About the Journal
“The Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, LACCEI”, is a non-profit organization consisting of institutions that offer academic programs in Engineering and Technology with the goal of collaborating with other LACCEI partners. The word “institution” includes universities, colleges and schools.
Current Issue
Vol. 1 No. 8 (2023): LACCEI 2023
In 2023, working within the framework of the LACCEI-CONFEDI inter-institutional Cooperation Agreement and in collaboration with the OAS, the joint development was initiated in a hybrid format of the conferences: “OAS Summit of Engineering for the Americas”, the “21st LACCEI International Multiconference for Engineering, Education and Technology”, the “4th Latin American Congress of Engineering”, and the “2nd Latin American and Caribbean Tribology Conference” . It was held in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and organized by Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (FIUBA), Florida Atlantic University (FAU), and Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN).
Published:
2024-04-16
Articles
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IoT Machinery Monitoring: An elective course to promote Industry 4.0 in the mechanical engineering curriculum
This paper describes a new elective course that was created to start promoting Industry 4.0 skills in the mechanical engineering (ME) curriculum. The course is titled “IoT Machinery Monitoring” and was successfully offered in the Fall of 2022. It ... -
Psychrobacter sp: perchlorate reducing bacteria, isolated from marine sediments from Margarita Bay, Antarctica.
Perchlorate (ClO4-) is an ion that occurs naturally in Antarctica, it is considered an emerging pollutant because it is a powerful endocrine disruptor that affects the functioning of the thyroid gland and the growth and development of humans and b... -
Estimation of Photovoltaic Hosting Capacity by Spatial Dependence on Adhesion of Consumers
Photovoltaic (PV) hosting capacity studies usually consider uniform probability distribution to install PV by consumers. The history of PV installation in urban areas of several cities shows that the adhesion of PV in low-voltage (LV) networks has... -
Analysis of the ultraviolet index in the region of Puno, Peru
The work had the objective of analyzing the ultraviolet index values in the Puno region, for which it is considered a reference point in the thirteen provinces. To obtain ultraviolet index values, data from the weather station of the city of Puno ... -
Clustering Distribution Islands with DERs for Limited System Restoration
When a major outage has occurred in an area with constant disruptive storms, a coordinated decision to safely restore power in the region is critical in the recovery efforts. However, the certainty of grid status can be hard to predict, especially... -
Investment in infrastructure and Peruvian economic development (1997 – 2020)
The objective of the research was to determine the relationship between fixed investment in infrastructure and Peruvian economic development during the period from 1997 to 2020. To this end, the research was quantitative, correlational and of non-... -
Improvement of the anthocyanic extraction for the elaboration of blueberry vinegar
The consumption of foods with high contents of anthocyanins, such as blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), can help to prevent various diseases due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacity. Being a perishable product and with considerable non... -
Implementation of the Jidoka tool in the automation of the production process of toilet tanks
The control of the operating parameters in the productive process of the ceramics industry allows for reducing process waste and increasing productivity. It can be achieved by transitioning from manual production activities to automated systems. H... -
Agglomerated materials based on residual leather from the footwear industry: Study of tensile absorption and shrinkage strength,
In the present investigation, leather waste from the footwear manufacturing industry was used to make polymer-bound compounds. The objective of this work was to find the most appropriate leather and polymer mixtures that achieve the best physical-... -
Phragmites australis: Anaerobic constructed wetland Fe (II) concentration Total solids and pH in AMD
In the present research work, the concentrations of Fe (II), total solids, in addition to the pH variations, were determined as a function of the retention time of real water samples from an acid drainage of a coal mining unit. abandoned, using a ... -
New Testing Techniques to Evaluate the Quality of Information Visualization Implementations
The use of information visualization has significantly grown thanks to Industry 4.0, and now we can see its usage in more critical sectors. In this context, the implementation of such visualizations must adhere to higher quality standards. To ensu... -
Impacto de los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje en la asignatura de Medios de Representación Gráfica II de la Facultad de Ingeniería de la UNLZ
El trabajo propuso contribuir al conocimiento en el campo de la educación con un enfoque metodológico en el diseño, evaluación y gestión del modelo educativo utilizado en la asignatura de Medios de Representación Gráfica II, dictada en la Facultad... -
Engagement strategy for customer loyalty in a Peruvian Company
The general objective of this research was to identify how the engagement strategy affects customer loyalty of Econolentes, Metropolitan Lima 2021. In this sense, a nonexperimental, cross-sectional design was used, with a quantitative and explanat... -
Total metals in Nostoc “Cushuro” habitat
Nostoc sp. is a species with attractive biotechnological potential for the industry, with limitations due to its low natural production. The present study aimed to determine the total dissolved metals in the water bodies where Nostoc "Cushuro" gro... -
Social responsibility and purchasing decisions of millennial female consumers in the cosmetics industry.
The objective of this study was to determine if social responsibility influences the purchasing decision of millennial consumers in the cosmetics industry, metropolitan Lima 2021. This research is pure, with a quantitative approach, a causal corre... -
Compost obtained from organic waste in the city of Lima, 2022
In the present research work, the evaluation of the quality of the compost obtained from organic waste in the city of Lima-2022 was carried out. The problem lies in the mismanagement of solid waste by street vendors, merchants and civilians. This ... -
Using Stata to measure the effects of the Pandemic on monetary poverty among monetary poverty of female-headed households in rural Peru
The covid-19 pandemic had negative economic consequences throughout the world, mainly affecting those who were in a vulnerable situation. In Peru, the incidence of monetary poverty at the household level had a considerable increase at the regional... -
Micro-learning with instructional content in the teaching of scientific research: A qualitative study conducted in Peru
Micro-learning is a strategy used to improve student learning by using technological resources in a brief, specific and digital way. The objective was to understand and evaluate the use of micro-learning capsules in the development of the research... -
Impact of the Pandemic on the economic returns of education in Peru
The objective of the document is to determine the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economic returns of education in Peru for the year 2021, for this purpose we compare the marginal effects obtained by each educational level achieved with th... -
Single-phase D-STATCOM prototype based on the use of an Arduino nano controller.
This paper deals with the design, tests, and results obtained by implementing a D-STATCOM prototype. The process is detailed from the point of view of the design, going to the operation of the D-STATCOM and ending with the design of the prototype.... -
Strategies for reducing energy consumption in public buildings: the Garzota Research Case
In this paper, the energy modelling of the utility building Garzota in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador was performed using OpenStudio tools and the EnergyPlus calculation engine. In this research, we applied the methodology defined by Ashrae to cre... -
Financial management of the Savings and Credit Cooperative in periods of uncertainty
The containment measures adopted by the governments to curb the spread of the pandemic in 2020 affected to a greater or lesser extent the different sectors of global economic activity. In that sense, the objective of this research was to determine... -
Digital marketing and customer value-oriented business management in SMEs
Currently, SMEs are influenced by the technological advances that the business world is evolving, and the constant changes in customer preferences, which is why digital marketing and customer-oriented business management will be discussed. The obj... -
Development of a Cost-Optimal Nutritionally Balanced Homemade Canine Diet through Linear Programming
The following work aims to propose a linear programming model to optimize the cost of preparing a homemade diet for dogs, using ingredients available in the local markets, always trying to maintain the animal’s nutritional requirements. The creati... -
Linear Programming: Tool for Agricultural Development
The current investigation proposed to design a crop rotation plan based on organic farms that improves farm income through linear programming. To carry out the investigation, the problem was defined in the farms in Mata de Plátano, El Paraiso, Hon... -
Bioremediation of DAM: Adsorption of copper, iron and mercury using Chondracanthus chamissoi.
In the present investigation, the adsorption of copper, iron and mercury in solution with concentrations of 100, 300 and 500 ppm was evaluated in the seaweed Chondracanthus chamissoi "cochayuyo" during agitation times of 2, 4 and 6 hours, followin... -
Architectural physical-spatial quality: an alternative to improve work performance
The present study determined the physical-spatialarchitectural quality in the work performance of employees of the municipality of Chilete, to make architectural design decisions. Method: The inductive, deductive method was used to analyze and des... -
Atmospheric water collection using Three Types of Fog Catchers for high Andean climatic conditions, case: locality 22 de Mayo-Celendín-Perú
This research arises from the increasingly urgent need to have accessible water sources to improve the quality of life of the majority of rural populations in the high Andean areas where surface and subsurface water sources are scarce In this sens... -
Improvement proposal to increase the production efficiency of garment with lean manufacturing tools for the textile sector in Lima
In Peru, the textile and clothing sector is considered the third activity with the highest market share and with the greatest contribution to the national economy. Much of this industry is made up of small and medium-sized businesses, which genera... -
Laboratory of social innovation in engineering as a strategy to promote sustainable development in marginalized communities and transform them into off-grid communities.
Social Innovation Laboratories are spaces that promote co-creation to solve social problems, through the application of innovation processes and technology for social appropriation. They link the university with the community, the strategies of un... -
Location control of a mobile robot based on fuzzy PID and adaptive filtering LMS and RLS
The development of traditional PID control systems requires mathematics to find the optimal tuning constants. In contrast, fuzzy controllers are simpler to use because their implementation is based on inference rules created by an expert. In this ... -
VISION ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT ARTIFICIAL TO DETECT THE DROWSINESS IN DRIVERS HEAVY MACHINERY MINERS
The main objective of this research is to develop an artificial vision algorithm that detects the drowsiness of heavy machinery mining drivers, using an artificial vision architecture with Python software, importing face detection libraries such a... -
Proposal for improvement in warehouse management using Lean Warehousing methodology to increase the service level of a distribution company
The main objective of the study was to improve the service level of a distribution and marketing company, surpassing the 93.19% indicator recorded in 2021 and reaching a service level of over 95%. The improvement proposal focused on reducing dispa...
