Claudiu Chiculita

Studies

Didactic Activities

• Previous:
• Advanced Programming Techniques
• Input/Output Systems
• Digital Communications
• Computer Networks
• Teleoperation and Telepresence
• Programming in Assembly Language (80x86)
• The Basis of Data Acquisition Systems
• Introduction in Electronics and Telecommunications

• Present:
• Embedded Systems
• Microcontrollers and Assembly Languages
• Programming Languages and Algorithms

Research interests

• Embedded Systems
• Image Processing
• Telepresence and Teleoperation
• Communication protocols
• Robotics & Intelligent Agents

Papers

• Ekanki Sharma, Antoneta Iuliana Bratcu, Claudiu Chiculita, Yvon Besanger, Co-simulation of a Low-Voltage Utility Grid Controlled over IEC 61850 protocol, The 5th international conference on Electric Utility Deregulation and Restructuring and Power Technologies (DRPT 2015), Changsha, China, 26-29 November, 2015
• Claudiu Chiculita, Frangu Laurentiu, A low-cost car vibration acquisition system, IEEE 21st International Symposium for Design and Technology in Electronic Packaging (SIITME), 22-25 Oct. 2015, Brasov, Romania
• Claudiu Chiculita, Ene Liviu, Mihai Lucian Cristea, Towards Multi-port Modbus Gateway, The 4th International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering, October 2013, Galati, Romania.
• Dorel Aiordachioaie, Laurentiu Frangu, Silviu Epure, Radu Belea, Marius Mazarel, Constantin Miholca, and Claudiu Chiculita: Airborne Ultrasonic Imaging: SONAR based Image Generation for Autonomous Vehicles, book chapter in Autonomous Hybrid Vehicles Intelligent Transport Systems and Automotive Technologies.
• D. Aiordăchioaie, M. Măzărel, C. Chiculiţă, R. Şolea, S. Epure, L. Frangu: On Low Resolution Ultrasound Image Processing for Target Recognition Purposes, Proc. of 4th WSEAS Int. Conf. on Sensors and Signals (SENSIG '11), November 3-5, 2011, Catania, Italia
• Laurenţiu FRANGU, Marius MĂZĂREL, Claudiu CHICULIŢĂ, Audio Source Localization, using a Network of Embedded Devices, Journal of Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Volume 10, Number 2, 2010, Suceava, Romania.
• L.Frangu, M.Mazarel, C.Chiculita, S.Epure, Embedded System for Audio Spource Separation, IEEE 16th International Symposium for Design and Technology in Electronic Packaging (SIITME 2010, September 23-26, 2010, Pitesti, Romania)
• M.Mazarel, S.Epure, C.Chiculita, C.Miholca, D.Aiordachioaie, On Biomimetic Sonar Head - Hardware Description and Analysis, IEEE 16th International Symposium for Design and Technology in Electronic Packaging (SIITME 2010, September 23-26, 2010, Pitesti, Romania)
• S.Epure, M.Mazarel, C.Chiculita, D.Aiordachioaie, On Biomimetic Sonar Head - First Experiments and Results, IEEE 16th International Symposium for Design and Technology in Electronic Packaging (SIITME 2010, September 23-26, 2010, Pitesti, Romania)
• Gabriela Munteanu, Chiculita Claudiu, Real-time path-finding for mobile robots using visual information about the environment, International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering - ISEEE 2009, Galati, Romania.
• Gabriela Munteanu, Chiculita Claudiu, Experimenting with mobile robots in simulation and in real world using reaction form a video camera, International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering - ISEEE 2009, Galati, Romania.
• Bogdan I. Daniel, Chiculita Claudiu, VoIP communication system, International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering - ISEEE 2009, Galati, Romania.
• Coman Alexandru, Chiculita Claudiu, Embedded System for Video Acquisition and Processing, SIITME 2009,15th International Symposium for Design and Technology of Electronics Packages, 17-20 Sep 2009, Gyula, Hungary.
  
• MAZAREL Marius, CHICULITA Claudiu, FRANGU Laurentiu, A Hardware Platform for Sonar and Audio Signal Processing, ECAI 2009 - International Conference - 3rd Edition Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence 3-5 July, 2009, Pitesti, ROMANIA.
• Marius Mazarel, Claudiu Chiculita and Laurentiu Frangu, Real-time computation of optical flow for robot navigation tasks, 18th International Workshop on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, RAAD 2009, May 25-27, 2009, Brasov, Romania.
• Laurenţiu Frangu, Silviu Epure, Marius Măzărel and Claudiu Chiculiţă, An Embedded Platform for Video and Audio Signal Processing, International Symposium for Design and Technology of Electronic Packages, SIITME 2008, September 18-21, Predeal, Romania (6p). 
• Claudiu Chiculiţă, A small footprint bootloader for PIC microcontrollers, The Second International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering, ISEEE 2008, 12-13 September 2008, Galaţi, Romania, pag.74-79.
• Claudiu Chiculiţă, Study on the usage of sockets for communication between partitions of an application, The Second International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering, ISEEE 2008, 12-13 September 2008, Galaţi, Romania, pag.59-64.
• R. Dragomir, C.Chiculita, ZigBee Based Intelligent Home Network, The Second International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering, ISEEE 2008, 12-13 September 2008, Galaţi, Romania, pag.65-69.
• Frangu L., Mazarel M., Chiculita C., Epure S., An Embedded Platform for Smart Multiple Sensor Network, 3rd International Conference "From Scientific Computing to Computational Engineering", Athens, Greece 9-12 July, 2008 (8p).
• Chiculita C., Frangu L., A Benchmark for Improving the Control of the Teleoperated Equipment, 3rd International Conference "From Scientific Computing to Computational Engineering", Athens, Greece 9-12 July, 2008 (7p).
• C.Chiculiţă, Laurenţiu Frangu - A Teleoperation Experiment to Control the "Plate and Ball", The International Symposium on System Theory, Automation, Robotics, Computers, Informatics, Electronics and Instrumentation, 18-20 October 2007, Craiova, Romania.
• S.Zenovia, V. Marcu, E.Bastiurea, C.Chiculita, Sistem de masurare a fortei musculaturii trunchiului, Interdisciplinaritatea - fundament al cercetarii in educatie si sport, Galati, 25 mai 2007, pag.326-330.
• S.Zenovia, V. Marcu, E.Bastiurea, C.Chiculita, Metodica masurarii fortei musculare la nivelul trunchiului, Interdisciplinaritatea - fundament al cercetarii in educatie si sport, Galati, 25 mai 2007, pag.331-337.
• C.Lupoaie, C.Chiculita, Ethernet Communication System Based on Microcontroller, International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering -ISEEE-2006, 13-14 Oct, Galati, Romania, pag.20-25.
• C.Turcanu, C.Chiculita, GSM/GPSR Vehicle Tracking System, International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering -ISEEE-2006, 13-14 Oct, Galati, Romania, pag.26-29.
• D. Popescu, C. Chiculita, L. Popescu: Telemanipulation using a PLC for web based education, 5th WSEAS Int. Conf. on DISTANCE LEARNING AND WEB ENGINEERING, Corfu, Greece, August 23-25, 2005 (pp171-175)
• C. Chiculita: A Transport Protocol for Remote Real-Time Operation over the Internet, Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation Symposium, REV 2005, 30 June-1 July, Brasov, Romania (9p).
• A.I. Bratcu, D. Dulman, I. Munteanu, C. Chiculiţă: “ Optimal control strategies for hybrid dynamic systems - application to cooperative robots systems (in Romanian), Research report, Advanced Control Systems Research Center, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galaţi, Galaţi, 2004 (28p).
• D. Popescu, C. Chiculita, L. Popescu: Remote Programming of a Programmable Logic Controller, 14th EAEEIE Annual Conference on Innovation in Education for Electrical and Information Engineering (EIE), Gdansk Poland, 16th-18th June 2003 (7p).
• C. Chiculita, L. Frangu, D. Dulman: Remote Operation of the Robots through the Network, The 33rd International Scientific Symposium of the Military Equipment And Technologies Research Agency, p.163-166.
• Claudiu Chiculita, Laurentiu Frangu: Using the GPS for the Command of the Mobile Robots, Conferinta Nationala de Robotica - CNR 2002, 17-19 octombrie 2002, Craiova, Romania, p.277-280.
• Claudiu Chiculita, Dan Dascalescu, Laurentiu Frangu: Simulator for Cooperation and Competition of Mobile Robots, Conferinta Nationala de Robotica - CNR 2002, 17-19 octombrie 2002, Craiova, Romania, p.281-284
• Laurentiu Frangu, Claudiu Chiculita: Aplicatii de teleprezenta si teleoperare, Raport de cercetare 2002, Centrul de Cercetare pentru Conducere Automata Avansata a Proceselor, Universitatea Dunarea de Jos din Galati (43p)
• L. Frangu, C. Chiculita: Remote Laboratory Allowing Full-Range Student-Designed Control Algorithm, Then 9th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems - ICECS 2002, September 15-18, 2002, Dubrovnik, Croatia (4p)
• C. Chiculita, L. Frangu: A Web Based Remote Control Laboratory, The 6th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, July 14-18, 2002 Orlando, Florida (5p).
• D. Popescu, C. Chiculita: PLC Tele-programming, The 3-rd IEEE International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET 2002), July 4-6 2002, Budapest (5p).
• C. Chiculita, L. Frangu: Telepresence and Teleoperation Applications for Robots, Proceedings of The 2-nd National Workshop on Mobile Robots, Craiova, Romania, Oct. 18-20, 2001

Research Contracts

• Sistem inteligent de management, monitorizare si mentenanta a pavajelor si drumurilor folosind tehnici imagistice moderne -PAV3M
• Retele Inteligente pentru Sisteme Automate Navale (RISAN)
• Capete SONAR bio-mimetice adaptive pentru vehicule autonome (ADBIOSONAR), Program PNCDI - II
• Smart Embedded Network of Sensing Entities, IST FP6, Embedded Systems
• Platforma de control holonic al fabricatiei cu roboti multipli si vedere artificiala integrata pentru conditionarea materialelor - RVHOLON, CEEX2006
• "Partajarea resurselor de instruire si de cercetare", PRIC, CEEX2005
• Startegii Optimale de conducere a sistemelor dinamice hibride - aplicatie la sistemele de roboti cooperativi, CNCSIS, 2004
• "Resistance tests for PANAMAX bulk carrier model (E 601). Resistance and powering performances prediction", 377/2005, SC Ship Design Group Galati
• "Cercetari privind interactiunea cu mediul a sistemelor de inteligenta artificiala, cu aplicatii la vehiculele autonome", Contract nr. 33334/2004, beneficiar CNCSIS;
• "Educational informatic system - virtual library - E-BOOK" “ National program for research and development INFOSOC (Information Society Technologies); Contract No. 20 / 22.10.2001

Books, Inventions, ...

• Book Chapter: "Partajarea resurselor de instruire şi de cercetare", capitolul 5, Ed. Universitaria, Craiova, 2009, ISBN: 978-606-510-228-6
• Vasile Marcu, Zenovia Stan, Eugen Bastiurea, Claudiu Chiculita, Dererminarea dezechilibrelor musculare prezente la nivelul trunchiului -metoda si aparat-, Academica 2008, ISBN 978-973-8937-43-7
• Brevet de inventie: Zenovia Stan, Eugen Bastiurea, Vasile Marcu, Claudiu Chiculita, Metoda si aparat pentru dererminarea dezechilibrelor musculare prezente la nivelul trunchiului; A/00193, 12.03.2008; brevet nr.123013, eliberat: 30.07.2010

Contact

Office:
"Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati
Faculty of Automatic Control, Computers, Electrical Engineering and Electronics
Electronics and Telecommunications Department
Y508
+40-36-460182 (faculty's secretariat)

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