Abstract Significant advancements in Earth Observation (EO) technologies, encompassing
global remote sensing and environment sensor networks, have greatly progressed the field …

Automotive industries are nowadays characterized by the omnipresence of metallic
structures and spot welding machines. These two characteristics bring attention to a set of …

In robotics, there are many different sensors and actuators mounted onto a robot which may
also, in the case of modular robotics, be interchanged during operation. During development …

Earthquake Early Warning Systems (EEWS) are developed to detect early signs of an
earthquake, and using these systems, critical infrastructures can be shut down to prevent …

Distributed control and measurement systems are robust and flexible thanks to their
reconfigurability and plug-and-play characteristics. IEC 61499 and IEEE 1451 standards are …

In today's automotive industry, the widespread use of metallic structures and spot welding
machines introduces various challenges, which are discussed in this paper. The primary …

This paper presents a swarm-based architecture for the composition of mechatronic systems
from smart components complemented by a Virtual Commissioning (VC) environment. The …

The object of research is network microcontroller systems for collecting and processing
experimental data. The subject of the study is the organization of distributed microcontroller …

Across all sectors of our society, efficiency is an increasingly paramount concern for a
sustainable world. While the significance of efficiency spans all levels, it is at a large scale …

In the 4th Industrial Revolution era, automation processes operate in a more modular,
flexible, and reconfigurable manner, leveraging decentralized decision-making and …