Bustamante, M., Rienzo, A., Osorio, R., Lefranc, E., Duarte, M., Herrera, E., et al. (2018). Algorithm for Processing Mammography: Detection of Microcalcifications. IEEE Latin Am. Trans., 16(9), 2460–2466.
Abstract: A new algorithm based in Creme Filter, is proposed for breast cancer detection. The images obtained show micro calcifications with better contrast, allowing a better prognosis. The algorithm has only one parameter free, that permitting to observe texture when parameter is changed.
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Carrasco, M., Alvarez, F., Velazquez, R., Concha, J., & Perez-Cotapos, I. (2018). Inline Force Sensor Development for Electrical Motors for Mining Operations in Chile: A New Inspection Protocol. IEEE Latin Am. Trans., 16(1), 66–74.
Abstract: Electric motors are among the most widely used electro-mechanical systems in the mining industry in Chile. As they are physically present in virtually all phases of the production process, they must be regularly inspected. In order to maintain a maximum level of operability and to avoid the occurrence of catastrophic failures and unscheduled stoppages, regular, planned reviews to measure the internal parameters of their components are performed manually. This part of the process presents serious shortcomings, such as significant inspection times, information input errors and, in some cases, measurement errors resulting from the technical difficulty of physically taking the measurement. This research presents the design, development and evaluation of a new sensor to support the inspection of brush-holder spring tensions as well as the integration of a digital gauge to control other critical dimensions of the brush-holder mounting. Its purpose is to provide the mining industry with a new system and a fully automated inspection protocol to ease maintenance and control tasks, particularly focusing on reducing inspection times. These products are expected to increase the equipment operating life, as well as delivering a maintenance report of the motor's key parameters which directly benefits the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) of mining management
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Leiva, A., Pavez, N., Beghelli, A., & Olivares, R. (2015). A Joint RSA Algorithm for Dynamic Flexible Optical Networking. IEEE Latin Am. Trans., 13(11), 3531–3537.
Abstract: We propose a novel algorithm to solve the Routing and Spectrum Allocation (RSA) problem in dynamic flexible grid optical networks. Unlike most previous proposals, the algorithm solves the R and SA problems jointly by exhaustively searching the solution space and taking the network state into account. As a result, the shortest possible path with enough spectrum availability is allocated to establish the connections. Simulation results show that, in terms of blocking ratio, our proposal significantly outperforms previously proposed algorithms. In some cases, the performance is better by more than one order of magnitude.
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