tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56597158991048028582024-11-01T03:36:43.990-07:00manuwebtechnologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492220886643547669noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-41508231091878478892016-05-08T08:59:00.001-07:002016-05-08T08:59:44.892-07:00<p dir="ltr"></p> <p dir="ltr">Father of Ayurveda: Lord Dhanvantari<br> Father of Biology: Aristotle<br> Father of Physics: Albert Einstein<br> Father of Statistics: Ronald Fisher<br> Father of Zoology: Aristotle<br> Father of History: Herodotus<br> Father of Microbiology: Louis Pasteur<br> Father of Botany: Theophrastus<br> Father of Algebra: Diophantus<br> Father of Blood groups: Landsteiner<br> Father of Electricity: Benjamin Franklin<br> Father of Trigonometry: Hipparchus<br> Father of Geometry: Euclid<br> Father of Modern Chemistry: Antoine Lavoisier<br> Father of Robotics: Nikola Tesla<br> Father of Electronics: Ray Tomlinson<br> Father of Internet: Vinton Cerf<br> Father of Economics: Adam Smith<br> Father of Video game: Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr.<br> Father of Architecture: Imhotep<br> Father of Genetics: Gregor Johann Mendel<br> Father of Nanotechnology: Richard Smalley<br> Father of Robotics:;Al-Jazari<br> Father of C language: Dennis Ritchie<br> Father of World Wide Web: Tim Berners-Lee<br> Father of Search engine: Alan Emtage<br> Father of Periodic table: Dmitri Mendeleev<br> Father of Taxonomy: Carolus Linnaeus<br> Father of Surgery (early): Sushruta<br> Father of Mathematics: Archimedes<br> Father of Medicine: Hippocrates<br> Father of Homeopathy: Samuel Hahnemann<br> Father of Law: Cicero<br> Father of the American Constitution: James Madison<br> Father of the Indian Constitution: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar<br> Father of the Green Revolution: Norman Ernest Borlaug<br> Father of the Green Revolution in India: M.S Swaminathan</p> ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-59258272522986988072014-02-08T05:07:00.001-08:002014-02-08T05:07:23.148-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> To be able to monitor forces acting on objects is important for a lot of different applications. In this case the object is a big steel disc and the forces to be monitored are those<span id="more-8167" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>&nbsp;acting on the rim of the disc.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> This is done with strain gauges that register changes in the internal strainfield. This is then run through a system model that outputs the equivalent force for that strainfield. The system model is created through a static system identification consisting of a series of test pushes on the rim of the disc. This method of system identification has a series of problem mainly that it is time consuming.</div> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> The thesis presents a proof-of-concept of a dynamic system identification method. Instead of pressure applied while stationary the pressure is applied by rotating the disc against another smaller steel disc and performing the system identification on this continuous data.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> An algorithm to use the data is tested in simulation and the results are analyzed and proven successful. Then a experiment is performed, recording data and running the algorithm. The dynamic system identification is shown to give almost equal results to the static one. The difference can be accounted for as problems with the force measuring or that the dynamic system identification is actually more accurate than the static one.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> The algorithm is concluded to work and give an advantage over the old algorithm in form of the time it takes to perform it. It has a possibility to be more accurate and also to be able to identify forces in more directions than straight into the disc.<br />Source: KTH<br />Author: Wester, Stefan</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a class="download-link" href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:570112/FULLTEXT01.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #4477bb; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> manuwebtechnologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492220886643547669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-15131416123908880202014-02-08T05:06:00.000-08:002014-02-09T01:23:29.482-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> In object oriented programming, a Call Graph represents the calling relationships between the program’s methods. To be more precise, a Call Graph is a<span id="more-8275" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>&nbsp;rooted directed graph where each node of the graph represents a method and each edge (u, v) represents a method call from method u to method v.</div> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Focus of this thesis is on building a framework for Call Graph construction algorithms which can be used in program analysis. Our framework is able to be initialized by different front-ends and constructs various Call Graph algorithms. Here, we instantiate framework with two bytecode readers (ASM and Soot) as front-ends and implement three Call Graph construction algorithms (CHA, RTA and CTA).</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> At first, we used two above mentioned bytecode readers to read the bytecode of a specific Java program, then we found reachable methods for each invoked method; meanwhile we kept obtained details on our own data structures.&nbsp; Creating data structures for storing required information about Classes, Methods, Fields and Statements, gives us a great opportunity to implement an independent framework for applying well known Call Graph algorithms.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> As a result of these data structures, Call Graph construction will not depend on bytecode readers; since, whenever we read the bytecode of a program, we accumulate all necessary points in pre-defined data structures and implement our Call Graphs based on this accumulated data.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Finally, the result is a framework for different Call Graph construction algorithms which is the goal of this thesis. We tested and evaluated the algorithms with a variety of programs as the benchmark and compared the bytecode readers besides the three Call Graph algorithms in different aspects.<br /> Source: Linnaeus University<br /> Author: Honar, Elnaz | Mortazavi Jahromi, Seyed AmirHossein</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a class="download-link" href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:327859/FULLTEXT01.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #4477bb; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div class="clearboth" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </div> </div> manuwebtechnologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492220886643547669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-83939778849092676532014-02-08T05:05:00.001-08:002014-02-08T05:05:15.838-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> There are great possibilities to cut lead time in product development process by automation of the&nbsp; routine work. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is often used to<span id="more-8325" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>&nbsp;test product properties virtually. But the process of setting up FEA is manual most of the times and not properly structured.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> By </div> <a name='more'></a>exploring a design space with the help of FEA-application, we can automise that process. FEA includes lots of predictions and validations and it would be beneficial to formalise and automate the process of developing such calculation.<br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> LS-DYNA was used as FEM application and a semiautomatic KBE system to explore the design space. By integrating KBE, FEM and CAD we can implement Design Automation.<br />Source: Jönköping University<br />Author: Patil, Aniket | Chebbi, Girish</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a class="download-link" href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:219208/FULLTEXT02.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #4477bb; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> manuwebtechnologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492220886643547669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-86736610321600071312014-02-08T05:04:00.000-08:002014-02-08T05:04:28.220-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Problem:<br /> Transportation companies face an increase of emissions due to the increased use of transportation systems. The environment and society are being affected by<span id="more-8480" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>&nbsp;emissions and solutions need to be created in order to stop the acceleration of harmful release to the planet. Transportation industries have to be sustainable.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Research Questions:<br /> How can the introduction of new activities within CSR help a company become sustainable by reducing its ecological footprint? Which CSR activities could be adopted by a company so as to become sustainable by improving social conditions?</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Purpo</div> <a name='more'></a>se:<br /> The purpose of this study is to discuss and analyze how innovation in CSR activities, related to environment and society, can lead a company to be sustainable by reducing its ecological footprint.<br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Methods:<br /> A qualitative method of approach was used for this research work, with regards to primary data; interviews (telephone interview and email correspondence) were used. Secondary data sources were literature, articles, journals and internet sources from the university data bases.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Conclusion:<br /> Through CSR activities companies can be sustainable, since they are linking the company into responsible actions, taking it further, new thinking can take these actions into another level.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Finding new solutions to the arising environmental problems can result in decreasing ecological footprint. Companies do not have time to wait for solutions coming to them, they have to approach and motivate innovation in their company and constantly try new projects in order to be sustainable.<br /> Source: Mälardalen University<br /> Authors: Bagherzadeh, Nazanin | Manoli, Christina</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a class="download-link" href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:536935/FULLTEXT01.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #4477bb; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> manuwebtechnologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492220886643547669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-18351741059131297072014-02-08T05:02:00.001-08:002014-02-08T05:02:36.817-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> The main purpose of this thesis is to develop a 3D beam element in order to model wind turbine wings made of<span id="more-8553" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>&nbsp;composite materials.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> The proposed element is partly based on the formulation of the classical beam element of constant cross-section without shear deformation (Euler-Bernoulli) and including Saint-Venant torsional effects for isotropic materials, similarly to the one presented in Batoz &amp; Dhatt. The main novelty consists in the addition of the coupling between axial and bending with torsional effects that may arise when using composite materials.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <a name='more'></a>PreComp, a free access code developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to provide structural properties for composite blades, is used to obtain the section properties for the beam element. Its performance is assessed, showing its inaccuracy especially when calculating torsional related constants when webs are present in the cross-section.<br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Shell models of constant cross-section cantilever blades are developed to assess the performance of the beam elements, including or not coupling terms. Natural frequencies and displacements under static loads are compared for different study cases of increasing complexity.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> For fiber-reinforced materials, elements with coupling terms show good agreement with the shell model, especially for the dynamic problem. Elements without coupling terms are unable to capture the dynamic behavior, as these terms seem to have a higher effect on the results when compared to the static case (especially the FT term).<br />Source: KTH<br />Author: De Frias Lopez, Ricardo</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a class="download-link" href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:609349/FULLTEXT01.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #4477bb; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> manuwebtechnologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492220886643547669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-44525643179960336692014-02-05T10:16:00.002-08:002014-02-09T01:23:29.554-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> A management platform is an integral part of any modern computer network. Its role in any kind of network (research or commercial) is undeniable. By using the<span id="more-8290" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>&nbsp;management solution, the operators of the network monitor, troubleshoot and manage the network from a centralized location.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> In a research network such as the Mid Sweden University (MIUN) IPTV test bed, it also plays a very important role. Researchers can setup different configurations for the underlying network according to their research goals.</div> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> MIUN IPTV test bed is expanding in the sense that it is covering a greater geographical area and more researchers are using the network in order to carry out their experiments. In this project, an attempt will be made to develop a management platform for the IPTV network.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> This platform will manage the whole network and will give the researchers opportunity to setup trail field by configuring the network devices according to their experiments.<br /> Source: Mid Sweden University<br /> Author: Hoque, Abu Saleh Mohammad Shariful</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:233061/FULLTEXT01.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #4477bb; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> manuwebtechnologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492220886643547669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-28324383430555765902014-02-05T10:15:00.002-08:002014-02-06T04:59:32.979-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Liquid Biofuels mainly Bioethanol and biodiesel are the main replacement for fossil fuels in the current world. But there are questions and concerns about the present biofuels&nbsp;<span id="more-8429" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>production, mainly when it comes to matter of sustainability.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <a name='more'></a>In this thesis paper,Strategic Life Cycle Management data along with Life Cycle Analysis data has been used to analyze the sustainable biofuels condition in Sweden and the Netherlands. Data also has been collected through the interview from different stakeholders in Sweden and the Netherlands.<br /> Source: Linköping University<br /> Author: Razin, Shair<br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:613394/FULLTEXT01.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #4477bb; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> manuwebtechnologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492220886643547669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-5231009699876360572014-02-05T10:14:00.003-08:002014-02-06T05:04:39.877-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> The aim of this research is to check whether the Taylor rule in its simple linear form can be viewed as an appropriate description of the monetary policy pursued by<span id="more-8495" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>&nbsp;Norway’s central bank – Norges Bank, and whether this rule can be used for forecasting purposes.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Not only does this research focus on the original Taylor rule, but it also deals with its extended version designed for small open economies such as Norway. A conclusion about whether regressions can produce reliable coefficient estimates is drawn on the basis of time series’ properties tests and cointegration tests. The performance of the simple-form Taylor equation is compared to its alternative forms through forecasting exercises.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <a name='more'></a>The study has shown that the extended version of the Taylor rule with interest rate smoothing and augmented with the real exchange rate, the policy rate of the EU and oil prices can be viewed as a close approximation of Norges Bank’s monetary policy and can be used for forecasting purposes.<br />Source: Uppsala University<br />Author: Balabay, Oksana<br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:439091/FULLTEXT01.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #4477bb; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> manuwebtechnologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492220886643547669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-18816526985737022182014-02-05T10:13:00.002-08:002014-02-06T04:57:45.133-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Sustainable design and engineering is in great demand in cities all over the world. As a result, design and engineering consultancies have to continue finding ways to capitalize on&nbsp;<span id="more-8557" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>sustainable developments responsibly.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Implementing a strategy to reduce the friction between the human-ecology and economic imperatives is a major step. Amongst Ramboll’s Nordic sustainable perspectives, the Swedish perspective can be&nbsp; innovative enough to reduce this friction that can stand in the way of the comprehensive sustainable project mission, which is profitable and value-added.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> But can this comprehensive and holistic Nordic approach, intended to link stakeholders into a positive project dynamic be applied&nbsp; effectively enough under unique country-specific contexts? A strategy that incorporates a framework to understand and value the intangibilities of sustainability and fine-tuned for the different conditions and unique contexts of where projects are built can help by creating positive&nbsp; synergies between stakeholders.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <a name='more'></a>The friction between the human-ecology and economic imperatives exists and we draw upon previous research and sustainable development projects in Sweden and Istanbul, Turkey, to determine how this friction prevents projects from being comprehensively sustainable.<br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Exploring beyond the Swedish sustainable perspective can help rationalize contextual barriers during the pre-construction stages of the project life cycle. And, with the right strategy, the project coalition can design and engineer with confidence knowing that the intangibilities of sustainability are valued and used by each stakeholder to optimize their profitability responsibly.<br /> Source: KTH<br /> Author: De Robles, Robert | Jhung, Ha-won</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:639089/FULLTEXT01.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #4477bb; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> manuwebtechnologieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492220886643547669noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-56246698496442815392012-10-02T10:45:00.002-07:002014-02-07T08:33:31.514-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> The intent of this technical publication is to provide general guidance on the design of small solar-powered water pump systems for use with livestock operations or irrigation systems. This document provides a review of the basic elements of electricity, a description of the&nbsp;<span id="more-4023" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>different components of solar-powered water pump systems, important planning considerations, and general guidance on designing a solar-powered water pump system.</div> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> This publication also provides design examples for typical design scenarios and standard drawings for use by the reader. However, this technical note is not intended to be used as a standalone document. Instead, users are encouraged to consult the NRCS National Engineering Manual (NEH 210) on hydraulics and irrigation engineering for additional assistance in the design of water delivery systems.<br />Source: USDA</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.or.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/engineering/environmental_engineering/data/SolarTechNote100929.pdf" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #4477bb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> <div> <br /></div> </div> ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-1220823754754990572012-10-02T10:44:00.002-07:002014-02-09T01:23:29.467-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> NetInf and CCN are two Information-Centric Network approaches which are constructed to solve limitations of today’s Internet that was developed in the 60’s. Today’s Internet requires that datum is referred by its location. This is not something the end-user is&nbsp;<span id="more-4081" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>interested in, the user is only interested in securely finding the information that searched for.</div> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> These approaches decouple location from data and also aim on embedding security into the information itself and to provide caching functionality directly in networks.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> The main goal of this work was to show the potential advantages of using the Information-Centric approaches by implementing them into the version control system Subversion and performing experimental evaluations.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> A Subversion adaptation has successfully been developed which supports both OpenNetInf and CCNx. With a 1Mbit/s connection to the Subversion server evaluation results show that, compared to the original implementation, checkouts can be performed 13(!) times faster using OpenNetInf and 2.3 times faster using CCNx.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> This work also presents motivation for future work in the area of Information-Centric Networks and has contributed with a working application which exploits advantages of these approaches.<br /> Source: KTH<br /> Author: Brown, Lars | Axelsson, Erik</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:402353/FULLTEXT01" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #4477bb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> <div> <br /></div> </div> ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-59822262517099348322012-10-02T10:43:00.000-07:002014-02-06T05:00:11.081-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Increasingly growing consumption of natural gas all around the world requires development of new transporting equipment and optimization of existing pipelines and gas pumping facilities. As a special case, Russian gas pumping system has the longest&nbsp;<span id="more-4089" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>pipes with large diameter, which carry great amounts of natural gas.</div> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> So, as reconstruction and modernization needs large investments, a need of more effective and low cost tool appeared. As a result diagnostics became the most wide-spread method for lifecycle assessment, and lifecycle extension for gas pumping units and pipelines.One of the most effective method for diagnostics of gas pumping units is parametric diagnostics. It is based on evaluation of measurement of several termo-gas dynamic parameters of gas pumping units, such as pressures, temperatures and rotational speed of turbines and compressors.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> In my work I developed and examined a special case of parametric diagnostics – methodic for evaluation of technical state and output parameters for gas pumping unit “Ural-16”. My work contains detailed analysis of various defects, classified by different GPU’s systems. The results of this analysis are later used in development of the methodic for calculation of output parameters for gas pumping unit.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> GPU is an extremely complex object for diagnostics. Around 200 combinations of Gas Turbine engines with centrifugal superchargers, different operational conditions and other aspects require development of separate methodic almost for each gas pumping unit type.Development of each methodic is a complex work which requires gathering of all possible parametric and statistical data for the examined gas pumping unit. Also parameters of compressed gas are measured.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Thus as a result a number of equations are formed which finally allow to calculate such parameters as efficiency, fuel gas consumption and technical state coefficient which couldn’t be measured directly by existing measuring equipment installed on the gas compressor station.<br />Source: KTH<br />Author: Angalev, Mikhail</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:546124/FULLTEXT01" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #4477bb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-34560810921889942732012-10-02T10:41:00.001-07:002014-02-06T05:04:39.838-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> In the global business environment, outsourcing and offshore outsourcing are strategies for firms to handle the increasing competition in their specific market segments by utilizing the capabilities of other firms in order to gain&nbsp;<span id="more-4086" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>competitive advantages.</div> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> China has become an important player on the global market and is an attractive country for Western firms’ offshore outsourcing initiatives. Even though outsourcing and offshore outsourcing have been discussed in the literature for a long period of time, firms are still not able to reach and fulfill their strategic goals and many offshore outsourcing projects fail.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> The purpose of this study is to deepen the existing literature regarding offshore outsourcing to China by considering the Chinese suppliers’ perspective on competitive priorities, which are the priorities that firms organize the production by, in order to understand how the buying firms can be more successful in the Chinese context and reach their strategic goals.<br />Source: KTH<br />Author: Andersson, Dan | Bernhardsson, Martin</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:427327/FULLTEXT01" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #4477bb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-44821516497768834552012-10-02T10:40:00.000-07:002014-02-06T05:04:39.866-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> This research has been emphasized on integration of plants in skyscraper design which play a vital role for the energy conservation by the building as well as improving the living quality into these vertical cities. Throughout the work it has been studied to establish the necessity of&nbsp;<span id="more-4092" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>planting to incorporate into skyscrapers, for the well being of our economy, society and the environment.</div> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> The rules and regulations in various countries have been studied. The provisions of integrate plants into skyscraper includes the four possible options like, Green roof, Green wall, Biofilter and Indoor potting plants which can be incorporate into the&nbsp; design. Benefits and impacts have been studied in terms of energy savings and&nbsp; indoor environmental qualities. For example green roof can reduce 50% of cooling&nbsp; load; green wall can reduce 10 degree centigrade indoor temperature, where as biofilter and indoor plants purifies indoor air by 50% to 60%.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Available technologies for green installments, like complete, modular and vegetated blanket system for green roof; modular, freestanding and cable-rope system for green wall; active and passive system for biofilter and different types of indoor plants have been addressed here along with their examples and case studies. At the end the recommendation shows that integration of plants into skyscrapers can change the micro and macro environment, climate, can restore the ecology and benefited to the economy. Results are the noticeable decrease in urban heat island, rapid reduction of energy consumption and cost, refreshing air for a healthy environment.<br /> Source: KTH<br /> Author: Afrin, Shahrina</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:353678/FULLTEXT01" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #4477bb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-8122271701302014652012-09-20T22:18:00.003-07:002014-02-06T05:04:39.981-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Nowadays, timber is widely used in construction industry thanks to its availability and good properties. The use of solid (sawn) timber is not always proper since it is only available up to certain dimensions. Therefore, the so-called Engineered Wood Products (EWPs) have been introduced to<span id="more-4015" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>cope with the different design needs of structures.</div> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Glued laminated Timber (glulam) is a type of EWPs that consists of smallsections of timber laminates glued together to form beams and columns. Glulam can be manufactured in almost any size and shape; it can also be tapered or notched. However, notching a beam at its end leads to a stress concentration at the re-entrantcorner of the notch due to the sudden change in the notched beam’s cross section. The concentration of shear and tensile stresses perpendicular to the grain can lead to a catastrophic brittle failure caused by the crack propagation from the notch corner.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Crack opening due to tensile stresses perpendicular to grain is the most common failure at the notch corner and it is always taken into design consideration. However,shear component is usually exists and must be also considered in design to guarantee the safety of the structure. Currently, only the normal forces perpendicular to the beam’s axis are considered in the design of the reinforcement in design handbooks. The aim of this thesis was to study the structural behavior of notched glulam beams reinforced by adhered plywood panels and FRP. The carrying capacity of the notched glulam beams at their ends is the main subject of this project.<br /> Source: Halmstad University<br /> Author: Axenskär, Christian | Winde, David</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:530846/FULLTEXT03" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #4477bb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-58370334215212809132012-09-20T22:17:00.003-07:002014-02-06T05:00:11.076-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Automatic trimmerhead is an examination project for making an automatic trimmerhead for grass trimmers with the user and functionality in focus. Our perception is that a happy user is a user who can pick up his or her trimmer, use it and put it back to its place when&nbsp;<span id="more-4011" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>the job is done. It should not be necessary to interrupt work and perform maintenance on the machine just to make it work as promised.</div> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> The project has been made in collaboration with the company Husqvarna, which is one of the biggest actors dealing with garden machinery on the market. Together we determined the project goal, “To invent, construct and test a brand new concept for how an automatic trimmerhead can look and function”.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> At this day there are several different automatic trimmerheads on the market, both semi and fully automatic. After having seen and tested many of these trimmerheads, we have come to the following conclusion. They are either difficult for users to handle or has unreliable functions, sometimes both. We have, with this kept in mind, tested and analyzed the different models to find the problem. We found one, and maybe the only, reason to why these trimmerheads does not function as promised. All the trimmerheads functions are based on the increased rotation speed that will occur when the cord breaks off.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> In our product we have therefore designed a mechanical solution that feed cord based on not only the force affecting the cord but also on the length of the cord. A trimmerhead with a cord feeding function which can activate based on the length of the cord does not exist on the market and is according to Husqvarna, who has much knowledge on the subject, a new and very interesting way of solving the problem.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Since the beginning of the project we have had many ideas and surely we have encountered even more problems, but this is what has given us the knowledge we needed to make it to where we are today. The result of this is a brand new concept with good patent possibilities on several parts and functions which have given Husqvarna everything they need to continue the work and to turn our solution into a high quality product.<br />Source: Halmstad University<br />Author: Axenskär, Christian | Winde, David</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:530150/FULLTEXT01" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #4477bb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-4257023085215992592012-09-20T22:17:00.000-07:002014-02-06T05:04:39.861-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Proponents of Open Innovation argue in support of its novel additions, critics however question its novelty and argue that the roots of Open Innovation predate Chesbrough. We investigate what is novel about Open Innovation by comparing&nbsp;<span id="more-4008" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>predating theories and concept switch the main themes we found using a literature review.</div> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Our results indicate that the novelty of Open Innovation lies in its holistic approach. These findings were synthesized into a star model that could help both scholars and managers in their work with Open Innovation.<br />Source: Halmstad University<br />Author: Altmann, Peter | Li, Jing</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:471149/FULLTEXT01" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #4477bb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-78362226283406931242012-09-20T22:15:00.001-07:002014-02-09T01:23:29.614-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> While the increased inter-connectivity of the computer networks has brought a lot of benefits to the people, it also rendered networked systems vulnerable to malicious attacks from the hackers. The failure of the intrusion prevention techniques to&nbsp;<span id="more-4000" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>adequately secure computer systems has lead to the growth of Intrusion Detection System.</div> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> In this study, we have designed and implemented a distributed, network-based intrusion detection system – Sachet. The Sachet word is a hindi word which means – Alert.The system uses an existing open source network based misuse detection system – snort. We have built upon snort to develop a heterogeneous, scalable, distributed IDS that is completely controllable from a central location.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Sachet comprises of multiple agents that use snort for misuse detection, a central server that stores all alerts and controls the agents, and a console for monitoring and viewing the activities of entire Sachet system by the system administrator. The agents and server communicates using a Sachet protocol that ensures reliability, mutual authentication, confidentiality, integrity and provides tolerance from agent and server crashes.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://files.spogel.com/abstracts/p-4000--Intrusion_Detection.pdf" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #4477bb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project – A Distributed Real Time Network based Intrusion Detection System</a></div> </div> ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-82143434015776058012012-09-20T22:12:00.003-07:002014-02-07T08:33:31.567-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> The performance of the most commonly used metal antennas close to the human body is one of the limiting factors of the performance of bio-sensors and wireless body area networks (WBAN). Due to the high dielectric and conductivity contrast with respect to most parts of the&nbsp;<span id="more-4004" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>human body (blood, skin,…), the range of most of the wireless sensors operating in RF and microwave frequencies is limited to 1-2 cm when attached to the body.</div> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> In this paper, we introduce the very novel idea of liquid antennas, that is based on engineering the properties of liquids. This approach allows for the improvement of the range by a factor of 5-10 in a very easy-to-realize way, just modifying the salinity of the aqueous solution of the antenna. A similar methodology can be extended to the development of liquid RF electronics for implantable devices and wearable realtime bio-signal monitoring, since it can potentially lead to very flexible antenna and electronic configurations.<br />Source: The Pennsylvania State University<br />Author: Anya Traille | Li Yang L | Amin Rida L | Manos M. Tentzeris L</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=AE11B85C984099908255ECAC202F3B61?doi=10.1.1.149.2326&amp;rep=rep1&amp;type=pdf" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #4477bb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-19409824500370622092012-09-17T06:49:00.000-07:002014-02-06T05:04:39.820-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> The project consists in nine single-family detached houses with a residential activity building. This project is designed to suit the inhabitants who live in Halmstad. It includes green areas to walk, playing areas and gardens. However, for many months the&nbsp;<span id="more-3978" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>weather in Halmstad is relatively cold, therefore, the project includes a common building where residents can play sports, relax, meet even sunbathe. This will enhance the status of the area.</div> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> My work pushes towards a form of architecture with less emphasis on ornament and a greater emphasis on form, function, materials, clarity and quality. All homes in the plot are designed to cater for a more relaxed mode of family living. These dwellings fit with a modern lifestyle, with the main points being comfort and with a balance between private and communal space within the home.<br /> Source: Halmstad University<br /> Author: Callen, Ana Cruz</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:414892/FULLTEXT01" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #4477bb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> <br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div> ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-71673282694525786002012-09-17T06:48:00.000-07:002014-02-06T05:04:39.943-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Problem – The expansion of global trade and supply chain integration has put great emphasis on logistics, particularly in the intermediary sector, freight forwarders. Whilst in developed countries freight forwarders benefit from competitive markets and&nbsp;<span id="more-3991" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>trade facilitating policies, this sector in West coast Africa exhibits low logistics performance levels.</div><a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">In order to address such issues, one needs to analyse the problem and identify the causes; this study focuses on identifying the bottlenecks in the freight-forwarding sector in west coast Africa.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Purpose – The main purpose of this study is to identify the bottleneck/s within the freight-forwarding industry in west coast Africa, namely: Angola, Cameroon, DR of Congo,Gabon, and Nigeria.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Method – This project employs a pre-study and case study method, to ensure sufficient collection of relevant material, taking into account the lack of research in this subject. We used the material obtained from the interviews and the secondary source, to structure our purpose,research questions, and to define the case of our study.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Results – The study concludes with a series of interesting findings; First, the activity of a Freight Forwarder depends on a series of factors that do not depend on the Freight Forwarder per se. And second, Freight Forwarders in order to accomplish their tasks, have access to services that are shared by all providers, and that are beyond their control. To conclude,the study identifies infrastructure as a major bottleneck in the Freight Forwarding sector.<br /> Source: Jönköping University<br /> Author: Abdallaoui Berrada, Chakir | Ciro, aida</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:224732/FULLTEXT01" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #4477bb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div>ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-2803171453330743822012-09-17T06:47:00.000-07:002014-02-06T05:00:11.012-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">The project is based in a constructed light vehicle that must be improved by adding a hydraulic energy recovery system. This vehicle named as TrecoLiTH, participated in the Formula Electric and Hybrid competition (Formula EHI) 2009 in Italy -Rome- and won&nbsp;<span id="more-3985" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>several awards.</div><a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">This system consists in two hydraulic motors hub mounted which are used to store fluid at high pressure in an accumulator when braking. Through a valve the pressure will flow from the high pressure accumulator to the low pressure one, and consequently the vehicle will get extra acceleration.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">This study consists in finishing the assembly and testing it, as the main idea was already thought and some of the necessary parts were acquired before. Firstly, a quick overview of the bike is done and the current state of it at the end of the thesis is discussed. After that, the mechanism used to actuate the system is developed and explained, with which some CAD software was used to design and make some FEA. Straight afterwards the work focused on the tests and its development. A quick discussion about what tests should be done, the preparations and also the way that some measurements were done is commented. In order to do these measurements a data acquisition device and some software to deal with it was used.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Thereupon, calculations to know if the system auto-compensates the weight added, causing more rolling resistance, and the oil frictions are done. In this part the performance and reliability of the system is discussed, as well as the feelings of the driver. Finally, improvements and possible modifications are listed with the aim of upgrade the vehicle, the system and the way of work.<br /> Source: Linköping University<br /> Author: Guinart Trayter, Xavier | Orpella Aceret, Jordi</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:325872/FULLTEXT01" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #4477bb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div>ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-70212215014582257572012-09-17T06:46:00.000-07:002014-02-09T01:23:29.595-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Example programs are well known as an important tool to learn computer programming. Realizing the significance of example programs, this study has been conducted with a goal to measure and evaluate the quality of examples used in academia. We make a distinction between&nbsp;<span id="more-3988" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>good and bad examples, as badly designed examples may prove harmful for novice learners.</div> <a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> In general, students differ from expert programmers in their approach to read and comprehend a program. How do students understand example programs is explored in the light of classical theories and models of program comprehension. Key factors that impact program quality and comprehension are identified. To evaluate as well as improve the quality of examples, a set of quality attributes is proposed. Relationship between program complexity and quality is examined.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> We rate readability as a prime quality attribute and hypothesize that example programs with low readability are difficult to understand. Software Reading Ease Score (SRES), a program readability metric proposed by Börstler et al. is implemented to provide a readability measurement tool. SRES is based on lexical tokens and is easy to compute using static code analysis techniques. To validate SRES metric, results are statistically analyzed in correlation to earlier existing well acknowledged software metrics.<br /> Source: Umeå University<br /> Author: Abbas, Nadeem</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www8.cs.umu.se/education/examina/Rapporter/NadeemAbbas_v2.pdf" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #4477bb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div> </div> ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5659715899104802858.post-63202884723249101532012-09-17T06:45:00.000-07:002014-02-07T08:33:31.538-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Field Programmable Counter Arrays (FPCAs) have been recently introduced to close the gap between FPGA and ASICs for arithmetic dominated applications. FPCAs are reconfigurable lattices that can be embedded into FPGAs to efficiently&nbsp;<span id="more-3982" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span>compute the result of multi-operand additions.</div><a name='more'></a><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">The first contribution of this work is a Design Space Exploration (DSE) of the FPCAs and the identification of trade-offs between different parameters which describe them. Methods for analyzing and pruning the design space are proposed to enable a smart exploration. Finally, a set of best performing architectures in terms of area and delay is determined.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Secondly, a study of possible integration schemes to build a hybrid FPGA/FPCA chip is performed. The goal is to find a solution with optimal usage of on-chip silicon area. The advantages and disadvantages of each solution are studied and a new integration solution based on properties of FPCAs is suggested. A VLSI implementation proves the applicability of the proposed solutions.<br /> Source: KTH<br /> Author: Attarzadeh Niaki, Seyed Hosein</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:484861/FULLTEXT01" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #4477bb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Download Project</a></div></div>ABHISHEKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00117889511255616959noreply@blogger.com0