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ปัจจัยที่ส่งผลต่อประสิทธิภาพในการผสมแบบข้นหนืด, วรกาญจน์ คณกร Jan 2021

ปัจจัยที่ส่งผลต่อประสิทธิภาพในการผสมแบบข้นหนืด, วรกาญจน์ คณกร

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาปัจจัยที่ส่งผลต่อประสิทธิภาพในการผสมแบบข้นหนืดด้วยเครื่อง Hi-Shear Vacuum Mixer (HSVM) โดยตรวจสอบจากการวัดค่าความสูงของตะกอนในการชงไซรัปสีน้ำตาลต้องไม่เกินเกณฑ์มาตรฐาน 13 มิลลิเมตร และค่าความสามารถด้านสมรรถนะของกระบวนการผลิตระยะสั้น (Cpk) ของเครื่องจักรต้องไม่ต่ำกว่าเกณฑ์ โดยนำเอาแผนผังก้างปลาควบคู่กับตารางความสัมพันธ์ของสาเหตุและผลทำการวิเคราะห์ถึงสาเหตุของปัญหา จากนัั้นทำการคัดกรองปัจจัยเบื้องต้นด้วยวิธี FMEA พร้อมทั้งประยุกต์ใช้เทคนิคการออกแบบการทดลองเศษส่วนเชิงแฟคทอเรียลแบบสองระดับ (2k Factorial Fraction Design) เพื่อลดปัจจัยหลักที่ไม่มีอิทธิพลออก ทำให้ได้ปัจจัยหลักที่มีอิทธิพลอย่างมีนัยสำคัญจำนวน 3 ปัจจัย ได้แก่ 1.ระดับของชุดตะแกรงหัวปั่นผสม 2.ความเร็วรอบของชุดหัวปั่นผสม และ 3.อุณหภูมิเริ่มต้นของวัตถุดิบของเหลว พร้อมทั้งประยุกต์ใช้การออกแบบการทดลองพื้นผิวตอบสนอง (Response Surface Method) แบบบอกซ์-เบห์นเคน (ฺBox-Behnken) เพื่อหาค่าระดับของปัจจัยที่เหมาะสมของทั้ง 3 ปัจจัย โดยค่าความสูงของตะกอนไม่เกิน 10±1 มิลลิเมตร โดยมีค่าก่อนการปรับปรุงกระบวนการผลิตไซรัปสีน้ำตาล มีค่าเฉลี่ยความสูงของตะกอนเป็น 20.89±2.26 มิลลิเมตร และค่า Cpk ของเครื่องผสม HSVM นั้นมีค่าเป็น -3.93 ซึ่งมีค่าต่ำกว่าเกณฑ์มาตรฐาน จากการวิเคราะห์ผลการทดลองสรุปได้ว่าค่าระดับปัจจัยที่เหมาะสมในการตั้งเครื่องผสม HSVM มีดังนี้ ระดับของชุดตะแกรงหัวปั่นผสม อยู่ที่ระดับแบบต่ำ ความเร็วรอบของชุดหัวปั่นผสมอยู่ที่ 2000 รอบ/นาที และอุณหภูมิเริ่มต้นของวัตถุดิบของเหลวอยู่ที่ 72.5 องศาเซลเซียส ซึ่งได้ทำการยืนยันผลโดยการปรับตั้งค่าเครื่องทำการผลิตจริงพร้อมติดตามผล ผลหลังการปรับปรุงกระบวนการผลิตไซรัปสีน้ำตาล มีค่าเฉลี่ยความสูงของตะกอนเป็น 10.48±0.32 มิลลิเมตร และค่า Cpk ของเครื่องผสม HSVM นั้นมีค่าเป็น 2.56 ซึ่งอยู่ในเกณฑ์ดีเกินคาด และยังส่งผลให้ประสิทธิภาพของเครื่องผสมไซรัป HSVM นั้นผลิตไซรัปได้โดยไม่เกิดของเสียจากกระบวนการอีกเลย


Comparison Of Dashboard Development Between Waterfall Model And Agile Methodologies, Siribhop Yooyongchuen Jan 2021

Comparison Of Dashboard Development Between Waterfall Model And Agile Methodologies, Siribhop Yooyongchuen

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Agile Methodology is a concept that focus on communication between product developers and users. The objective is to make product be rapidly developed and effectively meets users’ needs. Objective of this study is to compare dashboard development method between agile methodology and waterfall model. There are 3 dimensions in comparison; speed of development, users’ satisfaction, and efficiency of dashboard. The study used descriptive and experimental research. The sample is dashboard users in Company L. The study is conducted by establishing timeline of dashboard development, semi-constructed interview, and survey applying Technology Acceptance Model and Theory of Planned Behavior. The result of …


Identifying Scotomata In Hazard Identification Caused By Ignorance And Overconfidence, Allen Johanson Jan 2021

Identifying Scotomata In Hazard Identification Caused By Ignorance And Overconfidence, Allen Johanson

Masters Theses

The manufacturing and construction industries are two of the most dangerous professions, and employees are frequently exposed to hazards and hazardous conditions which can lead to serious injury or even death. An observed phenomenon, frequently called the Dunning-Kruger Effect states that unskilled people are often unaware of their shortcomings and those with the higher-level skills often underestimate their abilities. This study examines employees’ training, years of experience, and performance to gauge any correlations among these variables in the area of hazard awareness. The goal of this study is to help individuals to recognize blind spots in their knowledge to identify …


Framework For Effective Resilience Managmenet Of Complex Supply Networks, Elham Taghizadeh Jan 2021

Framework For Effective Resilience Managmenet Of Complex Supply Networks, Elham Taghizadeh

Wayne State University Dissertations

In today's environment with high global and complex supply chains for engineered products, the ability to assess and manage the resilience of supply chains is not a luxury but a fundamental prerequisite for business continuity and success. This is particularly true for firms with deep-tier supply chains, such as the automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their suppliers. Automotive supply networks are particularly facing growing challenges due to their complexity, globalization, economic volatility, rapidly changing technologies, regulations, and environmental/political shocks. These risks and challenges can disrupt and halt operations in any section of the supply network. Given that supply chains …


Effect Of Ultra-High Pulse Frequency On The Resolution In The Electrochemical Deposition Of Nickel, Abishek Balsamy Kamaraj, Natalie Reed, Murali Sundaram Jan 2021

Effect Of Ultra-High Pulse Frequency On The Resolution In The Electrochemical Deposition Of Nickel, Abishek Balsamy Kamaraj, Natalie Reed, Murali Sundaram

Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Presentations And Conference Materials

Using localized electrochemical deposition (LECD) as a mask-less direct writing methodology, metal shapes are printed. The electrochemical double-layer capacitance at ultra-high frequencies is hypothesized to cause a localized deposition and the effect of pulse frequency on the current density is modeled to predict the deposition resolution and rate of deposition. Experimental results confirm that the deposition resolution and efficiency of the LECD process increase with the increase of pulse frequency. Deposition resolution 80% smaller than the tool diameter is feasible in the LECD of nickel used with a ø 250 μm tool at 1 MHz pulsed power.


การปรับปรุงสถานีงานตรวจสอบถังแก๊สคลอรีนโดยใช้การประเมินทางสรีรวิทยาในการทำงาน และชีวกลศาสตร์, ภาณุพงศ์ ภาวิไล Jan 2021

การปรับปรุงสถานีงานตรวจสอบถังแก๊สคลอรีนโดยใช้การประเมินทางสรีรวิทยาในการทำงาน และชีวกลศาสตร์, ภาณุพงศ์ ภาวิไล

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

สารคลอรีนที่มีความชื้นสูงสามารถกัดกร่อนถังโลหะบรรจุสารคลอรีนจนเกิดการรั่วไหล การนำถังมาบรรจุสารคลอรรีนใหม่จึงต้องมีการตรวจสอบและระบายน้ำออกจากถังโดยการยกถังคลอรีนคว่ำลง แต่การยกถังหนัก 50 กิโลกรัม จำนวน 100 ถังต่อคนต่อวัน และท่าทางการยกที่ไม่เหมาะสม ทำให้เกิดปัญหาการปวดหลังของพนักงาน ผลจากการประเมินภาระงานของพนักงานเพศชายทั้ง 10 คน พบว่าค่าแรงกดอัดสูงสุดที่กระดูกสันหลังส่วนล่างเฉลี่ยตลอดการยกอยู่ที่ 5,673.4 นิวตัน และ ผลจากการประเมินภาระความเหนื่อยล้าของงาน โดยวิเคราะห์อัตราการเต้นของหัวใจอยู่ในเกณฑ์ที่ไม่ปลอดภัย ซึ่งอาจเกิดอันตรายต่อผู้ปฏิบัติงานในอนาคต จากการปรับปรุงการทำงานทั้ง 3 แนวทางพบว่า แนวทางการใช้อุปกรณ์ช่วยยกคลอรีนและการใช้กล้องงูสามารถลดค่าแรงกดอัดสูงสุดที่กระทำต่อกระดูกหลังส่วนล่างเหลือน้อยกว่า 1,224.8 นิวตัน และผลประเมินภาระความเหนื่อยล้าของงานอยู่ในเกณฑ์ปลอดภัยกลายเป็นงานภาระเบา แต่แนวทางการใช้พนักงาน 2 คนยกถังคลอรีนสามารถลดค่าแรงกดอัดสูงสุดที่กระทำต่อกระดูกสันหลังส่วนล่างได้น้อยกว่า 3,992.4 นิวตัน และผลประเมินภาระความเหนื่อยล้าของงานอยู่ในเกณฑ์ปลอดภัยเพียง 4 คนจากพนักงานทั้ง 10 คน ตามแนวทางประเมินของ Brouha ดังนั้นทางหน่วยงานกรณีศึกษาจึงได้เลือกแนวทางการใช้อุปกรณ์ช่วยยกและพลิกถังคลอรีน เนื่องจากมีความคุ้มค่าในการลงทุนเทียบกับระดับความปลอดภัยที่ได้รับ


Key Success Factors Identification For Logistics Outsourcing In Myanmar, Pyae Sone Htoon Jan 2021

Key Success Factors Identification For Logistics Outsourcing In Myanmar, Pyae Sone Htoon

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The purpose of this paper is to identify the key success factors that have a profound effect on the service quality of outsourced logistics functions in the import/export sector of trade business in Myanmar and rank them accordingly to their importance when outsourcing logistics functions. The paper states the critical elements required for logistics service providers to compete for high customer satisfaction in Yangon, Myanmar. Fuzzy TOPSIS methodology with triangular fuzzy numbers is used to identify the key success factors and rank them in order of their relative closeness to the ideal solution. The findings suggest that soft factors such …


Supporting Shrinkage: Planning And Decision Making For Legacy Cities, Michael P. Johnson Jr., Justin Hollander, Eliza Whiteman Kinsey, George Chichirau, Charla Burnett Jan 2021

Supporting Shrinkage: Planning And Decision Making For Legacy Cities, Michael P. Johnson Jr., Justin Hollander, Eliza Whiteman Kinsey, George Chichirau, Charla Burnett

Public Policy and Public Affairs Faculty Publication Series

Supporting Shrinkage describes a new approach to citizen-engaged, community-focused planning methods and technologies for cities and regions facing decline, disinvestment, shrinkage, and social and physical distress. The volume evaluates the benefits and costs of a wide range of analytic approaches for designing policy and planning interventions for shrinking cities and distressed communities. These include collaborative planning, social media, civic technology, game design, analytics, decision modeling and decision support, and spatial analysis. The authors present case studies of three US cities addressing shrinkage and decline, with a focus on issues of social justice, democratization of knowledge, and local empowerment. Proposed as …


การจัดสมดุลสายการประกอบผลิตภัณฑ์ผสมแบบขนานหลายวัตถุประสงค์ที่ทำงานโดยคนงานและหุ่นยนต์, สุพิชชา งามพานิช Jan 2021

การจัดสมดุลสายการประกอบผลิตภัณฑ์ผสมแบบขนานหลายวัตถุประสงค์ที่ทำงานโดยคนงานและหุ่นยนต์, สุพิชชา งามพานิช

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ในงานวิจัยนี้ได้เสนอวิธีแก้ปัญหาของการจัดสมดุลสายการประกอบผลิตภัณฑ์ผสมลักษณะขนาน ที่มีการดำเดินงานการประกอบผลิตภัณฑ์โดยหุ่นยนต์, คนงาน และคนงานผู้พิการ สำหรับสายการประกอบแบบขนาน เป็นระบบการประกอบที่ประกอบด้วยสายการประกอบเส้นตรงตั้งแต่ 2 สายการประกอบขึ้นไป ถูกนำมาจัดเรียงในแนวขนานกัน มีข้อดีคือ ทำให้สามารถลดรอบเวลาของสายการประกอบลงได้ โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งในกรณีที่เวลาดำเนินงานของบางขั้นงานมีค่าสูงกว่ารอบเวลาที่ต้องการของสายการประกอบ ในงานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ในการแก้ปัญหาของจัดสมดุลสายการประกอบ 5 วัตถุประสงค์ ได้แก่ 1) ประสิทธิภาพของสายการประกอบมากที่สุด 2) ปริมาณการปล่อยฝุ่น PM2.5 จากหุ่นยนต์เฉลี่ยมีค่าน้อยที่สุด 3) ความแตกต่างของภาระงานเฉลี่ยระหว่างสถานีงานน้อยที่สุด 4) ค่าความแปรปรวนจากการใช้พลังงานของพนักงานน้อยที่สุด 5) มูลค่าภาษีที่สามารถประหยัดได้จากการจ้างงานคนพิการมากที่สุด ซึ่งถือเป็นปัญหาแบบเอ็นพีแบบยาก (NP-hard) ทำให้เป็นไปได้ยากที่จะได้คำตอบที่ดีที่สุด (Optimal Solution) ในระยะเวลาที่จำกัด ดังนั้นจึงจะประยุกต์ใช้อัลกอริทึมวิธีการเชิงวิวัฒนาการแบบมากวัตถุประสงค์ ที่ถูกจัดว่าเป็นเมตาฮิวริสติก (Metaheuristic) ในการแก้ปัญหา, พัฒนาคำตอบ และค้นหาค่าที่ดีที่สุดพร้อมๆกันไปของแต่ละวัตถุประสงค์ โดยอัลกอริทึมที่จะศึกษาและทำการเปรียบเทียบประสิทธิภาพในการแก้ปัญหาของงานวิจัยนี้คือ วิธีการเชิงวิวัฒนาการแบบหลายวัตถุประสงค์โดยยึดหลักการจำแนก (MOEA/D) และ วิธีเชิงพันธุกรรมแบบการจัดลำดับที่ไม่ถูกครอบงำ III (NSGA-III) จากผลการเปรีบยเทียบตัวชี้วัดสมรรถนะของงานวิจัยแสดงให้เห็นว่า NSGA-III มีสมรรถนะที่ดีเหนือกว่า MOEA/D ในเกือบทุกโจทย์ปัญหา


Raw And Pure Education In The Society, Iwasan D. Kejawa Jan 2021

Raw And Pure Education In The Society, Iwasan D. Kejawa

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

What does education mean to individuals in the world today? Education is a way one can attain or improve his or her ability to lead and survive in the society of ours. Without educational training of the mind, it may be impossible to realize the importance of adaptability of living in the environment. Without education, It may also be difficult to embellish the use of both the mental and physical attributes possessed by individual beings.

What really is education? Education is the training of the mind to perform desire functions or to perpetuate the modality of obtaining an end or …


A Model For Assessing Staff Resilience To Improve Organizational Resilience In Emergency Departments, Stefani Baz Jan 2021

A Model For Assessing Staff Resilience To Improve Organizational Resilience In Emergency Departments, Stefani Baz

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Organizational Resilience is defined as the ability of an organization to anticipate sudden disruptions, effectively respond, and adapt in a changing environment to deliver its objectives, as well as successfully recover. In order to increase resilience at an organizational level, it is important to understand how individuals collectively contribute to resilience capability of an organization. Emergency Departments (EDs) are considered to be particularly well suited to investigating resilience capability due to their highly unpredictable and complex operating environment. Further, the resilience capability of EDs and their staff is suggested to be essential to successful delivery of safe, high-quality, and timely …


Physicians And Their Patience: Redefining Healthcare Relationships Through Readability Optimization, Rachel V. Ball Jan 2021

Physicians And Their Patience: Redefining Healthcare Relationships Through Readability Optimization, Rachel V. Ball

Honors Undergraduate Theses

The present study takes legibility research and extends it to the medical setting. Internal Medicine Physicians from UCF developed six passages of medical text detailing a History of Present Illness (HPI) Report from an emergency department as well as comprehension questions for the purpose of our study. In our study, we first presented non-medical passages and comprehension questions in six common fonts to identify participants' individual fastest and slowest fonts. We then gave participants medical passages in both their best and worst fonts while measuring reading speed and comprehension. This study was delivered to a population of Amazon Mechanical Turk …


Analysis Of Sign Language Facial Expressions And Deaf Students' Retention Using Machine Learning And Agent-Based Modeling, Marie Alaghband Jan 2021

Analysis Of Sign Language Facial Expressions And Deaf Students' Retention Using Machine Learning And Agent-Based Modeling, Marie Alaghband

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

There are currently about 466 million people worldwide who have a hearing disability, and that number is expected to increase to 900 million by 2050. About 15% of adult Americans have hearing disabilities and about every three in 1,000 U.S. children are born with hearing loss in one or both ears. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that unaddressed hearing loss poses an annual global cost of $980 billion, including cost of educational support, loss of productivity, and societal costs. These are all evident that people with hearing loss are experiencing several kinds and levels of difficulties. In this dissertation, …


On The Strategic Relationship Between Leadership And Innovation In Us Firms, Shabeer Kirmani Jan 2021

On The Strategic Relationship Between Leadership And Innovation In Us Firms, Shabeer Kirmani

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Leadership is one of the most important factors in organizational success. Innovation is another of most important factors in organizational success. Leaders play a pivotal role in the innovation capabilities of organizations. One of the most important areas in Leadership Studies (LS) is the association between leadership style and the firm's innovation performance, but a lack of understanding and consensus still remains as a major issue. This research aims to address the research gap by reviewing the empirical literature and determining how the ambidextrous leadership (transactional and transformational) styles in top level U.S. management (CEOs) are related with firm ambidextrous …


A Holistic Approach For Power Systems Using Machine Learning And System Dynamics, Bibi Ibrahim Jan 2021

A Holistic Approach For Power Systems Using Machine Learning And System Dynamics, Bibi Ibrahim

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

The growing digital economy has imposed greater demand on the electricity supply's reliability in the past decades, with more consumers and electric vehicles (EV) becoming connected to the electric grid. While the uncertainty of the outcomes is unavoidable, there is a need for more accurate forecasts, modeling tools, and detailed roadmaps that can support the reliable transitioning of power systems. Predicting the electricity demand growth will allow energy managers to understand consumer demand in the near future better. However, there are challenges for forecasting the peak demand growth since it is very difficult to model the various complex features that …


Balancing Trade-Offs In One-Stage Production With Processing Time Uncertainty, Jingjing You Jan 2021

Balancing Trade-Offs In One-Stage Production With Processing Time Uncertainty, Jingjing You

Theses and Dissertations--Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Stochastic production scheduling faces three challenges, first the inconsistencies among key performance indicators (KPIs), second the trade-offs between the expected return and the risk for a portfolio of KPIs, and third the uncertainty in processing times. Based on two inconsistent KPIs of total completion time (TCT) and variance of completion times (VCT), we propose our trade-off balancing (ToB) heuristic for one-stage production scheduling. Through comprehensive case studies, we show that our ToB heuristic with preference =0.0:0.1:1.0 efficiently and effectively addresses the three challenges. Moreover, our trade-off balancing scheme can be generalized to balance a number of …


A Framework And Model For Managing And Sustaining A Successful Cross Functional Project Operations Team In A Multi-Project Manufacturing Environment In The Aerospace And Defense Industry, Anisulrahman Nizam Jan 2021

A Framework And Model For Managing And Sustaining A Successful Cross Functional Project Operations Team In A Multi-Project Manufacturing Environment In The Aerospace And Defense Industry, Anisulrahman Nizam

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Project manufacturing is a production manufacturing mode that develops and produces large and complex systems that is supplemented by project management techniques for planning and execution. Project manufacturing is better understood by examining it along with three other key areas: manufacturing, project management, and team management. Critical success factors for each of these areas have been examined in the literature but have not been examined in a real world setting in the aerospace and defense industry. This research examines the association between perspectives of project teams and senior management on critical success factors along the four identified dimensions of success …


Nnbmss: A Novel And Fast Method For Model Structure Selection, Amaury Lendasse, Kallin Khan, Edward Ratner Jan 2021

Nnbmss: A Novel And Fast Method For Model Structure Selection, Amaury Lendasse, Kallin Khan, Edward Ratner

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In This Paper, We Present a New Method to Perform Model Structure Selection. This Proposed Method Can Be Used to Select the Complexity of Any Continuous Regression Method. We Also Present an Asymptotic Mathematical Proof of the Proposed Method and the New Method is Illustrated on a Benchmark. Compared to the Well-Known 10-Fold Cross-Validation, the Computational Time Associated to Our New Method is Approximately Divided by a Factor 8 as Illustrated on the Benchmark.


Quality Assurance Of Lightweight Structures Via Phase-Based Motion Estimation, Ikenna E. Ifekaonwu Jan 2021

Quality Assurance Of Lightweight Structures Via Phase-Based Motion Estimation, Ikenna E. Ifekaonwu

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

In recent years, lightweight structures have become mature and adopted in various applications. The importance of quality assurance cannot be overemphasized hence extensive research has been conducted to assess the quality of lightweight structures. This study investigates a novel process that exploits motion magnification to investigate the damage characteristics of lightweight mission-critical parts. The goal is to assure the structural integrity of 3D printed structures and composite structures by determining the inherent defects present in the part by exploiting their vibration characteristics. The minuscule vibration of the structure was recorded with the aid of a high-speed digital camera, and the …


Emotional Intelligence And Safety Citizenship Among Army Aviators, Zachary T. Dugger, Bernadette Mccrory Jan 2021

Emotional Intelligence And Safety Citizenship Among Army Aviators, Zachary T. Dugger, Bernadette Mccrory

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the relationship between trait emotional intelligence and safety citizenship among United States Army aviators. The study includes analysis of survey responses from 29 individual aviators. Regression analysis was performed to evaluate the relationship between safety citizenship, emotional intelligence, and 15 emotional intelligence facets. Results indicate a significant association (F(1,28) = 15.45; p = 0.001) between safety citizenship and emotional intelligence, and between safety citizenship and 3 emotional intelligence facets: Adaptability (F(1,25) = 23.91; p < 0.001), Self Esteem (F(1,25) = 10.75; p = 0.003), and Optimism (F(1,25) = 8.71; p = …


Co2 Reduction Measures In The Aviation Industry: Current Measures And Outlook, Florian Mathys, P. Wild, J. Wang Jan 2021

Co2 Reduction Measures In The Aviation Industry: Current Measures And Outlook, Florian Mathys, P. Wild, J. Wang

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

This article gives a holistic overview of the current CO2 reduction measures and analyses the effectiveness of measures that are feasible for implementation in the future. To achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement, the aviation industry needs to implement reduction measures because of its forecasted growth and contribution to global warming. The focus is set on CO2 reduction measures, categorized in technology, operations, infrastructure/air traffic management (ATM), and market-based measures. The most promising long-term technologies to reduce CO2 emissions are hydrogen-powered aircrafts and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). In terms of operations, CO2 emissions can be …


Quantum Safety Metrics Framework For Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Operators, Tracy L. Lamb, Nathan A. Phillips, Trong Van Nguyen Jan 2021

Quantum Safety Metrics Framework For Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Operators, Tracy L. Lamb, Nathan A. Phillips, Trong Van Nguyen

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

Commercial unmanned aircraft systems continue to increase in applications and diversity; however, mishaps and accidents erode safety, investment return, and efficiency. Most unmanned aircraft accidents are preceded by leading indicators; the ability to forecast and quantify these may provide increased safety and profitability. This mixed-method research study used a non-experimental parallel convergence approach with multiple instruments, multiple-case study n = 22, and one exemplar case design to develop a quantum safety metric program. This study used a combination of previously validated methods as development instruments, including; the HFACS, STAMP, 'Sierra Scale,' and Accident Prevention Effort equations. The study extended the …


Helicopter Shaft Heating Parameters For Polyamide-11 Coating, Selim Kevran Ph.D, Uğur Ati̇ci̇ Jan 2021

Helicopter Shaft Heating Parameters For Polyamide-11 Coating, Selim Kevran Ph.D, Uğur Ati̇ci̇

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

In this study, the heating parameters required for polyamide-11 (P11) coating of the helicopter shaft were investigated. The torsion value created by the force applied to the middle of the helicopter's shaft is measured. Heating before coating affects the torsion value of the shaft. A new heating mechanism has been designed to cover the shaft surface without changing the torsion value of the shaft. Thus, the coating surface is left inside the furnace and the torsion measurement area outside of the furnace. Taguchi method was used to determine heating parameters such as furnace type, initial temperature and heating time. The …


Integrating The First Person View And The Third Person View Using A Connected Vr-Mr System For Pilot Training, Chang-Geun Oh, Kwanghee Lee, Myunghoon Oh Jan 2021

Integrating The First Person View And The Third Person View Using A Connected Vr-Mr System For Pilot Training, Chang-Geun Oh, Kwanghee Lee, Myunghoon Oh

Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research

Virtual reality (VR)-based flight simulator provides pilots the enhanced reality from the first-person view. Mixed reality (MR) technology generates effective 3D graphics. The users who wear the MR headset can walk around the 3D graphics to see all its 360 degrees of vertical and horizontal aspects maintaining the consciousness of real space. A VR flight simulator and an MR application were connected to create the capability of both first-person view and third-person view for a comprehensive pilot training system. This system provided users the capability to monitor the aircraft progress along the planned path from the third-person view as well …


Assessment Of Work-Related Feelings Among Teachers Within The United States And Jordan, Shahed Obeidat Jan 2021

Assessment Of Work-Related Feelings Among Teachers Within The United States And Jordan, Shahed Obeidat

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Human personalities combined with working conditions affect how employees react to different work situations. Personality and work environment have also been shown to affect workers' feelings. Employees' psychological health plays an essential role in their performance and productivity in the workplace, and organizational awareness of work-related feelings has sparked interest in investigating this field of study. Teaching is a stressful job; however, research evaluating discrete states of work-related emotions in teachers remains somewhat limited. This study investigated the effects of job demands on teachers' work-related feelings within middle and high schools in the United States and Jordan. The study results …


Establishing Links Between Safety Culture, Climate, Behaviors, And Outcomes Of Long-Haul Truck Drivers, Carlton Washburn Jan 2021

Establishing Links Between Safety Culture, Climate, Behaviors, And Outcomes Of Long-Haul Truck Drivers, Carlton Washburn

Doctoral Dissertations

“This research examines the safety relationships between safety culture, safety influences, safety climate, and safety outcomes for long-haul truck drivers. The relationships focus on the intersection of the electronic logging device (ELD) technology, regulations, and truck drivers that fall into the lone-worker category. Truck drivers were interviewed to understand their beliefs, attitudes, practices, values, and behavior patterns aligned with the phase in of the ELD system. Large truck crashes during the same time period were analyzed to understand associations. Outcomes included both a safety culture and climate were established for long-haul truck drivers. Both positive and negative safety behaviors were …


Agent-Based Model Of Broadband Adoption In Unserved And Underserved Areas, Ankit Agarwal Jan 2021

Agent-Based Model Of Broadband Adoption In Unserved And Underserved Areas, Ankit Agarwal

Masters Theses

"In the last two decades, demand for broadband internet has far outpaced its availability. The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2020 Broadband Deployment report suggests that at least 22 million Americans living in rural areas lack access to broadband internet. With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting normal life, there is an overwhelming need to enable unserved and underserved communities to adapt to the “new normal”. To address this challenge, federal and state agencies are funding internet service providers (ISPs) to deploy infrastructure in rural communities. However, policymakers and ISPs need open-source tools to predict take-rates of broadband service and formulate effective strategies …


The Role Of Psychological Reactance In Smart Home Energy Management Systems, Matthew Thomas Heatherly Jan 2021

The Role Of Psychological Reactance In Smart Home Energy Management Systems, Matthew Thomas Heatherly

Masters Theses

“With an ever-growing demand for energy, our increasing consumption is producing more greenhouse gases and other pollutants, impacting climate change. One approach to reducing residential energy consumption is through the use of smart energy management systems. However, automation from smart technology inherently removes a certain amount of control from the user. If loss of control is perceived as a loss of freedom, this may lead users to experience psychological reactance when using these products. A set of experiments was conducted to assess how three features of a message notification from smart home energy management systems may induce reactance in users. …


The Effects Of Rigid Polyurethane Foam As A Confinement Material On Breaching Charge Detonations, Nathan Franz Paerschke-O'Brien Jan 2021

The Effects Of Rigid Polyurethane Foam As A Confinement Material On Breaching Charge Detonations, Nathan Franz Paerschke-O'Brien

Masters Theses

"The effects of a rigid polyurethane foam used as a confinement material on four types of breaching explosives were tested, focusing on the changes in shockwave peak pressures, detonation load compression forces, and brisance cratering abilities. The Plate Dent testing procedure was modified to incorporate a load cell force sensor, and two air overpressure sensors were included adjacent to the blast to quantify each test result. The testing variables focused on the polyurethane foam cure times and thickness volumes around the breaching explosives to determine the breaching charges' optimal energy output capabilities when confined by the foam material. The rigid …


Analytical Assessment Of Project Complexity: A Guide To Managing Projects Through Reduction Of Complexity, Christopher Vanarsdale Jan 2021

Analytical Assessment Of Project Complexity: A Guide To Managing Projects Through Reduction Of Complexity, Christopher Vanarsdale

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

This research discusses the characteristics that make projects difficult to manage. Project inefficiencies and failures can be attributed to the structure of a system. Developing a measurement for complexity based on the number and nature of interactions in the system can allow project complexity to be reduced while still meeting project objectives. Previous research has identified characteristics or markers of complex systems but does not address how to measure or how to reduce a system’s complexity.

The objective of this dissertation is to develop a metric for complexity that assists project and emergency managers in reducing project complexity either by …