New Paradigm for Electric Power Technology

A New Framework for Advancement of Power Management Strategies in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Power management strategies play a key role in the design process of hybrid electric vehicles. Electric Assist Control Strategy (EACS) is one of the popular power management strategies for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). The present investigation proposes a new framework to advance the EACS. Dynamic Programming method is applied to an HEV model in several drive cycles, and as a result, some op...

Computer Technology Curriculum - A New Paradigm for a New Century

Computer technology is a complex and constantly changing field. These characteristics place considerable on-going demands on teaching and curriculum development. Given the prevalence of PCs this problem is further exacerbated by an increasing number of students from different disciplines attending both introductory and advanced courses on computer and network technology. Lecturers need a new pe...

Electric Springs - A New Smart Grid Technology

Arianna: towards a new paradigm for assistive technology at home

Providing elderly and people with special needs to retain their independence as long as possible is one of the biggest challenges of the society of tomorrow. Teseo, a startup company spinoff from University of Genoa, aims at accelerating the transition towards a sustainable healthcare system. Teseo’s first concept and product, Arianna, allows for the automated recognition of activities of daily...

A new technology paradigm for collaboration in the supply chain

‘Just-in-case inventory’ is one of the traditional methods of reducing uncertainty in business. The unfortunate consequence of this approach is the bullwhip effect. An alternative approach is some form of collaborative scenario. Unfortunately, neither approach guarantees optimisation across the supply chain. The fundamental reason for this is found in the rational behaviour that participants in...