Ioannis Giannoukos, Christos-Nikolaos Anagnostopoulos, Eleftherios Kayafas, Vassili Loumos
DENTAL MEASUREMENTS USING 3D MODELS OF PLASTER IMPRINTS

3D technology is becoming increasingly popular and new applications emerge as well as low cost hardware to enable fast 3D rendering and processing. An emerging aspect of 3D technology is measuring real-world objects that have been digitized in the form of a 3D model. To this end, 3D scanning technology has been introduced to create 3D representations of objects with a minimal error. In this work, we present the process of digitizing a dental plaster imprint to be used in medical applications or e-learning courses. Simultaneously, the error that occurs in each 3D modeling step is presented and discussed. Then, practical 3D measurements of the object are conducted, using open-source 3D processing tools. Our goal is to create a digital repository on the Web which would facilitate dental applications and e-learning.

R. Burlacu, C. Bratescu, S. Ursache, R. C. Ciobanu
EVALUATION OF DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF POLYSULPHONE CONTAINING MAGNETITE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDS OPTIMIZATION

The dielectric properties of polysulfone containing magnetite have been measured using a Novocontrol concept. The measurements were taken at two frequency range from 5.61 · 10^-2 to 10⁷ Hz at different temperatures and from 0.001 to 3 GHz at temperature room. The structures were then included as active core in classical Salisbury and Jaumann configurations for which have been performed tests in electromagnetic field for shielding capability.

Siman Daniel, Bujňák Juraj, Šimšík Dušan
MONITORING AND CONTROL OF SENIORS’ HOME ENVIROMENT

Paper is focused on the monitoring and communication systems in the households for comfort of seniors and people with disabilities. It is focused on the selected wireless monitoring systems which are located in our Laboratory of Ambient Intelligence at the Technical University of Kosice (TUKE). Purpose of installed systems is to adapt the home environment to main human needs, like correct values of humidity and temperature, avoid dangerous situations like leakage of gas or water, smoke, and monitor users’ health status in their households. Permanent monitoring via web console is available, and it offers another possibility to control home environment. This remote control can obviate risky situations in daily activities of seniors and helps their families to check the health status in their absence. Energy counter is used to review of energy spending of each device turned off and still plugged in. Counter can easily measure how much energy device spend, while idling in standby and then decide what to unplug for savings, what to sell and buy a newer, more energy efficient model, and what to leave. Result of monitoring and wireless communication systems is to improve the quality of life and autonomy of elderly and people with disability living at home alone.

G. C. Sarbu, M. Hagan, M. Cretu
COANDA FLOWMETER WITH ADXL105 ACCELERATION SENSOR

The geometric shape of the Coanda flowmeter produces a continuous, self-induced oscillation at a frequency that is linearly proportional to flow rate. As fluid passes through the meter, it will attach itself to one of the side walls as a result of the Coanda effect. A small portion of the flow is diverted through the feedback passage and travels around to the control port. This feedback flow disrupts the attachment of the main jet to the side wall. The main jet is now free and will attach itself to the other side wall due to the Coanda effect. The feedback action will repeat itself, and in the manner the meter body produces a sustained oscillation. As the main fluid stream oscillates between the two side walls, the flow in the feedback passages cycles between zero and maximum. the cycling of the flow in the feedback passages is detected by a sensor located in one of the feedback passages, while the sensor signal is conditioned by a signal conditioner.

Pasquale Arpaia, Giovanni D’Addio, Carlo Manna, Giuseppe Montenero
SWARM INTELLIGENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT IN HOME CARE PULMONARY MONITORING

A swarm intelligence-based procedure to detect a critical condition of a patient, affected by a specific disease, at an early stage in absence of clinician, is proposed. The procedure is conceived for a remote health monitoring system for patients at home, where some physiological parameters related to a specific disease are being monitored. A significant variation in the parameters can lead the patient to a critical state, thus the proposed method is aimed at predicting a possible future bad condition of the patient on the basis of past measures. Moreover, different physiological parameters contribute to diverse degrees in dissimilar diseases, thus a swarm intelligence-based method is proposed for optimizing the weight of each parameters for a more accurate diagnosis. The proposed approach has been tested experimentally under the framework of the industrial research project PADIAMOND (Patient Diagnosis and Monitoring at Domicile) funded by EU.