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  • Mechanics of Micro- and Nano-Size Materials and Structures

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    - Year 2022

    Nanotechnology knowledge is always looking to expand its boundaries to achieve the mostsignificant benefit to human life and meet the growing needs of today. In this case, we can refer tomicro- and nanosensors in micro/nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS). These electricaldevices can detect minimal physical stimuli up to one nanometer in size. Today, micro/nano-sensordevices are widely used in the...

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  • Karol Zdzisław Zalewski mgr inż.

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  • Embedded Sensor Networks Workshop

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  • Information Processing in Sensor Networks

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  • RECENT ADVANCES IN GRAPHENE APPLICATION FOR ELECTRONIC SENSING

    The great interest in graphene is caused by its potential for constructing various sensors exhibiting excellent parameters. The high carrier mobility and the unique band structure of graphene makes it promising especially in the field-effect transistors (GFET) applications. In this article, recent advances of the selected graphene-based sensor applications were presented and the possible directions for further investigations were...

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  • The computational methods in the development of a novel multianalyte calibration technique for potentiometric integrated sensors systems

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    - JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY - Year 2019

    In recent years, integration and miniaturization of ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) have brought many benefits resulting in the possibility of simultaneous determination of the ions concentration in small volume samples. One of the key problems related to the preparation of potentiometric integrated sensors systems (PISSs) is a calibration procedure due to the necessity to calibrate each particular sensor separately. The main aim...

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  • Chemiresistive gas sensors based on carbon nanotubes - fabrication and application

    Many types of sensors have been invented to identify and quantify chemical contamination in the gas phase. Sensors based on carbon nanotubes are particularly attractive because of their wide range of applicaions and potential use in electronic nose that can be controlled using algorithms of Artificial Intelligence. Sensor functions, fabrication and selected applications are reviewed and discussed with focus on chemiresistors. Drawbacks...

  • Marek Czachor prof. dr hab.

  • Data Integration from GPS and Inertial Navigation Systems for Pedestrians in Urban Area

    The GPS system is widely used in navigation and the GPS receiver can offer long-term stable absolute positioning information. The overall system performance depends largely on the signal environments. The position obtained from GPS is often degraded due to obstruction and multipath effect caused by buildings, city infrastructure and vegetation, whereas, the current performance achieved by inertial navigation systems (INS) is still...

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  • Inverse Modeling and Optimization of CSRR-based Microwave Sensors for Industrial Applications

    Design optimization of multivariable resonators is a challenging topic in the area of microwave sensors for industrial applications. This paper proposes a novel methodology for rapid re-design and parameter tuning of complementary split-ring resonators (CSRRs). Our approach involves inverse surrogate models established using pre-optimized resonator data as well as analytical correction techniques to enable rapid adjustment of geometry...

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  • A novel dual-band rectifier circuit with enhanced bandwidth for RF energy harvesting applications

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    In recent years, a rapid development of low-power sensor networks, enabling machine-to-machine communication in applications such as environmental monitoring, has been observed. Contemporary sensors are normally supplied by an external power source, typically in a form of a battery, which limits their lifespan and increases the maintenance costs. This problem can be addressed by harvesting and converting ambient RF energy into...

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  • Andrzej Chybicki dr inż.

    A graduate of the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics at the Gdańsk University of Technology, PhD in technical sciences in the field of IT specializing in distributed data processing in IT . Aimed at exploiting the achievements and knowledge in the field of industrial research. He cooperated with a number of companies including OpeGieka Elbląg, Reson Inc., Powel Sp. z o. o., Wasat, Better Solutions, the European...

  • Open smart glasses development platform for AAL applications

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    - Year 2017

    This paper describes an open platform for multi sensory electronic glasses that supports new and enhanced methods for intelligent interaction with patients, with smart objects, or to be used as new data input modalities like proximity sensor or smart textile interfaces. All the activities have been developed, investigated and evaluated within EU CHIST-ERA eGlasses project...

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  • Evaluation of position estimation based on accelerometer data

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    - Year 2015

    The paper concerns the problem of integrating data from accelerometers. A suitable model of a MEMS accelerometer is presented which is a part of inertial measurement units (IMU). Such units allow to measure orientation as well as to localize systems. They also appear to be applicable for systems positioning. The main purpose of the paper is to discuss conditions that must be satisfied to calculate the location of the sensor by...

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  • Krzysztof Nyka dr hab. inż.

    Krzysztof Nyka, received MSc (1986)  PhD (2002) and DSc (2020)  degrees in telecommunication and electrical engineering from the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics (ETI) of Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT), Poland. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Microwaves and Antenna Engineering, Faculty of ETI, GUT. Before his academic career, he worked for the electronic industry (1984-1986). Research...

  • Zarządzanie zaufaniem w bezprzewodowych sieciach czujników - studium przypadku

    W artykule przedstawiono studium przypadku dotyczące zastosowania bezprzewodowej sieci czujników do wspomagania pacjenta z nadwagą w jego środowisku domowym. Przyjęto, że sieć wykorzystuje metodę rozproszonego zarządzania zaufaniem i pokazano, że metoda ta umożliwia wykrycie i izolację czujników realizujących działania sprzeczne z polityką sieci. Ilościowe oszacowanie czasu niezbędnego do wykrycia takich...

  • Sounding rocket vibration mechanical filter and amplifier

    Measuring accelerations and vibrations of a sounding rocket provides both information for engineers on the launcher vehicle performance as well as environment description for future payload designers. Typically, information on the level of vibration and eigenfrequencies are required to properly design a payload. This paper presents a design of a novel mechanical filter and amplifier for mechanical vibrations. Its key feature is...

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  • Gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O), electronic noses (e-noses) and electronic tongues (e-tongues) for in vivo food flavour measurement

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    The capter revies two types of artificial olfaction instrumentation, i.e. gas-chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O) and chemical sensor technologies (electronic nose and tongue), combined with multivariate data processing methods as promising approaches for rapid analysis of food. The chapter also includes examples of specific applications for the detection of food flavour and volatile components.

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  • Embedded system using Bluetooth Low Energy sensors for smart farming applications

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    • A. Dworzańska
    • J. Komińczyk

    - Year 2020

    The main goal of this Bachelor of Engineering project titled Embedded system using Bluetooth Low Energy sensors for smart farming applications is to create a prototype of a system consistent with Agriculture 4.0 concept using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology. Developed solution shall be easy in implementation and its main functionality shall be periodic gathering of data from environmental sensors...

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  • Virtual team collaboration - Spring'24

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    • J. Dembski
    • B. Wiszniewski

    Objectives of the course include introducing non-algorithmic distributed computation models, indicating new trends in IT driving the development of the information society and demonstrating in practice several applications which represent basic classes of distributed interactive systems.

  • Virtual team collaboration - Spring'24

    e-Learning Courses

    Objectives of the course include introducing non-algorithmic distributed computation models, indicating new trends in IT driving the development of the information society and demonstrating in practice several applications which represent basic classes of distributed interactive systems.

  • Identification of defected sensors in an array of amperometric gas sensors

    Purpose Amperometric gas sensors are commonly used in air quality monitoring in long-term measurements. Baseline shift of sensor responses and power failure may occur over time, which is an obstacle for reliable operation of the entire system. The purpose of this study is to check the possibility of using PCA method to detect defected samples, identify faulty sensor and correct the responses of the sensor identified as faulty. Design/methodology/approach In...

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  • Light box for investigation of characteristics of optoelectronics detectors

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    In this paper, a light box for investigation of characteristics of optoelectronic detectors is described. The light box consists of an illumination device, an optical power sensor and a mechanical enclosure. The illumination device is based on four types of high-power light emitting diodes (LED): white light, red, green and blue. The illumination level can be varied for each LED independently by the driver and is measured by optical...

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  • Photoplethysmographic Time-Domain Heart Rate Measurement Algorithm for Resource-Constrained Wearable Devices and its Implementation

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    This paper presents an algorithm for the measurement of the human heart rate, using photoplethysmography (PPG), i.e., the detection of the light at the skin surface. The signal from the PPG sensor is processed in time-domain; the peaks in the preprocessed and conditioned PPG waveform are detected by using a peak detection algorithm to find the heart rate in real time. Apart from the PPG sensor, the accelerometer is also used to...

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  • Towards Contactless, Hand Gestures-Based Control of Devices

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    Gesture-based intuitive interactions with electronic devices can be an important part of smart home systems. In this paper, we adapt the contactless linear gesture sensor for the navigation of smart lighting system. Set of handled gestures allow to propose two methods of active light source selection, continuous dimming, and turning on and off based on discrete gestures. The average gesture recognition accuracy was 97.58% in the...

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  • Nanocrystalline diamond sheets as protective coatings for fiber-optic measurement head

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    - CARBON - Year 2020

    Fiber-optic sensors find numerous applications in science and industry, but their full potential is limited because of the risk of damaging the measurement head, in particular, due to the vulnerability of unprotected tips of the fiber to mechanical damage and aggressive chemical agents. In this paper, we report the first use of a new nanocrystalline diamond structure in a fiber-optic measurement head as a protective coating of...

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  • An odor-sensing system - powerful technique for foodstuff studies

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    This work examines gas sensor array technology combined with multivariate data processing methods and demonstrates a promising potential for rapid, non-destructive analysis of food. Main attention is focused on detailed description of sensor used in e-nose instruments, construction, and principle of operation of these systems. Moreover, this paper briefly reviews the progress in the field of artificial olfaction and future trends...

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  • New approaches for improving selectivity and sensitivity of resistive gas sensors: a review

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    • J. Smulko
    • M. Trawka
    • C. G. Granqvist
    • R. Ionescu
    • F. E. Annanouch
    • E. Llobet
    • L. B. Kish

    - Sensor Review - Year 2015

    Purpose – This paper aims to present the methods of improving selectivity and sensitivity of resistance gas sensors. Design/methodology/approach – This paper compares various methods of improving gas sensing by temperature modulation, UV irradiation or fluctuation-enhanced sensing. The authors analyze low-frequency resistance fluctuations in commercial Taguchi gas sensors and the recently developed tungsten trioxide (WO3) gas-sensing...

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  • Electronic Noses and Electronic Tongues

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    - Year 2017

    Chapter 7 reports the achievements on the field of artificial senses, such as electronic nose and electronic tongue. It examines multivariate data processing methods and demonstrates a promising potential for rapid routine analysis. Main attention is focused on detailed description of sensor used, construction and principle of operation of these systems. A brief review about the progress in the field of artificial senses and future trends...

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  • The Concept of Accuracy Analysis of the Vertical Displacements Gained from the Hydrostatic Levelling Systems’ Measurements

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    - SENSORS - Year 2021

    Abstract: Nowadays, hydrostatic levelling is a widely used method for the vertical displacements’ determinations of objects such as bridges, viaducts, wharfs, tunnels, high buildings, historical buildings, special engineering objects (e.g., synchrotron), sports and entertainment halls. The measurements’ sensors implemented in the hydrostatic levelling systems (HLSs) consist of the reference sensor (RS) and sensors located on the...

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  • Uczenie maszynowe do samoorganizacji systemów rozproszonych w zastosowaniach gospodarczych

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    - Współczesna Gospodarka - Year 2017

    W pracy omówiono uczenie maszynowe do samoorganizacji systemów rozproszonych w zastosowaniach gospodarczych ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem sieci neuronowych do predykcji finansowych oraz szacowania ratingu przedsiębiorstw. Oprócz sieci neuronowych, istotną rolę w przygotowaniu i testowaniu informatycznych systemów finansowych może pełnić programowanie genetyczne. Z tego powodu omówiono uczenie maszynowe w aplikacjach konstruowanych...

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  • Low-Profile ESPAR Antenna for RSS-Based DoA Estimation in IoT Applications

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    In this paper, we have introduced a low-profile electronically steerable parasitic array radiator (ESPAR) antenna that can successfully be used to estimate the direction-of-arrival (DoA) of incoming signals in wireless sensor network (WSN) applications, in which the height of the complete antenna has to be low. The proposed antenna is over three times lower than high-profile ESPAR antenna designs currently available in the literature...

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  • Taguchi sensors under temperature modulation

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    - Year 2013

    Semiconductor gas sensors are widely used in gas- analyzing applications for various gas species determination due to their low cost and possibility to detect number of different gases. However, one of the main problems with such sensors is their lack of selectivity. To overcome this issue different ap- proaches can be used. One of them is the operation with sensor temperature modulation combined with dedicated data process- ing...

  • Asynchronous distributed state estimation for continuous-time stochastic processes

    We consider the problem of state estimation of a continuous-time stochastic process using an asynchronous distributed multi-sensor estimation system (ADES). In an ADES the state of a process of interest is estimated by a group of local estimators. Each local estimator based, for example, on a Kalman filter, performs single sensor filtration but also fusion of its local results and results from other (remote) processors to compute...

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  • Wybrane problemy zastosowań układów sterowania i nadzoru sieci ciepłowniczych

    W artykule przedstawiono główne problemy zastosowania układów sterowania i nadzoru sieci ciepłowniczych. Scharakteryzowano najczęściej spotykane układy sterowania i nadzoru. Przedstawiono techniczne i ekonomiczne uwarunkowania wdrożenia układów sterowania i nadzoru w ciepłownictwie.

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  • Gas sampling system for matrix of semiconductor gas sensors

    Semiconductor gas sensors are popular commercial sensors applied in numerous gas detection systems. They are reliable, small, rugged and inexpensive. However, there are a few problem limiting the wider use of such sensors. Semiconductor gas sensor usually exhibits a low selectivity, low repeatability, drift of response, strong temperature and moisture influence on sensor properties. Sample flow rate is one of the parameters that...

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  • Oprogramowanie Systemów Elektronicznych 2023/2024

    e-Learning Courses
    • M. Kowalewski

    {mlang pl} Cel kursu: Programowanie urządzeń pomiarowych, obsługa interfejsów komputerowych, poznanie mechanizmów zwiększania wydajności oprogramowania (Win32 API, DLL, ODBC), projektowanie aplikacji wielozadaniowych. Dla studentów jakiego kierunku/stopnia studiów dany kurs jest przeznaczony: Przedmiot prowadzonych na studiach II stopnia.Obowiązkowy dla specjalności "Komputerowe Systemy Elektroniczne" i "Computer Electronic...

  • Oprogramowanie Systemów Elektronicznych 2021/2022

    e-Learning Courses
    • M. Kowalewski

    {mlang pl} Cel kursu: Programowanie urządzeń pomiarowych, obsługa interfejsów komputerowych, poznanie mechanizmów zwiększania wydajności oprogramowania (Win32 API, DLL, ODBC), projektowanie aplikacji wielozadaniowych. Dla studentów jakiego kierunku/stopnia studiów dany kurs jest przeznaczony: Przedmiot prowadzonych na studiach II stopnia.Obowiązkowy dla specjalności "Komputerowe Systemy Elektroniczne" i "Computer Electronic...

  • Infosystemy Elektroniczne 2023/2024

    e-Learning Courses
    • M. Kowalewski

    {mlang pl} Cel kursu: Poznanie zasad funkcjonowania różnorodnych infosystemów elektronicznych, obejmujących zastosowania przemysłowe i komercyjne elektroniki. Dla studentów jakiego kierunku/stopnia studiów dany kurs jest przeznaczony: Przedmiot prowadzonych na studiach II stopnia.Obowiązkowy dla specjalności "Komputerowe Systemy Elektroniczne" i "Computer Electronic Systems" na kierunku Elektronika.Obieralny dla specjalności...

  • Infosystemy Elektroniczne 2021/2022

    e-Learning Courses
    • M. Kowalewski

    {mlang pl} Cel kursu: Poznanie zasad funkcjonowania różnorodnych infosystemów elektronicznych, obejmujących zastosowania przemysłowe i komercyjne elektroniki. Dla studentów jakiego kierunku/stopnia studiów dany kurs jest przeznaczony: Przedmiot prowadzonych na studiach II stopnia.Obowiązkowy dla specjalności "Komputerowe Systemy Elektroniczne" i "Computer Electronic Systems" na kierunku Elektronika.Obieralny dla specjalności...

  • Modelling an accelerometer for robot position estimation

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    - Year 2014

    The article describes a new model of a MEMS accelerometer for usage in inertial measurement units (IMU). Such units allow to measure orientation and location of the sensor/system and therefore can be applied for systems positioning. The main purpose of the paper is to model pertinent accelerometer functions substantial in determination of the location of the sensor by means of double integration of acceleration. The model takes...

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  • A navigation device utilizing body communication channel for mobile wearable systems

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    - Year 2017

    A novel touch sensor utilizing a body communication technology is presented in the paper. The proposed device accepts orders (gestures) only from a person wearing it. Moreover, when comparing it to a similar, however an optical one, it appears as a less power consumable. Preliminary results of its properties examination are presented and discussed. Additionally, the developed sensor allows to measure a human body the electrical...

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  • Wirelessly Interfacing Objects and Subjects of Healthcare System – IoT Approach

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    Wireless sensor networks, WSN, for which development has begun by military applications, are nowadays applied to all human activities; e.g. in medicine for patience monitoring or to reduce the effects of disasters. Therefore, the WSNs area has been also one of the emerging and fast growing scientific fields. Increasing interest of WSNs is even caused by equally intense growth of interest in the Internet of Things domain, IoT, in...

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  • Corrosion monitoring by harmonic analysis in aqueous environments

    This 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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  • Low-power device simulator for micro-energy measurement methods testing

    The paper presents low-power device simulator designed for testing of micro-energy measurement methods. Such kind methods can be used for evaluation of power systems based on Energy Harvesting. The device allows to set the current consumption characteristic over the time, thus making possible playing the role of different types of low-power devices e.g. simulating sensor network node.

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  • Multichannel Human Body Communication

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    Human Body Communication is an attractive alternative for traditional wireless communication (Bluetooth, ZigBee) in case of Body Sensor Networks. Low power, high data rates and data security makes it ideal solution for medical applications. In this paper, signal attenuation for different frequencies, using FR4 electrodes, has been investigated. Performance of single and multichannel transmission with frequency modulation of analog...

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  • The Latest Advances in Wireless Communication in Aviation, Wind Turbines and Bridges

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    - Inventions - Year 2022

    Present-day technologies used in SHM (Structural Health Monitoring) systems in many implementations are based on wireless sensor networks (WSN). In the context of the continuous development of these systems, the costs of the elements that form the monitoring system are decreasing. In this situation, the challenge is to select the optimal number of sensors and the network architecture, depending on the wireless system’s other parameters...

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  • Influence of ESPAR antenna radiation patterns shape on PPCC-based DoA estimation accuracy

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    - Year 2018

    In the article, we show the influence of three different electronically steerable parasitic array radiator (ESPAR) antenna radiation patterns on the overall direction of arrival (DoA) estimation accuracy when power-pattern cross-correlation (PPCC) algorithm, relying on received signal strength (RSS) values, is used for the estimation. The ESPAR antenna designs were obtained for three optimization goals, which resulted in different...

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  • Time window based features extraction from temperature modulated gas sensors for prediction of ammonia concentration

    Electronic gas recognition systems, in literature commonly referred as electronic noses, enable the recognition of a type and a concentration of various volatile compounds. Typical electronic gas-analyzing device consists of four main elements, namely, gas delivery subsystem, an array of gas sensors, data acquisition and power supply circuits and data analysis software. The commercially available metal-oxide TGS sensors are widely...

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  • Investigation of Weigh-in-Motion Measurement Accuracy on the Basis of Steering Axle Load Spectra

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    - SENSORS - Year 2019

    Weigh-in-motion systems are installed in pavements or on bridges to identify and reduce the number of overloaded vehicles and minimise their adverse eect on road infrastructure. Moreover, the collected trac data are used to obtain axle load characteristics, which are very useful in road infrastructure design. Practical application of data from weigh-in-motion has become more common recently, which calls for adequate attention to...

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