Selection of a new computer system for Executive Director, Inc.

Executive Director, Inc. (EDI), an association management firm, wants to replace its existing computer system. The new computer system should be able to accommodate all of the database and processing requirements of EDI\u27s eight clients. The three areas of consideration when purchasing this new computer system include the software capabilities, the hardware configuration and vendor support

Design Issues and Application of Cable-Based Parallel Manipulators for Rehabilitation Therapy

In this study, cable-based manipulators are proposed for application in rehabilitation therapies. Cable-based manipulators show good features that are very useful when the system has to interact with humans. In particular, they can be used to aid motion or as monitoring/training systems in rehabilitation therapies. Modelling and simulation of both active and passive cable-based parallel manipulators are presented for an application to help older people, patients or disabled people in the sit-to-stand transfer and as a monitoring/training system. Experimental results are presented by using built prototypes

Analysis and Development of an End-to-End Convolutional Neural Network for Sounds Classification Through Deep Learning Techniques

El presente trabajo estudia el análisis y desarrollo continuo de un modelo de inteligencia artificial orientado a la clasificación de audio. El capítulo 1 presenta antecedentes sobre las diferentes tareas relacionadas a audio que la comunidad de investigación ha seguido a lo largo de los últimos años, también establece la hipótesis central de este trabajo y define objetivos generales y específicos para contribuir a la mejora del rendimiento sobre un generador de embeddings de audio de tipo end-to-end. El capítulo 2 presenta los métodos de vanguardia y trabajos publicados que se enfocan principalmente al desarrollo de la clasificación de audio y el aprendizaje profundo como disciplinas que aún tienen un gran potencial. El capítulo 3 presenta el marco conceptual en el que se basa esta tesis, dividido en dos secciones principales: preprocesamiento de audio y técnicas de aprendizaje profundo. Cada una de estas secciones se divide en varias subsecciones para representar el proceso de clasificación de audio a través de redes neuronales profundas. El capítulo 4 brinda una explicación profunda del generador de embeddings de audio llamado AemNet y sus componentes, utilizado como objeto de estudio, donde se detalla en las siguientes subsecciones. Se realizó una experimentación inicial sobre este enfoque y se presentaron resultados experimentales que sugirieron un mejor rendimiento mediante la modificación de las etapas de arquitectura de la red neuronal. El capítulo 5 es la primera aplicación objetivo de nuestra adaptación de AemNet que se presentó al desafío DCASE 2021. Los detalles sobre el desafío y los resultados se describen en las secciones de este capítulo, así como la metodología seguida para presentar nuestra propuesta. El capítulo 6 es la segunda aplicación objetivo y el primero en apuntar a los sonidos respiratorios. El desafío de ICBHI se explica en las secciones de este capítulo, así como la metodología y los experimentos realizados para llegar a un clasificador robusto que distingue cuatro anomalías de tos diferentes. Se creó un artículo a partir de la solución propuesta y se presentó en el IEEE LA-CCI 2021. El capítulo 7 aprovecha los diversos resultados anteriores para cumplir con un enfoque moderno como lo es la detección de COVID-19, cuya recopilación y experimentación de fuentes de datos se describen profundamente y los resultados experimentales sugieren que una adaptación de red residual denominada AemResNet, puede cumplir la función de distinguir a los pacientes con COVID-19 a partir de tos y sonidos respiratorios. Finalmente, las conclusiones de toda esta investigación y los resultados evaluados en cada una de las aplicaciones objetivo se discuten en el capítulo 8.ITESO, A. C

Study of applications of bio-space technology to patient monitoring systems Final report

Investigation of application of NASA developed technology to cardiovascular and pulmonary patient monitoring to improve availability of data for medical diagnosi

Application of mixed reality to ultrasound-guided femoral arterial cannulation during real-time practice in cardiac interventions

Producción CientíficaMixed reality opens interesting possibilities as it allows physicians to interact with both, the real physical and the virtual computer-generated environment and objects, in a powerful way. A mixed reality system, based in the HoloLens 2 glasses, has been developed to assist cardiologists in a quite complex interventional procedure: the ultrasound-guided femoral arterial cannulations, during real-time practice in interventional cardiology. The system is divided into two modules, the transmitter module, responsible for sending medical images to HoloLens 2 glasses, and the receiver module, hosted in the HoloLens 2, which renders those medical images, allowing the practitioner to watch and manage them in a 3D environment. The system has been successfully used, between November 2021 and August 2022, in up to 9 interventions by 2 different practitioners, in a large public hospital in central Spain. The practitioners using the system confirmed it as easy to use, reliable, real-time, reachable, and cost-effective, allowing a reduction of operating times, a better control of typical errors associated to the interventional procedure, and opening the possibility to use the medical imagery produced in ubiquitous e-learning. These strengths and opportunities were only nuanced by the risk of potential medical complications emerging from system malfunction or operator errors when using the system (e.g., unexpected momentary lag). In summary, the proposed system can be taken as a realistic proof of concept of how mixed reality technologies can support practitioners when performing interventional and surgical procedures during real-time daily practice.Junta de Castilla y León - Gerencia Regional de Salud (SACyL) (grant number GRS 2275/A/2020)Instituto de Salud Carlos III (grant number DTS21/00158)Publicación en abierto financiada por el Consorcio de Bibliotecas Universitarias de Castilla y León (BUCLE), con cargo al Programa Operativo 2014ES16RFOP009 FEDER 2014-2020 DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN, Actuación:20007-CL - Apoyo Consorcio BUCL

Study of applications of bio-space technology to patient monitoring systems Progress report

Patient monitoring system design and equipment specifications with physiological response display device and warning syste

Investigation of advanced navigation and guidance system concepts for all-weather rotorcraft operations

Results are presented of a survey conducted of active helicopter operators to determine the extent to which they wish to operate in IMC conditions, the visibility limits under which they would operate, the revenue benefits to be gained, and the percent of aircraft cost they would pay for such increased capability. Candidate systems were examined for capability to meet the requirements of a mission model constructed to represent the modes of flight normally encountered in low visibility conditions. Recommendations are made for development of high resolution radar, simulation of the control display system for steep approaches, and for development of an obstacle sensing system for detecting wires. A cost feasibility analysis is included

Exploration of robotic-wheel technology for enhanced urban mobility and city scale omni-directional personal transportation

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-52).Mobility is traditionally thought of as freedom to access more goods and services. However, in my view, mobility is also largely about personal freedom, i.e., the ability to exceed one's physical limitations, in essence, to become "more than human" in physical capabilities. This thesis explores novel designs for omni-directional motion in a mobility scooter, car and bus with the aim of increasing personal mobility and freedom. What links these designs is the use of split active caster wheel robot technology. In the first section, societal and technological impacts of omni-directional motion in the city are examined. The second section of the thesis presents built and rendered prototypes of these three designs. The third and final section, evaluates implementation issues including robotic controls and an algorithm necessary for real world omni-directional mobility.by Raul-David Valdivia Poblano.S.M

Undergraduate Catalog, 1991-1993, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Technology requirements for communication satellites in the 1980's

The key technology requirements are defined for meeting the forecasted demands for communication satellite services in the 1985 to 1995 time frame. Evaluation is made of needs for services and technical and functional requirements for providing services. The future growth capabilities of the terrestrial telephone network, cable television, and satellite networks are forecasted. The impact of spacecraft technology and booster performance and costs upon communication satellite costs are analyzed. Systems analysis techniques are used to determine functional requirements and the sensitivities of technology improvements for reducing the costs of meeting requirements. Recommended development plans and funding levels are presented, as well as the possible cost saving for communications satellites in the post 1985 era