Measurement and analysis of needle penetration forces in industrial high-speed sewing machine (2009)
Carvalho, Helder, Rocha, A. M., Monteiro, João L.
The industrial manufacturing of sewn products has always been one of the critical processes of the textile chain concerning quality assurance. Assuring the appropriate set-up and operation of all the...
Study and optimization of swimming performance in swimsuit designed with seamless technology (2009)
Montagna, Gianni, Catarino, André P., Carvalho, Helder, Rocha, A. M.
Hydrodynamic resistance, also called water drag, is one of the most discussed issues in swimming sport and recognized as a major factor in terms of swimming performance. Different authors tried to...
Textile sensors for ECG and respiratory frequency on swimsuits (2009)
Silva, Marcos, Catarino, André P., Carvalho, Helder, Rocha, Ana, Monteiro, João L., Montagna, Gianni
Swimming constitutes one of the most demanding sports regarding technique. Years of training are necessary to master each one of the four styles. An important improvement and help for trainers would...
Tecnologia digital para o comércio eletrônico do vestuário (2008)
Viana, Taciana Vicente, Carvalho, Helder
As empresas do vestuário têm apresentado uma menor adesão ao comércio eletrônico do que outros setores. Alguns destes setores faturam milhões com as vendas online. A tecnologia atual começa a...
Carvalho, Miguel, Ferreira, Fernando, Carvalho, Helder, Rocha, J. G., Martins, Luís Barreiros, Santos, Jorge
Project aims to develop a system that allows to provide to the People with Special Needs(PSN) a relief to the level of the sensitive perception of discomfort, assuring greater independence,welfare,...
System providing discomfort monitoring for people in wheelchairs (2008)
Rocha, Gerardo, Carvalho, Helder, Carvalho, Miguel, Duarte, Fernando, Moreira, Vítor
This article describes a project that aims to develop a system that provides people in wheelchair a relief to the level of the sensitive perception of discomfort, assuring greater independence,...
Parameter monitoring and control in industrial sewing machines : an integrated approach (2008)
Carvalho, Helder, Silva, Luís F., Monteiro, João L., Rocha, A. M.
The industrial manufacturing of sewn products has always been one of the critical processes of the textile chain concerning quality assurance. Assuring the appropriate set-up and operation of all the...
Integration and embedding of vital signs sensors and other devices into textiles (2007)
Carvalho, Helder, Catarino, André P., Rocha, A. M.
The development of ubiquitous vital sign monitoring has become a very up-to-date research theme for many academics and industrial companies in the last years. With new materials and integration...
Sistema de medição de consumos de linha da canela em tempo real (2006)
A invenção consiste num sistema de medida em tempo real dos consumos de linha da canela em máquinas de ponto preso (classe 300 segundo normas NP3801:1991 e ISO 4915:1991), com a quantificação...
Using JPEG2000 norm to code, protect and trade Earth Observation Products (2006)
Applications like, change detection, global monitoring, disaster detection and management have emerging requirements that need the availability of large amounts of data. This data is currently being...
Guhr, Florian, Silva, Luís, Oliveira, Filomena, Carvalho, Helder
Comunicação apresentada na International Conference on Industrial Technology, Hammamet, Tunisia, 8 - 10 Dezembro 2004.
Carvalho, Helder, Rocha, A. M., Monteiro, João L., Silva, Luís
Comunicação apresentada na International Conference on Industrial Technology, Hammamet, Tunisia, 8 - 10 Dezembro 2004.
Improving feeding efficiency of a sewing machine by on-line control of the presser foot (2004)
Silva, Luís, Carvalho, Helder, Oliveira, Filomena
This paper presents a contribution towards the development of a new generation of sewing equipment integrating auxiliary add-on kits to improve performance and flexibility in the production of...
Advancements in on-line monitoring and control of parameters in knitting and sewing processes (2004)
Carvalho, Helder, Catarino, André P., Carvalho, Miguel, Silva, Luís, Ferreira, Fernando, Rocha, A. M., ...
This paper presents a summary of the developments in process control in textile processes at the University of Minho, by a multidisciplinary research group involving three different departments...
Signal feature extraction for sewing analysis using non-linear tecniques (2003)
Carvalho, Helder, Ferreira, Pedro, Rocha, A. M., Monteiro, João L.
Comunicação apresentada no International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 9 - 11 Junho 2003.
Actuation, monitoring and control of fabrics feeding during high-speed sewing (2003)
Silva, Luís, Lima, Mário, Carvalho, Helder, Rocha, A. M., Ferreira, Fernando, Monteiro, João L., ...
For some years now the fabrics feeding system of an industrial overlock sewing machine has been studied at the University of Minho, gathering different background researchers at the Laboratory of...
Process control in next-generation sewing machines : a project overview (2003)
Carvalho, Helder, Rocha, A. M., Monteiro, João L.
The sewing machine created in the XIX century has roughly remained unchanged in its basic technologies. Although a great range of mechanical and electronic technologies has boosted its development...
Optimisation and control of processes in apparel manufacturing (2003)
The industrial production of garments and similar textile end products is an activity that has roots back to the 19th century, and that has profited immensely from continuous technological...
Actuation, monitoring and closed-loop control of sewing machine presser foot (2003)
Silva, Luís, Lima, Mário, Carvalho, Helder, Rocha, A. M., Ferreira, Fernando, Monteiro, João L., ...
Sewing is one of the most important processes in the apparel industry for the production of high-quality garments. Although some research and improvements have been carried out in this area, the...
Planning, control and monitoring tools for industrial garment assembly processes (2003)
Carvalho, Helder, Rocha, A. M., Monteiro, João L., Silva, Luís
Garment construction is a complex process due to the properties of the textile materials. Furthermore it still relies on human operators in most of the material handling and process monitoring. On...
Space without smoke : uma experiência em microgravidade (2003)
Providência, João, Souto, A. Pedro, Carvalho, Helder, Costa, Hugo, Pires, Tiago, Gomes, Rui, ...
Em 11 e 13 de Setembro de 2002 realizaram- se os voos da 5th Student Parabolic Flight Campaign promovido pela Agência Espacial Europeia (ESA), na qual participaram 32 equipas de 15 países, uma das...