Consciousness, Meaning and the Future Phenomenology

Phenomenological states are generally considered sources of intrinsic motivation for autonomous biological agents. In this paper we will address the issue of exploiting these states for robust goal-directed systems. We will provide an analysis of consciousness in terms of a precise definition of how an agent “understands” the informational flows entering the agent. This model of consciousness and understanding is based in the analysis and evaluation of phenomenological states along potential trajectories in the phase space of the agents. This implies that a possible strategy to follow in order to build autonomous but useful systems is to embed them with the particular, ad-hoc phenomenology that captures the requirements that define the system usefulness from a requirements-strict engineering viewpoint

Conclusiones de la Jornada de Agricultura de Precisión y Tecnologías de la Información en la Agricultura

En este artículo se dan a conocer las conclusiones de la Jornada de AP y tecnologías de la información celebrada el pasado mes de febrero en la ETSIA de Madrid. En primer lugar, se presenta un resumen de las líneas de trabajo y grupos de investigación que están actualmente desarrollando técnicas de AP y, a continuación, se resumen las conclusiones recogidas tras el debate posterior a las exposicione

Jornadas de Agricultura de Precisión y Tecnologías de la Información en la Agricultura

Se ha destacado la necesidad de modernizar el sector agrícola, tanto desde la actualización de las actividades formativas, como desde las iniciativas de investigación y desarrollo, y la actividad empresarial. En esta línea la agricultura de precisión puede aportar innovaciones interesantes al sector

Las bibliotecas de dos alfaquíes borjanos.

Labarta Gomez, Ana Maria - [email protected]

Multivariate analysis of sensory data of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Graciano during ripening. Correlation with the phenolic composition of the grape skins

The aim of this work was to evaluate sensory changes in grape skins during ripening and to obtain a correlation with their phenolic composition. Flavan-3-ols (monomers and dimers), prodelphinidins, hydroxybenzoic acids, hydroxycinnamic acids, anthocyanins and flavonols were determined by HPLC-DAD-MS. In addition, skin dilaceration, tannic intensity, astringency, acidity, aroma intensity (AI) and type of aroma were evaluated. Multivariate analysis showed the evolution of these samples during ripening and the relationship among sensory scores and phenolic composition of grapes skins. Skin dilaceration, type of aroma and to a lesser extent AI tend to increase during ripening. The contents in the phenolic compounds in grape skins present a similar pattern to the aforementioned sensory parameters. Nevertheless, tannic intensity, astringency, dryness and acidity present an opposite pattern which indicates a decrease of these sensory scores during ripening.Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación AGL2008-05569-C02-01Consolider-Ingenio 2010 Programme CSD2007-0006

The Artemis initiative. Gamified didactic proposal for the subject of Physics and Qhemistry in 4th year of Secondary School and research into its impact on students

El presente Trabajo de Fin de Master desarrolla una propuesta didáctica para alumnado de 4º de ESO que curse la asignatura de Física y Química con el fin de contribuir a ampliar el marco de las metodologías activas. Para ello se utilizará la gamificación, articulada esencialmente en torno al storytelling (narrativa) con elementos propios de los juegos de rol. Previamente, se llevará a cabo una revisión de las últimas tendencias en la bibliografía existente que servirá como base para el diseño de dicha propuesta. De igual forma, se propondrá una investigación educativa para aportar una herramienta que permita evaluar la eficacia del proyecto. Finalmente, más allá del ámbito teórico, se presentarán los resultados de implementar la propuesta (en la medida que ha sido posible hacerlo) en el centro en que se han realizado las prácticas del máster, así como los de la investigación que fue posible llevar a cabo. Resultados que, en coherencia con la bibliografía existente, han mostrado un aumento en la motivación e implicación del alumnado en la asignatura.Máster en Formación del Profesorado de Educación Secundari

Caracterització de la cadena de tracció d'un vehicle elèctric L7e Van

Se trata de definir los principales componentes del powertrain de un pequeño vehiculo urbano electrico que pueda usarse como dos plazas hasta pequeño taxi de 4 persona

A Model of Emotion as Patterned Metacontrol

Adaptive agents use feedback as a key strategy to cope with un- certainty and change in their environments. The information fed back from the sensorimotor loop into the control subsystem can be used to change four different elements of the controller: parameters associated to the control model, the control model itself, the functional organization of the agent and the functional realization of the agent. There are many change alternatives and hence the complexity of the agent’s space of potential configurations is daunting. The only viable alternative for space- and time-constrained agents —in practical, economical, evolutionary terms— is to achieve a reduction of the dimensionality of this configuration space. Emotions play a critical role in this reduction. The reduction is achieved by func- tionalization, interface minimization and by patterning, i.e. by selection among a predefined set of organizational configurations. This analysis lets us state how autonomy emerges from the integration of cognitive, emotional and autonomic systems in strict functional terms: autonomy is achieved by the closure of functional dependency. Emotion-based morphofunctional systems are able to exhibit complex adaptation patterns at a reduced cognitive cost. In this article we show a general model of how emotion supports functional adaptation and how the emotional biological systems operate following this theoretical model. We will also show how this model is also of applicability to the construction of a wide spectrum of artificial systems1

Study of Chemical Looping and later applications

In this project the goal is to prove the efficiency of the chemical looping, after explaining in what consist and which are its principal uses, and explain the most important applications that use this thermodynamical cycle to improve the work and achievements. To make the study it has been used the simulation program named ASPEN PLUS. After modeling the cycle in the program and running the simulation, it has been seen that is efficient and its helpful to bigger cycles that share a common goal. In the applications explained after, it’s seen that the chemical looping really improves the processes that have required it.Outgoin