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2024

A Robotic Framework for the Robot@Factory 4.0 Competition

Autores
Sousa, RB; Rocha, CD; Martins, JG; Costa, JP; Padrao, JT; Sarmento, JM; Carvalho, JP; Lopes, MS; Costa, PG; Moreira, AP;

Publicação
2024 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTONOMOUS ROBOT SYSTEMS AND COMPETITIONS, ICARSC

Abstract
Robotic competitions stand as platforms to propel the forefront of robotics research while nurturing STEM education, serving as hubs of both applied research and scientific innovation. In Portugal, the Portuguese Robotics Open (FNR) is an event with several robotic competitions, including the Robot@Factory 4.0 competition. This competition presents an example of deploying autonomous robots on a factory shop floor. Although the literature has works proposing frameworks for the original version of the Robot@Factory competition, none of them proposes a system framework for the Robot@Factory 4.0 version that presents the hardware, firmware, and software to complete the competition and achieve autonomous navigation. This paper proposes a complete robotic framework for the Robot@Factory 4.0 competition that is modular and open-access, enabling future participants to use and improve it in future editions. This work is the culmination of all the knowledge acquired by winning the 2022 and 2023 editions of the competition.

2024

Towards a more inclusive mobility: participatory mobility planning at a metropolitan scale

Autores
Carvalho J.; de Sousa J.P.; Macário R.;

Publicação
Transportation Research Procedia

Abstract
Participatory processes are an essential aspect of collaborative planning and decision-making processes, but designing such processes effectively can be quite challenging. This work departs from the assumptions that in sustainable urban mobility planning, the functional urban area needs to be considered, and that citizen engagement is often enacted at the neighborhood level. Under these assumptions, we have examined the experiences of 6 metropolitan cases (Bologna, Nantes, Manchester, Montreal, Christchurch, and Santiago de Chile) and draw insights from their experiences. We conclude this work with some general reflections on the importance of systemic approaches to effectively plan for sustainable transitions in urban mobility.

2024

Performance evaluation of national and international kidney exchange programmes with the ENCKEP simulator

Autores
Druzsin, K; Biró, P; Klimentova, X; Fleiner, R;

Publicação
CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH

Abstract
In this paper we present simulations for international kidney exchange programmes (KEPs). KEPs are organised in more than ten countries in Europe to facilitate the exchanges of immunologically incompatible donors. The matching runs are typically conducted in every three months for finding optimal exchanges using hierarchical optimisation with integer programming techniques. In recent years several European countries started to organise international exchanges using different collaboration policies. In this paper we conduct simulations for estimating the benefits of such collaborations with a simulator developed by the team of the ENCKEP COST Action. We conduct our simulations on generated datasets mimicking the practice of the three largest KEPs in Europe, the UK, Spanish and the Dutch programmes. Our main performance measure is the number of transplants compared to the number of registrations to the KEP pools over a 5-year period, however, as a novelty we also analyse how the optimisation criteria play a role in the lexicographic and weighted optimisation policies for these countries. Besides analysing the performances on a single instance, we also conduct large number of simulations to obtain robust findings on the performance of specific national programmes and on the possible benefits of international collaborations.

2024

Message from the VERDI Workshop Chairs; DSN-W 2024

Autores
Pereira, D; Proença, J; Sangchoolie, B;

Publicação
54th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks, DSN 2024 - Workshops, Brisbane, Australia, June 24-27, 2024

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2024

An Online Repository for Educational Resources in HCI-Engineering

Autores
Spano, LD; Campos, JC; Dittmar, A; Forbrig, P;

Publicação
DESIGN FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE, INTERACT 2023, PT I

Abstract
This paper leverages the outcomes of the first workshop on HCI Engineering Education [4] to create an online repository where the community can share content relevant to HCI. The repository takes advantage of the functionalities of the Git file versioning system to support presenting and adding content. The paper describes the structure of the repository and the process for adding new content. In addition, we propose an adaptation of the framework for presenting teaching samples, supporting more flexibility in the application of educational material for different teaching objectives. The new presentation format starts with describing a design problem and emphasises the students' applied understanding of conceptual and theoretical knowledge. The presentation format is demonstrated and discussed by the example of an end-user design tool for mobile data collection.

2024

Unlocking the Potential of Human-Robot Synergy Under Advanced Industrial Applications: The FEROX Simulator

Autores
Yalçinkaya, B; Araújo, A; Couceiro, MS; Soares, S; Valente, A;

Publicação
European Robotics Forum 2024 - 15th ERF, Volume 2, Rimini, Italy, 13-15 March 2024.

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