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An impact force transducer for anthropomorphic test dummy headforms: Application to study effects of external helmet accessories on biomechanical measures of head injury risk
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The first half of this thesis describes the mechanical design, calibration and validation of an in-fibre Bragg grating based impact transducer. The transducer comprises an in-fibre Bragg grating fixed to an aluminum superstructure (12 mm in diameter, 3 mm thickness) designed to withstand typical...
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An Integrated Approach for Sustainability Assessment: The Wa-Pa-Su Project Sustainability Rating System
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As global demand for energy continues to rise, unconventional petroleum extraction and production of petroleum substitutes are both becoming more necessary. Development and operation of unconventional oil projects can have considerable social, economic, and environmental impacts. For example, one...
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An integrated framework to handle design, complexity, and controls challenges in industrial systems
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During the past few decades, there has been a significant increase in automation. Mechanical processes and operations are continuously being automated. Mechanical assemblies are no longer only mechanical, but also contain a large portion of electrical wires, connections, and controls signals....
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Spring 2014
Nakashima-Paniagua, Benjamin T.
Innovative products based on micro and nanotechnologies (MNT) have made rapid improvements in terms of functionality, cost and performance. Several developments based on these technologies have already benefited society greatly. However, many applications and devices based on these systems are...
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An Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Approach for Power Transformers Based on Support Vector Machines
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Power transformers are essential for the operations of industrial systems such as metal production plants, and for the transmission and distribution of electricity to end users. Power transformer failures can cause huge loss of production, expensive downtime, significant costs for repair or...
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An Intelligent Framework for Automatic Maintenance Plan Generation based-on Product Features Recognition
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Maintenance takes care of the health of equipment and/or mechanical system. Currently, maintenance is considered as one of the most labor-intensive and expert-centered manufacturing process, since disassembly/assembly procedures and its level of difficulty, makes it very difficult to automate the...
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An Investigation of The Pressure Loss Characteristics for Highly Viscous Fluid Flow Through Narrow Slots
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An investigation was conducted to study the pressure loss characteristics of a highly viscous fluid flow across a sudden contraction. The objective of this work was to have a better understanding about the fluid flow phenomena across a narrow slot, which resembles the produced oil flow through...