P. E. Vintimilla-Tapia, Cristian J. Peñafiel-Vicuña, J. Bravo-Torres, Pablo L. Gallegos-Segovia, Iván F. Yuquilima-Albarado, E. F. Ordóñez-Morales
{"title":"A multi-subject serious game as an education tool: Analysis from the teacher’s perspective","authors":"P. E. Vintimilla-Tapia, Cristian J. Peñafiel-Vicuña, J. Bravo-Torres, Pablo L. Gallegos-Segovia, Iván F. Yuquilima-Albarado, E. F. Ordóñez-Morales","doi":"10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646131","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, the constant technological development has created different forms of learning which aim to improve the education of students. The formal and centralized academy model, managed some years ago, has evolved allowing new forms of informal and centralized models in the students, breaking down the barriers of time and space reflected in the classroom. Knowledge can be accessed in different ways, depending on each person’s requirements and preferences. On the other hand, the characteristics of video games are opening up a place in the field of education: serious games. Due to their nature of competitiveness, sociabilization and training, they influence the increase of motivation during learning. This paper presents the design of a multi-subject serious game focused on different undergraduate careers, which seeks to improve academic performance. As part of its validation, prior to its use in students, teachers from different scientific areas are surveyed, obtaining satisfactory results.","PeriodicalId":395838,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Biennial Congress of Argentina (ARGENCON)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124820176","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. León-Pesántez, V. Robles-Bykbaev, J. Oyervide-Ríos, P. Quito-Naula, Y. Robles-Bykbaev, D. Calle-López
{"title":"An expert system based on rules and mobile apps to support the evaluation of auditory function in children from 3 to 6 years","authors":"A. León-Pesántez, V. Robles-Bykbaev, J. Oyervide-Ríos, P. Quito-Naula, Y. Robles-Bykbaev, D. Calle-López","doi":"10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646108","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, approximately 34 million children present different grades of hearing loss. This situation can affect their intellectual, psychological and emotional development. For these reasons, it is fundamental having tools based on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and intelligent systems that provide support during the initial screening and assessment of auditory function in children. However, in developing countries - especially in South America -, currently there does not exist enough informatics tools to support the labor of Speech-Language Therapists (SLTs). For these reasons, in this paper, we present an expert system that relies on rules and mobile applications to support the evaluation of auditory function in children from 3 to 6 years. To determine the real feasibility of our proposal, we have carried out a pilot experiment with a team of 30 experts SLTs. The achieved results show high levels of acceptation by SLTs and children side.","PeriodicalId":395838,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Biennial Congress of Argentina (ARGENCON)","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124862496","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. Meira, R. Álvarez, Leonardo J. Catalano, C. Ruschetti, C. Verucchi
{"title":"Gases Production in Mineral and Vegetable Dielectric Oils: a Critical Comparison","authors":"M. Meira, R. Álvarez, Leonardo J. Catalano, C. Ruschetti, C. Verucchi","doi":"10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646003","url":null,"abstract":"En la producción comercial de transformadores de potencia han sido utilizados tradicionalmente aceites minerales derivados del petróleo como aislamiento líquido. El aceite es uno de los componentes esenciales para el correcto funcionamiento de un transformador de potencia. Sus funciones son garantizar el aislamiento entre partes activas, contribuir a la refrigeración, proteger de la humedad a otros aislantes (como el papel) y ofrecer la posibilidad de realizar un diagnóstico del estado de la máquina sin sacarla de servicio. En los últimos años han comenzado a difundirse aceites dieléctricos de origen vegetal. Estos nuevos aceites resultan biodegradables, mejoran la refrigeración de un transformador y tienen un alto punto de inflamación en comparación con los aceites minerales. Sin embargo, su elevado costo y su escasa evaluación en servicio (desempeño), aún limitan en cierto grado su aplicación. Para los aceites minerales existe una clara vinculación entre cada falla y la composición de gases disueltos que se originan. Esta vinculación ha quedado establecida en la base a un elevado número de casos observados a lo largo de muchos años. La limitada experiencia registrada con aceites vegetales frente a la gran base de conocimiento en los aceites minerales, por el contrario, impide que el análisis de gases disueltos pueda ser considerado en estos casos como una herramienta de diagnóstico importante. Algunos estudios preliminares intentan determinar las diferencias entre cada tipo de aceite. En este trabajo se presenta una revisión de las diferencias entre aceites de origen mineral y vegetal orientada principalmente a la formación de gases producto de las fallas más comunes en transformadores.","PeriodicalId":395838,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Biennial Congress of Argentina (ARGENCON)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129481925","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":"Assignment of Maximum Non-Manageable Power in an Electric Grid with Quality Constraints","authors":"A. Loyarte, L. Clementi, J. Vega","doi":"10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646270","url":null,"abstract":"El presente trabajo desarrolla la estrategia seguida para la implementación de un algoritmo de Optimización por Enjambre de Partículas (PSO), que pretende determinar las inyecciones máximas posibles de potencia no-gestionable (típicamente correspondiente a fuentes renovables) entre un grupo de nodos previamente seleccionados de una red eléctrica. Se especifican la parametrización escogida para el método, como así también la lógica de algoritmos diseñados ad-hoc para la inicialización de la población de partículas y la gestión de restricciones. En este último caso, se considera el balance de potencias activa y reactiva (con contemplación de las pérdidas de la red), y se hace especial hincapié en restricciones asociadas a la calidad de potencia: amplitud de las tensiones nodales y fluctuación de las mismas ante variaciones rápidas de las condiciones climáticas, que afecten a la generación no-gestionable incorporada.","PeriodicalId":395838,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Biennial Congress of Argentina (ARGENCON)","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123908592","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}
Laura A. Reyna Musso, E. Chesini, J. Atea, R. Taborda
{"title":"Social Perception of Electronic waste problem in the City of Córdoba, Argentina","authors":"Laura A. Reyna Musso, E. Chesini, J. Atea, R. Taborda","doi":"10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646314","url":null,"abstract":"Los residuos electrónicos son una fracción emergente de los residuos sólidos urbanos (RSU) y como tales constituyen un problema que es abordado en mayor o menor medida en diferentes partes del mundo. Esta clasificación de residuos incluye desde pilas hasta lavarropas y heladeras incluyendo la electrónica de consumo. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la percepción que tienen la población respecto de la basura electrónica. Esto se lleva a cabo a través de la información recolectada por el Programa de Reciclado de Computadoras (PRC) de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Se encuentra en general que se ha asociado la peligrosidad con la fracción integrada por las pilas de cualquier especie. Esto se manifiesta a través de la acumulación en domicilios o la búsqueda de centros de recolección, evitando ser descartadas junto con los RSU. El recambio tecnológico lleva al reemplazo de equipos, principalmente celulares y computadoras, sin prever que hacer con los aparatos desechados que se convierten en residuos. El 60% de usuarios de equipos electrónicos percibe que los equipos electrónicos obsoletos poseen cierto valor remanente cuando llegan al fin de su vida útil, siendo almacenados en los hogares transitoriamente y en ocasiones dejándolos en la vereda con la intención de que un recolector informal de basura le de algún uso, desconociendo la presencia de elementos potencialmente peligrosos que pueden contaminar el ambiente.Frente a este abanico de comportamientos se encuentra que es necesario realizar actividades de concientización para contribuir a mejorar la gestión de Residuos Electrónicos en la Ciudad de Córdoba.","PeriodicalId":395838,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Biennial Congress of Argentina (ARGENCON)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123501189","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}
Manuel P. Fernández, L. A. Bulus Rossini, L. Morbidel, P. A. Costanzo Caso
{"title":"PON Monitoring Technologies based on OTDR Techniques: State of the Art and Trends","authors":"Manuel P. Fernández, L. A. Bulus Rossini, L. Morbidel, P. A. Costanzo Caso","doi":"10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646139","url":null,"abstract":"Las redes ópticas pasivas (PON) son arquitecturas económicamente rentables para desplegar redes de fibra en la última milla y fueron masivamente instaladas en los últimos años. Por lo tanto, el monitoreo de la capa física de este tipo de redes es particularmente importante. A día de hoy, el instrumento más eficiente para caracterizar enlaces ópticos es el OTDR. Sin embargo, su aplicación directa en redes punto a multipunto como las PON presenta importantes limitaciones. En consecuencia, para superar estas limitaciones se propusieron numerosas técnicas basadas en OTDR. En este trabajo se realiza una revisión de las técnicas propuestas y se compara su desempeño y factibilidad. Finalmente, presentamos una técnica novedosa de reflectometría óptica orientada al análisis espectral remoto en redes PON usando la propiedad del mapeo frecuencia-tiempo en medios dispersivos.","PeriodicalId":395838,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Biennial Congress of Argentina (ARGENCON)","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124062843","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. González, B. Abadi, L. C. Brazzano, P. Sorichetti
{"title":"Linear piezoelectric sensor for optoacoustic tomography: electroacoustic characterization","authors":"M. González, B. Abadi, L. C. Brazzano, P. Sorichetti","doi":"10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646094","url":null,"abstract":"In previous work we presented the implementation and electric characterization of a broadband piezoelectric polymer sensor with linear geometry, based on a thin film of polyvinylidene fluoride. In this paper we performed the electroacoustic characterization of the same sensor through the measurement of its response to short acoustic pulses (<50 ns), using a parametric model. We determined the polymer properties (relaxation time and acoustic attenuation), the reflexion coefficients of the water-polymer and polymer-substrate interfaces, the ultrasonic beam pattern and the sensitivity of the detector. The results of this work show that the implemented sensor is suitable for optoacoustic tomography detection systems.","PeriodicalId":395838,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Biennial Congress of Argentina (ARGENCON)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132199161","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":"Elicitation in Serious Game","authors":"Spinelli Adolfo Tomas, Massa Stella Maris","doi":"10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8645988","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8645988","url":null,"abstract":"El presente artículo describe el ciclo de actividades de un mecanismo de elicitación para Serious Game y su aplicación en un caso concreto: el videojuego \"Power Down de zombies\". Se describen las etapas del procesos de elicitación, se detallan los procesos involucrados y documentos generados. El articulo se concentra en la elicitación de los objetivos pedagógicos. Pues dicho aspecto sin descartar otros factores, diferencia a un Serios Games de un videojuego común. La industria de los videojuegos, donde se incluyen los Serious Games, ha tenido un crecimiento explosivo, no obstante la consolidación de sus procesos de desarrollo es una tarea pendiente. Por ello a modo de contribución, el Grupo de Tecnologías Interactivas (GTI) de la Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata a desarrollado el Modelo de Proceso para el Desarrollo de Serious Game (MPDSG), del cual forma parte lo descripto en este artículo. Los resultados obtenidos permitieron obtener en forma temprana, los objetivos pedagógicos y elementos básicos de jugabilidad e inmersión. Cabe destacar, que es necesario validar este mecanismo con otros Serious Game para consolidar la robustez del mismo.","PeriodicalId":395838,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Biennial Congress of Argentina (ARGENCON)","volume":"18 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128825151","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. F. Guerrero-Vásquez, Dennys X. Landy-Rivera, J. Bravo-Torres, M. López-Nores, Renato Castro-Serrano, P. E. Vintimilla-Tapia
{"title":"AVATAR: Contribution to Human-Computer interaction processes through the adaptation of semi-personalized virtual agents","authors":"L. F. Guerrero-Vásquez, Dennys X. Landy-Rivera, J. Bravo-Torres, M. López-Nores, Renato Castro-Serrano, P. E. Vintimilla-Tapia","doi":"10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646055","url":null,"abstract":"In this article a process of animation of 3D models is proposed to transform them into virtual agents or avatars with the possibility of being used in Human-Computer interaction processes. The resulting virtual agents have been adapted as tools that serve as a starting point for the development of real-time interaction algorithms. The characteristics of the generated tools allows to deepen in techniques of machine learning and artificial intelligence, endowing to the virtual agents of movements with natural and real characteristics. It is possible to use them as puppets, capturing the movements of a person and transferring them to the animation; it is also possible to program specific sequences whose interaction processes are completely determined. Finally, the idea of developing algorithms involving artificial intelligence combined with human intelligence to improve interaction processes is proposed.","PeriodicalId":395838,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Biennial Congress of Argentina (ARGENCON)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124272967","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. Roberto, Molina Romina Soledad, Petrino Ricardo
{"title":"Eye Tracker Acceleration in Reconfigurable Hybrid Systems","authors":"A. Roberto, Molina Romina Soledad, Petrino Ricardo","doi":"10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ARGENCON.2018.8646230","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents the development and implementation of an eye tracker in a reconfigurable hybrid system (SoC), accelerating its performance. For this, a harwdare/software co-design is carried out taking as a decision criterion the results obtained from performing a dynamic (profiling) analysis of the system. Once the hardware with which the programmable logic (PL) of the SoC is configured, the software to be executed in the processor (PS) is encoded and everything is integrated under an embedded Linux operating system.","PeriodicalId":395838,"journal":{"name":"2018 IEEE Biennial Congress of Argentina (ARGENCON)","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115056135","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}