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Rok 2015
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3D Sound Intensity Measurement Around Organ Pipes Using Acoustic Vector Sensors
PublikacjaThe aim of the presented paper was to obtain and visualize sound intensity distribution of radiated acoustic energy around the organ pipes. The experimental setup consisted of the multichannel acoustic vector sensor and the specialized Cartesian robot. Measurements were performed in free field with spatial resolution of 0.1 [m]. Two organ pipes, i.e. wooden and metal were measured during the ex-periment. The organ pipes were activated...
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A method for counting people attending large public events
PublikacjaThe algorithm for people counting in crowded scenes, based on the idea of virtual gate which uses optical flow method is presented. The concept and practical application of the developed algorithm under real conditions is depicted. The aim of the work is to estimate the number of people passing through entrances of a large sport hall. The most challenging problem was the unpredicted behavior of people while entering the building....
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Analiza drgań struny gitarowej z użyciem szybkich kamer
PublikacjaW referacie przedstawiono metodę analizy i wizualizacji ruchu struny gitarowej. Drgania struny zostały zarejestrowane za pomocą szybkich kamer. Układ optyczny zastosowany do rejestracji został dobrany w taki sposób, by móc obserwować drgania wzdłuż struny. Obrazy zarejestrowane za pomocą szybkich kamer zostały przeanalizowane za pomocą algorytmów cyfrowego przetwarzania sygnałów tak, aby z dużą dokładnością śledzić wychylenia i...
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Application of Fast Cameras to String Vibrations Recording
PublikacjaA hardware and software solution for guitar string vibration measurement by fast cameras is described. Orthogonal setup for 3D image acquisition is proposed capable to capture several thousand image frames per second. Dedicated image processing algorithm was developed and described in the paper, aimed at tracking the movement of some selected points along the string. Fast and accurate tracking results provided a detailed information...
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Massive surveillance data processing with supercomputing cluster
PublikacjaIn recent years, increasingly complex algorithms for automated analysis of surveillance data are being developed. The rapid growth in the number of monitoring installations and higher expectations of the quality parameters of the captured data result in an enormous computational cost of analyzing the massive volume of data. In this paper a new model of online processing of surveillance data streams is proposed, which assumes the...
Rok 2016
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A system for acoustic field measurement employing cartesian robot
PublikacjaA system setup for measurements of acoustic field, together with the results of 3D visualisations of acoustic energy flow are presented in the paper. Spatial sampling of the field is performed by a Cartesian robot. Automatization of the measurement process is achieved with the use of a specialized control system. The method is based on measuring the sound pressure (scalar) and particle velocity (vector) quantities. The aim of the...
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Face detection algorithms evaluation for the bank client verification
PublikacjaResults of investigation of face detection algorithms in the video sequences are presented in the paper. The recordings were made with a miniature industrial USB camera in real conditions met in three bank operating rooms. The aim of the experiments was to check the practical usability of the face detection method in the biometric bank client verification system. The main assumption was to provide as much as possible user interaction...
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Guitar String Sound Retrieved from Moving Pixels
PublikacjaThe aim of this study was to develop a method of visual recording and analyzing the vibrations of guitar strings using high-speed cameras and dedicated video processing algorithms. The recording of a plucked string reveals the way in which the deformations propagate, composing the standing and travelling wave. The paper compares the results for a few selected models of classical and acoustic guitars, and it involves processing...
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Performance of Noise Map Service Working in Cloud Computing Environment
PublikacjaIn the paper a noise map service designated for the user interested in environmental noise subject is presented. It is based on cloud computing. Noise prediction algorithm and source model, developed for creating acoustic maps, are working in cloud computing environment. In the study issues related to noise modeling of sound propagation in urban spaces are discussed with a special focus on road noise. Examples of results obtained...
Rok 2009
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Abandoned luggage detection - scenarios at Poznan-Lawica airport
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Dynamic computation of acoustic field distribution in the city area employing a supercomputer
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Modelowanie jakości powietrza w powiązaniu z modelem numerycznym miasta z wykorzystaniem oprogramowania działającego na platformie wieloprocesorowej
PublikacjaArtykuł przedstawia wyniki modelowania zanieczyszczenia powietrza dla wybranych źródeł drogowych. Obliczenia emisji i propagacji zanieczyszczeń powietrza dokonano za pomocą modelu AUSTAL2000, dostępnego w aplikacji CadnaA. Przedstawiono wyniki analiz dla następujących substancji: SO2, NOx, PM10, benzen. Dodatkowo zamieszczono łączne wyniki zanieczyszczeń powietrza i poziomy hałasu dla rozpatrywanych dróg. Zastosowanie platformy...
Rok 2013
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Acoustics - new services for urban planning, research and education
PublikacjaThe main purpose of the presented design is twofold, namely: providing detailed information about the noise threats that occur every day in city areas and preventing the noise induced hearing loss especially among young people. An experimental system designed for the continuous monitoring of the acoustic climate of urban areas was developed and implemented within the PLGrid Plus project. The assessment of environmental threats...
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An Approach to the Detection of Bank Robbery Acts Employing Thermal Image Analysis
PublikacjaA novel approach to the detection of selected security-related events in bank monitoring systems is presented. Thermal camera images are used for the detection of people in difficult lighting conditions. Next, the algorithm analyses movement of objects detected in thermal or standard monitoring cameras using a method evolved from the motion history images algorithm. At the same time, thermal images are analyzed in order to detect...
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Creating Dynamic Maps of Noise Threat Using PL-Grid Infrastructure
PublikacjaThe paper presents functionality and operation results of a system for creating dynamic maps of acoustic noise employing the PL-Grid infrastructure extended with a distributed sensor network. The work presented provides a demonstration of the services being prepared within the PLGrid Plus project for measuring, modeling and rendering data related to noise level distribution in city agglomerations. Specific computational environments,...
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Creating dynamic maps of noise threat using pl-grid infrastructure; materiały konferencyjne
PublikacjaThis paper presents functionality and operation results of the system for creating dynamic maps of noise thread with the use of the PL-Grid infrastructure integrated with distributed sensors network for measuring, modeling and rendering noise level distribution. The work presented provides a demonstration of the services being prepared within the PLGrid Plus project. Specific computational environments, so called domain grids,...
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Detection of moving objects in images combined from video and thermal cameras
PublikacjaAn algorithm for detection of moving objects in video streams from the monitoring cameras is presented. A system composed of a standard video camera and a thermal camera, mounted in close proximity to each other, is used for object detection. First, a background subtraction is performed in both video streams separately, using the popular Gaussian Mixture Models method. For the next processing stage, the authors propose an algorithm...
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Metoda zliczania osób w tłumie z zastosowaniem wirtualnej bramki
PublikacjaW referacie przedstawiono koncepcję oraz wyniki realizacji praktycznej algorytmu zliczania osób w tłumie. Zaprezentowano szczegóły opracowanej metody zwanej wirtualną bramką, której działanie wymaga obliczenia przepływu optycznego w obrazie. Zilustrowano możliwości praktycznego zastosowania opracowanego algorytmu do zliczania osób w obszarach o rozmiarach znacznie przekraczających szerokość typowych wejść, gdzie mają zastosowanie...
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Multimodal English corpus for automatic speech recognition
PublikacjaA multimodal corpus developed for research of speech recognition based on audio-visual data is presented. Besides usual video and sound excerpts, the prepared database contains also thermovision images and depth maps. All streams were recorded simultaneously, therefore the corpus enables to examine the importance of the information provided by different modalities. Based on the recordings, it is also possible to develop a speech...
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Multimodal Surveillance Based Personal Protection System
PublikacjaA novel, multimodal approach for automatic detection of abduction of a protected individual, employing dedicated personal protection device and a city monitoring system is proposed and overviewed. The solution is based on combining four modalities (signals coming from: Bluetooth, fixed and PTZ cameras, thermal camera, acoustic sensors). The Bluetooth signal is used continuously to monitor the protected person presence, and in case...
Rok 2018
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An application of acoustic sensors for the monitoring of road traffic
PublikacjaAssessment of road traffic parameters for the developed intelligent speed limit setting decision system constitutes the subject addressed in the paper. Current traffic conditions providing vital data source for the calculation of the locally fitted speed limits are assessed employing an economical embedded platform placed at the roadside. The use of the developed platform employing a low-powered processing unit with a set of microphones,...
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Analysis of results of large-scale multimodal biometric identity verification experiment
PublikacjaAn analysis of a large set of biometric data obtained during the enrolment and the verification phase in an experimental biometric system installed in bank branches is presented. Subjective opinions of bank clients and of bank tellers were also surveyed concerning the studied biometric methods in order to discover and to explore relations emerging from the obtained multimodal dataset. First, data acquisition and identity verification...
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Economical methods for measuring road surface roughness
PublikacjaTwo low-cost methods of estimating the road surface condition are presented in the paper, the first one based on the use of accelerometers and the other on the analysis of images acquired from cameras installed in a vehicle. In the first method, miniature positioning and accelerometer sensors are used for evaluation of the road surface roughness. The device designed for installation in vehicles is composed of a GPS receiver and...
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Employing economical methods for pavement defects estimation
PublikacjaIt is a common practise that measurements of road surface conditions are made using professional and expensive apparatus. Typically a van or a truck equipped with a set of professional sensors i.e. laser scanners of surface is used, therefore the measurement update period is often quite long. Two alternative low-cost methods for estimating road pavement defects and failures were proposed and investigated by the authors. The first...
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Metodyka tworzenia dynamicznych map hałasu w środowisku aglomeracji miejskiej z zastosowaniem gridu superkomputerowego
PublikacjaW rozprawie przedstawiono i zweryfikowano opracowaną przez autora metodę sporządzania aktualizowanych dynamicznie map hałasu. Oryginalnym podejściem jest zastosowanie potencjału gridu superkomputerowego jako środowiska do przeprowadzania obliczeń numerycznych w procesie modelowania źródeł i propagacji dźwięku. Dzięki temu możliwe stało się przeliczanie mapy hałasu obszaru wielkości dużego miasta w krótkich odstępach czasu. Autor...
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Performance Analysis of Developed Multimodal Biometric Identity Verification System
PublikacjaThe bank client identity verification system developed in the course of the IDENT project is presented. The total number of five biometric modalities including: dynamic handwritten signature proofing, voice recognition, face image verification, face contour extraction and hand blood vessels distribution comparison have been developed and studied. The experimental data were acquired employing multiple biometric sensors installed...
Rok 2010
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Analiza zachowań tłumu w multimedialnym systemie bezpieczeństwa
PublikacjaW niniejszym referacie zawarto opis metody detekcji zachowań tłumu na podstawie analizy obrazu. Koncepcja docelowego wykorzystania to wspomaganie pracy operatorów w systemach monitoringu, w szczególności podczas imprez masowych, np. na stadionach wyposażonych w wiele kamer. Celem opracowanej metody jest wykrywanie normalnych oraz potencjalnie niebezpiecznych zachowań tłumu, takich jak: panika, kierunkowy ruch masy ludzi, czy gromadzenie...
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Long-term comparative evaluation of an acoustic climate in selected schools before and after the acoustic treatment
PublikacjaThe results of long-term continuous noise measurements in two selected schools are presented in the paper. Noise characteristics were measured continuously there for approximately 16 months. Measurements started eight months prior to the acoustic treatment of the school corridors of both schools. An evaluation of the acoustic climates in both schools, before and after the acoustic treatment, was performed based on comparison of...
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Moving object tracking algorithm evaluation in autonomous surveillance system
PublikacjaResults of evaluation of video object tracking algorithm being a part of an autonomous surveillance system are presented. The algorithm was investigated employing a set of benchmarks recorded locally. The precision of object detection, evaluated with such metrics as fragmentation, object area recall and object precision, is in focus. The experiments aimed at examining the detection quality using various object detection algorithm...
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Multimedialny system monitorowania hałasu
PublikacjaCelem projektu Multimedialny System Monitorowania Hałasu zrealizowanego w Politechnice Gdańskiej było opracowanie teleinformatycznego systemu monitorowania klimatu akustycznego, uwzględniając w szczególnym stopniu obrazowanie wpływu zagrożeń hałasowych na słuch. Rozwiązania wcześniej dostępne na rynku cechują wysokie koszty oraz ograniczone możliwości rozbudowy o nowe funkcje analizy sygnału akustycznego, ograniczenia technologiczne...
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Performance evaluation of video object tracking algorithm in autonomous surveillance system
PublikacjaResults of performance evaluation of a video object tracking algorithm are presented. The method of moving objects detection and tracking is based on background modelling with mixtures of Gaussians and Kalman filters. An emphasis is put on algorithm's efficiency with regards to its settings. Utilized methods of performance evaluation based on comparison of algorithm output to manually prepared reference data are introduced. The...
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Performance evaulation of video object tracking algorithm in autonomous surveillance system
PublikacjaResults of performance evaluation of a video object tracking algorithm are presented. The method of moving objects detection and tracking is based on background modelling with mixtures of Gaussians and Kalman filters. An emphasis is put on algorithm's efficiency with regards to its settings. Utilized methods of performance evaluation based on comparison of algorithm output to manually prepared reference data are introduced. The...
Rok 2014
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Application of PL-Grid Platform for Modeling of the Selected Acoustic Phenomena
PublikacjaDomain grids are specific computational environments, developed within the PLGrid Plus project. For the Acoustic domain grid two supercomputer grid based services were prepared. Dedicated software consists of the outdoor sound propagation module and psychoacoustical noise dosimeter. The results are presented in a form of maps of sound level and Temporary Threshold Shift (TTS) values, therefore the services may play an informative...
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Frequently updated noise threat maps created with use of supercomputing grid
PublikacjaAn innovative supercomputing grid services devoted to noise threat evaluation were presented. The services described in this paper concern two issues, first is related to the noise mapping, while the second one focuses on assessment of the noise dose and its influence on the human hearing system. The discussed services were developed within the PL-Grid Plus Infrastructure which accumulates Polish academic supercomputer centers....
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MODELOWANIE PROPAGACJI HAŁASU I JEGO WPŁYWU NA SŁUCH Z WYKORZYSTANIEM PLATFORMY OBLICZENIOWEJ PL GRID PLUS
PublikacjaW referacie przedstawiono usługi dostępne w gridzie dziedzinowym Akustyka, opracowane w ramach projektu PL Grid Plus. Przygotowane usługi umożliwiają modelowanie propagacji hałasu w środowisku aglomeracji miejskiej pochodzącego ze źródeł liniowych (drogi), punktowych lub powierzchniowych (hałas przemysłowy, imprezy plenerowe) z wykorzystaniem klastrów oblicze-niowych. Na podstawie uzyskanych wyników rozkładu poziomu hałasu możliwe...
Rok 2012
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Application of virtual gate for counting people participating in large public events
PublikacjaThe concept and practical application of the developed algorithm forpeople counting in crowded scene is presented. The aim of the work is to estimatethe number of people passing towards entrances of a large sport hall. Thedetails of implemented the Virtual Gate algorithm are presented. The video signalfrom the camera installed in the building constituted the input for the algorithm.The most challenging problem was the unpredicted...
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Distributed System For Noise Threat Evaluation Based On Psychoacoustic Measurements
PublikacjaAn innovative system designed for the continuous monitoring of acoustic climate of urban areas was presentedin the paper. The assessment of environmental threats is performed using online data, acquired through a grid ofengineered monitoring stations collecting comprehensive information about the acoustic climate of urban areas.The grid of proposed devices provides valuable data for the purpose of long and short time acoustic climateanalysis....
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Online urban acoustic noise monitoring system
PublikacjaConcepts and implementation of the Online Urban Noise Monitoring System are presented. Principles of proposed solution used for dynamic acoustical maps creating are discussed. The architecture of the system and the data acquisition scheme are described. The concept of noise mapping, based on noise source model and propagation simulations, was developed and employed in the system. Dynamic estimation of noise source parameters utilized...
Rok 2011
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Behavior Analysis and Dynamic Crowd Management in Video Surveillance System
PublikacjaA concept and practical implementation of a crowd management system which acquires input data by the set of monitoring cameras is presented. Two leading threads are considered. First concerns the crowd behavior analysis. Second thread focuses on detection of a hold-ups in the doorway. The optical flow combined with soft computing methods (neural network) is employed to evaluate the type of crowd behavior, and fuzzy logic aids detection...
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Creating Acoustic Maps Employing Supercomputing Cluster
PublikacjaThe implemented online urban noise pollution monitoring system is presented with regard to its conceptual assumptions and technical realization. A concept of the noise source parameters dynamic assessment is introduced. The idea of noise modeling, based on noise emission characteristics and emission simulations, was developer and practically utilized in the system. Furthermore, the working system architecture and the data acquisition...
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Multimodal Audio-Visual Recognition of Traffic Events
PublikacjaPrzedstawiono demonstrator systemu wykrywania niebezpiecznych zdarzeń w ruchu drogowym oparty na jednoczesnej analizie danych wizyjnych i akustycznych. System jest częścią systemu automatycznego nadzoru bezpieczeństwa. Wykorzystuje on kamery i mikrofony jako źródła danych. Przedstawiono wykorzystane algorytmy - algorytmy rozpoznawania zdarzeń dźwiękowych oraz analizy obrazu. Zaprezentowano wyniki działania algorytmów na przykładzie...
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Performance Measurements of Real Time Video Transmission from Car Patrol
PublikacjaThe HSUPA technology application to video streaming from moving vehicle to the central server is presented in the paper. A dedicated software for transmission control in case of non public IP address is employed. Quality of video streaming in urban area was measured. Several car routes were investigated in the area of the Polish Tricity. Measurements pointed out that the real time streaming quality during vehicle movement is sufficient...
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Problems of Railway Noise-A Case Study
PublikacjaUnder Directive 2002/49/EC relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise, all European countries are obliged to model their environmental noise levels in heavily populated areas. Some countries have their own national method, to predict noise but most have not created one yet. The recommendation for countries that do not have their own model is to use an interim method. The Dutch SRM II scheme is suggested for...
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Problems of Railway Noise—A Case Study
PublikacjaUnder Directive 2002/49/EC relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise, all European countries are obliged to model their environmental noise levels in heavily populated areas. Some countries have their own national method, to predict noise but most have not created one yet. The recommendation for countries that do not have their own model is to use an interim method....
Rok 2019
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Comparative study on the effectiveness of various types of road traffic intensity detectors
PublikacjaVehicle detection and speed measurements are crucial tasks in traffic monitoring systems. In this work, we focus on several types of electronic sensors, operating on different physical principles in order to compare their effectiveness in real traffic conditions. Commercial solutions are based on road tubes, microwave sensors, LiDARs, and video cameras. Distributed traffic monitoring systems require a high number of monitoring...
Rok 2017
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Evaluation of Face Detection Algorithms for the Bank Client Identity Verification
PublikacjaResults of investigation of face detection algorithms efficiency in the banking client visual verification system are presented. The video recordings were made in real conditions met in three bank operating outlets employing a miniature industrial USB camera. The aim of the experiments was to check the practical usability of the face detection method in the biometric bank client verification system. The main assumption was to provide...
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Performance Evaluation of Selected Parallel Object Detection and Tracking Algorithms on an Embedded GPU Platform
PublikacjaPerformance evaluation of selected complex video processing algorithms, implemented on a parallel, embedded GPU platform Tegra X1, is presented. Three algorithms were chosen for evaluation: a GMM-based object detection algorithm, a particle filter tracking algorithm and an optical flow based algorithm devoted to people counting in a crowd flow. The choice of these algorithms was based on their computational complexity and parallel...
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Pilot Testing of Developed Multimodal Biometric Identity Verification System
PublikacjaThe bank client identity verification system developed in the course of the IDENT project is presented. The total number of five biometric modalities including: dynamic signature proofing, voice recognition, face image verification, face contour extraction and hand blood vessels distribution comparison have been developed and studied. The experimental data were acquired employing multiple biometric sensors installed at engineered...
Rok 2008
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Investigation of the road noise source employing an automatic noise monitoring station
PublikacjaThe paper presents a pilot investigation of noise source models in two selected localizations in the context of future dynamic noise map creation. The experiments were carried out using the automatic noise monitoring station engineered at the Multimedia Systems Departmentof the Gda´nsk University of Technology. The results of the noise measurements employing monitoring stations and its comparison to the reference values are depicted....
Rok 2007
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Multimedia noise monitoring system
PublikacjaW artykule przedstawiono Multimedialny System Monitorowania Hałasu. Projekt jest sieciocentrycznym systemem dedykowanym monitorowaniu zagrożeń hałasem. Jego nadrzędnym celem jest zwiększenie skuteczności w zakresie profilaktyki chorób słuchu. Umożliwia pobieranie, gromadzenie, analizę i wizualizację danych dotyczących hałasu, pobieranych ze zdalnych urządzeń pomiarowych oraz elektronicznych ankiet dostępnych przez Internet. Ponadto...
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