920 research outputs found
For Remembering
Your wedding day will be one of the most important days in your life, one that you have planned and anticipated since you were old enough to wink at the boy across the aisle in grade school, and one that you will want to keep ever fresh in your mind even as you sit knitting in that squeaky old rocker by the fireplace fifty years from now
Parametric Deformation of Discrete Geometry for Aerodynamic Shape Design
We present a versatile discrete geometry manipulation platform for aerospace vehicle shape optimization. The platform is based on the geometry kernel of an open-source modeling tool called Blender and offers access to four parametric deformation techniques: lattice, cage-based, skeletal, and direct manipulation. Custom deformation methods are implemented as plugins, and the kernel is controlled through a scripting interface. Surface sensitivities are provided to support gradient-based optimization. The platform architecture allows the use of geometry pipelines, where multiple modelers are used in sequence, enabling manipulation difficult or impossible to achieve with a constructive modeler or deformer alone. We implement an intuitive custom deformation method in which a set of surface points serve as the design variables and user-specified constraints are intrinsically satisfied. We test our geometry platform on several design examples using an aerodynamic design framework based on Cartesian grids. We examine inverse airfoil design and shape matching and perform lift-constrained drag minimization on an airfoil with thickness constraints. A transport wing-fuselage integration problem demonstrates the approach in 3D. In a final example, our platform is pipelined with a constructive modeler to parabolically sweep a wingtip while applying a 1-G loading deformation across the wingspan. This work is an important first step towards the larger goal of leveraging the investment of the graphics industry to improve the state-of-the-art in aerospace geometry tools
sBOOM Propagation for the Second AIAA Sonic Boom Prediction Workshop
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Stakeholder Perspectives about Developing and Implementing an Online Alternative to Out-of-School Suspension for First Time Substance Use Policy Violators
The purpose of this study was to explore statewide stakeholder perspectives about developing and implementing an online alternative to suspension (ATS) program in the Northwestern United States for youth who have violated school substance use policies. Out-of-school suspension has been linked to negative outcomes and alternatives to keep youth in school are desperately needed. Qualitative description methodology with content analysis was used to analyze data gathered from 201 stakeholders (principals & vice principals). Three themes were identified that described stakeholdersâ perspectives about the development and implementation of an online ATS program: 1) the program must be impactful, 2) have a high degree of usability, and 3) additional support may be necessary. Themes identified can guide the development and implementation of an online ATS program. In collaboration with stakeholders, the initiation of an online ATS program could reduce out of school suspensions for middle and high school age youth
Distributed-Flap Layout Trade Study on a Highly Flexible Common Research Model
The results of a layout trade study of a full-span, trailing-edge flap system for the NASACommon Research Model (CRM) are presented. Previously developed analysis and design tools areused to determine the potential performance benefits of several flap layouts on a highlyflexible version of the aircraft wing. The wing is first re-twisted for optimal aerodynamicperformance at the design cruise condition while addressing aeroelastic effects. Several flaplayouts are then installed on the new baseline wing. The deflection of each segment on allflap layouts is then optimized for aerodynamic performance at an overspeed flight conditionto ascertain the effectiveness of each flap system. The results indicate that employing two-segmentflaps greatly improves overspeed performance as compared to using no or justsingle-segment flaps. The study also showed that additional segments offer only incrementalimprovements in performance. The results also show that using only four spanwise flaps canproduce meaningful performance gains. Overall, the trade study results suggest a simpledistributed flap system (four spanwise flaps with two segments each) can reduce the drag ofthe Common Research Model by 13 counts at a Mach number that is 3.5 percent higher than thedesign cruise point
Simulating non-Markovian stochastic processes
We present a simple and general framework to simulate statistically correct
realizations of a system of non-Markovian discrete stochastic processes. We
give the exact analytical solution and a practical an efficient algorithm alike
the Gillespie algorithm for Markovian processes, with the difference that now
the occurrence rates of the events depend on the time elapsed since the event
last took place. We use our non-Markovian generalized Gillespie stochastic
simulation methodology to investigate the effects of non-exponential
inter-event time distributions in the susceptible-infected-susceptible model of
epidemic spreading. Strikingly, our results unveil the drastic effects that
very subtle differences in the modeling of non-Markovian processes have on the
global behavior of complex systems, with important implications for their
understanding and prediction. We also assess our generalized Gillespie
algorithm on a system of biochemical reactions with time delays. As compared to
other existing methods, we find that the generalized Gillespie algorithm is the
most general as it can be implemented very easily in cases, like for delays
coupled to the evolution of the system, where other algorithms do not work or
need adapted versions, less efficient in computational terms.Comment: Improvement of the algorithm, new results, and a major reorganization
of the paper thanks to our coauthors L. Lafuerza and R. Tora
The Iowa Homemaker vol.32, no.2
To a Bride, Salli Hearst, page 9
Happily Ever After, Donald C. Charles, page 10
The Bride Wore, Marilyn Bergeson and Patricia Keast, page 11
Here Comes the Bride, Marilyn Wright, page 12
Marriage and College - Yes, Gloria Sheehe, page 13
Itâs All In the Family, Floramae Gates, page 14
With This Ring, Jean McGhie, page 15
Veiled In Loveliness, Evelyn Toulouse, page 16
Pots ân Pans, Maryann Meldrum, page 17
Proper Thing To Do, Marian Skinner, page 18
For Remembering, Marian Anderson, page 19
Weddings Without Worries, Nancy Voss, page 20
Showers, Joanne Ryals, page 21
Your Highest Hopes, Gayle Dunn, page 22
Bouquet for You, Maryann Meldrum, page 23
Your Trip to the Moon, Alane Baird, page 24
Whatâs New, Evelyn Toulouse and Dorothy Will, page 28
Information Please, Susan Brown and Mary Doherty, page 32
She Doesnât Like Surprises and Neither Does He, Ruth Anderson, page 34
Breaking In the Groom, Alice Irvine, page 37
Trends, Joanne Ryals, page 3
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