An internet based RFID library management system

Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) is the wireless non-contact system that uses radio-frequency waves to transfer data from a tag attached to an object, for the automatic identification and trac ing! "n internet based conce#t is incor#orated with RFID technology to form an internet based a##lication for the library management! $he RFID reader %otorola %&'('( is used for the entire #rocess which is carried inside the library! $his reader is a com#atible reader that can read any ind of tag of frequencies li e )ow, *igh + ,ltra *igh! -very user and every boo is #rovided with a RFID $ag which has a dedicated, unique -.& (-lectronic .roduct &ode) which is made in relation to the database for the further details! Internet conce#ts are #ut forward with the hel# of Internet of $hings architectural layer! $he idea of monitoring and sensing the library environment from a location and to identify the materials, boo s, &D/s, etc #resent inside the library for easy access of the library which was observed to be the most common issue! In this #a#er the #roblems + issues faced in the library environment li e locating the mis#laced or mis-shelved boo or materials, reducing the manual wor + ease access of the boo s are done and a solution is develo#ed that could overcome these #roblems with the better enhanced wor !

Human pointing as a robot directive

.eo#le are accustomed to directing other #eo#le/s attention using #ointing gestures! .eo#le enact and inter#ret #ointing commands often and effortlessly! If robots understand human intentions (e!g! as encoded in #ointing-gestures), they can reach higher levels of engagement with #eo#le! $his #a#er e0#lores methods that robots can use to allow #eo#le to direct them to move to a s#ecific location, using an ine0#ensive 1inect sensor! $he joint #ositions of the #ointing human/s right arm and hand in 2D-s#ace are e0tracted and used by the robot to identify the direction of user/s #ointing gesture! 3e evaluated the #ro#osed a##roach on a .R4 robot whose tas was to move to a location that a human #ointed to on the ground! $his method enables the robot to follow human #ointing gestures on the fly and in real-time! It will be de#loyed on a .R4 in the wild in a new building environment where the robot will be e0#ected to interact with #eo#le and inter#ret their human #ointing behaviors!

A Voice-Input Voice-Output Communication Aid for People With Severe Speech Impairment
A new form of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device for people with severe speech impairment-the voice-input voice-output communication aid (VIVOCA)-is described. The VIVOCA recogni es the disordered speech of the user and builds messages! which are converted into s"nthetic speech. #"stem development was carried out emplo"ing usercentered design and development methods! which identified and refined $e" re%uirements for the device. A novel methodolog" for building small vocabular"! spea$er-dependent automatic speech recogni ers with reduced amounts of training data! was applied. &'periments showed that this method is successful in generating good recognition performance (mean accurac" ()*) on highl" disordered speech! even when recognition perple'it" is increased. The selected messagebuilding techni%ue traded off various factors including speed of message construction and range of available message outputs. The VIVOCA was evaluated in a field trial b" individuals with moderate to severe d"sarthria and confirmed that the" can ma$e use of the device to produce intelligible speech output from disordered speech input. The trial highlighted some issues which limit the performance and usabilit" of the device when applied in real usage situations! with mean recognition accurac" of )+* in these circumstances. These limitations will be addressed in future wor$.