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Showing 1 to 20 of 180 for “"design concept"”.
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Modular Vehicle Design Concept
Outlined herein is the Modular Vehicle [MODV] concept as a cost effective, utilitarian, and highly functional vehicle concept for the changing demands placed on a MAGTF [Marine Air-Ground Task Force] or SP-MAGTF [Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force] in the 21st century. A large focus is …
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Deep submersible logistic support design concept
… craft and submersible bow-to-stern mating concept. Designs for the submersible indicate how the system components can accommodate an elevator to reduce vehicle drag and to make equipment accessible for maintenance. Efficient buoyancy material is important to the idea. Small diameter …
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bitCar : design concept for a collapsible stackable city car
… are partly the result of an outdated set of design premises for the automobile which have not changed since it appeared in the late 1800's. A typical car is too big, too heavy, most of the times it only transports one person for a few miles, and then it remains unused for 95% of the time. …
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Formal Design Concept And Participant Behavior Analysis For Crowdsourcing Design
<p>Crowdsourcing has emerged as a new design resource for conceptual design process and multiple crowdsourcing services provide an opportunity for design idea collection and concept generation by crowds. However, few formal methods are available to extract and evaluate design concepts from the …
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A design concept of a damper shield of a superconducting alternator.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Thesis. 1974. M.S.
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Quantitative performance-based evaluation of a procedure for flexible design concept generation
… methodology for objective and quantitative design procedure evaluation based on anticipated lifecycle performance of design concepts, and a procedure for flexible design concept generation. The methodology complements existing evaluation methodologies by measuring anticipated performance via …
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The Trojan women: the development and execution of a costume design concept
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the conceptual and actualized costume designs for Euripides' tragedy, The Trojan Women. This production was presented in Burruss Auditorium, Friday, March 27,Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29, 1981.
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The Distributed Spacecraft Attitude Control System Simulator: From Design Concept to Decentralized Control
… a new theory. This dissertation presents the design and development of a new experimental system. Although the DSACSS is not yet fully operational, a great deal of work has gone into its development thus far. This work has ranged from configuration design to nonlinear analysis to structural …
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Transfer Optimization in Public Transport Networks: Timetable Synchronization, Operational Control and a New Service-Design Concept
… by using better timetable synchronization design, operations control strategies and a new service-design concept. The thesis consists of three parts. The first part focuses on PT timetable synchronization design, coupled with vehicle scheduling, taking into account both PT users and …
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The New Town of Williamsburg: A Study of the New Urbanism
… The focus is on the Traditional Neighborhood Design concept (TND), one of the five types of New Urbanism developed in the late 1980's by architects Andre Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. The goal of this thesis is to develop the best community design concept, with a basis in the TND concept, …
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Design of an automated cocktail mixing experience
This thesis describes the design concept development of an automated cocktail mixing device and user interface that is capable of dispensing a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic ingredients to produce a myriad of drink recipes. The design consists of twelve containers, each connected to an …
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Optimized design and structural analysis of a non-pressurized manned submersible
… thesis presents an approach to the structural design and optimization of a non-pressurized manned submersible (NPMS), a type of fully "flooded" submersible based on a SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Design Concept. Using the design parameters determined by the mathematical model, a solid model was …
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Multi-functional flat optics for imaging and sensing
… functionality. In this thesis, we focus on the design and optimization of single or multi-layer metasurfaces to construct flat optical components for imaging and sensing applications. We propose a variety of device configurations, analytical analysis, material choices, and prove the …
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A robust planning and control methodology for design-build fast-track civil engineering and architectural projects
… by integrating the applications of axiomatic design concept, concurrent engineering, graphical evaluation and review technique (GERT), and the system dynamics modeling technique. The goal of the proposed methodology is to help create a robust project plan for design-build fast-track civil …
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The Triple Scissor Extender Robot Arm : solving the last one foot problem in robotic manipulation
… problem. Inspired by plant stem growth, a new design concept for an expandable arm, the Triple Scissor Extender Robot Arm (TSERA), is developed to access a confined area through a narrow channel. The robot consists of a series of expandable segments each of which is able to extend and tilt. …
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Enabling New Functionally Embedded Mechanical Systems Via Cutting, Folding, and 3D Printing
Traditional design tools and fabrication methods implicitly prevent mechanical engineers from encapsulating full functionalities such as mobility, transformation, sensing and actuation in the early design concept prototyping stage. Therefore, designers are forced to design, fabricate and assemble …
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Exploring the Concept of a Deep Space Solar-Powered Small Spacecraft
… spacecraft were very expensive and primarily designed to study planets during gravitational assist maneuvers. They were not designed to explore space past Pluto and their study of this environment is at best a secondary mission. These spacecraft rely on radioisotope thermoelectric generators …
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Space Design for the ACITC Educational Technology Office Area Using a Workplace Neighborhood Concept
… interactions. The work place neighborhood is a design concept derived from a city planning theory that may solve the workplace design problems arising from these changes, and provided a focus for this project. The Educational Technology office area of the Advanced Communication and Information …
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Conceptual design of a thrust-vectoring tailcone for underwater robotics
… for an existing vehicle. A number of alternative design strategies and concepts are explored herein. One design concept is then chosen and feasibility calculations are performed. Analysis of hydrodynamic loading, actuators, bearings, and structural components is conducted. The design is then …
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