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Analyzing the Geometry of the Turnouts and Their Adjustment Basing on the Tacheometer Measurements
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Analyzing the Geometry of the Turnouts and Their Adjustment Basing on the Tacheometer Measurements
PublicationThe article presents the results of tacheometric measurements of a station throat, as well as the method of data preparation and analysis. The calculations covered the verification of the geometry and the location of railway turnouts and crossings. The analyses were performed for the selected parameters of the turnout geometry, including their lengths and track gauge in main sections. In addition, the data were analyzed to confirm...
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New Method for Determination of Adjustment Corrections for Crane Rail Axes
PublicationElectronic tacheometers are currently a standard instrument used in geodetic work, including also geodetic engineering measurements. One of the many applications of tacheometers in engineering geodesy are 3D control measurements of crane rail axes. This paper proposes a new method of computing adjustment corrections for crane rail axes based on 3D polar measurements performed with an electronic tacheometer. The intermediary method...
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Statistical adjustment of selected propagation models for applications in container terminal
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Psychological adjustment of women after oncological surgery and at the end of treatment
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Adjustment for shape restoration and force control of cable arch stayed bridges
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Empirical Adjustment of the Selected Propagation Models for Application in the Peculiar Environment of the Container Terminal
PublicationIt is important to look for any propagation model that could be useful for designing mobile radio systems in container terminal environment. Selected propagation models have been investigated. The applied research methodology has been described too. Results of the statistical adjustment in terms of signal loss determination in such environment have been analysed. The analysis has proved effectiveness of adjustment by increasing...
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Assessment of Adjustment of GNSS Railway Measurements with Parameter-Binding Conditions in a Stationary Scenario
PublicationThe study aims to assess the applicability of the ordinary least squares method, robust estimation, and conditions-binded adjustment in processing the six synchronous coordinate pairs of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. The research is part of the research project InnoSatTrack, focused on the enhancement of the determination of geometrical parameters of railway tracks using GNSS, inertial, and other sensors....
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Assessment of Adjustment of GNSS Railway Measurements with Parameter-Binding Conditions in a Stationary Scenario
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The Use of Free Adjustment and Msplit-Estimation for Determination of the Vertical Displacements in Unstable Reference System
PublicationThe problem of the determining of the displacements of engineering objects and their surroundings is the current and important issue in the field of engineering geodesy. Most control measurements are made in relation to reference points (stable points). On the other hand, sometimes it happens that it is not possible perform the measurements with reference to the stable points or identification of stable points is difficult. Therefore,...
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Maintenance Interval Adjustment Based on the Experience, Case Study of Marine Air Compressor System
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Some adjustment and exploitation problems of the controllable pitch propeller pneumatic and hydraulic control systems
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono opis awarii układu regulacji pneumatyczno -hydraulicznego okrętowej śruby nastawnej, której skutkiem było uderzenie specjalistycznego statku pożarniczego w pirs paliwowy w Porcie Północnym w Gdańsku. Podjęte przez autora czynności, w tym analizy i komisyjnie przeprowadzony eksperyment, pozwoliły wyjaśnić przyczyny tego zdarzenia oraz ukazać pewne problemy na jakie powinni zwrócić uwagę projektanci i użytkownicy...
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Physical activity, life satisfaction and adjustment to illness in women after treatment of breast cancer
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DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF THE RAILWAY BRIDGES IN POLAND WITH REGARDS TO HIGH-SPEED TRAINS PASSAGE ADJUSTMENT
PublicationThe dynamic analysis of the railway bridge in Tczew was carried out in the article as an example of such bridges adaptation suitability to handle high-speed trains. Calculations of railway bridges are greatly complicated and labor-consuming. The bridge model and a rolling stock passage simulation were developed in the SOFISTIK software. Three types of elements were used for the correct mapping of the structure in the calculation...
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Shape control over microwave hydrothermally grown Y2O3:Eu by europium concentration adjustment
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Green porous benzamide-like nanomembranes for hazardous cations detection, separation, and concentration adjustment
PublicationGreen biomaterials play a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases as well as health-related problem-solving. Typically, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and mechanical strength are requirements centered on biomaterial engineering. However, in-hospital therapeutics require an elaborated synthesis of hybrid and complex nanomaterials capable of mimicking cellular behavior. Accumulation of hazardous cations like...
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Explicit Size-Reduction of Circularly Polarized Antennas through Constrained Optimization with Penalty Factor Adjustment
PublicationModern communication systems of high data capacity incorporate circular polarization (CP) as the preferred antenna radiation field configuration. In many applications, integration of the system circuitry with antennas imposes size limitations on CP radiators, which makes their development process a challenging endeavor. This can be mitigated by means of simulation-driven design, specifically, constrained numerical optimization....
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Using of carbon nanotubes and nano carbon black for electrical conductivity adjustment of pressure-sensitive adhesives
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Analysis of the influence of external conditions on temperature readings in thermograms and adaptive adjustment of the measured temperature value
PublicationMeasuring human temperature is a crucial step in preventing the spread of diseases such as COVID-19. For the proper operation of an automatic body temperature measurement system throughout the year, it is necessary to consider outdoor conditions. In this paper, the effect of atmospheric factors on facial temperature readings using infrared thermography is investigated. A thorough analysis of the variation of facial temperature...
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Automatic Adjustment of Integration Time in the NIR Camera for Calibrated Temperature Measurement during Inductive Heating Processes
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Assessment of Pain Management, Acceptance of Illness, and Adjustment to Life with Cancer in Patients with Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
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Temperature measurement using NIR camera with automatic adjustment of integration time for monitoring high-temperature industrial processes
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Resonator-Loaded Waveguide Notch Filters with Broad Tuning Range and Additive-Manufacturing-Based Operating Frequency Adjustment Procedure
PublicationThis article presents a new class of ring-resonator-loaded waveguide notch filters with a broad tuning range, low cost, and improved performance. The proposed approach employs a comple-mentary asymmetric split ring resonator coupled to a microstrip transmission line and excited in a rectangular waveguide. An equivalent circuit model is proposed to explain the working principle of the proposed notch filter. The adjustment of the...
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Influence of gas turbine controller adjustment on propulsion system behaviour in high sea conditions. Part 2. The simulation investigations.
PublicationDo badań przyjęto układ napędowy okrętowy z turbinami gazowymi napędzającymi poprzez przekładnię mechaniczną zębatą śrubę okrętową o zmiennym skoku.Przy użyciu programu komputerowego Matlab i jego nakładki Simulink wykonano symulację dynamiki układu napędowego statku pracującego na wzburzonym morzu.Zbadano wpływ nastaw i typu regulatora na pracę układu. Porównano nastawy układu regulacyjnego układu napędowego dla pracy...
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Low-cost multiband compact branch-line coupler design using response features and automated EM model fidelity adjustment
PublicationDesign closure of compact microwave components is a challenging problem because of significant electromagnetic (EM) cross-couplings in densely arranged layouts. A separate issue is a large number of designable parameters resulting from replacement of conventional transmission line sections by compact microstrip resonant cells. This increases complexity of the design optimization problem and requires employment of expensive high-fidelity...
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Influence of gas turbine controller adjustment on ship propulsion system behaviour in rough sea conditions. Part 2. The simulation investigations.
PublicationPrzedstawiono model dynamiki układu napędowego okrętowego, wykorzystując metodę elementów skończonych. Układ napędowy składa się z dwóch turbin gazowych napędzających poprzez przekładnię mechaniczną zębatą pędnik o nastawnym skoku. W symulacji układu napędowego zadawano wymuszenia wartością zadaną nastaw prędkości na regulatorze oraz wymuszenia od falowania morza w zależności od stanu morza. Przedstawiono wyniki takich symulacji.
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Cost-Efficient Surrogate Modeling of High-Frequency Structures Using Nested Kriging with Automated Adjustment of Model Domain Lateral Dimensions
PublicationSurrogate models are becoming popular tools of choice in mitigating issues related to the excessive cost of electromagnetic (EM)-driven design of high-frequency structures. Among available techniques, approximation modeling is by far the most popular due to its versatility. In particular, the surrogates are exclusively based on the sampled simulation data with no need to involve engineering insight or problem-specific knowledge....
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Influence of gas turbine controller adjustment on propulsion system behaviour in high sea conditions. Part 1. The dynamic model of propulsion system.
PublicationDo badań przyjęto układ napędowy okrętowy z turbinami gazowymi napędzającymi poprzez przekładnię mechaniczną zębatą śrubę okrętową o zmiennym skoku. Nakład napędowy statku z turbinami gazowymi napędzającymi śrubę nastawną oddziałują wymuszenia zarówno od nastaw prędkości obrotowej wału śrubowego jaki skoku śruby napędowej, ale również istnieje silna reakcja od falowania morza (stanu morza) na pracę układu napędowego. Zbudowano...
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Regulacja osi toru w warunkach pomiarów satelitarnych :(program badań) = Geometrical adjustment of the railway track in the conditions of the satellite surveying : (research program)
PublicationW pracy zwrócono uwagę na uwarunkowania związane z zastosowaniem technik pomiarów satelitarnych GPS w pomiarach inwentaryzacyjnych linii kolejowych. Wskazano na konieczność nawiązania współpracy pomiędzy specjalistami z dziedziny pomiarów satelitarnych i środowiskiem kolejowym. Może to spowodować radykalną poprawę w zakresie poziomu utrzymania kształtu geometrycznego torów, gdzie występująca obecnie sytuacja budzi poważne zastrzeżenia....
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Influence of adjustment of gas turbine controller on ship propulsion system behaviour in rough sea conditions. Part 1. The dynamic model of propulsion system.
PublicationPrzedstawiono model dynamiki układu napędowego okrętowego, wykorzystując metodę elementów skończonych. Układ napędowy składa się z dwóch turbin gazowych napędzających poprzez przekładnię mechaniczną zębatą pędnik o nastawnym skoku. W symulacji układu napędowego można zadawać wymuszenia wartością zadaną nastaw prędkości na regulatorze, wymuszenia od falowania morza w zależności od stanu morza, jak również zmianą ustawienia skoku...
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Modal Adjustment of Rayleigh Based Structural Damping and Coordinate-Partitioning Algorithm Dedicated to Frictionless Contact Constraints between Multibody System and Structure Modelled with Finite Elements
PublicationThe paper presents a dedicated numerical algorithm. The algorithm is advantageous during investigations of the dynamics of a hybrid multibody / finite-elements system. We focus our attention on interactions resulting from mechanical contact. Pointwise contact connects a vertex of the multibody structure and a surface of the elastic reference body. Instead of a positive value of the relative penetration factor, constraint equations...
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Insights into Stoichiometry Adjustments Governing the Performance of Flexible Foamed Polyurethane/Ground Tire Rubber Composites
PublicationPolyurethanes (PU) are widely applied in the industry due to their tunable performance adjusted by changes in the isocyanate index—stoichiometric balance between isocyanate and hydroxyl groups. This balance is affected by the incorporation of modifiers of fillers into the PU matrix and is especially crucial for PU foams due to the additional role of isocyanates—foaming of the material. Despite the awareness of the issue underlined...
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The Influence of Slice Thickness, Sharpness, and Contrast Adjustments on Inferior Alveolar Canal Segmentation on Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Scans: A Retrospective Study
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St. Adalberd church 3D point model
Open Research DataResearch data show the church of St. Adalbert in Gdansk, Poland. Two layers are presented in the .zip file: one represents the laser scanning result, the second represents the point cloud from 36 photogrammetry images from the UAV system. The aligned point clouds formed the basis to create the high-resolution 3D model. Reference data are laser scanning...
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Selected Propagation Models Modification for Application in Container Terminal
PublicationIt is particularly important to look for any propagation model that could be useful for designing mobile radio systems in container terminal environment. The selected propagation models have been investigated. The applied research methodology has been described too. Results of the statistical adjustment in terms of signal loss determination in such environment have been analysed. The analysis have proved effectiveness of adjustment...
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APPLYING RANSAC ALGORITHM FOR FITTING SCANNING STRIPS FROM AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING
PublicationDuring the development of the data acquired by airborne laser scanning the important issue is the fitting and georeferencing of ALS point clouds by means of the tie surfaces and the reference planes. The process of scanning strips adjustment is based on mutual integration of point clouds (scanning strips) and their adaptation to the reference planes.In simultaneous adjustment all strips are combined into one geometrically coherent...
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The Algorithm of Modelling and Analysis of Latent Semantic Relations: Linear Algebra vs. Probabilistic Topic Models
PublicationThis paper presents the algorithm of modelling and analysis of Latent Semantic Relations inside the argumentative type of documents collection. The novelty of the algorithm consists in using a systematic approach: in the combination of the probabilistic Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) and Linear Algebra based Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) methods; in considering each document as a complex of topics, defined on the basis of separate...
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Optimized Stress and Geometry Control of Spherical structures under Lateral Loadings
PublicationIn this paper, a numerical model of a double-layer spherical structure has been examined under lateral loadings. When the structure has been distorted due to loadings, the dislocated joints have been moved to their original positions utilizing the adjustment techniques based on the force method. Meanwhile, the members’ internal forces were kept in the desired domain. Optimization techniques were also implemented in order to minimalize...
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Installation of Compensators in the Power System Transmission Grid
PublicationThe article discusses issues of reactive power compensation in transmission grids, with particular focus on the selection of compensator locations and basic parameters. Attention was focused on modern power electronics systems that ensure full automatic compensator adjustment to voltage or power criteria.
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Karol Grębowski dr inż.
PeopleKarol Grębowski (M.Sc.) works as an assistant at the Department of Technical Fundamentals of Architecture Design of the Faculty of Architecture at Gdansk University of Technology. His scientific research deals with dynamic phenomena occurring during the vibration of structures, bridges, and studies the design methodology of the elements forming passive protection system of the vehicles degraded by struck or explosion in the context...
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Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis of Urinary Extracellular Vesicle Proteins as a New Challenge in Laboratory Medicine
PublicationUrinary extracellular vesicle (uEV) proteins may be used as specific markers of kidney damage in various pathophysiological conditions. The nanoparticle-tracking analysis (NTA) appears to be the most useful method for the analysis of uEVs due to its ability to analyze particles below 300 nm. The NTA method has been used to measure the size and concentration of uEVs and also allows for a deeper analysis of uEVs based on their protein...
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DiSTFAG method robust to gross errors in monitoring displacements and strains in unstable reference systems
PublicationThe DiSTFA method (Displacements and Strains using Transformation and Free Adjustment) was presented in Kamiński (2009). The method has been developed for the determination of displacements and strains of engineering objects in unstable reference systems, as well as for examining the stability of reference points. The DiSTFAG (Gross errors) method presented in the paper is the extension of the DiSTFA method making it robust to...
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Selective Laser Melting of Ti Alloy for Manufacturing The Prosthetic Elements
PublicationThe selective laser melting (SLM) is the additive manufacturing method of custom-designed parts. The used materials and the applications are various, including medicine. The titanium and its alloys are materials for which the dimensional quality, surface smoothness and no or extremely low porosity are difficult to reach. In this paper, the successful attempt to obtain by SLM the individually designed prosthetic bridges is described....
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THERMOMECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAMS AS A FUNCTION OF THE ISOCYANATE INDEX
PublicationPolyurethane foams are very versatile materials applied in different branches of industry. Their popularity is attributed, among others, to the flexibility in engineering their mechanical performance by the adjustment of their formulations. One of the most crucial factors is the isocyanate index, determining the ratio between the free hydroxyl and isocyanate groups present in the polyurethane system. By the change of this ratio,...
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System subwencjonowania jednostek samorządu terytorialnego w Polsce: dysfunkcje i pożądane kierunki racjonalizacji
PublicationMonografia poświęcona jest problematyce racjonalizacji subwencjonowania samorządu terytorialnego w Polsce. Jej głównym celem jest określenie roli i znaczenia subwencji w systemie finansowym jednostek samorządu terytorialnego. Za dysfunkcje w największym stopniu zniekształcające system subwencjonowania uznano: ― brak powiązania globalnej kwoty subwencji ogólnej ze składowymi budżetu państwa, ― pomijanie, przy ocenie potencjału...
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Improved Design Closure of Compact Microwave Circuits by Means of Performance Requirement Adaptation
PublicationNumerical optimization procedures have been widely used in the design of microwave components and systems. Most often, optimization algorithms are applied at the later stages of the design process to tune the geometry and/or material parameter values. To ensure sufficient accuracy, parameter adjustment is realized at the level of full-wave electromagnetic (EM) analysis, which creates perhaps the most important bottleneck due to...
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Reliable EM-driven size reduction of antenna structures by means of adaptive penalty factors
PublicationMiniaturization has become of paramount importance in the design of modern antenna systems. In particular, compact size is essential for emerging application areas such as internet of things, wearable and implantable devices, 5G technology, or medical imaging. On the other hand, reduction of physical dimensions generally has a detrimental effect on antenna performance. From the perspective of numerical optimization, miniaturization...
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Recent advances in hydrogen production from biomass waste with a focus on pyrolysis and gasification
PublicationThis paper presents the results research on the optimal fuel compositions and the control parameters of the spark ignition engine fueled with syngas-biogas-hydrogen for the purpose of setting up a flexible electronic control unit for the engine working in a solar-biomass hybrid renewable energy system. In syngas-biogas-hydrogen mixture, the optimal content of hydrogen and biogas is 20% and 30%, respectively. Exceeding these thresholds,...
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Unequally-Spaced Slot Strategy for Radiation Null Reduction in Single SIW-Embedded Antenna Element
PublicationThe incorporation of higher-order modes (HOMs) can substantially augment the antenna gain and bandwidth, but this improvement is typically accompanied by compromised radiation performance including radiation nulls and higher side lobe levels. In this study, an inventive strategy is introduced to reduce the radiation nulls and the side lobe levels of a single antenna element by positioning multiple slots of the radiating element...
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Flexible syngas-biogas-hydrogen fueling spark-ignition engine behaviors with optimized fuel compositions and control parameters
PublicationThis paper presents the results research on the optimal fuel compositions and the control parameters of the spark ignition engine fueled with syngas-biogas-hydrogen for the purpose of setting up a flexible electronic control unit for the engine working in a solar-biomass hybrid renewable energy system. In syngas-biogas-hydrogen mixture, the optimal content of hydrogen and biogas is 20% and 30%, respectively. Exceeding these thresholds,...