This paper describes a design and development of a Graphical User Interface (GUI) Panel for Microprocessor-based controller for a flying robot applications. The robot consists of a mini-aerial helicopter with a build-...
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This paper deals with an idle speed control design approach that is able to cover the idle operating range at standstill and also during dead start. Thus the common dead start controller becomes dispensable. For this ...
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In this research the laser beam shaper component has been used to obtain top-hat intensity distribution laser beam to perform line scribing and to perform electrode patterning on Indium thin oxide (ITO) thin films dep...
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Objective - The purpose of this paper is to study project success criteria under Chinese conditions. Method - A four dimensional model by Wideman was used to analyze a questionnaire given to participants who had at le...
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(纸本)9780889868106
Objective - The purpose of this paper is to study project success criteria under Chinese conditions. Method - A four dimensional model by Wideman was used to analyze a questionnaire given to participants who had at least three years of project experience. Result - Five dimensions of success criteria were put forward in this study: qualified products/services, future opportunities, direct contribution, internal project objectives and benefits to customers. Each dimension had common features with different criteria. Conclusions - We had three conclusions in this study. First, the five dimensions were practical under Chinese conditions. Second, the degree of importance for each dimension was different. Qualified products/services played the most important role while benefited customers the least and was less important. Third, favorable standards of a project were required to evaluate a successful project.
Cavitation is harmful to water turbines and may cause shutdowns for several weeks. The real-time detection of cavitation risk is increasingly important, and even narrow cavitation-free power ranges can be utilised in ...
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(纸本)9781618390097
Cavitation is harmful to water turbines and may cause shutdowns for several weeks. The real-time detection of cavitation risk is increasingly important, and even narrow cavitation-free power ranges can be utilised in load optimisation. Higher derivative signals x(a),a =3 or 4, calculated from acceleration signals x(2)are very suitable for detecting impacts. Generalised moments and their lp norms, ||τ Mαp||, detect the normal operating conditions, which are free of cavitation, and also provide an early indication of cavitation risk. On-line cavitation monitoring is based on cavitation indices calculated from a moving maximum of the lp norms obtained from samples. Data compression is very efficient, as the detailed analysis only requires feature values with a short sample time, τ = 3s. The absolute mean, i.e. the order of moment p = 1, is very good in normal operating conditions and in the high power range. The cavitation indicator also provides warnings on short periods of cavitation if the power is not too low. This is readily suitable for intelligent sensors where a good solution is to use analogue signals x (4). The optimal norm (p = 2.75) is only needed in the low power range. Power control minimises the cavitation risk by dividing the load between three turbines, whose conditions are normal, bad and very good. Each turbine has three operating modes: low, normal and high power. In the normal area, a cavitation free power level is taken as an operating point. The low and high operating areas are defined by local minima of the cavitation indices. The control system has a feedforward controller, which allocates the load to the turbines by means of knowledge-based cavitation indices, and a feedback controller, which is based on the linguistic equation (LE) approach. Each turbine has a P type LE controller which is adapted to the operating conditions by the scaling functions. The cumulative time in the strong cavitation provides an indication of possible damage to be
The signals x(3) and x(4) are very suitable for the condition monitoring, and real order derivatives x(α) provide additional possibilities. Generalised moments τM αp and their lp norms are defined by the order of d...
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(纸本)9781618390097
The signals x(3) and x(4) are very suitable for the condition monitoring, and real order derivatives x(α) provide additional possibilities. Generalised moments τM αp and their lp norms are defined by the order of derivation (α), the order of the moment (p) and sample time (τ), which all are real numbers. The lp norms have the same dimensions as the corresponding signal. Optimal parameters α, p and τ, have been obtained for a Kaplan water turbine, which was analysed in a wide power range. A short sample time, τ=3 s, and relatively small requirements for the frequency ranges make this approach feasible for on-line analysis and power control. High correlation to the knowledge-based cavitation index is achieved with the relative max( 3 M42.75). In the problematic low power range, absolute average and rms values result in considerably lower R2 values even when α=4, and the corresponding norms with α=3 are inacceptable. The second example is a centrifuge, which has very fast rotating roller bearings. The sensitivities of the norms with different values for the order α, and the order p are compared. The sample time 3.9 ms corresponds to two rotations. A good order of derivation and proper frequency ranges are beneficial for fault detection. The norms based on the signal x(4) provide the best results: good results are already obtained in the frequency range 10-1000 Hz. The absolute mean x(α) av can be used if the order α is proper and the frequency range is sufficient. This is readily suitable for intelligent sensors where a good solution is to use analog signals x(4) and combine peak values x (4)p and absolute averages x(4) av. These methodologies are not limited to vibration analysis.
This paper presents the mechanical design and kinematic analysis methodologies of a 3-PRR flexure-based parallel mechanism, which can be utilized to conduct planar precision positioning as required for automating micr...
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(纸本)9780889868106
This paper presents the mechanical design and kinematic analysis methodologies of a 3-PRR flexure-based parallel mechanism, which can be utilized to conduct planar precision positioning as required for automating micro/ nano manipulation tasks. Flexure hinges are used as the revolute joints to provide smooth motion in the range of micrometers. Three high performance piezoelectric actuators are utilized to drive the flexure-based mechanism. The kinematics of the proposed flexure-based parallel mechanism is established. Finite element analysis is conducted to validate the performance of the 3-PRR flexure-based parallel mechanism. Two simplified methodologies are proposed to improve the computational efficiency of the kinematics of the developed mechanism.
Based on the distance algorithm by Gilbert et al., this paper presents a numerical algorithm for computing the intersection of the boundary of a compact convex set with a ray emanating from an interior point of the se...
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Based on the distance algorithm by Gilbert et al., this paper presents a numerical algorithm for computing the intersection of the boundary of a compact convex set with a ray emanating from an interior point of the set, which is known as the ray-shooting problem. Affinely independent points on the boundary of the convex set are also determined such that the intersection point can be written as their convex combination. Because of its high efficiency and other good qualities, this algorithm provides superior solutions to three fundamental problems in robotic grasping, i.e., force-closure test, contact force optimization, and grasp quality evaluation, which can be formulated as the ray-shooting problem.
This article addresses the adjustment of overlaps between local models in hierarchical local model networks. A comparison with flat model structures exposes the advantages of the hierarchical approach. The objective i...
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This article addresses the adjustment of overlaps between local models in hierarchical local model networks. A comparison with flat model structures exposes the advantages of the hierarchical approach. The objective is to identify a smooth global model with validity functions that have a local and unimodal interpretation in the input space. The difficulty in achieving appropriate local model overlaps is solved with a new algorithm for automatic transition adjustment. It overcomes the problem that an a-priori smoothness fixation is disadvantageous because of the primary unknown number of hierarchy levels of the identified model. The universal approximation characteristic will get lost if too large overlaps of newly added local models prevent an improvement of the global model. An illustration of this effect is given by a simple demonstration example. Furthermore an example of a practical application is presented with the torque modeling of a combustion engine map.
The deformation of NiTi shape memory alloy strips and microtubes subjected to uniaxial tensile loading involves formation and growth of high-strain martensite domain(s) of various shapes due to autocatalytic stress-in...
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