Pietro Martins de Oliveira, F. C. Flores, N. Martins
{"title":"A real-time eyebrow segmentation and tracking technique to support an electric wheelchair interface","authors":"Pietro Martins de Oliveira, F. C. Flores, N. Martins","doi":"10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313724","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents an eyebrow tracking method to support an interface for an electric wheelchair. This interface aims to drive a wheelchair by interpreting the movement of the head and the facial features as well, without hand generated commands. Hardware for the control interface is composed by the helmet with a webcam attached to it: the camera is pointed to the face of the user and the image sequence is acquired and processed in real-time. This paper focuses on the interpretation of commands given by the eyebrows movements. Following the detection of the eyes regions, eyebrows are segmented by a composition of the CIELab colorspace L and b bands, binarized by the classical Otsu thresholding. Tracking is done by computation and analysis of the vertical bit signature, extracted from the segmented eyebrow. The generation of move and stop commands have produced satisfactory results. The eyebrow tracking demonstrated to be accurate and robust in trepidation and different light conditions and users skin tones.","PeriodicalId":133824,"journal":{"name":"IEEE EUROCON 2015 - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON)","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129005489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance analysis of a 2-tier caching proxy system for mobile RESTful services","authors":"Iyad Ollite, N. Mohamudally","doi":"10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313716","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313716","url":null,"abstract":"With the increasing use of smartphones and mobile applications, users access the Internet from everywhere using mobile networks. Different applications require different connectivity types or amount of data and a slow network can lead to a drastic degradation in performance. These applications usually access data on servers which are also accessible via other technologies such as websites, web service consumption or RESTful services on non-mobile clients and to ensure the same service, a single application programming interface (API) is provided. When mobile users access these services, the same traditional techniques such as SOAP based web services or RESTful services are used but these are not always appropriate. Similarly, the use of current web caching methods do not provide the same performance gain when HTTP based RESTful services are called from mobile devices. This paper proposes a 2-tier caching proxy system, which can be easily deployed and used by producers and consumers of RESTful services. This system has been implemented and tested using a live system and performance evaluation showed that a performance gain of up to 59% can be achieved along with a bandwidth reduction of 70% for service providers and 86% for clients.","PeriodicalId":133824,"journal":{"name":"IEEE EUROCON 2015 - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON)","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116381813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detailed modelling of overhead line for the elecromagnetic transients studies","authors":"S. Grebović","doi":"10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313696","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313696","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a detailed modelling procedure for a transient analysis of the transmission lines. A 110 kV shielded transmission line is modelled using ElectroMagnetic Transient Program - Restructured Version (EMTP - RV). The importance of a computer as a tool in power system transient analysis is emphasized in this paper. Some parts of the transmission line, such as the transmission line towers and the stations on the both ends of the line, are modelled thanks to the EMTP - RVs possibility of grouping electrical elements into subcircuits. It was also possible to create a subcircuit that consists of a number of other subcircuits. This possibility was very important for dividing the transmission line into a number of sections that consist of a number of towers. Flashover current, short circuit currents, voltages on the both ends of the transmission line, voltages at the fault point, voltage on the tower top and the arrester energy duty due to the bipolar lightning stroke are calculated and presented.","PeriodicalId":133824,"journal":{"name":"IEEE EUROCON 2015 - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126733491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Kvassay, E. Zaitseva, J. Kostolny, V. Levashenko
{"title":"Reliability analysis of Multi-State Systems based on tools of multiple-valued logic","authors":"M. Kvassay, E. Zaitseva, J. Kostolny, V. Levashenko","doi":"10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313757","url":null,"abstract":"Multi-State Systems (MSSs) are one of the basic mathematical models that are used in reliability analysis of complex systems. Analysis of such systems is a challenging task. It involves several steps from which one of the most important is investigation of influence of system components on system proper work. This investigation can be qualitative or quantitative. The qualitative analysis focuses on identification of conditions in which component degradation results in system deterioration. The quantitative analysis estimates probabilities of occurrences of such situations. In this paper, we propose a method for qualitative and quantitative analysis of topological properties of MSSs. The method is based on logical differential calculus and is implemented using multi-valued decision diagrams.","PeriodicalId":133824,"journal":{"name":"IEEE EUROCON 2015 - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON)","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126898563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Grid power control based on a wind energy conversion system and a flywheel energy storage system","authors":"A. Boumassata, D. Kerdoun, M. Madaci","doi":"10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313699","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we propose a variable speed wind energy conversion system (WECS) based on a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) and a flywheel energy storage system (FESS). The association of the FESS to the wind generator is for regulating and fixing the power delivered to the grid. The stator of the DFIG is connected directly to the grid while the rotor is connected and controlled through a cycloconverter. The FESS connected between the wind generator and the grid is based on a doubly fed induction machine (DFIM) and controlled via another cycloconverter. The powers control of this system is realized using stator flux oriented control and cosine-wave crossing control techniques. The mathematical model of the proposed system is presented and simulated to demonstrate its performance.","PeriodicalId":133824,"journal":{"name":"IEEE EUROCON 2015 - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON)","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134123308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David Oliveira, E. Rodrigues, R. Godina, T. D. P. Mendes, J. Catalão, E. Pouresmaeil
{"title":"Enhancing home appliances energy optimization with solar power integration","authors":"David Oliveira, E. Rodrigues, R. Godina, T. D. P. Mendes, J. Catalão, E. Pouresmaeil","doi":"10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313798","url":null,"abstract":"The theoretical potential for renewable energy resources (RES) to meet the global demands of energy is generally high and the ambitions for introducing RES into energy systems are growing worldwide, which also can contribute to global climate change mitigation if it is produced in a sustainable manner. To address these issues, more and more governments are implementing various programs and energy policies to accelerate the deployment of RES. The aforementioned two reasons lead to an urgent need to add new generating capacity or reduce consumption during peak periods, or both. The first option for power generation is to use RES which can inject electric energy to the grid while avoiding greenhouse gas emissions. However, the capacities of RES are not enough to supply all the required power from the side of the load. Facts that are leading to the proposal of original ways to reduce the use of energy in many sectors, namely in commercial, residential, and industrial sectors, in order to reduce the total energy costs of the consumer, to reduce the energy demand specially during on-peak hours and the greenhouse gas emissions while safeguarding end-user preferences. The aim of this paper is to determine the impact of model predictive control (MPC) on energy savings of residential households. Furthermore, the value and impact of generated power by local power sources, such as roof-top-solar, will be determined during off-peak, mid-peak, and on-peak, providing simulations during 24 hours in a house.","PeriodicalId":133824,"journal":{"name":"IEEE EUROCON 2015 - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133381912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Printed microelectronics: From technology to design, rebuilding the path","authors":"E. Ramón, J. Carrabina, L. Terés","doi":"10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313809","url":null,"abstract":"While silicon based technologies are evolving towards very advanced nanometric nodes (≤ 20nm), the emerging thin-flexible-organic-large-area electronics (a.k.a. printed electronics, PE) based on flexible substrates and functional inks are starting again the history of microelectronics at technology and device levels trying to grow up to applications looking at the silicon path but far away from its costs and performances.","PeriodicalId":133824,"journal":{"name":"IEEE EUROCON 2015 - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121955723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Ristov, Filip Dimitrievski, M. Gusev, G. Armenski
{"title":"Scalable system for e-orders as a service in cloud","authors":"S. Ristov, Filip Dimitrievski, M. Gusev, G. Armenski","doi":"10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313733","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313733","url":null,"abstract":"Cloud market grows each year and companies' dilemma is when and where to migrate their services and applications. Companies can migrate the whole application together with its data, or move only data to some application or service that is already prepared in the cloud. Companies have challenges in either way. For the former, the company should redevelop its application to be applicable to the cloud architecture of the cloud service provider, while it should develop some adapter or make some data transformation for the latter. This paper focuses on the migration of the application along with its data and presents the development of scalable and portable system for e-ordering, which can be offered as a service in the cloud. The system orchestrates the resources dynamically and groups buyers and sellers according to the needs, thus reducing the database size and optimizing the cost and performance. Series of experiments are conducted to prove the scalability of the system hosted in the scalable Eucalyptus cloud framework. The results show a phenomenon, that is, superlinear improvement (greater than the scaled resources) of the performance while scaling the resources. The new architecture achieves speedup of up to 20 while scaling the resources only with factor four. Also, superlinearity appears in the number of handled requests.","PeriodicalId":133824,"journal":{"name":"IEEE EUROCON 2015 - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131715046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adaptive coordinated droop control for multi-battery storage","authors":"D. N. Huu, Hung Truong Nam","doi":"10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313703","url":null,"abstract":"DC distribution grids are more and more considered an attractive solution to integrate renewable energy sources because of good matching with dc output voltage such as photovoltaic (PV) array systems, electric vehicles and distributed battery energy storage systems (BESS). To overcome the control problems involving coordination control schemes of multi-BESSs in real-time as well as optimized operation strategies of dc grids in long-term, this paper presents the adaptive coordinated droop control of multi-distributed battery energy storage systems in DC distribution grids. The adaptive coordinated droop is proposed to force real-time state of charge of BESS to track on the optimized scheduled state of charge (SOC) in long-term. Furthermore, in this approach, the energy storage units (ESUs) with higher SOC dispatch more power, while the ones with lower SOC dispatch less power. The SOC difference among ESUs exponentially reduces and finally the exchange power is equally shared between the distributed ESUs. Meanwhile, the exchange power share speed can be adjusted by changing the exponent of SOC in the adaptive coordinated droop control.","PeriodicalId":133824,"journal":{"name":"IEEE EUROCON 2015 - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON)","volume":"664 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120881233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"General requirements and security architecture for mobile phone anti-cloning measures","authors":"I. Gepko","doi":"10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313666","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EUROCON.2015.7313666","url":null,"abstract":"The impressive number of counterfeit and stolen mobile phones as well as the emergence of applications where the authentication of mobile terminal is needed shows the critical importance of reliable protection of the mobile device identity. Counterfeiters may use for their products identifiers allocated for genuine handsets. Besides, forgery of the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) is not too difficult for most of existing smartphones as their software which is the last source of IMEI before sending it to network is vulnerable to modifications. In this paper we argue that there is a need for developing of anti-cloning tool for the mobile devices, which efficacy should not depend on manufacturers. The basic requirements for the novel security architecture were formulated. We introduced “provable experience” authentication factor of mobile device which is dual with respect to the “social network” authentication factor of user. A novel method of multi-factor authentication of mobile device is proposed based on this, which allows effective blocking of clones in cellular networks and does not require standardization or changes in mobile device construction.","PeriodicalId":133824,"journal":{"name":"IEEE EUROCON 2015 - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126447723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}