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Artificial intelligence applied to the Barcelona metropolitan bus network. AI4Bus develops tools that allow for flexibility, adaptation and improvement of the bus network service in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area. Based on demand analysis and historical patterns, AI4Bus develops artificial intelligence models capable of predicting passenger flow, allowing the operator to anticipate changing circumstances and adjust the frequencies of the main transport lines to provide a more efficient service. AI4Bus offers a comprehensive solution with interconnected components through the integration of heterogeneous data sources to capture the complexity of the transport system. The project's predictive models provide [...]

Cloud-based crowdsourcing platform for massive annotation of metabolites in biomedical experiments. The PROMESI project designs the grounds to enable a massive annotation of metabolites. First, PROMESI provides a comprehensive identification of the metabolites present in biologically relevant samples, which will allow other researchers to use that information to expedite the annotation process in their experiments. On the other hand, PROMESI designs an innovative method to enable translating information on retention time (RT) across different chromatographic methods, facilitating the exchange of RT information of data generated in laboratories worldwide. Finally, the initiative integrates these resources into a [...]

Hybridization of smart energy networks, from components to system. The HIBRIDe project reinforces technological capabilities for sustainable energy autonomy, addressing the challenge of generating an innovative technological solution that allows optimization, hybridization, storage and network management for the integration of renewable energies. HIBRIDe responds to the challenge of optimizing the design and comprehensive management of a local energy network with the research and development of advanced digital tools for optimal planning and operation of hybrid networks; that is, with coupling between electrical and thermal energy, to maximize the use of primary energy from different renewable energy [...]

Artificial intelligence to reuse wastewater and nutrients in the agricultural sector. The iRAIN project investigates an innovative advanced water resource management system to optimize water resources applied in precision agriculture. iRAIN's system combines new treatments for water regeneration and nutrient recovery from urban wastewater with hybrid technologies based on monitoring, artificial intelligence and spectroscopy by fusing data from satellites, drones , agricultural robots, sensor networks and smart multispectral cameras. The initiative's work plan is divided into four activities: research into water regeneration techniques and nutrient recovery for agricultural use; research into advanced techniques for monitoring water [...]

Innovative smart ski boot that allows the skier to improve his technique and, additionally, can be used as a touring boot to walk with ease and more comfort than the existing ones. FLEXOSKIBOOTS is an industrial research project that addresses two unresolved challenges in the ski sector. In the first place, the development of new ski boots that solve the main problems of the current ones, such as discomfort and pain during skiing, as well as the lack of versatility to use them as touring boots. And, secondly, getting the boots to be intelligent and provide [...]

Study of advanced robotics solutions for the textile sector. The FASHIONAUT project aims to digitise and robotise potential manufacturing processes in the textile industry, opening the door to new automation solutions using the latest market innovations. The main innovations contributed by the project consist of the detection of materials through artificial vision with hyperspectral cameras, the development of an algorithm for the manipulation of flexible materials and the use of artificial vision for the measurement and classification of textile fabrics. The robotisation and automation of production processes in the textile industry, especially in SMEs, is the [...]

Development of an open, common, interoperable and easily scalable cloud platform that allows accelerating the deployment of new smart products in the habitat sector. The SMARTHABIT project develops a cloud-based platform that allows the integration of multiple sources of data and information from various smart habitat products, as well as from external sources, which allow adding value to their functionalities and utilities. SMARTHABIT will allow companies in the habitat sector to promote a broader adoption of emerging enabling technologies, simplifying collaboration with companies from technological sectors accustomed to these new value chains. In recent years, the [...]

Suspension vibratory system by means of rigid braces anchored to a fixed support. The INSTAVIB project allows the improvement of the performance and neuromuscular response of athletes training in suspension by vibration. INSTAVIB has developed a wireless laboratory prototype through an app with the mechanical capacity to vibrate loads of more than 100kg at the desired frequencies. This electronics, which has been validated with users, can measure different parameters to know the effort that the athlete is making. In addition, the system has different security mechanisms. The project has jointly applied the knowledge of motor mechanisms [...]

Design of a pruning shears prototype to improve the competitiveness of the wine sector. The VIPO project creates a technological solution to facilitate, through a virtual reality training tool, the incorporation of qualified personnel into vineyard tasks, contributing to improving the competitiveness of the wine sector. VIPO designs a pruning shears prototype with sensors that allows to simulate in a virtual environment an experience close to reality and the parameters of a real vineyard. Moreover, VIPO launches a training platform based on artificial intelligence, which is easily usable and customised, through which an introductory pruning course [...]

Experimental development of tangible interfaces through furniture to improve the user experience during control and interaction in smart kitchens. The TANGIBLE project integrates tangible interface technologies (TUI, Tangible User Interfaces) on the surfaces and materials of the kitchen equipment. TANGIBLE offers new value utilities to professional and domestic kitchen users by developing an immersive online social interaction space based on an extended reality from a machine learning agent. The project also facilitates the control of the options of the digital environment, stimulating more inclusive co-creation activities in work processes. The use of new technologies such as [...]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) integrated into objects in the habitat sector. The SERPE4HAB project studies the combination of printed, hybrid and flexible electronics with the application of gesture recognition technology, through artificial intelligence, in products from the habitat sector, with the aim of adapting and adapting them to the new needs detected in the market. In this way, it is also possible for these products to become intelligent objects capable of integrating into the Internet of Things (IoT), as well as 4.0 connectivity, responding to the concerns expressed by of the population on their interaction with elements [...]

Development of a device for monitoring fatigue and effort in athletes of any level and condition to prevent injuries and health incidents, as well as optimise their performance. The FATIGA2 project aims to design and improve a wearable device made of sustainable materials capable of monitoring fatigue and effort in athletes, in order to optimise their performance and prevent the formation of injuries and health-related incidents. The device, which is attached to the body through an adhesive, measures the levels of lactate in sweat and the heart rate in order to know the level of the [...]

Solution to increase the useful life and quality of high pressure casting molds (HPDC). Project INNOCAST aims at developing an innovative physical vapor deposition (PVD) coating concept, based on nanostructured morphology to generate a complex layer of surface oxides to greatly reduce wettability and attack by molten aluminium on die casting tools. The project also investigates the use of ion implantation to modify the PVD coating, a highly innovative concept in the metal-mechanic sector that will allow the creation of phases with self-lubricating and wear-resistant properties. To validate the performance of these new solutions, a pilot [...]

The SALWATERTWIN project aims to conceptually design and validate, at a laboratory level, a small-scale, low-consumption semi-autonomous plant decentralised from general water distribution networks and infrastructures to treat the problem of salinity in groundwater. This plant incorporates a digital twin that allows intelligent and efficient management, considering all the parameters that may occur in a real environment. The project includes two phases: a first for research and a second for the development of a pilot that allows it to operate on a small scale and demonstrate the technical and economic viability of the technological solution. This [...]

Development of a control system through a microwave sensor for the optimisation of humidity in the production of compound feed. The DICAMI project aims to generate a control system capable of memorizing the different electrical responses of a humidity sensor depending on the materials that make up the compound feed, interpolating the response of the system according to the stored calibrations. DICAMI provides a common response to all systems, regardless of the type of mixer or manufacturing system, obtaining a response based on the main components of the food. Another objective of the project is the [...]