2D Guidance in Minimally Invasive Procedures

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Research Strategy (a) SIGNIFICANCE: The use of two-dimensional (2D) Ultrasound (US) guidance in minimally invasive procedures such as percutaneous biopsies,1,2 pain management,3,4 abscess drainages,5 and radiofrequency ablation6 has gained popularity. These procedures all involve insertion of a needle towards a desired anatomical target. Image-guidance facilitates localization of the needle throughout the procedure, increasing accuracy, reliability and safety.7 US offers several advantages over other imaging modalities ...

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Fatigue Cracking of Pavement

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Introduction to fatigue cracking of pavement Fatigue or alligator cracking is the most common type of pavement distress, it is infact the major one. This is the type of distress in which series of interconnected cracks appears due to the fatigue failure of the HMA surface when the pavement experience repeated traffic loading. These type of cracks later allow moisture infiltration into the pavement, the ...

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Evolutionary Polynomial Regression

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Evolutionary polynomial regression (EPR) is a data mining technique based on evolutionary computing that was developed by Giustolisi and Savic (2006). It combines the power of genetic algorithm with numerical regression to develop symbolic models. EPR is a two-step technique in which, at the first step, exponents of symbolic structures are searched using a genetic algorithm (GA) that is the key idea behind the EPR, ...

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Mechanical Strength of Mild Steel

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Introduction CE 2.1 One day on National Geographic channel I was watching a program in which they were experimenting with the finite element analysis software to observe structure and thermal load effects on the wing of Boeing 747's wing. Luckily, during the same time, in my 8th semester back in 2013 we were taught the introduction to Finite Element Methods by our professor, Dr. Ijaz ...

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Movement in an Idealized Dam-break Configuration

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For doing the research of the fluid dynamics with the open channel flow, to derive and understanding different waves equations in partial differential approximation with conservation form such as the explicit centered convection approximation and the explicit upwind convection approximation in different condition. Trying to substitutive the values into the equations to derive the appropriate method base on the finite- volume method in the fluid ...

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Ionic Sieving Properties of Graphene Oxide (GO) Membranes

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ABSTRACT: We characterized the ionic sieving properties of graphene oxide (GO) membranes by performing classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The Lerf-Klinowski model is used for GO nanosheets structure. The Optimized Potentials for Liquid Simulations for all atoms (OPLS-AA) force field is used for GO potential. The SPC/E model is used for water molecules. We show that GO membranes can act as reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, ...

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Supplementary Restraint and Air-bag system

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Supplementary restraint and airbag system is a passive part of vehicle safety system. SRS is designed to protect and lower forces acting on the driver and passenger at the event of the accident. In a case of an accident at speed about 35km/h the SRS is activated and the following procedure is taking place: seat belt tensioners are activated -about 10-15 ms airbags are ...

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Engineering Report: Household Appliances - Refrigerator

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Engineering Report: Household Appliances - Refrigerator Introduction- Refrigerator After a long day at work, you come home, open your refrigerator and take out a nice cold drink. Ever wonder why it is so nice and cold? In this report, I will be explaining how the refrigerator came about. The main reason for any refrigerator is to keep food/drinks cold as cold temperatures help keep ...

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Energy Efficiency Maximisation in Large-Scale MIMO Systems

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Analysis of Energy Efficiency Maximisation in Large-Scale MIMO Systems   Introduction and Motivation 1.1 Background The development of smart terminals and their application, the need for multimedia services rapidly increases lately [1]. The capacity of wireless the Quality of Service necessities of mobile applications of wireless communication networks is increasing exponentially [1]. Bandwidth Efficiency is typically one of the important metrics to ...

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Compression Techniques used for Medical Image

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1.1 Introduction Image compression is an important research issue over the last years. A several techniques and methods have been presented to achieve common goals to alter the representation of information of the image sufficiently well with less data size and high compression rates. These techniques can be classified into two categories, lossless and lossy compression techniques. Lossless techniques are applied when data are critical ...

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Use of Distributed Computing in Processing Big Data

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Distributed Systems is an upcoming area in computer science and has the ability to have a large impact on the many aspects in[G1] the medical, scientific, financial and commercial sector. This document will provide an overview of distributed systems along with their current applications and application in big data. The most commonly used definition for a distributed system is, a system comprised of geographically dispersed ...

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Design of Wind Turbine Control

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ABSTRACT The main objective of this report is the design and analysis of the control of the wind turbine. In order to ensure an efficient energy capture from the wind and at the same time the mitigation of loads at natural frequencies, it will be designed the operating strategy of the machine. Furthermore, the control of the wind turbine will be also designed ...

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Automated Power Pole Photography via Helicopters

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Fugro Roames aims to automate the process of acquiring high resolution pictures, to reduce the risk and cost associated with helicopter based pole top inspection. The project will focus on acquiring previously worked algorithms, as well as the introduction of model predictive control, to automate the overall process, while also presenting a working prototype to simulate the operation of the intended product. The following proposal ...

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Calculating Cargo Load

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"MV STC Bulk Carrier" is a geared handy max bulk carrier with five holds and a DWT of 49500T (summer). SHIPS GENERAL PARTICULARS NAME: STC BULK CARRIER TYPE: BULK CARRIER DWT SUMMER:49500 T DISPALCEMENT SUMMER:57923TONNES DISPLACEMENT WINTER:56423TONNES NUMBER OF HOLDS:5 (ALL CAN CARRY HEAVY ORE ) CRANES:4x30 TONNES HEAVY WEATHER HOLD:NO 3 BALLAST PUMP CAPACITY:2x2000T/Hr CONSUMPTION: FO-32TONNES PER DAY DO-2TONNES PER DAY IN PORT ...

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Rate of Conversion of Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) into Nitrogen

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1.1 Chapter Introduction: This chapter gives some basic information of the thesis. Firstly, some background information about selective catalytic reduction(SCR) technology, aqueous and dry ammonia, NOx gas and its conversion. Secondly the reason and the motivation for choosing this research project. Then the aim, objectives and methodology is described. Finally, the progress of project, plan and the conclusion is given. 1.2 Background Information: 1.2.1 Selective ...

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Design and Simulation of Automatic Load Tap Changer

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 Introduction CE 3.1 This is the third project I did as a graduate Electrical Engineering while pursuing my Bachelor of Engineering in the field of Electrical Engineering from Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology, Balochistan, Pakistan. I wanted to conduct a project that would enable the transformer to attain different voltage levels using a load tap changing transformer and thus wanted to learn ...

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Westgate Bridge Collapse Engineering

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The West Gate Bridge fell down on the 15th of October in 1970, it was caused by a few half girders on the west part of the bridge that didn't fit. They attempted to fix this with an unusual method which made the situation worse. The bridge buckled and eventually collapsed. It killed the workers while they were on break and only a few were ...

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Full-Scale Fatigue Testing using the Resonance Method

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Welding: Welding is a process that is employed to join two distinct pieces of the same metal or remove any unwanted material from metals. In other words, the welding can be broadly discussed as the forging of two heated metals by employing electrode which acts as a slag and prevents the atmospheric contamination. The art of welding began when man started forging tools from metals. ...

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Radial Ball Bearing Material

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You are tasked with selecting a material that is suitable for the balls in a radial ball bearing such as the one shown in Fig. 1. Radial ball bearings although intended primarily for radial loads, will also carry a certain amount of thrust.   Ball Figure 1 Ball bearing The following details are known in relation to radial ball bearing design: Young's ...

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Utilizing Self-Organizing Heterogeneous Networks

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A Disaster-Resilient Modern Cellular Network: Utilizing Self-Organizing Heterogeneous Networks, Device-to-Device Communication enabled LTE-Advanced Abstract The goal of modern communication networks is to keep every corner of the world connected at all times. This goal is of utmost importance especially during a disaster. Today's mobile communication networks fail to showcase fast disaster resilience due to the lack of a distributed communication architecture that would work even ...

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Continuous Emission Monitoring System

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Continuous Emission Monitoring System (SO2 Measuring on Emission Gas).   CE 2.1 In this career episode report, I would like to describe my experience in Continuous Emission Monitoring System designing. CEMS systems are used for measuring flue gas for oxygen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide to estimate the combustion control in industrial monitoring purpose. Nowadays it is considered as a standard to meet with various ...

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Photopolymers for Tissue Engineering Purposes

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DISCUSSSION     Tissue Engineering offers the potential to grow the cartilage in a precise shape and requires minimal operative time. In most of the preliminary studies, a prefabricated mold is used to grow the chondrocytes and obtain a tissue-engineered cartilage. However using the mold techniques is time consuming, does not provide an aesthetic framework for growing the cartilage and there is an uneven growth of ...

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Chloride Permeability Performance: Aggregate Concrete

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                                              FIGURES FIG.1 Relationship between replacement ratio of fine NA by fine RCA and chloride migration coefficient (Evangelista and de Brito 2010) FIG.2 Chloride ion resistivity of RCAC (DR Concrete with RCA as fine and coarse aggregate; DN    Concrete with coarse RCA and fine NA) (Tu et al.2006). ...

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Impact of Leonardo Da Vinci's Inventions

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Engineering Drawings To be a proficient engineer, it requires a person to develop and possess various skill sets. The understanding of the various concepts and knowledge presented to them is crucial as well as it would allow them to apply it to their work as a practicing engineer. Some engineers may consider their best tools to be a piece of paper and a pencil. Possessing ...

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Redundancy Allocation using Multiple Weighted Objectives

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Redundancy Allocation using multiple weighted objectives heuristic Abstract A new method for optimization of system reliability was put forward and tested. In this method, the main aim is to maximize the individual system reliability. The product of individual system reliability multiples to the reliability of the entire system. Hence the multiple weighted objective heuristic involves breaking down of the problem into multiple objectives and in ...

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Using a 3D Printer in Engineering

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CE 2.2 Background Digitality is increasing each day. Very less people use 3D printers due to its high cost. And moreover, they are not portable as its calibration of stepper motors could be damaged. And small scale industries cannot afford them. So, my project is about making 3D printers that are size oriented, portable and cost effective. It will a project that would be hassle ...

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Static Var Compensator to Improve Profile Voltage

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Implementation of Static Var Compensator to Improve Profile Voltage On transmission System 70kV-150kV APJ Pasuruan Abstract- System requirements for power is growing in line with the needs in line with population and industrial electricity consumption, so there is an alternative to maximize the utilization of the transmission line, one of them with equipment Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS). Hardware FACTS device in ...

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Investigation of Fracture Energy - GF

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ABSTRACT Concrete's inherent brittleness, low tensile strength and premature micro-cracking phenomena can be improved, in the bulk material, by embedment of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), the 1-D allotrope of carbon which exhibit a remarkable combination of mechanical and transport properties. The present research aims in investigating the fracture energy, Gf, of modified cement mortar with Multi Wall Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) under 3-point bending test with acoustic ...

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GPS-GSM based Rail Signaling and Tracking System

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Abstract: In this paper, we propose a system for monitoring, tracking, and automating the trains. In contrast to the existing methods, we employ a global position system (GPS) and Global System for Mobile communication (GSM). The messages are sent and each train is individually tracked. We utilize signaling techniques like GPS and GSM, which provide information to the loco pilot proactively. The proposed system has ...

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Cultural Diversity in Engineering

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This paper will look at the importance of cultural diversity within the field of engineering, why it's important and what the positive impacts or diversifying your work-place are. Cultural diversity is immensely important within every country throughout the world. Although due to Australia being such a new country, and the history of the country the importance of communicating with Indigenous communities is especially important. Maintaining ...

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Automated Mobility Support System for Bedridden People

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Abstract - The proposed research is to provide better service for the patients, kids and aged people. It consists of a trolley provided with DC Geared Motors which is controlled through Android App or Voice Command. The trolley is sent and received where it is utilized by providing the needy by medicine, food and other supplies. This makes the aged one or the needy partially ...

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Multiply and Accumulate Unit using Vedic Multiplier

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Design and Implementation of FPGA based 64 bit MA Cunitusing VEDIC Multiplier and Reversible Logic gates ABSTRACT: Now a days in VLSI technology size, power, and speed are the main constraints to design any circuits. In normal multipliers delay will be more and the number of computations also will be more. Because of that speed of the circuits designed with the normal multipliers will be low and it will consume more power. This paper describes Multiply and ...

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Transition Elements as Deep Level Dopant

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HIGH RESISTIVITY SILICON: DEEP-LEVEL DOPING COMPENSATION USING ELEMENTAL GOLD INTRODUCTION 1.1 Research Background Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) is a microwave circuit in which both active and passive components are fabricated on the same semiconductor substrate [1]. The development of MMICs has been augmented by the high demand for high-speed devices operating at microwave frequency ranging between 300 MHz and 300 GHz. Their advantages of being ...

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Pressure Distribution of Cylinder in Wind Tunnel

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This lab delved into the concepts of fluid mechanics to calculate the drag coefficient of airflow around a smooth cylinder resulting from variations in pressure distribution. An apparatus consisting of a wind tunnel, pitot-tube, rotatable cylinder, and well-inclined manometer were used to conduct the experiment. Airflow generated by the wind tunnel was the driving factor, causing a measurable pressure difference around the cylinder. The well-inclined ...

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Allogeneic MCSs to make Cartilage for Knee Function

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  INTRODUCTION: - 1.1 What is Osteoarthritis? Articular cartilage is a highly resilient hyaline tissue composed of chondrocytes and surrounded by extracellular matrix present in a joint which act as shock absorber, protects the bones from the friction and wear and helps in smooth movement of the joint (Bhumiratana et al. 2014). Osteoarthritis is a disease of joint where lack of cartilage ...

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Enigma and Lorenz Machines - Their Contribution to Computing

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The purpose of this report is to understand the working of cryptography by studying the working of Enigma and Lorentz machines which were used by Germans during World War II. The report will also discuss the effect of the invention of this machines on modern day cryptography. Cryptography has been helping humans to transmit information in secured way but the popularity of cryptography was limited ...

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Impact of Gunpowder

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A Technology That Marked Major Progress Milestones in History GUNPOWDER INTTRODUCTION Technology is a group of learning committed to making instruments, handling activities and extricating of materials. Everyone have their own way of understanding the meaning of technology or in another word innovation. People use innovation to develop their capacities, and that makes humans as the most vital piece of ...

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Increasing Pedestrian Safety

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2.0 Literature Review 2.1 Introduction Intersection is the most critical place for pedestrian as they come directly into contact with the ongoing traffic. Both signalized and un-signalized intersection pose a safety concern and different measures have been taken to safely and effectively accommodate pedestrian and traffic in the intersections. To accommodate pedestrians, two common types of pedestrian phasing have been used at signalized intersections ...

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Newton Raphson Method Example

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INTEGRATED AC/DC POWER SYSTEM USING MODIFIED NEWTON-RAPHSON LOAD FLOW ANALYSIS ABSTRACT The Newton-Raphson method or the other name called Newton Method, is a powerful technique for solving equations numerically. Like so much of the differential calculus, it is based on the simple idea of linear approximation. The Newton Method, properly used, usually homes in on a root with devastating efficiency. In this research, the Newton-Raphson method ...

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Interlayer Effect: Si-based Double Junction Tandem Solar

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Investigation of Interlayer Effect on Si-based Double Junction Tandem Solar Cell Abstract: - Silicon-based double junction tandem solar cell was fabricated and simulated using wxAMPS software. Nano structure of SiO2/ Si3N4 interlayer was inserted between the silicon and InGaN junction to investigate the effect on the quantum efficiency of the Si-based solar cell. The quantum efficiency characterizations were studied under AM1.5 solar spectrum at 300o K. ...

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Description of a Maintenance Organisation

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Description of a Maintenance Organisation with Suggested Developments to Improve Cost Effectiveness   Table 1: Key Terms and Abbreviations Term / Abbreviation Definition CM Corrective Maintenance CMMS Computerised Maintenance Management System DCC Dublin City Centre ...

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Multi- Level Car Park System Project

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Career Episode 1 CE 1.1 INTRODUCTION During my engineering degree, I worked on a project called "Multi- Level Car Park System" in my 6th semester. So, my first career episode describes that project. I did my Bachelor's Degree in Electronics & Communication from Surya School of Engineering & Technology affiliated to Punjab Technical University. I completed my engineering in 2013. This project was completed in ...

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Molecular Weight Effect of Different Grades of HPC Polymer

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Introduction Bioavailability enhancement Wet media milling + spray drying Issues have impact on dissolution performance Novelty of the work Objective Material and methods wet stirred media milling Spray dryer Characterization techniques Results and discussion Physical stability of the milled precursor suspensions Drug breakage kinetics Formation of the NCMPs via spray drying of the precursor drug suspensions Impact of different ...

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Components and Features of Central Locking System

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Central locking The main function of the central locking system is controlling access authorization at all times but it also must cover the following areas: actuation of opening handles or lifting, braking and locking the doors during closing operation. The central locking system includes following components: -locking bars on the body pillars, -doors, door lock mechanism and dedicated mechanical and electrical parts, -electrical components - ...

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Change Detection Techniques of Remote Sensing Imageries

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1.1 Introduction Over the past years, academics have suggested enormous numbers of change detection techniques of remote sensing imageries and classified them from a different point of views [28]. These techniques depend on the assumption of spatial independence among pixels. This assumption is valid only for low, medium and high-resolution images but insufficient for VHR images [1]. This chapter presents the concept, implementation, and assessment ...

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Radio Frequency Identification and Intelligent Parking

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Executive summary This report is an introduction of two sensor related technology used in modern life. Radio frequency identification (RFID) lock system and Intelligent parking assist system (IPAS) are two topics maintained in the report. In each of the topic there will be at least three parts: history and development, principle of the technology and limitations. The aim of the report is to give reader ...

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Three Gorges Dam Construction Project

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Section 1: Goal, Scope and Rationale The Three Gorges Dam is widely accepted as the largest Dam Construction project to ever take place. The main goal of the project was to design and build the biggest hydroelectric dam of the world on the Yangtze River in China, which would be over 180 meters in height and 2.3 km in width. The motivation behind constructing the ...

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Hybrid Electric Energy Integrated Cluster

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Project Acronym: HELENIC-REF Project Title: Hybrid Electric Energy Integrated Cluster concerning Renewable Fuels This project has been funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The information in this document reflects only the author's views, not the opinion of the European Union. Neither the REA nor the European Commission are responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained ...

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Electric Drive System Design, Simulation and Construction

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Abstract In this experiment, three phase flexible inverter was used to drive a Brush Less Direct Current (BLDC) machine. Three experiments steps use three-phase inverter which is connected to resistor and inductor load and BLDC machine to examine and measure 1) Pulse Mode Modulation (PMW); 2) Three wave signal sinusoidal and 3) BLDC signal sequence. Computer simulation using MATLAB Simulink is used to analyze the ...

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Hybrid Beamforming Design for 5G Wireless Communications

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To comply with evolving 5G standards, higher data rates (and greater bandwidth), lower-latency network accesses, and more energy-efficient implementations are needed. While 5G standards are still very much evolving, the goals for higher data rates, lower-latency network accesses, and more energy-efficient implementations are clear. And with higher data rates comes the need for wider bandwidth spectrums. Today, available bandwidth in the spectrum up through 6 ...

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Non-orthogonal Multiple Access and Massive MIMO

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Non-orthogonal Multiple Access and Massive MIMO for Improved Spectrum Efficiency To cope with the expected 1000x increase in mobile traffic over the next 10 years, key requirements are making more efficient use of the available frequency spectrum, increasing network speeds and opening-up more of the frequency spectrum for wireless applications. OFDMA used by LTE, etc., is being extended and superposition of signals for multiple users ...

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Investigation of Tensile Strength

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Direct tension is another method to categorize fatigue cracking. In this test procedure, tensile strength is measured in terms of tensile stress and tensile strain. Tensile stress is basically the resistance to fracture damage and tensile strain at maximum load is the ductility potential. In this testing procedure uniaxial tension is applied on the specimen. A cylindrical specimen is required having a 4 inch (100 ...

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Navel Model to Image Separation in Scanning Tinny Letter

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Somayeh Komeylian Department of Tel-Communication Engineering, Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran Armin Mehrabian Department of Medical, Mashhad Medical Science University, Mashhad, Iran Saeed Komeylian Factory of graduated students, Department of Tel-Communication Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran In this paper, a navel model has been introduced to image separation in scanning tinny letter. The proposed model is based on Almeida ...

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Design Specifications for Engineering Project

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Introduction For large development projects, defining the problem becomes the development of design specifications. Typically, development project are complex, involving a number of people from different disciplines working toward the same goal. This chapter discusses the following topic that describe the process and the importance of developing design specification: Specifications of a Design General Description Specification of Material Circuit Simulation Specification ...

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Drill Press Redesign Project - Design for Manufacture

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Drill press is the most vastly used mechanical machine around the world. Its usage is not limited to industries only, it is found and used even at homes in the form of portable or cordless drills. It is primarily used for cutting holes in specimen. Other functions that it can be used for include tapping, counter sinking, reaming, etc. There are three main types of ...

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Conveyor Based Sorting System: Overview Detection Approach

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Abstract: When the objects move on the conveyor belt, they fall into the receptacle at the end of the belt. Once the bin is filled the conveyor belt must stop in order not to overfill the bin. To make this possible we could use some sensors in the receptacle and link the belt and the weighing scale (on which the bin is placed) through programming ...

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Review of Optimal PMU Placement Methods

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Abstract-The Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) is very important tool for monitoring and control of the power system. PMUs give real time, synchronized measurements of voltages at the buses and also current phase values which are incident to those buses where these PMUs are located. It is unnecessary and impossible to place PMU at each bus to estimate the states because the PMUs and communication facilities ...

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Design of Vehicle Security and Passenger Protection System

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'Understand vehicle security, environmental control and passenger protection systems'  Introduction I will learn that there are many advantages in the modern central door locking system. I will be learning the electrical wiring of a typical modern car, and adding illustrations to explain the various components. I will be explaining the operating principles and identifying the main parts of the environmental control system such as the ...

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Designing a 1MW Solar Power Plant

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Introduction CE 1.1 "Turn the air con on, it's 45 degrees Celsius already", said my mum. The weariness of stifling heat with the tops of dry 45 degrees Celsius radiated in her tone. But there was no electricity for the past 9 hours. Wretched in the state of disbelief, I realized the painful dilemma of Electricity load shedding was worsening day by day. That's when ...

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Experiment on Effect of Music on Driving Performance

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Research shows that listening to music is mostly common in an automobile (Wikman et al., 1998). Moreover, compared to other activities that might cause a distraction, there is a popular misconception that listening or singing to music while driving on the road causes "little-to-no-risk (Dibben and Williamson, 2007). Several types of research and experiments have studied the effects of music on the performance of ...

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5G - New Waveform Signal Analysis

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UF-OFDM, FBMC and GFDM are under investigation worldwide as promising candidates of the New Waveform for 5G mobile communication systems. This paper describes features of their signal processing technologies and issues. New Waveform analysis environment is also introduced. Impact of each waveform to existing system can be estimated quickly by the environment. 1 - Introduction Preparations for the migration from LTE/LTE-Advanced to next-generation mobile communications ...

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IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force): Protocol Engineering

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The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force): The protocol engineering and development arm of the Internet   I chose this working group because I had not been aware of its existence and wanted to learn more about it. I am very familiar with the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) from various research projects over the years that I have been required to complete for ...

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Strain Gauge Laboratory Exercise

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An investigation into the effects of electronic circuits on the accuracy of weight measurement and how these results relate to material properties   Instrumentation systems are necessary in industry to provide accurate and reliable measurements of various quantities, as well as monitoring and controlling processes. In this experiment, strain gauge sensors were attached to a cantilever beam upon which a varying load was applied and ...

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Crystalline Concrete for Sub Structure Waterproofing

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Crystalline Concrete for Sub Structure Waterproofing: A Literature Review Abstract In recent years, numerous urban areas have suffered flooding. The flood in urban area comes with even more disastrous effects such as health catastrophise in addition to damage to the properties and financial loss. The urban flood leaves behind the flooded basement of houses and other public infrastructures which needs professional attention to solve the ...

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Single Stage to Orbit (SSTO) Propulsion System

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This paper discusses the relevant selection criteria for a single stage to orbit (SSTO) propulsion system and then reviews the characteristics of the typical engine types proposed for this role against these criteria. The engine types considered include Hydrogen/Oxygen (H2/O2) rockets, Scramjets, Turbojets, Turborockets and Liquid Air Cycle Engines. In the authors opinion none of the above engines are able to meet all the ...

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Transformation Temperature in SMAs

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INTRODUCTION This report contains four sections. The first section discusses ways to control the transformation temperature in SMAs. The effect of alloy composition on martensitic transformation, the effect of precipitation process on the transformation temperature of SMAs, and the effect of thermo-mechanical treatment on the properties of SMAs are examined in this section. The second section presents the standard thermomechanical training procedures to obtain the ...

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Design of a Low Voltage CMOS Transconductance Amplifier

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This project aims to illustrate the design and simulation of a Low Voltage Complementary Metal Oxide Semi Conductor (CMOS) Transconductance Amplifier (OTA) with an improved power consumption, Direct Current (DC) gain and bandwidth. Two techniques were introduced for linearization: Pseudo Differential Pairs and Source degeneration under nano-scale technology. The nonlinearity, which is caused by the short length effect due to the small size of transistor ...

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Stability Analysis of DC Distribution System

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Stability Analysis of DC Distribution System with Constant Multiple Power Loads Ethics Declaration Checklist (to be completed by student) Does this project involve the use of: YES/NO Human participants, NO Previously collected confidential data, NO ...

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Fuzzy Logic Technique for Image Enhancement

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Abstract- Now day's applications should be require various types of images and pictures as sources of information for interpretation and analysis. Whenever an image is changed from one to another form such as, digitizing, scanning, transmitting and storing, some of the degradation always occurs at the output end. Hence, the output image has to go in a process called image enhancement which consists of a ...

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Biomimetic Lumbar Artificial Intervertebral Disc

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Rapid Prototyping of a Biomimetic Lumbar Artificial Intervertebral Disc for Total Disc Replacement Arthroplasty Abstract Intervertebral discs (IVDs) are soft tissues that provide flexibility to the vertebral column by transmitting and distributing the large loads that act on the spine. Degeneration of any of the IVD components may cause low back pain (LBP) in a significant amount of the world's population due to change in ...

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Traffic Light Controller System Design

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library IEEE; use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL; use ieee.std_logic_unsigned.all; -- Uncomment the following library declaration if using -- arithmetic functions with Signed or Unsigned values --use IEEE.NUMERIC_STD.ALL; -- Uncomment the following library declaration if instantiating -- any Xilinx primitives in this code. --library UNISIM; --use UNISIM.VComponents.all; entity tlc is     Port ( sensor : in  STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (3 downto 0);   hr : out  STD_LOGIC_VECTOR (0 downto 0) ; ...

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Superstructure Preliminary Design Report

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Two superstructure design options for the warehouse have been considered and discussed for the chosen layout, for the first design which is a portal frame and the other is a trusses structure. And all the materials were used in steelwork which are in S355. Design option one For this design option, simple portal frame are used as the main structural design and the frame ...

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Pneumatic Auto Gear Changer Project

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(a) Introduction 1.1 This career episode is based on my design and fabrication project carried out during the penultimate year of my bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering (Anna University Affiliated)-Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu state, India. Established in 2001, it is a self-financed and one of the best engineering institutes in Tamil Nadu. The project was completed over a ...

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Implementation of Lean Manufacturing Principles

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In their Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management article, "Development of a Framework for a Lean based Water and Energy Efficiency Assessment Tool", Davies and Merwe (2015) discussed the most suitable lean manufacturing principles that enhance the energy and water utility, consumption and their effects on improvement of energy and water efficiency. The authors identified that the South African industries are facing issues regarding ...

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Testing of Aggregates Analysis

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Numerous test has been developed that test "toughness and abrasion resistance" and "durability and soundness" of aggregates. This report analyses the testing of Aggregates using three Main tests to analyse the degradation of aggregates so best performance is observed in construction, asphalt, concrete or any other field. The aggregates must be abrasion resistant and weather durable to provide good base in pavements for roads. Detailed description ...

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Wheelchair Interfaces for Paralyzed Persons

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New method suggest some improvements regarding muscles to drive a wheelchair. People with disabilities such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis or tetraplegia experience problems while using traditional wheelchair-integrated joystick due to deformities of their limbs, amputees, tremor or because the are paralyzed below the neck. For them, different methods to use wheelchair have been invented. Among them, the most popular are voice command, brain command, ...

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Wellbore Instability and Borehole Breakout

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Introduction: Despite the development of oil and gas industry technology, Wellbore instability remains one of non - productive time that cost industry billions every year. wellbore instability has been one of the well planning stage and been studied widely (Bradley,1979; Bell, 2003; Zhang et al., 2003; Gentzis et al., 2009; Zhang et al., 2009; Ding, 2011). Drilling through a formation led to stress changing a ...

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Opto-Electronics for Communications: Spectrum Analysis

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This experiment studies the wavelengths of the colours in the spectrum of a light source. I will measure the angle at which colour splits. I will carry out this experiment with three different light sources: Tungsten LED Laser Diode Light Source Spectrum The electromagnetic spectrum describes all the wavelengths. It ranges from the smallest waves possible, radio waves to the largest waves, Gamma ...

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History and Impact of Additive Manufacturing

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In the recent years, technology has been evolving at an exponential rate, due to important breakthroughs in research and development of new ways to produce efficient materials and structures. One of the most important technological step forward was the implementation of the extended use of Additive Manufacturing Machines, also known as 3D Printers. This revolutionary concept of Additive Manufacturing (AM) describes the technologies that build ...

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Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics: Coffee Filter Machine

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Background/IntroductionIn this assignment they are tasked to explain how an electric coffee filter machine works and its scientific process. they are also tasked to calculate the amount of power it uses and energy it needs to keep that coffee warm and its efficiency when it's keeping it warm, which is important because if the coffee isn't very efficient and uses a lot of energy or ...

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CALPUFF-CALMET Modeling System

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1. Introduction Nowadays, due to the fast expansion of industrial development and population increase, air pollution has become one of the most serious problems in the world, especially in large cities and consequently, the problem of air pollution and its control has become increasingly. Fossil fuel combustion, especially which based on oil and coal is one of the major causes of the environmental problems affecting ...

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Proposed Sun Tracking System

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Abstract Introduction The basic design of a solar thermal power generation system is as shown in the figure. In such a system, the major components are the solar energy concentrator, sterling engine and the dynamo (alternator) unit. A parabolic dish reflector acts as the concentrator in this system. To achieve a good performance from a solar thermal conversion engine, it should be exactly mounted on ...

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Hyatt Regency Walkway Design Analysis

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The Hyatt Regency Walkway was an engineering design that was made in a hotel in Kansas. The construction began in spring of 1978. Then the Eldridge Construction Company entered a subcontract with the company of Havens Steel in which they had agreed to fabricate and erect the atrium steel for the Hyatt project. There were events and communications between both companies about determining to change the design from ...

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Automatic Online Gas Booking and Detection System

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­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Abstract NOW a days, safety & time are major issues .we deal with this issues in our project. We all know the gas booking is time consuming task and also there can be problem of gas leakage . Most of the accident occur because of gas leakage. In these project we can identify the gas leakage, controlling it and also without any human interface gas ...

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AeroFlot Flight 8641 Crash Analysis

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Most people think of planes as a fast and efficient way to get to a place farther away than what a car can take them. But, what most people don't know is that there are engineering design problems. One of which happened to Aeroflot Flight 8641. In June 28, 1981, AeroFlot Flight 8641 encountered an engineering design problem. Unfortunately, it ended horribly and the crash ...

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Bicycle Propulsion Systems

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  1.Abstract This report documents the development of bicycle propulsion systems over time and mentions the changes made to make the bicycle more efficient, safe, faster and resistant. It defines what a bicycle's drivetrain system is in a few words and what they are used for on a bicycle. It includes brief information about 4 of the first bicycles made in the 1800s and refers ...

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FPGA Stage for Application-Level Network Security

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A Self-Versatile FPGA Stage for Application-Level Network Security A Research Report for the DSCI 60998 Capstone Project in Digital Sciences Course Vamsi Krishna Chanupati Ramya Ganguri Kent State University Fall Semester, 2016 Abstract Wireless communication networks are subjected to vulnerable attacks. The extent of attacks is rising day by day. The proposed work shows the extent of attacks growing in every-day life and ...

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Plant Layouts of Production of Isoamyl Alcohol

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PLANT FACILITIES LAYOUT The economic construction and efficient operation of a process unit will depend on how well the plant and equipment specified on the process flow sheet is laid out. A facility is regarded as a building or a precinct. The process units and ancillary buildings should be laid out to give the most economical flow of materials and personnel around the site. Hazardous ...

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MEMS Accelerometer Based Hand Gesture Recognition

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  MEMS ACCELEROMETER BASED HAND GESTURE RECOGNITION Meenaakumari.M1, M.Muthulakshmi2 1Dept.of ECE, Sri Lakshmi Aammal Engineering College, Chennai, 2Asst.Prof, Dept.of ECE, Sri Lakshmi Aammal Engineering College, Chennai, Abstract -This paper presents an MEMS accelerometer mostly based on gesture recognition algorithm and its applications. The hardware module consists of a triaxial mems accelerometer, microcontroller, and zigbee wireless transmission module for sensing and collecting accelerations of handwriting ...

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Robotic Cultivation System Design

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Abstract Population of the world is growing rapidly and this rapid growth demands more food. Due to the advancement and revolution boost in petrochemical industries, the agriculture industry also have some developments, but at the cost of soil, environment, and our health. The conventional agriculture industry needs sustainability, improvement, robustness, and automation. Moreover, to keep pace with the requirements, we require machinery support that ...

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Boiler and Auxiliaries Identification

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OBJECTIVES To identify all major external components associated with gas fired boilers. To describe the function of all major components. THE FIVE MAJOR EXTERNAL COMPONENTS OF A GAS FIRED BOILER FEED-WATER SYSTEM Water supply and backflow preventer: The water supply comes direct from the city, and then finally into the boiler. A backflow preventer is a device used to ...

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Viscoplasticity and Static Strain Ageing

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Viscoplasticity Inelastic deformation of materials is broadly classified into rate independent plasticity and rate dependent plasticity. The theory of Viscoplasticity describes inelastic deformation of materials depending on time i.e. the rate at which the load is applied. In metals and alloys, the mechanism of viscoplasticity is usually shown by the movement of dislocations in grain [21]. From experiments, it has been established that most metals ...

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Maglev Wind Turbine and Solar Panel for Streetlight

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Abstract: This work describes the implementation of VAWT and solar panel for electricity generation from renewable energy sources that are wind energy and solar energy respectively. The VAWT worked on electromagnetism principle has suspension system of permanent magnets instead of ball bearing used in conventional wind turbines. The electrical energy generated by this hybrid system is then used for streetlight purpose. Keywords: Wind energy, Solar energy, ...

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DIY X-Y Plotter Design

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Objective: The design report includes the details about the process involved in building a DIY XY-plotter and programming the device to draw a square or a circle with precise dimensions and scale. The components and the design is made feasible to the budget available i.e., £100 GBP. The device is designed and built with accuracy to meet the given task by performing and validating the ...

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Designing and Planning High Voltage Laboratories

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1. Introduction The demand of energy which has to be delivered over long distances is increasing in today's world due to industrial and economic development. Transportation of such a large amount of power needs extra high voltage transmission lines. High voltage laboratories are an essential requirement for making acceptance tests for the equipment that go into operation in the extra high voltage transmission systems. In ...

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The Design of a Voltmeter-Ammeter Using PIC Microcontroller

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In electrical or electronic engineering, the voltmeter and ammeter are important devices and are used to measure current and voltage. These devices are very important as they give you an understanding of what is happening in an electrical or electronic circuit. Without these devices we wouldn't be able to determine numerical values of voltage and current therefore we wouldn't have the ability to solve electrical ...

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Multi-Campus ICT Equipment Virtualization Architecture

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Multi-campus ICT equipment virtualization architecture for cloud and NFV integrated service   Abstract- We propose a virtualization architecture for multicampus information and communication technology (ICT) equipment with integrated cloud and NFV capabilities. The aim of this proposal is to migrate most of ICT equipment on campus premises into cloud and NFV platforms. Adopting this architecture would make most of ICT services secure and reliable and their disaster recovery (DR) economically manageable. We also ...

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Design of Condition Monitoring (CM) system of a Case Study

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  Term / Abbreviation Definition CBW Continuous Batch Washer CM Condition Monitoring DIN Deutsches Institut fur Normung (German Institute for Standardization) FFT Fast Fourier Transform FTIR Fourier ...

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Circuit Protection and Utilisation of Electricity

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    Task 1 With the aid of suitable diagrams, describe in detail, the construction and operating principles of the following circuit breakers. Include in your description the advantages and disadvantages of each a) Oil circuit breaker An oil circuit breaker or 'OCB' is a type of device which uses different kinds of oils as insulating materials/dielectrics in order to reduce the arc when activated. ...

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Evaluating Life Cycle of Pavements

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Case Study from Nevada Department of Transportation's Perspective   Nowadays increasing number of agencies and companies have started to shift to the principles of sustainability in conducting business and activities. These principles also make good business sense as we try to improve the environmental, social and economic value of a product. The transportation industry is no different and many Departments of Transportation (DOT's) have already shifted ...

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