86 research outputs found
SHELDON Smart habitat for the elderly.
An insightful document concerning active and assisted living under different perspectives: Furniture and habitat, ICT solutions and Healthcare
RFID Technology in Intelligent Tracking Systems in Construction Waste Logistics Using Optimisation Techniques
Construction waste disposal is an urgent issue
for protecting our environment. This paper proposes a
waste management system and illustrates the work
process using plasterboard waste as an example, which
creates a hazardous gas when land filled with household
waste, and for which the recycling rate is less than 10%
in the UK. The proposed system integrates RFID
technology, Rule-Based Reasoning, Ant Colony
optimization and knowledge technology for auditing
and tracking plasterboard waste, guiding the operation
staff, arranging vehicles, schedule planning, and also
provides evidence to verify its disposal. It h relies on
RFID equipment for collecting logistical data and uses
digital imaging equipment to give further evidence; the
reasoning core in the third layer is responsible for
generating schedules and route plans and guidance, and
the last layer delivers the result to inform users. The
paper firstly introduces the current plasterboard
disposal situation and addresses the logistical problem
that is now the main barrier to a higher recycling rate,
followed by discussion of the proposed system in terms
of both system level structure and process structure.
And finally, an example scenario will be given to
illustrate the system’s utilization
NASA Tech Briefs, December 1997
Topics: Design and Analysis Software; Electronic Components and Circuits; Electronic Systems; Physical Sciences; Materials; Computer Software; Mechanics; Manufacturing/Fabrication; Mathematics and Information Sciences; Books and Reports
Fourth Annual Workshop on Space Operations Applications and Research (SOAR 90)
The proceedings of the SOAR workshop are presented. The technical areas included are as follows: Automation and Robotics; Environmental Interactions; Human Factors; Intelligent Systems; and Life Sciences. NASA and Air Force programmatic overviews and panel sessions were also held in each technical area
Summary of Research 1994
The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not reflect the
official policy or position of the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government.This report contains 359 summaries of research projects which were carried out
under funding of the Naval Postgraduate School Research Program. A list of recent
publications is also included which consists of conference presentations and
publications, books, contributions to books, published journal papers, and
technical reports. The research was conducted in the areas of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mathematics,
Mechanical Engineering, Meteorology, National Security Affairs, Oceanography,
Operations Research, Physics, and Systems Management. This also includes research
by the Command, Control and Communications (C3) Academic Group, Electronic Warfare
Academic Group, Space Systems Academic Group, and the Undersea Warfare Academic
Group
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