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A Web-Based Interface For Storing And Executing Simulation Models, Paul Savory
A Web-Based Interface For Storing And Executing Simulation Models, Paul Savory
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
The dominance of the Internet in the development of information and communication technology has made Web-based distributed solutions increasingly attractive. Apart from providing other services, the World Wide Web is being looked upon as an environment for hosting modeling and simulation applications. SIMAN is a simulation language that allows users to simulate discrete and continuous systems. In this research, a web-based interface or toolkit has been developed for storing and executing SIMAN simulation models over the Internet. This toolkit consists of a World Wide Web interface to SIMAN and a web-accessible database for storing user models. It provides users an …
A Web-Based Interface For Storing And Executing Simulation Model, Ashu Guru, Paul Savory, Robert Williams
A Web-Based Interface For Storing And Executing Simulation Model, Ashu Guru, Paul Savory, Robert Williams
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
The dominance of the Internet in the development ofinformation and communication technology has madeWeb-based distributed solutions increasingly attractive.Apart from providing other services, the World Wide Webis being looked upon as an environment for hostingmodeling and simulation applications. SIMAN is asimulation language that allows users to simulate discreteand continuous systems. In this research, a web-basedinterface or toolkit has been developed for storing andexecuting SIMAN simulation models over the Internet.This toolkit consists of a World Wide Web interface toSIMAN and a web-accessible database for storing usermodels. It provides users an easy-to-use environment fordeveloping text-based simulation models using the SIMANsimulation language. It also …
Acuta Enews December 2000, Vol. 29, No. 12
Acuta Enews December 2000, Vol. 29, No. 12
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Acuta Enews November 2000, Vol.29, No. 11
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Acuta Enews October 2000, Vol.29, No. 10
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Acuta Enews September 2000, Vol.29, No. 9
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Acuta Enews August 2000, Vol.29, No. 8
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Acuta Enews July 2000, Vol.29, No. 7
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Acuta Enews June 2000, Vol.29, No. 6
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Acuta Enews May 2000, Vol.29, No. 5
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Acuta Enews April 2000, Vol.29, No. 4
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Acuta Enews March 2000, Vol.29, No. 3
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Acuta Enews February 2000, Vol.29, No. 2
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Design Of Visual Displays For Teleoperation, S. H. Park, Jeffrey C. Woldstad
Design Of Visual Displays For Teleoperation, S. H. Park, Jeffrey C. Woldstad
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
Human exposures to hostile work environments can be reduced when tele-operated systems are used to remotely control manipulators in these environments. Tele-operation systems were initially developed by the nuclear industry but are currently applied in areas including surgery, construction, mining, warehousing, firefighting, undersea exploration, military operations, and space. The role of human operators in tele-operated systems varies with the level-ofautomation of the system. Some systems require only supervisory control from the operator, while many others require direct manual manipulation through a controller. However, even for highly automated systems, human operators play an important role as a backup when the system …
Digital Human Models For Ergonomics, Jeffrey C. Woldstad
Digital Human Models For Ergonomics, Jeffrey C. Woldstad
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
Digital human models in the context of this section are computer-generated representations of human beings used in computer-aided design (CAD) or similar programs. These models are increasingly being used by ergonomists and other engineers to design both equipment and work environments to meet the needs of human operators. They have the advantage of allowing the designer to explore the potential advantages and disadvantages of different design configurations without requiring the construction of expensive physical mock-ups used in the past.
Using a digital human model, design engineers can position and manipulate operators of varying anthropometry within the simulated work environment. A …
Quality Inspection Task In Modern Manufacturing, J. A. Pesante-Santana, Jeffrey C. Woldstad
Quality Inspection Task In Modern Manufacturing, J. A. Pesante-Santana, Jeffrey C. Woldstad
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications
The development of numerically controlled machines, group technology, cellular manufacturing and just-in-time (JIT) production systems have revolutionized the way products are designed and manufactured. These technological and strategic advances have changed the role of human operators in the manufacturing environment. The highly specialized work force of the low-tech manufacturing system has evolved into the multi-skilled work force of the high- tech manufacturing system. Among the multiple tasks that an operator is expected to perform in advance manufacturing systems (AMS) are job scheduling, inventory planning, machine set-up, problem-solving and quality inspection.
Throughout this evolution, human sensory detection capabilities have been a …
Acuta Enews January 2000, Vol.29, No.1
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Response Of A Sage Grouse Breeding Population To Fire In Southeastern Idaho, John W. Connelly, Kerry P. Reese, Richard A. Fischer, Wayne L. Wakkinen
Response Of A Sage Grouse Breeding Population To Fire In Southeastern Idaho, John W. Connelly, Kerry P. Reese, Richard A. Fischer, Wayne L. Wakkinen
United States Army: Publications
Prescribed burning is a common method to eliminate sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) and has been suggested as a tool to enhance the habitat of sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). Effects of this practice on sage grouse have not been evaluated rigorously. We studied effects of prescribed fire on lek (traditional breeding display areas) attendance by male sage grouse occupying low-precipitation (<26 cm) sagebrush habitats in south- eastern Idaho from 1986 through 1994. During the preburn period (1986-89), average declines for male attendance were 48% and 46% for treatment and control leks, respectively. Lek counts were similar for treatment and control leks during the preburn years (G-test, 0.25>P>0.10). During the postburn period (1990-94), male attendance at treatment leks declined 90% and control leks declined 63%. Although declines were similar between treatment and control leks during the preburn period, postburn declines were greater for treatment …26>
Development Of Vaccines For Prevention Of Botulism, Michael P. Byrne, Leonard A. Smith
Development Of Vaccines For Prevention Of Botulism, Michael P. Byrne, Leonard A. Smith
United States Army: Publications
Botulism is a potentially lethal disease caused by one of seven homologous neurotoxic proteins usually produced by the bacterium, Clostridium botulinum. This neuromuscular disorder occurs through an exquisite series of molecular events, ultimately ending with the arrest of acetylcholine release and hence, flaccid paralysis. The development of vaccines that protect against botulism dates back to the 1940s. Currently, a pentavalent vaccine that protects against BoNT serotypes A-E and a separate monovalent vaccine that protects against BoNT serotype F are available as Investigational New Drugs. However, due to the numerous shortcomings associated with the toxoid vaccines, several groups have efforts …