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2021

Current trends in robotics in education and computational thinking

Autores
Garcia Penalvo, FJ; Conde, MA; Goncalves, J; Lima, J;

Publicação
TEEM'21: NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TECHNOLOGICAL ECOSYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING MULTICULTURALITY

Abstract
Computational thinking-related issues have had a specific track on TEEM Conference since 2016. This is the sixth edition of this track within the 2021 TEEM Conference edition. This year the papers are centered on programming and robotics, but the artificial intelligence topics increase their presence in the track.

2021

A MULTI-AGENT SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT COORDINATION

Autores
Sousa, N; Oliveira, N; Praca, I;

Publicação
MODELLING AND SIMULATION 2021: 35TH ANNUAL EUROPEAN SIMULATION AND MODELLING CONFERENCE 2021 (ESM 2021)

Abstract
The automation of internal logistics and inventory-related tasks is one of the main challenges of modern-day manufacturing corporations since it allows a more effective application of their human resources. Nowadays, Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) are state of the art technologies for such applications due to their great adaptability in dynamic environments, replacing more traditional solutions such as Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV), which are quite limited in terms of flexibility and require expensive facility updates for their installation. The application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase AMRs capabilities has been contributing for the development of more sophisticated and efficient robots. Nevertheless, multi-robot coordination and cooperation for solving complex tasks is still a hot research line with increasing interest. This work proposes a Multi-Agent System for coordinating multiple TIAGo robots in tasks related to the manufacturing ecosystem such as the transportation and dispatching of raw materials, finished products and tools. Furthermore, the system is showcased in a realistic simulation using both Gazebo and Robot Operating System (ROS).

2021

Sky Image Prediction Model Based on Convolutional Auto-Encoder for Minutely Solar PV Power Forecasting

Autores
Fu, YW; Chai, H; Zhen, Z; Wang, F; Xu, XJ; Li, KP; Shafie Khah, M; Dehghanian, P; Catalao, JPS;

Publicação
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS

Abstract
The precise minute time scale forecasting of an individual PV power station output relies on accurate prediction of cloud distribution, which can lead to dramatic fluctuation of PV power generation. Precise cloud distribution information is mainly achieved by ground-based total sky imager, then the future cloud distribution can also be achieved by sky image prediction. In previous studies, traditional digital image processing technology (DIPT) has been widely used in predicting sky images. However, DIPT has two deficiencies: relatively limited input spatiotemporal information and linear extrapolation of images. The first deficiency makes the input spatiotemporal information not rich enough, while the second creates the prediction error from the beginning. To avoid these two deficiencies, convolutional autoencoder (CAE) based sky image prediction models are proposed due to the spatiotemporal feature extraction ability of two-dimensional (2-D) CAEs and 3-D CAEs. For 2-D CAEs and 3-D CAEs, four architectures are given respectively. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed models, two typical DIPT methods, including particle image velocimetry and Fourier phase correlation theory are introduced to build the benchmark models. Besides, five different scenarios are also set and the results show that the proposed models outperform the benchmark models in all scenarios.

2021

Towards Distance Teaching: A Remote Laboratory Approach for Modbus and IoT Experiencing

Autores
Carvalho J.; Mendes A.; Brito T.; Lima J.;

Publicação
Communications in Computer and Information Science

Abstract
Remote laboratories are of extraordinary importance for students that cannot attend classroom lessons. Once Automation and industrial networks are topics of electrical engineering that should be studied and experimented with by students in a practical way, this paper presents a developed tool that students can use to access the laboratory equipment from outside. It has as an advantage the capacity of handling several students simultaneously, and it is accessible 24 h per day and 7 days per week. The proposed tool also allows students in the classroom to interact with the system. With this proposed tool, connections between Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) with supervision and control of high-level systems such as LabVIEW IDE are possible to program and test. The hardware implementation in the laboratory can be accessed by students to control illumination, heating and window shutter, and sensors to acquire wind speed, temperature, humidity, and CO2, as examples.

2021

Responsible processing of crowdsourced tourism data

Autores
Leal, F; Malheiro, B; Veloso, B; Burguillo, JC;

Publicação
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

Abstract
Online tourism crowdsourcing platforms, such as AirBnB, Expedia or TripAdvisor, rely on the continuous data sharing by tourists and businesses to provide free or paid value-added services. When adequately processed, these data streams can be used to explain and support businesses in the early identification of trends as well as prospective tourists in obtaining tailored recommendations, increasing the confidence in the platform and empowering further end-users. However, existing platforms still do not embrace the desired accountability, responsibility and transparency (ART) design principles, underlying to the concept of sustainable tourism. The objective of this work is to study this problem, identify the most promising techniques which follow these principles and design a novel ART-compliant processing pipeline. To this end, this work surveys: (i) real-time data stream mining techniques for recommendation and trend identification; (ii) trust and reputation (T&R) modelling of data contributors; (iii) chained-based storage of trust models as smart contracts for traceability and authenticity; and (iv) trust- and reputation-based explanations for a transparent and satisfying user experience. The proposed pipeline redesign has implications both to digital and to sustainable tourism since it advances the current processing of tourism crowdsourcing platforms and impacts on the three pillars of sustainable tourism.

2021

Authoring tools for creating 360 multisensory videos-Evaluation of different interfaces

Autores
Coelho, H; Melo, M; Barbosa, L; Martins, J; Teixeira, MS; Bessa, M;

Publicação
EXPERT SYSTEMS

Abstract
Authoring 360 multisensory videos is a true challenge as the authoring tools available are scarce and restrictive. In this paper, we propose an authoring tool with three different authoring interfaces (desktop, immersive, and tangible interface) for creating multisensory 360 videos with the advantage of having a live preview of the multisensory content that is being produced. An evaluation of the three authoring tools having into account gender, system usability, presence, satisfaction, and effectiveness (time to accomplish tasks, number of errors, and number of help requests) is presented. The sample consisted of 48 participants (24 males and 24 females) evenly distributed between the different interfaces (8 males and 8 females for each interface). The results revealed that gender does not have any impact in the studied interfaces regarding all the dependent variables; immersive and tangible interfaces have higher levels of satisfaction than desktop interface as it allows more interaction freedom, and desktop interface have the lowest time to accomplish the tasks because people are more familiar with keyboard and mouse.

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