A pipelined multi-lingual electronic dictionary (PMLeD) has been designed and implemented. Architecturally, it is a pipeline of four memory stages of which the first one is itself a pipelined version of a content-to-a...
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A pipelined multi-lingual electronic dictionary (PMLeD) has been designed and implemented. Architecturally, it is a pipeline of four memory stages of which the first one is itself a pipelined version of a content-to-address-memory (CTAM) while the other three are traditional address-to-content memories (ATCM), namely, RAMs. The PMLeD is potentially capable of providing millions of word-by-word translations per second between an arbitrarily large number of languages but requires a highly expensive fully parallel design of the pipelined CTAM (PCTAM) stages for achieving this high throughput rate. The present design, which has been implemented and tested in the laboratory, has studied a cost-performance trade-off by designing each stage in the PCTAM with a byte-serial approach and implementing it employing a low-cost 8-bit microcontroller. The design has achieved a hefty reduction in cost and complexity at a considerable sacrifice in the throughput rate and marks a novel, simple and low-cost practical design approach to a pipelined associative memory
Development of multimedia modules and courses for engineering education present a significant opportunity to modernize curricula and improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning. In this article we review the va...
Development of multimedia modules and courses for engineering education present a significant opportunity to modernize curricula and improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning. In this article we review the various hardware and software components required to develop multimedia lessons and discuss the role of each component in the structure of a multimedia module. Examples of multimedia lessons developed for CD-ROM distribution by the Center for Multimedia Education and Technology (CAEME) at the University of Utah are described. These include multimedia lessons in electromagnetics, the Calculus Castle, and the Physics Museum. It is shown that although extensive resources and expertise are often needed to develop these modules, development software and associated technologies are readily available and educators are encouraged to take advantage of these opportunities to reform, restructure, and improve engineering education.
User Services support for campus computing has traditionally been provided by consultants (staff and students) in the "Computing Center." In moving toward a distributed computing environment a new methodolog...
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User Services support for campus computing has traditionally been provided by consultants (staff and students) in the "Computing Center." In moving toward a distributed computing environment a new methodology for support is needed. This paper discusses the pro-active support for computing in the curriculum that Engineering Computing Services at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has devised as its paradigm for support of distributed computing. Rather than passively waiting in the "Computing Center" for faculty and/or students to seekhelp from the User Services staff or student consultants, members of the User Services team go out to the faculty seeking ways to prevent user confusion and the ensuing problems in the use of computing in the curriculum. Two types of this support will be discussed. The first type of support involves a staff member actively planning, with a faculty member, the integration of computing into the curriculum. One such example is the support provided for a new application being used in an existing course. If, as often occurs, the faculty member is already knowledgeable about the application, then the support may take the form of arranging for computing to be used in the classroom during lecture and customizing student documentation for the course. Otherwise, the staff member works with the faculty member individually and the staff member becomes the instructor for the students in hands-on laboratory exercises. The second type involves the continuing support needed for applications used in a course for multiple semesters. An example of this type of support involves graduate students (heretofore consultants) working closely with teaching assistants for the course: training the teaching assistants in discipline specific use of the application, modifying or customizing documentation for the course, and helping in the preparation of exercises for the students. The lessons learned in many years of pro-actively supporting the use of computing in the cu
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CALVERT, TERODRIGUEZ, FASLEBZAK, JSThomas E. Calvert
P.E.: is a senior project engineer with the Propulsion and Auxiliary Systems Department David Taylor Research Center Annapolis Md. His interests include application of computers to all aspects of engineering with particular emphasis on utilization of small computers. Mr. Calvert is a licensed professional engineer in Maryland. He received a BSEE from Drexel University in 1969 and since that time has completed a number of graduate courses related to machinery acoustics. Francisco A. Rodriguez:is an engineer with the Propulsion and Auxiliary Systems Department
David Taylor Research Center. He was formerly with the Computer-Aided Design/Interactive Graphics Group of the Division of Engineering and Weapons U.S. Naval Academy. His interests include interfacing the computer aided design to the computer aided manufacturing along with related software and hardware development. Mr. Rodriguez received a BSEEfrom the University of Virginia in 1968. James S. Slebzak:is a mechanical engineering technician with the Propulsion and Auxiliary Systems Department
David Taylor Research Center. He received his machinists papers in 1971 after serving his apprenticeship at David Taylor Research Center. He continued his education and became the senior numerical control programmer at the Annapolis Laboratory. He completed his mechanical technology degree from Anne Arundel Community College in 1986. His interests are in the application of numerically controlled manufacturing techniques to prototype machinery components.
The machine shop at the Annapolis Laboratory of the David Taylor Research Center (DTRC) provides model making and prototype support to a large variety of naval ship related engineering projects. In order to meet these...
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The machine shop at the Annapolis Laboratory of the David Taylor Research Center (DTRC) provides model making and prototype support to a large variety of naval ship related engineering projects. In order to meet these challenging requirements, computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques are being used to produce “one of a kind” prototypes or very low volume production parts. The use of computer aides in these cases is to facilitate the accurate manufacture of a difficult part, rather than to improve manufacturing efficiencies. In addition, the approach provides the flexibility required to support research and development projects. Several examples of prototype shipboard components manufactured using CAD/CAM techniques are presented in this paper. The hardware and software that facilitated these projects are discussed. The examples described have met the requirements to produce a wide variety of prototype shipboard machinery components quickly and accurately.
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