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  • A METHOD OF TRUST MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS

    The research problem considered in this paper is how to protect wireless sensor networks (WSN) against cyber-threats by applying trust management and how to strengthen network resilience to attacks targeting the trust management mechanism itself. A new method, called WSN Cooperative Trust Management Method (WCT2M), of distributed trust management in multi-layer wireless sensor networks is proposed and its performance is evaluated....

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  • Computing methods for fast and precise body surface area estimation of selected body parts

    Currently used body surface area (BSA) formulas give satisfactory results only for individuals with typical physique, while for elderly, obese or anorectic people accurate results cannot be expected. Particularly noteworthy are the results for individuals with severe obesity (body-mass index greater than 35 kg/m2), for which BSA estimation errors reached 80%. The main goal of our study is the development of precise BSA models for...

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  • The Transmission Protocol of Sensor Ad Hoc Networks

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    - Rok 2015

    This paper presents a secure protocol for a radio Ad Hoc sensor network. This network uses the TDMA multiple access method. The transmission rate on the radio channel is 57.6 kbps. The paper presents the construction of frames, types of packets and procedures for the authentication, assignment of time slots available to the node, releasing assigned slots and slots assignment conflict detection.

  • Wideband Channel Measurements for Polarised Indoor Off-Body Communications

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    - Rok 2018

    This paper presents the initial results of wideband channel measurements for polarised off-body communication at 5.8 GHz, in an indoor environment. Channel Impulse Response measurements were performed simultaneously for two orthogonal polarisations of the wearable antenna, and repeated for vertical and horizontal orientations of the off-body one. Four types of measurement scenarios were considered in order to investigate the influence...

  • Measurements of Path Loss in Off-Body Channels in Indoor Environments

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    - Rok 2014

    This paper presents a measurements of the path loss for validation of a statistical model for off-body radio channels in an indoor multipath environment, which considers the distance dependent mean path loss, and describes body shadowing and fast fading components in a statistical way. The measurement equipment and propagation indoor environment have been presented. Two different bodies and five static and two walking scenarios...

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  • An Off-Body Narrowband and Ultra-Wide Band Channel Model for Body Area Networks in a Ferryboat Environment

    In the article an off-body narrowband and ultra-wide band channel model for body area networks in a ferryboat environment is described. Considering the limited number of publications there is a need to develop an off-body channel model, which will facilitate the design of radio links, both from the multimedia services provider and the security point of view, for body area networks in this atypical environment. A mobile heterogeneous...

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  • Trust Management Method for Wireless Sensor Networks

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    - Rok 2017

    A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is a network of spatially distributed autonomous sensors to monitor physical or environmental conditions, such as temperature, sound, pressure, etc. and to cooperatively pass their data to the main location. The first wireless network that bore any real resemblance to a modern WSN is the Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS), developed by the United States Military in the 1950s to detect and track Soviet...

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  • An Off-Body Narrowband and Ultra-Wide Band Channel Model for Body Area Networks in a Ferry Environment

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    In the article an off-body narrowband and ultra-wide band channel model for Body Area Networks in a ferry environment is described. A mobile, heterogeneous measurement stand, that consists of three types of devices: miniaturized mobile nodes, stationary reference nodes and a data acquisition server was developed. A detailed analysis of both radio channels parameters in untypical indoor environment was carried out. An analysis of...

  • Element sensor based on microplasma generators

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    - Sensor Review - Rok 2020

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  • Fading Modelling in Dynamic Off-Body Channels

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    - Rok 2016

    This paper presents an off-body fading channel model for Body Area Networks. The proposed model, based on both simulations and measurements at 2.45 GHz in a realistic indoor environment, consists of three components: mean path loss, body shadowing, and multipath fading. The first is modelled as a log function of distance, the path loss exponent being in between 0.4 and 1.6. A statistical perspective is taken for the other two components,...

  • Maritime Communications Network Development Using Virtualised Network Slicing of 5G Network

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    - Nase More - Rok 2020

    The paper presents the review on perspectives of maritime systems development at the context of 5G systems implementation and their main properties. Firstly, 5G systems requirements and principles are discussed, which can be important for maritime applications. Secondly, the problems of network softwarisation, virtualisation and slicing, and possible types of services for potential implementation in 5G marine applications are described....

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  • Fading Modelling in Dynamic Off-Body Channels

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    - Rok 2015

    This paper presents an off-body fading channel model for Body Area Networks (BANs) in indoor environments. The proposed model, which is based on both simulations and measurements in a realistic environment, consists of three components: mean path loss, body shadowing, and multipath fading. Seven scenarios in an indoor environment (a medium-size room with furniture, mostly consisting of wooden tables and chairs) have been measured:...

  • Evaluation of Body Surface Area Formulae Based on 3D Body Scans

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    Human body surface area (BSA) is an established parameter for the calculation of chemotherapy drugs dosage, treatment of chronic hepatitis B, treatment of burns or for establishing a dosing regimen for antimicrobials. Although being a critical parameter, usage of modern 3D scanners, which would measure the exact BSA value, is often impossible in time-sensitive operations or for patients unable to withstand the scanning process....

  • Badania i analiza zaników w sieciach WBAN typu body-to-body pracujących w różnych środowiskach propagacyjnych

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    Przedstawiono badania zaników w sieciach WBAN typu body-to-body, oparte na wynikach pomiarów tłumienia systemowego przeprowadzonych w zamkniętym i otwartym środowisku propagacyjnym przy częstotliwości 2,45 GHz. Analiza statystyczna wyników dowiodła, że zaniki szybkozmienne najlepiej odzwierciedla rozkład Nakagamiego-m, natomiast zaniki wolnozmienne można opisać rozkładem log-normalnym.

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  • Deep Learning-Based LOS and NLOS Identification in Wireless Body Area Networks

    In this article, the usage of deep learning (DL) in ultra-wideband (UWB) Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) is presented. The developed approach, using channel impulse response, allows higher efficiency in identifying the direct visibility conditions between nodes in off-body communication with comparison to the methods described in the literature. The effectiveness of the proposed deep feedforward neural network was checked on...

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  • Influence of vacuum sublimation deposited metal layer thickness on metrological parameters of the amperometric gas sensor with Nafion membrane

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    The paper presents the results of investigation on an influence of vacuum sublimation deposited platinum layer thickness on the signal, sensitivity and response time of a prototype of sulphur dioxide sensor with Nafion membrane. The working electrode was made by vacuum sublimation deposition of platinum on a surface of Nafion membrane. Pt layers deposited changed an initial structure of Nafion membrane and that phenomenon was utilized...

  • A body position influence on ECG derived respiration

    An influence of a human body position on ECG derived respiration (EDR) signal is presented in the paper. Examinations were performed during deep, suspended and normal breathing for eight people in four different body positions. EDR and thoracic impedance signals were compared using correlation and standard deviation coefficients. Obtained results have shown that it is possible to monitor breath activity of people being in different...

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  • Performance Evaluation of GAM in Off-Body Path Loss Modelling for Body Area Networks

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    - Rok 2021

    This paper addresses the performance evaluation of an off-body path loss model, based on measurements at 2.45 GHz, which has been developed with the use of the Generalised Additive Model, allowing to model a non-linear dependence on different predictor variables. The model formulates path loss as a function of distance, antennas’ heights, antenna orientation angle and polarisation, results showing that performance is very sensitive...

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  • Novel MNZ-type microwave sensor for testing magnetodielectric materials

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    - Scientific Reports - Rok 2020

    A novel microwave sensor with the mu-near-zero (MNZ) property is proposed for testing magnetodielectric material at 4.5 GHz. The sensor has a double-layer design consisting of a microstrip line and a metal strip with vias on layers 1 and 2, respectively. The proposed sensor can detect a unit change in relative permittivity and relative permeability with a difference in the operating frequency of 45 MHz and 78 MHz, respectively....

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  • Hydrogen sulphide electrocatalytic gas sensor

    In this article measurement results of the electrocatalytic gas sensor in different concentrations of hydrogen sulphide are presented. Working principle of such sensor is based on electric current acquisition, while voltage ramp is applied to the sensor. During voltage sweep oxidation and reduction reactions occurs on the sensor electrodes. Obtained current-voltage plot has unique shape connected...

  • Influence of Humidity on Parameters of Amperometric Sensor with Nafion Membrane

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    Przedstawiono wyniki badań wpływu umiarkowanych i wysokich wilgotności powietrza na sygnał, czułość i czas odpowiedzi prototypowego czujnika ditlenku siarki ze złotą elektrodą pracującą, próżniowo napyloną na powierzchnię membrany nafionowej. Zaprezentowano także wyniki badań impedancyjnych w zakresie potencjałów, w którym mechanizm utleniania ditlenku siarki jest kontrolowany aktywacyjnie i dyfuzyjnie. Parametry odpowiadające...

  • Measurements of Path Loss in Off-Body Channels in Indoor Environments

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    - Rok 2015

    The main goal of the paper is to investigate the influence of body orientation and on-body antenna placement on the path loss in off-body communications. In addition, the influence of different bodies is analysed.

  • Path Loss Analysis in Off-Body Channels in Indoor Environment

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    - Rok 2015

    This temporary document describes an analysis of path loss in off-body channels in an indoor environment. The influence of body orientation and on-body antenna placement on path loss in off-body communications as well as of different bodies has been investigated. Five static scenarios, six distances between body and antenna and eight body orientations were analysed; moreover, two dynamic scenarios were investigated. The smallest...

  • Spectroscopic wireless sensor of hematocrit level

    An optical method for hematocrit measurement is presented. The sensor, designed and developed by authors, consists of a spectroscopic set-up and a microcontroller. The work of the sensor is based on measurement of intensity of two selected spectral bands. Tests confirmed the ability of the sensor to determine the hematocrit level with appropriate measurement accuracy. Measurement results can be transmitted via wireless module to...

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  • Determination of chlorine concentration using single temperature modulated semiconductor gas sensor

    A periodic temperature modulation using sinusoidal heater voltage was applied to a commercial SnO2 semiconductor gas sensor. Resulting resistance response of the sensor was analyzed using a feature extraction method based on Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT). The amplitudes of the higher harmonics of the FFT from the dynamic nonlinear responses of measured gas were further utilized as an input for Artificial Neural...

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  • Electrocatalytic Gas Sensor with Reference Layer

    This paper presents studies of gas sensors prepared in ceramic technology with Nasicon as a solid electrolyte. Sensors work in the voltammetric mode thus based on the excitation of a sensor with a periodic potential signal while current response is recorded. The main aim is to investigate a Bi8Nb2O17 reference layer influence on sensor properties. Sensors I-V characteristics in different concentration of nitrogen dioxide have been...

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  • Digits Recognition with Quadrant Photodiode and Convolutional Neural Network

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    - Rok 2018

    In this paper we have investigated the capabilities of a quadrant photodiode based gesture sensor in the recognition of digits drawn in the air. The sensor consisting of 4 active elements, 4 LEDs and a pinhole was considered as input interface for both discrete and continuous gestures. Index finger and a round pointer were used as navigating mediums for the sensor. Experiments performed with 5 volunteers...

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  • Pose classification in the gesture recognition using the linear optical sensor

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    Gesture sensors for mobile devices, which have a capability of distinguishing hand poses, require efficient and accurate classifiers in order to recognize gestures based on the sequences of primitives. Two methods of poses recognition for the optical linear sensor were proposed and validated. The Gaussian distribution fitting and Artificial Neural Network based methods represent two kinds of classification approaches. Three types...

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  • Electrocatalytic gas sensor with reference layer

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    In recent years electrochemical gas sensors based on solid state electrolytes have been intensively developed. They are easy to obtain, use and relative durable. Nasicon is one of the most promising materials, which have been used in construction of gas sensors. Most of these devices work in potentiometric or amperometric mode. However, some works are dedicated to sensors working in electrocatalytic mode. Principle of operation...

  • Spectroscopic and wireless sensor of hematocrit level

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    - Rok 2012

    An optical method for hematocrit measurement has been presented. the sensor, designed and developed by authors, consists of spectroscopic set-up controlled by a microcontroller. measurement results are sent via wireless module. experiment has confirmed the ability of the sensor to determine the hematocrit with appropriate measurementaccuracy.

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  • A Simple Neural Network for Collision Detection of Collaborative Robots

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    Due to the epidemic threat, more and more companies decide to automate their production lines. Given the lack of adequate security or space, in most cases, such companies cannot use classic production robots. The solution to this problem is the use of collaborative robots (cobots). However, the required equipment (force sensors) or alternative methods of detecting a threat to humans are usually quite expensive. The article presents...

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  • On the Usefulness of the Generalised Additive Model for Mean Path Loss Estimation in Body Area Networks

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    - IEEE Access - Rok 2020

    In this article, the usefulness of the Generalised Additive Model for mean path loss estimation in Body Area Networks is investigated. The research concerns a narrow-band indoor off-body network operating at 2.45 GHz, being based on measurements performed with four different users. The mean path loss is modelled as a sum of four components that depend on path length, antenna orientation angle, absolute difference between transmitting...

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  • Characteristics of the polarised off-body channel in indoor environments

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    This paper addresses the depolarisation effect in off-body body area networks channels, based on measurements performed at 2.45 GHz in an indoor environment. Seven different scenarios, involving both static and dynamic users, were considered, taking a statistical perspective. The analysis of the cross-polarisation discrimination is performed, as well as the analysis of path loss in co- and cross-polarised channels. Results show...

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  • Characteristics of the Polarised Off-Body Channel in Indoor Environments

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    - Rok 2016

    This paper addresses the depolarisation effect in off-body Body Area Networks channels, based on measurements performed at 2.45 GHz in an indoor environment. Seven different scenarios, involving both static and dynamic users, were considered, taking a statistical perspective. The analysis of the cross-polarisation discrimination is performed, as well as the analysis of path loss in co- and cross-polarised channels. Results show...

  • Mobility’s Influence on System Loss in Off-Body BAN Scenarios

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    - Rok 2022

    In this paper, a measurement campaign for off body communications in an indoor environment is investigated for a set of on-body antennas. The channel impulse response was measured with the user approaching and departing from an off-body fixed antenna using two user dynamics, standing at fixed positions and walking. The processing of the measurement data allowed to evaluate system loss statistics. Different antenna configurations...

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  • Wideband Off-Body Channel Characteristics with Dynamic User

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    - Rok 2019

    This paper presents the preliminary results of a dynamic off-body channel characterisation study, based on wideband measurements at 5.8 GHz in an indoor environment. The Channel Impulse Response (CIR) was measured for a scenario with the user approaching and departing from the off-body antenna. A CIR deconvolution procedure was performed jointly in two polarisations, and the received signal power, Cross-Polarisation Discrimination...

  • Polypyrrole based gas sensor for ammonia detection

    The nature of polypyrrole response to toxic gases does not allow using the sensor in a conventional way. The main aim of this study is to acquire the information about the concentration using different approaches: a linear approximation, a non-linear approximation and a tangent method. In this paper a two-steps procedure for sensor response measurements has been utilized. Polypyrrole films were electrochemically synthesized on...

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  • On a design of a torque sensor for the iCub humanoid robot

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    - Rok 2012

    The paper presents the evaluation process of a first version of the one axis torque sensor designed for the iCub humanoid robot. Newly designed strain gauges equipped sensor was found to show a significant readouts hysteresis, therefore several tests were run to define the reason of the hysteresis. Some of the design issues met while testing the new sensor are discussed including the screws connection and relative rigidity of the...

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  • Next generation ITS implementation aspects in 5G wireless communication network

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    - Rok 2017

    In the paper the study of Intelligent Transportation systems implementation in the 5G wireless communication network is presented. Firstly, small-cell concept in Ultra Dense Heterogeneous network was analyzed. Secondly, the 5G network requirements were presented which are important from the point of view of transportation systems development. Next, the study on the 5G network architectures proposals dedicated to the ITS systems...

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  • Eventual Convergence of the Reputation-Based Algorithm in IoT Sensor Networks

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    - SENSORS - Rok 2021

    Uncertainty in dense heterogeneous IoT sensor networks can be decreased by applying reputation-inspired algorithms, such as the EWMA (Exponentially Weighted Moving Average) algorithm, which is widely used in social networks. Despite its popularity, the eventual convergence of this algorithm for the purpose of IoT networks has not been widely studied, and results of simulations are often taken in lieu of the more rigorous proof....

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  • Body surface area formulae: an alarming ambiguity

    Body surface area (BSA) plays a key role in several medical fields, including cancer chemotherapy, transplantology, burn treatment and toxicology. BSA is often a major factor in the determination of the course of treatment and drug dosage. A series of formulae to simplify the process have been developed. Because easy-to-identify, yet general, body coefficient results of those formulae vary considerably, the question arises as to...

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  • Assessing the time effectiveness of trust management in fully synchronised wireless sensor networks

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    - Rok 2013

    The paper presents the results of the time effectiveness assessment of the distributed WSN Cooperative Trust Management Method - WCT2M in a fully synchronized Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). First we introduce some basic types of synchronization patterns in WSN based on the idea of sleep scheduling. Then we explain how WCT2M works in the network applying the fully synchronized sleep scheduling pattern. Such networks were subjected...

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  • Wireless multimodal localization sensor for industrial applications

    This paper presents the concept and design of a wireless multimodal localization sensor for hybrid localization systems combining vision-based, radio-based and inertial techniques in order to alleviate problems in harsh and complex industrial environments. It supports two radio technologies, 868 MHz UHF RFID and 2.4 GHz WSN, for positioning purposes and communications. The sensor includes LED light transmitters for vision-based...

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  • Deep neural network architecture search using network morphism

    The paper presents the results of the research on neural architecture search (NAS) algorithm. We utilized the hill climbing algorithm to search for well-performing structures of deep convolutional neural network. Moreover, we used the function preserving transformations which enabled the effective operation of the algorithm in a short period of time. The network obtained with the advantage of NAS was validated on skin lesion classification...

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  • Gesture Recognition With the Linear Optical Sensor and Recurrent Neural Networks

    In this paper, the optical linear sensor, a representative of low-resolution sensors, was investigated in the multiclass recognition of near-field hand gestures. The recurrent neural network (RNN) with a gated recurrent unit (GRU) memory cell was utilized as a gestures classifier. A set of 27 gestures was collected from a group of volunteers. The 27 000 sequences obtained were divided into training, validation, and test subsets....

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  • A Development of a Capacitive Voltage Divider for High Voltage Measurement as Part of a Combined Current and Voltage Sensor

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    - Elektronika Ir Elektrotechnika - Rok 2020

    This article deals with the development of capacitive voltage divider for high voltage measurements and presents a method of analysis and optimization of its parameters. This divider is a part of a combined voltage and current sensor for measurements in high voltage power networks. The sensor allows continuous monitoring of the network distribution status and performs a quick diagnosis and location of possible network failures....

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  • Application of BAN Network to Increase Security in Transport Systems

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    - Rok 2017

    In the article general characteristics of the BAN network with M2M communications are presented. These are networks that enable the implementation of wireless transmission of signals using special sensors located on the body or implanted subcutaneously. These sensors allow monitoring of different type life parameters of a human. In the next part of work there is proposed the implementation of BAN networks to transport systems as...

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  • Sensor Position Estimation Method for IoT Using Mobile Reference Node

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    The paper proposes an innovative method of locating objects for the Internet of Things (IoT). The proposed method allows the position of a fixed measuring sensor (MS) to be estimated using one mobile base station with a known position moving around the MS. The mathematical analysis of the method, and three algorithms — Newton’s (NA), gradient descent (GD) and genetic (GA) — for solving the system of non-linear positional equations...

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  • Investigation of electrocatalytic gas sensor properties in presence of chlorine

    Properties of sensor based on Nasicon with two round shaped platinum electrodes are investigated. Influence of different chlorine concentrations on the sensor response is presented. Measurements in different temperatures have been performed in order to determine optimal sensor working temperature.

  • Near Field Coupled Wireless Microwave Sensor

    This paper presents a wireless planar microwave sensor operating at industrial scientific and medical (ISM) frequency for the detection of dielectric materials. The microwave sensor consists of a reader (ground defected microstrip coupled line) and a passive tag where a complementary split-ring resonator (CSRR) is made on the commercially available copper-foil. The CSRR is a peel-off type tag that is excited using the near field...

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