Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. SuperCap-Based Energy Back-up System for Automotive Electronic Control Units

   • Sergio Saponara, Roberto Saletti, Luca Fanucci, Roberto Roncella, Marco Marlia, Corrado Taviani

   Pages 1-11

3. CH\(_4\) Monitoring with Ultra-Low Power Wireless Sensor Network

   • Davide Brunelli, Maurizio Rossi

   Pages 13-25

4. Integrated Front-end Electronics for Silicon PhotoMultiplier Readout in Medical Imaging Applications

   • Nahema Marino, Sergio Saponara, Luca Fanucci, Federico Baronti, Roberto Roncella, Francesco Corsi et al.

   Pages 27-37

5. Energy Autonomous Low Power Vision System

   • Davide Brunelli, Alberto Tovazzi, Massimo Gottardi, Michele Benetti, Roberto Passerone, Pamela Abshire

   Pages 39-50

6. A New Space Digital Signal Processor Design

   • Massimiliano Donati, Sergio Saponara, Luca Fanucci, Walter Errico, Annamaria Colonna, Giuseppe Piscopiello et al.

   Pages 51-60

7. Spatial Sound Rendering for Assisted Living on an Embedded Platform

   • Luca Rizzon, Roberto Passerone

   Pages 61-73

8. BASIC32: A New ASIC for Silicon Photomultiplier Detectors

   • Fabio Ciciriello, Francesco Corsi, Francesco Licciulli, Cristoforo Marzocca, Gianvito Matarrese, Alberto Del Guerra et al.

   Pages 75-84

9. Reconfigurable Implementation of a CNN-UM Platform for Fast Dynamical Systems Simulation

   • Gianluca Borgese, Calogero Pace, Pietro Pantano, Eleonora Bilotta

   Pages 85-101

10. A Multi Harvester with Hydrogen Fuel Cell for Outdoor Applications

    • Davide Brunelli, Michele Magno, Danilo Porcarelli, Luca Benini

    Pages 103-112

11. A Dosimetric Device Based on CMOS Image Sensor for Interventional Radiology

    • E. Conti, D. Magalotti, P. Placidi, L. Bissi, M. Paolucci, D. Passeri et al.

    Pages 113-120

12. A Novel Wireless Sensor Network for Electric Power Metering

    • Natale Galioto, Francesco Lo Bue, Daniele Rizzo, Leonardo Mistretta, Costantino Giuseppe Giaconia

    Pages 121-131

13. High Performance Bit-Stream Decompressor for Partial Reconfigurable FPGAs

    • Gian Carlo Cardarilli, Marco Re, Ilir Shuli

    Pages 133-140

14. A Reconfigurable Functional Unit for Modular Operations

    • Gian Carlo Cardarilli, Luca Di Nunzio, Rocco Fazzolari, Salvatore Pontarelli, Marco Re

    Pages 141-152

15. Wireless and Ad Hoc Sensor Networks: An Industrial Example Using Delay Tolerant, Low Power Protocols for Security-Critical Applications

    • Claudio S. Malavenda, Francesco Menichelli, Mauro Olivieri

    Pages 153-162

16. A Social Serious Game Concept for Green, Fluid and Collaborative Driving

    • Francesco Bellotti, Riccardo Berta, Alessandro De Gloria

    Pages 163-170

This book provides a thorough overview of cutting-edge research on electronics applications relevant to industry, the environment and society at large. A wide spectrum of application domains are covered, from automotive to space and from health to security and special attention is devoted to the use of embedded devices and sensors for imaging, communication and control. The book is based on the 2013 APPLEPIES Conference, held in Rome, which brought together researchers and stakeholders to consider the most significant current trends in the field of applied electronics and to debate visions for the future. Areas covered by the conference included information communication technology, biotechnology and biomedical imaging, space, secure, clean and efficient energy, the environment, smart, green and integrated transport. As electronics technology continues to develop apace, constantly meeting previously unthinkable targets, further attention needs to be directed toward the electronics applications and the development of systems that facilitate human activities. This book, written by industrial and academic professionals, will hopefully contribute in this endeavor.

• Applied Electronics
• Cyberphysical System
• Embedded Computing Systems
• Energy Harvesting
• FPGA
• Intelligent Electronics Systems
• Low Power Systems
• Wireless Sensor Networks

• Electronic Engineering, University of Genova, Genova, Italy

  Alessandro De Gloria

Alessandro De Gloria is full professor in Electronics and director of the MSc Course in Electronic Engineering at the University of Genoa, Italy. His main research interests concern computer architecture, embedded systems, vehicular cooperation and safety, Human-Computer Interaction (HMI), neuro-physiological signal processing, Technology-Enhanced Learning, modeling and simulations, Virtual Reality and Serious Games.

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