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Showing 1 to 20 of 135 for “"Sensing technologies"”.
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Sapphire Fiber Based Sensing Technologies for High Temperature Applications
… been studied intensively for harsh environment sensing in the past two decades due to its supreme mechanical, physical and optical properties. It is by far the most reported and likely the best optical fiber based sensing technology for sensing applications in temperature beyond 1000°C. Several …
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Feasibility study using remote sensing technologies to improve zonal vineyard management
… was to examine the feasibility of using remote sensing data to improve efficiency of zonal vineyard management. To achieve this goal, correlation analysis between the significant vineyard management variables and different remote sensing data analysis tools were undertaken. The variables …
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Transformation of the US healthcare system with the advent of wireless sensing technologies
… health monitoring systems. New wireless sensing technologies are redefining the care services, processes and customer expectations. This is especially true for chronic disease management and eldercare. We develop a view point to understand at a broad level how the US healthcare system is …
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Decentralized HVAC Operations: Novel Sensing Technologies and Control for Human-Aware HVAC Operations
… envisioned HVAC operation by introducing novel sensing technologies. Third, it contributes to shedding light on viability and potentials of comfort-aware operations (i.e., integrating personal thermal comfort models into HVAC control logic) through a comprehensive assessment of energy efficiency …
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Analysis of Sensing Technologies for Collision Avoidance for Small Rotary-Wing Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles
… need for on-board environmental perception and sensing is necessitated. An accurate and reliable creation of a 3D map resembling an aircraft's surrounding is crucial for accurate collision avoidance and path planning. Consumer UASs are now being equipped with sensors to fulfill such a …
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Artificial intelligence and non-invasive sensing technologies for early detection of downy mildew in grapevine
Las enfermedades y plagas en cultivos agrícolas representan un grave problema en todo el mundo, repercutiendo gravemente en la calidad y rendimiento de los cultivos. Entre ellas, el mildiu es una enfermedad especialmente devastadora de la vid. La detección precoz es crucial para intervenir a …
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Use of GIS and Remote Sensing Technologies to Study Habitat Requirements of Ocelots, Leopardus pardalis, in south Texas
… Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing technologies to gain a better understanding of habitat requirements of a population of ocelots in south Texas, and then apply this knowledge to form a predictive model to locate areas of suitable habitat in Willacy and Cameron counties, …
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Fibre Optic Sensors for Tumour Therapy Monitoring. Applications of Optical Fibre Sensing Technologies to Thermal and Radiotherapy Treatments of Neoplasms
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Use of Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Technologies to Describe Mosquito Population Dynamics in the Ray Roberts Greenbelt, Denton County, Texas
A population survey was conducted from April through September 2002 on mosquito species occurring on the Ray Roberts Greenbelt, a riparian corridor used for public recreation on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, in Denton County, Texas. ArcGIS software was used to set up a stratified random …
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Towards 3D Crop Phenotyping of Above- and Belowground Grain Sorghum Plant Traits Using Airborne Mounted Multispectral Camera, TLS, and GPR Remote Sensing Technologies
Remote sensing technologies are increasingly being used in agriculture with a focus on crop phenotyping and nondestructive plant health monitoring. Climate change in the western United States has led to increasing aridity, and reduced precipitation and thus a growing need for emerging varieties of …
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Assessment of the spatial variability of vegetative status in vineyards using non-destructive sensors: Application of remote and proximal sensing technologies in precision viticulture
… feasible. For this purpose, remote and proximal sensing techniques could be useful for monitoring the vineyards in a reliable, fast and non-destructive way. Objectives: The aim pursued by this research was to assess the spatial and temporal variability of the vegetative status of a vineyard using …
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Impact of Interactive Holographic Learning Environment for bridging Technical Skill Gaps of Future Smart Construction Engineering and Management Students
The growth in the adoption of sensing technologies in the construction industry has triggered the need for graduating construction engineering students equipped with the necessary skills for deploying the technologies. For construction engineering students to acquire technical skills for …
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Images and depth for high resolution, low-latency sensing and security applications
… and depths for high resolution, low latency sensing, and then using these sensing techniques to build security applications. First, we introduce the usefulness of high quality depth sensing, and the difficulty to acquire such depth stream via pure hardware approach. Then, we propose our …
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Measurement and Modeling for Resource Monitoring
… such as condition-based maintenance. Distributed sensing technologies such as those used for resource tracking require electrical power that may not be easily available at the installation site. The toroidal current transformer based magnetic energy harvester (CTMEH), which leverages the existence …
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Reliable location sensing through multi-sensor fusion, dynamic weighting, and confidence mapping
… computing environments provide multitudes of technologies seamlessly augmented with physical systems to aid users in everyday tasks. In order for these systems to be pervasive and yet imperceptible to the user, they must maintain the location of users, devices, and resources within the room. …
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Accuracy of hay moisture sensing systems for round alfalfa bales
… there are several different types of moisture sensing technologies available for round balers. But, concerns exist regarding their accuracy and repeatability during hay baling. Therefore, objectives of this project are to 1) Establish a protocol for coring methodology to assess the variation of …
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Applications of remote sensing to transportation
Remote sensing is defined as the science of deriving information about an object from measurements made at a distance. In other words, collecting data about an object without making actual contact. In transportation, the objects could be but are not limited to vehicles, roads, bridges, land use, …
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Non-Contact Sensing for Protected Cropping
… for optimized plant growth, but traditional sensing techniques for monitoring plant health and crop quality are often invasive, costly, and labor-intensive. This thesis explores innovative, non-contact sensing methodologies to address key challenges in plant water management and crop quality …
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Innovative Applications of Laser Remote Sensing of Gases, Aerosols and Wind
… the research carried out at the Optical Remote Sensing Laboratory of the City College of New York has been on active sensing technologies and their different applications in atmospheric studies. This thesis builds upon and looks to further advance this field by demonstrating innovative …
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