Enfoque UTE

pp. 12 - 24

Authors: Cristhian Castro-Peñaherrera, Carlos Alberto Serra Jiménez

In the present article are exposed the results obtained in the design of a linear microwave amplifier for X-band carriers. It fundamentally shows the contributions made in the techniques of implementation of high frequency amplifier circuits based on transistors of GaN HEMT technology, as well as the elaboration of polarization lines and adaptation ports, stability control and gains in the desired frequency range. It should be noted the use of free software tools for the characterization of the transistor through its S parameters and the geometry of the transmission lines of the circuit.

pp. 34 - 42

Authors: Jaime Veintimilla-Reyes, Pablo Vanegas, René Estrella

The last developments in worldwide technology and the continuous growth in telecommunications have resulted in the requirement to make available the information generated by a number of devices, especially for those that incorporate sensors, with the goal of reacting to any relevant events that could occur. The latest advances in this area have resulted in the development of several devices with heterogeneous types and from different vendors. This paper presents a proposal for an architecture that integrates several standard web services for the compilation, organization and storage of the information generated by a network of hydrometeorology sensors. Likewise, the paper proposes the application of standard services for controlling remotely these sensors and for managing events and generating early warnings. The aforementioned web services are some examples of the set of services that form the Sensor Web Enablement standard. Considering the diversity, both in type and vendor, that is typically found among the stations and sensors in a hydrometeorology monitoring network, this paper additionally proposes the application of ontologies with the goal of homogenizing and integrating the information coming from this diverse infrastructure.

pp. 53 - 66

Authors: Angel Jaramillo Alcázar, Sergio Luján-Mora, Luis Salvador-Ullauri

Nowadays, the use of mobile devices is increasingly frequent. In many occasions they are used as a means of entertainment for people through video games. Serious games is a category of video games used as teaching methods in different environments. They use fun as a strategy for the learning process. However, the vast majority do not focus on vulnerable groups such as people with cognitive disabilities, because they do not consider accessibility parameters in their design. Some video games development companies have proposed general guidelines for the implementation of accessible video games, but they have not been formalized as good practices or standards. This article presents a compilation and analysis of different accessibility guidelines for the development of mobile serious games for people with cognitive disabilities. It also proposes a model to evaluate the access of serious games for people with cognitive disabilities and applies it in a case study. Finally, an evaluation tool is proposed

pp. 79 - 89

Authors: Oswaldo Moscoso-Zea, Joel Paredes-Gualtor, Pablo Saa, Fanny Sandoval

Cloud computing services are nowadays advertised as an emerging business model. Moreover, these services bring innovative solutions in a more sophisticated competitive market. But, the decision for their adoption could be significantly reduced due to organizations’ concerns related to security, privacy, and trust. The challenge involves such questions as where to start, which provider should the company choose or whether it is even worthwhile. Thus, this paper proposes an improved unified framework, based on a previous study where a 6 step process framework was introduced. This improved framework add one new step for security and control after the migration process. At the end, a 7 processes framework is proposed aimed to fulfill organizations’ concerns when decide to adopt cloud computing services with a follow-up step. This additional step intends to help IT directors to make sure everything is working properly in a methodological way, in order to achieve a successful cloud computing migration process. An effective solution that is gaining momentum and popularity for competitive organizations.

pp. 102 - 117

Authors: Daniel Calle-López, Javier Cornejo-Reyes, Fernando Pesántez-Avilés, Mónica Rodas-Tobar, César Vásquez-Vásquez, Vladimir Robles-Bykbaev

Commonly, the most of organizations tend to manage the timetables of their employees according to traditional guidelines (imposing an 8-hour work day). The primary objective of this approach is controlling some variables such as the attendance and absenteeism of the employees, and even, in some cases considering this situation as work efficiency. However, the new organizational tendencies have broken specific paradigms based on mechanistic orientation, trying to create a new horizon towards the construction of organic and dynamic organizations. For these reasons, in this paper, we present an expert system based on integer linear programming and data mining with the aim of addressing the problem of assigning courses to teachers and timetabling (considered an NP-complete problem). The preliminary results are encouraging, given that the system was able to assign courses on a database consisting off 133.000 registers of teachers, and at the same time, generate timetables with minimal computational costs.

pp. 127 - 137

Authors: Regner Sabillon

These days organizations are continually facing being targets of cyberattacks and cyberthreats; the sophistication and complexity of modern cyberattacks and the modus operandi of cybercriminals including Techniques, Tactics and Procedures (TTP) keep growing at unprecedented rates. Cybercriminals are always adopting new strategies to plan and launch cyberattacks based on existing cybersecurity vulnerabilities and exploiting end users by using social engineering techniques. Cybersecurity audits are extremely important to verify that information security controls are in place and to detect weaknesses of inexistent cybersecurity or obsolete controls. This article presents an innovative and comprehensive cybersecurity audit model. The CyberSecurity Audit Model (CSAM) can be implemented to perform internal or external cybersecurity audits. This model can be used to perform single cybersecurity audits or can be part of any corporate audit program to improve cybersecurity controls. Any information security or cybersecurity audit team has either the options to perform a full audit for all cybersecurity domains or by selecting specific domains to audit certain areas that need control verification and hardening. The CSAM has 18 domains; Domain 1 is specific for Nation States and Domains 2-18 can be implemented at any organization. The organization can be any small, medium or large enterprise, the model is also applicable to any Non-Profit Organization (NPO).

pp. 149 - 165

Authors: Fabricio Chicaiza, Carlos A. García, Esteban X. Castellanos, Carlos Sánchez, Cesar Rosero, Marcelo García

Nowadays, industrial automation systems must optimize control techniques and communication integration of their processes, to introduce concepts given by Industry 4.0. To achieve this, it is necessary to introduce new automation standards to achieve agile and intelligent manufacturing systems, this is the reason why the IEC-61499 standard is considered as the main option. In an industrial level, the ISA-88 standard offers a coherent set of rules and terminology for batch digital control and it defines models for this kind of industries. This is why it is necessary to contribute with low cost alternatives to the industry with which it can implement the Industry 4.0 concepts in various control systems. The present working paper proposes the development of Function Blocks (FBs) networks under IEC-61499 standard to integrate distributed control systems with the help of embedded hardware using the ISA-88 standard as a basis for the development of control algorithms and FB’s Execution Control Chart (ECC).

pp. 177 - 187

Authors: Esteban Inga, Juan Inga, Estuardo Correa, Roberto Hincapié

The work presents the performance of the MapReduce technique to reconstruct the load curve from a previously stored amount of information coming from smart metering of electrical energy and currently considered as Big Data. The management of information in the stage of an intelligent electrical network considered as a System of Management of Measured Data or MDMS needs reducing the times with respect to the reports that are required in a certain moment for decision making in relation to the electrical demand response. Therefore, this paper proposes the use of MapReduce as a technique to obtain information of the load curve in a suitable time to obtain trends and statistics related to the residential electric pattern.

pp. 204 - 216

Authors: William Chamorro, Pablo Velarde Rueda

This paper shows a comparison between two linear controllers, a PI-LQR and a Soft-Constrained MPC applied to a Four-Tank process, which main characteristics are the nonlinearities, multiple inputs and outputs coupled together and slow behavior. The model was linearized around an operating point by least square method. Also, a general mathematic formulation for both controllers is presented that can be extended to any process control. All the procedure was described in detail as well as the simulation results for both controllers. To achieve a real performance comparison the experimental data were obtained under the same conditions and all the response parameters were analyzed.

pp. 226 - 235

Authors: Daniel López, Daniel Mideros

Light is a very influential environmental factor in the quality of life and the performance of people. For this reason, it is necessary to create and implement technologies that help maintain healthy environments, in terms of lighting, for users. If we add to this the large amount of electrical energy that is wasted due to bad consumption habits and the use of outdated and inefficient devices, the importance of this work is evident, which proposes the design of a compact and versatile lamp that easily replaces traditional light bulbs with advantages such as an automatic on and off control depending on the movement registered in the room, an automatic control of lighting level to maintain optimal levels at all times and regulation of the light tone according to the room and at the time of day. To achieve the aforementioned, LED technology, a microcontroller and sensors were used, which together with control techniques govern the behavior of the lamp. Several operating parameters were established such as lighting level and tone of the emitted light which were fulfilled within certain operating conditions.