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The Conception of Decision-Making Support System for ComplexEnergetic System on Example of Ship Propulsion System
PublicationIn paper, the conception of decision-making support system for complex energetic system on example of ship propulsion system has been presented. Diversity of conditions, information overload and very often contradiction of decision-making criteria and time constraints result in difficulties in making right (rational) decision without using more or less expanded information processing systems (eg. database systems, expert systems,...
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Application of the Optimization Methods to the Search of Marine Propulsion Shafting Global Equilibrium in Running Condition
PublicationFull film hydrodynamic lubrication of marine propulsion shafting journal bearings in running condition is discussed. Considerable computational difficulties in non-linear determining the quasi-static equilibrium of the shafting are highlighted. The approach using two optimization methods (the particle swarm method and the interior point method) in combination with the specially developed relaxation technique is proposed to overcome...
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International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials
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IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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SMART-Journal of Business Management Studies
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International Journal of Automation and Smart Technology
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Manoeuvring forces on azimuthing podded propulsor model
PublicationThis paper presents the preliminary part of comprehensive manoeuvring open- water tests of a gas carrier model. The paper focuses on open water experiments with an azimuthing podded propulsor. The test program was carried out in the cavitation tunnel and the large towing tank of Ship Hydromechanics Division, Ship Design and Research Centre, Gdańsk. The pod was tested as a pushing unit with a 161.3 mm diameter propeller. Steering...
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Assessment of operation of energy system of serial reliability structure on the example of ship main propulsion system
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono rozwinięcie znanej metody oceny działania systemu energetycznego, zastosowanej w odniesieniu do głównego układu napędowego statku. Według tej interpretacji działanie może być przedstawiane jako wielkość fizyczna. W tym aspekcie, na podstawie wybranego podsystemów funkcjonalnego statku, oceniono jej przydatność do opisu własności niezawodnościowych tego systemu. W analizie zastosowano teorię procesów Poissona,...
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Design concepts of propulsion and steering system for hotel unit of two-segment inland waterways ship
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono założenia projektowe i dwa rozwiązania koncepcyjne napędu i sterowania barki hotelowej, stanowiącej część dwusegmentowego statku śródlądowego i przybrzeżnego. Obydwa rozwiązania oparto na zastosowaniu dziobowego śrubosteru małej mocy, ze śrubą stałą umieszczoną w dyszy obrotowej. W jednym z rozwiązań śruba napędzana jest silnikiem hydraulicznym, zaś w drugim - silnikiem elektrycznym. Mechanizm obrotu kolumny...
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Scale effect in the self-propulsion prediction for Ultra Large Container Ship with contra-rotating propellers
PublicationThis article addresses the problem of the scale effect for an Ultra Large Container Ship (ULCS) with a novel twin-crp-pod propulsion system. Twin-crp-pod steering-propulsion arrangement is an innovative solution that gains from three well-known systems: twin-propeller, contra-rotating propellers and pod propulsors. It is expected that applying the twin-crp-pod system to the analysed Ultra Large Container Ship will increase propulsion...
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Propulsion System Analysis Based on Particle Image Velocimetry Method in Biomimetic Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
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The system combined of low-speed marine diesel engine and steam turbine in ship propulsion applications
PublicationPrzedstawiono koncepcje okrętowego układu kombinowanego silnik wolnoobrotowy tłokowy- turbina parowa, wykorzystującego ciepło zawarte w spalinach wylotowych.Porównano układ kombinowany dużej mocy dla dwóch silników tłokowych porównywalnych mocy z punktu widzenia termodynamicznego.
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Numerical Studies on Propellers in Open Water and behind Hulls aiming to support the Evaluation of Propulsion Tests
PublicationA RANS based numerical analysis of propellers can contribute considerably to our understanding of propeller/hull interaction. It may also allow for a review of scaling procedures on results from experimental fluid dynamics (EFD). Using various RANS codes (Fluent, CFX, STAR-CCM+ and FreSCo+) on common test cases the authors first focused on propeller open water (POW) calculations. Next we simulated the propeller hull interaction...
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Energy Demand of Short-Range Inland Ferry with Series Hybrid Propulsion Depending on the Navigation Strategy
PublicationInterest in hybrid propulsion systems that can be used on small vessels has increased significantly in recent years. They can replace inefficient and environmentally burdensome conventional systems based on diesel engines. Hybrid propulsion has many advantages such as high energy efficiency and virtually noiseless operation, and therefore it fits well with the current trends of “green shipping” and “zero emission”. The aim of the...
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Propulsion and Maneuvering Systems’ Characteristics of the U.S. Flagged Great Lakes Self-Unloading Bulk Carriers
PublicationPaper contains an overview of the propulsion and maneuvering systems’ characteristics of United States flagged Great Lakes self - unloading bulk carriers. A contrast between the importance of the transport task carried by those vessels to their low number and considerable age suggests the need to review and understand their complexity as well as complexity of their operations in order to provide suitable energy- and operational...
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Sustainability of Civil Structures through the Application of Smart Materials: A Review
PublicationEvery year, structural flaws or breakdowns cause thousands of people to be harmed and cost billions of dollars owing to the limitations of design methods and materials to withstand extreme earthquakes. Since earthquakes have a significant effect on sustainability factors, there is a contradiction between these constraints and the growing need for more sustainable structures. There has been a significant attempt to circumvent...
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Building Smart Healthy Inclusive Environments for All Ages with Citizens
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The Transformation Revealed Concept of Smart City Application in Urban Planning
PublicationThe purpose of this paper is to present the findings of research conducted to reveal a smart city application concept in urban planning. The method is discussed in the context of case studies of smart city concepts in Malaysian states namely Johor, Penang and Selangor, with the efficient and effective state for implementation and application in urban planning being selected. The case study method was utilised to demonstrate the...
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Data Model Development for Security Information Sharing in Smart Grids
PublicationThe smart grid raises new security concerns which require novel solutions. It is commonly agreed that to protect the grid, the effective collaboration and information sharing between the relevant stakeholders is prerequisite. Developing a security information sharing platform for the smart grid is a new research direction which poses several challenges related to the highly distributed and heterogeneous character of the grid. In...
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Color Processing for Color-Blind Individuals Using Smart Glasses
PublicationIn this paper we investigated image processing methods for color-blind individuals. In particular we experimentally verified color naming procedure, generation of maps with color perception differences for average observers and for dichromats, and two color transformation methods. In experiments 7 mobile devices were used: 3 smart glasses and 4 smartphones. User studies were performed with 38 average observers and 9 dichromats....
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Jak smart region wpisuje się w koncepcję Pomorza?
PublicationW artykule zaprezentowano koncepcję ''inteligentnego'' (ang. smart) regionu w oparciu o ewolucję pojęć: inteligentnego budynku,inteligentnych sieci elektrycznych. Opisano cechy inteligentnego miasta i regionu na przykładzie województwa pomorskiego.
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Smart innovation process enhancement using SOEKS and decisional DNA
PublicationProduct innovation always requires a foundation based on both knowledge and experience. The production and innovation process of products is very similar to the evolution process of humans. The genetic information of humans is stored in genes, chromosomes and DNA. Similarly, the information about the products can be stored in a system having virtual genes, chromosomes and decisional DNA (DDNA). The present paper proposes...
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Ontologia języka wzorców projektowych dla systemów Smart Cities
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono definicję języka wzorów projektowych Smart Cities w postaci ontologii. Jako, że wdrażanie rozwiązania Smart City jest trudne, drogie i ściśle związane z problematyką dotycząca danego miasta, wiedza nabywana podczas pojedynczego wdrożenia jest wiedzą niezwykle cenną. Zdefiniowany przez nas język wspiera zarządzanie ww. wiedzą jako, że pozwala on na ekspresję rozwiązania, które bazując na najlepszych praktykach...
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Implementing decisional trust: a first approach for smart reliable systems
PublicationIn this article, we introduce the necessary elements that must be integrated in order to achieve a decisional technology that is trustworthy. Thus, we refer to such technology as decisional trust. For us, decisional trust can be achieved through the use of elements such as the decisional DNA, reflexive ontologies, and security models; and therefore, we present in this article a framework that was used for the implementation of...
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Enhancing Product Innovation Through Smart Innovation Engineering System
PublicationThis paper illustrates the idea of Smart Innovation Engineering (SIE) System that helps in carrying the process of product innovation. The SIE system collects the experiential knowledge from the formal decisional events. This experiential knowledge is collected from the set of similar products having some common functions and features. Due to the fact that SIE system collects, captures and reuses the experiential knowledge of all...
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Model of an Integration Bus of Data and Ontologies of Smart Cities Processes
PublicationThis paper presents a model of an integration bus used in the design of Smart Cities system architectures. The model of such a bus becomes necessary when designing high-level architectures, within which the silo processes of the organization should be seen from the perspective of its ontology. For such a bus to be used by any city, a generic solution was proposed which can be implemented as a whole or in part depending on the requirements...
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High-Level Model for the Design of KPIs for Smart Cities Systems
PublicationThe main goal of the paper is to build a high-level model for the design of KPIs. Currently, the development and processes of cities have been checked by KPI indicators. The authors realized that there is a limited usability of KPIs for both the users and IT specialists who are preparing them. Another observation was that the process of the implementation of Smart Cities systems is very complicated. Due to this the concept of a...
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Big Data and the Internet of Things in Edge Computing for Smart City
PublicationRequests expressing collective human expectations and outcomes from city service tasks can be partially satisfied by processing Big Data provided to a city cloud via the Internet of Things. To improve the efficiency of the city clouds an edge computing has been introduced regarding Big Data mining. This intelligent and efficient distributed system can be developed for citizens that are supposed to be informed and educated by the...
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Informacyjna warstwa przestrzeni komercyjnej - smart city a wizerunek miasta
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wielopoziomowy wpływ technologii informacyjnych na przestrzeń miasta. Na wstępie zaprezentowano krótką charakterystykę smart city, która została rozpatrzona w kontekście przestrzeni komercyjnych. W dalszej części rozważono kwestię "ukrytej" inteligencji wspomagającej w mieście różnorodne procesy. Omówiono także zasięg emisji informacji w przestrzeni komercyjnej. Najważniejsze miejsce w artykule zajmuje...
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Respiratory signals derived from capacitive electrocardiogram on the smart chair
PublicationCapacitive electrocardiogram (CECG) tends to deliver basic cardiac signals without need to use traditional glued electrodes. In the paper analysis of possibility if the ECG derived respiratory waveforms out of the CECG.
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Smart grid technologies in electric traction: Mini inverter station
PublicationThe growing number of trams and trolleybuses equipped with recuperation systems contribute to the increase in the amount of energy recovered during braking. It raises questions about the possibility of its usage. One of such possibilities is the use of smart grid technology. The paper presents a case study of the use of braking energy in the trolleybus system for external loads by implementing mini inverter stations. Analysis is...
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Mini Smart Grid system w trakcyjnym układzie zasilania
PublicationWraz ze wzrostem liczby tramwajów i trolejbusów wyposażonych w hamowanie odzyskowe, wzrasta popularność urządzeń zwiększających efektywność odzysku energii. Są nimi głównie superkondensatorowe zasobniki energii oraz układy falownikowe umożliwiające zwrot energii do sieci prądu przemiennego. Jednak wysoka cena tych urządzeń oraz problemy prawno-organizacyjne stanowią znaczną barierę dla ich szerszego rozpowszechnienia. W artykule...
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Functional Safety and Cybersecurity Analysis and Management in Smart Manufacturing Systems
PublicationThis chapter addresses some of the issues of the integrated functional safety and cybersecurity analysis and management with regard to selected references and the functional safety standards: IEC 61508, IEC 61511, ISO 13849-1 and IEC 62061, and a cybersecurity standard IEC 62443 that concerns the industrial automation and control systems. The objective is to mitigate the vulnerability of industrial systems that include the information...
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Review of International Standards and Policy Guidelines for Smart Sustainable Cities
PublicationSmart cities are often criticized for preoccupation with technology, for ignoring the negative effects of technology, for irrelevance to the needs of the poor, and for ubiquitous data collection creating perfect conditions for surveillance societies and autocratic states. In response, cities pursue smartness and sustainability simultaneously, becoming global (by participation in global digital networks) and local (by addressing...
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Smart Document-Centric Processing of Human Oriented Information Flows
PublicationUsually people prefer to focus on creative rather than repetitive and schematic work patterns. Still, they must spend a lot of time complying with the procedures, selecting the information they receive and repeatedly restoring the previous state of work. This paper proposes the Mobile INteractive Document architecture (MIND) - a document-centric uniform interface to provide both effective communication of content and coordination...
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Decisional-DNA Based Smart Production Performance Analysis Model
Publicationn order to allocate resources effectively according to the production plan and to reduce disturbances, a framework for smart production performance analysis is proposed in this article. Decisional DNA based knowledge models of engineering objects, processes and factory are developed within the proposed framework. These models are the virtual representation of manufacturing resources, and with help of Internet of Things, are capable...
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Towards Experience-Based Smart Product Design for Industry 4.0
PublicationThis paper presents the concept of smart virtual product development (SVPD) system capable of supporting industrial product development process. It enhances the decision making process during different stages and activities involved in product development i.e. product design, manufacturing, and its inspection planning. The enhancement is achieved by using the explicit knowledge of formal past decision events, which are captured,...
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Experience based decisional DNA to support smart product design
PublicationThis paper presents the idea of Smart Virtual Product Development (SVPD) system to support product design. The foundations of the system are based upon smart knowledge management techniques called Set of Experience Knowledge Structure (SOEKS) and Decisional DNA (DDNA). It enhances the industrial product development process by using the previous experiential knowledge gathered from the formal decisional activities. This experiential...
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Digital Innovations and Smart Solutions for Society And Economy: Pros and Cons
PublicationRecent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) may involve significant potential threats to personal data privacy, national security, and social and economic stability. AI-based solutions are often promoted as “intelligent” or “smart” because they are autonomous in optimizing various processes. Be-cause they can modify their behavior without human supervision by analyzing data from the environ-ment, AI-based systems may be...
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Wyzwania zarządzania strategicznego w perspektywie Smart City - blockchain
PublicationW pracy pokazano możliwość zastosowania technologii Blockchain w rzadko rozważa-nym dla niej środowisku jakim są urzędy miejskie realizujące koncepcję Smart City. Celem pracy nie jest opis technologii, a spojrzenie strategiczne na jej zastosowanie stąd, poza pod-stawowym opisem Blockchain i Smart City, przedstawiono zalety oraz wyzwania wdrażania Blockchain dla Smart City. Całość zilustrowano dwoma przykładami procesów, które obrazują...
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Smart Innovation Engineering Using Set of Experience and Decisional DNA
PublicationKnowledge-based Engineering Systems are founded upon integration of knowledge into computer systems and are one of the core requirements for the future Industry 4.0. Since the fourth industrial revolution is passing through the developing phase, implementation of Cyber-Physical Production Systems require more realistic approach. Knowledge Management and Knowledge Engineering plays an important role in manufacturing industries facing...
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Smart Karyotyping Image Selection Based on Commonsense Knowledge Reasoning
PublicationKaryotyping requires chromosome instances to be segmented and classified from the metaphase images. One of the difficulties in chromosome segmentation is that the chromosomes are randomly positioned in the image, and there is a great chance for chromosomes to be touched or overlap with others. It is always much easier for operators and automatic programs to tackle images without overlapping chromosomes than ones with largely overlapped...
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International Journal of Gas Turbine, Propulsion and Power Systems
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A decision-making system supporting selection of commanded outputs for a ship's propulsion system with a controllable pitch propeller
PublicationThe ship's operators have to make decisions regarding the values of commanded outputs (commanded engine speed and pitch ratio) which ensure maximum vessel speed and minimum fuel consumption. Obviously, the presented decision problems are opposed. Therefore, there is a need for a compromise solution that enables more flexible vessel voyage planning. This paper deals with development of a computer-aided system supporting selection...
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Particle Swarm Optimization Based Optimal Design of Six-Phase Induction Motor for Electric Propulsion of Submarines
PublicationRecent research reveals that multi-phase motors in electric propulsion systems are highly recommended due to their improved reliability and efficiency over traditional three phase motors. This research presented a comparison of optimal model design of a six phase squirrel cage induction motor (IM) for electric propulsion by using Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). A six phase squirrel cage induction...
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Diagnostic testing of marine propulsion systems with internal combustion engines by means of vibration measurement and results analysis
PublicationIn this paper selected issues concerning vibration diagnosis of the mechanical system within marine propulsion units have been presented, carried out on the basis of experimental examinations of a real object in which an exceedance of the allowable vibration’s level had been observed. Used diagnosing system has been characterised. A procedure of longitudinal and transverse vibrations shaft lines of the mechanical system within...
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Design Methodology for Small Passenger Ships On the Example of the Ferryboat Motława 2 Driven by Hybrid Propulsion System
PublicationDynamic development in practically all elds of science and engineering has not passed over shipbuilding . In last years , engineers got to their use computer soware which makes it possible to perform strength and hydrodynamic calculations as well as to visualize design projects in 3 D space [1-4]. At their disposal they have full spectrum of modern solutions associated with the use of advanced materials and technologies [5-7]....
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On making operational decisions with taking into account value of operation applied to ship main propulsion engine as an example
PublicationObiektywizm i racjonalność w podejmowaniu decyzji eksploatacyjnych, są podstawowymi warunkami umożliwiającymi ich optymalny wybór. Zmusza to, do stosowania ocen ilościowych rozpatrywanych kryteriów, a tym samym do poszukiwania takich wskaźników, które w danej sytuacji pozwolą uznać jedną z wielu rozpatrywanych decyzji za najbardziej odpowiednią.Dokładne określenie zadania dla systemu energetycznego (np. zadania transportowego dla...
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ENERGY ANALYSIS OF THE PROPULSION SHAFT FATIGUE PROCESS IN A ROTATING MECHANICAL SYSTEM PART III DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS
PublicationThis article presents the third and last part of the problem of diagnosing the fatigue of marine propulsion shafts in terms of energy with the use of the action function, undertaken by the authors. Even the most perfect physical models of real objects, observed under laboratory conditions and developed based on the results of their research, cannot be useful in diagnostics without properly transferring the obtained results to the...
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Particle Swarm Optimization Based Optimal Design of Six-Phase Induction Motor for Electric Propulsion of Submarines
PublicationAbstract: Recent research reveals that multi-phase motors in electric propulsion systems are highly recommended due to their improved reliability and efficiency over traditional three phase motors. This research presented a comparison of optimal model design of a six phase squirrel cage induction motor (IM) for electric propulsion by using Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). A six phase squirrel cage induction...