{"title":"Multipurpose model for pantograph dynamic interaction with flexible or rigid catenary","authors":"S. Strano, M. Terzo, C. Tordela","doi":"10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597261","url":null,"abstract":"Railway transportation powered by electrical supply systems is the most employed technology to provide passengers safety and vehicles reliability during the running operations. Both the flexible and rigid catenaries are employed to power up trains through interaction with pantographs. Within this context, principal issues are wear estimation and pantograph-catenary contact loss prediction. Therefore, various modelling approaches are adopted to build simulation models for these phenomena prediction, particularly related to the contact force exerted between the pantograph and the catenary. In this paper a new and versatile analytical model of the pantograph dynamic interaction with the catenary is presented. The model is characterized by a low computational load and the pantograph model can be interfaced with both rigid and flexible catenary models. Therefore, the proposed model is a versatile solution to reproduce the pantograph-catenary interaction behavior. Simulations have been carried out in both the contact sceneries and the results are reliable and in accordance with the system dynamics.","PeriodicalId":294628,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 6th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122699004","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. Bourelly, L. Ferrigno, G. Miele, M. Moro, A. Piersanti, M. Saroli, G. Cerro
{"title":"Towards an IoT measurement system for Radon concentration monitoring: a preliminary proposal","authors":"C. Bourelly, L. Ferrigno, G. Miele, M. Moro, A. Piersanti, M. Saroli, G. Cerro","doi":"10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597282","url":null,"abstract":"Gas radon monitoring is a very important activity that is subjected to a growing interest in recent years. The reason of this interest is due to two main aspects: (i) human health and (ii) Earth's status monitoring. To this aim many research institutes in different countries are developing Radon monitoring systems. In this paper, a first implementation of an automated and web-accessible system able to deliver Radon gas concentration data from a low-cost sensor node to the Cloud, by giving access for processing and visualization, is presented. This system can be seen as an empowering function, following principles and constraints of an IoT application, of the existing Italian Radon mOnitoring Network, namely IRON, already deployed in a large part of Italy as a research infrastructure of the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV). Preliminary results of this activity, presented in this paper, show the feasibility of this approach.","PeriodicalId":294628,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 6th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121248965","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":"Statistical Validation and Power Modelling of Hourly Profiles for a Large-Scale Photovoltaic Plant Portfolio","authors":"Giuseppe Alba, G. Chicco, A. Ciocia, F. Spertino","doi":"10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597217","url":null,"abstract":"In the last decades, the number of photovoltaic (PV) generators significantly increased over the world. An accurate analysis of the massive data gathered from the meters of the PV plants can improve the management of their intermittent generation. This paper presents a methodology to analyse the production profiles of a portfolio of thousands of PV plants installed in an Italian region. The procedure faces the problem of filtering poor and incomplete data, then uses a stratified sampling technique for the statistical validation of the remaining profiles. Finally, the checked production profiles are used to adjust the energy model to better match the measured data and calculate the whole PV portfolio production.","PeriodicalId":294628,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 6th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128772519","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 Technique for Improving the Noise-Equivalent-Displacement of SM-SLD Interferometers for Industrial Processes","authors":"Ettore Masetti, L. Rovati, S. Cattini","doi":"10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597293","url":null,"abstract":"Non-contact absolute distance measurements are desirable in several industrial processes. For this purpose, the interferometric Self-Mixing Super Luminescent Diode technique represents a unique approach for simplicity and robustness. Thanks to optical feedback, large interference fringes, even with diffusive targets and without utilizing high-sensitivity detectors, can be obtained rejecting any stray-light. To establish the absolute target position, the most common approach is to process the interference fringes envelope by the zero-crossing technique. In this paper, we propose to process the photogenerated signal by a custom modified envelope detector to reduce the measurement uncertainty.","PeriodicalId":294628,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 6th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116801587","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}
P. Barbato, V. Casuscelli, P. Aprea, R. Scaldaferri, D. Caputo
{"title":"Assessing lead-free barium zirconate titanate-barium calcium titanate thin films ferroelectric properties in planar configuration","authors":"P. Barbato, V. Casuscelli, P. Aprea, R. Scaldaferri, D. Caputo","doi":"10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597294","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597294","url":null,"abstract":"This work reports about the production and characterization of Barium Zirconate Titanate-Barium Calcium Titanate (BZT-BCT) ferroelectric-piezoelectric thin films proposed as an alternative to toxic lead zirconate titanate (commonly referred as PZT), widely used in micro-electro-mechanical devices. A highly stable and homogeneous solution, produced thanks to a thorough reagents dehydration, has been deposited on commercial platinum-coated wafers, thus obtaining perovskites thin layers with homogeneous morphology and improved electrical stability with outstanding electrical performances in planar configuration.","PeriodicalId":294628,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 6th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"111 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117254645","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}
Chao Liang, C. Cosentino, A. Merola, Maria Romano, Francesco Amato
{"title":"When Finite-Region Stability Meets Iterative Learning Control","authors":"Chao Liang, C. Cosentino, A. Merola, Maria Romano, Francesco Amato","doi":"10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597283","url":null,"abstract":"Some recent papers have extended the concept of finite-time stability (FTS) to the context of 2-D linear systems, where it has been referred to as finite-region stability (FRS). To this regard, the novel contribution of our work considers an interesting application of FRS to the context of iterative learning control (ILC). In particular, a new procedure is proposed so that the tracking error of the ILC law converges within the desired bound in a finite number of iterations. The results provided in the paper lead to an optimization problem constrained by linear matrix inequalities (LMIs), that can be solved via widely available software. A numerical example illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed technique.","PeriodicalId":294628,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 6th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114551617","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":"Virtualizing Real-Time Processing Units in Multi-Processor Systems-on-Chip","authors":"M. Cinque, G. Tommasi, S. Dubbioso, D. Ottaviano","doi":"10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597281","url":null,"abstract":"Emerging Multiprocessor System-on-Chip (MPSoC) platforms, featuring asymmetric multi-processing (AMP), are becoming the underlying tool to develop real-time embedded mixed-criticality systems. These type of systems are key enablers for the emerging Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things revolution. Virtualization technologies can even more boost the opportunities brought by MPSoCs, providing unique isolation and flexibility features in next generation embedded devices. However, the management of hardware accelerators, such as realtime processing units (RPUs) available on today's MPSoCs, is still an open challenge. In this paper, we propose a virtualization-based architectural solution to RPU sharing in modern MPSoCs. The aim is to isolate the execution on RPUs of many tasks offloaded by several different VMs running on traditional application processors on the same chip. The practical implications of such architecture are discussed in the context of a case study regarding the real-time plasma vertical stabilization control in the ITER11ITER is a Nuclear Facility INB-174. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the ITER Organization.experimental fusion power plant.","PeriodicalId":294628,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 6th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126758717","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}
D. Tammaro, Andrea Lorenzo Henry Detry, Luca Landonfi, F. Napolitano, M. Villone, P. Maffettone, A. Squillace
{"title":"Bio-Lightweight Structures by 3D Foam Printing","authors":"D. Tammaro, Andrea Lorenzo Henry Detry, Luca Landonfi, F. Napolitano, M. Villone, P. Maffettone, A. Squillace","doi":"10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597272","url":null,"abstract":"An innovative additive manufacturing technique is reported, which enables 3D printing of lightweight cellular structures with multiscale density control and carbon fibre reinforcement to improve mechanical performances. We present a model-based design of the process (including heat transport in the 3D printer nozzle) allowing to control the foam morphology in the printing process. The proposed approach is validated using polylactic acid, which is a bio-based compostable polymer employed in the biomedical, agricultural, and chemical engineering fields, that is blown with carbon dioxide to produce both reinforced foamed strands and structures. These have been characterized by microscopy and mechanical tests. The results show that the addition of fibres in the polymer matrix induces cells breakage resulting in a double-cell-sized morphology. The mechanical characterization of our 3D printed lightweight cellular composites revealed that the reinforced cellular structures have a higher compression strength than the non-reinforced ones.","PeriodicalId":294628,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 6th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126540294","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}
Guido Walter Di Donato, Andrea Damiani, Alberto Parravicini, E. Bionda, F. Soldan, C. Tornelli, M. Santambrogio
{"title":"Towards Graph Machine Learning for Smart Grid Knowledge Graphs in Industrial Scenarios","authors":"Guido Walter Di Donato, Andrea Damiani, Alberto Parravicini, E. Bionda, F. Soldan, C. Tornelli, M. Santambrogio","doi":"10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597339","url":null,"abstract":"Knowledge Graphs (KGs) demonstrated promising application perspective in different scenarios, especially when combined with Graph Machine Learning (GML) techniques able to interpret and infer over facts. Given the natural network structures of Smart Grid equipment and the exponential growth of electric power data, Smart Grid Knowledge Graphs (SGKGs) provides unprecedented opportunities to manage massive power resources and provide intelligent applications. However, a single representation of the SGKGs is never sufficient to properly exploit GML techniques that leverage different aspects of the KG for various objectives. In this work, we provide a methodology to extract various significant views of the SGKG by iteratively applying a series of transformation to the description of the power network in the IEC CIM standard. Our implementation is based on a declarative approach to guarantee easier portability, and we deploy the transformations as a stateless microservice, facilitating modular integration with the rest of the Smart Grid Semantic Platform. Experimental evaluation on two real power distribution networks demonstrates the efficacy of our approach in highlighting important topological information, without discarding precious additional knowledge present in the SGKG.","PeriodicalId":294628,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 6th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124070646","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}
Tianyuan Yang, A. De Maio, Jibin Zheng, T. Su, V. Carotenuto, A. Aubry
{"title":"A Smart Radar Signal Processing Solution for Ground-Based UAVs Surveillance","authors":"Tianyuan Yang, A. De Maio, Jibin Zheng, T. Su, V. Carotenuto, A. Aubry","doi":"10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597371","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/rtsi50628.2021.9597371","url":null,"abstract":"Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have become widely used in civilian and military applications. There is a recognised need for UAVs surveillance against their malicious use. In this context, radar has emerged as a powerful tool in detecting and tracking UAVs. However, the task is quite complicate due to the low-altitude, low velocity and low radar cross section of small UAVs. In this paper, a smart radar signal processing solution in the presence of multiple unresolved UAVs is devised and applied to UAVs surveillance, which fully capitalizes on the coherent integration, constant false alarm rate detection, target multiplicity test and sparse methods to achieve low computational complexity and high angular resolution. At the analysis stage, numerical simulations are carried out to highlight the capability of proposed solution to detect UAVs and resolve them when they are closely spaced.","PeriodicalId":294628,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 6th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121593122","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}