Proceedings, Volume 63, Issue 1

The article presents an experimental study on concrete blocks prepared by using waste types such as fly ash as a cement substitution, waste of plastic bottles and wood waste as replacements for sand and polyester fibers waste as a dispersed reinforce...

The influence of polymers upon building materials has been present since ancient times, but it was neglected for a long period. The present research discusses the effect of natural organic polymers (casein, rice, egg) in the formula of classical plas...

The concept of sustainable production and consumption is not only a complex one, but it is also one of great topicality and importance. It aims at the use of goods and services that meets basic needs and contributes to improving people’s living stand...

This article represents necessary research, adopting an interdisciplinary approach and a combination of methodologies, in order to better describe the evolution of the physical and mechanical characteristics of mortars. This was done employing modern...

The robotic arms of the human arm type, so-called collaborative robots, have been improved, optimized, and diversified greatly in recent years. However, most of them are still equipped with mechanical grippers with plier-like jaws. Equipping these ro...

This paper aims to present ways to streamline production by implementing methods of analysis and continuous improvement of an important company in the Romanian car market, based on technology which produces various components, especially car wiring u...

Many companies struggle to find the right balance between reducing costs and growing their business. It seems like an impossible equation for some, while for others it is a great challenge. The main purpose of a business is to make a profit, that is,...

This paper aims to present ways to increase the efficiency of the production activity implemented at the level of an important company of the Romanian car market producing car wiring, cables for photovoltaic panels, and industrial sensors. The compan...

This document addresses the issue of awareness and involvement in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by students from all over Europe. The purpose of the document is to investigate the involvement and the knowledge of students in Social Responsibi...

Image processing and the analysis of images in order to extract relevant data is an ever-growing topic of research. Although there are numerous methods readily available, the task of image preprocessing and feature extraction requires developing spec...

The paper presents some aspects related to a new light aircraft that has as fields of use sports and leisure aviation. It also has a maximum capacity of two seats and a certain aerodynamic shape and which has on the wings mounted curved flaps for the...

The work remarks the peculiarities, which appeared in the reconstruction of a broken grooved shaft. The originality of the subject consists of the realization of a slotting tool, in material changing, which increased the reliability of the piece, and...

Economic activities are increasingly carried out in modern conditions, a situation which is often linked to a negative impact on the environment. They have now reached such a level that they can be considered a real factor in climate formation and mo...

From a strategic point of view digitalizing the economy in the near future means that it’s necessary, from now on, to change the focus on digital skills because at the moment almost all jobs require some level of digital knowledge from employees. Alt...

The actual pandemic context highlighted once again the huge importance of agriculture in the society and create a path to a speeded-up digitalization. As soon as the virus crisis will end, countries will start reprioritizing their values and do inves...

This paper aims to identify how the ISO 7730 Standard is perceived by manufacturing companies in Romanian industry. This paper aims to integrate the details of the ISO 7730 Standard into the research related to the level of comfort in manufacturing c...

The paper proposes a model for a prospective approach to the study of the English language for engineering students. This model is influenced and shaped by the consideration of the necessity of educating engineering students for the realities of Indu...

The former energy-wasting lifestyles of developed societies can no longer be sustained. In our age, efficiency is the key to continued sustainability. Increasing efficiency requires the use of infocommunication systems and their regulation. Regulator...

Intensive usage of public transportation represents a good solution to reduce traffic congestion. Dynamic allocation of vehicles enhances the service level and offers a more comfortable trip to travelers. Bluetooth (BT) has been used in some specific...

Recently, there have been done numerous investigations related to lean manufacturing techniques. However, very little has been reported about the implementation and selection of lean manufacturing in the Kosovo manufacturing industry. This article pr...

Sustainability assessment implies a complex evaluation due to its multidisciplinary aspects. The new eQvet-us framework for sustainability evaluation was developed based on the principle that training contributes to the development of human capital,...

This paper presents a practical methodology for Work-Based Learning (WBL) as a research result of the iNduce 4.0 European project consortium. Atraining platform has been developed forthe purpose of providing enterprises with affordable and flexible t...

This paper presents the design of a compact size band patch antenna for 5G wireless communications. This wideband antenna was designed on a glass substrate (12 × 11 × 2 mm³) and is optically transparent and compact. It consists of a radiation patch a...

This paper reflects the technology-induced novelty of translation, which is perceived as a bridge between languages and cultures. We debate the extent to which the translation process maintains its specificity in the light of the new technology-enhan...

This paper presents a device that, in final connection with presses, allows toothed gear (with a crown similar to a toothed wheel with right teeth) to be achieved by hot deformation starting from a cylindrical steel bar. For this, finite element simu...

Starting from the idea of improving Coordinate Measuring Machines’ (CMM) measurement strategy for inner thread locations, we developed a new method which increases the accuracy of measurements and takes us closer to the pitch diameter. This article w...

The development of 5G (fifth generation) mobile communication systems was initiated to meet the expected need for higher data rates. In this article, a new 28/38 GHz dual-band “inverted-F” array antenna for 5G applications is proposed. This antenna c...

An important stage in robust control design is to define the desired performances of the closed loop control system using the models of the frequency sensitivity functions S. If the frequency sensitivity functions remain within the limits imposed by...

In this paper is presented an algorithm for the power management of a smart home with electric vehicle and photovoltaic panels. The case study is performed considering the power demand of the household appliances, the charging/discharging of the elec...

An important problem in our world is that humanity’s energy consumption is constantly rising. Therefore, nowadays there is an increasing emphasis on the problem of reusability and efficient energy management. The present paper studies the energy sust...

In this paper, a 3.1–11 GHz ultra-wideband low noise amplifier with low noise figure, high power gain S₂₁, low reverse gain S₁₂, and high linearity using the OMMIC ED02AH process, which employs a 0.18 μm Pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transisto...

The problem of identifying Distributed Denial of Service (DDos) attacks is fundamentally a classification problem in machine learning. In relevance to Cloud Computing, the task of identification of DDoS attacks is a significantly challenging problem...

Classification in discrete object space is a widely used machine learning technique. In this case, we can construct a rule set using attribute level implication rules. In this paper, we apply the technique of formal concept analysis to generate the r...

For transition of a supercritical flow into a subcritical flow in an open channel, a hydraulic jump phenomenon is used. Different shaped channels are used as useful tools in the extra energy dissipation of the hydraulic jump. Accurate prediction of r...

In structural engineering, strain and displacement are critical parameters, and measuring these parameters outside of the laboratory is a challenge for concrete researchers. Recent advances have enabled digital image correlation (DIC) to calculate th...

Even if Lean and Six Sigma tools are available for large audiences, many of the continuous improvement projects fail due to the lack of a pathway that ensures appropriate results in a timely manner. We would like to address this universal issue by ge...

This work presents a method for extracting parameters from photovoltaic (PV) solar cells, based on the three critical points of the current-voltage (I-V) characteristic, i.e., the short-circuit current, the open circuit voltage and the maximum power...

A control program was designed with Unity 5 virtual reality application in the automotive and robotics field. Thus, a virtual model of a robotic car was tested in a virtual reality program. After optimization, the smart controller was implemented on...

In this pioneering study, Retama monosperma fibers were used in the preparation of a plaster composite dedicated to the field of civil engineering in order to find a substitute for fiberglass as a reinforcement material. Retama monosperma (Rtam) is o...

The thermal dynamic behavior of buildings represents an important aspect of the energy efficiency and thermal comfort of the indoor environment. For this, phase change material (PCM) wallboards integrated into building envelopes play an important rol...

The presence of TiO₂ nanoparticles in a cementitious matrix induces self-cleaning capacity in the presence of UV radiation by combining two mechanisms: surface hydrophilicity and degradation of the stain agent molecules. Experimental results indicate...

The performance of a wind turbine depends on the characteristics of the airflow as well as the conditions of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). To evaluate accurately the amount of wind energy, it is required to have the exact height distribution...

In this paper, a new wideband reconfigurable antenna with beams switching for wireless systems applications is presented and studied. The radiation pattern of the proposed antenna can be changed using the PIN diodes. The designed antenna has a bandwi...

In the current context, the control of the industrial processes continues to be very important, due to the rapid modification of the economic conditions, the development of production and the tightening of environmental and safety conditions. This pa...

Thermoelectric generators can operate at small temperature differences providing enough electricity for low-power electronics, sensors in distribution networks, and biomedical devices. The article presents the obtaining of a thermoelectric generator...

This work presents research on the influence of the variation in humidity of the medium on the Ground-penetrating radar GPR response. During this research, we used a GPR SIR 3000 system coupled with a 400 MHz frequency antenna, and GprMax and Reflexw...

This scientific article highlights the development of an all-terrain intelligent robotic vehicle (ATIRV) platform, its overall structure, virtual modeling and simulation programs (such as Unity 5), electronic controls, and corresponding modules. This...

These proceedings contain research papers that were accepted for presentation at the 14th International Conference Inter-Eng 2020 “Interdisciplinarity in Engineering”, which was held on 8–9 October 2020, in the city of Târgu Mureș, Romania [...]

The online automatic estimation of the quality of products manufactured in any machining process without any manual intervention represents an important step toward a more efficient, smarter manufacturing industry. Machine learning and Convolutional...

All industries produce wastes or byproducts, and if those are not properly managed, they will cause adverse effects on the environment. As the need for steel increases globally, waste from steel processing will also increase. Hazardous waste from ste...