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  • INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT TRENDS, FROM DATA THROUGH KNOWLEDGE TO WISDOM

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    - TASK Quarterly - Rok 2017

    The paper investigates both the causes and effects of the rapid increase in the data volume(BigData)andtheirimpactonhumancognition.TheroleoftheInternetindistributing and exchanging of such data, and their impact on the growth of the Information Society are emphasized. As a result, Wisdom Science – a new kind of research – emerges which has the potential to facilitate more advanced solutions in the digital world. In consequence,...

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  • A Review of Hyperelastic Constitutive Models for Dielectric Elastomers

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    - Rok 2023

    Dielectric elastomers are smart materials that are essential components in soft systems and structures. The core element of a dielectric elastomer is soft matter, which is mainly rubber-like and elastomeric. These soft materials show a nonlinear behaviour and have a nonlinear strain-stress curve. The best candidates for modelling the nonlinear behaviour of such materials are hyperelastic strain energy functions. Hyperelastic functions...

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  • Shape Memory Materials from Rubbers

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    • A. Reghunadhan
    • P. Jibin
    • V. Kaliyathan
    • P. Velayudhan
    • M. Strankowski
    • S. Thomas

    - Materials - Rok 2021

    Smart materials are much discussed in the current research scenario. The shape memory effect is one of the most fascinating occurrences in smart materials, both in terms of the phenomenon and its applications. Many metal alloys and polymers exhibit the shape memory effect (SME). Shape memory properties of elastomers, such as rubbers, polyurethanes, and other elastomers, are discussed in depth in this paper. The theory, factors...

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  • Deep Learning: A Case Study for Image Recognition Using Transfer Learning

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2021

    Deep learning (DL) is a rising star of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) domains. Until 2006, many researchers had attempted to build deep neural networks (DNN), but most of them failed. In 2006, it was proven that deep neural networks are one of the most crucial inventions for the 21st century. Nowadays, DNN are being used as a key technology for many different domains: self-driven vehicles, smart cities,...

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  • Deep Learning

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    - Rok 2021

    Deep learning (DL) is a rising star of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) domains. Until 2006, many researchers had attempted to build deep neural networks (DNN), but most of them failed. In 2006, it was proven that deep neural networks are one of the most crucial inventions for the 21st century. Nowadays, DNN are being used as a key technology for many different domains: self-driven vehicles, smart cities,...

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  • Solid Phase Microextraction: Apparatus, Sorbent Materials, and Application.

    he primary objective of this review article is to strategically screen and highlight the advancements in the area of solid phase microextraction (SPME). The plenty of review articles have been written on different aspects of SPME, this review is dedicated to provide the brief but clear overview of the research footprints so produced from SPME. Some of the key advancements in types and designs, coating materials, coating strategies,...

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  • Katarzyna Drozdowska mgr inż.

  • Optical investigations of electrochemical processes using a long-period fiber grating functionalized by indium tin oxide

    Publikacja

    - SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL - Rok 2019

    he growing needs for fast and reliable sensing devices stimulate development of new technological solutions. In this work a new multi-domain sensing method is demonstrated where optical sensing device has been applied to enhance amount of data received during electrochemical analysis. Thin, optically transparent, high-refractive-index, and electrically conductive indium tin oxide (ITO) film was deposited using magnetron sputtering...

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  • Study on Combined Optical and Electrochemical Analysis Using Indium-tin-oxide-coated Optical Fiber Sensor

    Publikacja
    • M. Śmietana
    • P. Niedziałkowski
    • W. Białobrzeska
    • D. Burnat
    • P. Sezemsky
    • M. Koba
    • V. Stranak
    • K. Siuzdak
    • T. Ossowski
    • R. Bogdanowicz

    - ELECTROANALYSIS - Rok 2019

    The growing needs for fast and reliable sensing devices stimulate development of new technological solutions. In this work a new multi-domain sensing method is demonstrated where optical sensing device has been applied to enhance amount of data received during electrochemical analysis. Thin, optically transparent, high-refractive-index, and electrically conductive indium tin oxide (ITO) film was deposited using magnetron sputtering...

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  • Mohammad Hossein Ghaemi dr inż.

    Mohammad Hossein Ghaemi (ur. 1967), adiunkt Wydziału Oceanotechniki i Okrętownictwa (WOiO) PG w Katedrze Automatyki i Energetyki. Jest absolwentem Uniwersytetu Teherańskiego z zakresu mechaniki ciała stałego, a także PG na kierunku Oceanotechnika. Uzyskał stopień doktora nauk technicznych na PG w 2004 roku. Od 1995 roku pracuje na WIMiO PG (do 2020 r. WOiO PG) i prowadzi zajęcia dydaktyczne i badania naukowe w zakresie automatyki...

  • The analysis of the influence of the corrosion protection method of selected steel elements on the steel structure life cycle costs

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    Steel products are widely used in the construction for the performance of essential and additional elements of engineering structures. They are characterized by high tensile strength, compression and bending, the structure homogeneity, the possibility of assembly regardless of the season and climatic conditions, ease of processing and the possibility of almost any shape. The main disadvantage of steel structures is their high susceptibility...

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  • The detection of Alternaria solani infection on tomatoes using ensemble learning

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  • Optical sensor of a person sitting on a chair and dressed in multi-layered clothes vital signs monitoring

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    An optoelectronic device enhancing a smart chair functionality is presented in the paper. Its essential purpose is a detection of a sitting person presence on the chair by means of detecting the vital signs. Additionally, it could be used for determining of clothes layer parameters useful in adjusting a system of a capacitive electrocardiography.

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  • Paulina Parcheta-Szwindowska dr inż.

    Aktualnie, od 1.10.2019 roku, pracuję na stanowisku adiunkta naukowo-dydaktycznego w Katedrze Technologii Polimerów na Wydziale Chemicznym Politechniki Gdańskiej. W latach 2015-2019 odbyłam Studia Doktoranckie na Wydziale Chemicznym Politechniki Gdańskiej. Tytuł obronionej w 2019r. rozprawy doktorskiej to: ,,Synteza, właściwości i zastosowanie liniowych polioli poliestrowych otrzymanych z wykorzystaniem monomerów pochodzenia roślinnego”....

  • [Soft Skills] Smart metering - social risk perception and risk governance

    Kursy Online
    • M. Galik
    • A. Klej
    • A. Augusiak

    {mlang pl} Dyscyplina: soft skills Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów II roku,  Prowadzący:  dr inż. Andrzej Augusiak, doc. PG Liczba godzin: 10 Forma zajęć:  {mlang} {mlang en} Discipline: soft skills Obligatory course for 2nd-year PhD students Academic teacher:  dr inż. Andrzej Augusiak, doc. PG Total hours of training: 10 teaching hours Course type:  {mlang}

  • [Soft Skills] Smart metering - social risk perception and risk governance

    Kursy Online
    • M. Galik

    {mlang pl} Dyscyplina: soft skills Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów II roku,  Prowadzący:  mgr Maciej Galik Liczba godzin: 10 Forma zajęć:  {mlang} {mlang en} Discipline: soft skills Obligatory course for 2nd-year PhD students Academic teacher:  mgr Maciej Galik Total hours of training: 10 teaching hours Course type:  {mlang}

  • Evaluation of Three Peptide Immobilization Techniques on a QCM Surface Related to Acetaldehyde Responses in the Gas Phase

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    - SENSORS - Rok 2018

    The quartz-crystal microbalance is a sensitive and universal tool for measuring concentrations of various gases in the air. Biochemical functionalization of the QCM electrode allows a label-free detection of specific molecular interactions with high sensitivity and specificity. In addition, it enables a real-time determination of its kinetic rates and affinity constants. This makes QCM a versatile bioanalytical screening tool for...

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  • PROBLEMS WITH CORROSION PROTECTION STEEL STACKS IN FGD SYSTEMS

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    This paper presents problems associated with corrosion of steel stacks and changes in philosophy of corrosion protection when implemented into flue gas desulphurization systems. In-situ tests were taken by means of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy at a stack which discharges flue gas before wet lime/limestone desulphurization. A very rapid soaking of spherical infill vinylester coating with electrolyte has been observed....

  • Improvement of electrochemical action of zinc-rich paints by addition of nanoparticulate zinc

    The influence of nanosized particles on electrochemical action of standard zinc-rich paints by means of SEM as well as potential and impedance measurements has been investigated. The motivation for doing this was to obtain additional electrical connection between the spherical microparticles themselves and zinc particles and steel substrate. Overall zinc content was at the level of 92% by weight. Samples with different concentration...

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  • A New Approach to Capacitive Sensor Measurements Based on a Microcontroller and a Three-Gate Stable RC Oscillator

    A complete smart capacitive sensor solution basedA complete smart capacitive sensor solution based on a microcontroller was developed. This approach includes the development of both the hardware and software. The hardware part comprises an 8-bit microcontroller equipped with two timers/counters and a three-gate stable RC relaxation oscillator. The software part handles system configuration, measurement control, communication control,...

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  • Dorota Dominika Kamrowska-Załuska dr hab. inż. arch.

    Dr hab. inż. arch. Dorota Kamrowska-Załuska, profesorka Politechniki Gdańskiej, jest od 2002 roku związana z Katedrą Urbanistyki i Planowania Regionalnego na Wydziale Architektury Politechniki Gdańskiej. Wieloletnia Kierowniczka Studiów Podyplomowych Urbanistyki i Gospodarki Przestrzennej „Projektowanie przestrzeni i zarządzanie”, odbyła staże badawcze w kilku instytucjach badawczych w tym Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

  • XRD investigations of the lithium titanate thin films

    Dane Badawcze
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    Nanocrystalline thin films with 800 nm thickness were prepared by sol–gel method. To examine the influence of the annealing temperature on as-prepared films crystallization, the coatings were heated at temperature from 500 °C up to 600 °C  for 20h. Structure of manufactured thin films was investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD). The most visible...

  • Oleksandr Melnychenko dr hab.

    Oleksandr Melnychenko pracuje na stanowisku profesora w grupie pracowników naukowo-dydaktycznych Katedry Finansów na Wydziale Zarządzania i Ekonomii Politechniki Gdańskiej; jest tłumaczem przysięgłym języka ukraińskiego; przedsiębiorcą z wieloletnim doświadczeniem prowadzenia własnej działalności i zarządzania finansami firm; ma doświadczenie pracy w banku komercyjnym na stanowisku zajmującym się współpracą banku z systemami płatniczymi,...

  • Effect of double thermal and electrochemical oxidation on titanium alloys for medical applications

    Publikacja

    - APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE - Rok 2021

    The research focuses on the development and characterization of innovative thin hybrid oxide coatings obtained in subsequent processes of thermal (TO) and electrochemical (EO) oxidation. Four different surface modifications were investigated and the microstructure was determined, the mechanical, chemical and biological properties of the Ti-13Nb-13Zr alloy were assessed using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray dispersion analysis,...

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  • Recovery and re-use of photovoltaic solar cells from crystalline silicon

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    • P. Ostrowski

    - Rok 2010

    Crystalline silicon-type PV modules consist, in order of mass, of glass, an aluminium frame, an EVA coating, solar cells, a terminal box, back film and tapping screws. From the economic point of view, pure silicon, recoverable from spent cells, is the most important material owing to its cost and shortage. For crystalline, silicon-based PV cells, the following chemical treatments were performed: removal of the metal coating, followed...

  • Investigation of temperature changes using a microsphere-based fiber-optic sensor

    Dane Badawcze
    open access

    Investigation of temperature changes using a  microsphere-based fiber-optic sensor with a 200 nm ZnO ALD coating for the purpose of validation the design of the sensor, measurement setup and method of examination of electric cell materials.

  • Enhanced Remote Control Providing Medical Functionalities

    This paper presents the enhanced remote control and its role in pervasive healthcare in the home. The device was equipped with health-related measurement modules and a message-processing unit. Preliminary results are presented for monitoring of a pulse, hand tremors, grip forces, and for self­ evaluation procedures. The interaction of the device with the smart environment is presented and discussed.

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  • Deposition and growth of thin ceramic films

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    : Thin ceramic films play an important role in modern technology. One of the more utilized methods of deposition of ceramic films is spin coating. In this paper we investigate optimal deposition parameters for LaNi0.6Fe0.4O3−δ thin layers spin coated from a polymeric precursor. The quality of the obtained layers is checked using scanning electron microscopy. Additionally, we investigate the growth of grains in ceramic films annealed at...

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  • Microcapsules and their applications in pharmaceutical and food industry.

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    - Rok 2013

    Microencapsulation is a process in which tiny particles or droplets are surrounded by a coating or embedded in a homogeneous or heterogeneous matrix, to generate small capsules in size range from a few to few thousand micrometers. The material inside the microcapsule is referred to as the core, internal phase, or fill, whereas the wall is sometimes called shell, coating, wall material, or membrane. It has found application in...

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  • Polyethylene glycol-coated solid-phase microextraction fibres for the extraction of polar analytes-A review

    The article discusses the merits and limitations of commercially available solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fibres and compares them with the new type of extraction coatings, in particular those containing polyethylene glycol as sorbent, as well as the methods of the preparation of the latter. It also analyses their possible application for the extraction of a broad spectrum of analytes, with particular emphasis on the sampling...

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  • Application of optical microsphere in fiber optic sensors for measurement of electrochemical processes

    Dane Badawcze
    open access

    investigation of the electrochemical processes using micro-sphere fiber-optic sensor with a zinc oxide (ZnO) coating applied by Atomic Layer Deposition method (ALD). The measurements were performed in 1M KNO3 during a decomposition of Bisphenol-A

  • Joanna Bach-Głowińska dr inż. arch.

    I am an architect by education (M.Sc. Arch 1994) and practice (1994-2011), a Town Planner by practice (1999-2017, Ministerial Entitlements 1655/2002), and a Researcher (Ph.D.2012, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Glasgow School of Art 2013 - 2015, also teaching on Gdansk University of Technology since 2014). I have been the Principal Investigator of Era Net Urban Transformation Capacities EmbedterLabs: Better Embedded Labs for More...

  • Identification of the customer meter assignment to phases in LV grid: Selected issues of UPGRID project realization

    The paper presents selected issues on the European UPGRID grant implemented by a consortium of companies from seven European states, including from Poland, on the monitoring and control of low voltage grid using measurement pre-registered data by smart AMI meters. The paper focuses on the issue of lack of information on the assignment of communal meters to individual phases.

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  • SlowSmartOrunia – potencjał miejskiego rolnictwa w rewitalizacji metropolii

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    - Rok 2015

    Artykuł odnosi do problematy miejskiego rolnictwa i ogrodownictwa widzianego jako potencjał rewitalizacji miasta. Przedstawiona zostaje koncepcja reinterpretacji strategii SMART w celu uzyskania nowego podejścia do planowania uwzględniającego filozofię SLOW lcity. Opis wyników projektu SLOWSMARTORUNIA dostarcza przykładów sposobu rozumienia nowej strategii.

  • Self-Organizing Wireless Monitoring System for Containers

    This paper presents a description of new global monitoring system for containers, with its layer-modular structure, as a solution for enhance security and efficiency of container transport with particular emphasis on the practical implementation of that system for maritime container terminals. Especially the Smart Container Module (SCM) architecture and its operation as a part of the Self-Organizing Container Monitoring Network...

  • Self-organizing wireless monitoring system for cargo containers

    This paper presents a description of new global monitoring system for containers with its layer-modular structure, as a solution for enhance security and efficiency of container transport with particular emphasis on the practical implementation of that system for maritime container terminals. Especially the Smart Container Module (SCM) architecture and its operation as a part of the Self-Organizing ContainerMonitoring Network is...

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  • Przyczółki mostowe z konstrukcją odciążającą z gruntu zbrojonego geosyntetykami

    Przegląd najważniejszych cech geotekstyliów i wyrobów pokrewnych, zastosowanych do budowy bloków odciążających ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem ich wytrzymałości długo i krótkookresowej oraz reologii. Określenie obciążeń działających na konstrukcję gruntową współpracującą z przyczółkiem; obciążenia normowe i rzeczywiste. Obliczenia konstrukcji z gruntu zbrojonego współpracującej z przyczółkiem

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  • Ewa Klugmann-Radziemska prof. dr hab.

    Ewa Klugmann-Radziemska ukończyła studia wyższe na kierunku fizyka na Uniwersytecie Gdańskim, a od roku 1996 związana jest z Politechniką Gdańską, kiedy to rozpoczęła studia doktoranckie. Obecnie jest profesorem na Wydziale Chemicznym Politechniki Gdańskiej, od roku 2006 kierownikiem Katedry Aparatury i Maszynoznawstwa Chemicznego. W latach 2008–2016 pełniła funkcję Prodziekana ds. współpracy i rozwoju, w latach 2016-2019 była...

  • [Soft Skills] Smart metering - social risk perception and risk governance (2023/2024)

    Kursy Online
    • S. Potrykus
    • M. Jaskólski
    • A. Augusiak

    The aim of the course is to broaden the understanding of the risks associated with technology and to present the concept of social risk perception and risk management in the context of smart metering technology. In the current phase of technological development - called the Fourth Industrial Revolution - rapid and profound changes are creating new, particularly destabilizing threats. In the increasingly complex technological systems...

  • PRĄDY WYRÓWNAWCZE W UZIOMACH FUNDAMENTOWYCH I SZTUCZNYCH

    W artykule omówiono zasady wykonywania uziomów fundamentowych i sztucznych. Przedstawiono wyniki pomiarów prądów w instalacji zawierającej stal zbrojeniową w fundamencie, połączoną z układem uziomu sztucznego w ziemi wykonanym z stali ocynkowanej.

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  • AUTOMATYCZNE ROZPOZNAWANIE GATUNKÓW MUZYCZNYCH W APLIKACJI SYNTEZUJĄCEJ NISKIE CZĘSTOTLIWOŚCI W URZĄDZENIACH MOBILNYCH

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2015

    W pracy został opisany inteligentny algorytm syntezy niskich częstotliwości w urządzeniach mobilnych (Smart VBS). Algorytm Smart VBS rozpoznaje gatunek muzyczny i w zależności od wskazania dobiera optymalne parametry syntezy niskich częstotliwości. Synteza niskich częstotliwości odbywa się z wykorzystaniem metody funkcji nieliniowych (NLD). Modyfikacji podlega wykorzystywana funkcja nieliniowa, liczba oraz poziom wzmocnienia dodawanych...

  • Selective jamming of OFDM transmission in NB-IoT radio interface

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    - Rok 2023

    The paper presents the concept of smart jamming, which involves selective interference aimed at critical components of the OFDM signal. Research verifying the feasibility of this type of electronic attack are described. A realized testbed for jamming real NB-IoT signals in a downlink is presented. The test results demonstrate the feasibility of realizing selective jamming and its greater effectiveness compared to barrage interference.

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  • Michał Kowalewski dr inż.

    Research career: Doctoral dissertation "Tolerance robust, dictionary methods of fault diagnosis of electronic circuits with specialized neural classifier". Participation as a performer in four KBN research teams MNiSW and NCBiR concerning the development of diagnostic methods for analog electronic circuits and diagnostics of technical objects using impedance spectroscopy methods. 39 publications, including 10 in magazines,...

  • Annealing of indium tin oxide (ITO) coated optical fibers for optical and electrochemical sensing purposes

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2016

    Glass and fiber structures with Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) coating were subjected to annealing in order to identify impact of the thermal treatment on their optical and electrochemical properties. It is shown that the annealing process significantly modifies optical properties and thickness of the films, which are crucial for performance of optical fiber sensors. Moreover, it visibly improves electrochemical activity of ITO on glass...

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  • Wear Resistance Enhancement of Al6061 Alloy Surface Layer by Laser Dispersed Carbide Powders

    Publikacja

    - Materials - Rok 2020

    In this paper, results of the experimental study on improving wear resistance in sliding friction of Al-based alloy are presented. The technique used involves the formation of a metal matrix composite (MMC) in the alloy surface layer by laser dispersion of carbide powders such as WC, TiC and SiC. For WC and TiC MMC surface coatings fabricated under conditions typical for most of the technologically relevant solid-state lasers (wavelength...

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  • Opomiarowanie w nowoczesnej oczyszczalni ścieków

    Publikacja

    - Rok 2005

    Artykuł jest kolejną publikacja cyklu prezentującego wyniki projektu 5. Programu Ramowego UE ''SMArt Control of wastewater systems - SMAC''. W ramach tego projektu zaproponowano nową koncepcję sterowania biologiczną oczyszczalnią ścieków (OŚ)oraz opracowano nową strukturę i algorytmy sterowania. Wyniki projektu zostały zaimplementowane w pilotażowej oczyszczalni w Kartuzach.

  • Towards Cognitive and Perceptive Video Systems

    Publikacja
    • T. Akgun
    • C. Attwood
    • A. Cavallaro
    • C. Fabre
    • F. Poiesi
    • P. Szczuko

    - Rok 2014

    In this chapter we cover research and development issues related to smart cameras. We discuss challenges, new technologies and algorithms, applications and the evaluation of today’s technologies. We will cover problems related to software, hardware, communication, embedded and distributed systems, multi-modal sensors, privacy and security. We also discuss future trends and market expectations from the customer’s point of view.

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  • Application of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy to evaluate cathodically protected coated steel in seawater

    Two types of organic coated carbon steel (S235JR2 grade) electrodes were exposed to artificial seawater environment. One prepared type was defect free while the other one had an intentionally introduced φ0,5 cm coating defect. Both kinds of samples were polarized during the exposure to four potentials corresponding to four different cathodic protection levels. Evolution of their EIS spectra is presented in this paper. Results obtained...

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  • Badanie odporności na poślizg posadzkowych powłok żywicznych

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    W artykule przedstawiono badania wskaźnika szorstkości (odporności na poślizg) posadzki wykonanej z powłok żywicznych za pomocą wahadła angielskiego. Omówiono wybrane metody określania właściwości antypoślizgowych posadzek wraz z przeglądem literatury.

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  • Smart metering - social risk perception and risk governance (10h, 2 ECTS credits)

    Kursy Online
    • M. Galik
    • A. Klej

    The goal of the course is to broaden the understanding of technology-related risks and to present the concepts of social risk perception and risk governance in the context of smart metering technology. In current phase of technological development – known as the fourth industrial revolution – rapid and profound changes are setting up new and particularly destabilizing risks. In more and more complex technological systems that constitute...