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Contour Analysis of Bleeding Regions in Endoscopic Images
PublicationThis paper investigates the problem of detecting bleeding regions in images acquired from endoscopic examinations of gastrointestinal tract. The purpose is to identify the characteristic features of bleeding areas' contours in order to develop an accurate method for discriminating between true bleeding regions and missed detections, which could lead to a significant reduction of the false alarm rate of existing blood-detection...
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EHV transmission lines wires location on line operation issues - case studies
PublicationTransmission lines towers construction affects the line parameters and influences on its operation in the future. Misguided design of the tower can lead to serious problems such as overvoltages, electric arc extinction difficulties, voltage asymmetry, resonance phenomena or increasing of magnetic field near the line. The paper points out those threats on example of 400 kV double circuit overhead transmission line with shunt reactors....
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Voltage Harmonic Distortion Measurement Issue in Smart-Grid Distribution System
PublicationThis paper presents the investigation results ofvoltage harmonic transfer accuracy problems through voltagetransformers which are widely used in power quality monitoringsystems in medium and high voltage grids. A simplified lumpedparameters circuit model of the voltage transformer is presentedand verified by simulation and experimental investigations. Anumber voltage transformers typically used in medium voltagegrid has been tested...
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Method of lines for physiologically structured models with diffusion
PublicationWe deal with a size-structured model with diffusion. Partial differential equations are approximated by a large system of ordinary differential equations. Due to a maximum principle for this approximation method its solutions preserve positivity and boundedness. We formulate theorems on stability of the method of lines and provide suitable numerical experiments.
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Medium voltage drives - challenges and requirements
PublicationThe design and application of medium voltage (MV) drives are associated with different requirements related to the line side and motor side of the drive. This paper presents a brief review of the existing challenges and requirements for employing medium voltage drives in various industries. Line side, motor side, and converterproblems and requirements are described. The aim of the paper is to review the existing problems to allow...
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Processing of LiDAR and Multibeam Sonar Point Cloud Data for 3D Surface and Object Shape Reconstruction
PublicationUnorganised point cloud dataset, as a transitional data model in several applications, usually contains a considerable amount of undesirable irregularities, such as strong variability of local point density, missing data, overlapping points and noise caused by scattering characteristics of the environment. For these reasons, further processing of such data, e.g. for construction of higher order geometric models of the topography...
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Methods and means of processing discrete information in networks with a high level of noise
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Visual Object Tracking System Employing Fixed and PTZ Cameras
PublicationThe paper presents a video monitoring system utilizing fixed and PTZ cameras for tracking of moving objects. First type of camera provides image for background modelling, being employed for foreground objects localization. Estimated objects locations are then utilised for steering of PTZ cameras when observing targeted objects with high close-ups. Objects are classified into several classes, then basic event detection is being...
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SIGNAL PROCESSING
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Digital Processing of Frequency–Pulse Signal in Measurement System
PublicationThe work presents the issue of the use of multichannel measurement systems of sensors processing input value to impulse signal frequency. The frequency impulse signal obtained from such sensors is often required to be processed at the same time with a voltage signal which is obtained from other sensors used in the same measurement system. In such case, it is usually necessary to sample the output signals from all sensors in the...
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Methodology for the Correction of the Spatial Orientation Angles of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Using Real Time GNSS, a Shoreline Image and an Electronic Navigational Chart
PublicationUndoubtedly, Low-Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are becoming more common in marine applications. Equipped with a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) receiver for highly accurate positioning, they perform camera and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) measurements. Unfortunately, these measurements may still be subject to large errors-mainly due to the inaccuracy of measurement of the optical...
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CNN Architectures for Human Pose Estimation from a Very Low Resolution Depth Image
PublicationThe paper is dedicated to proposing and evaluating a number of convolutional neural network architectures for calculating a multiple regression on 3D coordinates of human body joints tracked in a single low resolution depth image. The main challenge was to obtain a high precision in case of a noisy and coarse scan of the body, as observed by a depth sensor from a large distance. The regression network was expected to reason about...
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Saturation of Bernstein Schnabl operators.
PublicationW pracy dowodzi się twierdzenia o nasyceniu dla operatorów Bernsteina-Schnabla nad sympleksem Bauera w przestrzeni Banacha.
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Estimation of object size in the calibrated camera image = Estymacja rozmiaru obiektów w obrazach ze skalibrowanej kamery
PublicationIn the paper, a method of estimation of the physical sizes of the objects tracked by the camera is presented. First, the camera is calibrated, then the proposed algorithm is used to estimate the real width and height of the tracked moving objects. The results of size estimation are then used for classification of the moving objects. Two methods of camera calibration are compared, test results are presented and discussed. The proposed...
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Optimizing of MALDI-ToF-based low-molecular-weight serum proteome pattern analysis in detection of breast cancer patients; the effect of albumin removal on classification performance.
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Corrigendum to “Rapid PD-L1 detection in tumors with PET using a highly specific peptide” [Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 483/1 (2017) 258–263]
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The Courts Public image - The Desired Direction of Change
PublicationThis paper proposes to scientifically explore notions of court identity, principles of shaping a court system's image, and best practices in positive court image development relating to thhe courts in Poland
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A low-voltage CMOS negative impedance converter for analogue filtering applications
PublicationLow-voltage high-frequency continuous-time filters are still required in many applications and are the subject of continuing research. There are many techniques to realize integrated filters, including OTA C, Opamp RC and MOSFET-C-Opamp. The latter two show high dynamic range at low supply voltage, but their frequency operating range is usually limited to several megahertz. Transconductance filters are dedicated to higher frequencies....
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Normalization of face illumination using basic knowledge and information extracted from a single image
PublicationThis paper presents a method for face image normalization that can be applied to the extraction of illumination invariant facial features or used to remove bad lighting effects and produce high-quality, photorealistic results. Most of the existing approaches concentrate on separating the constant albedo from the variable light intensity; that concept, however, is based on the Lambertian model, which fails in the presence of specularities...
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Image simulation and annotation for color blinded
PublicationIn this paper methods for image simulation as seen by a color blinded and a method for constructing images of perceived color difference are presented. The work is also focused on the interactive color description of an image contents. As a result, the individuals having problems with color discrimination can identify colors in an image.W artykule prezentowane są metody symulacji kolorów w obrazach postrzeganych przez osoby ze...
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Direct determination of paraquat herbicide by square-wave voltammetry by two-step transfer mechanism at heterogeneous boron-doped carbon nanowall electrodes
PublicationBoron-doped carbon nanowalls (B:CNW) versus boron-doped diamond (BDD) materials were investigated for the effective electrochemical detection of highly toxic herbicide paraquat (PQ). Depending on the surface morphology and functional groups of BDD and B:CNWs, the electrochemical absorption and detection of the target analyte PQ revealed different detection mechanisms. The surface absorption mechanism was mainly observed for BDD,...
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Equivalence of equicontinuity concepts for Markov operators derived from a Schur-like property for spaces of measures
PublicationVarious equicontinuity properties for families of Markov operators have been – and still are – used in the study of existence and uniqueness of invariant probability for these operators, and of asymptotic stability. We prove a general result on equivalence of equicontinuity concepts. It allows comparing results in the literature and switching from one view on equicontinuity to another, which is technically convenient in proofs....
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Four level inverter's DC bus voltage balancing with 3-terminal DAB converter
Publication—Multilevel inverters become more and more popular, especially in the medium or high voltage and high power applications. Unfortunately, some of inverter topologies require additional DC bus voltage balancing systems. This paper presents a novel approach to such systems, which is based on a multiple terminal DAB converter. Along with the voltage balancing function the proposed solution enables the connection of energy storage devices...
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Static Shunt PE Voltage-Quality Controllers
PublicationThis chapter focuses on power electronics (PE)-based solutions used in distribution networks for reduction of supply-voltage-quality deterioration, from long interruptions to the harmonics. Various PE devices and their combinations are addressed for particular or a range of voltage disturbances. A particular solution is applied taking into account demands for voltage quality and network configuration. In general, there are three...
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Supercapacitors - charge redistribution and restoring voltage
PublicationThe charge in supercapacitor is stored on electrodes and in electrolyte. The charges on electrodes create the Helmholtz double layer which is formed immediately with time constant of the order of seconds, while the charge storage in electrolyte is going on with time constant of the order of hundreds seconds. When the charged supercapacitor is shorted for few seconds, the charge from electrodes is discharged while the charge in...
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The Hough transform in the classification process of inland ships
PublicationThis article presents an analysis of the possibilities of using image processing methods for feature extraction that allows kNN classification based on a ship’s image delivered from an on-water video surveillance system. The subject of the analysis is the Hough transform which enables the detection of straight lines in an image. The recognized straight lines and the information about them serve as features in the classification...
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The use of liquid crystal thermography TLC and particle image velocimetry PIV in selected technical applications
PublicationNowadays, the energy cost is very high and this problem is carried out to seek techniques for improvement of the aerothermal and thermal (heat flow) systems performances in different technical applications. The transient and steady-state techniques with liquid crystals for the surface temperature and heat transfer coefficient or Nusselt number distribution measurements have been developed. The flow pattern produced by transverse...
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Processing of Satellite Data in the Cloud
PublicationThe dynamic development of digital technologies, especially those dedicated to devices generating large data streams, such as all kinds of measurement equipment (temperature and humidity sensors, cameras, radio-telescopes and satellites – Internet of Things) enables more in-depth analysis of the surrounding reality, including better understanding of various natural phenomenon, starting from atomic level reactions, through macroscopic...
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Measuring moisture damage of asphalt mixtures: The development of a new modified boiling test based on color image processing
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Estimation of the uncertainty of the LEM CV 3-500 transducers processing function
PublicationThe paper presents the methodology for estimating uncertainty of a voltage transducer processing function based on the example of LEM CV 3-500 transducer. The analysis was performed using the method based on the GUM Guide propagation of uncertainty law and the Monte Carlo numerical method. The article also presents a comparative analysis of the results of a voltage measurement evaluation done using the Monte Carlo simulation method,...
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Stereo image visualization for a VISROBOT system
PublicationThe article describes a novel approach to robotic vision in mobile robot systems. The system implements a Visrobot system which implements a generic idea of using mobile robots for exploring an indoor environment. The task of such a robot is to visualize a stereo image properly for an operator. The system uses different stereo baseline values. Variable baseline can result in increasing depth resolution for distant objects. We assume...
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A New Adaptive Method for the Extraction of Steel Design Structures from an Integrated Point Cloud
Open Research DataA new automatic and adaptive algorithm for edge extraction from a random point cloud was developed and presented herein. The proposed algorithm was tested using real measurement data. The developed algorithm is able to realistically reduce the amount of redundant data and correctly extract stable edges representing the geometric structures of a studied...
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Tripping of F-type RCDs for High-Frequency Residual Currents
PublicationResidual current devices (RCDs) are apparatus commonly used for protection against electric shock in low-voltage electrical installations. They protect people in the case of an earth fault or even in the case of direct contact with the live parts. However, to be effective protective devices, RCDs have to detect residual currents of various waveform shapes which appear in modern electrical installations. For this purpose, RCDs...
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Tripping of F-type RCDs for high-frequency residual currents
PublicationResidual current devices (RCDs) are apparatus commonly used for protection against electric shock in low-voltage electrical installations. They protect people in the case of an earth fault or even in the case of direct contact with the live parts. However, to be effective protective devices, RCDs have to detect residual currents of various waveform shapes which appear in modern electrical installations. For this purpose, RCDs are...
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Data augmentation for improving deep learning in image classification problem
PublicationThese days deep learning is the fastest-growing field in the field of Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Neural Networks (DNN). Among many of DNN structures, the Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) are currently the main tool used for the image analysis and classification purposes. Although great achievements and perspectives, deep neural networks and accompanying learning algorithms have some relevant challenges to tackle. In this...
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Detection of Helicobacter rodentium-like DNA in the liver tissue of patients with chronic liver diseases by polymerase chain reaction–denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and DNA sequence analysis
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Immunocytochemical and biochemical detection of EMMPRIN in the rat tooth germ: differentiation-dependent co-expression with MMPs and co-localization with caveolin-1 in membrane rafts of dental epithelial cells
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CM Voltage Compensators for Power Electronic Interfaces
PublicationThe experimental results presented in the paper have shown that the application of the PEIs might cause EMC related problems, especially in the case of the application of a group of connected converters. The most convenient way to reduce EMI currents and prevent aggregation of EMI currents introduced by a group of converters is through passive compensation of voltage interference sources inside of the single converters. In the...
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Digital Signal Processing
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Hybrid Modulation for Modular Voltage Source Inverters with Coupled Reactors
PublicationThis paper proposes and discusses a concept of a hybrid modulation for the control of modular voltage source inverters with coupled reactors. The use of coupled reactors as the integrating elements leads to significant reduction in the size and weight of the circuit. The proposed modulation combines novel coarsely quantized pulse amplitude modulation (CQ-PAM) and innovative space-vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM). The former...
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Starter for Voltage Boost Converter to Harvest Thermoelectric Energy for Body-Worn Sensors
PublicationThis paper examines the suitability of selected configurations of ultra-low voltage (ULV) oscilla-tors as starters for a voltage boost converter to harvest energy from a thermoelectric generator (TEG). Important properties of particularly promising configurations, suitable for on-chip imple-mentation are compared. On this basis, an improved oscillator with a low startup voltage and a high output voltage swing is proposed. The applicability...
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A New Adaptive Method for the Extraction of Steel Design Structures from an Integrated Point Cloud
PublicationThe continuous and intensive development of measurement technologies for reality modelling with appropriate data processing algorithms is currently being observed. The most popular methods include remote sensing techniques based on reflected-light digital cameras, and on active methods in which the device emits a beam. This research paper presents the process of data integration from terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and image data...
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Video content analysis in the urban area telemonitoring system
PublicationThe task of constant monitoring of video streams from a large number of cameras and reviewing the recordings in order to find a specified event requires a considerable amount of time and effort from the system operators and it is prone to errors. A solution to this problem is an automatic system for constant analysis of camera images being able to raise an alarm if a predefined event is detected. The chapter presents various aspects...
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Pervaporation in food processing
PublicationThis chapter is about pervaporation in food processing
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Robert Burczyk mgr inż.
PeopleRobert Burczyk received Eng. degree and M. SC. Eng. degree in electronics and telecommunictions engineering in 2017 and 2018 successively with specialization in radiocommunication systems and networks. The subject of the dissertations was focused on Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN). Currently, he is a PhD student and an employee at the Department of Radiocommunication Systems and Networks, Gdansk University of Technology. His...
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Mariusz Kaczmarek dr hab. inż.
PeopleReceived M.Sc., Eng. in Electronics in 1995 from Gdansk University of Technology, Ph.D. in Medical Electronics in 2003 and habilitation in Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering in 2017. He was an investigator in about 13 projects receiving a number of awards, including four best papers, practical innovations (7 medals and awards) and also the Andronicos G. Kantsios Award and Siemens Award. Main research activities: the issues...
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Multipulse inverter structures with low voltage distortion
PublicationA novel approach to the voltage source inverters (VSI) construction is presented in the paper. The invented inverter structures allow to operate several DC/AC converters in parallel resulting in lower voltage distortions at extremely low switching frequency. The research presented in the paper describes such a parallel operation of the VSI’s which is possible thanks to the use of coupled inductors. The eighteen-pulse three-level...
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Improving automatic surveillance by sound analysis
PublicationAn automatic surveillance system, based on event detection in the video image can be improved by implementing algorithms for audio analysis. Dangerous or illegal actions are often connected with distinctive sound events like screams or sudden bursts of energy. A method for detection and classification of alarming sound events is presented. Detection is based on the observation of sudden changes in sound level in distinctive sub-bands...
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Jacek Ryl dr hab. inż.
PeopleI have obtained my PhD in chemical technology in 2010. In the same year, I was employed at the Department of Electrochemistry, Corrosion and Materials Engineering at the Faculty of Chemistry. In 2018 I received habilitation at the Faculty of Chemistry GUT in technical sciences in the discipline of chemical technology. From 2021, he was employed at the Institute of Nanotechnology and Materials Science at the Faculty of Technical...
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Isotope shifts of multipole lines of Pb I and Pb II
PublicationStudies of isotope shifts of three multipole lines between levels of the ground configuration 6s26p2 of Pb I, i.e.: 461.9 nm(1S0→3P1), 531.5 nm(1S0→3P2) and 733.2 nm(1D2→3P1), as well as 710.2 nm line (6s26p2P3∕2→6s26p2P1∕2) of Pb II are presented. We determined the isotope shifts between four stable isotopes: 204, 206, 207, 208. By the use of King plot analysis we were able to separate the mass and the field shifts. We found that...