{"id":14709,"date":"2021-11-24T13:47:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T13:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cit.upc.edu\/scewc-2021-2\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T14:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T14:51:12","slug":"scewc-2021-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cit.upc.edu\/en\/scewc-2021-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The UPC, at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

24\/11\/2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UPC, through CIT UPC, presented its technological capabilities and the latest projects developed by the University\u2019s groups and research centres at Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC)<\/a>\u00a02021, which took place from 16 to 18 November.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In the 2021 edition, technological capabilities were presented in the areas of enabling technologies, energy and the environment, the urban environment, life and inclusion, the economy, infrastructure and buildings, and security and protection. In addition, several prototypes were presented: a sensor device that monitors human gait, system for smart ventilation and detection of the level of purification of indoor air, and a CargoBike with software developed as part of the SmartHubs project<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CIT UPC stand at the Smart City Expo World Congress<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The <\/a>sensor device that monitors human gait<\/strong><\/a>, which was created by the Communication Circuits and Systems Research Group (CIRCUIT<\/a>), is incorporated into shoes in a way that is as non-invasive as possible. It records gait pattern over a period of time or continuously based on acceleration information. The pattern that is obtained represents a gait signature that is unique for each individual. This information can be sent to a doctor, if necessary, who can detect potential imbalances between one leg and the other (to correct them with a prosthesis, for example) or potential present and future pathologies (flat feet, joint inflammation, osteoarthritis, etc.). The project, developed in collaboration with the Althaia foundation, was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0system for smart ventilation and detection of the level of purification of indoor air<\/strong> was designed by the research group Bioinformatics and Biomedical Signals Laboratory\u00a0(B2SLab) of the Research Centre for Biomedical Engineering\u00a0(CREB)<\/a> and the company AMPER S&C IoT. It can be used to define new indoor air quality metrics, to identify the right time and way to ventilate. Ideally, spaces should be ventilated naturally, so that fresh air from outside can mix with indoor air. The system that has been developed takes into account CO2<\/sub>\u00a0measures of indoor and outside air quality, the number of suspended particles and the concentration of volatile compounds. The applications of the system are highly diverse, especially in rooms with a high density of people, such as schools or care centres. This design is part of the VIDA<\/a> project and has an Innotec-2020 grant from the Government of Catalonia\u2019s ACCI\u00d3 agency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to the need to reduce the use of single-occupancy vehicles, to fight against the climate emergency, a pilot test has been launched in the Mira-Sol Centre complex (in Sant Cugat del Vall\u00e8s), to promote intermodality between bicycles and trains in a strategic point of the city, <\/strong>located next to the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Railways of Catalonia, FGC) station. In the pilot test, called Hub Sant Cugat and carried out in the context of the European project SmartHubs<\/a>, a space will be opened with a Bicibox service (safe parking for bicycles). The space will have 24 parking spaces and the first Bicibox space for shared cargo tricycles (that can be requested on loan for last-mile delivery of goods). In addition, 12 lockers with plugs for charging bicycle batteries will be installed, a repair bench and a pump. This space also includes a cargo bike<\/strong><\/em>, that is, a bicycle with a container for transporting shopping<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a project that involves the participation of CARNET<\/a>, Sant Cugat City Council, Barcelona Metropolitan Area (BMA) and the FGC, with the support of EIT Urban Mobility<\/a>, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) in which CIT UPC and the UPC are involved.\u00a0
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