The increasing urbanization in a poorly planned way accentuates the imbalance between the population's needs and the organized development in urban spaces. The present study is based on the development of a situational diagnosis in the scope of a smart city, for the contextualization of potential opportunities for actions and innovation strategies in urban spaces. This article presents a literature overview covering the innovative actions developed in the scope of smart cities in scientific publications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe sheet metals can be cut into rectangular or irregular pieces, where the main objective is to minimize the sheet metal's physical waste. However, the operating time, the number of movements to cut all rectangles edges, and the cutting process quality, must be considered. The objective of this research was to compare the machining torch movement behavior using optimal and alternative solutions for rectangular plasma sheet metal cuts.
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