In 2015, a truly portable track geometry measuring trolley was successfully developed to enable real-time measurement after all track maintenance work. An experimental model named LRSX01 (development code) was realized that is small (disassembled total length of 1600 mm maximum) and lightweight (9.5 kg, which is about one-third that of track geometry measuring trolley LIGHTREC). Seven items may...

Lidar is extensively used in the industry and mass market, due to its measurement accuracy and insensitivity to brightness compared to cameras. It is applied onto a broad range of applications, like geodetic engineering, self driving cars or virtual reality. But the 3D Lidar with multiple beams is very expensive, and the massive measurements data can not be fully processed timely. The purpose o...

Cardio-respiratory arrest (CPA) is infrequent in children, but it can occur in any place and at any time. This fact means that every health care facility must always have the staff and material ready to resuscitate a child. These recommendations are the consensus of experts of the Spanish Paediatric and Neonatal Resuscitation Group on the material and medication for paediatric and neonatal resu...

Hospital floors become contaminated by settlement of airborne bacteria, by contact with shoes, trolley wheels, and other solid objects, and occasionally by the spilling of urine, pus, sputum, and other fluids. Pathogens commonly present on the floor include Staphylococcus aureus dispersed by patients and staff, and (in much smaller numbers) Gram-negative rods, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Sp...

Traditional approaches to moral psychology assumed that moral judgments resulted from the application of explicit commitments, such as those embodied in consequentialist or deontological philosophies. In contrast, recent work suggests that moral judgments often result from unconscious or emotional processes, with explicit commitments generated post hoc. This paper explores the intermediate posi...

To solve the problem of information acquisition of an industrial overhead crane, this paper uses an industrial camera to get the information. The information includes the height and the swing angle of the hook and the distance between the hook and the cargo. To obtain the real-time data of the hook’s height and swing angle, firstly the whole image captured by the industrial camera is processed ...

OBJECTIVE To check compliance of anaesthetist to current policies set for the use of medication within operation room and for induction room floor stock. METHODS The initial audit was conducted from 1st October to 31st November 2006 and reaudit after dissemination and sharing of results within the department repeated in July-August 2007. In each audit four operating rooms were visited twice a...

This paper introduces a novel device based on a tactile interface to replace the attendant joystick in electric wheelchairs. It can also be used in other vehicles such as shopping trolleys. Its use allows intuitive driving that requires little or no training, so its usability is high. This is achieved by a tactile sensor located on the handlebar of the chair or trolley and the processing of the...