Browsing Engineering by Type "Article"
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A probabilistic dynamic programing model for determining optimum inventories
(Association for Industry, Engineering and Management Systems (AIEMS), 2020-06)The occurrence and size of snowfall, and therefore, the level of demand for salt, are uncertain for each week. Therefore, a probabilistic inventory model is required. This will be a periodic review model - the inventory ... -
A promising security protocol for protecting near field communication devices from networking attacks
(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2017)Near field communication (NFC) is vulnerable to numerous networking attacks such as tag manipulation. In this work, a security protocol for the NFC chip is introduced to protect the NFC devices and associated data from ... -
A semi-analytical method for determining the strain energy release rate of cracks in adhesively-bonded single-lap composite joints
(SAGE Publications, 2007-07)A semi-analytical method for determining the strain energy release rates due to a prescribed crack in an adhesively-bonded, single-lap composite joint subjected to axial tension is presented. The field equations in terms ... -
A stochastic control approach to intrafraction motion management in intensity-modulated radiotherapy
(Institute of Physics, 2023-04-10)Objective. The goal of this research is to demonstrate proof-of-principle for managing intrafraction motion via feedback control of delivered dose to achieve dosimetry comparable to respiratory gating without compromising ... -
A study of the effect of vibration on accuracy of 3D-printed parts via VAT photopolymerization
(Association for Industry, Engineering and Management Systems (AIEMS), 2020-06)Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology has emerged as a promising alternative for many industries, including aerospace, space, automobile, medical and biomedical. This is due to AM's advantages over traditional manufacturing ... -
A study on relocation of home field and improvement of game schedules for Nippon Professional Baseball
(Association for Industry, Engineering and Management Systems (AIEMS), 2021-06)Professional sports are regarded as a business in Europe and the U.S. lately. Sport scheduling problems have been studied for increased attendance and improvement in game schedules. By contrast, Nippon Professional Baseball ... -
A systems engineering framework for integration of cognitive ergonomics in smart factory configurations
(Association for Industry, Engineering and Management Systems (AIEMS), 2020-06)The current manufacturing industry is increasingly compelling manufacturing firms to turn to technology to improve operations. A relatively unexplored area is the role that cognitive ergonomics with the effective implementation ... -
A variation of the network flow algorithm to optimize the diversity of project groups
(Association for Industry, Engineering and Management Systems (AIEMS), 2019-12)Research has shown that the amount of diversity within project groups has an effect on how well groups perform. In particular, groups that are balanced with respect to gender, race, national origin, and social background ... -
A way cache locking scheme supported by knowledge based smart preload effective for low-power multicore electronics
(American Scientific Publishers, 2012-12-01)Adopting multicore architecture in consumer and bio-inspired electronics is promising to fulfill the growing need of high-performance. However, multi-level caches in multicore architecture require significant amount of ... -
Abnormal myofiber morphology and limb dysfunction in claudication
(Elsevier B.V., 2015-06-01)Background: Peripheral artery disease (PAD), which affects an estimated 27 million people in Europe and North America, is caused by atherosclerotic plaques that limit blood flow to the legs. Chronic, repeatedischemiainthe ... -
Accelerated failure identification sampling for probability analysis of rare events
(Springer International Publishing AG, 2016-07)Critical engineering systems generally demand high reliability while considering uncertainties, which makes failure event identification and reliability analysis based on computer simulation codes computationally very ... -
Accounting for patient heterogeneity in nurse staffing using a queueing-theory approach
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-06-30)Evidence from observational studies suggests that inadequate nurse staffing in hospitals and heavy nurse workload may compromise patient safety and quality of care. There are recommended minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for ... -
Achievable data rates and power allocation for frequency-selective fading relay channels with imperfect channel estimation
(Springer, 2012-12-31)In this article, we investigate the information-theoretical performance of a cooperative orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system with imperfect channel estimation. Assuming the deployment of training-aided ... -
Achieving overlap of multiple, arbitrarily shaped footprints using rendezvous cones
(American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 2018-06)This paper addresses the problem of achieving the overlap of footprints of unmanned aerial vehicles used for search and surveillance or for establishing communication between remote areas. The need of the footprints to ... -
Activated carbons of pistachio and acorn shells for supercapacitor electrodes with TEABF4/PC solutions as electrolytes
(Springer, 2020-01-14)The energy demands of the world have been accelerating drastically because of the technological development, population growth and changing in living conditions for a couple of decades. A number of different techniques, ... -
Adaptive active fusion of camera and single-point LiDAR for depth estimation
(IEEE, 2023-06-08)Depth sensing is an important problem in many applications, such as autonomous driving, robotics, and automation. This article presents an adaptive active fusion method for scene depth estimation by using a camera and a ... -
Adaptive algorithms for sensor activation in renewable energy based sensor systems
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2013-06)Upcoming sensor networks would be deployed with sensing devices with energy harvesting capabilities from renewable energy sources such as solar power. A key research question in such sensor systems is to maximize the ... -
Adaptive control of coupled dynamical systems: a mixed state and output feedback framework
(Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2019-10-15)This paper studies a class of coupled dynamical systems consisting of an actuated dynamical system interconnected with an unactuated dynamical system. The actuated dynamical system is considered to have a measurable state ... -
Adaptive flight-control design using neural-network-aided optimal nonlinear dynamic inversion
(American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2014-11)A neural-network-aided nonlinear dynamic inversion-based hybrid technique of model reference adaptive control flight-control system design is presented in this paper. Here, the gains of the nonlinear dynamic inversion-based ... -
Additive manufacturing of fibrous sound absorbers
(Elsevier, 2021-05-01)We investigate the possibility of additively manufacturing fibrous sound absorbers using fused deposition modeling. Two methods for 3D printing fibers are proposed. The fiber bridging method involves extruding the filament ...