205 research outputs found
Practical Development Of An Open Architecture Personal Computer-Based Numerical Control (Oapc-Nc) System [TJ1189. P535 2005 f rb].
In this research, an open architecture personal computer-based numerical control (OAPC-NC) system that can generate G-code was developed.
Dalam pengajian ini, satu sistem kawalan berarkitektur terbuka berdasarkan komputer perseorangan (OAPC-NC) yang dapat menjalankan kod kawalan berangka telah dicipta
Automation of the longwall mining system
Cost effective, safe, and technologically sound applications of automation technology to underground coal mining were identified. The longwall analysis commenced with a general search for government and industry experience of mining automation technology. A brief industry survey was conducted to identify longwall operational, safety, and design problems. The prime automation candidates resulting from the industry experience and survey were: (1) the shearer operation, (2) shield and conveyor pan line advance, (3) a management information system to allow improved mine logistics support, and (4) component fault isolation and diagnostics to reduce untimely maintenance delays. A system network analysis indicated that a 40% improvement in productivity was feasible if system delays associated with all of the above four areas were removed. A technology assessment and conceptual system design of each of the four automation candidate areas showed that state of the art digital computer, servomechanism, and actuator technologies could be applied to automate the longwall system
Index to 1983 NASA Tech Briefs, volume 8, numbers 1-4
Short announcements of new technology derived from the R&D activities of NASA are presented. These briefs emphasize information considered likely to be transferrable across industrial, regional, or disciplinary lines and are issued to encourage commercial application. This index for 1983 Tech Briefs contains abstracts and four indexes: subject, personal author, originating center, and Tech Brief Number. The following areas are covered: electronic components and circuits, electronic systems, physical sciences, materials, life sciences, mechanics, machinery, fabrication technology, and mathematics and information sciences
Design of a remote monitoring and diagnostics platform for air conditioning installations
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-129).Faults and inefficiencies in air conditioning installations account for between 2% and 11% of allenergy consumed by commercial buildings in the United States each year. Diagnostics systems havebeen proven to improve the performance of air conditioning plants but the high costs of purchasing,retrofitting and maintaining such a system results in limited market adoption of such systems.This thesis discusses the design, implementation and results of low-cost remote monitoring anddiagnostic platform for use in air conditioning installations. The design of the various hardwarecomponents is presented along with the structure of the framework developed for each device. The thesis also contains information regarding the selection, integration and installation of the various types of sensors required on the various installations. A specially-designed protocol was also developed to handle communication between the hardware devices. Both the physical configuration and details of the protocol structure are presented in detail in this thesis. The mechanism through which the device uploads data to a server is also described in this thesis and includes details on both the hardware and the server technologies used in the upload process. The system has been installed on two different sites in Cape Town, South Africa and has produced meaningful diagnostic information since November 2007
The use and production of numerically controlled machine tools in Argentina
Includes bibliograph
Intelligent Machining Systems
Machining is one of the most widespread manufacturing processes and plays a critical role
in industries. As a matter of fact, machine tools are often called mother machines as they
are used to produce other machines and production plants. The continuous development
of innovative materials and the increasing competitiveness are two of the challenges that
nowadays manufacturing industries have to cope with. The increasing attention to environmental
issues and the rising costs of raw materials drive the development of machining
systems able to continuously monitor the ongoing process, identify eventual arising problems
and adopt appropriate countermeasures to resolve or prevent these issues, leading
to an overall optimization of the process. This work presents the development of intelligent
machining systems based on in-process monitoring which can be implemented on
production machines in order to enhance their performances. Therefore, some cases of
monitoring systems developed in different fields, and for different applications, are presented
in order to demonstrate the functions which can be enabled by the adoption of
these systems. Design and realization of an advanced experimental machining testbed is
presented in order to give an example of a machine tool retrofit aimed to enable advanced
monitoring and control solutions. Finally, the implementation of a data-driven simulation
of the machining process is presented. The modelling and simulation phases are presented
and discussed. So, the model is applied to data collected during an experimental campaign
in order to tune it. The opportunities enabled by integrating monitoring systems
with simulation are presented with preliminary studies on the development of two virtual
sensors for the material conformance and cutting parameter estimation during machining
processes
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Даний посібник призначений для аспірантів, магістрів і студентів, що бажають навчитися складати англійською мовою анотації і реферати до статей за своєю спеціальністю. Мета посібника – навчити студентів і аспірантів розуміти зміст науково-популярних і технічних текстів і викладати зміст прочитаного у вигляді реферату або анотації. А також навчити їх користуватися лексико-синтаксичними кліше, найбільш характерними для мови певної галузі
A framework for the design, prototyping and evaluation of mobile interfaces for domestic environments
The idea of the smart home has been discussed for over three decades, but it has yet to achieve mass-market adoption. This thesis asks the question Why is my home not smart?
It highlights four main areas that are barriers to adoption, and concentrates on a single one of these issues: usability. It presents an investigation that focuses on design,
prototyping and evaluation of mobile interfaces for domestic environments resulting in the development of a novel framework.
A smart home is the physical realisation of a ubiquitous computing system for domestic living. The research area offers numerous benefits to end-users such as convenience,
assistive living, energy saving and improved security and safety. However, these benefits have yet to become accessible due to a lack of usable smart home control
interfaces. This issue is considered a key reason for lack of adoption and is the focus for this thesis.
Within this thesis, a framework is introduced as a novel approach for the design, prototyping and evaluation of mobile interfaces for domestic environments. Included
within this framework are three components. Firstly, the Reconfigurable Multimedia Environment (RME), a physical evaluation and observation space for conducting user
centred research. Secondly, Simulated Interactive Devices (SID), a video-based development and control tool for simulating interactive devices commonly found within
a smart home. Thirdly, iProto, a tool that facilitates the production and rapid deployment of high fidelity prototypes for mobile touch screen devices. This framework is evaluated as a round-tripping toolchain for prototyping smart home control and found to be an efficient process for facilitating the design and evaluation of such interfaces
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