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MedTech Simulator – A tool for medical students
Beatriz, Dânia; Pinto, Gabriel; Barata, Inês; João, Maria; Marques, Maria Arcelina; Lázaro Jacob, Frederico; Guimarães, PedroSocioeconomic and health system progress has resulted in significant improvements in living conditions and an increase in average life expectancy. However, the aging of the European population highlights the growing demand for healthcare. Technology plays a crucial role in transforming this sector, driving advances in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases. Medical simulation emerges as an essential tool for i...
Home Assistive Robot for Alzheimer's Patients
Nóbrega, Antónia; Portela, Mariana; Tavares, Sofia; Guimarães, Pedro; Marques, Maria Arcelina; Lázaro Jacob, FredericoWith the increase in the senior population, especially patients with dementia and Alzheimer's, healthcare professionals are increasingly overwhelmed. Existing assistive technologies to improve these patients’ quality of life and their caregivers are scarce given the daily challenges they face. To tackle this issue, a domestic assistive robot was developed for Alzheimer's patients – AlzheimerAlly - which encompa...
VISIR Remote Laboratory: The Switching Matrix Limitations
Jacob, Frederico L.; Fidalgo, André V.; Ruiz, Elio San Cristobal; Loro, Felix Garcia; Lázaro Jacob, Frederico; Fidalgo, AndréIn a rapidly evolving world, technology plays a fundamental role in transforming the way students learn and interact with theoretical and practical concepts. A striking example of this progress is the Virtual Instrument Systems in Reality (VISIR), a popular remote laboratory platform developed for teaching specific subjects such as analog electronics and electricity. This laboratory allows students to conduct p...
Laboratório remoto VISIR: As Limitações da Matriz de Comutação
Ruiz, Elio San Cristobal; Lázaro Jacob, Frederico; Fidalgo, André; Loro, Felix GarcíaNum mundo em rápida evolução, a tecnologia desempenha um papel fundamental na transformação da forma como os estudantes aprendem e interagem com conceitos teóricos e práticos. Um exemplo notável deste progresso é o Virtual Instrument Systems in Reality (VISIR), uma popular plataforma de laboratório remoto desenvolvida para o ensino de disciplinas específicas, como a eletrónica analógica e a eletricidade. Este l...
UVMove: Disinfection robot
Terroso, David; Sousa, João; Fernandes, Ana; Lázaro Jacob, Frederico; Silveira, António; Guimarães, Pedro; Marques, Maria ArcelinaHomes are an environment where many human activities take place, leaving them exposed to infections and other diseases, putting at risk the health of its residents, especially those who have a more fragile health [1]. Infection through the floor presents a high risk of contamination, and can occur through vomit, blood, feces, and waste that humans or pets may carry into the house [2], [3].The development of thi...
Use of Tinkercad platform for Teaching Electronics Subject in Post-Secondary Te...
Lázaro Jacob, Frederico; Alberto, António; Guimarães, PedroThe lockdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all sectors in society, leading to the close down of all educational establishments, this due to the natural process of teaching and learning. In Portugal, social distance policies implemented after the confinement, also limited the school's activities. Thus, it was necessary to provide a way to carry out laboratory experiments, and maintain a safe ...
Uma experiência letiva em ano de confinamento
Alberto, António Silveira Dias Pinto; Lázaro Jacob, FredericoO ano de 2020 surgiu tímido, mas promissor. Mais uma época de exames que decorreu com normalidade, vá- rios projetos planeados a chegarem à fase de implemen- tação e um semestre letivo a iniciar. Semestre esse com a regência da Unidade Curricular (UC) de Física da Licenciatura em Engenharia Mecâ- nica do ISEP. Uma UC de Ciências Base cujos objetivos visam consolidar e aprofundar conhecimentos na área da eletric...
Reporting and Analysis of a Teaching Experience in Confinement Time
Alberto, António; Lázaro Jacob, FredericoThis article intends to describe and analyze one of the adopted solutions, during the period of confinement, in the teaching of the Physics curricular unit. This curricular unit is part of the syllabus of the Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, with the peculiar characteristic of having a high number of enrolled students. At the end of the semester, a survey was ca...
The Teaching of Metrology: The genesis and the epilogue of a degree
Alberto, António Silveira D.P.; Lázaro Jacob, FredericoMetrology, as a measurement science and its applications, has a widely recognized importance in all areas of human activity where accurate measurements are required to ensure user confidence and universality. The emergence of new technologies, new methods, new products and new areas of development have definitively placed m etrology as a fundamental s cie nce in all areas of human activity. Associated with the ...