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Use of drone technology and photogrammetry for beach morphodynamics and breakwater monitoring
(2016-05-10)
Results from the use of UAV-based photogrammetry for monitoring changes in beaches and breakwaters are presented. Main recommendations are provided on the basis of lessons learned about the collection of reliable results ...
A mobile application for improving the delivery process of notifications
(2021-01)
At present, there are systems in charge of classifying and sending notifications to smart devices at different times. However, there are not many studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of these systems in real world ...
Potencial destructivo de los sismos de Puriscal de 1990 y los daños en construcciones de la zona
(1991-07)
Se presentan los registros de aceleraciones de los sismos ocurridos en la zona de Puriscal. Las mediciones se llevaron a cabo entre el 31 de mayo y el 30 de junio de 1990, con instrumentación del Programa de Medición de ...
Agile for Newbies: A Scrum Workshop Design and Implementation Process
(2019)
“Scrum is simple to understand but difficult to master”. This paper describes our efforts in designing and testing a 16-h Scrum workshop that provides an overview of Scrum´s core concepts. The workshop is intended for ...
Comparative Efficiency Study of Two Proposed Designs Tested in Water and Air Cooling Conditions for a High Power Humanoid Robot Hollow Joint
(2018)
When a robot is designed, usually the weight of the same motors limits the maximum payload of the robot. While the designer tries to increase the power of the motors to give the robot better payload capacity, by doing so, ...
Calibración de modelo hidrológico continuo en la subcuenca del Río Piedras, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
(2016)
Se realizó una modelación hidrológica continua utilizando el modelo hidrológico HEC-HMS, utilizando el modelo de conteo humedad del suelo (SMA) para obtener los caudales promedio diarios de la subcuenca Piedras en Guanacaste ...
Modeling thermometry image perturbations during photoacoustic imaging-guided photothermal therapy
(2021)
During hyperthermia treatments, temperature monitoring is needed to prevent overheating, which could cause evaporation and carbonization of tissue, and to focus, as much as possible, the thermal damage on the targeted ...
Uso de mampostería modular en Costa Rica: ¿Es realmente un material cero residuos?
(2022)
Masonry construction is the most used method for developing housing projects in Costa Rica. For several decades now, modular masonry systems have been gaining strength. According to their manufacturers, among the main ...
Evaluating Virtual and Local Pepper Presence in the Role of Communicator Interacting with Another Human Presenter at a Vocational Fair of Computer Sciences
(2022-06-16)
This paper proposes the evaluation of the local and remote interaction of a Pepper Robot and a human presenter answering questions from high-school students at the Universidad de Costa Rica’s vocational fair. The interactions ...
Imares new research facility at University of Costa Rica
(2018)
After 13 years conceptualizing important and much needed research in Costa Rica, IMARES (the Coastal, River and Estuary Engineering Research Unit at the University of Costa Rica) will start operating in a new facility ...