Rosa Meo, Roberto Esposito, M. Botta, Sergio Viola, Chee Ming Choor, Valter Mellano, F. Ciaramaglia
{"title":"Autonomous abnormal behaviour detection in intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance applications","authors":"Rosa Meo, Roberto Esposito, M. Botta, Sergio Viola, Chee Ming Choor, Valter Mellano, F. Ciaramaglia","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325120","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a module that extracts rules or frequent patterns through data mining from a large database fed by targets detected by a Mission System installed on an unmanned airborne platform and the associated ground station to discover anomalies in local traffic. It has been demonstrated that the module is able to detect all tracks or targets present in the ground truth and also the paths followed by each tracks. Traffic anomalies can be detected by observing differences in extracted rules in reference missions compared to the current mission. The module will significantly reduce the operator workload as it can operate autonomously.","PeriodicalId":187166,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 1st International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry Leveraging a better tomorrow (RTSI)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130458680","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}
Sara Hachem, V. Issarny, V. Mallet, Animesh Pathak, R. Bhatia, P. Raverdy
{"title":"Urban Civics: An IoT middleware for democratizing crowdsensed data in smart societies","authors":"Sara Hachem, V. Issarny, V. Mallet, Animesh Pathak, R. Bhatia, P. Raverdy","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325081","url":null,"abstract":"While the design of smart city ICT systems of today is still largely focused on (and therefore limited to) passive sensing, the emergence of mobile crowd-sensing calls for more active citizen engagement in not only understanding but also shaping of our societies. The Urban Civics Internet of Things (IoT) middleware enables such involvement while effectively closing several feedback loops by including citizens in the decision-making process thus leading to smarter and healthier societies. We present our initial design and planned experimental evaluation of city-scale architecture components where data assimilation, actuation and citizen engagement are key enablers toward democratization of urban data, longer-term transparency, and accountability of urban development policies. All of these are building blocks of smart cities and societies.","PeriodicalId":187166,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 1st International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry Leveraging a better tomorrow (RTSI)","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125634357","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. Cossettini, A. Cristofoli, W. Grollitsch, Lino Alves, R. Nonis, Luca Della Ricca, P. Palestri, L. Selmi
{"title":"Design, characterization and signal integrity analysis of a 2.5 Gb/s High-Speed Serial Interface for automotive applications overarching the chip/PCB wall","authors":"A. Cossettini, A. Cristofoli, W. Grollitsch, Lino Alves, R. Nonis, Luca Della Ricca, P. Palestri, L. Selmi","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325068","url":null,"abstract":"A 2.5 Gb/s high-speed serial transmitter for automotive applications has been designed and a circuit/package/board integrated simulation procedure has been set up, enabling the co-design of High-Speed-Serial Interfaces. This simulation methodology employs transistor level models of the transmitter combined with physical-based models of the transmission channel, thus no simplified behavioral models are needed. Model/hardware correlation is reported, including eye closure and jitter effects. Good mutual agreement is found between experiments and simulations.","PeriodicalId":187166,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 1st International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry Leveraging a better tomorrow (RTSI)","volume":"48 34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124219283","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":"A network function modeling approach for performance estimation","authors":"M. Baldi, Amedeo Sapio","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325152","url":null,"abstract":"This work introduces a methodology for the modelization of network functions focused on the identification of recurring execution patterns and aimed at providing a platform independent representation. By mapping the model on specific hardware, the performance of the network function can be estimated in terms of maximum throughput that the network function can achieve on the specific execution platform. The approach is such that once the basic modeling building blocks have been mapped, the estimate can be computed automatically. Among other relevant applications, the performance estimation capabilities enabled by the presented modelization approach are key in supporting orchestration of network functions virtualization (NFV) platforms. Being able to automatically estimate the performance of a virtualized network function (VNF) on different execution hardware, enables its optimal placement while efficiently utilizing available resources.","PeriodicalId":187166,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 1st International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry Leveraging a better tomorrow (RTSI)","volume":"113 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123168562","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}
Tim Schürmann, Philipp Overath, O. Christ, J. Vogt, P. Beckerle
{"title":"Exploration of lower limb body schema integration with respect to body-proximal robotics","authors":"Tim Schürmann, Philipp Overath, O. Christ, J. Vogt, P. Beckerle","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325072","url":null,"abstract":"The integration of body-proximal robots into the body schema of their users is a crucial aspect for the acceptance of those artificial devices. Humans integrate information about such systems from visual, tactile, and proprioceptive perception. For the design of novel, human-oriented robotics, it is important to understand how this integration can be supported by the technical design of the robot. In this paper, first experiments aiming at the assessment of lower limb body schema integration during postural motions are performed. A robot is used to imitate the squatting movements of human subjects. In contrast to a previous implementation, human motion sensing is improved for real-time operation by using inertial measurement units. A first human-in-the-loop experiment indicates that this approach resolves limitations caused by delays of the previous RGB-D measurements. The integration into the body schema of the participants is assessed by means of a psychometric questionnaire. Experimental results regarding body schema integration suggest that for body-proximal robotics noticeably detached from human subjects, agency is the most stable of body schema variables and that to induce a sense of ownership and location, more feedback channels to the subjects might be required.","PeriodicalId":187166,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 1st International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry Leveraging a better tomorrow (RTSI)","volume":"93 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124843360","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":"SAR processing under unstable flight conditions","authors":"D. Vavriv, O. Bezvesilniy","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325143","url":null,"abstract":"Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) processing techniques and approaches, which are required for the operation under unstable flight conditions, are described in the paper, including frame-based data processing, compensation of motion errors, and autofocusing. Performance of the methods is illustrated on radar data obtained with Ku-band and X-band airborne SAR systems.","PeriodicalId":187166,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 1st International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry Leveraging a better tomorrow (RTSI)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128762743","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}
Simone Ciccia, G. Giordanengo, S. Arianos, Flavio Renga, P. Ruiu, A. Scionti, L. Mossucca, O. Terzo, G. Vecchi
{"title":"Reconfigurable antenna system for wireless applications","authors":"Simone Ciccia, G. Giordanengo, S. Arianos, Flavio Renga, P. Ruiu, A. Scionti, L. Mossucca, O. Terzo, G. Vecchi","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325080","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays wireless applications are widespread, and the demand for smart antenna technology grows exponentially. Although there are a large variety of effective algorithms to control antennas, they lack in the requirements of the next generation smart devices for industrial and societal applications which demand integration in compact, low cost and low power architectures. In this work we present a Wi-Fi device coupled with an antenna, where the receiver is able to adapt to a changing signal environment by providing a constant and reliable connectivity. Design criterion follows a strong low power approach, single front-end USB powered connected to an embedded low energy consumption platform. In addition, we come up in a low cost solution that does not require any external hardware. Decoding and antenna control algorithm are software-defined, while antenna beam steering is obtained by means of varactor diodes, voltage biased, used in a suitable way through hybrid couplers in phase shift configuration.","PeriodicalId":187166,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 1st International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry Leveraging a better tomorrow (RTSI)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121674435","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}
Giacomo Russo, E. Baccaglini, L. Boulard, D. Brevi, R. Scopigno
{"title":"Video processing for V2V communications: A case study with traffic lights and plate recognition","authors":"Giacomo Russo, E. Baccaglini, L. Boulard, D. Brevi, R. Scopigno","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325064","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years there have been changes in the way cars are designed. Car manufactures put a lot of effort on safety and systems that provide information to the driver with the long-term objective of achieve a complete self-driving car. Nowadays the most effective approach relies on data fusion of information, coming from a plethora of different sensors like RADARs and videocameras. While some of these sensors are already available on commercial cars, others will be introduced step-by-step. Therefore, data fusion algorithms should address the possibility to manage duplicated information and using this redundant information to validate the received data. In this work we describe two near-real time algorithms which exploit the video stream acquired by on-board camera. One allows for the identification of traffic light status and the second one addresses vehicles tracking and plate recognition.","PeriodicalId":187166,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 1st International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry Leveraging a better tomorrow (RTSI)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117115823","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":"Potentials of low-complexity Rake receivers for 60 GHz UWB wireless communication systems","authors":"Nikola Rendevski, D. Cassioli","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325077","url":null,"abstract":"Beside the existence of well established standards targeting the 60 GHz mmWaves band and the availability of the very first commercial products on the wireless market, there are still open research challenges at different levels of system design. Considered as the future core short-range wireless technology, 60 GHz networks are expected to revolutionize the next-generation WPAN and WLAN experience by providing reliable and energy efficient multigigabit links at lower system design complexity. In this paper, based on our empirical measurements in different measurement scenarios, carefully created to closely correspond to real usage models, we show that low-complexity UWB Rakes have the potential to be considered as serious competitor to OFDM and SC-FDE for the future 60 GHz transceiver technology. Performance evaluation is realized by semi-analytical bit error rate analyses of different Rake architectures considering high data rate modulations. We show that low-complexity Rake receiver schemes are capable to provide sufficient performance using both standard-defined 64-QAM and ultra-wideband impulse radio signaling with 64-PPM and 64-PAM. The study is realized through the spectrum from 54 to 66 GHz and the effect of the carrier frequency on the performance is also discussed.","PeriodicalId":187166,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 1st International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry Leveraging a better tomorrow (RTSI)","volume":"46 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132772887","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":"Novel tele-health support system for clinical psychiatry and psychology","authors":"R. Fiorini, P. Giacomo, L. L'Abate","doi":"10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2015.7325118","url":null,"abstract":"Recent technological advances in the use of the Internet and video technologies has greatly impacted the provision of psychotherapy and other clinical services as well as how the training of psychotherapists may be conducted. When utilized appropriately these technologies may provide greater access to needed services to include treatment, consultation, supervision, and training. We present, as an example, the main steps to develop and achieve application resilience and antifragility at system level, for structured diagnostic and therapeutic tele-practice and tele-health support, devoted to psychiatry and psychology application mainly. We describe the rationale and method of our approach and discuss system implementation detail and result. This article presents a number of innovations that can take tele-health psychotherapy treatment, supervision, training, and research forward, toward increased effectiveness and reliability.","PeriodicalId":187166,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 1st International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry Leveraging a better tomorrow (RTSI)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131208275","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}