Browsing by Subject "Detectors"
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Accurate and wide field of view MEMS-based sun sensor for industrial applications
(IEEE Press. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2012-02-24)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper describes the design, fabrication, simulation, and experimental results of an improved miniaturized two-axis sun sensor for industrial applications, created by adapting a technology used previously in satellite ... -
A clinically assisted collaborative system architecture for preventing falls in elderly people
(2014)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyFalls in older adults are not only frequent but also potentially disabling for them. Detecting and preventing these falls have an important impact in the life of the elderly people. This paper presents the architecture ... -
A comparison of heartbeat detectors for the seismocardiogram
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013)
Conference lecture
Open AccessThe study aimed to study the accuracy in RR time series derived from the seismocardiogram when employing different heartbeat detectors in subjects measured in a quiet environment. The ECG and seismocardiogram of 17 healthy ... -
A comprehensive high-level model for CMOS-MEMS resonators
(2018-01-24)
Article
Open AccessThis paper presents a behavioral modeling technique for CMOS microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microresonators that enables simulation of an MEMS resonator model in Analog Hardware Description Language format within a ... -
Acondicionamiento de sensores capacitivos
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2010-07-05)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Restricted access - author's decisionLos sensores son componentes de instrumentación cuyo objetivo principal es detectar una magnitud física del entorno y transforarla en una magnitud eléctrica. El posterior tratamiento de esta señal permite valorar la ... -
A contactless capacitive angular-position sensor
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2003-10)
Article
Open AccessThis paper presents an absolute capacitive angular-position sensor with a contactless rotor. The sensor is mainly composed of three parts: the capacitive sensing element, a signal processor, and a microcontroller. The ... -
A critical period of susceptibility to sound in the sensory cells of cephalopod hatchlings
(2018-01-01)
Article
Open AccessThe cephalopod statocyst and lateral line systems are sensory organs involved in orientation and balance. Lateral lines allow cephalopods to detect particle motion and are used for locating prey or predators in low light ... -
Adaptive autofocus technique for speckle control in optical feedback interferometry
(2014-09-01)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyAn adaptive autofocus technique for the control of speckle effect in optical feedback interferometry (OFI) is discussed. The beam spot size effect over the OFI signal is presented, justifying the proposed approach. An ... -
Adaptive localization and tracking of objects in a sensor network
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-12-18)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open Access
Covenantee: Northeastern University[ANGLÈS] Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are used to monitor physical or environmental conditions, and to pass their data through the network to a central location. These networks have applications in diverse areas including ... -
ADC module built for an ocean bottom seismometer (OBS)
(2010-12-01)
Article
Open AccessThis paper presents the new data acquisition system designed for autonomous Ocean Bottom Seismometers (OBS) to study the earth dynamics and internal structure. This part is the responsible to acquire the signals from ... -
Advanced data logger for industrial dust collector based on a Raspberry-Pi board
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-06-30)
Bachelor thesis
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A high-speed capacitive-sensor interface using a relaxation oscillator and a fast counter
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2003-05)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper presents the analysis and experimental results on the jitter of a capacitive-sensor interface. The interface is implemented with a simple relaxation oscillator, a fast counter and a microcontroller. The goal ... -
A joint model for 2D and 3D pose estimation from a single image
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyWe introduce a novel approach to automatically recover 3D human pose from a single image. Most previous work follows a pipelined approach: initially, a set of 2D features such as edges, joints or silhouettes are detected ... -
A knowledge-based approach to automatic detection of equipment alarm sounds in a neonatal intensive care unit environment
(2017-12-21)
Article
Open AccessA large number of alarm sounds triggered by biomedical equipment occur frequently in the noisy environment of a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and play a key role in providing healthcare. In this paper, our work on ... -
Algorithmic mitigation of sensor failure: is sensor replacement really necessary?
(2013)
Article
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Algorithms for B wave detection
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-04-09)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open Access
Covenantee: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen[ANGLÈS] The objective of this Master Thesis was to develop algorithms for B waves detection in ICP. This goal was approached by two different methods that depend basically in the resolution of the acquired ICP. Then, both ... -
Algoritme de detecció de discinèsies en malalts de Parkinson a traves d’un acceleròmetre inercial
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessAquest Projecte Fi de Carrera neix de la necessitat del CETpD de millorar l’algoritme de detecció de discinèsies per malalts de Parkinson mitjançant un sensor inercial col·locat a la cintura, ja que aquest presenta molts ... -
All-flavor search for a diffuse flux of cosmic neutrinos with nine years of ANTARES data
(2018-01-20)
Article
Open AccessThe ANTARES detector is at present the most sensitive neutrino telescope in the northern hemisphere. The highly significant cosmic neutrino excess observed by the Antarctic IceCube detector can be studied with ANTARES, ... -
Ambulatory mobility characterization using body inertial system: an application to fall detection
(Springer Verlag, 2009)
Conference report
Open AccessThe aim of this paper is to study the use of a prototype of wearable device for long term monitoring of gait and balance using inertial sensors. First, it is focused on the design of the device that can be used all day ... -
Ambulatory mobility characterization using body inertial system: an applicatio to fall detection
(2009)
Article
Open AccessThe aim of this paper is to study the use of a prototype of wearable device for long term monitoring of gait and balance using inertial sensors. First, it is focused on the design of the device that can be used all day ...
