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SPIF-A: on the development of a new concept of incremental forming machine

  • Alves de Sousa, R.J.;Ferreira, J.A.F.;Sa de Farias, J.B.;Torrao, J.N.D.;Afonso, D.G.;Martins, M.A.B.E.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.49 no.5
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    • pp.645-660
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    • 2014
  • This paper presents the design and project of an innovative concept for a Single Point Incremental Forming (SPIF) Machine. Nowadays, equipment currently available for conducting SPIF result mostly from the adaptation of conventional CNC machine tools that results in a limited range of applications in terms of materials and geometries. There is also a limited market supply of equipment dedicated to Incremental Sheet Forming (ISF), that are costly considering low batches, making it unattractive for industry. Other factors impairing a quicker spread of SPIF are large forming times and poor geometrical accuracy of parts. The following sections will depict the development of a new equipment, designed to overcome some of the limitations of machines currently used, allowing the development of a sounding basis for further studies on the particular features of this process. The equipment here described possesses six-degrees-of freedom for the tool, for the sake of improved flexibility in terms of achievable tool-paths and an extra stiffness provided by a parallel kinematics scheme. A brief state of the art about the existing SPIF machines is provided to support the project's guidelines.

BPF-based Grid Voltage Feedforward Control of Grid-connected Converters for Improving Robust Stability

  • Yang, Shude;Tong, Xiangqian;Yin, Jun;Wang, Haiyan;Deng, Yaping;Liu, Le
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.432-441
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    • 2017
  • Grid voltage feedforward is extensively used for controlling grid-connected converters. However, the conventional voltage feedforward control reduces the stability margins of the converter connected to a high-impedance grid. The effect mechanism of voltage feedforward on the grid-connected converter control under high-inductive conditions of the grid impedance is clearly explained in this study using the equivalent transformations of control block diagrams. Results show that the delay produced by the digital control is the root cause of this effect. An improved voltage feedforward strategy, in which a bandpass filter (BPF) is introduced into the feedforward path, is proposed to strengthen the converter's robust stability against grid impedance variations. The selection method of the BPF's bandwidth is also provided considering the tradeoff between the response speed to the grid voltage sag and the system's robust stability. The converter can work stably over a wide range of the grid impedance through the proposed approach. Simulation and experimental results fully verify the effectiveness of the BPF-based voltage feedforward strategy.

Testbed Development for Home Automation System using Bluetooth Wireless Network

  • Lee, K.Y.;Choi, J.W.
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.2408-2412
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    • 2003
  • Recently the idea of a home automation has been an important issue in many publications and home appliances companies. Home automation is a house or living environment that contains the technology to allow devices and systems to be controlled automatically. Remote and local control are useful to keep home comfortable and to support the elderly and the disabled people. In this paper, we discuss possible developments of Bluetooth wireless technologies and describe the hardware for devices and software for the considerations of a home automation system. Finally, we have validated the testbed by simulating in the Bluetooth home network.

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Implementation of KINITI's Library Automation System (산업기술정보원 자료관리시스템 구현)

  • Noh, Kyung-Ran
    • Journal of Information Management
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.11-30
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    • 2000
  • KINITI developed integrated client/server-based library automation system. This system is a part of project which is implementation of national industry & technology information distribution system. This paper describes history and characteristics of KINITI's library automation system. And It reviews briefly several functions and characteristics of sub-systems which consist of new integrated library automation system.

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Today and Tomorrow of Construction Automation for Technological Innovation (기술혁신을 위한 건설자동화의 현재와 미래)

  • Lee Junbok;Kim Young-Suk
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • autumn
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    • pp.193-200
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    • 2001
  • Technology innovation is critical for the construction industry in order to stay competitive in the global market for the 21st century. It is obvious that construction automation and robotics is an emerging topic for technological innovation. This paper reviews the construction automation and robotics R&D projects successfully performed by Japan, the United States, and European countries as well as Korea, and discusses current trends and future. Four issues are proposed in order to expedite the innovative construction automation technologies.

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A Factory Automation S/W Design for Quality Control (품질관리(品質管理) 지원(支援)을 위한 공장자동화(工場自動化) S/W 설계(設計))

  • Kim, Man-Gi;Kim, Seong-Tae
    • Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.44-54
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    • 1993
  • Factory Automation is being implemented rapidly in almost of industries. This new trend and technology have a great influence on even traditional quality control system, and make it be changed with new approaches and methodologies. In these environments, this study has brief review on automation and quality control system, gives checkpoints of the automation system design with the viewpoint of quality control. Also this study proposes a detail system configuration and specifications of each system conponent in the configuration. In the last, a brief implementation guideline for the automation system in the scope of information technology is also presented.

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Automation of Academic Libraries and Web Development: A Reverie or Reality

  • Emasealu, Helen Uzoezi
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.43-56
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    • 2019
  • The intricacies of web development have orchestrated a paradigm shift in academic libraries. The study explored literature on the status of automation of academic libraries and web development in Nigeria. It was established that the functions of library management software are abysmally under-utilized in academic libraries in Nigeria, thus, progression of automation projects remain a swinging pendulum. The paper, therefore, recommends that librarians should acquire the relevant training and plan strategically for all automation projects aimed at incorporating the intricacies of the web and ICTs into library services to fully utilize the functions of the library management systems in line with web developmental stages, thus, be able to compete globally.

Key Technologies of Supercapacitor Energy Storage System of IP Transmitter

  • Zeng, Zhihui;Wang, Xiaowei;Wei, Yanfang;Hu, Zhiguo;Yu, Yangxiao;Zhang, Zhigang
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.316-331
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    • 2019
  • A practical application of a supercapacitor energy storage system in a polarization instrument is proposed on the basis of the energy storage requirements of an induced polarization (IP) transmitter for geophysical exploration. We focused on the energy storage system of a supercapacitor, the topology of the power converter, and the system control strategy as key technologies, and we performed theoretical research and experimental tests on the system and developed an experimental platform. The experiments validated the theoretical research on the key technologies of the supercapacitor energy storage system and demonstrated the effectiveness of the innovation. Results showed that the storage system is efficient and satisfies the energy storage needs of the IP transmitter.

Intelligent Character Recognition System for Account Payable by using SVM and RBF Kernel

  • Farooq, Muhammad Umer;Kazi, Abdul Karim;Latif, Mustafa;Alauddin, Shoaib;Kisa-e-Zehra, Kisa-e-Zehra;Baig, Mirza Adnan
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.11
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    • pp.213-221
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    • 2022
  • Intelligent Character Recognition System for Account Payable (ICRS AP) Automation represents the process of capturing text from scanned invoices and extracting the key fields from invoices and storing the captured fields into properly structured document format. ICRS plays a very critical role in invoice data streamlining, we are interested in data like Vendor Name, Purchase Order Number, Due Date, Total Amount, Payee Name, etc. As companies attempt to cut costs and upgrade their processes, accounts payable (A/P) is an example of a paper-intensive procedure. Invoice processing is a possible candidate for digitization. Most of the companies dealing with an enormous number of invoices, these manual invoice matching procedures start to show their limitations. Receiving a paper invoice and matching it to a purchase order (PO) and general ledger (GL) code can be difficult for businesses. Lack of automation leads to more serious company issues such as accruals for financial close, excessive labor costs, and a lack of insight into corporate expenditures. The proposed system offers tighter control on their invoice processing to make a better and more appropriate decision. AP automation solutions provide tighter controls, quicker clearances, smart payments, and real-time access to transactional data, allowing financial managers to make better and wiser decisions for the bottom line of their organizations. An Intelligent Character Recognition System for AP Automation is a process of extricating fields like Vendor Name, Purchase Order Number, Due Date, Total Amount, Payee Name, etc. based on their x-axis and y-axis position coordinates.

Analysis and Optimization of Bidirectional Exponential SC Power Conversion Circuits

  • Ye, Yuanmao;Peng, Wei;Jiang, Bijia;Zhang, Xianyong
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.672-680
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    • 2018
  • A bidirectional exponential-gain switched-capacitor (SC) DC-DC converter is developed in this paper. When compared with existing exponential SC converters, the number of switches is significantly reduced and its structure is simplified. The voltage transfer features, voltage ripple across capacitors, efficiency and output impedance of the proposed converter are analyzed in detail. Optimization of the output impedance is also discussed and the best type of capacitance distribution is determined. A common function of the voltage gain to the output impedance is found among the proposed converter and other popular SC voltage multipliers. Experimental evaluation is carried out with a 6-24V bidirectional prototype converter.