Effect Of Supporting Base System On The Flexural Behavior And Toughness Of The Lighting Gfrp Poles,
2022
East Texas A&M University
Effect Of Supporting Base System On The Flexural Behavior And Toughness Of The Lighting Gfrp Poles, Mahmoud T. Nawar, Mostafa E. Kaka, Ayman El-Zohairy, Osama Elhosseiny
Faculty Publications
Due to the high risk of common traffic electric poles, the use of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) material in electric poles has become essential due to its excellent advantages such as high strength to weight ratio, corrosion resistance, and electrical insulation, which keeps people safe. To reduce the accidental effect of street lighting poles on humans, the generated energy during the collision must be absorbed. Experimental and numerical investigations were carried out to identify the efficiency of tapered GFRP electric poles with handle doors using steel sleeve bases until the occurrence of failure. Six full-scale cantilever bending tests were …
Impulse, Fall 2022,
2022
South Dakota State University
Impulse, Fall 2022, University Marketing And Communications, Jerome J. Lohr College Of Engineering
Impulse (Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering Publication)
2 | Sanjeev Kumar Takes Helm as College’s 12th Dean
5 | College Develops Partnerships in India, Turkey
6 | Faculty News
8 | Aerofly — Profs, Alum Partner To Build Unique Drone
10 | Researchers Find Way to Extend Produce Shelf Life
12 | SDSU Claims National Title in Quarter-Scale Tractors
14 | Nation’s Top ASCE Chapter Housed at SDSU
16 | National Geo-Video Title Won By State Students
18 | Summer Brings Engineering Camps to Campus
20 | Haleigh Timmer — Money on the Court, In Classroom
22 | Daniel Burkhalter — Day in the Life of Student-Athlete …
Study Of Stochastic Market Clearing Problems In Power Systems With High Renewable Integration,
2022
Southern Methodist University
Study Of Stochastic Market Clearing Problems In Power Systems With High Renewable Integration, Saumya Sakitha Sashrika Ariyarathne
Operations Research and Engineering Management Theses and Dissertations
Integrating large-scale renewable energy resources into the power grid poses several operational and economic problems due to their inherently stochastic nature. The lack of predictability of renewable outputs deteriorates the power grid’s reliability. The power system operators have recognized this need to account for uncertainty in making operational decisions and forming electricity pricing. In this regard, this dissertation studies three aspects that aid large-scale renewable integration into power systems. 1. We develop a nonparametric change point-based statistical model to generate scenarios that accurately capture the renewable generation stochastic processes; 2. We design new pricing mechanisms derived from alternative stochastic programming …
Heuristics For Capacity Allocation And Queue Assignment In Congested Service Systems With Stochastic Customer Demand And Immobile Servers,
2022
Southern Methodist University
Heuristics For Capacity Allocation And Queue Assignment In Congested Service Systems With Stochastic Customer Demand And Immobile Servers, Adam Colley
Operations Research and Engineering Management Theses and Dissertations
We propose easy-to-implement heuristics for a problem referred to in the literature as the facility location problem with immobile servers, stochastic demand, and congestion, or the service system design problem. The problem is typically posed as one of allocating capacity to a set of M/M/1 queues to which customers with stochastic demand are assigned with the objective of minimizing a cost function composed of a fixed capacity-acquisition cost, a variable customer-assignment cost, and an expected-waiting-time cost. The expected-waiting-time cost results in a non-linear term in the objective function of the standard binary programming formulation of the problem. Thus, the solution …
Exploring The Effects Of Meaningful Tactile Display On Perception And Preference In Automated Vehicles,
2022
San Jose State University
Exploring The Effects Of Meaningful Tactile Display On Perception And Preference In Automated Vehicles, Kimberly D. Martinez, Gaojian Huang
Mineta Transportation Institute
There is an existing issue in human-machine interaction, such that drivers of semi-autonomous vehicles are still required to take over control of the vehicle during system limitations. A possible solution may lie in tactile displays, which can present status, direction, and position information while avoiding sensory (e.g., visual and auditory) channels overload to reliably help drivers make timely decisions and execute actions to successfully take over. However, limited work has investigated the effects of meaningful tactile signals on takeover performance. This study synthesizes literature investigating the effects of tactile displays on takeover performance in automated vehicles and conducts a human-subject …
Pruning The Communication Bandwidth Between Reinforcement Learning Agents Through Causal Inference: An Innovative Approach To Designing A Smart Grid Power System,
2022
Singapore Management University
Pruning The Communication Bandwidth Between Reinforcement Learning Agents Through Causal Inference: An Innovative Approach To Designing A Smart Grid Power System, Xianjie Zhang, Yu Liu, Wenjun Li, Chen Gong
Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems
Electricity demands are increasing significantly and the traditional power grid system isfacing huge challenges. As the desired next-generation power grid system, smart grid can providesecure and reliable power generation, and consumption, and can also realize the system’s coordinatedand intelligent power distribution. Coordinating grid power distribution usually requiresmutual communication between power distributors to accomplish coordination. However, the powernetwork is complex, the network nodes are far apart, and the communication bandwidth is oftenexpensive. Therefore, how to reduce the communication bandwidth in the cooperative power distributionprocess task is crucially important. One way to tackle this problem is to build mechanismsto selectively send out …
Supporting The Discovery, Reuse, And Validation Of Cybersecurity Requirements At The Early Stages Of The Software Development Lifecycle,
2022
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Supporting The Discovery, Reuse, And Validation Of Cybersecurity Requirements At The Early Stages Of The Software Development Lifecycle, Jessica Antonia Steinmann
Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses
The focus of this research is to develop an approach that enhances the elicitation and specification of reusable cybersecurity requirements. Cybersecurity has become a global concern as cyber-attacks are projected to cost damages totaling more than $10.5 trillion dollars by 2025. Cybersecurity requirements are more challenging to elicit than other requirements because they are nonfunctional requirements that requires cybersecurity expertise and knowledge of the proposed system. The goal of this research is to generate cybersecurity requirements based on knowledge acquired from requirements elicitation and analysis activities, to provide cybersecurity specifications without requiring the specialized knowledge of a cybersecurity expert, and …
Pruning The Communication Bandwidth Between Reinforcement Learning Agents Through Causal Inference: An Innovative Approach To Designing A Smart Grid Power System,
2022
Dalian University of Technology
Pruning The Communication Bandwidth Between Reinforcement Learning Agents Through Causal Inference: An Innovative Approach To Designing A Smart Grid Power System, Xianjie Zhang, Yu Liu, Wenjun Li, Chen Gong
Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems
Electricity demands are increasing significantly and the traditional power grid system is facing huge challenges. As the desired next-generation power grid system, smart grid can provide secure and reliable power generation, and consumption, and can also realize the system’s coordinated and intelligent power distribution. Coordinating grid power distribution usually requires mutual communication between power distributors to accomplish coordination. However, the power network is complex, the network nodes are far apart, and the communication bandwidth is often expensive. Therefore, how to reduce the communication bandwidth in the cooperative power distribution process task is crucially important. One way to tackle this problem …
Innovation Transition Success: Practice Doesn't Make Perfect,
2022
National Air and Space Intelligence Center
Innovation Transition Success: Practice Doesn't Make Perfect, Kaitlyn Ryan, Amy M. Cox, Ethan Blake, Clay Koschnick, Alfred E. Thal Jr.
Faculty Publications
The authors of this research examine and evaluate organizational factors associated with commercialization under the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Their objective is to improve return on investment. The data set used was the SBIR Phase II program data set, which contains information on 433 SBIR topics with closed contracts reported during Department of Defense (DoD) fiscal years (FYs) 2015 to 2018. Each data point contained characteristics of the topic, including commercialization. Military capability or topic areas were hypothesized to have varying commercialization rates. Incumbency was theorized to be a characteristic of successful programs, while increased company …
Analysis Of A Queueing Model With Map Arrivals And Heterogeneous Phase-Type Group Services,
2022
Kettering University
Analysis Of A Queueing Model With Map Arrivals And Heterogeneous Phase-Type Group Services, Srinivas R. Chakravarthy
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Publications
Queueing models have proven to be very useful in real-life applications to enable the practitioners to optimize the limited resources to conduct their businesses as well as offer services efficiently. In general, we can group such applications into two sectors: manufacturing and service. These two sectors cover everything we deal with on a day-to-day basis. Queues in which the services are offered in blocks (or groups or batches) are well established in the literature and have a wide variety of applications in practice. In this paper, we look at one such queueing model in which the arrivals occur according to …
Synthesizing And Printing Of Tin Oxide Nanoparticles Using A Single Ultrafast Laser System: A Feasibility Study,
2022
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Synthesizing And Printing Of Tin Oxide Nanoparticles Using A Single Ultrafast Laser System: A Feasibility Study, Enrique Contreras Lopez, Farid Ahmed, Jianzhi Li
Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Faculty Publications
In laser-based manufacturing, processing setup customization is one of the popular approaches used to enhance diversity in material processing using a single laser. In this study, we propose setup design modification of an ultrafast laser system to demonstrate both Tin Oxide (SnO2) nanoparticle synthesis from bulk metal, and post printing of said nanoparticles using Laser Induced Forward Transfer (LIFT) method. Using the Pulse Laser Ablation in Liquid (PLA-L) method, nanoparticles were synthesized from a bulk tin metal cube submerged in distilled water. Such nanoparticles dispersed in water can form colloidal ink that can be used for different printed electronics applications. …
A Numerical Study On The Powder Flowability, Spreadability, Packing Fraction In Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing,
2022
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
A Numerical Study On The Powder Flowability, Spreadability, Packing Fraction In Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing, Yeasir Mohammad Akib, Ehsan Marzbanrad, Farid Ahmed, Jianzhi Li
Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Faculty Publications
The powder bed fusion (PBF) process is widely adopted in many manufacturing industries because of its capability to 3D print complex parts with micro-scale precision. In PBF process, a thermal energy source is used to selectively fuse powder particles layer by layer to build a part. The build quality in the PBF process primarily depends on the thermal energy deposition and properties of the powder bed. Powder flowability, powder spreading, and packing fraction are key factors that determine the properties of a powder bed. Therefore, the study of these process parameters is essential to better understand the PBF process. In …
Ultrafast Laser Direct Writing Of Conductive Patterns On Polyimide Substrate,
2022
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Ultrafast Laser Direct Writing Of Conductive Patterns On Polyimide Substrate, Ishrat Jahan Biswas, Enrique Contreras Lopez, Farid Ahmed, Jianzhi Li
Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Faculty Publications
Laser direct writing (LDW) is a fast and cost-effective method for printing conductive patterns in flexible polymer substrates. The electrical, chemical, and mechanical properties of polyimide (PI) make it an attractive material choice for laser writing of conductive circuits in such polymer. Electrically insulating PI has shown great potential for flexible printed electronics as LDW enables selective carbonization in the bulk of such material leading to the formation of conductive lines. However, existing studies in this area reveal a few key limitations of this approach including limited conductivity of written structures and fragility of carbonized PI. Therefore, more research is …
Work Measurement Study,
2022
Kennesaw State University
Work Measurement Study, Robert S. Keyser
KSU Distinguished Course Repository
This course consists of an examination of the principles and practices of work analysis and work measurement. Emphasis is on a variety of analytical tools and the development of the student's skill in the use of a video timing device.
Parallel Simulation System Of Equipment Precision Maintenance Based On Cloud-Edge-End Architecture,
2022
Shijiazhuang Campus, Army Engineering University, Shijiazhuang 050003, China;
Parallel Simulation System Of Equipment Precision Maintenance Based On Cloud-Edge-End Architecture, Yanqiang Di, Ting Li, Shaochong Feng, Qiongyao Liu, Jianhong Lü, Zhijia Chen, Yang Zhang, Pengfei Cao
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: Aiming at the demands of equipment precision maintenance, based on the previous research results of equipment parallel simulation, the algorithm of equipment remaining useful life (RUL)prediction is optimized and a parallel simulation system for equipment precision maintenance with cloud-edge-end architecture is designed. At the equipment end, the system collects equipment status data and preprocesses it with edge devices. At the cloud end, based on simulation model, in parallel with the equipment entity, the system dynamically predicts the RUL of equipment. The prediction results are applied to the formulation and deduction of equipment maintenance plans to support the equipment …
Unmanned Air Vehicles Launching Aircraft Combat System And Key Technologies For Penetrating Counterair,
2022
School of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China;
Unmanned Air Vehicles Launching Aircraft Combat System And Key Technologies For Penetrating Counterair, Minghao Li, Wenhao Bi, An Zhang, Wenxuan Sun
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: Penetrating counterair is an important countermeasure to the anti-access/area denial environment. Under this operational requirement, the unmanned air vehicles launching aircraft (UAVLA)has received much attention due to the advantages of load quantity and variety, operational range and duration, and development time and cost. Based on the review of the concept development and supporting research related to the UAVLA, the top-level concepts of operations such as the component systems,operational process, operational events tracking, and information interaction of the UAVLA combat system (UAVLACS) are designed. The key technologies of the system are prospected from four aspects:intelligent cognition of battlefield situation under …
Opnet Based Simulation Of Hybrid Tdma Protocol For Helicopters Datalink,
2022
1.School of Computer Science and Engineering Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710021, China;
Opnet Based Simulation Of Hybrid Tdma Protocol For Helicopters Datalink, Yanfang Fu, Nan Zhang, Jianing Wei, Shaochun Qu, Ying Lu, Chang Liu
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: For the current time slot allocation problem of the data link, an improved hybrid time slot allocation protocol based on grey relational analysis is proposed and implemented. Through the aggregation of throughput, delay and load of current message buffer by grey relational analysis, the comprehensive evaluation index is obtained, and the time slot is allocated dynamically. The fixed time slot allocation is also adopted to ensure that at least one time slot is available for nodes in the network.Simulation results show that compared with the fixed TDMA(time division multiple access) protocol and the P-TDMA(priority-TDMA) protocol, the proposed protocol …
Research On Opponent Modeling Framework For Multi-Agent Game Confrontation,
2022
College of Intelligence Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China;
Research On Opponent Modeling Framework For Multi-Agent Game Confrontation, Junren Luo, Wanpeng Zhang, Weilin Yuan, Zhenzhen Hu, Shaofei Chen, Jing Chen
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: As the key technology of multi-agent game confrontation, opponent modeling is a typical cognitive modeling method of agent's behavior. Several typical models of multi-agent game confrontation,non-stationary problems, and meta-game theory are introduced; opponent modeling methods that concludes the frontier theory of opponent modeling are summarized, and the applications and challenges are analyzed. Based on the theory of meta-game, a general opponent modeling framework is constructed with three modules: opponent policy recognition and generation, opponent policy space reconstruction,and opponent exploitation. It is expected to provide theoretical and methodological reference for opponent modeling in multi-agent game confrontation.
Siamese Object Tracking Algorithm Combined With The Intersection Over Union Loss,
2022
Xiangtan University, School of Computer Science & School of Cyberspace Science, Xiangtan 411105, China;
Siamese Object Tracking Algorithm Combined With The Intersection Over Union Loss, Wei Zhou, Yuxiang Liu, Guangping Liao, Xin Ma
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: To improve the accuracy of the object bounding box regression prediction of the SiamRPN,solve the problem of low discrimination of positive samples in classification prediction and the lack of correlation between regression prediction and classification prediction, an improved object tracking algorithm of SiamRPN which combined with IoU(intersection over union) loss is proposed. A joint optimization module of IoU-smooth L1 is designed to optimize the IoU loss of the best positive sample and the smooth L1 loss of other positive samples jointly. According to the regression prediction results, the weighted classification prediction is performed on the positive samples with the …
Relative-Residual-Based Dynamic Schedule For Decoding Of Ldpc Codes,
2022
School of Communication and Information Engineering, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China;
Relative-Residual-Based Dynamic Schedule For Decoding Of Ldpc Codes, Fatang Chen, Hebin Li, Zhihao Zhang, Zhiqiang Mei
Journal of System Simulation
Abstract: In order to solve the problems of the oscillation phenomenon and greedy characteristics in the dynamic scheduling decoding algorithm for low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes, the relative-residual-based dynamic schedule (RRB-BP) algorithm is proposed based on variable-to-check residual belief propagation (VC-RBP) algorithm. The variable nodes are grouped, then the relative residual value of the message passed by the variable nodes to the check node is taken as a reference, and the node with the largest relative residual value is updated in priority to accelerate the decoding convergence speed. For variable nodes oscillating in the decoding process, the posterior LLR (log likelihood …
