Technological innovation for value creation : Third IFIP WG 5.5/Socolnet Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical And Industrial Systems, DOCEIS 2012, Costa de Caparica, Portugal, February 27-29, 2012 : proceedings / monograph

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third IFIP WG 5.5/SOCOLNET Doctoral Conference on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems, DoCEIS 2012, held in Costa de Caparica, Portugal, in February 2012. The 65 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. They cover a wide spectrum of topics ranging from collaborative enterprise networks to microelectronics. The papers are organized in topical sections on collaborative systems, service orientation, knowledge and content management, human interaction, Petri nets, smart systems, robotic systems, perceptional systems, signal processing, energy, renewable energy, energy smart grid, power electronics, electronics, optimization in electronics, telecommunications and electronics, and electronic materials. The book also includes papers from the Workshop on Data Anaylsis and Modeling Retina in Health and Disease. Front Matter....Pages - Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Raising Awareness for Value Creation Potential in Engineering Research....Pages 3-6 Front Matter....Pages 7-7 Emotions in Collaborative Networks: A Monitoring System....Pages 9-20 Electronic Negotiation Support Environment in Collaborative Networks....Pages 21-32 Control Interfaces for a Collaborative System Using LabView Package....Pages 33-40 Front Matter....Pages 41-41 Extending Lifecycle of Legacy Systems – An Approach for SME to Enhance Their Supported Business Processes through a Service-Integration-System....Pages 43-50 On-Line Change Detection for Resource Allocation in Service-Oriented Systems....Pages 51-58 Ensemble Classifier for Solving Credit Scoring Problems....Pages 59-66 Front Matter....Pages 67-67 Framework for Knowledge Management Based in the Two-Stream Hypothesis....Pages 69-76 Information Surfaces in Systems Biology and Applications to Engineering Sustainable Agriculture....Pages 77-84 Decentralized Approximation Algorithm for Data Placement Problem in Content Delivery Networks....Pages 85-92 Front Matter....Pages 93-93 Improving Operator Performance through the Use of a Multivariable Human-Machine Control Strategy....Pages 95-104 A Virtual Reality Simulator for Basketball Free-Throw Skills Development....Pages 105-112 Determining Car Driver Interaction Intent through Analysis of Behavior Patterns....Pages 113-120 Front Matter....Pages 121-121 A State-Space Based Model-Checking Framework for Embedded System Controllers Specified Using IOPT Petri Nets....Pages 123-132 Process Control System Considering the Machines Functional Flexibilities....Pages 133-142 Asynchronous-Channels and Time-Domains Extending Petri Nets for GALS Systems....Pages 143-150 Finding Learning Paths Using Petri Nets Modeling Applicable to E-Learning Platforms....Pages 151-160 Front Matter....Pages 161-161 Self-organized Holonic Manufacturing Systems Combining Adaptation and Performance Optimization....Pages 163-170 Adapter for Self-Learning Production Systems....Pages 171-178 Evaluation of a P300-Based Interface for Smart Home Control....Pages 179-186 Front Matter....Pages 187-187 Kinematics Programming for Cooperating Robotic Systems....Pages 189-198 Measuring Variables Effect to Statistically Model the Multi-Robot Patrolling Problem by Means of ANOVA....Pages 199-206 High Maneuverability Lenticular Airship....Pages 207-216 Front Matter....Pages 217-217 Perception of Motion and Architectural Form: Computational Relationships between Optical Flow and Perspective....Pages 219-228 Online Topological Mapping of a Sparse Camera Network....Pages 229-240 Probabilistic Classification of Grasping Behaviours Using Visuo-Haptic Perception....Pages 241-248 Front Matter....Pages 249-249 A New Approach to Rational Discrete-Time Approximations to Continuous-Time Fractional-Order Systems....Pages 251-258 Adaptive Filter and Resonant Controller Applied to Hybrid Series Active Power Filter....Pages 259-266 Short Time Fourier Transform and Automatic Visual Scoring for the Detection of Sleep Spindles....Pages 267-272 Front Matter....Pages 273-273 Multiple Stress Life Analysis on Underground Power Cables from Distribution Networks....Pages 275-282 Power Transformers Differential Protection Using the p-q Power Theory....Pages 283-290 Experimental Results of Parallel Active Filter Implementation in Nonideal Power Grid....Pages 291-298 Design of Current Power Sources for a FFC NMR Apparatus: A Comparison....Pages 299-308 Front Matter....Pages 309-309 Grid Integration of Offshore Wind Farms Using Modular Marx Multilevel Converters....Pages 311-320 Hybrid Evolutionary Neuro-fuzzy Computational Tool to Forecast Wind Power and Electricity Prices....Pages 321-328 Simulation and Experimental Results for a Photovoltaic System Formed by Monocrystalline Solar Modules....Pages 329-336 Experimental Analysis of a Standalone Renewable Energy Based Hybrid System....Pages 337-344 Front Matter....Pages 345-345 Development of Energy Monitoring System for SmartGrid Consumer Application....Pages 347-354 A Standard-Based Software Infrastructure to Support Power System Protection in Distributed Energy Systems....Pages 355-362 The Efficient and Stable Charging of Electric Vehicle Batteries: Simplified Instantaneous Regulation....Pages 363-374 Front Matter....Pages 345-345 Solar Trigeneration System Model for Off-Grid Residential Applications....Pages 375-384 Front Matter....Pages 385-385 Interactive Power Electronics Tool for Undergraduate Laboratories and Research Purposes....Pages 387-394 Modelling of n -Stage Blumlein Stacked Lines for Bipolar Pulse Generation....Pages 395-402 Solid-State Bipolar Marx Converter with Output Transformer and Energy Recovery....Pages 403-410 Solid-State Bipolar Marx Generator with Voltage Droop Compensation....Pages 411-418 Front Matter....Pages 419-419 Design of Robust CMOS Amplifiers Combining Advanced Low-Voltage and Feedback Techniques....Pages 421-428 A High-Level Model for Capacitive Coupled RC Oscillators....Pages 429-436 Compact and Power Efficient MOS-NDR Muller C-Elements....Pages 437-442 On Implementation Possibilities of High-Voltage IGBTs in Resonant Converters....Pages 443-450 Front Matter....Pages 451-451 Optimization-Based Design of Nano-CMOS LC-VCOs....Pages 453-464 Robust Optimization-Based High Frequency Gm-C Filter Design....Pages 465-474 PSO-Based Design of RF Integrated Inductor....Pages 475-482 Front Matter....Pages 483-483 Efficient Hybrid Continuous-Time/Discrete-Time ∑ Δ Modulators for Broadband Wireless Telecom Systems....Pages 485-492 Interference Distribution of a CDMA Cognitive Radio Ad Hoc Network....Pages 493-502 Photonics Active Filters Based on SiC Multilayer Structures: A Two Stage Active Circuit....Pages 503-510 SiC Multilayer Photonic Structures with Self Optical Bias Amplification....Pages 511-518 Front Matter....Pages 519-519 New Electronic Memory Device Concepts Based on Metal Oxide-Polymer Nanostructures Planer Diodes....Pages 521-526 Electroforming Process in Metal-Oxide-Polymer Resistive Switching Memories....Pages 527-534 Dynamic Behavior of Resistive Random Access Memories (RRAMS) Based on Plastic Semiconductor....Pages 535-540 Front Matter....Pages 541-541 Fovea and Optic Disc Detection in Retinal Images with Visible Lesions....Pages 543-552 Front Matter....Pages 541-541 Pupillometry: Development of Equipment for Studies of Autonomic Nervous System....Pages 553-562 Automatic Arteriovenous Ratio Computation: Emulating the Experts....Pages 563-570 Mathematical Analysis and Computational Integration of Massive Heterogeneous Data from the Human Retina....Pages 571-578 Automated Evaluation of Retinopathies Using Image Cytometry....Pages 579-582 Variability and Repeatability Tests of ARMD Assessment Using the AD3RI Tool....Pages 583-590 Back Matter....Pages -