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Project Scheduling Under Constrained Resources, Mohammed Benameur
Project Scheduling Under Constrained Resources, Mohammed Benameur
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
This report examines the widely acceptable Heuristic and Exact procedures for solving the problem of project scheduling and control under constrained resources. Heuristic approaches are more practical, however they depend on the type of the project as well as the resources involved. Exact procedures are illustrated using an Integer Linear Programming formulation of the problem, and also solving it using the Branch and Bound Technique. Impracticality of the exact methods stews from the fact that the computations expand to an unmanageable amount.
Smada: Stormwater Management And Design Aid, Timothy M. Curran
Smada: Stormwater Management And Design Aid, Timothy M. Curran
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
The Stormwater Management and Design Aid (SMADA) is a computer model formulated to assess stormwater runoff quantity and quality. Applicable theory is reviewed to introduce a discussion of the modeling methodology. A pre- vs. post-development design objective can be incorporated to evaluate runoff quantity and quality for single or multiple land use watershed. Detention and retention facilities are considered and conveyance systems for runoff transmission can be sized. Initial design assessments and consistent design review and evaluation are possible. SMADA is written in the BASIC language and is executed in the interactive mode. No computer cards are required and data …
A Co-Op Advertising Information System, Kay C. Gardner
A Co-Op Advertising Information System, Kay C. Gardner
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
This report presents the development of a business information system for co-op advertising. An underlying assumption is that information systems add value to an organization. It is an application of data bank theory, and demonstrates the techniques required to maintain a current information system, i.e., add, change, and delete capabilities. The master file is sequentially accessed to produce reports by participation percentage, classification, or expiration date.
Digital Computer Analysis Of The Kinetic Response Of A Thermal Pressurized Water Reactor Power Plant, John F. Alburger
Digital Computer Analysis Of The Kinetic Response Of A Thermal Pressurized Water Reactor Power Plant, John F. Alburger
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
A digital computer model has been developed to simulate the kinetic response of a thermal pressurized water reactor power plant. The program is capable of predicting core power and plant temperature variations which result from disturbances due to routine demand changes, control rod movement, and fission product poison transients as well as from transients during plausible accident situations. The development of the differential equations describing the influence of various primary plant components on the dynamics of the reactor have been heretofore documented in the literature. Finite difference equations facilitating the employment of a digital computer solution are fully derived. Confidence …
Computer Simulation Of 911 Emergency Telephone System For Orange County, Florida, Ronald J. Veillette
Computer Simulation Of 911 Emergency Telephone System For Orange County, Florida, Ronald J. Veillette
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
The State of Florida has mandated that a statewide 911 system be implemented, and the Department of General Services, Division of Communications, has performed a study of possible 911 system configurations for Orange County based on the findings of a study performed by the Stanford Research Institute for the whole of the State of Florida. The Orange County study determined operator manning levels of the primary law enforcement agencies involved in the system and response times to citizen calls for each of the configurations proposed. This research generated computer simulation models of the two most likely to be implemented configurations …
Application Of Computer War Gaming In The Evaluation Of Missile Performance Requirements For Air To Air Engagements, Joy F. Berman
Application Of Computer War Gaming In The Evaluation Of Missile Performance Requirements For Air To Air Engagements, Joy F. Berman
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Application Of System Dynamics Techniques To War Game Modeling, G. Vincent Amico
The Application Of System Dynamics Techniques To War Game Modeling, G. Vincent Amico
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
Military War Gaming has developed from the chess-like games to the elaborate computer simulations of today, using high-speed, general-purpose, digital computers. This Research Report will briefly review modern war-game developments with emphasis on real-time training systems. The application of system dynamics techniques developed by Jay W. Forrester to war-game modeling is explored. A simple destroyer versus submarine model is developed. Results indicate that the system dynamics modeling technique is a powerful and effective tool. However, the Dynamo language could be substantially improved by a more powerful logical statement capability.
The Design Of A Digital Data Acquisition System For Jet Engine Testing, Robert Wesley Carter
The Design Of A Digital Data Acquisition System For Jet Engine Testing, Robert Wesley Carter
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
This research report documents the various types of Data Acquisition Systems in use for testing jet aircraft engines. The cost trade offs and design considerations are explored for systems which employ a digital computer as the prime recording/processing element. The digital computer has revolutionized the data acquisition field, particularly in the testing of high performance jet engines. Test data can be acquired, processed, converted to engineering units, and out via high speed line printers and cathode ray tubes (CRT's). The data acquisition system operates on-line, and interleaves the random requests for data from multiple test cells by using a specially …
Comparative Methods-Simultaneous Solution Of Differential Equations, William Thomas Harris
Comparative Methods-Simultaneous Solution Of Differential Equations, William Thomas Harris
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
A Survey Of Medical Diagnostic Software, Steven Stein
A Survey Of Medical Diagnostic Software, Steven Stein
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
The field of medical diagnostic software is reviewed to define its status in the medical profession. This is accomplished in a two-step procedure. The first step is a cross-section of literature on the topic, and the second step is a survey of physicians in a sample area. The cross-section of literature presents some of the more advanced studies which have been conducted on medical diagnostic software. Also presented is an explanation of the logic used in diagnostic software and the results of several test cases. The survey was of physicians in the Orlando, Florida area to define the actual application …
Computer Method For Airport Noise Exposure Forecast, John Michael Bateman
Computer Method For Airport Noise Exposure Forecast, John Michael Bateman
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
The major problem facing air transportation for the next decade is aircraft noise. The noise level due to the operation of large jet aircraft has created a very serious annoyance problem to the people living near of adjacent to jet airports. The noise problem has developed both for take-off and landing operations of these aircraft with take -off noise causing the greatest annoyance factor. A technique called Noise Exposure Forecast (NEF) has been developed to identify the annoyance factor of these noises to people and activities on the ground. With these NEF ratings or numbers, planners can better determine the …
Analyses Of The Water And Wastewater Systems At Florida Technological University, Fred C. Jensen
Analyses Of The Water And Wastewater Systems At Florida Technological University, Fred C. Jensen
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
In searching for a subject to meet the M. S. Degree Research Report requirements, I had several objectives in mind. I wanted (1) a project with relevancy in the environmental field which would broaden my understanding of the environmental systems which I have studied, (2) a subject which would allow me to apply some of the Principles which I have learned in Operations Research , and (3) a project which had good practical application. With these objectives in mind, I reviewed the suggested topics presented by the Faculty and selected the FTU Water and Wastewater System Analyses topic which was …
Minimum Weight Design Of Stiffened Cylindrical Shells Using Structural Synthesis, Joseph Eugene Heckelbeck
Minimum Weight Design Of Stiffened Cylindrical Shells Using Structural Synthesis, Joseph Eugene Heckelbeck
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
Several search methods for unconstrained minimization in the minimum weight design of a stiffened cylindrical shell are investigated. The cylindrical shell, under study, is stiffened with bar shaped stiffeners in the longitudinal and circumferential directions, and capable of being loaded both axially and radially with up to ten separate load conditions. For this investigation, it was necessary to alter an unconstrained minimization program for use on the IBM 360 computer by employing double precision techniques. The computer runs obtained on this system are compared with those provided by the prior work of William Morrow and Lucien Schmit. The results show, …
An Automated Student Advisement And Projected Course Enrollments, Brian Odell Montgomery
An Automated Student Advisement And Projected Course Enrollments, Brian Odell Montgomery
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
One of the major problems of the modern university is the process of student advisement and course scheduling. The purpose of this paper is to write a computer program which will aid in solving this problem of student advisement and course scheduling for the undergraduate students of the College of Engineering at Florida Technological University. the computer program which is developed in this paper, aids in the problem of student advisement by producing a one page output for each student. This output page, which is separated by department, lists all courses the student has taken and passed, all transfer hours, …
Data Management For A Police Command/Control Simulation Study, Gerald Louis Locasale
Data Management For A Police Command/Control Simulation Study, Gerald Louis Locasale
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
The primary purpose of this thesis is to aid the Orlando Police Department locate areas of improvement with the effect of reducing the total response time of the Command/Control Center through the application of basic industrial engineering techniques. This work is presented in three major chapters. The first is concerned with the definition of the present operation of the Center, the total scope of each separate function within the Center and the interactions with the general public and other public safety departments. The second chapter develops the studies which provide the input values for the simulation model and the analysis …
Automation In Banking, Donald P. Matteson
Automation In Banking, Donald P. Matteson
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
It has been estimated that the Apollo Program, which placed a man on the moon, each year produced enough paper work, that if put on one stack, would reach to the moon. The forthcoming Space Shuttle Program will require even more documentation; however, present plans call for very little paperwork. The necessary documentation will instead be created, updated and retained in a large computer data base with access throughout the country. Present technology will support this system. The banking industry has been faced with a similar problem in the processing of demand deposit records (checks) and other repetitive tasks. Banks …