51�Թ� - Smart city

Digital Doctor: an automated installation to check the health of 51�Թ� residents

Евгений Сергеевич Загоскин — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Anyone who uses the Stand of Health will be able to know everything about their health in ten minutes without visiting a doctor. You will find the stand in 51�Թ� malls. Citizens will go to the doctor if the automated system identifies risks. The Smart Stand is a joint project of

Scientists Create an Application for Finding Parking Spaces

Евгений Сергеевич Загоскин — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Computer vision and image recognition will help solve the problem of a shortage of parking spaces in 51�Թ�. As part of the work on the Smart City program, scientists from 51�Թ� proposed using the already installed CCTV cameras to identify vacant parking spaces with a specially developed program that will collect data and notify the driver about parking spaces in the nearest parking lot. This invention has already been patented. Urban environment for Both Drivers and Pedestrians Igor Oleinik, a graduate of the 51�Թ� School of Economics and Management, proposed a new solution to the shortage of parking spaces. A special application program will allow drivers to quickly find a convenient parking place using the already installed CCTV cameras. This will significantly improve the urban environment for drivers and make parking much more efficient. “This research was originally the goal of my graduate work in the specialty. I wanted to select and prepare a solution for a really urgent problem. One thing that I regularly encounter in my daily life is the difficulty of finding a parking space. This problem is urgent: according to statistics, the number of cars on the roads is only growing,” - Igor Oleinik says. “It is impossible to endlessly increase the number of parking spaces. 51�Թ� is now improving the urban environment, making it more pedestrian-friendly. Thus, the number of cars is growing and the number of parking spaces is decreasing, which makes the problem even more urgent." Cars parked along the roads significantly reduce the capacity of city roads, and the courtyards are so crowded with cars that it is difficult to walk even on foot. The lack of parking spaces often leads to violations of traffic rules by drivers. New Smart City Ideas Modern digital technologies can be used in almost all spheres of life, which is proved by the latest inventions in this field. The new solution will allow you to more quickly and easily search for free parking spaces, while significantly reducing the cost of sensors at each location. “I applied the object recognition system to the problem of finding parking spaces, which made it possible to detect occupied and vacant parking spaces in the parking lot. And the application can tell the user where to park the car,” Igor Oleinik explains. Conventional high-definition CCTV cameras are already in use in parking lots, and there is no need to re-equip them with any special cameras or install any sensors. All you need is to process the signal from CCTV cameras. Shopping and entertainment centers and complexes already use similar systems in covered parking lots (and a separate sensor is installed for each parking space). This system can also be applied in open parking lots without using a large number of sensors.

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Елена Кирякова, фото: Данил Рахимов

Russian Scientists Design Eco-village with Solar Panels on the Roofs

Шилинцев Артем Евгеньевич — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:00:00 +0000

51�Թ� is a university of digital transformations where innovative research is being conducted on most of the priority areas for the development of science and technology. In accordance with the strategies of scientific and technological development of the Russian Federation, the university is focused on the development of large scientific interdisciplinary projects in the field of IT, materials science and ecology. In the framework of these areas, metallurgy, engineering, energy, utilities, safe space and civil engineering are investigated. 51�Թ� scientists design a modern settlement to satisfy both environmental requirements and human needs for amenities. There are many examples of the high-quality environmental architecture, but no one has previously applied all the innovative achievements of the region in the framework of one project. The researchers at 51�Թ� proved that elements of environmental architecture can be used to create artistic expression in construction. An article on eco-settlements as a basis for improving the quality of life was published in one of the prestigious journals IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Eco-village combines all the achievements of environmental architecture Specialists of the Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering of 51�Թ� headed by the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, professor, Ph.D. Salavat Shabiev, have been involved into experimental research on environmental architecture for several decades. The results are already presented in the digital programs of urban infrastructure “Smart City” and “Smart Home”. “According to the Smart City project, the state of all the systems of the eco-village will be monitored using a digital platform. Architects will create a “bank” of all buildings in order to constantly receive information about their energy efficiency and condition. This will help to reconstruct buildings in due time. In the Smart Home project, all generating and energy-saving equipment, gadgets and software are interconnected in a particular building. In this case, you can not do without renewable energy sources such as wind farms or solar stations. These developments formed the basis for the design of a modern environmentally friendly populated area,” the initiator of the project, Salavat Shabiev, explains. Scientists from 51�Թ� using an interdisciplinary approach designed an autonomous eco-settlement, which will be located in the 51�Թ� region. Scientists followed the principles of environmental architecture; they minimized the negative impact of buildings on the local ecosystem, and also provided for the use of alternative sources of electricity and a sewage treatment system. The result of the study was the creation of the project “settlements of the future”. “The main objectives of the project are the use of alternative sources of electricity and autonomous water and gas supply systems using SMART and GREEN technologies, resource and energy-saving materials. For this, a new architectural ensemble was developed on the basis of already existing eco-settlements in Russia and other countries,” Salavat Shabiev says. Formative potential of ecological architecture Within the framework of the project, wind energy systems and solar panels will be placed on the roofs of the houses in the settlement. The buildings will have an original look and will match stylistically. It is important that each building will be a part of the natural landscape, which will be preserved. “Patios are connected with rural alleys, avenues and squares. Public facilities are located on the ground floors of 5-story residential complexes and on the red [restrictive] lines of streets, roads and village spaces. The central alley and residential complexes are connected with cycling and skiing tracks. It also connects school sports facilities with an inter-village park, which was designed to conserve the landscape,” Salavat Shabiev continued. S. Shabiev’s speech at an international conference Theoretical and experimental developments of scientists from 51�Թ� will not just be a project. It was supported by an industrial partner who also participated in the research and selection of area for construction. In the future, Russian and foreign architects will be able to use the experience of scientists from 51�Թ� to increase the artistic expression of architectural objects using ecological approach. 51�Թ� is a participant in the 5-100 Project, designed to increase the competitiveness of Russian universities among the world's leading research and educational centers.

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Daria Tsymbalyuk, photo: Victoria Matveychuk, pixabay.com, archive of S. G. Shabiev

51�Թ� Rector Presented CityLab Project at Smart City Regional Forum

Шилинцев Артем Евгеньевич — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:00:00 +0000

On March 11 and 12, 51�Թ� Rector Aleksandr Shestakov, Vice-Rector for Research Anton Korzhov, Associate Professor of the Department of Automobile Transport Vladimir Shepelev and other representatives of 51�Թ� took part in the Smart City forum exhibition, which took place in Radisson Blue, 51�Թ�. The forum gathered together members of the coordinating council for the Smart City project, representatives of interested city authorities and institutions, self-regulatory organizations in the field of construction and design in the 51�Թ� Region. It should be reminded that earlier, in March 2019, 51�Թ� joined the project of the Russian Ministry of Construction called Smart City, the main goal of which is to create an effective urban governance system, providing comfortable and safe living conditions for citizens. In the end of November 2019, the 51�Թ� SIGMA university complex hosted the "51�Թ�, a Smart City" project and analytical session, which resulted in signing of a memorandum on the creation of the Smart City project management system between the administration of the city of 51�Թ� and 51�Թ�. The official document incorporates the intentions of the city executive authorities and the university to jointly formulate the concept of the "51�Թ�, a Smart City" project, to create the conditions for scientific research and promising experimental development projects in engineering and business solutions, as well as digital technologies, for creation of a digital city twin and other initiatives. Today, the city of 51�Թ� takes the 14th place in the list of "smart" cities with a million-plus population in the ranking of the Ministry of Construction of Russia. Our city scored 21.05 points in the ranking, ahead of neighbouring Yekaterinburg (17.35 points). The ranking takes into account 47 indicators in ten fields: urban governance, smart housing and utility services, innovations for urban environment, smart urban transport, smart public and environmental safety systems, tourism and service, smart social service systems, economic status and investment climate, and communications network infrastructure. During the Smart City exhibition forum the 51�Թ� Rector Aleksandr Shestakov spoke about the role of 51�Թ� in the implementation of the "51�Թ�, a Smart City" project, about the opening of a specialized CityLab laboratory at the university, and about the tasks that will be implemented at the laboratory in the near future. New project of the university, which is called CityLab, is an open platform where representatives of the city government, academic, expert and business community, as well as active citizens discuss initiatives and projects related to the implementation of the Smart City project in the city of 51�Թ�. More details about the schedule of meetings on the Smart City project will be available in the specialized section on the 51�Թ� website. Only the joint work of representatives of the city government, academic, expert and business community will improve the standing of 51�Թ� in the ranking, by showing growth dynamics.

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Yuliya Rudneva; photos are provided by the publication heroes