Dinu Călin SECUI, Simona DZIŢAC, Gabriel Valentin BENDEA University of Oradea Romania Ioan DZIŢAC Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad & Cercetare Dezvoltare Agora (R&D Agora) Oradea, Romania Abstract: This paper aims to present and apply an algorithm based on Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) for optimal allocation of capacitor banks in …

Ion MICIU1, Florin HĂRŢESCU2 1 IPA SA – Automation Engineering; 169 Calea Floreasca, 14495 Bucharest, Romania ionmiciu@ipa.ro 2 I C I Bucharest (National Institute for R & D in Informatics) 8-10 Averescu Blvd. 011455 Bucharest 1, Romania flory@ici.ro Abstract: Electric power systems are an integral part of the way of …

Marcos E. ORCHARD1, Felipe A. TOBAR1, George J. VACHTSEVANOS2 1 Electrical Engineering Department, University of Chile Av. Tupper 2007, Santiago, Chile 2 School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 777 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta GA 30332, USA Abstract: This paper presents, analyzes, and evaluates two different approaches for …

Mircea IVĂNESCU1, Mihaela Cecilia FLORESCU1, Nirvana POPESCU2, Decebal POPESCU2 1 University of Craiova, România, e-mail: ivanescu@robotics.ucv.ro 2 University “Politehnica” Bucharest, România Abstract: The control problem of hyper-redundant arms with continuum elements by frequency criteria is discussed. First, there is concern with the dynamic model of the continuum arm for the …

Gustavo SCHLEYER, Gastón LEFRANC Escuela de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile P.O. Box 4059, Valparaíso, Chile Abstract: This paper presents a tridimensional visual servoing that gives the information of the position, height and orientation of several objects presented in the working area of a robot manipulator. With …

Ion IVAN, Bogdan VINTILĂ, Cristian CIUREA, Mihai DOINEA Economic Informatics Department, Academy of Economic Studies Piata Romana 6, 010374, Bucharest, Romania Abstract: General citizen access to global computer networks’ resources is a request of the knowledge society. Applications are created for a huge target group, such as the citizens of …

Tom PAGE Loughborough University, UK (Corresponding author) Gisli THORSTEINSSON Iceland University of Education Andrei NICULESCU “Spiru Haret” University, Romania Abstract: Problem Based Learning offers many benefits to students’ learning, however, the design and implementation of effective problem based learning (PBL) is not trivial. Central to effective implementation of PBL are …

C. V. KIFOR, C. OPREAN, D. D. M. BANCIU “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu 10 Victoriei Blv., 550024, Sibiu, Romania Abstract: The current planning and advanced design systems of the products and processes require a higher complexity and this necessitates more than a single designer to accomplish it. The collaboration …

Ana-Maria SUDUC, Mihai BÎZOI, Luminiţa DUŢĂ, Gabriel GORGHIU VALAHIA University of Târgovişte Bd. Carol I, Nr. 2, 130024, Târgovişte, Dâmboviţa, Romania Abstract: With the exponential development of the web, the decision-makers are likely to use the web to support their decision -making processes. In group decision-making processes supported by an …

Ioan Susnea, Grigore Vasiliu, Adrian Filipescu, Adrian Radaschin Department of Automation and Industrial Informatics “Dunărea de Jos” University, Galaţi, România Abstract: This paper presents a novel implementation of the concept of “virtual pheromones” for controlling autonomous mobile robots. Instead of deploying chemicals, RFID tags, or other traceable marks in the …