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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"equipment design"”.
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Modular semiconductor test, assembly & packaging manufacturing equipment design
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1998.
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Cell and equipment design in the automotive components industry
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2001.
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Application of Concurrent Development Practices to Petrochemical Equipment Design
… of concurrent development are applied to the design of a small-scale device for converting natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas into hydrogen. The small hydrogen generator is intended for serial production for application in the production of industrial hydrogen, fueling stationary fuel cell …
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Equipment design framework and tools to suport production systems design
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2000.
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Flexible manufacturing equipment design based on a mass customization strategy
… burden is placed on manufacturing system designers. They must develop a manufacturing system that can react to frequent product changes yet be highly efficient in this low-volume, high-mix environment. In effect, manufacturing system designers are faced with the same problems imposed on …
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An equipment design approach for achieving manufacturing system design requirements
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2000.
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Modeling human-machine interaction in production systems for equipment design
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1999.
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Production system design methodology with emphasis on sub-system and equipment design
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1997.
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Equipment design to measure the film coefficient of superheated steam flowing in conduits
… the test apparatus and arrangement, test section design, and experimental procedure were advanced based on the error analysis results. No attempt was made in the thesis to develop an experimental heat transfer film coefficient similar to the equations found in the reviewed literature.
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HESCAD - an interface between HESCOMP and CADAM for the generation of helicopter models
… forms a basis for preliminary aircraft geometric design using the CADAM system. The helicopter design program, HESCOMP, originally a batch mode program, was coupled with CADAM via the CADAM data base such that the analysis, design, and redesign of the helicopter geometry and interior equipment …
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The hyperbaric incident monitoring study (HIMS) : an international study of incidents occuring in hyperbaric medicine units
… policy and procedure development, education and equipment design modification.
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Modeling effects of U-tube aeration in recirculating aquaculture systems
Cost effective oxygenation equipment design and operation in high density recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) requires consideration of the effects of RAS component design, water quality, and biological processes on oxygen transfer requirements. A computer model was developed to simulate …
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A Conceptual Design and Economic Analysis of a Small Autonomous Harvester
Current trends in agricultural equipment have led to an increasing degree of autonomy. As the state of the art progresses towards fully autonomous vehicles, it is important to consider assumptions implicit in the design of these vehicles. Current automation in harvesters have led to increased …
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Evaluation and Application of Brain Injury Criteria to Improve Protective Headgear Design
… injuries is through improvements in protective equipment design. Safety standards and relative performance ratings have led to advancements in helmet design that have reduced severe injuries and fatalities in sports as well as concussive injuries. These standards and evaluation methods …
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Coupled fluid-thermal analysis of low-pressure sublimation and condensation with application to freeze-drying
… mass transfer in the process. As a result, the design of equipment and associated processes has been largely empirical, slow and inefficient.^ A comprehensive simulation framework to predict both, process and equipment performance is critical to improve current practice. A part of the …
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Heat and fluid flow analysis in a molten CuCl heat exchanger
… transfer in a direct contact heat exchanger, designed to recover the heat from molten CuCl, through the physical interaction between CuCl droplets and air. Numerical results for the variations of temperature, velocity, heat transfer rate, and so forth, are given for two cases of CuCl flow. The …
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The Effects of Different Optokinetic Drum Rotation Speeds on Motion Sickness Symptoms, Cognitive Performance and Sleep Amount
… there are practical implications for equipment design, especially for virtual reality devices and simulators. The researcher conducted three studies. The first study examined the effects of different rotation speeds (0 RPM, 5 RPM, and 10 RPM) of the optokinetic drum on motion sickness …
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Design of an Original Methodology for the Efficient and Economic Appraisal of Existing and New Technologies in Form Grinding Processes including Helical
The purpose of this research was to create and design a methodology for new product evaluation with an interest in the affects that they could have on form and helical grinding. The design uses a relatively small and commonly available grinding machine so that testing could be done without need for …
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Static and dynamic performance during precision fine motor tracking
… chairs, steering wheels, and robotic surgical equipment are all examples of how modern equipment uses static and dynamic motor control to achieve task performance goals. To this end, this study aimed to examine possible differences in accuracy or consistency of performance between static and …
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Efficient design of spacecraft electronics to satisfy launch vibration requirements
… tools that improve the spacecraft electronic equipment design process, where these tools reduce the chance of the equipment failing the pre-flight qualification vibration test, whilst also being quick and simple to implement. These relatively simple tools consist of: (1) a list of different …
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