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MSIS sonar image segmentation method based on underwater viewshed analysis and high-density seabed model
PublicationHigh resolution images of Mechanically Scanned Imaging Sonars can bring detailed representation of underwater area if favorable conditions for acoustic signal to propagate are provided. However to properly asses underwater situation based solely on such data can be challenging for less than proficient interpreter. In this paper we propose a method to enhance interpretative potential of MSIS image by dividing it in to subareas depending...
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Green Chemistry Metrics with Special Reference to Green Analytical Chemistry
PublicationThe concept of green chemistry is widely recognized in chemical laboratories. To properly measure an environmental impact of chemical processes, dedicated assessment tools are required. This paper summarizes the current state of knowledge in the field of development of green chemistry and green analytical chemistry metrics. The diverse methods used for evaluation of the greenness of organic synthesis, such as eco-footprint, E-Factor,...
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Analysis and design improvement of high class roads’ arched sections in Poland
PublicationAlthough Polish road network standards, in particular higher classes of roads are improving dynamically the number of fatalities on the network is still higher that EU’s average. Ensuring road safety and high maintaining standards is a complex issue and one that poses a major challenge for all road authorities. Road accidents at high speed roads characterize specially serious material and social consequences, thus research into...
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Geometry Parametric Model Order Reduction with Randomly Generated Projection Bases
PublicationIn this work, a reduced-order model for geometry parameters and fast frequency sweep is proposed. The Finite Element Method is used to solve time-harmonic Maxwell’s equations. Taking into account the electromagnetic field does not arbitrarily vary as a function of frequency and geometry parameters, a low dimension system manifold is identified. Thus, the original Finite Element problem can be approximated by a model of reduced...
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AUTOMATIC LEARNING OF STRATEGY AND RULES IN CARD GAMES USING IMAGE FROM CAMERA
PublicationBelow work tries to answer a question: if it is possible to replace real human with computer system in social games. As a subject for experiments, card games were chosen, because they require a lot of player interaction (playing and taking cards), while their rules are easy to present in form of clear list of statements. Such a system, should allow real players to play without constant worrying about guiding or helping computer...
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Toward Safe and Efficient Recovery of Gas Munitions Dumped at Sea
PublicationThe proposal of a system for the safe recovery of unexploded ordnance (UXO), chemical weapons (CW) and chemicalwarfare agents (CWA) dumped at sea mainly after WWI and WWII is described in this work. The proposed solutionaddresses the tasks required to neutralise thousands of tons of dumped material and the currently available solutionsand proposed ideas. Requirements concerning the features of a recovery system are defined and...
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Dokumentacja projektowa obiektów o konstrukcji stalowej. Poznaj aktualne wytyczne
PublicationDokumentacja projektowa konstrukcji stalowych. Obowiązujące akty prawne regulujące wymagania odnośnie do formy i zakresu dokumentacji projektowej nie są całkowicie jednoznaczne, co pozwala na stosunkową dowolną ich interpretację. W rezultacie na placach budów i w wytwórniach konstrukcji stalowych wciąż są problemy związane z poprawnym wykonaniem, scaleniem i montażem konstrukcji stalowych, wynikające z niekompletnej lub niedopracowanej...
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Approximation of Message Inter-Arrival and Inter-Departure Time Distributions in IMS/NGN Architecture Using Phase-Type Distributions
PublicationCurrently it is assumed that requirements of the information society for delivering multimedia services will be satisfied by the Next Generation Network (NGN) architecture, which includes elements of the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solution. In order to guarantee Quality of Service (QoS), NGN has to be appropriately designed and dimensioned. Therefore, proper traffic models should be proposed and applied. This requires determination...
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Lighting requirements for pedestrian crossings - positive contrast
PublicationFor many years now in Poland there has been a large number of road accidents at pedestrian crossings during night periods [5, 11]. One of the technical solutions that can improve this condition is the use of proper lighting for pedestrian crossings. The designated pedestrian crossing should be visible in different weather conditions and at different times of the day. In case of night vision restrictions use artificial lighting...
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O badaniach i analizach mostów tymczasowych typu Bailey - MS 22-80
PublicationPrzedstawiono sposoby modelowania oraz wyniki badań in situ konstrukcji mostów tymczasowych typu Bailey - MS 22-80. Sformuowano wnioski dotyczące rzeczywistego zachowania się tego rodzaju konstrukcji oraz zasad modelowania w celu jednoznacznego określenia pracy i wytężenia ustroju.
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Civil liability for artificial intelligence products versus the sustainable development of CEECs: which institutions matter?
PublicationThe aim of this paper is to conduct a meta-analysis of the EU and CEECs civil liability institutions in order to find out if they are ready for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) race. Particular focus is placed on ascertaining whether civil liability institutions such as the Product Liability Directive (EU) or civil codes (CEECs) will protect consumers and entrepreneurs, as well as ensure undistorted competition. In line with the...
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Impact of low-temperature sintering on the Fe-based amorphous coatings
PublicationBulk metallic glasses (BMGs) have gained a lot of attention in recent years due to their outstanding properties such as high hardness and excellent wear and corrosion resistance. However, they are restricted in industrial applications due to their extreme brittleness. Iron based amorphous coatings from BMGs are the best solution to use them by overcoming the problem of extreme brittleness. The coatings can be sprayed by various...
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Changes on the Surface of the SiO2/C Composite, Leading to the Formation of Conductive Carbon Structures with Complex Nature of DC Conductivity
PublicationSol–gel layers have been the subject of many studies in recent decades. However, very little information exists about layers in which carbon structures are developed in situ. Using the spin-coating method, we obtained thin iron-doped SiO2/C composite films. The results of Raman spectroscopy showed that our samples consisted of graphitic forms and polymers. The latter’s contribution decreases with rising temperature. FTIR and EDS...
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Planar Microwave Bragg Reflector Resonant Dielectric Sensor
PublicationIn this paper, a periodic structure is used to design a microwave Bragg reflector with the help of hexagonal lattice, which provides a 5 GHz wide stopband between the low-pass band with cut-off frequency 2.6 GHz and the bandpass response with start and stop frequency 7.8 GHz and 10.5 GHz, respectively. A defect in lattice allows passing a narrowband signal at 6 GHz which is found, from the dispersion relation, to be in the region...
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Behaviour of Asymmetric Structure with Base Isolation Made of Polymeric Bearings
PublicationEarthquake-induced ground motions are the most severe and unpredictable threats to the structures all around the world. Seismic excitations cause a lot of damage in a wide variety of ways, leaving thousands of casualties in their wake. Due to randomness of earthquake occurrence, lack of visible causes and their power of destructiveness, structural engineers need to develop new technical solutions and protection systems against...
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Superconductivity in CaBi2
PublicationSuperconductivity is observed with critical temperature Tc = 2.0 K in self-flux-grown single crystals of CaBi2. This material adopts the ZrSi2 structure type with lattice parameters a = 4.696(1) Å, b = 17.081(2) Å and c = 4.611(1) Å. The crystals of CaBi2 were studied by means of magnetic susceptibility, specific heat and electrical resistivity measurements. The heat capacity jump at Tc is DC/gTc = 1.41, confirming bulk superconductivity;...
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Optoelectronic properties of curved carbon systems
PublicationSystematic investigation of optoelectronic properties of curved carbon systems has been performed and the results have been compared with the representatives of flat carbon systems. Moreover, the application of third order dispersion corrected density functional tight binding method (with third order corrections of self-consistent charges) including Becke-Johnson dumping (DFTB3-D3(BJ)) has been validated in order to obtain reliable...
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Enhanced visible light-activated gas sensing properties of nanoporous copper oxide thin films
PublicationMetal oxide gas sensors are popular chemoresistive sensors. They are used for numerous tasks, including environmental and safety monitoring. Some gas-sensing materials exhibit photo-induced properties that can be utilized for enhanced gas detection by modifying the sensor selectivity and sensitivity when illuminated by light. Here, we present the gas sensing characteristics of highly nanoporous Cu2O thin films towards both electrophilic...
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Selected acoustic images of the Gdansk Bay
PublicationThe main goal of the paper is to describe the results of sounding the Gdansk Bay seabed by using a parametric sub-bottom profiler, multibeam echosounder and side scan sonar. Quality of dsata obtained during trials depends interalia on a proper location of antenna to reduce influence of pitch, roll and heave motions as well as ship noise.
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Uniform expansion estimates in the quadratic map as a function of the parameter, with a large range of parameters
Open Research DataThis dataset contains selected results of numerical computations described in the paper "Quantitative hyperbolicity estimates in one-dimensional dynamics" by S. Day, H. Kokubu, S. Luzzatto, K. Mischaikow, H. Oka, P. Pilarczyk, published in Nonlinearity, Vol. 21, No. 9 (2008), 1967-1987, doi: 10.1088/0951-7715/21/9/002.
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Uniform expansion estimates in the quadratic map as a function of the parameter, with a very small critical neighborhood
Open Research DataThis dataset contains selected results of numerical computations described in the paper "Quantitative hyperbolicity estimates in one-dimensional dynamics" by S. Day, H. Kokubu, S. Luzzatto, K. Mischaikow, H. Oka, P. Pilarczyk, published in Nonlinearity, Vol. 21, No. 9 (2008), 1967-1987, doi: 10.1088/0951-7715/21/9/002.
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Kamil Brodnicki dr inż.
PeopleKamil Brodnicki is an assistant at the Department of Applied Informatics in Management at the Faculty of Economics and Management at the Gdańsk University of Technology. From 2017, he is the head of the Customer Experience laboratory. Since 2011, he has been working in one of the Tri-City IT companies as an IT Systems Analyst, implementing projects in the financial sector. His research interests are focused on the following areas:...
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The influence of settable parameters of switching gasoline/LPG on exhaust toxic emissions
PublicationThe main objective of the studies shown in the paper was to develop a proper strategy for settable parameters of ECU to decrease total emission of toxic components in composition of exhaust during a cold start phase. The experimental research has been performed for engine running at idle and for engine running on the chassis dynamometer (performing European Driving Test NEDC).
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A new method of fault loop resistance measurement in low voltage systems with residual current devices
PublicationThis paper presents a new method of fault loop resistance measurement in low voltage systems with residual current devices. The method enables measuring fault loop resistance without nuisance tripping of residual current devices, by application an unconventional waveform of measurement current. It is important for proper verification of the effectiveness of protection against electric shock.
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Kontekst sytuacyjny jako najistotniejszy element w kształtowaniu form architektury sakralnej współczesnego miasta (z uwzględnieniem realizacji z terenu Trójmiasta, w tym z Sopotu)
PublicationŚrodowisko zabudowane trzech miast nadmorskich - Gdańska, Sopotu i Gdyni - jest wyrazem troskliwej działalności budowlanej wokół obiektów sakralnych: stara substancja zabytkowa jest pielęgnowana a najnowsze projekty realizowane. Niemniej, nie daje się zaobserwować (zwłaszcza na terenie Krajobrazowego Parku Nadmorskiego) wysiłku projektanckiego w uwzględnianiu pierwszego i podstawowego warunku dla nowo projektowanej architektury,...
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Analiza celowości i możliwości rewitalizacji linii kolejowych w województwie dolnośląskim
PublicationSamorządy wojewódzkie jako podmioty odpowiadające za organizację regionalnych przewozów kolejowych stają przed odpowiednim wyborem linii do rewitalizacji. Dla popularyzacji systemu wybór odpowiedniej linii ma znaczenie fundamentalne, jako tzw. dobry przykład. Hierarchizacja linii jest wynikiem zastosowania podejścia wielokryterialnego. Można tego dokonać wykorzystując informatyczne narzędzia prognostyczne i wizualizacyjne. Województwo...
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PORÓWNANIE PROJEKTÓW BUDOWY FARM WIATROWYCH Z WYKORZYSTANIEM METODY AHP
PublicationW referacie opisano porównanie projektów budowy farm wiatrowych będących w różnych stadiach realizacji przygotowania inwestycji. Metodą, którą wykorzystano do porównania projektów jest metodą analizy wielokryterialnej AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process). Referat przedstawia opis metody oraz kryteriów, pod względem których porównano projekty. Wykazano, że dla projektu P2 czas zdobycia wszystkich niezbędnych...
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Methodology of assessing the production capacity of selected shipyards
PublicationW ramach projektu EUREKAΣ!2772 powstały projekty wstępne czterech statków dowozowych (Short Shiping). Dla jednego z nich należało zdefiniować optymalne warunki wykonania, wskazać wstępnie stocznie spełniające kryterium minimum zdolności wykonawczych. Do tego celu opracowano metodykę wskaźnikową, bazującą na wskaźnikach technologicznych i konstrukcyjnych. W oparciu o nie przeprowadzono analizę możliwości produkcyjnych wybranych...
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Działalność w obszarze grantów realizowana przez Katedrę Sieci Teleinformacyjnych
PublicationPrzedstawiono działalność Katedry Sieci Teleinformacyjnych PG WETI w obszarze grantów finansowanych przez instytucje centralne, przy czym główny nacisk położono na scharakteryzowanie aktualnie realizowanych projektów. Opisano dwa projekty finansowane przez NCBiR. Pierwszy dotyczy koncepcji oraz implementacji integracji informacji w rozproszonych elementach systemu wymiany danych Straży Granicznej, natomiast drugi strumieniowej...
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Henryk Krawczyk prof. dr hab. inż.
PeopleDyscyplina naukowa: informatyka Sprawował urząd rektora od 2008 do 2016. Urodził się 20 maja 1946 r. w Dybowie. Studia wyższe ukończył w 1969 r. na Wydziale Elektroniki Politechniki Gdańskiej, uzyskując tytuł magistra inżyniera w zakresie informatyki. W latach 1969–1972 pracował w Przemysłowym Instytucie Telekomunikacji. W 1972 r. rozpoczął pracę na Wydziale Elektroniki Politechniki Gdańskiej, gdzie w 1976 r. uzyskał doktorat,...
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Rewitalizacja najstarszej części Ustki
PublicationUstka jest średniej wielkości miastem uzdrowiskowym znajdującym się nad Morzem Bałtyckim, w województwie pomorskim. Najstarsza część miasta była najbardziej zdegradowaną i wymagała szybkiej odnowy, dlatego też w 2005 roku Rada Miasta przyjęła Lokalny Program Rewitalizacji. Pierwsze projekty były współfinansowane z funduszy UE i dotyczyły przebudowy dwóch ulic (Chopina i Marynarki Polskiej). Najważniejsze zadania w programie - związane...
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Supporting Software Project Management Processes Using the Agent System
PublicationThe natural development of information technology area stimulates intense growth of various technologies which support basic organization processes. The range of technologies implies appropriate management thereof, as well as accurate correspondence with conducted activities. Abandonment of activities within individual branches in favour of project approach to performed assignments (especially those connected with software development)...
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Badania i analizy kolejowych konstrukcji odciążających typu mostowego
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono i omówiono wybrane modele obliczeniowe, wyniki analiz teoretycznych oraz badań trzech typów kolejowych konstrukcji odciążających typu mostowego. Zaprezentowano modele obliczeniowe oraz metodykę badań in situ tego typu konbstrukcji. Przedstawiono wnioski dotyczące zaawansowanych metod obliczeniowych rozszerzonych badań in situ w celu diagnozowania rzeczywistej pracy obiektów mostowych.
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Model neuronowy jako alternatywa dla numerycznego modelu okołodźwiękowego przepływu pary przez palisadę turbinową.
PublicationWystępowanie skośnej fali uderzeniowej w przepływie pary przez palisadę turbinową stanowi zagrożenie dla bezpiecznej pracy turbiny oraz dla jej elementów konstrukcyjnych. Detekcja oraz lokalizacja fali uderzeniowej, a także rozpoznanie przyczyny jej powstawania, nie są możliwe do osiągnięcia na drodze pomiarowej. Analizę zjawisk zachodzących wewnątrz kanału przepływowego umożliwiają natomiast modele numeryczne oraz neuronowe. Zaletą...
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Wojciech Litwin dr hab. inż.
People1992÷1996 - study on Mechanical Department at Gdansk University of Technology1996 – employed in the Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology at the Gdansk University of Technology2004 – PhD2014 – habilitation2016 - vice dean for science at Faculty of Ocean Engineering2020 - dean of the Faculty of Ocean Engineering2021 - head of Institute of Naval Architecture He participated in a number of designing and research programs...
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Emergency condition of the ceramic facade of a residential building
PublicationThe paper presents a description of the technical condition of the ceramic cladding of a residential building, the technical condition of which deteriorated significantly after only a few years of operation. The analysis of the influence of the applied design and working solutions on the façade failure frequency was analyzed. The article presents a conceptual solution to bring the building to the proper technical condition in terms...
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Surface modifications of ti and its alloys
PublicationThis article reviews the various surface modification techniques pertaining to titanium and titanium alloys including physical treatment, mechanical treatment, and chemical and electrochemical treatment. The proper surface modification expands the use of titanium and its alloys in the biomedical field for long-term implants retaining the excellent properties of substrate material and improving the specific surface properties required...
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Practical aspects of design and operation of amphibious craft for rescue purposes
PublicationThe paper presents the selected problems of design and operation of amphibious craft for rescue purposes. The result of research on the amphibious rescue units allowed formulating the general conclusions with respect to the proper selection of the main design parameters, program of model tests and full scale trials for the amphibious craft. The most important design problems related to the water characteristics are presents and...
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Emergency condition of the ceramic facade of a residential building
PublicationThe paper presents a description of the technical condition of the ceramic cladding of a residential building, the technical condition of which deteriorated significantly after only a few years of operation. The analysis of the influence of the applied design and working solutions on the façade failure frequency was analyzed. The article presents a conceptual solution to bring the building to the proper technical condition in terms...
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UG students’ perception of city’s corporation activities aimed at encouraging young educated to study and settle in Gdansk in Poland.
Open Research DataNowadays, the urban areas very often attract the poor and the unemployed, leading to the creation of neighbourhoods of poverty (slums) and other economic and social problems. All over the World cities include sustainable goals in their development strategies but the question is, whether the city development strategies foresee activities devoted also...
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Jan Amos Jelinek dr hab., prof. APS
PeopleJan Amos Jelinek, Ph.D., Professor at the Academy of Special Education (Warsaw, Poland), teacher and university lecturer. He researches children's cognitive development and the effectiveness of organised educational situations in the field of technical education (familiarising children with the operation of equipment), science and mathematics education. It carries out research on the identification and tracking of technically gifted...
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Artificial Neural Networks in Microwave Components and Circuits Modeling
PublicationArtykuł dotyczy wykorzystania sztucznych sieci neuronowych (SNN) w projektowaniu i optymalizacji układów mikrofalowych.Zaprezentowano podstawowe zasady i założenia modelowania z użyciem SNN. Możliwości opisywanej metody opisano wykorzystując przykładowyprojekt anteny łatowej. Przedstawiono różne strategie modelowania układów, które wykorzystują możliwości opisywanej metody w połączeniu zwiedzą mikrofalową. Porównano również dokładność...
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Problemy projektowania oświetlenia elektrycznego w chłodniach składowych
PublicationProjektowanie oświetlenia elektrycznego w chłodniach składowych jest zadaniem utrudnionym ze względu na to, że niska temperatura otoczenia bardzo niekorzystnie wpływa na działanie niektórych źródeł światła. Utrzymanie wymaganych przez normę wartości natężenia oświetlenia wiąże się ze stosowaniem kosztownych opraw oświetleniowych lub koniecznością wprowadzania współczynników korekcyjnych wartości strumienia świetlnego. W referacie...
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Mirosław Włas dr inż.
PeopleWykształcenie : 1987-1991 – Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Jana Bażyńskiego w Ostródzie – profil matematyczno-fizyczny 1991-1996 Politechnika Gdańska – studia na Wydziale Elektrycznym 1997-2002 Politechnika Gdańska – studia doktoranckie na Wydziale Elektrotechniki i Automatyki 1998- 1999 Politechnika Gdańska – kurs ekonomii na Wydziale Zarządzania i Ekonomii PG 1997-2000 – kurs j. angielskiego - Zespół Lektorów BEST – Gdańsk 2003...
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Impact analysis of surface roughness of the plate-plate measuring system on resistance torque in interaction with MR fluid
PublicationMagnetorheological (MR) fluids are complex suspensions of magnetic particles in a non-magnetic carrier fluid. They exhibit ‘smart’ properties that enable them to change their rheological parameters in response to a change in the external magnetic field applied. This behavior is used in some engineering solutions, e.g. MR clutches or brakes. For such systems to work correctly, the resistance torque achieved by contact with the...
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Sounding rocket vibration mechanical filter and amplifier
PublicationMeasuring 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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The resilient city in architectural engineering education: a joint design studio between Gdańsk and Chalmers universities of technology
PublicationChallenges to society, such as those posed by climate change require a new approach to the education of the engineer-architect. Contemporary solutions should serve future generations and that is why the idea of the resilient city should be discussed and implemented, both in theory and in practice. It is necessary to teach students to design urban structures in such a way that they are resilient to dynamically changing conditions....
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Problems of modelling toxic compounds emitted by a marine internal combustion engine in unsteady states
PublicationContemporary engine tests are performed based on the theory of experiment. The available versions of programmes used for analysing experimental data make frequent use of the multiple regression model, which enables examining effects and interactions between input model parameters and a single output variable. The use of multi-equation models provides more freedom in analysing the measured results, as those models enable simultaneous...
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Compensation of pressure peaks in pwk-type hydraulic pumps
Publicationhydraulic axial pumps equipped with cam-driven commutation unit (pwk pumps) proved their high efficiency up to 55 mpa and ability to work self-sucking, even at high speed. displacement of pwk pump may easily be changed by moving its control cam. full discharge from hydrostatic forces makes such control possible by direct action of a low-energy actuator like proportional electromagnet or stepping motor. that eliminates heavy and...
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Modern Material Solutions Applied in Pediatric Facilities
PublicationNew tendencies in forming of the health services functional buildings’ systems shaped along with the emergence of caring for patient’s mental condition in medical sciences. The interior design harmonized with the medical function became an incredibly important feature. This opened up new opportunities for the architecture of health care facilities. A positive architecture’s impact on the user’s well-being is remarkably important...