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There is a wide range of regulations on universal accessibility, but our cities are still inaccessible in many cases. Most accessibility problems in cities occur in consolidated areas that were developed prior to the development of current accessibility regulations. This leads to consider the importance of focusing more effort on managing the improvement of the accessibility of existing public urban environments. As such, the objective of this research is to design a conceptual model for accessibility management in consolidated urban environments. Unlike other research focusing on city users to collect information on accessibility problems or to provide services to improve wayfinding, this method has a focus on urban accessibility managers. The model is based on the assessment of the level of accessibility of urban environments together with the assessment of management processes in which city users are actively involved. It consists of a set of basic indicators for the identification of accessible pedestrian routes, and provides a dynamic accessibility index for the evaluation of their efficient management by the responsible governments. The inclusion of this assessment framework in the management process itself enables the necessary improvement actions to be identified and taken in time. ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) provide the communication channel between the responsible governments and city users, making this a more dynamic and efficient management model based on assessment possible.
Raquel Pérez-Delhoyo; María Andújar-Montoya; Higinio Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Rafael Mollá-Sirvent. Participatory Management to Improve Accessibility in Consolidated Urban Environments. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8323 .
AMA StyleRaquel Pérez-Delhoyo, María Andújar-Montoya, Higinio Mora, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias, Rafael Mollá-Sirvent. Participatory Management to Improve Accessibility in Consolidated Urban Environments. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (15):8323.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRaquel Pérez-Delhoyo; María Andújar-Montoya; Higinio Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Rafael Mollá-Sirvent. 2021. "Participatory Management to Improve Accessibility in Consolidated Urban Environments." Sustainability 13, no. 15: 8323.
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic respiratory disease with a high global prevalence. The main scientific societies dedicated to the management of this disease have published clinical practice guidelines for quality practice. However, at present, there are important weaknesses in COPD diagnosis criteria that often lead to underdiagnosis or misdiagnosis. Objective We sought to develop a new support system for COPD diagnosis. The system was designed to overcome the weaknesses detected in current guidelines with the goals of enabling early diagnosis, and improving the diagnostic accuracy and quality of care provided. Methods We first analyzed the main clinical guidelines for COPD to detect weaknesses that exist in the current diagnostic process, and then proposed a redesign based on a business process management (BPM) strategy for its optimization. The BPM system acts as a backbone throughout the process of COPD diagnosis in this proposed approach. The newly developed support system was integrated into a health information system for validation of its use in a hospital environment. The system was qualitatively evaluated by experts (n=12) and patients (n=36). Results Among the 12 experts, 10 (83%) positively evaluated our system with respect to increasing the speed for making the diagnosis, helping in interpreting results, and encouraging opportunistic diagnosis. With an overall rating of 4.29 on a 5-point scale, 27/36 (75%) of patients considered that the system was very useful in providing a warning about possible cases of COPD. The overall assessment of the system was 4.53 on a 5-point Likert scale with agreement to extend its use to all primary care centers. Conclusions The proposed system provides a functional method to overcome the weaknesses detected in the current diagnostic process for COPD, which can help foster early diagnosis, while improving the diagnostic accuracy and quality of care provided.
Alberto De Ramón Fernández; Daniel Ruiz Fernández; Diego Marcos-Jorquera; Virgilio Gilart Iglesias. Support System for Early Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Based on the Service-Oriented Architecture Paradigm and Business Process Management Strategy: Development and Usability Survey Among Patients and Health Care Providers. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2020, 22, e17161 .
AMA StyleAlberto De Ramón Fernández, Daniel Ruiz Fernández, Diego Marcos-Jorquera, Virgilio Gilart Iglesias. Support System for Early Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Based on the Service-Oriented Architecture Paradigm and Business Process Management Strategy: Development and Usability Survey Among Patients and Health Care Providers. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2020; 22 (3):e17161.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlberto De Ramón Fernández; Daniel Ruiz Fernández; Diego Marcos-Jorquera; Virgilio Gilart Iglesias. 2020. "Support System for Early Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Based on the Service-Oriented Architecture Paradigm and Business Process Management Strategy: Development and Usability Survey Among Patients and Health Care Providers." Journal of Medical Internet Research 22, no. 3: e17161.
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the unexpected consequences in the operation of urban environments. Prediction within the urban planning process often presents difficulties and unintended consequences. It is not enough to develop a good project. Unexpected consequences are possible because of the environment. The authors argue that these problems of uncertainty can be minimized with citizen participation and the use of new technologies. Design/methodology/approach The problem of how urban planning initiatives result in unexpected consequences is described. These effects are determined by studying a series of cities and real urban environments. A case study on urban accessibility is developed for a better understanding of the problem. Findings Avoiding unexpected consequences in the operation of urban environments is strongly linked to the concept of Smart City 3.0. This concept is based on the co-creation. In this line to address the problem, a citizen-centric methodology using the latest information and communications technologies and internet of things technologies is presented. As a practical application, different categories of unexpected events related to the Faculty of Education building at the University of Alicante have been identified as a consequence of the impact of its environment. An uncomfortable or non-accessible environment causes unforeseen behaviour of individuals. Originality/value There are no analytical tools to investigate how aspects of the urban environment cause uncertainty about the acceptance of projects by future citizen users. This work takes a step forward in that direction.
Raquel Pérez-Delhoyo; María Dolores Andújar-Montoya; Higinio Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. Unexpected consequences in the operation of urban environments. Kybernetes 2019, 48, 253 -264.
AMA StyleRaquel Pérez-Delhoyo, María Dolores Andújar-Montoya, Higinio Mora, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. Unexpected consequences in the operation of urban environments. Kybernetes. 2019; 48 (2):253-264.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRaquel Pérez-Delhoyo; María Dolores Andújar-Montoya; Higinio Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. 2019. "Unexpected consequences in the operation of urban environments." Kybernetes 48, no. 2: 253-264.
Nowadays, in many countries, stress is becoming a problem that increasingly affects the health of people. Suffering stress continuously can lead to serious behavioral disorders such as anxiety or depression. Every person, in his daily routine, can face many factors which can contribute to increase his stress level. This paper describes a flexible and distributed model to monitor environmental variables associated with stress, which provides adaptability to any environment in an agile way. This model was designed to transform stress environmental variables in value added information (key stress indicator) and to provide it to external systems, in both proactive and reactive mode. Thus, this value-added information will assist organizations and users in a personalized way helping in the detection and prevention of acute stress cases. Our proposed model is supported by an architecture that achieves the features above mentioned, in addition to interoperability, robustness, scalability, autonomy, efficient, low cost and consumption, and information availability in real time. Finally, a prototype of the system was implemented, allowing the validation of the proposal in different environments at the University of Alicante.
Alberto De Ramón-Fernández; Daniel Ruiz-Fernández; Diego Marcos-Jorquera; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. A Distributed Model for Stressors Monitoring Based on Environmental Smart Sensors. Sensors 2018, 18, 1935 .
AMA StyleAlberto De Ramón-Fernández, Daniel Ruiz-Fernández, Diego Marcos-Jorquera, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. A Distributed Model for Stressors Monitoring Based on Environmental Smart Sensors. Sensors. 2018; 18 (6):1935.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlberto De Ramón-Fernández; Daniel Ruiz-Fernández; Diego Marcos-Jorquera; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. 2018. "A Distributed Model for Stressors Monitoring Based on Environmental Smart Sensors." Sensors 18, no. 6: 1935.
There is a growing social awareness about accessibility. The accessibility in cities and public spaces has become in an important issue in official agendas due to recent European directives. There are several studies on the way to improve accessibility in cities but they do not offer the possibility of view if solutions applied are valid over time. This paper proposes a method to measure the degree of accessibility of a city or urban area by using data from conflicting accessibility points collected by the own citizens. It will allow us to visualize in a concise way how accessible a city is and its progression in the time.
Rafael Alejandro Mollá-Sirvent; Higinio Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Raquel Pérez-Delhoyo; María Dolores Andújar-Montoya. Accessibility Index for Smart Cities. Proceedings 2018, 2, 1219 .
AMA StyleRafael Alejandro Mollá-Sirvent, Higinio Mora, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias, Raquel Pérez-Delhoyo, María Dolores Andújar-Montoya. Accessibility Index for Smart Cities. Proceedings. 2018; 2 (19):1219.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRafael Alejandro Mollá-Sirvent; Higinio Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Raquel Pérez-Delhoyo; María Dolores Andújar-Montoya. 2018. "Accessibility Index for Smart Cities." Proceedings 2, no. 19: 1219.
Raquel Pérez-Delhoyo; María Dolores Andújar-Montoya; Higinio Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. Citizen Participation in Urban Planning-Management Processes - Assessing Urban Accessibility in Smart Cities. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems 2018, 206 -213.
AMA StyleRaquel Pérez-Delhoyo, María Dolores Andújar-Montoya, Higinio Mora, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. Citizen Participation in Urban Planning-Management Processes - Assessing Urban Accessibility in Smart Cities. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems. 2018; ():206-213.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRaquel Pérez-Delhoyo; María Dolores Andújar-Montoya; Higinio Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. 2018. "Citizen Participation in Urban Planning-Management Processes - Assessing Urban Accessibility in Smart Cities." Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems , no. : 206-213.
Internet of Things is a promising paradigm for designing context-aware systems. The information provided can be used for understanding the environment and providing intelligent services to the citizen. There are several studies on the information acquisition of Smart Cities. This work is focused on citizens’ traceability technologies and the data structures involved in representing and querying this information. A location and route data structure is proposed for handling data from different sources and devices, and meet the requirements of citizens’ flow management in Smart Cities.
Alejandro Sirvent-Llamas; Higinio Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; María Dolores Andújar-Montoya; Raquel Pérez-Del Hoyo; Alberto De Ramón-Fernandez. Data Structures Modelling for Citizen Tracking Based Applications in Smart Cities. Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV 2017, 10586, 201 -206.
AMA StyleAlejandro Sirvent-Llamas, Higinio Mora, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias, María Dolores Andújar-Montoya, Raquel Pérez-Del Hoyo, Alberto De Ramón-Fernandez. Data Structures Modelling for Citizen Tracking Based Applications in Smart Cities. Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV. 2017; 10586 ():201-206.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlejandro Sirvent-Llamas; Higinio Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; María Dolores Andújar-Montoya; Raquel Pérez-Del Hoyo; Alberto De Ramón-Fernandez. 2017. "Data Structures Modelling for Citizen Tracking Based Applications in Smart Cities." Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV 10586, no. : 201-206.
Hypertension affects one in five adults worldwide. Healthcare processes require interdisciplinary cooperation and coordination between medical teams, clinical processes, and patients. The lack of patients’ empowerment and adherence to treatment makes necessary to integrate patients, data collecting devices and clinical processes. For this reason, in this paper we propose a model based on Business Process Management paradigm, together with a group of technologies, techniques and IT principles which increase the benefits of the paradigm. To achieve the proposed model, the clinical process of the hypertension is analyzed with the objective of detecting weaknesses and improving the process. Once the process is analyzed, an architecture that joins health devices and environmental sensors, together with an information system, has been developed. To test the architecture, a web system connected with health monitors and environment sensors, and with a mobile app have been implemented.
Daniel Ruiz-Fernández; Diego Marcos-Jorquera; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Víctor Vives-Boix; Javier Ramírez-Navarro. Empowerment of Patients with Hypertension through BPM, IoT and Remote Sensing. Sensors 2017, 17, 2273 .
AMA StyleDaniel Ruiz-Fernández, Diego Marcos-Jorquera, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias, Víctor Vives-Boix, Javier Ramírez-Navarro. Empowerment of Patients with Hypertension through BPM, IoT and Remote Sensing. Sensors. 2017; 17 (10):2273.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniel Ruiz-Fernández; Diego Marcos-Jorquera; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Víctor Vives-Boix; Javier Ramírez-Navarro. 2017. "Empowerment of Patients with Hypertension through BPM, IoT and Remote Sensing." Sensors 17, no. 10: 2273.
The present work discusses the possibilities offered by the evolution of Information and Communication Technologies with the aim of designing a system to dynamically obtain knowledge of accessibility issues in urban environments. This system is facilitated by technology to analyse the urban user experience and movement accessibility, which enabling accurate identification of urban barriers and monitoring its effectiveness over time. Therefore, the main purpose of the system is to meet the real needs and requirements of people with movement disabilities. The information obtained can be provided as a support service for decision-making to be used by city government, institutions, researchers, professionals and other individuals of society in general to improve the liveability and quality of the lives of citizens. The proposed system is a means of social awareness that makes the most vulnerable groups of citizens visible by involving them as active participants. To perform and implement the system, the latest communication and positioning technologies for smart sensing have been used, as well as the cloud computing paradigm. Finally, to validate the proposal, a case study has been presented using the university environment as a pre-deployment step in urban environments.
Higinio Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Raquel Pérez-Del Hoyo; María Dolores Andújar-Montoya. A Comprehensive System for Monitoring Urban Accessibility in Smart Cities. Sensors 2017, 17, 1834 .
AMA StyleHiginio Mora, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias, Raquel Pérez-Del Hoyo, María Dolores Andújar-Montoya. A Comprehensive System for Monitoring Urban Accessibility in Smart Cities. Sensors. 2017; 17 (8):1834.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHiginio Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Raquel Pérez-Del Hoyo; María Dolores Andújar-Montoya. 2017. "A Comprehensive System for Monitoring Urban Accessibility in Smart Cities." Sensors 17, no. 8: 1834.
The Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is quite established in enterprise environments as a pattern for software integration. However, traditional industrial architecture based on a vertical hierarchy is still used in old manufacturing organizations, making it difficult to reach the new requirements in industrial automation. There are works related with the use of SOA WS-* stack based frameworks, but this paradigm is not optimal due to the overhead in communication protocols. From this point of view, we propose a lightweight SOA architectural model based on the use of RESTful style for design and modeling of industrial processes. The aim is to explore a low developed research area to improve interoperability and flexibility in certain demanding manufacturing scenarios while similar performance of current industrial control standard is achieved. Theoretical advantages are presented and experimentally evaluated. In the evaluation, a prototype of the lightweight RESTful Framework and several scenarios of industrial devices are presented and response times are measured using two different RESTful protocols: HTTP and CoAP. From the results obtained it can be concluded that the performance of SOA with REST in industrial environments is suitable for current needs.
Jose V. Espí-Beltrán; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Daniel Ruiz-Fernández. Enabling distributed manufacturing resources through SOA: The REST approach. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing 2017, 46, 156 -165.
AMA StyleJose V. Espí-Beltrán, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias, Daniel Ruiz-Fernández. Enabling distributed manufacturing resources through SOA: The REST approach. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 2017; 46 ():156-165.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJose V. Espí-Beltrán; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Daniel Ruiz-Fernández. 2017. "Enabling distributed manufacturing resources through SOA: The REST approach." Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing 46, no. : 156-165.
The main causes of building defects are errors in the design and the construction phases. These causes related to construction are mainly due to the general lack of control of construction work and represent approximately 75% of the anomalies. In particular, one of the main causes of such anomalies, which end in building defects, is the lack of control over the physical variables of the work environment during the execution of tasks. Therefore, the high percentage of defects detected in buildings that have the root cause in the construction phase could be avoidable with a more accurate and efficient control of the process. The present work proposes a novel integration model based on information and communications technologies for the automation of both construction work and its management at the execution phase, specifically focused on the flat roof construction process. Roofs represent the second area where more defects are claimed. The proposed model is based on a Web system, supported by a service oriented architecture, for the integral management of tasks through the Last Planner System methodology, but incorporating the management of task restrictions from the physical environment variables by designing specific sensing systems. Likewise, all workers are integrated into the management process by Internet-of-Things solutions that guide them throughout the execution process in a non-intrusive and transparent way.
María Dolores Andújar-Montoya; Diego Marcos-Jorquera; Francisco Manuel García-Botella; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. A Context-Driven Model for the Flat Roofs Construction Process through Sensing Systems, Internet-of-Things and Last Planner System. Sensors 2017, 17, 1691 .
AMA StyleMaría Dolores Andújar-Montoya, Diego Marcos-Jorquera, Francisco Manuel García-Botella, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. A Context-Driven Model for the Flat Roofs Construction Process through Sensing Systems, Internet-of-Things and Last Planner System. Sensors. 2017; 17 (7):1691.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaría Dolores Andújar-Montoya; Diego Marcos-Jorquera; Francisco Manuel García-Botella; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. 2017. "A Context-Driven Model for the Flat Roofs Construction Process through Sensing Systems, Internet-of-Things and Last Planner System." Sensors 17, no. 7: 1691.
Crohn’s disease is a chronic pathology belonging to the group of inflammatory bowel diseases. Patients suffering from Crohn’s disease must be supervised by a medical specialist for the rest of their lives; furthermore, each patient has its own characteristics and is affected by the disease in a different way, so health recommendations and treatments cannot be generalized and should be individualized for a specific patient. To achieve this personalization in a cost-effective way using technology, we propose a model based on different information flows: control, personalization, and monitoring. As a result of the model and to perform a functional validation, an architecture based on services and a prototype of the system has been defined. In this prototype, a set of different devices and technologies to monitor variables from patients and their environment has been integrated. Artificial intelligence algorithms are also included to reduce the workload related to the review and analysis of the information gathered. Due to the continuous and automated monitoring of the Crohn’s patient, this proposal can help in the personalization of the Crohn’s disease clinical process.
Alberto De Ramón-Fernández; Daniel Ruiz-Fernández; Diego Marcos-Jorquera; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Víctor Vives-Boix. Monitoring-Based Model for Personalizing the Clinical Process of Crohn’s Disease. Sensors 2017, 17, 1570 .
AMA StyleAlberto De Ramón-Fernández, Daniel Ruiz-Fernández, Diego Marcos-Jorquera, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias, Víctor Vives-Boix. Monitoring-Based Model for Personalizing the Clinical Process of Crohn’s Disease. Sensors. 2017; 17 (7):1570.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlberto De Ramón-Fernández; Daniel Ruiz-Fernández; Diego Marcos-Jorquera; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Víctor Vives-Boix. 2017. "Monitoring-Based Model for Personalizing the Clinical Process of Crohn’s Disease." Sensors 17, no. 7: 1570.
Raquel Pérez-Delhoyo; María Dolores Andújar-Montoya; Higinio Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. Urban and Building Accessibility Diagnosis using ‘Accessibility App’ in Smart Cities - A Case Study. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems 2017, 99 -108.
AMA StyleRaquel Pérez-Delhoyo, María Dolores Andújar-Montoya, Higinio Mora, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. Urban and Building Accessibility Diagnosis using ‘Accessibility App’ in Smart Cities - A Case Study. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems. 2017; ():99-108.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRaquel Pérez-Delhoyo; María Dolores Andújar-Montoya; Higinio Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. 2017. "Urban and Building Accessibility Diagnosis using ‘Accessibility App’ in Smart Cities - A Case Study." Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems , no. : 99-108.
Information technologies (IT) currently represent 2% of CO2 emissions. In recent years, a wide variety of IT solutions have been proposed, focused on increasing the energy efficiency of network data centers. Monitoring is one of the fundamental pillars of these systems, providing the information necessary for adequate decision making. However, today’s monitoring systems (MSs) are partial, specific and highly coupled solutions. This study proposes a model for monitoring data centers that serves as a basis for energy saving systems, offered as a value-added service embedded in a device with low cost and power consumption. The proposal is general in nature, comprehensive, scalable and focused on heterogeneous environments, and it allows quick adaptation to the needs of changing and dynamic environments. Further, a prototype of the system has been implemented in several devices, which has allowed validation of the proposal in addition to identification of the minimum hardware profile required to support the model.
Diego Marcos-Jorquera; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Francisco José Mora-Gimeno; Juan Antonio Gil-Martínez-Abarca. Smart Monitoring Embedded Service for Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Management in Data Centers. Energies 2016, 9, 515 .
AMA StyleDiego Marcos-Jorquera, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias, Francisco José Mora-Gimeno, Juan Antonio Gil-Martínez-Abarca. Smart Monitoring Embedded Service for Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Management in Data Centers. Energies. 2016; 9 (7):515.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDiego Marcos-Jorquera; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Francisco José Mora-Gimeno; Juan Antonio Gil-Martínez-Abarca. 2016. "Smart Monitoring Embedded Service for Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Management in Data Centers." Energies 9, no. 7: 515.
Raquel Pérez-Delhoyo; Clara García-Mayor; Higinio Mora-Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; María Dolores Andújar-Montoya. Making Smart and Accessible Cities - An Urban Model based on the Design of Intelligent Environments. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems 2016, 63 -70.
AMA StyleRaquel Pérez-Delhoyo, Clara García-Mayor, Higinio Mora-Mora, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias, María Dolores Andújar-Montoya. Making Smart and Accessible Cities - An Urban Model based on the Design of Intelligent Environments. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems. 2016; ():63-70.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRaquel Pérez-Delhoyo; Clara García-Mayor; Higinio Mora-Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; María Dolores Andújar-Montoya. 2016. "Making Smart and Accessible Cities - An Urban Model based on the Design of Intelligent Environments." Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems , no. : 63-70.
The sustainability strategy in urban spaces arises from reflecting on how to achieve a more habitable city and is materialized in a series of sustainable transformations aimed at humanizing different environments so that they can be used and enjoyed by everyone without exception and regardless of their ability. Modern communication technologies allow new opportunities to analyze efficiency in the use of urban spaces from several points of view: adequacy of facilities, usability, and social integration capabilities. The research presented in this paper proposes a method to perform an analysis of movement accessibility in sustainable cities based on radio frequency technologies and the ubiquitous computing possibilities of the new Internet of Things paradigm. The proposal can be deployed in both indoor and outdoor environments to check specific locations of a city. Finally, a case study in a controlled context has been simulated to validate the proposal as a pre-deployment step in urban environments.
Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Higinio Mora; Raquel Pérez-Delhoyo; Clara García-Mayor. A Computational Method based on Radio Frequency Technologies for the Analysis of Accessibility of Disabled People in Sustainable Cities. Sustainability 2015, 7, 14935 -14963.
AMA StyleVirgilio Gilart-Iglesias, Higinio Mora, Raquel Pérez-Delhoyo, Clara García-Mayor. A Computational Method based on Radio Frequency Technologies for the Analysis of Accessibility of Disabled People in Sustainable Cities. Sustainability. 2015; 7 (11):14935-14963.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVirgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Higinio Mora; Raquel Pérez-Delhoyo; Clara García-Mayor. 2015. "A Computational Method based on Radio Frequency Technologies for the Analysis of Accessibility of Disabled People in Sustainable Cities." Sustainability 7, no. 11: 14935-14963.
Information Technology and Communications (ICT) is presented as the main element in order to achieve more efficient and sustainable city resource management, while making sure that the needs of the citizens to improve their quality of life are satisfied. A key element will be the creation of new systems that allow the acquisition of context information, automatically and transparently, in order to provide it to decision support systems. In this paper, we present a novel distributed system for obtaining, representing and providing the flow and movement of people in densely populated geographical areas. In order to accomplish these tasks, we propose the design of a smart sensor network based on RFID communication technologies, reliability patterns and integration techniques. Contrary to other proposals, this system represents a comprehensive solution that permits the acquisition of user information in a transparent and reliable way in a non-controlled and heterogeneous environment. This knowledge will be useful in moving towards the design of smart cities in which decision support on transport strategies, business evaluation or initiatives in the tourism sector will be supported by real relevant information. As a final result, a case study will be presented which will allow the validation of the proposal.
Higinio Mora-Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; David Gil; Alejandro Sirvent-Llamas. A Computational Architecture Based on RFID Sensors for Traceability in Smart Cities. Sensors 2015, 15, 13591 -13626.
AMA StyleHiginio Mora-Mora, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias, David Gil, Alejandro Sirvent-Llamas. A Computational Architecture Based on RFID Sensors for Traceability in Smart Cities. Sensors. 2015; 15 (6):13591-13626.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHiginio Mora-Mora; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; David Gil; Alejandro Sirvent-Llamas. 2015. "A Computational Architecture Based on RFID Sensors for Traceability in Smart Cities." Sensors 15, no. 6: 13591-13626.
A Mass Customisation model is discussed as a competitive positioning strategy in the marketplace adding value to the customer’s end-use. It includes the user as part of the construction process responding to the customer’s demands and wishes. To the present day, almost all proposals for Mass Customisation have been focused on the design phase and single family houses. The reality is that the processes carried out in the work execution are so inefficient that the costs of the Mass Customisation models are assumed by the customer and they do not offer solutions that support the change management. Furthermore, this inefficiency often makes Mass Customisation unfeasible in terms of deadlines and site management. Therefore, the present proposal focuses on achieving the paradigm of Mass Customisation in the traditional residential construction complementary to the existing proposals in the design phase. All this through the proposal of a framework for the integral management in the work execution, which will address change management introduced by the users offering an efficient and productive model that reduces costs in the process. This model will focus on the synergy between different strategies, techniques and technologies currently used in the construction management (such as Lean Construction or Six Sigma), together with, other strategies and technologies that have proven to be valid solutions in other fields (such as Business Process Management, Service Oriented Architecture, etc.).
María Dolores Andújar-Montoya; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Andrés Montoyo; Diego Marcos-Jorquera. A Construction Management Framework for Mass Customisation in Traditional Construction. Sustainability 2015, 7, 5182 -5210.
AMA StyleMaría Dolores Andújar-Montoya, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias, Andrés Montoyo, Diego Marcos-Jorquera. A Construction Management Framework for Mass Customisation in Traditional Construction. Sustainability. 2015; 7 (5):5182-5210.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaría Dolores Andújar-Montoya; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Andrés Montoyo; Diego Marcos-Jorquera. 2015. "A Construction Management Framework for Mass Customisation in Traditional Construction." Sustainability 7, no. 5: 5182-5210.
Integration is currently a key factor in intelligent transportation systems (ITS), especially because of the ever increasing service demands originating from the ITS industry and ITS users. The current ITS landscape is made up of multiple technologies that are tightly coupled, and its interoperability is extremely low, which limits ITS services generation. Given this fact, novel information technologies (IT) based on the service-oriented architecture (SOA) paradigm have begun to introduce new ways to address this problem. The SOA paradigm allows the construction of loosely coupled distributed systems that can help to integrate the heterogeneous systems that are part of ITS. In this paper, we focus on developing an SOA-based model for integrating information technologies (IT) into ITS to achieve ITS service delivery. To develop our model, the ITS technologies and services involved were identified, catalogued, and decoupled. In doing so, we applied our SOA-based model to integrate all of the ITS technologies and services, ranging from the lowest-level technical components, such as roadside unit as a service (RSUAAS), to the most abstract ITS services that will be offered to ITS users (value-added services). To validate our model, a functionality case study that included all of the components of our model was designed.
Luis Felipe Herrera-Quintero; Francisco Maciá-Pérez; Diego Marcos-Jorquera; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. SOA-Based Model for Value-Added ITS Services Delivery. The Scientific World Journal 2014, 2014, 1 -19.
AMA StyleLuis Felipe Herrera-Quintero, Francisco Maciá-Pérez, Diego Marcos-Jorquera, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. SOA-Based Model for Value-Added ITS Services Delivery. The Scientific World Journal. 2014; 2014 ():1-19.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuis Felipe Herrera-Quintero; Francisco Maciá-Pérez; Diego Marcos-Jorquera; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias. 2014. "SOA-Based Model for Value-Added ITS Services Delivery." The Scientific World Journal 2014, no. : 1-19.
This paper presents a proposal enabling the modelling of manufacturing processes independently of the structure and composition of the industrial plant where these processes will ultimately be implemented. The rationale for the proposal is in the incorporation of knowledge, supported by ontologies regarding manufacturing processes, industrial machinery and the industrial plants involved. With this knowledge, process engineers can focus their efforts exclusively to define the activities to be performed on the raw material (abstract model), allowing the system to infer what other activities should be incorporated in the abstract model to obtain a particular manufacturing process tailored to a particular industrial plant. To refine the proposal, a case study is put forward in which the management system was able to infer the way for the raw material to be processed according to the abstract model and automatically composed the activities necessary for achieving it. Finally, an implementation of this management system for processes is presented together with the design of two models of industrial plant that demonstrate the validity of our proposal.
Antonio Ferrándiz-Colmeiro; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Francisco Maciá-Pérez. Semantic processes modelling independent of manufacturing infrastructures. 2010 IEEE 15th Conference on Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation (ETFA 2010) 2010, 1 -8.
AMA StyleAntonio Ferrándiz-Colmeiro, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias, Francisco Maciá-Pérez. Semantic processes modelling independent of manufacturing infrastructures. 2010 IEEE 15th Conference on Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation (ETFA 2010). 2010; ():1-8.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonio Ferrándiz-Colmeiro; Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias; Francisco Maciá-Pérez. 2010. "Semantic processes modelling independent of manufacturing infrastructures." 2010 IEEE 15th Conference on Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation (ETFA 2010) , no. : 1-8.