Eirini C. Schiza, Marios Hadjiaros, M. Matsangidou, Fotos Frangoudes, K. Neocleous, Evangelia Gkougkoudi, S. Konstantinidis, C. Pattichis
{"title":"Co-creation of Virtual Reality Re-usable Learning objectives of 360° video scenarios for a Clinical Skills course","authors":"Eirini C. Schiza, Marios Hadjiaros, M. Matsangidou, Fotos Frangoudes, K. Neocleous, Evangelia Gkougkoudi, S. Konstantinidis, C. Pattichis","doi":"10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140530","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140530","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a new approach for teaching the clinical skills course by exploiting the potential of a Virtual Reality application utilizing 360° videos with medical content for an undergraduate level course. We discuss the methodology prospects and identify the potential role of Virtual Reality reusable e-resources into learning and practicing clinical skills and the concept of embedding these processes to a real assess-educate-assess cycle that uses digital tools to optimize outcome. Scenarios, were developed in the context of the CoViRR Erasmus+ project, offering new insights for the digital integration in learning and teaching. The initial results of our analysis validated the effective design of a technologically enhanced learning tool as an addition to the existing methods used in medical education. Future work should integrate the application into the classroom and evaluate its effectiveness with real end-users.","PeriodicalId":268311,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference ( MELECON)","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127636307","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":"Sensorless Position Control at the Steered Wheel in Steer-by-Wire : using High-Frequency Injection with Search-Based Observer","authors":"K. Scicluna, C. Staines, R. Raute","doi":"10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140667","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140667","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the Sensorless Position Control of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine as used at the Steered Wheel Side of the Steer-by-Wire system in an automotive vehicle. A Pulsating High-Frequency Injection with a Search-Based Observer is used for sensorless estimation and control of the machine position and speed. The performance of the sensorless drive is tested for both forward and reverse load torque conditions using sigmoidal type position demands.","PeriodicalId":268311,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference ( MELECON)","volume":"398 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116399674","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":"Sensorless Current Control at the Handwheel in Steer-by-Wire : using High-Frequency Injection with Search-Based Observer","authors":"K. Scicluna, C. Staines, R. Raute","doi":"10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140620","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140620","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the Sensorless Current Control of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine as used at the Handwheel Side of the Steer-by-Wire system in an automotive vehicle. A continuous pulsating injection is used to determine the magnetic signature of the machine from which the position and speed estimates are calculated with a Search-Based Observer. The performance of the sensorless drive is given for different handwheel torque gains and steering conditions. The results obtained are compared to the performance of vehicles with traditional steering arrangements.","PeriodicalId":268311,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference ( MELECON)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123998833","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}
C. Lopes, P. Zito, A. Lampasi, G. Ala, G. Zizzo, E. R. Sanseverino
{"title":"Conceptual Design and Modeling of Fast Discharge Unit for Quench Protection of Superconducting Toroidal Field Magnets of DTT","authors":"C. Lopes, P. Zito, A. Lampasi, G. Ala, G. Zizzo, E. R. Sanseverino","doi":"10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140702","url":null,"abstract":"The paper deals with the modelling and simulation of a Fast Discharge Unit (FDU) for quench protection of the Toroidal Field (TF) magnets of the Divertor Tokamak Test, an experimental facility under design and construction in Frascati (Italy). The FDU is a safety key component that protects the superconducting magnets when a quench is detected through the fast extraction of the energy stored in superconducting magnets by adding in the TF magnets a dump (or discharge) resistor. In the paper, two different configurations of dump resistors (fixed and variable respectively) have been analysed and discussed. As a first result, it is possible to underline that the configuration with variable dump resistor is more efficient than the one with a fixed dump resistor.","PeriodicalId":268311,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference ( MELECON)","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128652111","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}
C. Barcellona, M. Bucolo, Giovanna Stella, A. Buscarino, L. Fortuna, G. Mazzitelli, B. Esposito
{"title":"Advanced Image-Processing for the Estimation of Pitch Angle for Runaway Electrons in Tokamaks","authors":"C. Barcellona, M. Bucolo, Giovanna Stella, A. Buscarino, L. Fortuna, G. Mazzitelli, B. Esposito","doi":"10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140699","url":null,"abstract":"In a tokamak plasma, Runaway Electrons (REs) generation can occur during plasma discharges causing damages to the first wall components. One main target in the future fusion devices is the detection of REs and control of their effects. This paper presents the analysis of visible images due to synchrotron radiation emitted by runaway electrons in FTU plasmas. A platform exploiting advanced image-processing techniques for the REs pitch angle calculation is presented.","PeriodicalId":268311,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference ( MELECON)","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127360526","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}
Pierluigi Gallo, Sonia Longo, F. Montana, E. R. Sanseverino, G. Sciumè
{"title":"Blockchain-based DR logic: a trade-off between system operator’s and customer’s needs","authors":"Pierluigi Gallo, Sonia Longo, F. Montana, E. R. Sanseverino, G. Sciumè","doi":"10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140494","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a way to include the end users of the electrical network in the Demand Response mechanism using the Blockchain technology and the Smart Contract concepts, thus developing a distributed system where customers can communicate directly with the system operator to provide their flexibility in a transparent, secure and traceable way.The historical data on energy consumption and production of the customers is recorded on the Blockchain, with the Smart Contract evaluating the baseline and the potential support that each customer can provide to fulfill the requested load adaptation communicated by the grid operator. The baseline and the optimal power reduction for a customer (evaluated by the Smart Contract) are provided as input data to an Energy Management System developed by the Authors with the aim of shifting the consumption of each user in response to the Demand Response event in an automated way, satisfying the demand for reduction in the best possible way for customer and grid operator at the same time.The Energy Management System is based on historical trends and performs an economic optimization minimizing the energy supply cost for the end user. Results confirm the possibility to successfully integrate the Blockchain technology to this particular application, and the cooperation with an Energy Management System automates the process by improving the speed and effectiveness of the customer response.","PeriodicalId":268311,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference ( MELECON)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121156218","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}
N. Maggi, A. Schito, V. Iobbi, A. Bisio, C. Ruggiero, M. Giacomini
{"title":"Molecular docking of ursolic acid and Staphylococcus aureus ATPase for antibacterial therapy","authors":"N. Maggi, A. Schito, V. Iobbi, A. Bisio, C. Ruggiero, M. Giacomini","doi":"10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140570","url":null,"abstract":"Antibiotics have transformed the practice of medicine, making once lethal infections easily treatable and making other medical advances possible. The abuse of antibiotics has contributed to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, which has become one of the most serious and growing threats to public health. Ursolic acid is one of the most promising substances of biological origin for antimicrobial therapy. A molecular docking with Staphylococcus aureus ATPase is presented.","PeriodicalId":268311,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference ( MELECON)","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124912192","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":"CogAR: an augmented reality App to improve quality of life of the people with cognitive impairment","authors":"Mirko Rossi, G. D'Avenio, S. Morelli, M. Grigioni","doi":"10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140554","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140554","url":null,"abstract":"The number of people affected by dementia in the world is growing up due to the shift of the population age profile. This paper presents a tool to help and support people who suffer from both cognitive decline age-related and cognitive impairments. Cognitive impairment refers to a person who has trouble remembering, learning, concentrating, or making decisions that affect their daily life. Cognitive impairment varies from mild to severe. With mild impairment, people may begin to notice changes in cognitive functions, while still be able to do their everyday activities; on the other hand, severe levels of impairment can lead to losing the ability to understand the meaning or importance of something in addition to the ability to talk or write, resulting in the inability to live independently. We developed an augmented reality home-made App, CogAR, designed for smart glasses. The App can be a useful tool able to provide more independence to patients during actual daily living activities and in navigating their home, providing cues for memory integration in real time. In this way, elderly people, could stay at home longer without the need to move into a care home environment.","PeriodicalId":268311,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference ( MELECON)","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127794581","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}
L. Cirrincione, M. La Gennusa, C. Marino, Antonino Nucara, G. Peri, G. Rizzo, G. Scaccianoce
{"title":"Retrofitting existing buildings by means of innovative envelope components: low-impacting new assemblies","authors":"L. Cirrincione, M. La Gennusa, C. Marino, Antonino Nucara, G. Peri, G. Rizzo, G. Scaccianoce","doi":"10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140532","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140532","url":null,"abstract":"Current policies addressing the energy efficiency of buildings aimed at the control of their overall primary energy demand, require not only that the edifice envelope has to be properly designed to optimize its thermal performances, but also that the eco-friendly properties of the involved building materials have to be properly taken into account, in order of assessing all the associated environmental costs. In fact, the design of envelope structures that are able to realize proper levels of thermal insulation and, in the same time, to employ materials characterized by low environmental impacts, are believed as the most effective strategies to be adopted in the aim of addressing the above-mentioned issues. In this regard natural materials, such as vegetal fibres or materials derived from the recycling of industrial/ agricultural waste, reveal very attractive characteristics. Indeed, recent studies on the use of natural materials in buildings concentrate on raw materials deriving from either agriculture, waste, or recycling processes. Such topics are the focuses of the present analysis. Specifically, this paper intends to provide a contribution in the field by identifying new types of environment-friendly composites, containing vegetal matters and ecological waste resulting from recycling activities. Outcomes of a series of performed laboratory analyses concerning the thermal conductivity of four different samples of assemblies, are quite promising and candidate these new composites – albeit further analyses are certainly recommended – as a practicable alternative to the mostly used traditional insulating materials.","PeriodicalId":268311,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference ( MELECON)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114778107","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":"Li-Ion Batteries Releasable Capacity Estimation with Neural Networks on Intelligent IoT Microcontrollers","authors":"Giulia Crocioni, D. Pau, G. Gruosso","doi":"10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140634","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MELECON48756.2020.9140634","url":null,"abstract":"Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) batteries are gaining remarkable popularity, due to their chemical ability to maximize battery life while increasing power energy density. These rechargeable batteries are widely used in mobile computing devices, such as smartphones and smartwatches, and automotive systems, such as hybrid and electric vehicles. The estimation of the releasable capacity allows the computation of the State of Health (SoH) of a battery, e.g. a measure of its functionality in energy storage and delivery, which is a fundamental parameter for the battery health monitoring. Several prognostic analysis approaches use machine learning algorithms, such as Support Vector Machines (SVMs), Random Forest regression and Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs). In this paper, we compare different machine learning algorithms for predicting maximal releasable capacity of Li-Ion batteries by analysing accuracy versus complexity, with special focus on implementing ANN on resource constrained microcontrollers (MCUs). In particular, Forward Neural Networks (FNNs) and Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) are compared. These approaches are applied on the Litium-Ion battery prognostic datasets made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Complexity is profiled on STM32 microcontrollers (MCUs) by using the toolset X-CUBE-AI, which automatically converts pre-trained ANNs and generates optimized and validated ANSI C code for STM32.","PeriodicalId":268311,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE 20th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference ( MELECON)","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117164952","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}