Pressure Ulcer and Hypothermia preventive Surface

Spinal boards are designed for the fixation and immobilization of patients. These spinal boards although are often the cause for pressure ulcer and hypothermia. Pressure ulcer is caused by prolonged pressure on the patients lying on the spinal board. Hypothermia is often caused by the prolonged exposure to a cold environment. The design consists...

Knowledge-based optimisation of three-dimensional city models for car navigation devices

Three-dimensional maps are deemed better for navigation purposes as they offer a larger number and more realistic navigation cues than two-dimensional maps. Improvements in two key technologies have opened the doors towards utilization of 3D maps for car navigation devices. Advances in data acquisition technologies and data processing methods...