In 2015, Jožef Stefan Institute has registered the technological innovation "System for mobile monitoring of vital physiological parameters and environmental context". This system offers possible solutions for the optimization of health and medical service budgets of Slovenia and EU. The innovation comprises a small wireless body gadget with corresponding firmware, software on a personal digital terminal, software on a computer server or computer cloud, and innovative algorithms and procedures that are enabling the whole system. This innovation was successfully sold to the company SIMED d.o.o. for 300.000 €. We have signed also the intention to continue the cooperation in the area of research, development, and marketing of body sensor gadgets and computer systems that connect them.
F.17 Transfer of existing technologies, know-how, methods and procedures into practice
A FWO project "Multi-analysis of fretting fatigue using physical and virtual experiments", submitted in cooperation with the University of Ghent and the University of Luxembourg, was granted. Our team is responsible for an important work package dedicated to the design and implementation of methodologies based on the local mesh free methods. Applying these methods, we simulate crack propagation in realistic situations, which enables a closer link between optimization and simulation, which may lead to a more reliable and efficient simulation of crack propagation due to the fatigue. With this we introduce a new research methodology that promises to outperform the currently known methods.
F.09 Development of a new technological process or technology
COBISS.SI-ID: 29649703The invented method and device for non-invasive real-time control of inner body temperatures during therapeutic cooling or heating is based on computer simulations, machine learning and control techniques. The invention comprises a method and a device that together enable control of the inner body temperatures according to different therapeutic protocols. The technical problem solved is the control of hidden temperatures that are difficult or impossible to measure. In that context, a predictive model is used to estimate (predict) the values of the controlled inner temperature variables with the help of a small number of other variables, such as temperatures on the body surface, where temperature measurement is more feasible. However, simulations are usually resource and time consuming. The predictive model is constructed using advanced methods for data analytics to capture the correlation between the hidden variable and the measurable ones in data resulting from preliminary computer simulations of the system for different input simulation parameters.
F.33 Slovenian patent
COBISS.SI-ID: 26728999The conference is organized under the roof of the international multi-conference MIPROin Opatija, Croatia. It has a history of more than 10 years. Two years ago, the conference DCVIS has been expanded with biomedical focus by engaging most of the programme group members in the organization and implementation of the conference. In 2015, 45 peer-reviewed contributions were presented, causing DCVIS to be recognised as an important engineering event that brings together the researchers end engineers from Central Europe and beyond. Positive trend is predicted with 59 accepted peer-reviewed papers in 2016. The recognition of DCVIS has been affirmed by inclusion of the accepted contributions into the IEEE Xplore database.
F.18 Transfer of new know-how to direct users (seminars, fora, conferences)
In February 2014, a severe icing storm hit Slovenia and caused damage in order of 8.5 million € only on the power transmission network. In cooperation with Milan Vidmar Electric Power Research Institute (EIMV) and Slovenian Environment Agency (SEA), we developed and validated a DTRi (Dynamic Thermal Rating - icing) model, which was implemented as a prototype system for operative forecasting and prevention of icing on high voltage transmission lines. We have validated the prototype system with measurements on an experimental site and through reconstruction of two real cases, on 1.2.2014 and 5.1.2016 on Beričevo-Divača line. The results of the study are promising, and therefore the customer decided to promote the system into the operative SUMO environment. For this purpose we also obtained additional founding from EU FP7 TETRACOM project. Both projects are led by members of our programme group, while the customer is the company ELES.
F.08 Development and manufacture of a prototype
COBISS.SI-ID: 29391655