In the last decade, there was a great technological advancement in the areas of sensors, integrated circuits and wireless communication, which led to creation of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). This type of network is...
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(纸本)9781424449880
In the last decade, there was a great technological advancement in the areas of sensors, integrated circuits and wireless communication, which led to creation of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). This type of network is being used in areas such as tourism, education, medical, military and others. The applications, in that type of network, impose specific requisites related to the energy consumption and reliable delivery. The routing protocols, for the WSN, must have self-configuration characteristics aimed at discovering which is the best way for transferring the information, with delivery assurance and with minimum energy consumption, among the nodes that compose the network. This article proposes a modification of the Directed Diffusion routing protocol so as to reduce the energy consumption in the network when there is an occurrence of failures. The proposal utilizes a Geocast approach to repair broken paths by constructing a new routing tree. The performed simulations demonstrated that our proposal is more efficient from the energy viewpoint.
Teaching engineering and technology subjects involves conveying understanding of abstract information structures and processes such as complex telecommunications protocols, complex mathematical concepts, and data stru...
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Teaching engineering and technology subjects involves conveying understanding of abstract information structures and processes such as complex telecommunications protocols, complex mathematical concepts, and data structures. These are multidimensional and can be difficult to grasp quickly. Supported by a Hewlett-Packard (HP) Technology for Teaching grant, the School of Engineering and Technology at National University has embarked on a project to enable students to grasp these complex concepts more quickly and easily, using continuous dialog among students and instructors as the structures are first introduced and then examined from multiple perspectives through real-time interaction among students, small groups, and instructors. HP Wireless Tablet PCs are used to discuss and experiment with diagrams and processes in realtime. This allows combining lectures and problem-solving sessions into a single class session. Our hypothesis is that: 1) an in-depth learning of theory is accomplished, and 2) student engagement is enhanced. Presentation of theory by the instructor is integrated with application while the theory is still in the student's short-term memory. Students no longer have to wait for a separate session such as a recitation session to apply the concepts. This approach often takes less time. In addition to accelerating the learning process, expert instructors find this approach more rewarding as students grasp new concepts more quickly. Analysis of data captured from both students and instructors are presented to support our hypotheses, and our results are compared with similar research carried out by other universities. In addition, the level of interaction enabled by the use of HP Tablets in on-line classes is discussed. The best teaching tools available in existing on-line teaching platforms are compared with the additional tools available in on-site courses when every student has a wireless Tablet PC and specific recommendations are made to on-line teachi
Over the past years, the capability maturity model (CMM) and capability maturity model integration (CMMI) have been broadly used for assessing organizational maturity and process capability throughout the world. Howev...
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Over the past years, the capability maturity model (CMM) and capability maturity model integration (CMMI) have been broadly used for assessing organizational maturity and process capability throughout the world. However, the rapid pace of change in information technology has caused increasing frustration to the heavyweight plans, specifications, and other documentation imposed by contractual inertia and maturity model compliance criteria. In light of that, agile methodologies have been adopted to tackle this challenge. The aim of our paper is to present mapping between CMMI and one of these methodologies, Scrum. It shows how Scrum addresses the Project Management Process Areas of CMMI. This is useful for organizations that have their plan-driven process based on the CMMI model and are planning to improve its processes toward agility or to help organizations to define a new project management framework based on both CMMI and Scrum practices.
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Prof. Jian-Xin XuProf. Leonid FridmanDepartment of Electrical and Computer Eng. National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 3 Singapore 117576 Tel +65 6874-2566
Fax +65 6779-1103 Dr Jian-Xin Xu received his Bachelor degree from Zhejiang University
China in 1982. He attended the University of Tokyo Japan where he received his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in 1986 and 1989 respectively. All his degrees are in Electrical Engineering. He worked for one year in the Hitachi research Laboratory Japan and for more than one year in Ohio State University U.S.A. as a Visiting Scholar. In 1991 he joined the National University of Singapore and is currently an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. His research interests lie in the fields of learning control variable structure control fuzzy logic control discontinuous signal processing and applications to motion control and process control problems. He is the associate editor of Asian Journal of Control member of TC on variable structure systems and sliding mode control of IEEE Control Systems Society and a senior member of IEEE. He has produced more than 90 peer-refereed journal papers near 160 technical papers in conference proceedings and authored/edited 4 books. Division de Estudios de Posgrado Facultad de Ingenieria National Autonomous University of Mexico DEP-FI
UNAM Edificio “A” Circuito Exterior Ciudad Universitaria A. P. 70–256 C.P.04510 Mexico D.F. Mexico Tel +52 55 56223014 Fax +52 55 56161719 Dr. Leonid M. Fridman received his M.S in mathematics from Kuibyshev (Samara) State University
Russia Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Institute of Control Science (Moscow) and Dr. of Science degrees in Control Science from Moscow State University of Mathematics and Electronics in 1976 1988 and 1998 respectively. In 1976–1999 Dr. Fridman was with the Department of Mathematics at the Samara State Architecture and Civil Engineering Academy Samara Russia. In 2000–2002 he was with the Department of Postgraduate Study and Investigations at the Chihuahu
Distance Learning physically separates the learner from the teacher often forfeiting the traditional support available in a face-to-face model. What are the issues and lessons learned in supporting teachers and learne...
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(纸本)1595930590
Distance Learning physically separates the learner from the teacher often forfeiting the traditional support available in a face-to-face model. What are the issues and lessons learned in supporting teachers and learners in Distance Learning? The panelists will share their experience and lessons learned. Copyright 2005 ACM.
A prototype concurrent engineering tool has been developed for the preliminary design of composite topside structures for modern navy warships. This tool, named GELS for the Concurrent Engineering of Layered Structure...
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A prototype concurrent engineering tool has been developed for the preliminary design of composite topside structures for modern navy warships. This tool, named GELS for the Concurrent Engineering of Layered Structures, provides designers with an immediate assessment of the impacts of their decisions on several disciplines which are important to the performance of a modern naval topside structure, including electromagnetic interference effects (EMI), radar cross section (RCS), structural integrity, cost, and weight. Preliminary analysis modules in each of these disciplines are integrated to operate from a common set of design variables and a common materials database. Performance in each discipline and an overall fitness function for the concept are then evaluated. A graphical user interface (GUI) is used to define requirements and to display the results from the technical analysis modules. Optimization techniques, including feasible sequential quadratic programming (FSQP) and exhaustive search are used to modify the design variables to satisfy all requirements simultaneously. The development of this tool, the technical modules, and their integration are discussed noting the decisions and compromises required to develop and integrate the modules into a prototype conceptual design tool.
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McCormick, MEBhattacharyya, RMouring, SEDr. Michael E. McCormick:is a research professor of civil engineering at The Johns Hopkins University. Before joining the Hopkins faculty in 1994
he was a professor of ocean engineering for twenty-five years at the U.S. Naval Academy. In addition he has held full-time faculty positions at Swarthmore College Trinity College (Hartford) and the Catholic University of America. He was also a hydrodynamicist at the David Taylor Model Basin for more than four years. Prof. McCormick received his undergraduate degree in mathematics and physics from AmericanUniversity a masters degree in applied mechanics and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Catholic University a Ph.D. in civil engineering and a Sc.D. in engineering science from Trinity College in Dublin Ireland. He has over 100 publications including two books in the areas of ocean engineering wave mechanics and ocean wave energy conversion. He has also edited two books dealing with ocean engineering. In addition he is co-editor of both the journal Ocean Engineering and the Elsevier book series in ocean engineering. Dr. Rameswar Bhattacharyya:is professor of naval architecture at the U.S. Naval Academy
where he has served for twenty-six years and adjunct professor of mechanical engineering at The Johns Hopkins University. Prior to joining the Naval Academy faculty he was a faculty member in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan. His research experience includes ten years at both the Lubecker Flender-Werke and the Hamburg Ship Model Basin in Germany. His research has led to numerous publications including two books one in the area of ship dynamics and the other in the area of computer-aided ship design. Prof. Bhattacharyya received his undergraduate degree in naval architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology and his doctorate in engineering from the Technical University of Hanover Germany. In addition he holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Veracruz. With Prof. McCormick he co
Panels and all other structural components of surface ships and submarines vibrate when the vessel is underway. The vibratory motions are primarily excited by the power plant. At operational (design) speeds, panels vi...
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Panels and all other structural components of surface ships and submarines vibrate when the vessel is underway. The vibratory motions are primarily excited by the power plant. At operational (design) speeds, panels vibrate in their fundamental modes and those associated with their higher harmonic frequencies. The panel motions have rather well-defined energy spectra, which depend on both the structural design, position of the panel and the rotational speed of the single or multiple power plants. The panel motions will interact with the vortices in the adjacent turbulent boundary layer. The interaction can result in either an increase in the frictional drag or a decrease. Because of this, the argument is made that the designs of the panels and their support systems should include considerations of this hydroelastic effect.
In an era of fiscal austerity, downsizing and unforgiving pressure upon human and economic capital, it is an Augean task to identify resources for fresh and creative work. The realities of the day and the practical de...
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In an era of fiscal austerity, downsizing and unforgiving pressure upon human and economic capital, it is an Augean task to identify resources for fresh and creative work. The realities of the day and the practical demands of more immediate fleet needs can often dictate higher priorities. Yet, the Navy must avoid eating its seed corn. Exercising both technical insight and management foresight, the fleet, the R&D community, the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OpNav) and the product engineering expertise of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) are joined and underway with integrated efforts to marry new, fully demonstrated technologies and operational urgencies. Defense funding today cannot sponsor all work that can be mission-justified over the long term because budgets are insufficient to support product maturation within the classical development cycle. However, by rigorous technical filtering and astute engineering of both marketplace capabilities and currently available components, it is possible in a few select cases to compress and, in effect, integrate advanced development (6.3), engineering development (6.4), weapon procurement (WPN), ship construction (SCN), operation and maintenance (O&M,N) budgetary categories when fleet criticalities and technology opportunities can happily meet. In short, 6.3 funds can be applied directly to ''ripe gateways'' so modern technology is inserted into existing troubled or aging systems, sidestepping the lengthy, traditional development cycle and accelerating practical payoffs to recurrent fleet problems. To produce such constructive results has required a remarkable convergence of sponsor prescience and engineering workforce excellence. The paper describes, extensively, the philosophy of approach, transition strategy, polling of fleet needs, technology assessment, and management team requirements. The process for culling and selecting specific candidate tasks for SHARP sponsorship (matching operational need with t
As technology advances and our dependency on software increases, the requirement to develop the correct means to improve quality in both the deveiopment phase and the maintenance phase of software life cycle support b...
As technology advances and our dependency on software increases, the requirement to develop the correct means to improve quality in both the deveiopment phase and the maintenance phase of software life cycle support becomes increasingly significant. The focus of this paper is on the dilemma facing software engineering in maintaining quality within the constraints of the maintenance phase. The paper further proposes that the software maintenance process can also be analvzed and improved using statistical process control (SPC) techniques. The methods discussed in this paper have been proposed for use in the Software Maintenance project at NUWC Detachment Norfolk. Upon successful testing at NUWC Detachment Norfolk, they will be forwarded to the AN/SQQ-89(V) (interagencv) Software Quality Evaluation Committee for use by other agencies which are developing and maintaining AN/SQQ-89(V) software.
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