{"title":"Reliability and Metrology Features for Manufacturing Process of Nanoelements for Geo-Environmental Protection","authors":"L. Blois, A. Lay-Ekuakille","doi":"10.1109/NANOFIM.2018.8688605","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANOFIM.2018.8688605","url":null,"abstract":"Nanotechnology can have a positive impact on environmental reclamation and recovery. Nanomaterials for geo-protection are of great interest, especially in agriculture and former forsaken areas to be reclaimed after industrial activities for example. The paper presents findings related to onsite experimental grinding equipment for producing natural-based nanomaterial to be injected within rocky walls of quarries for seeding vegetable structures for recovering stabilized slopes. It is difficult to plant on rocky wall especially with high slope since no seeds can be fixed. Hence, to do so, it is necessary to carry out small holes on the rocky wall. But reducing, at nano-dimensions, the mixture of seeds with special ad hoc compost, it will be possible to fix roots of plants.","PeriodicalId":169865,"journal":{"name":"2018 Nanotechnology for Instrumentation and Measurement (NANOfIM)","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128694111","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}
Efrain Mendez, Alexandro Ortiz, Pedro Ponce, Arturo Molina
{"title":"Electric machines control optimization by a novel geo-inspired earthquake metaheuristic algorithm","authors":"Efrain Mendez, Alexandro Ortiz, Pedro Ponce, Arturo Molina","doi":"10.1109/NANOFIM.2018.8688616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANOFIM.2018.8688616","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a speed control of Direct Current (DC) motor with a Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller optimized by a new metaheuristic algorithm. A novel metaheuristic optimization method is proposed in this paper based on an earthquake as geology phenomenon. The Earthquake Algorithm (EA) is used to optimize both plant model and PID controller. Experimental results show a feasibility of the proposed method improving both the plant model and speed controller by PID. Besides, the implemented experimental control system proves that EA works in all different continuous nonlinear functions or engineering applications.","PeriodicalId":169865,"journal":{"name":"2018 Nanotechnology for Instrumentation and Measurement (NANOfIM)","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131391929","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}
A. Lay-Ekuakille, F. Spano, P. K. Mvemba, A. Massaro, A. Galiano, S. Casciaro, F. Conversano
{"title":"Conductivity Image Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles based-Device through Atomic Force Microscopy","authors":"A. Lay-Ekuakille, F. Spano, P. K. Mvemba, A. Massaro, A. Galiano, S. Casciaro, F. Conversano","doi":"10.1109/NANOFIM.2018.8688617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANOFIM.2018.8688617","url":null,"abstract":"Device performances can be improved by means of nanotcchnology using nanoparticles at certain quantities. AFM (atomic force microscopy) deals with scanning technique to provide on high resolution, 3 D images of sample surfaces. These surfaces included in this paper are related to devices with specific conductivity and must be characterized in terms of metrics, and imaging. The characterization intends to point out spurious nanoparticles that would have been produced during the fabrication process. Spurious particles can change electric resistance, hence conductivity with a huge impact in nanoscale. Imaging is here used to decide if spurious nanoparticles, in terms of quality, arc acceptable or not.","PeriodicalId":169865,"journal":{"name":"2018 Nanotechnology for Instrumentation and Measurement (NANOfIM)","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115228902","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":"Remotely Controlled Human-Machine Interface, Managed by Means of Characterized Bioelectric Signals","authors":"David Tinoco Varela, Fernando Gudiño Peñaloza","doi":"10.1109/NANOFIM.2018.8688612","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANOFIM.2018.8688612","url":null,"abstract":"Today, a variety of human-machine interfaces are available. Many of them require electronic or mechanical elements to generate the control words, which can make them cumbersome and complicated to use. For this reason, it is necessary to have interfaces that are capable of responding in a natural and accessible way to any person, regardless of social or physical features. In this same sense, the generation of nano interfaces is sought, which may be imperceptible when used, avoiding any type of user annoyance.In this work, a more natural human-machine interaction system is proposed, which depends on the muscular electrical impulses that a person can create through arm movements. Such impulses are characterized by a back-propagation neural network. It was possible to obtain control commands by using only electrical impulses that are generated by compound movements of an arm. The interface that was developed in this project generates control commands that are sent remotely via XMPP to manipulate a vehicle that is in a geographical position that differs from the position of the user, with which we demonstrate that a bioelectric impulse can be sufficient for controlling electronic devices within the Internet of Things.The proposed interface can be used by almost anyone, including people with different abilities and even illiterate people.","PeriodicalId":169865,"journal":{"name":"2018 Nanotechnology for Instrumentation and Measurement (NANOfIM)","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134203294","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}
A. Lay-Ekuakille, N. Giannoccaro, L. Blois, V. Kalonga, P. Kapita
{"title":"NEMS Devices for Actuators to Control Nano-Urea Flow: Environmental and Biomedical Challenges","authors":"A. Lay-Ekuakille, N. Giannoccaro, L. Blois, V. Kalonga, P. Kapita","doi":"10.1109/NANOFIM.2018.8688620","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NANOFIM.2018.8688620","url":null,"abstract":"With climate changes facing environmental and health challenges, emissions reduction, along with contamination, is considered as a priority over many other related issues. That is because emissions have a great impact on environment and health. Nanotechnology can play an important role, especially, in presence of emissions with solid particles with micro and nano-dimensions; even with fluid (gas and liquid) flow. The paper illustrates requirements an criteria for using urea and nanourea for emissions control and abatement. In this approach, NEMS and nano-actuators are useful.","PeriodicalId":169865,"journal":{"name":"2018 Nanotechnology for Instrumentation and Measurement (NANOfIM)","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133661330","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}