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    • Object Recognition in Noisy RGB-D Data 

      Rangel, José Carlos; Morell, Vicente; Cazorla, Miguel; Orts-Escolano, Sergio; García Rodríguez, José (01/01/2015)
      The object recognition task on 3D scenes is a growing research field that faces some problems relative to the use of 3D point clouds. In this work, we focus on dealing with noisy clouds through the use of the Growing Neural ...
    • Object recognition in noisy RGB-D data using GNG 

      Rangel, José Carlos; Morell, Vicente; Cazorla, Miguel; Orts-Escolano, Sergio; García-Rodríguez, José (Pattern Analysis and ApplicationsPattern Analysis and Applications, 04/26/2016)
      Object recognition in 3D scenes is a research field in which there is intense activity guided by the problems related to the use of 3D point clouds. Some of these problems are influenced by the presence of noise in the ...
    • On the Design and Development of Climbing and Walking Robots for the Maritime Industries 

      Armada, Manuel; Prieto, M.; Akinfiev, T.; Fernández, Roemi; Montes Franceschi, Héctor (2005-06-27)
      Modern robotic systems are increasingly powerful in terms of sensor fusion and mobility. Present technological progress allows advanced robots to cope progressively much better also with complex environments such as those ...
    • Ontological Context-Awareness for Adaptive Augmented Reality 

      Hervás, Ramón; Bravo, José; García-Lillo, Alberto; Fontecha, Jesús; Villarreal, Vladimir (2011-07-03)
      This paper presents a proposal for supporting daily user needs by simple interactions with the environment through an augmented-reality perspective and applying proactive adaptation through knowledge representation using ...
    • Optical reconfigurable demultiplexer based on Bragg grating assisted ring resonators 

      Vargas, Salvador; Vázquez, Carmen (08/11/2014)
      A polarization independent reconfigurable optical demultiplexer with low crosstalk between adjacent channels and high number of potential allocated channels is designed on silicon on insulator technology. On to off state ...
    • Optical router for optical fiber sensor networks based on a liquid crystal cell 

      Vargas, Salvador; Sánchez Pena, José Manuel; Vázquez, Carmen; Aranda, Angel; Pérez, Isabel (09/04/2003)
      Optical fiber sensor networks are evolving rapidly. They are used because of the inert nature of optical fibers allowing no electromagnetic interference and safe applications in inflammable atmospheres; other relevant ...
    • OTEC Alternative for the Electric Power Generation in Panama 

      López Tenorio, Guillermo; James Rivas, Arthur; De Los Angeles Ortega, Maria; Jurado, Francisco (2019 7th International Engineering, Sciences and Technology Conference (IESTEC)2019 7th International Engineering, Sciences and Technology Conference (IESTEC), 2019-12-30)
      This document presents a qualitative analysis of surface temperatures of the oceanic territory of Panama. These temperatures represent an indication of the potential of the thermal resource in the oceanic territory of ...
    • Outdoor stairway segmentation using vertical vanishing point and directional filter 

      Cáceres Hernández, Danilo; Hyun Jo, Kang (10/13/2010)
      In this paper we propose to detect the localization and recognition of outdoor stairway. This problem is the most fundamental step in solving the problem of autonomous stair climbing navigation. An autonomous system must ...
    • Outer Factor 2-D MA Models for Purely Random Fields and Fields and Wold-Tipe Texture Decompositions 

      Merchán, Fernando; Turcu, Flavius; Najim, Mohamed (2007-06-29)
      In this paper, we propose a new method to compute the parameters of finite approximations of 2-D MA infinite models associated with purely indeterministic stationary fields, by using spectral factorizations. This method ...
    • Panama Metro Bus System and Metro Line 1: An externalities analysis of CO2 emissions spectre 

      Berbey-Alvarez, Aranzazu; Alvarez, Humberto; Guevara-Cedeño, Jessica; Sanz Bobi, Juan de Dios (2017-07)
      In recent years there is has been a need to reduce traffic congestion with the objective of contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions or air pollution. This argument could be seen as a new tariff or tax to make society ...
    • Panama metro line 1: Analysis of CO 2 emissions from 2015 to 2017. Principles for an eco-transportation city 

      Berbey Alvarez, Aranzazu; Guevara Cedeño, Jessica; Alvarez, Humberto (2019-03)
      This article presents an analysis of CO 2 emissions in the Panama Metro Line 1 (PML1) performed using the APTA methodology. The first section of this document presents a brief description of the Panama Metro line 1 and its ...
    • Partially obscured human detection based on component detectors using multiple feature descriptors 

      Cáceres Hernández, Danilo; Hyun Jo, Kang; Dung Hoang, Van (2014-08-03)
      This paper presents a human detection system based on component detector using multiple feature descriptors. The contribution presents two issues for dealing with the problem of partially obscured human. First, it presents ...
    • Participación de estudiantes de escuelas primarias en el proceso de muestreo climatológico en la Ciudad de Panamá 

      Roman, Anelly; Fábrega, José (2011-11)
      Esta investigación representa el primer paso en el desarrollo de una metodología que permita complementar la información meteorológica recolectada en la Ciudad de Panamá, con el aporte de centros educativos. Este trabajo ...
    • Particle-Filtering-Based State-of-Health Estimation and End-of-Life Prognosis for Lithium-Ion Batteries at Operation Temperature 

      Pola, Daniel; Guajardo, Felipe; Jofré, Esteban; L. Quintero, Vanessa; Perez, Aramis; Acuña, David; Orchard, Marcos (Annual Conference of the PHM Society 2016Annual Conference of the PHM Society 2016, 2016-08-15)
      We present the implementation of a particle-filtering-based framework that estimates the State-of-Health (SOH) and predicts the End-of-Life (EOL) of Lithium-Ion batteries, efficiently incorporating variations of ambient ...
    • Passenger´s flow for a Train’s Coach and Dwelling Time Using Fuzzy Logic 

      Berbey-Alvarez, Aranzazu; Caballero, Rony; Sanchez Urrutia, Victor; Calvo, Francisco (2014-07)
      The passengers´ traffic and station dwelling time estimation are significant parameters for mass transit planning. Nevertheless, classical methodologies are not easy to apply in certain practical situations. This work ...
    • Percepciones políticas, económicas y sociales del COVID-19 en la provincia de Chiriquí (Panamá) 

      Pineda, Alison; Salas, María; Serrano, Yenny; Berbey-Alvarez, Aranzazu (2021)
      Objetivo: Determinar las percepciones políticas, económicas y sociales del COVID-19 en la provincia de Chiriquí (Panamá). Materiales y métodos: El presente estudio es de un enfoque descriptivo y de diseño metodológico ...
    • PERCEPCIÓN DE LA EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR EN PANAMÁPOST-PANDEMIA 

      Labrador, Amy; Sánchez, Melina; Henríquez, Lurys; Berbey-Alvarez, Aranzazu (Universidad Internacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, 2022-12-16)
      La educación panameña ha vivido grandes acontecimientos, los cuales han marcado significativamente nuestra historia. Uno de los factores conocidos que ha impactado la educación panameña fue la Derogación de la Reforma ...
    • PERCEPCIÓN DE LOS PACIENTES SOBRE LOS SERVICIOS MÉDICOS DEL ULAPS DEL DISTRITO DE DOLEGA 

      Pitti, Brayan; Machado, Antonio; Quintero, Edson; Berbey Alvarez, Aranzazu (Universidad Internacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, 2024-05-09)
      El sistema de salud pública en Panamá ha sido motivo de una creciente inquietud a nivel nacionalen los últimos años.En este artículo se analizó y destacó la situación del sistema de salud públicade Panamá y las diversas ...
    • A Perception System for Accurate Automatic Control of an Articulated Bus 

      Salanias, Carlota; Montes Franceschi, Héctor; Armada, Manuel (2010-07-02)
      This paper describes the perception system for an automatic articulated bus where an accurate tracking trajectory is desired. Among the most promising transport infrastructures of the autonomous or semi-autonomous ...
    • Perspectiva de las externalidades socio económicas de la línea 1 del metro de Panamá en la productividad urbana 

      Berbey-Alvarez, Aranzazu; Guevara, Jessica; Castillo, Gema; Alvarez, Humberto (2017-02)
      En este trabajo de investigación se analizan algunas de las externalidades de corte económico generadas por la Línea 1 del Metro en la Ciudad de Panamá. La congestión vehicular de las urbes produce pérdidas anuales ...