HeritageBot platform for service in Cultural Heritage frames

A service robot for Cultural Heritage frames is proposed as a novel robotic platform with a modular design for both ground locomotion and flight capability. The peculiarities of the system are discussed by performance evaluation via simulation. A prototype has been built and tested both to prove the feasibility of the proposed design and to characterize its operation performance.

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Data-driven operation performance evaluation of multi-chiller system using self-organizing maps

2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT) ◽

10.1109/icit.2018.8352513 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Josep Cirera ◽

Maria Quiles ◽

Jesus A. Carino ◽

Daniel Zurita ◽

Juan A. Ortega

Keyword(s):

Performance Evaluation ◽

Data Driven ◽

Operation Performance ◽

Self Organizing Maps ◽

Self Organizing

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An Experimental Characterization of TORVEastro, Cable-Driven Astronaut Robot

Robotics ◽

10.3390/robotics10010021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 21

Author(s):

Francesco Samani ◽

Marco Ceccarelli

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Design ◽

Vision System ◽

Service Robot ◽

Test Results ◽

Operation Performance ◽

Space Applications ◽

Outdoor Space ◽

Motion Characteristics ◽

Three Degree Of Freedom

TORVEastro robot design is presented with a built prototype in LARM2 (Laboratory of Robot Mechatronics) for testing and characterizing its functionality for service in space stations. Several robot astronauts are designed with bulky human-like structures that cannot be convenient for outdoor space service in monitoring and maintenance of the external structures of orbital stations. The design features of TORVEastro robot are discussed with its peculiar mechanical design with 3 arm-legs as agile service robot astronaut. A lab prototype is used to test the operation performance and the feasibility of its peculiar design. The robot weighs 1 kg, and consists of a central torso, three identical three-degree of freedom (DoF) arm–legs and one vision system. Test results are reported to discuss the operation efficiency in terms of motion characteristics and power consumption during lab experiments that nevertheless show the feasibility of the robot for outdoor space applications.

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Digitization and Visualization of Folk Dances in Cultural Heritage: A Review

Inventions ◽

10.3390/inventions3040072 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 72 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Iris Kico ◽

Nikos Grammalidis ◽

Yiannis Christidis ◽

Fotis Liarokapis

Keyword(s):

Performance Evaluation ◽

Cultural Heritage ◽

Computer Science ◽

Learning Process ◽

Research Area ◽

Active Research ◽

Active Research Area

According to UNESCO, cultural heritage does not only include monuments and collections of objects, but also contains traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed to our descendants. Folk dances represent part of cultural heritage and their preservation for the next generations appears of major importance. Digitization and visualization of folk dances form an increasingly active research area in computer science. In parallel to the rapidly advancing technologies, new ways for learning folk dances are explored, making the digitization and visualization of assorted folk dances for learning purposes using different equipment possible. Along with challenges and limitations, solutions that can assist the learning process and provide the user with meaningful feedback are proposed. In this paper, an overview of the techniques used for the recording of dance moves is presented. The different ways of visualization and giving the feedback to the user are reviewed as well as ways of performance evaluation. This paper reviews advances in digitization and visualization of folk dances from 2000 to 2018.

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Eco-Cycle Comprehensive Operation Performance Evaluation–A Case Study of Baotou Steel Group

Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-59280-0_84 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 1019-1029

Author(s):

Yuyan Luo ◽

Zhong Wang ◽

Yao Chen ◽

Yahong Wang ◽

Jiming Xie

Keyword(s):

Performance Evaluation ◽

Operation Performance

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Performance Evaluation of a Modular Design of Wind Tower with Wetted Surfaces

Energies ◽

10.3390/en10070845 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 845 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sajad Khani ◽

Mehdi Bahadori ◽

Alireza Dehghani-Sanij ◽

Ahmad Nourbakhsh

Keyword(s):

Performance Evaluation ◽

Modular Design

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A Landing Operation Performance Evaluation System Based on Flight Data

Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics: Cognition and Design - Lecture Notes in Computer Science ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-58475-1_22 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 297-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Lei Wang ◽

Yong Ren ◽

Hui Sun ◽

Chuanting Dong

Keyword(s):

Performance Evaluation ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Operation Performance ◽

Flight Data ◽

Performance Evaluation System

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Generic Technology of Home Service Robot

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.121-126.3330 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 121-126 ◽

pp. 3330-3334

Author(s):

Zhong Hai Yu

Keyword(s):

Modular Design ◽

Service Robots ◽

Service Robot ◽

Home Nursing ◽

Paper Briefly ◽

Home Service Robot ◽

Home Service ◽

Reconfigurable Robot ◽

Research Situation ◽

Technology Standardization

The paper briefly looks back on current research situation of home service robots. It takes a home nursing robot as example to study and discuss some key generic technologies of home service robots. It generally overviewed robot’s mobile platform technology, modular design, reconfigurable robot technique, motion control, sensor technologies, indoor robot’s navigation and localization technology indoor, intelligentization, and robot’s technology standardization. Some the measures of technology standardization of home service robots have been put forward. It has realistic signification for industrialization of home service robots.

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Robotic Inspection of Unpiggable Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution Pipeline

2010 8th International Pipeline Conference, Volume 1 ◽

10.1115/ipc2010-31270 ◽

2010 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Paul Laursen ◽

Daphne D’Zurko ◽

George Vradis ◽

Craig Swiech

Keyword(s):

Natural Gas ◽

Visual Inspection ◽

Modular Design ◽

Development Effort ◽

Robotic Platform ◽

Non Destructive Evaluation ◽

Natural Gas Transmission ◽

Self Powered ◽

Transmission And Distribution ◽

Non Destructive

The present paper presents the development effort and pre-commercial deployment of Explorer II — a semi-autonomous, self-powered, tetherless robotic platform, carrying a Remote Field Eddy Current (RFEC) sensor, for the inspection of unpiggable natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines in the 6 to 8 inch (152 to 203 mm) range, including those that feature multiple diameters, short radius and mitered bends, and tees. The system is based on a modular design that allows the system to be deployed in various configurations to carry out visual inspection and/or non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of a pipeline. The heart of this system is a RFEC sensor able to measure the pipeline’s wall thickness. In addition, two fisheye cameras at each end of the robot provide high quality visual inspection capabilities for locating joints, tee-offs, and other pipeline features. The system can operate, including launching and retrieval, in live pipelines with pressures up to 750 psig (50 bars). The system is currently being offered for pre-commercial deployments and is expected to be commercially available in the Fall of 2010.

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