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Research and development in the field of automated vehicles has increased along with related works about its software. Software testing in automated vehicles is key to launching safe and reliable vehicles. Several issues in the software testing of automated vehicles have been raised including extremely large space of test input, the high cost of test executions in a physical environment, test oracles...
As Marc Andreessen said in his Wall Street Journal OpEd, software is eating the world. The systems that we are building today and in the near future will exhibit levels of autonomy that will put new demands on the engineering of such systems. Although promising examples of autonomous systems exist, there is no established methodology for systematically building autonomous systems that employ modern...
This demonstration is a proof of concept for the design of secure IoT frameworks using Secure Elements as trusted TLS/DTLS stack. It presents a connected plug built over a cheap Raspberry Pi board, whose data exchanges over TCP/IP are controlled by a javacard providing TLS server services. In a smart grid context it could be used by energy operators in order to authorize/monitor battery charging.
The merging of networking and control fields has always brought interesting innovations but the tools and structures for proper and easy management of experiments still lag behind. Different solutions have been proposed to handle general control problems and, more in detail, for fine control of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) dynamics. They lack, however, an efficient and detailed network-side simulation,...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is being applied in a wide variety of applications, which demand a range of networking support. This includes wide area communication networks. Novel long range network technologies such as LoRa and Sigfox are emerging, but they remain difficult to deploy and configure for end-users who are not specialists in embedded systems. This paper addresses this problem by introducing...
Liquid supply risk management done for inpatient care of the elderly or persons suffering from diseases is currently a time intensive procedure. The paper describes the design and evaluation of an automatic beverage monitoring system. An electronic device is presented, which is able to measure the fluid intake of the patient and provide an automated documentation and connection to existing software...
In this paper, we propose a two electrodes configuration for noncontact long-term cardiac monitoring. Our system was designed as an alternative to Holter devices. Unlike a traditional long-term monitoring equipment, our system is stationary and non-contact, the cardiac signal is acquired through a capacitive coupling between the sensor and the subject's body. The proposed system is the first prototype...
To reduce the amount of CO2 produced from the personal cars in the world, the parking lot guidance systems are considered to be the solution in shopping malls or department stores in many countries. However, most of the current parking lot systems are located in the parking area of each shopping mall and they cannot show the parking lots information for the driver that are driving on the road. So,...
The design and implementation studies of a remote monitoring system are presented in this study. The proposed design is improved in terms of smart metering infrastructure based on current, voltage, and power measurements. The communication among the photovoltaic (PV) panels and host PC is performed by designed ZigBee transceiver system. Sensing circuits are very important devices to measure for both...
There is an increasing demand in designing heterogeneous networks, where various low-power wireless radios such as ZigBee and Bluetooth devices coexist, while sensing devices may generate traffic with different intervals. In this work, we devise an architecture of a cross layer controller, encompassing a software defined radio at the data plane to manage radio access, and a software defined networking...
Electricity generation from renewable sources is radically increasing in an effort to achieve the Sustainable Energy for All objective of doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030. However, the current grid has difficulty accommodating variable power sources like wind and solar. To accelerate the integration of renewable distributed power generation there is a need for...
Since the success of the Mars Pathfinder, a new chapter of space exploration began focusing on reducing the complexity of the rover and making it more autonomous, multifunctional, lightweight even at extreme adversities. A student based design for a competition allowed the researchers in this paper to explore a design that would meet those requirements. This paper presents the design of a six wheeled,...
Assistive technologies are helping people without speech or functional writing to communicate through alternative methods and devices. The area of study that covers these technologies is called alternative communication. The goal of this paper is to present a new solution that allows people with special needs to use all the features of the keyboard and mouse via sensors connected to a user's body...
Real-time monitoring of physiological data can reduce the likelihood of injury in noncombat military personnel and first-responders. MIT Lincoln Laboratory is developing a tactical Real-Time Physiological Status Monitoring (RT-PSM) system architecture and reference implementation named OBAN (Open Body Area Network), the purpose of which is to provide an open, government-owned framework for integrating...
Current industrial systems need to interact with the surrounding environment in order to provide more efficiency. In such systems, used software applications must be strong enough to answer run-time needs. Context-aware applications seem to be an appropriate solution that can satisfy adaptation to the continuous changes. Safe reconfigurations require the respect of tasks deadlines and the avoidance...
Inferring activities on smartphones is a challenging task. Prior works have elaborated on using sensory data from built-in hardware sensors in smartphones or taking advantage of location information to understand human activities. In this paper, we explore two types of data on smartphones to conduct activity inference: 1) Spatial-Temporal: reflecting daily routines from the combination of spatial...
Controlling a UAV in an emergency situation is a challenging task and it requires a highly skilled person. With modern technologies it is possible to design a UAV which can be controlled by anyone regardless of their skills. The objective of this study is to develop an intelligent quadrotor flight controller for autonomous navigation to aid humans. The intelligent flight controller is realized by...
In the last two decades the use of technology in art projects has proliferated, as is the case of the interactive projections based on movement used in artistic performances and installations. However, the artists responsible for creating this work typically have to rely on computer experts to implement this type of interactive systems. The tool herein presented, MotionDesigner, intends to assist...
Communication faults can lead to irreparable damages. Faulty messages increase the risk of accidents in distributed industrial environments. When the risk is high, safety standards force communication over safety protocols. For each new controller, input and output device, a new implementation of a safety protocol is required. Its validation must strictly follow safety standards, which imposes fault...
As mobile software development becomes more mainstream, universities recognize a need to integrate mobile platform programming into the curriculum. This integration requires an understanding of mobile software development that defines it not just as a collection of topics but that acknowledges cross-topic areas that serve as the basis for specific interests. This paper presents a platform-agnostic...
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