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As-built graphic documentation of the Monumento a la Tolerancia. Validation of low-cost survey techniques

2020

[EN] The Monumento a la Tolerancia is an emblematic sculpture realized by Eduardo Chillida, a perfect example for the documentation of sculptures with uniform textures, non-reflective colours and with poorly elaborated shapes through the implementation of various photogrammetric tools, as well as using different applications for processing phase. The basic data are photos taken quickly and without an accurate previous study, which is why the implementation of any target was not foreseen. In order to prove the results different kind of analysis were conducted. The first type was carried out analysing the results obtained from different software, with the use of the same instrument. The secon…

Insights into SoRa: A Reference Architecture for Cyber-physical Social Systems in the Industry 4.0 Era

2020

An Indo-French Virtual University Project

2016

Indo-French cooperation has existed for several decades, and has flourished in the recent period, with a number of flagship programmes and cross-border schemes in science, technology and management. Virtual universities refer to both conventional campus-based (hybrid and brick-and-mortar) universities offering online courses, and purely virtual universities with all their activities delivered online via the Internet. A virtual university is involved as a direct provider of learning opportunities and uses the Internet to deliver its programmes and courses while receiving tuition support. We propose in this ultimate chapter an innovative architecture for an Indo-French knowledge management sy…

Enterprise 2.0 and 3.0 in Education

2012

The aim of the following chapter is to analyze students’ view on Enterprise 2.0 and 3.0 of Web technologies in engineering and business education. The meaning of the key concepts of Enterprise 2.0and 3.0 and needs analysis is studied. Moreover, the study demonstrates how the key concepts are related to the idea of education. Finally, the study presents how the steps of the process are related: Enterprise 2.0 and 3.0 ? Enterprise 2.0 and 3.0 in engineering and business education ? empirical study. The following hypothesis for further studies is put forth: in order to develop the students’ view on Enterprise 2.0 and 3.0 in education, it is necessary to promote students’ use of Enterprise 2.0 …

On the impact of within-die process variation in GALS-Based NoC Performance

2012

[EN] Current integration scales allow designing chip multiprocessors (CMP), where cores are interconnected by means of a network-on-chip (NoC). Unfortunately, the small feature size of current integration scales causes some unpredictability in manufactured devices because of process variation. In NoCs, variability may affect links and routers causing them not to match the parameters established at design time. In this paper, we first analyze the way that manufacturing deviations affect the components of a NoC by applying a new comprehensive and detailed within-die variability model to 200 instances of an 8¿8 mesh NoC synthesized using 45 nm technology. Later, we show that GALS-based NoCs pr…

Fractal Grid – towards the future smart grid

2017

International audience; In the last two decades, electricity grids have faced many challenges that they were not designed to handle. These include integrating weather-dependent renewables, distributed generators, storage units and other advanced components, as well as taking into account active demand. These challenges, together with the ageing of infrastructures, make it more difficult to deliver cost-effective, reliable power. To overcome these issues requires creating new network architectures. The research project Fractal Grid proposes fractality as a core concept to model, analyze and design smart grids in their evolution up to 2030 and beyond. This paper presents the project, its meth…

Tehnical Aspects Regarding the Pig Classification Carcassess in Romania Between 2009–2015, by Semi-Automated Method Optigrade Pro

2019

Abstract In the paper we analyzed the evolution of the number of pig carcasses classified in Romania by the OptiGrade Pro (OGP) semiautomatic method. The analysis was conducted for the period 2009-2015. For this time, the average weight of the carcasses and their quality (thickness of the muscles and the layer of fat) were monitored.

Integrating usability work into a large inter-organisational agile development project: Tactics developed by usability designers

2015

We examined how usability activities were integrated in a large inter-organisational agile development project.The collaboration between the usability designers and agile team members was affected by the size and nature of the project.Results showed integration was achieved through 5 tactics employed by the usability designers.Three propositions for organising usability activities in agile projects were derived. In this paper we examine the integration of usability activities into a large inter-organisational agile development project. Inter-organisational agile projects possess unique attributes. They involve multiple stakeholders from different organisational contexts and are thus charact…

Redesign of a Rural Building in a Heritage Site in Italy: Towards the Net Zero Energy Target

2017

In order to achieve the ambitious objective of decarbonising the economy, it is mandatory, especially in Europe and in Italy, to include the retrofitting of existing buildings. In a country where a large share of existing buildings have heritage value, it is important to design effective retrofit solutions also in historical buildings. In this context, the paper describes the experience of re-design of an existing rural building located in Sicily, inside the ancient Greeks' “Valley of the Temples”. An energy audit was performed on the building, and its energy uses were thoroughly investigated. A building model was developed in the TRNSYS environment and its performances validated. The valid…

Glass Surfaces for Benefits of Daylight in Social Housing

2017

Internal environment and appropriate natural lighting of the building interior largely affects the health status and course of treatment of patients with psychiatric diagnoses such as depression, Alzheimer and disorder of functions. In particolar, this paper aims to show how smart glass surfaces, allowing the entry of natural lighting, can better support therapeutic process. It is important to elaborate knowledge for optimized lighting conditions in different healthy populations as well as in patients suffering from visual impairments and circadian rhythm disorders. To contribute to the development of new technologies about smart glass surfaces related to various aspects of light conditions…