Francesco Lamonaca

• University of Calabria

In the context of the internet of things, and particularly within distributed measurement systems that are subject to high privacy risks, it is essential to emphasize the need for increasingly effective privacy protections. The idea presented in this work involves managing critical traffic through an architectural proposal aimed at solving the prob...

Advancements in technology have facilitated the emergence of unmanned systems and vehicles utilized across aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic domains. The scope of applications for these systems is steadily expanding, prompting a plethora of studies and research endeavors. This research delves into the pivotal role of sensors and measurements in ensu...

The widespread adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in home, industrial, and business environments has made available the deployment of innovative distributed measurement systems (DMS). This paper takes into account constrained hardware and a security-oriented virtual local area network (VLAN) approach that utilizes local message queuing te...

The new power generation systems, the increasing number of equipment connected to the power grid, and the introduction of technologies such as the smart grid, underline the importance and complexity of the Power Quality (PQ) evaluation. In this scenario, an Automatic PQ Events Classifier (APQEC) that detects, segments, and classifies the anomaly in...

Background Comprehensive datasets quantifying the coupled thermo-mechanical and electrical properties of shape memory alloys (SMAs) are lacking, as are standardized techniques for robust characterization. This hampers accurate modeling and design of SMA-based components. Objective: This work develops an automated experimental system to enable simul...

The measurement of Morphometric parameters of Fish Erythrocytes (MFE) has been recognized as a valuable tool for ecological biomonitoring. Conventional methods for measuring MFE greatly depend on manual measurements, leading to a labor-intensive and time-consuming process that relies on human expertise. To overcome these issues, in this paper, a so...

Air quality is an important environmental concern, as it is strictly related to human health risks and adverse eff ects on it. Monitoring air pollutants and diff erent ancillary parameters is a feasible and crucial approach to address this challenge. This task typically involves high expenses in case measurements are carried out by using conventi o...

The design of scaffolds for multi-tissue regeneration is very complex in terms of material and structure, as a direct consequence of hierarchical and organizational features. TRIZ represents the Russian acronym for the “Theory of Inventive Problem Solving” (TIPS). TRIZ is able to identify and codify such principles, using them to make the creative...

Creative design methods should allow the extraction of novel wisdoms and favour their integration into many technological domains, thus leading to an innovative product. The current research reports some technical considerations on the role of generative design as a “collaborative partner” in supporting the ideation process through the development...

In the presence of natural disasters that increasingly affect urban centers, innovative methodologies that can support all the subjects and bodies involved in the disaster management system are increasingly important. This task can be enhanced in urban settings by automatically assessing at-risk buildings through satellite and aerial imagery. Howev...

In this paper, a proposal for an Internet-of-Things (IoT) based measurement system dealing with the enteric methane (CH4) emission monitoring from ruminants is presented. Herein, a brief overview of the recent advances in sensors technologies and their IoT integration for realizing measurement systems able to monitor the CH4 emissions in ruminants...

In 2022, there was a 25.77 % increase in work-related accidents reported in Italy, including 1090 with a fatal outcome. Legislative Decree 81/100 regulates worker safety and requires employers to assess risks and implement necessary interventions. When risks cannot be eliminated, employers must provide appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE...

The adoption of Automatic Milking Systems (AMS) in Europe and Italy has been increasing gradually in recent years, driven by the advantages they offer over traditional milking methods. AMS reduces the need for manual labor, increases milk production, standardizes teat cleaning and disinfection, and promotes animal welfare. The adoption of milking r...

The paper discusses the challenges facing the dairy industry due to increased farm sizes and reduced staff-to-animal ratios, which are impacting animal welfare. The development of precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies has gained momentum to address these challenges. PLF technologies can assess animal welfare and health status by monitoring...

This thesis presents the design and implementation of a Wireless Crack Detection System that utilizes Acoustic Emission (AE) technology. The system is designed to detect cracks in real time and transmit the acquired measurement information wirelessly to a central server for analysis. The AE sensor is used to acquire the crack signals, which are the...

This paper proposes a Wireless Crack Detection System (WCDS) for concrete structures based on IoT and Acoustic Emission (AE). A crack is a rupture inside the building material occurring due stress, aging, and other damaging factors. When a crack occurs, energy is released in term of an ultrasonic wave, also, known as AE. The WCDS objective is to ti...

Nowadays, Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) wires are commonly used in industrial, medical, research fields. Recently they are used also for sensing, an accurate model for their behaviour in different operative condition is missing. To fulfill this lack, this work proposes an automatic measurement system for SMA wires characterization. In particular, the va...

This paper proposes a low-cost experimental testing procedure to assess the effectiveness of an upper-limb exoskeleton. The proposed measurement methodology has been specifically designed to evaluate the performance of a passive self-locking magnetic spring exoskeleton that has been designed and built at University of Calabria. The proposed measure...

In this paper, an overview of the smartphone measurement methods for Heart Rate (HR) and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is presented. HR and HRV are important vital signs to be evaluated and monitored especially in a sudden heart crisis and in the case of COVID-19. Unlike other specific medical devices, the smartphone can always be present with a per...

The recent increase on the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 fields has led the research topics to investigate on the innovative technologies that could support these emerging topics in different area of applications. In particular, the current trends are to close the gap between the physical and digital worlds, thus originating the so-called Cyb...

Detection, and classification of cracks in buildings are vital to prevent damage and their sudden collapse. This is particularly important to preserve our cultural heritage and save human life. Nowadays, trained operators perform these operations. Consequently, the number of buildings under monitoring is too low and costs are high. Besides the fact...

Measurement of Morphological Blood Cell Parameter (MBCP) plays a key role in hematological examination and diagnosis of various diseases. Recently, Cellular Image Analysis (CIA) techniques have been widely used in clinical diagnosis. Nowadays, these CIA techniques are mainly based on image acquisition followed by digital processing for image segmen...

This paper deals with a preliminary assessment of the performance of four Compressive Sampling (CS) algorithms used for Acoustic Emission (AE) signals delivered by a distributed Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system. In particular, three random CS-based methods (i.e., Random Demodulation, Gaussian, and Bernoulli), already available in the liter...

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems play an important role in the defence of historical heritage. In fact, it is necessary to monitor and analyse the information that highlight the state of health of the structure. Unfortunately, in the realization of the monitoring system it is necessary to place several sensor nodes in place where it is no...

The historical and cultural heritage has been damaged and destroyed for many years by catastrophic events. In Italy, the safeguarding of historic masonry buildings from seismic events has drawn the attention of researchers, often underestimating other external factors. This may be due to the fact that, over the centuries, earthquakes have frequentl...

Jitter characterization is an essential requirement for different applications and technologies. For this reason, measurement approaches, decomposition methods and measurement instruments aimed at quantifying and analyzing jitter continue to be object of great interest both for researchers and manufacturers. Currently, various instruments are avail...

This article presents an innovative and accurate automatic classifier of power signal (PS) alterations. Effective detection and an accurate classification are an important step toward the design of an automatic power quality (PQ) measurement system that is becoming a must in current scenarios. The aim of this article is to boost classification accu...

In modern building infrastructures, the chance to devise adaptive and unsupervised data-driven structural health monitoring (SHM) systems is gaining in popularity. This is due to the large availability of big data from low-cost sensors with communication capabilities and advanced modeling tools such as deep learning. A promising method suitable for...

We consider a one-dimensional, isentropic, hydrodynamical model for a unipolar semiconductor, with the mobility depending on the electric field. The mobility is related to the momentum relaxation time, and field-dependent mobility models are commonly used to describe the occurrence of saturation velocity, that is, a limit value for the electron mea...

Measurement of morphometric parameters of blood cells play a key role in hematological examination representing one of the main tools for the diagnosis and evaluation of blood disorders. Different techniques are currently used to measure blood cell parameters to provide important clinical information, to consolidate pertinent second opinions, and t...

The main aim of using the IoT paradigm is related to the possibility of a connectivity extension of several common SHM devices by means of Internet. The connected devices are thus able to transmit and process data, guaranteeing new scenarios in the design of acquisition systems in different fields of science and engineering. The innovations have le...

This paper deals with the synchronization of Mobile Smart Objects (MSOs). Today, this scenario is becoming typical in Industrial IoT applications due to the plethora of MSOs available as robots, drones and wearables, equipped by sensors making them measurement instruments cooperating in distributed measurement systems. In this context, the synchron...

Mobile robots and rovers play an important role in many industrial applications. Under certain constraints, they are suitable in harsh environments and conditions in which protracted human activity is not safe or permitted. In many circumstances, mechanical aspects and electrical consumption need to be optimized for autonomous and wheeled mobile ro...

Earthquakes induce dynamic stresses in structures, and past seismic events have demonstrated that existing heritage buildings are highly vulnerable. This vulnerability applies to both reinforced-concrete and masonry buildings, which are concentrated in historic centres throughout Italy. Significant variations in construction account for the inadequ...

p class="Abstract">The historical and cultural heritage analysis of the Italian territory is of primary importance, because this territory is one of the richest in the world and can enrich our knowledge in different field. In fact, in the field of structural engineering, a new discovery was made in Calabria, in the south of Italy. By investigating...

The advance of technology has enabled the development of unmanned systems/vehicles used in the air, on the ground or on/in the water. The application range for these systems is continuously increasing, and unmanned platforms continue to be the subject of numerous studies and research contributions. This paper deals with the role of sensors and meas...

In the online approach for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) particular relevance can be assumed in the Artificial Intelligence algorithms. In fact, the real time structure condition evaluation must be performed by the fast analysis of the data provided by several sensors and devices. Among the SHM techniques the most attractive are based on the a...

Today, several applications and technologies require a suitable jitter characterization. For this reason, measurement methods and instruments aimed at quantifying and analyzing jitter continue to be proposed and developed by the research community and manufacturers. Jitter is often the joint effect of different phenomena, and it can have many compo...

!--[if gte mso 11]> In this article, an automatic Analog Modulation Classifier based on Empirical mode decomposition and Machine learning approaches (AMC-EM) is proposed. The AMC-EM operates without a priori information and can recognise typical analog modulation schemes: amplitude modulation, phase modulation, frequency modulation, and single side...

Past seismic events have shown that the existing built heritage is strongly vulnerable to dynamic stresses induced by earthquakes. This issue concerns not only reinforced-concrete buildings but also masonry ones, which are concentrated in the historical centers that characterize the Italian peninsula. The inadequacy of existing structures to withst...

The Italian historical and cultural heritage is one of the most interesting and great in the world. The study of this heritage patrimony is bringing new discovery in the field of structural science. An ancient anti-seismic structure was discovered in Calabria region. Such structure is based on fictile tubules bricks a still not well studied constru...

The Italian historical and cultural heritage is one of the most interesting and great in the world. The study of this heritage patrimony is bringing new discovery in the field of structural science. An ancient anti-seismic structure was discovered in Calabria region. Such structure is based on fictile tubules bricks a still not well studied constru...

In modern building infrastructures, the chance to devise adaptive and unsupervised data-driven health monitoring systems is gaining in popularity due to the large availability of data from low-cost sensors with internetworking capabilities. In particular, deep learning provides the tools for processing and analyzing this unprecedented amount of dat...

Structural health monitoring (SHM) is responsible for identifying techniques and for prototyping systems performing a state diagnosis of structures. Its aim is to prevent sudden civil infrastructure failure as a result of several invisible sources of damage. Since structural damage is often caused by ground phenomena involving circumscribed geograp...

Time synchronization protocols assume a primary role in IoT era. Their design, implementation and test often follow separate paths and they are not ensured with the same level of accuracy. Simulation validation exhibits unpredictable gap with real performance levels. According to these statements and in order to answer to the proposed open issues,...

Bridges, skyscrapers, blast furnaces, and other industrial structures, requires continuous monitoring in order to prevent serious accidents caused by structural health degradation due to various factors. Acoustic Emission (AE) testing represents an effective non-destructive technique for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), and allows us to investig...

Broadly, Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm represents an evolving technology which tries to reach its main goal, where each and every 'thing' (i.e. device) can be: (i) connected through a network and (ii) controllable from any remote station. Activity sectors like intelligent manufacturing, farms, e-agriculture, real-time traffic controls, environm...

In this paper, an overview of the research challenges in measurements for the design of Internet of Things (IoT) systems is proposed. To this end, a general architecture of an IoT system is presented, which is specialized according to two key requirements: the power supply capabilities of the infrastructure and the time delay constraints of the app...

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) concerns the continuous monitoring of civil and industrial buildings to increase human safety and to reduce maintenance costs. The SHM system furnishes information about the alterations in a single part or in the whole structure caused by materials aging, action of the environment, or accidental events. Typically,...

The paper presents the experimental assessment of an architecture of Analog-to-Information Converter (AIC), based on Non-Uniform Wavelet Bandpass Sampling (NUWBS), for use in wideband signal acquisition. To this aim, a preliminary simulation analysis was carried out, with the aim of verifying the capability of the architecture of correctly reconstr...

This paper is an extension of the procedure pointed out to evaluate the distortion of the exponential signal, modeled as multiexponential signal with different amplitudes and time constants. This procedure evaluates the distortion by applying the Prony-like method to the signal reconstructed by zero-crossing time evaluated on the difference between...

Numerous archaeological discoveries made all over the Mediterranean area have highlighted the use of a particular building technique based on fictile tubules bricks. This building technique was commonly used for the building of walls and domes in thermal baths and masonry kilns since the Roman Empire. This paper investigates the behavior of structu...

This paper proposes a new calibration method, based on stereo vision, for the position alignment of Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensors, used in human motion tracking systems. Compared to other methods, the proposed one does not rely on a movement, and therefore, it does not depend on the capability of the person of performing the movement prop...

Nowadays, Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm represents a technological challenge regarding the measurement applications which uses Internet for measurement data transmission and their management. This paper presents a comprehensive survey, where the IoT is (or, becoming) a desideratum for measurement applications. Attention is paid to intelligent t...

Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm extends the connectivity capability to everyday life object through Internet. The availability of billions of connected devices spread all over and each of them able to acquire and elaborate data open new scenarios in the development of new data acquisition systems and in the design of methods for the automatic man...

Light is one of the most important parameter for human wellbeing and health. Several standards impose minimum requirements to preserve the health of workers and students. As in many engineering fields, such standards are based on the available measurement instruments. On the other side, new advancement in material science, electronic and microelect...