The coherence of any organization's operations and activities is likely to be enhanced by a clearly-defined and well-documented set of goals. Unless an organization has an effective means of defining and managing ...
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The coherence of any organization's operations and activities is likely to be enhanced by a clearly-defined and well-documented set of goals. Unless an organization has an effective means of defining and managing its goals, it will be unable to evaluate either the relevance of its future plans or the impact of its past and present operations. Effective goal-management is, therefore, a necessary condition for effective planning and action. The use of goal management as a framework does not, however, imply that the goals need be rigid or static. Goal management simply brings discipline and focus to the process of defining, reviewing and, when necessary, changing the goals.
The application of the latest developments in telecommunication and information technology in highway traffic control is discussed. Requirements concerning telematic systems in traffic can be derived from applications...
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The application of the latest developments in telecommunication and information technology in highway traffic control is discussed. Requirements concerning telematic systems in traffic can be derived from applications like traffic information, parking space information, electronic route guidance, among others. Further requirements are needed if telematic systems are used for payment procedures or for safety-related applications such as control of access permission to company premises. The paper provides detailed discussion of all these requirements.
Caledonian Paper in Scotland, open since 1989, is one of the largest and most modern paper mills in Scotland. Recently, the mill wanted a way to capture the diagnosis and troubleshooting expertise from the most experi...
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Caledonian Paper in Scotland, open since 1989, is one of the largest and most modern paper mills in Scotland. Recently, the mill wanted a way to capture the diagnosis and troubleshooting expertise from the most experienced craftsmen and make this available 24 hours a day throughout the plant. Since a standard rule based approach would not be appropriate to assist with the variable speed drives, a case based reasoning diagnosis system was developed using the ReMind software. Currently, the system is undergoing trials to determine its efficiency.
The proceedings contains 7 papers on real time knowledge based systems. Topics discussed include fault diagnosis using cost bounded possibilistic Assumption based Truth Maintenance System (ATMS), scheduling for time c...
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The proceedings contains 7 papers on real time knowledge based systems. Topics discussed include fault diagnosis using cost bounded possibilistic Assumption based Truth Maintenance System (ATMS), scheduling for time constrained model based diagnosis, neural networks for real time knowledge based applications, methodology for developing model based diagnostic systems, large scale real time knowledge based methods and technology, bloom and billet mill expert systems, and a model based and rule based real time tool for monitoring and diagnosis of dynamic systems.
A hardware/software codesign system for real time applications is proposed. This approach not only takes multiprocessing into account but uses a single graphical representation during the whole design process. High-le...
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A hardware/software codesign system for real time applications is proposed. This approach not only takes multiprocessing into account but uses a single graphical representation during the whole design process. High-level timed Petri nets (HLTPN) is used as the specification language and analysis model for hardware/software codesign.
Electronic books and traditional paper books are compared by the author. The advantages and disadvantages of using electronic books over paper books are discussed. Some suggestions are also given on how to make electr...
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Electronic books and traditional paper books are compared by the author. The advantages and disadvantages of using electronic books over paper books are discussed. Some suggestions are also given on how to make electronic books more attractive to readers and book collectors.
Intelligent applications Ltd. has completed the final phase of the development of a software model for client X. The model predicts which clients of X have an increased likelihood of being lost to a competitor. The mo...
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Intelligent applications Ltd. has completed the final phase of the development of a software model for client X. The model predicts which clients of X have an increased likelihood of being lost to a competitor. The model was developed by performing data mining on a representative set of data from X using knowledge-guided induction. This model has the provision of intelligence that will help X target its mailshot campaigns and other marketing exercises in the most effective way. The model has undergone extensive tests and validation routines to measure its accuracy. The model has consistently yielded extremely high accuracies for most of the customer types and more than 90% for certain customer types in particular.
Information on a software package developed for use by students in a first course in control systems are presented. The flexibility provided by the package is found satisfactory for many industrial applications. Many ...
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Information on a software package developed for use by students in a first course in control systems are presented. The flexibility provided by the package is found satisfactory for many industrial applications. Many users of control engineering software are not using the software continuously and therefore any approaches which make the software easier to use are particularly useful. Additional packages are developed to study such topics as simple aspects of nonlinear control, model reduction and PID controller design.
Inferential estimation involves the determination of difficult to measure process variables from easily accessible secondary information. In addition to the capital costs of instrumentation, the downward pressure on m...
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Inferential estimation involves the determination of difficult to measure process variables from easily accessible secondary information. In addition to the capital costs of instrumentation, the downward pressure on manpower costs and overheads involved in maintenance make soft sensing attractive for industrial applications. Viscosity control in a polymerization reactor is addressed. The neural network based inferential estimation, where the network is trained to predict the polymer viscosity from past torque and viscosity data, is investigated. Results from the offline training of a feedforward network are presented and new work on online viscosity estimation using B-Spline networks is described.
The feasibility of automating the control and cleaning of rapid gravity filters in a clarification tank through the application of a suitable programmable logic controller (PLC) based strategy is examined. Results obt...
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The feasibility of automating the control and cleaning of rapid gravity filters in a clarification tank through the application of a suitable programmable logic controller (PLC) based strategy is examined. Results obtained via the simulator indicate that features such as fault detection and handling capabilities proved to be an added bonus aside from being a low cost solution, and could be easily integrated within a total control strategy.
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