Browsing by Author "Fraga-Lamas, Paula"
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A Bluetooth 5 Opportunistic Edge Computing System for Vehicular Scenarios
Niebla Montero, Ángel; Froiz-Míguez, Iván; Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M. (MDPI, 2022-11-01)[Abstract]: The limitations of many IoT devices in terms of storage, computing power and energy consumption require them to be connected to other devices when performing computationally intensive tasks, as happens with IoT ... -
A Collaborative Augmented Reality Application for Training and Assistance during Shipbuilding Assembly Processes
Vidal-Balea, Aida; Blanco, Óscar; Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Vilar-Montesinos, Miguel A.; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M. (MDPI AG, 2020-08-18)[Abstract] This paper presents the development of a novel Microsoft HoloLens collaborative application that allows shipyard operators to interact with a virtual clutch during its assembly in a real Turbine workshop. Such ... -
A cost-effective IoT system for monitoring Indoor radon gas concentration
Blanco, Óscar; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M.; Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Castedo, Luis (M D P I AG, 2018-07-08)[Abstract] Radon is a noble gas originating from the radioactive decay chain of uranium or thorium. Most radon emanates naturally from the soil and from some building materials, so it can be found in many places around the ... -
A Cost-Effective Thermal Imaging Safety Sensor for Industry 5.0 and Collaborative Robotics
Barros, Daniel; Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M.; Lopes, Sérgio Ivan (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023)[Abstract]: The Industry 5.0 paradigm focuses on industrial operator well-being and sustainable manufacturing practices, where humans play a central role, not only during the repetitive and collaborative tasks of the ... -
A Fog Computing and Cloudlet Based Augmented Reality System for the Industry 4.0 Shipyard
Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M.; Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Suárez-Albela, Manuel; Vilar-Montesinos, Miguel A. (MDPI AG, 2018)[Abstract] Augmented Reality (AR) is one of the key technologies pointed out by Industry 4.0 as a tool for enhancing the next generation of automated and computerized factories. AR can also help shipbuilding operators, ... -
A fog computing based cyber-physical system for the automation of pipe-related tasks in the Industry 4.0 shipyard
Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M.; Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Suárez-Albela, Manuel; Díaz Bouza, Manuel A. (M D P I AG, 2018-06-17)[Abstract] Pipes are one of the key elements in the construction of ships, which usually contain between 15,000 and 40,000 of them. This huge number, as well as the variety of processes that may be performed on a pipe, ... -
A plug-and-play human-centered virtual TEDS architecture for the web of things
Hernández-Rojas, Dixys; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M.; Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Escudero, Carlos J. (M D P I AG, 2018-06-27)[Abstract] This article presents a Virtual Transducer Electronic Data Sheet (VTEDS)-based framework for the development of intelligent sensor nodes with plug-and-play capabilities in order to contribute to the evolution ... -
A Practical Evaluation of a High-Security Energy-Efficient Gateway for IoT Fog Computing Applications
Suárez-Albela, Manuel; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M.; Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Castedo, Luis (M D P I AG, 2017-08-29)[Abstract] Fog computing extends cloud computing to the edge of a network enabling new Internet of Things (IoT) applications and services, which may involve critical data that require privacy and security. In an IoT fog ... -
A Practical Evaluation of Commercial Industrial Augmented Reality Systems in an Industry 4.0 Shipyard
Blanco, Óscar; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M.; Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Vilar-Montesinos, Miguel A (IEEE, 2018)[Absctract]: The principles of the Industry 4.0 are guiding manufacturing companies toward more automated and computerized factories. Such principles are also applied in shipbuilding, which usually involves numerous complex ... -
A practical evaluation on RSA and ECC-based cipher suites for IoT high-security energy-efficient Fog and mist computing devices
Suárez-Albela, Manuel; Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M. (M D P I AG, 2018-11-10)[Abstract] The latest Internet of Things (IoT) edge-centric architectures allow for unburdening higher layers from part of their computational and data processing requirements. In the specific case of fog computing systems, ... -
A Real-Time Implementation of the Mobile WiMAX ARQ and Physical Layer
Suárez-Casal, Pedro; Carro Lagoa, Ángel; García-Naya, José A.; Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Castedo, Luis; Morales-Méndez, Antonio (Springer, 2015)[Abstract] This paper presents an innovative software-defined radio architecture for the real-time implementation of WiMAX transceivers. The architecture consists of commercially available field-programmable gate array and ... -
A Review on Blockchain Technologies for an Advanced and Cyber-Resilient Automotive Industry
Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M. (IEEE, 2019)[Absctract]: In the last century, the automotive industry has arguably transformed society, being one of the most complex, sophisticated, and technologically advanced industries, with innovations ranging from the hybrid, ... -
A Review on Industrial Augmented Reality Systems for the Industry 4.0 Shipyard
Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M.; Blanco, Óscar; Vilar-Montesinos, Miguel A (IEEE, 2018)[Absctract]: Shipbuilding companies are upgrading their inner workings in order to create Shipyards 4.0, where the principles of Industry 4.0 are paving the way to further digitalized and optimized processes in an integrated ... -
A Review on Internet of Things for Defense and Public Safety
Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M.; Suárez-Albela, Manuel; Castedo, Luis; González-López, Miguel (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2016)[Abstract], The Internet of Things (IoT) is undeniably transforming the way that organizations communicate and organize everyday businesses and industrial procedures. Its adoption has proven well suited for sectors that ... -
A Review on IoT Deep Learning UAV Systems for Autonomous Obstacle Detection and Collision Avoidance
Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Ramos, Lucía; Mondéjar-Guerra, Víctor; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M. (M D P I AG, 2019-09-14)[Abstract] Advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, offer unprecedented opportunities to boost a wide array of large-scale Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Nevertheless, UAV platforms still ... -
A Review on the Application of Blockchain to the Next Generation of Cybersecure Industry 4.0 Smart Factories
Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M.; Fraga-Lamas, Paula (IEEE, 2019)[Absctract]: Industry 4.0 is a concept devised for improving the way modern factories operate through the use of some of the latest technologies, like the ones used for creating the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), ... -
A Review on the Use of Blockchain for the Internet of Things
Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M.; Fraga-Lamas, Paula (IEEE, 2018)[Absctract]: Web automation applications are widely used for different purposes such as B2B integration, web mashups, automated testing of web applications, Internet metasearch or technology and business watch. One crucial ... -
A UAV and Blockchain-Based System for Industry 4.0 Inventory and Traceability Applications
Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M.; Blanco, Óscar; Suárez-Albela, Manuel; Fraga-Lamas, Paula (MDPI, 2019)[Abstract] Industry 4.0 has paved the way for a world where smart factories will automate and upgrade many processes through the use of some of the latest emerging technologies. One of such technology is Unmanned Aerial ... -
Advancing NASA-TLX: Automatic User Interaction Analysis for Workload Evaluation in XR Scenarios
Vidal-Balea, Aida; Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M.[Abstract]: Calculating the effort required to complete a task has always been somewhat difficult, as it depends on each person and becomes very subjective. For this reason, different methodologies were developed to try ... -
An Electricity Price-Aware Open-Source Smart Socket for the Internet of Energy
Blanco, Óscar; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M.; Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Castedo, Luis (M D P I AG, 2017-03-21)[Abstracts] The Internet of Energy (IoE) represents a novel paradigm where electrical power systems work cooperatively with smart devices to increase the visibility of energy consumption and create safer, cleaner and ...