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A Lower Bound On Embedding Large Hypercubes Into Small Hypercubes, Ajay K. Gupta, Alfred J. Boals, Naveed A. Sherwani, Susanne E. Hambrusch May 1990

A Lower Bound On Embedding Large Hypercubes Into Small Hypercubes, Ajay K. Gupta, Alfred J. Boals, Naveed A. Sherwani, Susanne E. Hambrusch

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


The Damping Of Panels By Thick Layers Of Elastic Porous Media, Nae-Ming Stuart Shiau, T J. Wahl, J Stuart Bolton May 1990

The Damping Of Panels By Thick Layers Of Elastic Porous Media, Nae-Ming Stuart Shiau, T J. Wahl, J Stuart Bolton

Publications of the Ray W. Herrick Laboratories

In this paper a technique is presented for calculating the response of a panel to a line force input when loaded by both a finite‐depth layer of elastic porous material and a heavy fluid. Damping theories normally require that an attached damping layer be thin compared to the flexural wavelength in the base panel. Here this requirement is avoided by allowing explicitly for wave propagation within the damping layer. Specifically, the porous damping layer is modeled using a theory derived by Biot that allows for the existence of two dilatational waves and a transverse wave. Conditions required to couple the …


Adaptability Experiments In The Raid Distributed Database System, Bharat Bhargava, Karl Friesen, Abdelsalam Helal, John Riedl Apr 1990

Adaptability Experiments In The Raid Distributed Database System, Bharat Bhargava, Karl Friesen, Abdelsalam Helal, John Riedl

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Data Layout Optimization And Code Transformation For Paged Memory Systems, Lung-Yu Chang, Henry G. Dietz Apr 1990

Data Layout Optimization And Code Transformation For Paged Memory Systems, Lung-Yu Chang, Henry G. Dietz

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technical Reports

Supercomputers need not only to have fast functional units, but also to have rapid access to massive quantities of data. Virtual memory paging and physically distributed memory systems both attempt to provide this large data space, but performance of a computer system using either memory organization is highly dependent on the page reference pattern and the number of pages available locally. Despite this, surprisingly little work has been done toward using the compiler to optimize memory system performance. In this paper, we introduce compiler techniques which use a combination of data layout and code transformation to improve paging performance for …


Programming Of Path Specific Robot Operations With Optimal Part Placement, Rick Guptill, Shaheen Ahmad Apr 1990

Programming Of Path Specific Robot Operations With Optimal Part Placement, Rick Guptill, Shaheen Ahmad

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technical Reports

In this paper we describe a task level programming system for path specific robot operations. We define path specific tasks as those robot tasks in which the path the manipulator end effector has to follow is fixed and is given, such operations may include welding or sealant application. The initial path selection is made through a graphical interface using a pointing device (such as a mouse) to outline the desired path on a CAD model of the workpiece. The final result of the system is the part location, which enables the chosen manipulator to optimally perform the desired task. Optimality …


The Second International Conference On Expert Systems For Numerical Computing, John R. Rice, Robert Vichnevetsky, Elias N. Houstis Mar 1990

The Second International Conference On Expert Systems For Numerical Computing, John R. Rice, Robert Vichnevetsky, Elias N. Houstis

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Recruitment And Retention Of Engineers And Managers In Transportation Agencies, Donald L. Hiatte Mar 1990

Recruitment And Retention Of Engineers And Managers In Transportation Agencies, Donald L. Hiatte

Purdue Road School

No abstract provided.


The Tennessee Geodetic Reference Network (Tgrn): An Update*, James H. Zeigler Mar 1990

The Tennessee Geodetic Reference Network (Tgrn): An Update*, James H. Zeigler

Purdue Road School

No abstract provided.


If You're Not Managing Your Department, Then Who Is?, Kent O. Lande Mar 1990

If You're Not Managing Your Department, Then Who Is?, Kent O. Lande

Purdue Road School

No abstract provided.


Shape Recovery From Robot Contour Tracking With Force Feedback, Shaheen Ahmad, Chuan N. Lee Mar 1990

Shape Recovery From Robot Contour Tracking With Force Feedback, Shaheen Ahmad, Chuan N. Lee

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technical Reports

In this paper we describe a process for shape recovery from robot contour-tracking operations with force feedback. Shape recovery is an important task for self-teaching robots and for exploratory operations in unknown environments. An algorithm which directs a position controlled robot around an unknown planar contour using the steady state contact force information is described in this paper. The shape recovery from the planar contouring is not a trivial problem. It is experimentally found that there is significant distortion of the original contour if direct kinematics is used to recover the object’s shape, as we are unable to recover the …


Supporting Queries In The O-Raid Object-Oriented Database System, James G. Mullen, Jagannathan Srinivasan, Prasun Dewan, Bharat Bhargava Feb 1990

Supporting Queries In The O-Raid Object-Oriented Database System, James G. Mullen, Jagannathan Srinivasan, Prasun Dewan, Bharat Bhargava

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


A Limiting Distribution For The Depth In Patricia Tries, Bonita Rais, Philippe Jacquet, Wojciech Szpankowski Feb 1990

A Limiting Distribution For The Depth In Patricia Tries, Bonita Rais, Philippe Jacquet, Wojciech Szpankowski

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


P-Complete Geometric Problems, Mikhail J. Atallah, Paul Callahan, Michael T. Goodrich Feb 1990

P-Complete Geometric Problems, Mikhail J. Atallah, Paul Callahan, Michael T. Goodrich

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Adaptive Control Of Flexible Joint Robots Derived From Arm Energy Considerations, Shaheen Ahmad, Fouad Mrad Feb 1990

Adaptive Control Of Flexible Joint Robots Derived From Arm Energy Considerations, Shaheen Ahmad, Fouad Mrad

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technical Reports

Almost all industrial robots exhibit joint flexibility due to mechanical compliance of their gear boxes. In this paper we outline a design of an adaptive controller for flexible joint robots based on the arms energy. The desired actuator trajectory in a flexible joint robot is dependent not only on the desired kinematic trajectory of the link but also on the link dynamics. Unfortunately, link dynamic parameters are unknown in most cases, as a result the desired actuator trajectory is also unknown. To overcome this difficulty, a number of control schemes have suggested the use of acceleration and link jerk feedback. …


Pulse Width Modulated Control Of Robotic Manipulators, Hebertt Sira-Ramirez, Mohammed Zribi, Shaheen Ahmad Feb 1990

Pulse Width Modulated Control Of Robotic Manipulators, Hebertt Sira-Ramirez, Mohammed Zribi, Shaheen Ahmad

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technical Reports

In this paper we propose a practical discontinuous feedback control scheme for the regulation of joint positions of robotic manipulators. A robust on-off switching control strategy based on a pulse-width-modulation (PWM) feedback scheme is proposed for the joint torques. The discontinuous PWM controller design is carried out on the basis of a suitable controller designed for an average model which is of continuous nature. Simulations of the closed loop performance of the proposed control scheme are presented for a two-link robotic manipulator


Towards Automatic Grid Generation Using Binary Space Partition Trees, George Vanecek Jan 1990

Towards Automatic Grid Generation Using Binary Space Partition Trees, George Vanecek

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


G1 Interpolation Using Piecewise Quadric And Cubic Surfaces, Chanderjit L. Bajaj Jan 1990

G1 Interpolation Using Piecewise Quadric And Cubic Surfaces, Chanderjit L. Bajaj

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Geometric Computations With Algebraic Varieties Of Bounded Degree, Chanderjit L. Bajaj Jan 1990

Geometric Computations With Algebraic Varieties Of Bounded Degree, Chanderjit L. Bajaj

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Fiber Reinforced Aluminum Alloy For The Moving Parts Of Rotary Compressor, T. Komatsubara, M. Okajima, H. Hoshino, Y. Obokata Jan 1990

Fiber Reinforced Aluminum Alloy For The Moving Parts Of Rotary Compressor, T. Komatsubara, M. Okajima, H. Hoshino, Y. Obokata

International Compressor Engineering Conference

No abstract provided.


The Use Of An Ejector As A Refrigerant Expander, A. A. Kornhauser Jan 1990

The Use Of An Ejector As A Refrigerant Expander, A. A. Kornhauser

International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference

No abstract provided.


Status Report On Polyalkylene Glycol Lubricants For Use With Hfc-134a In Refrigeration Compressors, S. G. Sundaresan Jan 1990

Status Report On Polyalkylene Glycol Lubricants For Use With Hfc-134a In Refrigeration Compressors, S. G. Sundaresan

International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference

No abstract provided.


Evaporation And Condensation Heat Transfer Coefficients For A Hcfc-124/Hcfc-22/Hfc-152a Blend And Cfc-12, S. J. Eckels, M. B. Pate Jan 1990

Evaporation And Condensation Heat Transfer Coefficients For A Hcfc-124/Hcfc-22/Hfc-152a Blend And Cfc-12, S. J. Eckels, M. B. Pate

International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference

No abstract provided.


Stochastic (Probabilistic) Simulation For Design And Analysis Of Vapor Compression Refrigeration/Heat Pump Systems, M. Uddin, H. L. Chavez Jan 1990

Stochastic (Probabilistic) Simulation For Design And Analysis Of Vapor Compression Refrigeration/Heat Pump Systems, M. Uddin, H. L. Chavez

International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference

No abstract provided.


Niger Applied Agricultural Research Project. Contract Aid 683-0256-C-00-8024-00. Consultancy Report., E. Stewart Saunders Jan 1990

Niger Applied Agricultural Research Project. Contract Aid 683-0256-C-00-8024-00. Consultancy Report., E. Stewart Saunders

Libraries Faculty and Staff Supplemental Materials

Evaluation and recommendations for the documentation centers of the Institut National de Recherche Agronomique du Niger carried out in 1990.


Simulation Of Free Radical Reactions In Biology And Medicine: A New Two-Compartment Kinetic Model Of Intracellular Lipid Peroxidation, Charles F. Babbs, Melissa Gale Steiner Jan 1990

Simulation Of Free Radical Reactions In Biology And Medicine: A New Two-Compartment Kinetic Model Of Intracellular Lipid Peroxidation, Charles F. Babbs, Melissa Gale Steiner

Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications

To explore mechanisms of free radical reactions leading to intracellular lipid peroxidation in living systems, we developed a computational model of up to 109 simultaneous enzymatic and free radical reactions thought to be involved in the initiation, propagation, and termination of membrane lipid peroxidation. Rate constants for the various reactions were obtained from the published literature. The simulation model included a lipid membrane compartment and an aqueous cytosolic compartment, between which various chemical species were partitioned. Lipid peroxidation was initiated by the iron-catalyzed, superoxide-driven Fenton reaction. A "C"-language computer program implemented numerical solution of the steady-state rate equations for concentrations …


Twin-Screw Compressor Performance And Complex Ester Lubricants With Hcfc-22, L. J. Sjoholm, G. D. Short Jan 1990

Twin-Screw Compressor Performance And Complex Ester Lubricants With Hcfc-22, L. J. Sjoholm, G. D. Short

International Compressor Engineering Conference

No abstract provided.


Numerical Analysis In The Flow Field Of A Labyrinth Seal, K. W. Lee, S. U. Lee, C. H. Kim, T. H. Song Jan 1990

Numerical Analysis In The Flow Field Of A Labyrinth Seal, K. W. Lee, S. U. Lee, C. H. Kim, T. H. Song

International Compressor Engineering Conference

No abstract provided.


Distributed And Non-Steadv State Modelling Of An Air Cooler, H. W. Wang, S. Touber Jan 1990

Distributed And Non-Steadv State Modelling Of An Air Cooler, H. W. Wang, S. Touber

International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference

No abstract provided.


The Study Of Rotary Compressor Driven Under Low Electric Frequencies, Y. Sato, Y. Shirafuyi Jan 1990

The Study Of Rotary Compressor Driven Under Low Electric Frequencies, Y. Sato, Y. Shirafuyi

International Compressor Engineering Conference

No abstract provided.


Dynamics Of Compliance Mechanisms Scroll Compressors, Part Ii: Radial Compliance, J. J. Nieter Jan 1990

Dynamics Of Compliance Mechanisms Scroll Compressors, Part Ii: Radial Compliance, J. J. Nieter

International Compressor Engineering Conference

No abstract provided.