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GIS Solution for Weather Forecast Data Analysis
PublicationIn this paper authors present the GIS system for the analysis of the numerical weather prediction data. This kind of data has multidimensional character (three dimensions and time) and its analysis should consider all the available factors. Proposed GIS system consists of RASDAMAN application with implemented OLAP cube mechanism, which enables the user to process data in the spatial-time domain. It also simplifies the meteorological...
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Analysis of the process of water entry of an amphibious vehicle
PublicationThe paper presents a method of computational and experimental analysis of the process of water entry of an amphibious vehicle. The computational method is based on the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations (RANSE) solver and the xperiment was carried out in the towing tank at Ship Design and Research Centre S.A. with the use of a scale model. The analysis was focused on the safety of water entry, i.e. the maximum pitch and...
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Business Process Modelling and Enterprise Improvement Analysis
PublicationThe main trends in developing an approach and tools for business process modelling are discussed. Business Process Management (BPM) and BPM Notation (BPMN) are presented. Moreover, the possibilities of C2NIWA in a wide range of these tools running on a supercomputer are suggested. Firstly, the company development strategy can be planned . Secondly, quick and flexible changes of its processes can be modelled, analysed and implemented....
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A LABORATORY STAND FOR THE ANALYSIS OF DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF THERMOCOUPLES
PublicationIn the present elaboration, problems connected with measurements of high variable temperatures of gases are introduced and the impact of dynamic properties of different construction solutions of thermoelements on the accuracy of the measurements is considered. A laboratory stand built within research under doctoral thesis, destined for analysis of dynamic properties of thermocouples is also described. Results of numerical simulation...
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Analysis of Position Calculating Methods in Indoor Environment
PublicationIn the paper a modified gradient method has been proposed for position calculation on basis of distance measurement in indoor environment. It is shown that the well-known Chan method of position calculation is inefficient in indoor circumstances. Author presents Chan and modified gradient methods and achieved results for each one for real measurements.
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3D Buckling Analysis of a Truss with Horizontal Braces
PublicationThe present research is devoted to the study of out–of–plane buckling of a truss with horizontal braces. The truss is a model of real roof truss scaled by factor 1=4. A linear buckling and a non–linear analysis with geometric and material non–linearity were carried out. The truss buckling and limit load for different stiffnesses and number of braces are found. Numerical analysis are verified by experiment. Threshold bracing stiffness condition...
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ANALYSIS OF THE PUNCHING FAILURE MECHANISM IN WORKING PLATFORMS
PublicationPaper presents an analysis of the shear failure mechanism which occurs from the punching of a working platform layer in relation to its thickness, grain size arrangement and mechanical properties, taking into consideration the interaction with soft subgrade. The study is based on the observations of performance of natural scale structures (Streefkerk) and the results of model investigations numerically represented with the use...
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Performance Analysis of A Photovoltaic-Thermal Integrated System
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono analizę energetyczną i egzergetyczną układu zintegrowanego PV/T. Straty egzergii występują zawsze w układach, w których procesy zachodzą ze zmianą temperatury i są proporcjonalne do wzrostu entropii systemu. Analiza egzergetyczna pozwala zlokalizować miejsce, wielkość i źródło termodynamicznej nieefektywności i ta informacja, trudna do pozyskania w inny sposób (np. przez analizę energetyczną) jest przydatna...
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Human reliability analysis in the context of accident scenarios
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia problematykę analizy niezawodności człowieka (HRA) w kontekście zidentyfikowanych scenariuszy awaryjnych. Podkreślono potrzebę kontekstowej analizy postępowania człowieka-operatora ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem błędów i uszkodzeń zależnych w rozważanych scenariuszach awaryjnych. Analizę bezpieczeństwa funkcjonalnego z uwzględnieniem oceny niezawodności człowieka zilustrowano na przykładzie warstw zabezpieczeń...
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Motion analysis and classification with motion history imaging
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An new method of audio-visual correlation analysis
PublicationThis paper presents a new methodology of conducting the audio-visual correlation analysis employing the gaze tracking system. Interaction between two perceptual modalities, seeing and hearing, their interaction and mutual reinforcement in a complex relationship was a subject of many research studies. Earlier stage of the carried out experiments at the Multimedia Systems Department (MSD) showed that there exists a relationship between...
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Functional safety analysis including human factors
PublicationThe article addresses selected aspects of human factors that should be taken into account during the design of safety-related functions for a complex hazardous installation and its protections. In such installations the layer of protection analysis (LOPA) methodology is often used for simplified risk analysis based on defined accident scenarios. To control the risk the safety instrumented functions (SIFs) are identified and their...
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Pesticide Analysis of Bee and Bee Product Samples
PublicationBee products possess therapeutic properties and are the source of many essential trace elements,which is why they are regarded as valuable food products. Honey bees may bring to thehive numerous contaminants deposited on the plants they visit, including pesticide withoutxenobiotics. The large-scale application of pesticides in agriculture and horticulture can lead tomass mortality among bees, and the chemicals find their way into...
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Reduced-order models in the finite element analysis
PublicationA novel technique of incorporating macromodels into finite element electromagnetic analysis of waveguide components is presented. Macromodels are generated by using a model order reduction algorithm (ENOR), which results in significant decrease of the number of variables, that describe the computational region. Proposed technique allows for using a few independent macromodels as well as to duplicating one macromodel in many subregions...
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Interoperability analysis of sensor interface in ubiquitous environments
PublicationSystemy przetwarzania wszechobecnego pozwalają na integrację różnorodnych sensorów monitorujących i dostarczających informacje dotyczące środowiska oraz jego kontekstu.Fakt, że sensory te implementowane są przez niezależnych dostawców skutkuje problemami integracyjnymi. W artykule przedstawiono wyniki analizy interfejsów sensorów w trzech warstwach: fizycznej, protokołów oraz usług sensorów.Usługa sensora implementuje interfejs...
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Analysis of IPv6 Handovers in IEEE 802.16 environment
PublicationZaprezentowano pełną analizę wpływu poszczególnych faz procesu przełączania w warstwie drugiej i trzeciej na przerwy w transmisji wynikające ze zmiany stacji bazowej BS przez przemieszczający się węzeł ruchomy MN. Zaproponowano i przebadano symulacyjnie 10 scenariuszy przełączania, w tym 8 różnych algorytmów stanowej autokonfiguracji węzłów MN, wspierających protokół IPv6 w środowiskach sieci WiMAX. W badaniach wskazano na możliwości...
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Analysis of Asymmetrical Rolling Process of Multilayer Plates
PublicationW niniejszej pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań numerycznych asymetrycznego procesu walcowania blach wielowarstwowych M1E-Al99,8-AlMg5. Modelowanie numeryczne procesu walcowania blach wielowarstwowych przeprowadzono w programie Forge 2D, którego obliczenia bazują na metodzie elementów skończonych. Przedstawione w pracy wyniki umożliwiły przeprowadzenie analizy procesu walcowania blach wielowarstwowych.
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Concentration in ICTs sector - cross country analysis
PublicationIn the chapter below, the author present inequalities in sector of new information and communication technologies. Having in mind inequalities we can also discuss concentration issues, and the concentration itself is a problem to which the author refers on first place. The paper is organized as following: first basic measures of concentration are defined, after we can read a discussion referring to concentration in ICTs sector...
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An automated aystem for analysis of mouse movement activity
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Analysis of TL and OSL kinetics of lithium aluminate
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Synthesis and structure analysis of ferrocene‐containing pseudopeptides
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Analysis of Rainfall Data of Gdansk Meteorological Station
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki analizy danych opadowych z okresu 51 lat (1951-2008) ze stacji meteorologicznej w Gdańsku. Analizę przeprowadzono zarówno dla sum rocznych opadów jak i sezonowych i miesięcznych. Dokonano również analizy maksymalnych sum dobowych opadów dla każdego miesiąca, badając ich zmienność w wieloleciu.
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Analysis of IPv6 handovers in IEEE 802.16 environment
PublicationThe second generation of WiMAX solutions, based on IEEE 802.16-2005 standard, offers limited mobility support. Unfortunately, after quickly changing the point of attachment on the WiMAX data link layer (DLL), very slow and inefficient IPv6 reconfiguration takes place. Delays introduced by automatic configuration (DHCPv6 and IPv6 protocols) and Mobile IPv6 can easily diminish or even render useless all benefits gained using the...
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Analysis of circular cavity with tunable combline resonator
PublicationArtykuł prezentuje analizę rozpraszania fali elektromagnetycznej na obiekcie cylindrycznym umieszczonym we wnęce rezonansowej. Metodą analizy jest metoda dopasowania rodzajów.
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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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Analysis of the exposure of Polish lakes to flood risk
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Experiments and Analysis of the Limit Stresses of a Magnetorheological Fluid
PublicationPaper presents the results of a rheological test of a commercial magnetorheological (MR) fluid (MRF-132DG). The researchincludes the problem of measuring and interpreting limit stresses under conditions close to the magnetic saturation of the fluid. Fourdifferent limit stresses were determined, two related to the yield point and two related to the flow point. Methods for determining limitstresses, especially due to excitation...
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Forecasts of the managed futures market – an empirical analysis
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THE ANALYSIS OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF ENTERPRISES EXEMPLIFIED BY THE VISEGRAD GROUP
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Medical transport of ambulances. Analysis of travel time
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Sentiment Analysis of Facebook Posts:the Uber case
PublicationThis article analyses the sentiment of opinions, i. e. its classification as phrases with a neutral, positive and negative emotional tone. Data used as a basis for the analysis were opinions expressed by Facebook users about Uber and collected in the period between July 2016 and July 2017. The primary objective of the study was to obtain information about the perceptions of Uber over thirteen consecutive months. The study confirms...
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COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF HYDRAULIC CONDITIONS IN A SANITARY CHAMBER
PublicationThis paper presents analysis of hydraulic conditions of sewage flow down the slipway (ramp) in the collecting sanitary chamber connecting 3 collectors on the inlet: ⌀600, ⌀800 and ⌀1400 and one on the outlet ⌀1600 mm, with a maximum difference of elevation 5 m. The mathematical model has been made and hydraulic calculations were carried out in steady flow conditions. Then wastewater surface elevation, energy grade line elevation,...
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A Survey on Identifying and Addressing Business Analysis Problems
PublicationDespite the growing body of knowledge on requirements engineering and business analysis, these areas of software project are still considered problematic. The paper focuses on problems reported by business analysts and on applicability of available business analysis techniques as solutions to such problems. A unified set of techniques was developed on the basis of 3 industrial standards associated with IIBA, REQB and IREB certification...
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Analysis of Properties of an Active Linear Gesture Sensor
PublicationBasic gesture sensors can play a significant role as input units in mobile smart devices. However, they have to handle a wide variety of gestures while preserving the advantages of basic sensors. In this paper a user-determined approach to the design of a sparse optical gesture sensor is proposed. The statistical research on a study group of individuals includes the measurement of user-related parameters like the speed of a performed...
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Game Theory Analysis of Bidding for a Construction Contract
PublicationThe authors are concerned with a bidding problem. There are two companies (P1 and P2) bidding for a highway construction project. In order to be more competitive, P1 considers buying a new gravel pit near the construction site. The basic cost of the pit is known to both companies. However, there is also an additional, hidden, cost (C) known only to P1. P2 is uncertain whether the hidden cost is C = 0 or C = x. P1 plans to bid for...
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Engineering Analysis with ANSYS Software Second Edition
PublicationThe best way to learn complex systems is by means of hands-on experience. With an innovative and clear tutorial based approach, this powerful book provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental areas of engineering analysis needed on research or commercial engineering projects. With its detailed step-by-step explanations and sample problems, this book will develop the reader's understanding of FEA and their ability to...
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New concept and analysis of the multicell piezoelectric motor
PublicationThis work presents the design, modeling and tests of the prototype multicell piezoelectric motor (MPM). A new concept of the electromechanical structure of the considered prototype is based on three rotating-mode actuators. The electromechanical structure of each actuator has been considered as an independent one - referred to as a ”single cell” (single actuator). Combined three resonant actuators generate three traveling waves...
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Informal employment in Poland: an empirical spatial analysis
PublicationThe main goal of our article is to bridge the gap in the regional analysis of informal employment in Poland and in particular to indicate the propensity for informal work in the working-age population, to test if informal activities are typical for marginalized people (less educated, unemployed, older) and to identify the regional and spatial heterogeneity in the propensity. We use data from the ‘Human Capital Balance 2010–2014’...
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The analysis of turbine propulsion systems in nuclear submarines
PublicationThe article systematises submarines, which are presently in service, according to their propulsion types (both conventional and nuclear), power output, and submersion depth. Contemporary types of propulsion systems installed and used in submarines are discussed. Calculations were performed for the PWR (Pressurized Water Reactor) type nuclear propulsion system and the supercritical turbine propulsion system (supercritical reactor...
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Extending Service Selection Algorithms with Interoperability Analysis
PublicationApplication development by integration of existing, atomic services reduces development cost and time by extensive reuse of service components. In Service Oriented Architecture, there exist alternative versions of services supplying the same functionality but differing in Quality of Service (QoS) attributes, which enables developers to select services with optimal QoS. Existing algorithms of service selection focus on the formal...
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Knowledge management in the processes of project requirements analysis
PublicationAuthors, based on one of popular software project management methods as RUP fo-cused on one of most important discipline in project management as requirements management. Authors decomposed the role of the business analyst and present methodological and realizational processes of knowledge managament in traditional and applied sources of knowledge tied with this role. An experiment was conducted in four project teams of all sizes,...
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Analysis of balancing of four stroke V6 engines
PublicationAnalysis of balance of V6 engines with a common-pin crankshaft depending on a cylinder bank angle and the crank radius to connecting rod length ratios , based on the relations derived, is presented in the paper. The bank angles providing the lowest moment of inertia forces in reciprocating motion, for selected values, were determined. The position of the plane of the main counterweights in order to maximum balance of the moment...
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Corrosion monitoring by harmonic analysis in aqueous environments
PublicationThis paper presents tests concerning the rate of corrosion in non-alloy steel (type S235JR) in an aqueous environment, with an additive of sodium chloride by means of polarization resistance measurements and harmonic analysis. The tests have been carried out for steel samples exposed to the testing environment for six weeks, in order to obtain a constant rate of corrosion in the function of time. The measurements have aimed at...
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Usage of concentrated spectrogram for analysis of acoustical signals
PublicationA novel precise method of signal analysis in the time-frequency domain is presented. A signal energy distribution is estimated by discard and displacement of energy parts of the classical spectrogram. A channelized instantaneous frequency and a local group delay are used in order to energy replacement. Additionally, newly introduced representations such as: a channelized instantaneous bandwidth and a local group duration are used...
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Analysis of activity of people using motion sensors
PublicationThe article presents the designed and implemented system for activity monitoring of people using passive motion sensors and methods for activity maps generation. In the paper he method is presented and results obtained for simulated data and for data from observations with the participation of people.
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An Analysis of Multistrip Line Configuration on Elliptical Cylinder
PublicationA configuration of multistrip lines mounted on a multilayer dielectric coated elliptic cylinder is investigated in this paper. A full-wave analysis and a moment-method calculation are employed. The analysis is carried out considering the expansion of the field as a series of Mathieu functions. Both open and shielded lines are considered in the analysis. Propagation coefficients and characteristic impedances are calculated for the...
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The use of Markov chains in the social convergence analysis
PublicationThe main goal of this article is to analyze the social convergence process using Markov chains. In this research, term social convergence refers to the reduction of dispersion in the standard of living among countries. The use of Markov chains in the social convergence analysis allowed describing movements of observational units within the distribution and providing more details about the mechanism of the convergence process. A...
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Alternative methods for dark fermentation course analysis
PublicationDark fermentation course analysis is crucial, as complexed matrix of gaseous components may be formed and revealed during the process. The paper considers key issues related to the microbiological process in which complex organic substances are transformed into hydrogen. For the purposes of hydrogen generation, the application of wastewater mixed sludge pre-treated according to Faloye method (Faloye et al. in Int J Hydrog Energy...
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Storing Matter’technique in SIMS depth profile analysis
PublicationSecondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is a very useful technique for the analysis of layered systems. It is based on the primary ion beam sputtering of solids and mass analysis of the emitted secondary ions. A main limitation of this technique results from the direct quantitative analysis, since the ionization efficiency of a given atom is highly influenced by the neighbouring atoms at the surface. This phenomenon is known as...
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Integrated functional safety and cyber security analysis
PublicationThe chapter is devoted some important issues of the functional safety analysis, in particular the safety integrity level (SIL) verification of safety functions to be implemented within the distributed control and protection systems with regard to security aspects. A method based on quantitative and qualitative information is proposed for the SIL (IEC 61508, 61511) verification with regard of the evaluation assurance levels (EAL)...