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Measurement of Altitude in Blind Flying
In this note, instruments for measuring altitude and rate of change of altitude in blind flying and landing of aircraft and their performance are discussed. Of those indicating the altitude above ground level, the sonic altimeter is the most promising. Its present bulk, intermittent operation, and more or less unsatisfactory means of indication are serious drawbacks to its use. The sensitive type aneroid altimeter is also discussed and errors in flying at a pressure level and in landing are discussed in detail
Equilibrium of a Brownian particle with coordinate dependent diffusivity and damping: Generalized Boltzmann distribution
Fick's law for coordinate dependent diffusivity is derived. Corresponding
diffusion current in the presence of coordinate dependent diffusivity is
consistent with the form as given by Kramers-Moyal expansion. We have obtained
the equilibrium solution of the corresponding Smoluchowski equation. The
equilibrium distribution is a generalization of the Boltzmann distribution.
This generalized Boltzmann distribution involves an effective potential which
is a function of coordinate dependent diffusivity. We discuss various
implications of the existence of this generalized Boltzmann distribution for
equilibrium of systems with coordinate dependent diffusivity and damping.Comment: 11 pages, 1 figur
Development of a computerised workshop management program
A project report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial
fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of
Soience in Engineering.
Johannesburg 1991It is generally accepted that if a company's stock
control and shop floor control systems are inadequate or
they operate inefficiently, then both productivity and
profit potential within the company will inevitably be
low. Such a company was investigated and the results
presented in this report showed that the company's profile
gives cause for concern. A study of the company's
operating procedures showed that it Was operated in a
static, paper driven environment which resulted in both an
inadequate stock control system and a chaotic shop floor
control system.
This projeot report looks at the feasibility of
introducing a menu driven data base to operate an order
point inventory system within an independent demand
environment, as well as monitoring shop flOOr activity.
The introduction of the data base would result in a
dynamic, realtime shop floor control system. By using the
data base the stock levels could be reduced by as much as
77 percent from present levels and the store could be run
on modern stock control methods without the store managers
having any knowledge of stock control. As a result of
introducing the stock control system it was anticipated
that the time to train staff would also bf reduced
substantially, the company could now account for every
expense incurred and the opportunities for pilferage would
be
greatly reduced.
The computer package was written in such a manner that
computer recommendations could be overwritten by system
users, thus the human element was retained and stores
personnel would not be given the feeling of being
redundant. The introduction of this data base would allow
the company to respond to challenges an problems in a
dynamic and accurate way
Reliability improvement of electronic circuits based on physical failure mechanisms in components
Traditionally the position of reliability analysis in the design and production process of electronic circuits is a position of reliability verification. A completed design is checked on reliability aspects and either rejected or accepted for production. This paper describes a method to model physical failure mechanisms within components in such a way that they can be used for reliability optimization, not after, but during the early phase of the design process. Furthermore a prototype of a CAD software tool is described, which can highlight components likely to fail and automatically adjust circuit parameters to improve product reliability
AbfƤlle und Kuhfladen - Leben im neolithischen Dorf : zu Forschungsergebnissen, Methoden und zukĆ¼nftigen Forschungsstrategien archƤobotanischer Untersuchungen von neolithischen Seeufer- und Moorsiedlungen
In den letzten 25 Jahren wurden durch archƤobotanische (und archƤozoologische) Untersuchungen an Seeufer- und Moorsiedlungen im Umkreis der Alpen zahlreiche quantifizierbare Informationen Ć¼ber das tƤgliche Leben der Menschen im Neolithikum erarbeitet. Es ist mindestens fĆ¼r verschiedene ZeitrƤume und Regionen zur GenĆ¼ge bekannt, was angebaut und gesammelt wurde. Doch was wissen wir darĆ¼ber hinaus? Von Interesse fĆ¼r die archƤologische Forschung sind vor allem Kenntnisse zur inneren Organisation von Siedlungen, d.h. wo AbfƤlle hingeworfen wurden, ob und wann sich Tiere in der Siedlung aufhielten und ob die Bewohner und Bewohnerinnen einzelner GebƤude sich unterschiedlich ernƤhrten. Erst, wenn solche Informationen Ć¼ber „intra-site-patterns“ in einer Siedlung vorliegen, kƶnnen Differenzen zwischen SiedlungsplƤtzen herausgearbeitet werden. Im Beitrag wird dargelegt, dass wir darĆ¼ber nach wie vor sehr wenig wissen, d.h. es gibt trotz zahlreicher Rettungsgrabungen viel zu wenige reprƤsentativ untersuchte SiedlungsplƤtze. Ausserdem sind die Kenntnisse Ć¼ber landwirtschaftliche TƤtigkeiten in einzelnen Regionen nach wie vor sehr lĆ¼ckenhaft. Von fast der die HƤlfte der 86 seit den 60er Jahren des letzten Jahrhunderts untersuchten SiedlungsplƤtze gibt es nur statistisch nicht verwertbare Daten. Es besteht also weiterhin viel Forschungsbedarf, wollen wir eines Tages Aussagen Ć¼ber „spezialisierte“ Siedlungen machen oder mehr Erkenntnisse zu AktivitƤten von BewohnerInnen einzelner HƤuser gewinnen. Im Hinblick darauf wird dargelegt, wie SiedlungsplƤtze beprobt werden mĆ¼ssen, um sich mƶglichst alle Optionen fĆ¼r eine Auswertung offen zu halten. Wichtig wƤre es fĆ¼r die Zukunft ausserdem, beim im Sieben der Proben und bei der Quantifizierung der Reste ein standardisiertes Vorgehen anzuwenden
Simulation, a tool for designing-in reliability
This paper describes a new method for the analysis and optimization of reliability as an integrated part of the design process of electronic circuits. It bases itself on the analysis of the susceptibility of failure mechanisms in components as a function of the combinations of external stress factors (stressor-sets). The paper describes the backgrounds of stressor-susceptibility analysis, the need for this analysis and the way this method is used for high-level design and optimization of electronic circuits
El negocio transatlĆ”ntico de la cocaĆna: opciones europeas ante las nuevas rutas del narcotrĆ”fico
Este Documento de Trabajo busca analizar estas medidas de intervenciĆ³n, recientemente reafirmadas por la CDE. Partiendo del precio de la droga, se analiza el problema del narcotrĆ”fico y se evalĆŗa la eficiencia de las polĆticas de control de oferta. Sin duda, cualquier polĆtica de control de drogas no puede estar fundada Ćŗnicamente en el control de oferta, sino tambiĆ©n en medidas de reducciĆ³n de la demanda. Sin embargo, el interĆ©s de este trabajo se centra en la revisiĆ³n de los instrumentos europeos de polĆtica exterior sobre el control de la oferta y deja de lado medidas de polĆtica interior de reducciĆ³n de la demanda, cuya eficacia es generalmente reconocida en la mayorĆa de los paĆses de la UE
T Helper1/T Helper2 Cells and Resistance/Susceptibility to Leishmania Infection: Is This Paradigm Still Relevant?
Work in large part on Leishmania major in the 1980s identified two distinct apparently counter-regulatory CD4+ T cell populations, T helper (h)1 and Th2, that controlled resistance/susceptibility to infection respectively. However, the generation of IL-4ā/ā mice in the 1990s questioned the paramount role of this Th2 archetypal cytokine in the non-healing response to Leishmania infection. The more recent characterization of CD4+ T cell regulatory populations and further effector CD4+ T helper populations, Th17, Th9, and T follicular (f)h cells as well as the acknowledged plasticity in T helper cell function has further added to the complexity of host pathogen interactions. These interactions are complicated by the multiplicity of cells that respond to CD4+ T cell subset signatory cytokines, as well as the diversity of Leishmania species that are often subject to significantly different immune-regulatory controls. In this article we review current knowledge with regard to the role of CD4+ T cells and their products during Leishmania infection. In particular we update on our studies using conditional IL-4RĪ± gene-deficient mice that have allowed dissection of the cell interplay dictating the disease outcomes of the major Leishmania species infecting humans
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