BlueLab IoT, a Universal Software Platform for IoT Data Acquisition Devices

Physical devices with different sensors and sampling rates distributed over several unrelated locations need to store their values over time. Applications that need the result of a set of sensors must access their data. A common and simple interface within the physical devices, monitoring stations, to store data on a database is needed; as also a simple and common retrieval interface for any application that only shows the data as it is or processes it into higher levels of significance. BlueLab IoT is a platform with libraries and an interface application to aid that development; a working implementation is provided

Cyber Physical System applied in poultry production

a use case of poultry counting on a production line in Portugal is presented as a first step for Industry 4.0 application. Along the poultry production line there are several transformation and translation steps in which the fowls are subjected to, and their quantity in the line may change; some are removed or fall out and others are recovered and inserted in precise places of the line. Those changes can be used as an indicator of the status of the production line at that may influence the improvement of its efficiency. This paper presents a working solution of five wireless devices along a poultry production line and the complete system where data is stored locally for maintenance and supervisor decisions, and also data is stored at a remote database for management purposes which can be accessed by a mobile application

Reconfigurable photonic logic architecture

The amorphous silicon photo-sensor studied in this thesis, is a double pin structure (p(a-SiC:H)-i’(a-SiC:H)-n(a-SiC:H)-p(a-SiC:H)-i(a-Si:H)-n(a-Si:H)) sandwiched between two transparent contacts deposited over transparent glass thus with the possibility of illumination on both sides, responding to wave-lengths from the ultra-violet, visible to the near infrared range. The frontal il-lumination surface, glass side, is used for light signal inputs. Both surfaces are used for optical bias, which changes the dynamic characteristics of the photo-sensor resulting in different outputs for the same input. Experimental studies were made with the photo-sensor to evaluate its applicability in multiplexing and demultiplexing several data communication channels. The digital light sig-nal was defined to implement simple logical operations like the NOT, AND, OR, and complex like the XOR, MAJ, full-adder and memory effect. A pro-grammable pattern emission system was built and also those for the validation and recovery of the obtained signals. This photo-sensor has applications in op-tical communications with several wavelengths, as a wavelength detector and to execute directly logical operations over digital light input signals

ElectroGes - a Household IoT Energy Management System

Domestic appliances plugged to the electrical mains power may, at some point, exceed the maximum contracted power supplied from the electrical company. To avoid a power cut-off on these cases, an energy management system is needed so that some appliances are automatically switched off before others are switched on. In order to do this, appliances have to be described in a privileged structure so that power is always available for some of them while other share leftovers. ElecroGes is a system that provides the house owner with a means to define the priorities of the connected appliances and manage them in an autonomous way; a working implementation is provided

Investments in the Brazilian Space Agency and the patenting process: a correlation analysis

Abstract Purpose – This study aims to analyze the correlation between the investments in the Brazilian Space Agency (BSA) and the patenting process. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology used was a statistical analysis through correlation and linear regression between the secondary data of investments made by the federal government, retrieved from the Transparency Portal, in the BSA and the patenting process, taking into consideration the number of invention, utility model and certificate of addition of invention. Findings – After a brief presentation of the emergence of innovation and patent applications with the investments of governments in space agencies, this study presents the analysis of information in different times of investment that showed positive correlation between the two variables adopted. Originality/value – One can point to the value of this study as strategic investments in space agencies to boost the filing of patents in a nation in the most diverse areas

Método Preditivo para Acionamento das Sirenes nas Comunidades Vulneráveis a Escorregamentos no Município de Duque de Caxias, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Desastres naturais tem sido foco de diversos estudos atualmente e, no Brasil, a ocupação irregular de áreas geologicamente desfavoráveis, juntamente com a situação socioeconômica das moradias, destaca os escorregamentos de terra como um dos principais riscos geológicos no país. A previsão precisa desses fenômenos ainda é um desafio para a comunidade científica, pois é agravada pela grande variabilidade de condicionantes neste processo. Pesquisadores indicam que estudar correlações entre as chuvas e os escorregamentos de terra revela-se como uma ferramenta importante de prevenção e mitigação a desastres naturais. Desta forma, o objetivo deste trabalho é subsidiar ações da Secretaria Municipal de Defesa Civil e Políticas de Segurança da cidade de Duque de Caxias, voltadas para a emissão de alertas e acionamento de sirenes nas comunidades vulneráveis a escorregamentos de terra. Foi realizada a pesquisa e identificação dos escorregamentos de terra ocorridos na cidade entre 2013 e 2016 e foram confeccionadas curvas envoltórias, correlacionando os acumulados de precipitação em 24 horas com os acumulados de 2, 3 e 4 dias anteriores. Os resultados indicaram a correlação entre o acumulado de chuva em 24 horas e o acumulado de 3 dias antecedentes como a melhor correlação chuva x escorregamento para a região, atingido índice de determinação R2 de 0,77, destacando a equação de correlação dos acumulados de chuva. Esta pesquisa, pioneira para a região, contribui para a previsão operacional desses fenômenos na Secretaria de Defesa Civil da cidade, de forma a prevenir desastres naturais e salvar vidas através de medidas preventivas e mitigadoras

Redes de cooperação interorganizacional na implantação e consolidação do Programa Nacional de Produção e Uso do Biodiesel (PNPB) em Sergipe

Os estudos sobre as relações de cooperação entre empresas é um dos focos centrais quando se aborda as relações interorganizacionais. Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar como as redes de cooperação interorganizacionais contribuem para a implantação e consolidação do programa de biodiesel por cooperativas de agricultura familiar em Sergipe. O método utilizado na pesquisa foi o de estudo de casos múltiplos realizado em três cooperativas de agricultura familiar. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas com três representantes das cooperativas diretamente envolvidos nas relações de cooperação para implantação e consolidação do programa de produção de biodiesel em Sergipe. Os resultados mostraram que as relações de cooperação permitem a compreensão dos objetivos entre as instituições participantes, o estabelecimento de relações formais com grandes instituições, o que proporcionou credibilidade, acesso a novos mercados, redução de custos e riscos e o estabelecimento de relações sociais entre cooperativas

Parasite Fauna of Lutjanus synagris Commercialized in the Fish Market from Bragança-PA, Brazil

Studies about the parasite fauna of marine fish highlights as an important problem for public health with zoonotic parasites or affecting the fish quality. Thus, this study evaluated the parasite fauna of Lutjanus synagris commercialized in the fish market from Bragança-PA. In laboratory, 58 fish were measured, weighted and conducted to parasitological analysis to determine parasitological indexes and relative dominance. Every parasite was fixed and identified until to the lowest taxonomic level. Through the parasitological analysis, it found Cymothoidae, Digenea, Cucullanus sp. and Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sp., with total prevalence 67.24%. Digenea showed the highest prevalence and mean intensity values. For nematode, Cucullanus sp. obtained the greater prevalence and relative dominance, while Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sp. showed the greater mean intensity and abundance. Cymothoidae showed the lowest prevalence and mean intensity values. As conclusion, the parasite fauna of L. synagris has been noted with low diversity, reporting the nematode occurrence Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus)

From “foot on the road” to “foot at home” : possible trips in pandemic times

O “Pé na Estrada” é uma atividade complementar curricular criada em 2011 que desempenha papel importante para a formação acadêmica da graduação da Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de Brasília por meio do agenciamento de viagens, encontros, mesas redondas e outras atividades que fazem os alunos aprenderem sobre arquitetura além do espaço da sala de aula