Use of Single Board Computers as Smart Sensors in the Manufacturing Industry

The continuously growing presence of cyber-physical systems in the industry, especially in the field of processes automation and control, represents the paradigm of the so called fourth industrial revolution, in which the systems are smarter, faster and more optimized by means of artificial intelligence, control systems and sensors networks. The presence of ICT and automation systems guarantees energy and other resources efficiency along the whole value chain of industrial processes. Especially important is the case of the smart sensors, in which a conventional sensor is equipped with interfacing methodologies for signal processing and decision making. In this article the capabilities of using a single board computer as a smart sensor are explored.Postprint (published version

Avaliação do reparo da ruptura do ligamento cruzado cranial em cães (Canis familiaris): uso de uma nova técnica extracapsular com fio de nylon e grampo de aço

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Advanced manufacturing of ceramics for biomedical applications: Subjection methods for biocompatible materials

The continuously growing utilization of ceramic compounds in the field of medicine, industry and aerospace, among others, imply a high degree of specialization in terms of the material properties and functionalization due to the diversity of the requirements of the ceramic parts. The necessity of lightweight final parts with suitable surface properties oriented to biomedic applications demands innovative ceramic compounds whose machining is, in many cases, considerably difficult due to the fragility or dustiness of the material. In this respect, novel solutions for the materialization of ceramic prototypes following subtractive methodologies become essential. Examples of these novel solutions include the adaptation of subjection systems that permit the machining processes involved without the damage of the part. The present article summarizes the development of a tailored subjection system for the machining of advanced ceramic cups with biomedical applications in the field of prosthetic implantology.Postprint (published version

Advanced manufacturing of ceramics for biomedical applications: Subjection methods for biocompatible materials

The continuously growing utilization of ceramic compounds in the field of medicine, industry and aerospace, among others, imply a high degree of specialization in terms of the material properties and functionalization due to the diversity of the requirements of the ceramic parts. The necessity of lightweight final parts with suitable surface properties oriented to biomedic applications demands innovative ceramic compounds whose machining is, in many cases, considerably difficult due to the fragility or dustiness of the material. In this respect, novel solutions for the materialization of ceramic prototypes following subtractive methodologies become essential. Examples of these novel solutions include the adaptation of subjection systems that permit the machining processes involved without the damage of the part. The present article summarizes the development of a tailored subjection system for the machining of advanced ceramic cups with biomedical applications in the field of prosthetic implantology

Pattern formation in reaction-diffusion systems under forcing

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Carbon emissions and vertical pattern of canopy fuel consumption in three Pinus pinaster Ait. active crown fires in Galicia (NW Spain)

Accurate estimation of the canopy fuel load that is consumed during crown fires is critical for improving our knowledge of crown fire behaviour and for quantifying emissions of carbon and other gases during this type of fire. However, there is a lack of information about the actual fuel loads consumed during combustion of the forest stand canopy. Three active crown fires in Pinus pinaster stands were selected for quantification of pre- and post-fire vertical fuel load distribution in the canopy, and for the first time an assessment was made of the fuel consumed by size classes and categories (needles, twigs<6mm and fine branches 6-25mm). Relative canopy load consumption was between 56% and 66%. The results revealed that all foliage and most of the dead twigs and fine branches were consumed by fire, and that pre-fire basal area was a good predictor of the total fuel load consumed. Carbon emissions from the canopy during active crown fires was between 3.0MgCha-1 and 5.0MgCha-1. These results may be useful for both crown fire physical modelling and for assessing regional sources and sinks of CO2. Moreover the information will help in the development of fuel treatments to reduce active crown fire hazard. © 2013 Elsevier B.V