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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"computer control"”.
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Computer control of machines utilising independent drive mechanisms
… the specification, design and implementation of computer control systems for flexible manufacturing machines comprising multiple, independent, electromechanically-driven mechanisms. An analysis is made of the elements of conventional mechanically-coupled machines in order that the operational …
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Simulation of computer control strategies for column flotation
… and discrete transfer function matrices, several control algorithms were simulated on this column flotation empirical representation. Suggestions are provided to deal with the complexities of the process when designing a control scheme.
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Computer control of a batch process for resin manufacture
… is to investigate the provision of automatic control for the batch reactors of the type presently used in industry for the production of butylated melamine formaldehyde resins. For that purpose a pilot plant was built at Aston University that was interfaced with the Departmental Honeywell 316 …
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Shared user-computer control of a robotic wheelchair system
… Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2000.
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Computer Control of Fermentation With a Vision-Based Sensing System
A computer controlled fermentation system with an on-line vision sensing system was designed and implemented. The system consisted of a central process controller, a bench scale fermentor system, a computer-controlled automatic sampling system and a computer vision sensing system. A fermentor …
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Computer control of engine-transmission system for improving fuel economy
A control strategy for improving tractor operating efficiency was proposed in this study. The strategy is to control an engine and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) in such a way that the engine works along a line of minimum brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC).
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Computer control of chemical process plants with special reference to distillation
… has been constructed and interfaced to a minicomputer with the necessary instrumentation for dynamic, estimation and control studies with special bearing on low-cost and noise-free instrumentation. A dynamic simulation of the column with a binary liquid system has been compiled using …
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Above knee prosthesis closed loop computer control and optimization using sound leg landmarks
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1984.
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Computer control of a charge-coupled device in a prototype blood analysis machine
… Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1994.
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An optimal approach to computer control of a highly coupled satellite attitude loop
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1981.
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The development of a student-initiated, teacher-guided hypermedia program for automotive computer control systems
To provide a proper amount of quality training for tomorrow's automotive technicians, it will be necessary to provide more time for training or to develop a more efficient means of training. This project uses a HyperCard-based program to provide a starting point in increasing efficiency in …
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Device for selecting lightwave ranges via computer control for studying building material properties via goniophotometer
… materials. The resulting data is used in computer simulations and material optimization. The goniophotometer uses two types of detection cameras, color and infrared, to measure the light that is transmitted or reflected off a sample of material. The spectral sensitivity variances of the …
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Computer control of stochastic distributed systems with applications to very large electrostatically figured satellite antennas
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Nonlinear digital computer control for the steam generator system in a pressurized water reactor plant
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 1987.
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Research, design and construction of a team of Small Size League Soccer robots for RoboCup Soccer
… of mobile robotics as well as automated computer control. The game creates a environment where technically complicated miniature soccer robots are required to perform the tasks based on computer algorithms to outsmart similar systems. SSL creates a publically accessible window into …
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A microprocessor based weighing and feed control system
… the development of a micro-processor based computer control system for the raw material weighing and feed system of a submerged arc ferro-alloy furnace. The system is designed to replace the more conventional semi-automatic analogue controller at present in use in many installations. It may …
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Characterization of a robot arm for use in acoustic experiments
… a distance of 1m around a subject's head under computer control. I also made some initial measurements of the acoustic transfer function from the speaker on the robot arm to a microphone in the center of the room as a function of speaker location. I wrote and implemented code in MATLAB to …
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Design and evaluation methodology for computer-controlled manufacturing systems
… to determine cost"effective hierarchical computer control network designs for flexible manufacturing systems. By modeling the hierarchical control system (HCS) as a resource allocation problem, an optimal hardware configuration is identified using dynamic programing. Being independent of …
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Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition and Its Application to the Growth of the Heterostructure Hot Electron Diode
… excellent area uniformity, and precisely controlled thickness, doping and composition. In this work the desired characteristics of an MOCVD system are described, and design criteria necessary for their implementation are identified. Special emphasis is placed on defensive design strategies …
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