• Lattice-Based Analog Mappings for Low-Latency Wireless Sensor Networks 

      Suárez-Casal, Pedro; Fresnedo, Óscar; Pérez-Adán, Darian; Castedo, Luis (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2023-10-01)
      [Abstract]: We consider the transmission of spatially correlated analog information in a wireless sensor network (WSN) through fading single-input and multiple-output (SIMO) multiple access channels (MACs) with low-latency ...
    • LoRaWAN and Blockchain based Safety and Health Monitoring System for Industry 4.0 Operators 

      Froiz-Míguez, Iván; Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Varela-Barbeito, José; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M. (M D P I AG, 2019-11-14)
      [Abstract] The latest advances in the different Industry 4.0 technologies have enabled the automation and optimization of complex tasks of production processes thanks to their ability to monitor and track the state of ...
    • Low-Complexity Distance-Based Scheduling for Multi-User XL-MIMO Systems 

      González-Coma, José P.; Lopez-Martinez, F.J.; Castedo, Luis (IEEE, 2021-11)
      [Abstract]: We introduce Distance-Based Scheduling (DBS), a new technique for user selection in downlink multi-user communications with extra-large (XL) antenna arrays. DBS categorizes users according to their equivalent ...
    • Low-Complexity Near-Optimal Decoding for Analog Joint Source Channel Coding Using Space-Filling Curves 

      Fresnedo, Óscar; Vázquez-Araújo, Francisco J.; Castedo, Luis; Garcia-Frias, Javier (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2013-04)
      [Abstract]: Analog Joint Source-Channel Coding (JSCC) is a communication strategy that does not follow the separation principle of conventional digital systems but approaches the optimal distortion-cost tradeoff over AWGN ...
    • Matrix Pseudo-Inversion Technique for Diagnostics of Planar Arrays 

      Brégains, Julio; Ares Pena, F. J.; Moreno Piquero, E. (The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2005-01-06)
      [Abstract] It is shown, by means of numerical simulation, that the Moore-Penrose pseudoinverse of a matrix taken from an overdetermined system can be applied to retrieve the excitation distribution of a planar array of ...
    • Measurement Effects on Ø-Symmetric Shaped Patterns Generated by Circular Continuous Apertures 

      Brégains, Julio; Ares Pena, F. J.; Moreno Piquero, E. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2003-10)
      [Abstract] Sidelobe-level and ripple behaviors of Ø-symmetric shaped patterns, generated by circular, real and complex, continuous Taylor distributions, is analyzed as a function of measurement distances. This paper reveals ...
    • Measurement-Based Characterization of Train-to-Infrastructure 2.6 GHz Propagation Channel in a Modern Subway Station 

      Domínguez-Bolaño, Tomás; Rodríguez Piñeiro, José; García-Naya, José A.; Yin, Xuefeng; Castedo, Luis (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018)
      [Abstract]: Channel characterization is essential when planning wireless communication deployments. We consider the wireless channel characterization in a modern subway station and its corresponding entrance tunnel, a topic ...
    • Measuring the physical layer performance of wireless communication systems: Part 33 in a series of tutorials on instrumentation and measurement 

      Caban, Sebastian; García-Naya, José A.; Rupp, Markus (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers & Instrumentation and Measurement Society, 2011-10)
      [Abstract]: Measuring the physical layer performance of wireless radio communication systems is one important step in clearly understanding their behavior in real-world, that is, non-simulation, environments. Unfortunately, ...
    • Mist and Edge Computing Cyber-Physical Human-Centered Systems for Industry 5.0: A Cost-Effective IoT Thermal Imaging Safety System 

      Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Barros, Daniel; Lopes, Sérgio Ivan; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M. (MDPI, 2022-11)
      [Abstract]: While many companies worldwide are still striving to adjust to Industry 4.0 principles, the transition to Industry 5.0 is already underway. Under such a paradigm, Cyber-Physical Human-centered Systems (CPHSs) ...
    • Mobile Application for Analysing the Development of Motor Skills in Children 

      Moreno-Naya, David; Vázquez Araújo, Francisco Javier; Castro-Castro, Paula-María; Vivas-Costa, Jamile; Dapena, Adriana; González Doniz, Luz (MDPI AG, 2020-08-26)
      [Abstract] This work presents a mobile application to complement and reinforce the specific physical activities in children through training prior to such activities and monitoring their progress after it. This experiment ...
    • Moving to e-Service Learning in Higher Education 

      Dapena, Adriana; Castro-Castro, Paula-María; Ares-Pernas, Ana (MDPI, 2022)
      [Abstract] Service Learning is a methodology in which students achieve academic and transversal competences related to the curriculum of a subject while performing a service for the benefit of the community. With the ...
    • Multi-Sensor Accurate Forklift Location and Tracking Simulation in Industrial Indoor Environments 

      Barral Vales, Valentín; Suárez-Casal, Pedro; Escudero, Carlos J.; García-Naya, José A. (M D P I AG, 2019-10-12)
      [Abstract] Location and tracking needs are becoming more prominent in industrial environments nowadays. Process optimization, traceability or safety are some of the topics where a positioning system can operate to improve ...
    • Multibeam Single-Sideband Time-Modulated Arrays 

      Maneiro-Catoira, Roberto; García-Naya, José A.; Brégains, Julio; Castedo, Luis (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2020)
      [Abstract]: The design of efficient time-modulated arrays (TMAs) for multi-beam steering purposes must be based on both a type of periodical sequences that guarantees an adequate windowing of exploited harmonics, and a ...
    • Near Field Quasi-Null Control with Far Field Sidelobe Level Maintenance in Line Source Difference Patterns 

      Brégains, Julio; Ares Pena, F. J.; Moreno Piquero, E. (Taylor & Francis, 2003)
      [Abstract] A previously developed method to place a quasi-null in a specified angular position of the near-field line source in sum patterns while, simultaneously, the far-field sidelobe level is maintained under a desired ...
    • Near-Field Quasi-Null Control with Far-Field Sidelobe Level Maintenance in Line Source Distributions 

      Brégains, Julio; Ares Pena, F. J.; Moreno Piquero, E. (The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2002-06-06)
      [Abstract] An improving method, based on the Taylor line source, that allocates a quasi-null in a specified angular position of near-field pattern, and simultaneously controls the general topography of the far-field sidelobe ...
    • New Computation of Resolving Connected Dominating Sets in Weighted Networks 

      Dapena, Adriana; Iglesia, Daniel I.; Vázquez Araújo, Francisco Javier; Castro-Castro, Paula-María (M D P I AG, 2019-11-29)
      [Abstract] In this paper we focus on the issue related to finding the resolving connected dominating sets (RCDSs) of a graph, denoted by G. The connected dominating set (CDS) is a connected subset of vertices of G selected ...
    • New Toroidal Beam Antennas for WLAN Communications 

      Brégains, Julio; Franceschetti, G.; Roederer, A. G.; Ares Pena, F. J. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2007-02)
      [Abstract] The design of a number of new antennas that radiate linearly polarized toroidal beams is described. The developed procedures are based on the use of a method of moments commercial software tool. Several numerical ...
    • Next Generation Auto-Identification and Traceability Technologies for Industry 5.0: A Methodology and Practical Use Case for the Shipbuilding Industry 

      Fraga-Lamas, Paula; Varela-Barbeito, José; Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021)
      [Abstract] Industry 5.0 follows the steps of the Industry 4.0 paradigm and seeks for revolutionizing the way industries operate. In fact, Industry 5.0 focuses on research and innovation to support industrial production ...
    • NLOS Identification and Mitigation Using Low-Cost UWB Devices 

      Barral Vales, Valentín; Escudero, Carlos J.; García-Naya, José A.; Maneiro-Catoira, Roberto (M D P I AG, 2019-08-08)
      [Abstract] Indoor location systems based on ultra-wideband (UWB) technology have become very popular in recent years following the introduction of a number of low-cost devices on the market capable of providing accurate ...
    • Numerical Model of a 28-GHz Frequency Diverse Array Antenna 

      Angoue Avele, Marc Bernice; Brégains, Julio; Maneiro-Catoira, Roberto; García-Naya, José A.; Castedo, Luis (MDPI AG, 2020-08-22)
      [Abstract] In this work we make use of the frequency diverse array (FDA) concept, whose design is based upon a frequency increment across the antenna elements to generate a beam steering that is a function of angle, time ...