A Trend Analysis of Smart City Technology Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 872 ◽  
pp. 425-429
Author(s):  
Young Duk Koo ◽  
O Young Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Trend Analysis ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Maturity Stage ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Technology Level ◽  
Technology Growth

The purpose of this study is to analyze the trends of smart city technology, which has attracted attention recently in relation to its urban revival functions along with changes in the industrial structure in deprived urban areas, and to draw implications. With this aim, the trends by country and detailed research field were analyzed in this study through a technology level analysis, and the technology growth stage and network analysis were examined by utilizing research paper information published worldwide. From these results, it was determined that smart city technology is likely to be commercialized because recently it has reached a maturity stage, and relevant research has been conducted actively mainly by China, the USA, and major European countries. Through this trend analysis, useful information is presented in this study for establishing R&D strategies to preoccupy the smart city technology field.

Analysis of Development Trends in Low Energy Advanced Convergence Building Technology

2017 ◽  
Vol 872 ◽  
pp. 125-129
Author(s):  
Young Duk Koo ◽  
Dae Hyun Jeong
Keyword(s):  
Technology Development ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Maturity Stage ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Building Technology ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Technology Convergence ◽  
Map Analysis ◽  
Technology Level

The purpose of this study is to conduct a technology-level analysis and draw implications regarding the development of low energy advanced convergence building technology by utilizing information in research papers. With this aim, a citation analysis, a technology development stage analysis, a network analysis, and a technology associative map analysis were undertaken. The results showed that countries including the USA and China have carried out much research in the development of low energy advanced convergence building technology, and the technology level was found to have reached the maturity stage. Also, joint research has been conducted by region, and technology development has been done actively through ICT technology convergence such as electric and electronics and information communication. These analyzed results are expected to furnish useful information for strategy building in the development of low energy advanced convergence building technology.

scholarly journals Identification of Vacant and Emerging Technologies in Smart Mobility Through the GTM-Based Patent Map Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiwon Yu ◽  
Jong-Gyu Hwang ◽  
Jumi Hwang ◽  
Sung Chan Jun ◽  
Sumin Kang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Development ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Future Market ◽  
Topographic Map ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
Time Series Analyses ◽  
Smart Mobility ◽  
Technology Level ◽  
Technology Growth ◽  
The Internet Of Things

With the development of the online platforms and the Internet of Things (IoT), various transportation services have been provided, and the lifestyle of the general public has changed significantly. However, the speed of development of technologies and services for the mobility handicapped has been relatively slow. Accordingly, in this paper, the smart mobility patent data for the mobility handicapped is subdivided through clustering to derive the mobility handicapped-related vacant technologies, and the prospect of the vacant technology is verified. For each cluster, a technology level map is generated in consideration of the technology growth level and the scope of authority of the vacant technology derived through the generative topographic map (GTM) patent map, and the level of the vacant technology is checked in terms of quantity and quality. Both indicators perform time series analyses on superior technology to predict technology trends and determine the technology’s promisingness. Unlike the precedent studies that focused only on quantitative analysis methods, this paper identified the usefulness of the technology through clustering and various verification processes and materialized it as a vacant technology that is applicable to actual R&D. Accordingly, through this empirical paper, it is possible to understand the current level of vacant technology in smart mobility for the mobility handicapped and establish an R&D strategy to prevent monopoly in technology in the future market and maintain competitiveness. It can also be utilized for new technology development in consideration of convergence with currently developed technology.

Quality indicator of the smart city transportation and logistics system

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 2116-2135
Author(s):  
G.V. Savin
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Transportation Systems ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Intelligent Transportation ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Organization And Management

Subject. The article considers functioning and development of process flows of transportation and logistics system of a smart city. Objectives. The study identifies factors and dependencies of the quality of human life on the organization and management of stream processes. Methods. I perform a comparative analysis of previous studies, taking into account the uniquely designed results, and the econometric analysis. Results. The study builds multiple regression models that are associated with stream processes, highlights interdependent indicators of temporary traffic and pollution that affect the indicator of life quality. However, the identified congestion indicator enables to predict the time spent in traffic jams per year for all participants of stream processes. Conclusions. The introduction of modern intelligent transportation systems as a component of the transportation and logistics system of a smart city does not fully solve the problems of congestion in cities at the current rate of urbanization and motorization. A viable solution is to develop cooperative and autonomous intelligent transportation systems based on the logistics approach. This will ensure control over congestion, the reduction of which will contribute to improving the life quality of people in urban areas.

scholarly journals A Study on the Integration of Resilience and Smart City Concepts in Urban Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Anastasia Tzioutziou ◽  
Yiannis Xenidis
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Urban Systems ◽  
City Management ◽  
Urban Resilience ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Management And Development ◽  
The Many ◽  
Development And Management

The continuous growth of cities brings out various concerns for improved development and management of the multifaceted urban systems, including those of resilience and smartness. Despite the many significant efforts in the research field, both notions remain changeable, thus retaining the lack of commonly accepted conceptual and terminological frameworks. The paper’s research goals are to designate the current direct and indirect links in the conceptualizations and research trends of the resilience and smart city frameworks and to prove the potential of the conceptual convergence between them in the context of urban systems. The application of a semi-systematic literature review, including bibliometric evidence and followed by content analysis, has led to the observation that as the resilience discourse opens up to embrace other dimensions, including technology, the smart city research turns its interest to the perspective of urban protection. Therefore, both concepts share the goal for urban sustainability realized through specific capacities and processes and operationalized with the deployment of technology. The paper’s findings suggest that the conceptual and operational foundations of these two concepts could support the emergence of an integrated framework. Such a prospect acknowledges the instrumental role of the smart city approach in the pursuit of urban resilience and unfolds a new model for sustainable city management and development.

scholarly journals Challenges and Barriers for Net‐Zero/Positive Energy Buildings and Districts—Empirical Evidence from the Smart City Project SPARCS

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Daria Uspenskaia ◽  
Karl Specht ◽  
Hendrik Kondziella ◽  
Thomas Bruckner
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Positive Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
Multidimensional Representation

Without decarbonizing cities energy and climate objectives cannot be achieved as cities account for approximately two thirds of energy consumption and emissions. This goal of decarbonizing cities has to be facilitated by promoting net-zero/positive energy buildings and districts and replicating them, driving cities towards sustainability goals. Many projects in smart cities demonstrate novel and groundbreaking low-carbon solutions in demonstration and lighthouse projects. However, as the historical, geographic, political, social and economic context of urban areas vary greatly, it is not always easy to repeat the solution in another city or even district. It is therefore important to look for the opportunities to scale up or repeat successful pilots. The purpose of this paper is to explore common trends in technologies and replication strategies for positive energy buildings or districts in smart city projects, based on the practical experience from a case study in Leipzig—one of the lighthouse cities in the project SPARCS. One of the key findings the paper has proven is the necessity of a profound replication modelling to deepen the understanding of upscaling processes. Three models analyzed in this article are able to provide a multidimensional representation of the solution to be replicated.

scholarly journals Energy Storage Ceramics: A Bibliometric Review of Literature

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3605
Author(s):  
Haiyan Hu ◽  
Aiping Liu ◽  
Yuehua Wan ◽  
Yuan Jing
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Highly Cited Papers ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Productive Author ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
Leading Position ◽  
Highly Cited

Energy storage ceramics is among the most discussed topics in the field of energy research. A bibliometric analysis was carried out to evaluate energy storage ceramic publications between 2000 and 2020, based on the Web of Science (WOS) databases. This paper presents a detailed overview of energy storage ceramics research from aspects of document types, paper citations, h-indices, publish time, publications, institutions, countries/regions, research areas, highly cited papers, and keywords. A total of 3177 publications were identified after retrieval in WOS. The results show that China takes the leading position in this research field, followed by the USA and India. Xi An Jiao Tong Univ has the most publications, with the highest h-index. J.W. Zhai is the most productive author in energy storage ceramics research. Ceramics International, Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Electronics, and the Journal of Alloys and Compounds are the most productive journals in this field, and materials science—multidisciplinary is the most frequently used subject category. Keywords, highly cited papers, and the analysis of popular papers indicate that, in recent years, lead-free ceramics are prevalent, and researchers focus on fields such as the microstructure, thin films, and phase transition of ceramics.

Scientific Publication Patterns of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Interactive Mobile Technologies for treatment Eating Disorders: A Bibliometric Analysis (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivanna Shubina
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Publication Patterns ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Research Domains

BACKGROUND Interactive mobile technologies (IMB) are viewed as a promising opportunity to provide support in treatment for patients’ with eating disorders. The authors analyzed papers to find out the patterns of research domains in cognitive-behavioral therapy using interactive mobile technologies and eating disorder treatments. The development of interactive mobile technologies in eating disorder treatments was enhanced significantly during the last decade. Therefore this emerging research field has been found interesting and attractive to keep it in the research agenda. Consequently, the author planned various research settings for current and further studies. OBJECTIVE This research aims to explore the scientific patterns of interactive mobile technologies for cognitive-behavioral treatment for individuals with eating disorders in scholarly publications and analyze the findings to suggest further studies in an emerging research field. METHODS The bibliometric analysis employed such as identifying publication patterns, most important keywords, and trends for the subjects and fields for the period of the last decade (2010 to 2021). In this study, research questions were formed based on the relevant literature. The author concentrated on highly ranked sources, the data retrieved from the known databases, and the study conducted with the proven bibliometric approach, RESULTS A total of 875 studies were found concerning the research domains and retrieved from the LENS database. The vast majority of the papers were written in the English language by 100 authors/co-authors from 70 different countries, leading with the United Kingdom, then followed by the USA, Australia, Spain, Germany and Sweden. Descriptive characteristics The vast majority of the papers were written in the English language by 100 authors/co-authors from 70 different countries, leading with the United Kingdom, then followed by the USA, Australia, Spain, Germany and Sweden. CONCLUSIONS The research revealed that, although the early years of publication record shown as low, recent years (from 2016) represent an overall increase in research domains. The main contribution of the findings indicates that IBM, in combination with in-person cognitive-behavioral therapy for eating disorders, increases the efficiency of health intervention, including reducing essential symptoms and improving life quality. Besides, IBM can be used as a supportive tool in managing diet, body dissatisfaction, stress, and sleep disturbance. This paper would be useful for researchers to obtain an overview of the publication trends on research domains to be concerned for further studies and shows the potential gaps in those fields. CLINICALTRIAL N/A

Re-thinking “Smart City” – transferring urban climate research into city planning processes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Fallmann ◽  
Hans Schipper ◽  
Stefan Emeis ◽  
Marc Barra ◽  
Holger Tost
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
Urban Climate ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Air Pollution Control ◽  
Urban Greening ◽  
Holistic Understanding

<p>With more and more people residing in cities globally, urban areas are particularly vulnerable to climate change. It is therefore important, that the principles of climate-resilient city planning are reflected in the planning phase already. A discussion of adaptation measures requires a holistic understanding of the complex urban environment, and necessarily has to involve cross-scale interactions, both spatially and temporally. This work examines the term “Smart City” with regard to its suitability for the definition of sustainable urban planning based on urban climate studies over the past decade and own modelling work. Existing literature is assessed from a meteorological perspective in order to answer the question how results from these studies can be linked to architectural design of future urban areas. It has been long understood that measures such as urban greening, or so-called "Nature Based Solutions", are able to dampen excess heat and help reducing energetic costs. As numerous studies show however, integrating vegetation in the urban landscape shares a double role in regional adaptation to climate change due to both cooling effect and air pollution control. Using the state-of-the-art chemical transport model MECO(n) coupled to the urban canopy parametrisation TERRA_URB, we simulated a case study for the Rhine-Main metropolitan region in Germany, highlighting mutual unwanted relationships in modern city planning. Hence, we oppose the so-called compact city approach to an urban greening scenario with regard to the potential for both heat island mitigation and air quality.</p>

In-Service Inspection of Extended Dry Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, Part I: Crawler Technology Development

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan M. Meyer ◽  
Jeremy Renshaw ◽  
Jamie Beard ◽  
Jon Tatman ◽  
Matt Keene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Dry Storage ◽  
Majority Population ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Extended Operation ◽  
Interim Storage ◽  
Physical Access

Abstract This paper describes development and demonstration of remote crawling systems to support periodic examinations of interim dry storage system (DSS) canisters for spent nuclear fuel in the USA. Specifically, this work relates to robotic crawler developments for “canister” based DSS systems, which form the majority population of DSSs in the USA for interim storage of spent nuclear fuel. Consideration of potential degradation of the welded stainless-steel canister in these systems is required for continued usage in the period of extended operation (PEO) beyond their initial licensed or certified terms. Challenges with performing the periodic examinations are associated with physical access to the canister surface, which is constrained due to narrow annulus spaces between the canister and the overpack, tortuous entry pathways, and high temperatures and radiation doses that can be damaging to materials and electronics. Motivations for performing periodic examinations and developing robotic crawlers for performing those examinations remotely will be presented, and several activities to demonstrate robotic crawlers for different DSS systems are summarized.

Inservice Inspection of Extended Dry Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, Part II: NDE/Sensor Technology Development and Codification

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan M. Meyer ◽  
Jeremy Renshaw ◽  
Kenn Hunter ◽  
Mike Orihuela ◽  
Jim Stadler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Storage System ◽  
Sensor Technology ◽  
Nondestructive Examination ◽  
Dry Storage ◽  
Safety Function ◽  
Majority Population ◽  
The Usa

Abstract This paper describes development and demonstration of nondestructive examination (NDE) technologies to support periodic examinations of interim dry storage system (DSS) canisters for spent nuclear fuel in the USA to verify continued safe operation and that the canister confinement is intact and performing its intended safety function. Specifically, this work relates to NDE technology development for “canister” based DSS systems, which form the majority population of DSSs in the USA for interim storage of spent nuclear fuel. Consideration of potential degradation of the welded stainless-steel canister in these systems is required for continued usage in the period of extended operation (PEO) beyond the initial license or certified term. Physical access to the canister surface is constrained due to narrow annulus spaces between the canister and the overpack, tortuous entry pathways, and high temperatures and radiation doses that can be damaging to materials and electronics related to inspections. Several activities to demonstrate NDE technologies for the inspections of different DSS systems are summarized.

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