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Water management and irrigation scheduling have become the main subjects of different studies in the last decades, due to their high influence on crop performance indicators. This study presents the most important parameters that have to be monitored in an irrigation management system and the most important ones are synthesized: air moisture and temperature, soil air and moisture, evapotranspiration...
The article considers the issue of the possibility of applying the phase-measuring method in inclinometric systems of geotechnical monitoring. The main problems with use of the inclinometric systems of geotechnical monitoring. The causes, causing the occurrence of angular measurement errors. The factors affecting the accuracy of inclinometric control. A new approach of construction for inclinometric...
The paper presents experimental research related to pH measuring and to the design of a system of pH monitoring. The paper is structured on three parts. The first part presents the principle of measuring the pH of a solution matter, the transducer structure and of the adaptor used. The second part is dedicated to the experimental research effectuated aiming at the use of PACTware software environment...
The questions of practical application of georadar sounding for the detailed studying of development of a karst were considered in the article. The importance of the problem being solved for the planning of construction and further operation of industrial facilities in karst limestone areas is emphasized. In the last case, the geodynamic control of karst zones is necessary, as operation of objects...
This paper presents a method of on-site density measurement of pressure transmitting medium at high pressures. The density is estimated by precisely detecting head differential pressure using a monitoring pressure gauge. A flexible pressure tube which is durable for high pressures is used to change the vertical position of the monitoring pressure gauge. We measured the density of dioctyl sebacate,...
Off-line ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) is used to inspect defects in thermal power plants. However, for new-generation thermal power plants, off-line NDT is not sufficient and long-term monitoring at high temperature is desired. In the previous study, ultrasonic transducers made by CaBi4Ti4O15 (CBT)/Pb(Zr, Ti)O3 (PZT) were investigated and maximum operation temperature was estimated as...
Ultrasound offers measurements of parameters encountered in harsh environments such as steam generators, heat exchangers and nuclear reactor primary and secondary systems. But there is a lack of piezo-materials tolerant of high temperatures and nuclear irradiation. Another issue is that transducers are needed that can be left in place on curved surfaces such as pipes and valves. The transducers should...
High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a non-invasive thermal ablation technique. To perform the ablation procedure safely, temperature monitoring is employed to preserve healthy tissues while simultaneously ensuring that the targeted region is completely ablated. Ultrasound (US) thermometry techniques have the advantages of cost-effectiveness and portability over other medical imaging modalities...
A tracing method is proposed in this paper to identify lines for outage for ice accumulation prevention on overhead lines during storms. The objective is to increase current flow on at-risk line by sequential outages of other lines in the network. The higher current flow causes more resistive power loss on line which increases temperature on the surface of the conductor. The outages are applied to...
This paper addresses the development of electro-thermal models able to accurately predict the thermal behaviour of power modules in AC drives. The model would be implemented in the digital signal processor used to control the drive, operating therefore on line. FEM will be used for the design and calibration of the models. The performance of the proposed methods will be validated experimentally.
In safety-critical systems, many-processor Systems-on-Chip are being increasingly employed. An example is an imminent collision detection System-on-Chip for cars. Such a system requires zero downtime and a very high reliability despite aging issues under harsh environmental conditions. By monitoring the health status of processor cores and other IPs, and taking appropriate counteractions if required,...
Thermal strain imaging (TSI) is promising for lesion targeting and dose control in thermal-based treatment. We previously developed HIFU and temperature sensitive cerasomes (HTSCs) for local chemotherapy of cancer (Liang et al, Acs Nano 2015). However, the temperature within tissues cannot be noninvasively measured in vivo. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of TSI in noninvasive...
High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a non-invasive thermal ablation technique. Ablating malignant tissue entirely while preserving as much healthy tissue as possible is challenging, requiring real-time monitoring for optimal results. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the current gold standard for HIFU monitoring, providing reliable temperature information in real-time. However, MRI has several...
This paper proposes a system to monitor, through the internet, the data of a logistics distribution truck. For this, it was implemented a reliable and flexible wireless sensor network with low energy consumption. The technology used for the radio system was Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). Each node in the network contains one type of sensor. The sensors information together with GPS and On-Board Diagnostics...
The advancement of wireless technology is becoming more apparent in industrial sectors with the advent of standards such as WirelessHART. The benefits associated with WirelessHART includes elimination of costly and cumbersome cabling, reduced maintenance cost and reduced deployment, redeployment in the network. However, the current WirelessHART is lack of low cost adapter for monitoring and control...
Assisted living and home monitoring systems are gradually becoming a necessity, considering the current trends in population ageing and older adults' desire to continue living independently in their homes and their communities for as long as possible. This paper presents our current achievements regarding the implementation of a cyber-physical system for assisted living and home monitoring, developed...
Stability of civil structures is one of the main issues to be considered for the aging of bridges, buildings, tunnels, mines, dams, aircraft or other aging structures. They must be checked correctly, thus, security of civil structures, especially tunnels and bridges, pose a great matter for civil engineering. Therefore, Structural health monitoring ‘SHM’ takes more and more an important area in modern...
Temperature monitoring of medicines is essential for product quality and patient safety. Product quality is influenced by temperature perturbations and time delays in interventions. Thanks to Internet of Things (IoT) considerable progress has been made in recent years in the improvement of temperature monitoring devices. However, temperature monitoring in medicine Cold Chain remains challenging. In...
In the event of railway overhead catenary pole twist there are several negative results being appeared at a time, such as deterioration of stock power supply quality, drop of unit efficiency and hazard of locomotive collector shoe damage. As for now, mast twist occasion is being detected via visual method only during technical maintenance performance. Design of permanent monitoring of railway overhead...
This article is devoted to the research of diagnostics and monitoring of power supply devices of railway automation and remote control. The analysis of failure statistics of power supply devices in recent years has been carried out and the most vulnerable elements of power supply systems have been identified on its basis. Objects are described, the state of which must be diagnosed in the input devices,...
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