostycznych. Uzyskano zgodność częstotliwości składowych widma prądu otrzymanych z badań teoretycznych i eksperymentalnych.Podano wyniki badań łożysk o róznych uszkodzeniach i prawdopodobieństwa poprawnych diagnoz.
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Long-Term Measurement of Physiological Parameters – Child Dataset
PublicationThe dataset titled “Long-term measurement of physiological parameters – child is one dataset” of the bigger series named Long-term measurement of physiological parameters. The dataset contains physiological parameter measurements such as skin temperature and resistance, blood pulse, as well as the stress detection marker, which can have a value of 0 when there is no stress detected or 1 when stress appeared. Additionally, the dataset...
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A measurement system for nonlinear surface spectroscopy with an atomic force microscope during corrosion process monitoring
PublicationIn addition to traditional imaging the surface, atomic force microscopy (AFM) enables wide variety of additional measurements. One of them is higher harmonic imaging. In tapping mode the nonlinear contact between tip and specimen results in higher frequency vibrations. More information available from the higher harmonics analysis proves to be helpful for more detailed imaging. Such visualization is espe-cially useful for heterogeneous...
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A novel method of local chirp-rate estimation of LFM chirp signals in the time-frequency domain
PublicationIn the paper, novel dynamic representations of a complex signal in the time-frequency domain are introduced. The proposed approach is based on using the gradient of the short-time Fourier transform complex phase. A channelized instantaneous complex frequency (CICF) and a complex local group delay (CLGD) are included in the presented signal representations. An application of the newly-introduced distributions is demonstrated by...
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Simple Measurement Method for Resistive Sensors Based on ADCs of Microcontrollers
PublicationA new, complete measurement method for resistance measurement of resistive sensors for systems based on microcontrollers equipped with analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) is proposed. The interface circuit consists of only four resistors, including a resistive sensor and a reference resistor, connected directly to the microcontroller pins. It is activated only during measurements, which significantly reduces power consumption....
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Measurement methods for assessing insulation condition of underground pipelines
PublicationThe paper discusses the most frequently applied measurement methods for assessing the quality of external insulation along pipelines and detecting defect locations in the protective coating. The quality of coating along a given pipeline section under investigation is assessed by determining unitary resistance of the coating, which is calculated on the basis of measurement results obtained along a pipeline subjected to cathodic...
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Ontological Modeling for Contextual Data Describing Signals Obtained from Electrodermal Activity for Emotion Recognition and Analysis
PublicationMost of the research in the field of emotion recognition is based on datasets that contain data obtained during affective computing experiments. However, each dataset is described by different metadata, stored in various structures and formats. This research can be counted among those whose aim is to provide a structural and semantic pattern for affective computing datasets, which is an important step to solve the problem of data...
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On-line measurement of wood surface smoothness
PublicationThe latest progress in the field of optics and microelectronics resulted in development of new generation vision systems capable of scanning surface topography with very high sampling frequencies. The blue color of illuminating light as well as novel systems for controlling ultra-thin laser line thickness allows measurement of the porous surface of wood with a triangulation method. Three alternative sensors were tested here in...
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Necessary and Sufficient Condition for State-Independent Contextual Measurement Scenarios
PublicationThe problem of identifying measurement scenarios capable of revealing state-independent contextuality in a given Hilbert space dimension is considered. We begin by showing that for any given dimension d and any measurement scenario consisting of projective measurements, (i) the measure of contextuality of a quantum state is entirely determined by its spectrum, so that pure and maximally mixed states represent the two extremes...
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Cost-Efficient Measurement Platform and Machine-Learning-Based Sensor Calibration for Precise NO2 Pollution Monitoring
PublicationAir quality significantly impacts human health, the environment, and the economy. Precise real-time monitoring of air pollution is crucial for managing associated risks and developing appropriate short- and long-term measures. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) stands as a common pollutant, with elevated levels posing risks to the human respiratory tract, exacerbating respiratory infections and asthma, and potentially leading to chronic lung...
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Application of nonlinearity measures to chemical sensor signals
PublicationSzumy rezystancji sensorów gazu zawierają istotną informację, która może być przedstawiona nie tylko przez ich gęstość widmową mocy. Analiza tych szumów za pomocą różnych miar nieliniowości może prowadzić do znacznego wzrostu selektywności i czułości czujników gazu. Stwierdzono, że dla dostępnych na rynku czujników gazu zastosowanie funkcji bispektrum dostarcza dodatkowej informacji, potrzebnej do detekcji różnych gazów. Analizując...
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Adaptive filter for reconstruction of stereo audio signals.
PublicationArtykuł poświęcony jest omówieniu metody rekonstrukcji zakłóconych impulsowo sygnałów stereofonicznych. W pracy zdefiniowano model sygnału stereofonicznego i przedstawiono zaprojektowany dla tego modelu filtr Kalmana. Przedstawiono modyfikacje filtru, w wyniku których algorytm dokonuje rekonstrukcji zakłóconego impulsowo sygnału w jednym kanale z wykorzystaniem dodatkowej informacji zawartej w niezakłóconych próbkach sygnału pochodzącego...
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Transmission of digital signals in a nonstationary hydroacoustic channel.
PublicationZ telekomunikacyjnego punktu widzenia właściwości transmisyjne kanału hydroakustyczny są ograniczone przez występowanie wielokrotnych odbić fali dźwiękowej od dna i powierzchni wody oraz niestacjonarność wprowadzaną głównie przez ruch powierzchni wody. Artykuł przedstawia model własności transmisyjnych kanału. Wprowadzono niestacjonarność do odpowiedzi impulsowych kanału przez założenie przypadkowej zmienności czasów przyjścia...
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A High-Efficient Measurement System With Optimization Feature for Prototype CMOS Image Sensors
PublicationIn this paper, a gray-scale CMOS image sensor (CIS) characterization system with an optimization feature has been proposed. By using a very fast and precise control of light intensity, based on the pulsewidth-modulation method, it is avoided to measure the illuminance every time. These features accelerate the multicriteria CIS optimization requiring many thousands of measurements. The system throughput is 2.5 Gb/s, which allows...
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Analysis of Measurement Errors in Rail Vehicles’ Pantograph Inspection System
PublicationThe paper presents an approach to evaluation of height measurement errors in laser scanning inspection system. The system, consisting of a laser line generator and a specialized camera, is dedicated to diagnosing carbon contact strips of railway vehicles’ pantographs. While height measurement resolution is easily computable based on system parameters, determining the measurement error is troublesome due to numerous impacts. As...
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Spectral measurement of birefringence using particle swarm optimization analysis
PublicationThe measurement of birefringence is useful for the examination of both technical and biological objects. One of the main problems is that the polarization state of light in birefringent media changes periodically. Without the knowledge of the period number, the birefringence of a given medium cannot be determined reliably. We propose to analyse the spectrum of light in order to determine the birefringence. We use a Particle Swarm...
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Generalized adaptive comb filters/smoothers and their application to the identification of quasi-periodically varying systems and signals
PublicationThe problem of both causal and noncausal identification of linear stochastic systems with quasiharmonically varying parameters is considered. The quasi-harmonic description allows one to model nonsinusoidal quasi-periodic parameter changes. The proposed identification algorithms are called generalized adaptive comb filters/smoothers because in the special signal case they reduce down to adaptive comb algorithms used to enhance...
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New semi-causal and noncausal techniques for detection of impulsive disturbances in multivariate signals with audio applications
PublicationThis paper deals with the problem of localization of impulsive disturbances in nonstationary multivariate signals. Both unidirectional and bidirectional (noncausal) detection schemes are proposed. It is shown that the strengthened pulse detection rule, which combines analysis of one-step-ahead signal prediction errors with critical evaluation of leave-one-out signal interpolation errors, allows one to noticeably improve detection results...
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3D Monitoring - Identification of measurement problems at larger movements of the tracked points
PublicationAuthors identified the problems associated with the determination of the controlled points coordinates by use of automated Total Station placed behind transparent barrier. Important thing in the mentioned analysis was a large change of controlled points position and not stable Total Station’s stand (because of stand’s thermal drift). This two elements, combined with measurement made through glass plate determine the need for impact...
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The evaluation of the vibration measurement usability of electronic indicator lemag "premet C"
PublicationThe measuring possibilities of modern compression and combustion pressure analyzers are extended with additional functions. One of them is parallel to the pressure measurement, the measurement of vibrations in the region of the cylinder head. The paper presents a general assessment of the vibration measurement function of the electronic indicator LEMAG "PREMET C". This feature is very rarely offered by manufacturers of these devices....
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Spirometry measurement model - the diagnostic purpose support
Publicationthe paper presents a new model of respiratory mechanism based on the spirometry measurements. the spirometry test assesses the efficiency of the lung ventilation. the respiratory system functioning is based on the ventilation mechanism. thus the quality of the lung depends on the quality of lung ventilation. modelling of the respiratory system supports a diagnostic process. the model parameter estimates are obtained on the basis...
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OPTICAL STRAIN MEASUREMENT OF CONCRETE VERSUS MANUAL EXTENSOMETER MEASUREMENT BASED ON THE TEST RC DEEP BEAM IN A COMPLEX STATE OF STRESS
PublicationThe purpose of this study is to compare the strain measurement techniques of concrete in R-C element subjected to the monotonic load up to the failure. In the analysis manual extensometer methods of measurements and the optical system ARAMIS for non-contact three-dimensional measurements of deformation was used. The test sample was a cantilever deep beam loaded throughout the depth which was a part of the reinforced concrete deep...
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Subjective Quality Evaluation of Speech Signals Transmitted via BPL-PLC Wired System
PublicationThe broadband over power line – power line communication (BPL-PLC) cable is resistant to electricity stoppage and partial damage of phase conductors. It maintains continuity of transmission in case of an emergency. These features make it an ideal solution for delivering data, e.g. in an underground mine environment, especially clear and easily understandable voice messages. This paper describes a subjective quality evaluation of...