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López, Martínez Carolina, Espiritu Catherin Ariana Malqui, De Guzman Santisteban Maribel Niño, and Paulino Jean Carlos Talaverano. "Medical Equipment." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/654857.

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El propósito de este trabajo de investigación se basa en demostrar que existe un nicho de mercado potencial, esto debido a que en la actualidad las personas buscan cuidar su salud y la de sus familiares a través de la adquisición de equipos médicos básicos. Sin embargo, las personas y empresas dedicadas a este rubro solo se enfocan en la distribución de los equipos médicos y mas no en el servicio post venta. Nosotros nos caracterizamos por ofrecer un servicio diferenciado y personalizado, por tal razón atendemos y realizamos entregas las 24 hrs, nuestros profesionales altamente capacitados realizan el acompañamiento y monitoreo en el uso de los equipos médicos, además garantizamos la satisfacción de nuestros clientes mediante el seguimiento de nuestro servicio post venta. En la investigación se utiliza, la metodología de tipo cualitativa, tales como; encuestas y de tipo cuantitativa, tales como; estadísticas y variables. Asimismo, durante el desarrollo de nuestra investigación hemos utilizado información relevante extraída de fuentes primarias y secundarias. Los resultados de la investigación de mercado demuestran que el 80% de las personas que fueron encuestadas realizaron la compra de quipos médicos durante los últimos meses. Además, se encontró que en su mayoría los clientes tienen preferencia por realizar sus compras de manera virtual, asimismo, indicaron que el atributo más valorado es la calidad y el servicio post venta. Estos resultados apoyan el desarrollo de nuestra idea de negocio, ya que hemos corroborado el problema planteado inicialmente. Se concluye la viabilidad del proyecto, ya que según el escenario inicial de nuestro flujo de caja por invertir 42,525 soles generamos una ganancia de 267,360 soles, obteniendo una tasa de rentabilidad interna de 84.25% fruto de la inversión. Dicho esto, nuestra investigación da a conocer que nuestro proyecto es rentable.
The purpose of this research work is based on demonstrating that there is a potential market niche, this because currently people seek to take care of their health and that of their relatives through the acquisition of basic medical equipment. However, the people and companies dedicated to this area only focus on the distribution of medical equipment and not on after-sales service. We are known for offering a differentiated and personalized service, for this reason we attend and make deliveries 24 hours a day, our highly trained professionals carry out the accompaniment and monitoring in the use of medical equipment, we also guarantee the satisfaction of our clients by monitoring our after sales service. In the research, qualitative methodology is used, such as; surveys and quantitative type, such as; statistics and variables. Likewise, during the development of our research we have used relevant information extracted from primary and secondary sources. The results of the market research show that 80% of the people who were surveyed made the purchase of medical equipment during the last months. In addition, it was found that the majority of customers have a preference for making their purchases in a virtual way, also, they indicated that the most valued attribute is quality and after-sales service. These results support the development of our business idea, since we have corroborated the problem raised initially. The viability of the project is concluded, since according to the initial scenario of our cash flow for investing 42,525 soles we generated a profit of 267,360 soles, obtaining an internal rate of return of 84.25% as a result of the investment. That said, our research reveals that our project is profitable.
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Coates, Wayne. "Jojoba Harvesting Equipment." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/215740.

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Aghel, Dawood Menhel, and Dragan Obradovic. "Guidelines for control equipment." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Fysik och elektroteknik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-91309.

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Detta examensarbete är utfört på ABB LV System som är en del av företaget ABB i Sverige. Detta är ett företag som bygger kontrollutrustning till kunder som befinner sig i många delar av världen. Vår uppgift var att sätta samman en pärm med riktlinjer för montörerna. Pärmen ska vara lättläst och samtidigt innehålla alla standarder samt viktig fakta som kan behövas vid byggandet av kontrollutrustning. Riktlinjerna som framställts ledde till att montörerna blev bättre uppdaterade om de senaste riktlinjerna och standarder som leder idag. Tack vara att montörerna nu har allt samlat i en lättläslig pärm blir ledtiderna kortare.
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Holman, Jason (Jason William) 1974. "Optical networking equipment manufacturing." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44603.

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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references (leaf 70).
Celestica, a global contract manufacturer specializing in printed circuit board assembly and computer assembly, has recently begun manufacturing equipment for the optical networking equipment (ONE) industry. The expansion to include ONE manufacturing requires the development of new skills in handling optical fiber and components, a new supply chain strategy, and a new approach to manufacturing systems control. Celestica is developing a set of standards for ONE manufacturing that will support the rapid development of the new skills required for this industry. This work outlines the standards and explores the specific issues related to manufacturing with optical fiber, including the mechanical reliability and optical performance of various types of optical fibers. An overview of the telecommunications industry is provided, including an analysis of its supply chain structure. Observations are made on trends in the industry and the ways that these trends have affected Celestica in the past, and could impact Celestica in the future. Finally, Celestica's current approach to manufacturing systems control is evaluated, and suggestions are made for improving systems control and project management when manufacturing for such a rapidly evolving industry.
by Jason Holman.
S.M.
M.B.A.
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Dhillon, Simron. "Oceanside Durable Medical Equipment." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10116155.

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Oceanside Durable Medical Equipment (DME) is an accredited start-up company that will offer a comprehensive line of the latest medical supplies and equipment to patients in Long Beach, California. This company will focus on the distribution of leading medical equipment brands to patients who are in need of support for short-term and chronic health conditions. Durable medical equipment can offer help outside of the hospital environment and aid in a better quality of life.

With more than 2.4 million individuals over 60 years old in Southern California, there appears to be a large market and opportunity for this company. Oceanside DME will contract with leading medical equipment manufacturers and healthcare providers to deliver patients with quality products. A rapidly growing market for medical equipment will allow Oceanside DME to create a presence in this healthcare industry.

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Rosa, Tiago Miguel Simões. "Flexible LTE user equipment." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/23753.

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Mstrado em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações
As redes móveis estão em constante evolução. A geração atual (4G) de redes celulares de banda larga e representada pelo standard Long Term Evolution (LTE), definido pela 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). Existe uma elevada procura/uso da rede LTE, com um aumento exponencial do número de dispositivos móveis a requerer uma ligação à Internet de alto débito. Isto pode conduzir à sobrelotação do espetro, levando a que o sinal tenha que ser reforçado e a cobertura melhorada em locais específicos, tal como em grandes conferências, festivais e eventos desportivos. Por outro lado, seria uma vantagem importante se os utilizadores pudessem continuar a usar os seus equipamentos e terminais em situações onde o acesso a redes 4G é inexistente, tais como a bordo de um navio, eventos esporádicos em localizações remotas ou em cenários de catástrofe, em que as infraestruturas que permitem as telecomunicações foram danificadas e a cobertura temporária de rede pode ser decisiva em processos de salvamento. Assim sendo, existe uma motivação clara por trás do desenvolvimento de uma infraestrutura celular totalmente reconfigurável e que preencha as características mencionadas anteriormente. Uma possível abordagem consiste numa plataforma de rádio definido por software (SDR), de código aberto, que implementa o standard LTE e corre em processadores de uso geral (GPPs), tornando possível construir uma rede completa investindo somente em hardware - computadores e front-ends de radiofrequência (RF). Após comparação e análise de várias plataformas LTE de código aberto foi selecionado o OpenAirInterface (OAI) da EURECOM, que disponibiliza uma implementação compatível com a Release 8.6 da 3GPP (com parte das funcionalidades da Release 10). O principal objectivo desta dissertação é a implementação de um User Equipment (UE) flexível, usando plataformas SDR de código aberto que corram num computador de placa única (SBC) compacto e de baixa potência, integrado com um front-end de RF - Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP). A transmissão de dados em tempo real usando os modos de duplexagem Time Division Duplex (TDD) e Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) é suportada e a reconfiguração de certos parâmetros é permitida, nomeadamente a frequência portadora, a largura de banda e o número de Resource Blocks (RBs) usados. Além disso, é possível partilhar os dados móveis LTE com utilizadores que estejam próximos, semelhante ao que acontece com um hotspot de Wi-Fi. O processo de implementação é descrito, incluindo todos os passos necessários para o seu desenvolvimento, englobando o port do UE de um computador para um SBC. Finalmente, a performance da rede é analisada, discutindo os valores de débitos obtidos.
Mobile networks are constantly evolving. 4G is the current generation of broadband cellular network technology and is represented by the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard, de ned by 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). There's a high demand for LTE at the moment, with the number of mobile devices requiring an high-speed Internet connection increasing exponentially. This may overcrowd the spectrum on the existing deployments and the signal needs to be reinforced and coverage improved in speci c sites, such as large conferences, festivals and sport events. On the other hand, it would be an important advantage if users could continue to use their equipment and terminals in situations where cellular networks aren't usually available, such as on board of a cruise ship, sporadic events in remote locations, or in catastrophe scenarios in which the telecommunication infrastructure was damaged and the rapid deployment of a temporary network can save lives. In all of these situations, the availability of exible and easily deployable cellular base stations and user terminals operating on standard or custom bands would be very desirable. Thus, there is a clear motivation for the development of a fully recon gurable cellular infrastructure solution that ful lls these requirements. A possible approach is an open-source, low-cost and low maintenance Software-De ned Radio (SDR) software platform that implements the LTE standard and runs on General Purpose Processors (GPPs), making it possible to build an entire network while only spending money on the hardware itself - computers and Radio-Frequency (RF) front-ends. After comparison and analysis of several open-source LTE SDR platforms, the EURECOM's OpenAirInterface (OAI) was chosen, providing a 3GPP standard-compliant implementation of Release 8.6 (with a subset of Release 10 functionalities). The main goal of this dissertation is the implementation of a exible opensource LTE User Equipment (UE) software radio platform on a compact and low-power Single Board Computer (SBC) device, integrated with an RF hardware front-end - Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP). It supports real-time Time Division Duplex (TDD) and Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) LTE modes and the recon guration of several parameters, namely the carrier frequency, bandwidth and the number of LTE Resource Blocks (RB) used. It can also share its LTE mobile data with nearby users, similarly to a Wi-Fi hotspot. The implementation is described through its several developing steps, including the porting of the UE from a regular computer to a SBC. The performance of the network is then analysed based on measured results of throughput.
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Losik, Len. "Using Analog Telemetry to Measure Equipment Mission Life and Upgrade Factory Equipment ATP." International Foundation for Telemetering, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/595641.

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ITC/USA 2011 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Seventh Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 24-27, 2011 / Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
For equipment and systems that are too expensive and too important to fail such as launch vehicles and spacecraft, the actual reliability is dominated by infant mortality failures that occur soon after dynamic environmental ATP that is used to eliminate the equipment that will fail prematurely. Premature equipment failures greatly increase risk getting to space and working in space, slowing down the growth of commercial space tourism. Premature equipment failures occur because during factory ATP, only equipment performance is measured and there is no relationship between equipment performance and equipment reliability. Accelerated aging was documented preceding GPS satellite atomic clock failures during the 10 years of the GPS Block I test and evaluation phase. Prognostic technology leverages the presence of accelerated aging to identify equipment that will fail. A prognostic analysis uses the same prognostic algorithms to convert equipment telemetry used to measure equipment performance to a time-to-failure (TTF) measurement, previously made using a probability distribution function. The equipment with accelerated aging that is present after ATP can be replaced, stopping infant mortality failures from occurring and producing equipment with 100% reliability. When all spacecraft and launch vehicle equipment that will fail prematurely are identified and replaced, satellite and launch vehicle reliability will be 100% and getting to space and working in space will be much safer.
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Hermansson, Olaf. "Resistance spot welding equipment controller - Beijer iX T7B Softmotion based weld equipment controller." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för elektronikkonstruktion, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-28857.

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The goal of the project is to evaluate a new setup for the company Iberobot Svenska AB, using HMI and PLC, for resistance spot welding equipment controller. The purpose of the controller is to control the weld process; weld power and time. One of the question raised is if this setup could be used as an RWE controller and thereby be able to re-place an old proprietary controller called TEC6000. A prototype is built compatible with current single phase RWE and literature study is conducted to answer this question.  The new setup is based on Beijer iX T7B Softmotion which includes an HMI and a PLC with EtherCAT support. EtherCAT input and output modules from Beckhoff are chosen because they can handle the speed required by the weld process. The controller is implemented using theory for RMS value, timing diagram and state diagram based on weld process. The prototype is revised three times. A zero crossing detector is implemented. A control element driver using opto-triac is implemented. Measurements using oscillo-scope are conducted which shows that the controller is able to start a weld, but zero crossing detection is unstable and further research into this and current regulation is needed before an end user product can be made.
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Mitchell, Zane Windsor Jr. "A Statistical Analysis Of Construction Equipment Repair Costs Using Field Data & The Cumulative Cost Model." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30468.

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The management of heavy construction equipment is a difficult task. Equipment managers are often called upon to make complex economic decisions involving the machines in their charge. These decisions include those concerning acquisitions, maintenance, repairs, rebuilds, replacements, and retirements. The equipment manager must also be able to forecast internal rental rates for their machinery. Repair and maintenance expenditures can have significant impacts on these economic decisions and forecasts. The purpose of this research was to identify a regression model that can adequately represent repair costs in terms of machine age in cumulative hours of use. The study was conducted using field data on 270 heavy construction machines from four different companies. Nineteen different linear and transformed non-linear models were evaluated. A second-order polynomial expression was selected as the best. It was demonstrated how this expression could be incorporated in the Cumulative Cost Model developed by Vorster where it can be used to identify optimum economic decisions. It was also demonstrated how equipment managers could form their own regression equations using standard spreadsheet and database software.
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Frimodig, Love. "Energy efficiency in rotating equipment." Thesis, KTH, Marina system, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-101905.

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This paper reports the findings of the first stage of a study on how the efficiency of a centrifugal pump depends on the eccentricity of the impeller (rotor). The geometry of the pump is based on the ERCOFTAC centrifugal pump that has been used to validate computational fluid dynamics software with laboratory measurements. The pump is modelled using the CFD-code Comsol multi physics (tm) in order to get the pressure and velocity field. From the pressure and velocity field the efficiency and output power for the pump is calculated. The energy efficiency of the same pump with different static eccentricities is then compared, showing the effect of eccentricity To validate the CFD-model the velocity and pressure field for the pump is compared to results from another simulation of the same pump and an experiment. The comparison shows that the results are comparable and shows good agreement with experimental data. It is showed that the energy losses of the pump increase with increased static eccentricity of the impeller. The losses at 10% eccentricity are about 0.5% of the produced energy. The main contribution to the losses is the introduced asymmetry, eccentricity, of the pump, which causes an unsteady flow and also increases the total unbalance force on the rotor. It is further noted that rotor-stator interactions of the impeller and the stator blades have small influence on the energy losses. It is concluded that rotordynamic design can improve the energy efficiency of the process that the rotating equipment is involved in. Further research is suggested on whirling eccentric motion, experimental verification and more detailed simulation models.
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Thouin, Frédéric. "Video-on-demand equipment allocation." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=99545.

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Network-based video-on-demand (VoD) deployments are today very limited in scope. The largest deployed libraries are just 0.7% of the global movie and TV-series catalog and peak utilization of VoD targets are 10--15% of broadcast TV peak viewing numbers. Recognizing that libraries and usage may grow, service providers are intensely interested in large-scale content delivery networks that provide content propagation, storage, streaming, and transport. We focus on one of the challenges of VoD network design: resource planning. We describe a method and design tool for the planning of large-scale VoD systems and address the resource allocation problem of determining the number and model of VoD servers to install in a, topology such that the deployment cost is minimized. Our general design tool provides important feedback and insights on VoD network design; we observed that the available equipment and the topology had a significant impact on the resulting design.
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Khan, Raja S. R. "TERA for Rotating Equipment Selection." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2012. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9338.

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This thesis looks at creating a multidisciplinary simulation tool for rotating plant equipment selection, specifically gas turbines, for the liquefaction of natural gas (LNG). This is a collaborative project between Shell Global Solutions and Cranfield University in the UK. The TERA LNG tool uses a Techno-economic, Environmental and Risk Analysis (TERA) approach in order to satisfy the multidisciplinary nature of the investigation. The benefits of the tool are to act as an aid to selection, operations and maintenance planning and it also acts as a sensitivity tool for assessing the impact of changes in performance, environmental and financial parameters to the overall economic impact of technology selection. The aim is to not only select technology on the basis of techno-economics but also on the basis of risk analysis. The LNG TERA tool is composed of a number of modules starting with the performance simulation which calculates the thermodynamic conditions in the core of the engine. Next, life estimates of the hot gas path components are made using a mixture of parametric and probabilistic lifing models for the turbine first stage blades, coatings, and combustor liner. This allows for a risk analysis to be conducted before maintenance and economics issues are dealt with. In parallel, emissions estimations are made based on empirical correlations. The modelling exemplifies a methodology which is uniquely applied to this application and there are no studies previous to this which look at so many aspects before making conclusions on plant machinery selection. Comparisons have been done between industrial frame engines based on the General Electric Frame 9E (130 MW) and Frame 7EA (87 MW) engines as well as more complex cycles involving aero-derivation and inter-cooling such as the LM 6000 (42 MW) and LMS 100 (100 MW). Work has also been carried out to integrate the tool to Shell based systems in order to utilise the database of information on failure and maintenance of machinery as well as its performance. The results of the integrated TERA show a clear favour for the aero-derivative engines and the main benefit is the fuel saving, though the life of the hot gas path components is deteriorated much faster. The risk results show that the industrial frame engines have a wider variation in expected life compared to aero-derivatives, though the industrial frames have longer component lives. In the context of maintenance and economics, the aero-derivative engines are better suited to LNG applications. The modular change out design of the aero- derivatives also meant that time to repair was lower, thus reducing lost production. Application of the LNG TERA tool was extended to power generation whereby a series of 6 engines were simulated. The changes required to the modelling were minimal and it shows the flexibility of the TERA philosophy. This study was carried out assuming a given ratio of load split between the engines and hence is sensitive to the way an operator demands power of the engine as opposed to LNG application where the operator tries to drive the engine as hard as possible to get the most production out of the train. The study was limited in the modes of failure which were investigated, a major further work would be to extend the methodology to more components and incorporate fatigue failure. Further, the blade creep and probabilistic coating models were very sensitive to changes in their respective control parameters such as coating thickness allowances and firing temperature. The contribution to the project from the MBA is the statistical techniques used to conduct the risk analysis and data handling as well as financial management techniques such as the Net Present Value (NPV) methodology for project evaluations.
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Qamber, I. S. H. "Markov modelling of equipment behaviour." Thesis, University of Bradford, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.381011.

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Hatsgai, Okinobu. "Equipment control in container shipping." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36497.

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Chouinard, Natalie 1979. "China production equipment sourcing strategy." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/51664.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; and, (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-62).
This thesis recommends a China business and equipment strategy for the Controls Conveyor Robotics Welding (CCRW) group at General Motors. The current strategy is to use globally common equipment through predetermined global suppliers. The GM facilities in China, which are jointly owned with non-GM entities, believe that a local sourcing strategy would reduce lead times, transportation costs and increase the level of nearby service and support. These factors are catalyst for GM to reevaluate the current global common strategy. This thesis will provide an overview of the CCRW organization and discuss how the sourcing strategy has evolved through globalization. Due to the large variety of production tooling, this thesis will narrow the focus to two case studies: the first being a Main Control Panel (MCP) and the second being a weld controller. These case studies are used as a method to determine the pros and cons of the current sourcing strategy, where the MCP is a highly integrated design maintained by CCRW HQ and the weld controller is a "blackbox" which CCRW defines the functional specifications and procures "off the shelf' from a predetermined global supplier. Through local China visits, literature review and preliminary cost assessments, it was determined that while local sourcing may be a viable option for both the MCP and weld controller, there is not enough determinate information to commit to a sourcing change in the case of the Main Control Panel. From onsite visits to potential MCP option suppliers in China, it appears that likely "local" arrangements exists, however, further company analysis and validation will need to be conducted to adopt the change.
(cont.) As for the weld controller, the local product variation with the current global supplier (based locally) is recommended and was validated by CCRW weld engineers by the completion of this internship. I The term "Local" will be used throughout this thesis to refer to "China," meaning solutions that are derived from internal to China.
by Natalie Chouinard.
M.B.A.
S.M.
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Witt, Christopher. "ANALYSIS OF PICKLE PACKAGING EQUIPMENT." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/35748.

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Master of Agribusiness
Department of Agricultural Economics
Allen M. Featherstone
Best Maid is a middle-sized regionally orientated company, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is currently owned and operated by the fourth generation of the Dalton family. The company specializes in the production of pickles and condiment products and currently holds the title of #1 retail brand of pickles in the state of Texas. In addition to the Best Maid label, products are also produced under the Del-Dixie label. The objective of this thesis is to analyze a potential capital project: a bucket line replacement. The analysis will be completed by using net present value to determine the cost and benefits of the project. The focus of the project will be the food service bucket line. The current line was designed and installed over 20 years ago. Currently, this line and supporting resources require a staff of 17 employees to operate. The process is looking to be improved through advances in technology including vibratory conveyors, more complex PLC programming, and increased accuracy of scaling equipment. Implementing these advancements has the potential to reduce the employee labor cost as well as decrease over-scaling. The goal of this project is to inform the Best Maid owners of the investment costs, labor savings, benefits, and the financial viability of the proposed capital investment. Best Maid has consistently grown at a high single digit to low double digit rate each year. Businesses must continually identify and react to the needs of tomorrow, today. Formal processes within the business will be established to evaluate and prioritize future potential projects. The conclusion of the analysis resulted in a positive NPV of about $567 thousand and a favorable IRR. The recommendation is to adopt the new technology.
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Stanovskyi, Yevhen. "Energy efficient transport and equipment." Thesis, Дніпропетровський національний університет залізничного транспорту ім. академіка В. Лазаряна, 2017. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/9142.

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The purpose of the article is to emphasise the importance of energy efficient transport and equipment as the world practice demonstrates that increase in energy efficiency is the most effective direction of ensuring energy security of the country.
Автори статті приділяють увагу питанню важливості використання енергоощадного транспорту та обладнання, так як світовий досвід демонструє, що посилення заходів з енергозбереження є найбільш ефективним способом гарантування енергобезпеки країни.
Авторы статьи уделяют внимание важности проблеме использования энергосберегающего транспорта и оборудования, так как мировой опыт демонстрирует, что усиление мер по рациональному использованию энергии является наиболее эффективным способом обеспечения гарантии энергобезопасности страны.
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Hideblad, Daniel. "Equipment for Accelerated Vibration Testing." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-62587.

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The increasing complexity with the decrease in size of EEE – components (Electronic, electric and electromagnetic) raises the question on how higher energy frequencies will affect the components and their continuous development. The most common vibration testing equipment currently in use within the automotive industry and SCANIA CV AB are the electrodynamic shaker (ED system). This thesis covers the characteristics of different vibration testing equipment while analysing their strengths and weaknesses, not only for the automotive industry but also including equipment more commonly handled within the aero and space industry. The project aims to find a complement for the ED system and study the possibility for its replacement in the automotive industry.In particular, experiments are carried out and documented on a so-called “Repeatable shaker system” (RS system) for the purpose to get a better understanding on the functions of the equipment and its overall differences compared to the electrodynamic system when it comes to random vibration testing.It became clear that complementing or replacing the ED system is difficult and that the RS system work fundamentally different in comparison. Accordingly, the RS system is not a potential replacement for our purpose and it cannot perform at the same level of precision but instead is able to achieve higher energy frequencies overall, making it still ideal for its intended purposes, but not as a replacement of the ED system.
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Bian, Ji. "Performance investigation of CHP equipment." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/3085.

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Thesis (M.S.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2005.
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Asserstam, Christoffer. "Kursutvärdering på Volvo Construction Equipment." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för teknikvetenskaplig kommunikation och lärande (ECE), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-189439.

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I denna rapport presenteras en utvärdering av nuvarande utvärderingsmetoder vid Volvo CEs Serviceskola, som vidareutbildar tekniker. Data från observationer och intervjuer med fokus på konstruktiv länkning och kursutvärderingar analyseras. Det visade sig vara bristfällig konstruktiv länkning och att kursutvärderingarna inte ger tillräcklig information. Genom utveckling av den konstruktiva länkningen och användning av väl formulerade lärandemål bör teknikernas lärande kunna främjas. Även konstruktion av en kursvärdering med frågor som undersöker lärfaktorer bör bidra till utbildningens utveckling
In this report an evaluation of current evaluation methods at Volvo CE Service School, which further educates technicians, will be presented. Data from observation and interviews, focusing on constructive alignment and course evaluations is analyzed. It turned out to be inadequate constructive alignment and course evaluations do not provide sufficient information. Through the development of the constructive alignment and by using well-formulated learning outcomes the technicians learning should be enhanced. Also the design of the course evaluation with questions that examines learning factors should contribute to development of the training.
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Bushendorf, Jeffrey. "Field study of the 5-Axis Forest-Line versus the 5-Axis Fidia-211 in the case of a midwestern engineering firm." Online version, 2009. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2009/2009bushendorfj.pdf.

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Oni, Oluwasoga (Oluwasoga Temitope). "Capital equipment as a service : emerging models for equipment businesses in low and middle-income economies." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106260.

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Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, System Design and Management Program, Engineering and Management Program, 2016.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-58).
Capital equipment is a critical component of almost every industry and is used to create valuable goods and services for the end customers. However, the initial cost of acquisition and subsequent running costs associated with these equipment pose a significant barrier to young businesses. While servitizing capital equipment is a proven method of increasing access to these machineries in many high-income countries (HICs), the benefits of servitization often do not extend to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In this thesis, I examine the capital equipment ecosystems of both HICs and LMICs, with a focus on the stakeholders involved. I also explore both the challenges facing equipment businesses when operating in LMICs and the innovative solutions being implemented by successful LMIC service businesses. Based on these examples, I offer recommendations for budding service-based equipment business that are working to improve affordable access to capital equipment in resource-constrained settings.
by Oluwasoga Oni.
S.M. in Engineering and Management
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Holman, Cale M. (Cale Matthew). "Optimizing the selection and implementation of assembly line equipment at a large automobile original equipment manufacturer." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34857.

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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2005.
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America (TMMNA) is continuing to face an increasingly competitive automobile market. To meet these evolving market conditions, TMMNA has experienced rapid growth in demand for its automobiles in North America. To meet this demand, Toyota has rapidly grown from three assembly plants in the mid- 1990's to its current total of six assembly plants (five in operation with one being built). This has led to many management challenges, including communication, knowledge sharing, and knowledge retention that many companies experience when faced with rapid growth. In order to respond to these challenges, Vehicle Production Engineering (VPE) Assembly, a department within TMMNA, has attempted to develop a process through which it can standardize its processes and capitalize on best practices across the many North American plants. This thesis studied the process through which VPE Assembly develops and installs assembly line equipment for major automobile model changes. This study included observation of the Toyota product development process and how this process is carried out within VPE Assembly. This research revealed that the assembly line equipment process employed by Toyota is well suited for this organization. However, there are improvements available that could improve the overall process and bring automobiles models to the market more quickly. Communication between the different plants could be improved. Additionally, much knowledge learned from completed projects is not being shared fully between the various plants. Suggested improvements to address these problems are discussed.
by Cale M. Holman.
S.M.
M.B.A.
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Rangel, Oscar O. "A profile of the construction equipment industry in Mexico a perspective for manufacturers of construction equipment /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2001. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2245.

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Locher, Georg. "Bioprocess automation : equipment, methodology and benefits /." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1991. http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/show?type=diss&nr=9594.

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Folkeson, Tea. "WCDMA User Equipment Output Power Calibration." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Electrical Engineering, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-1691.

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To save time in Flextronics high volume production, the time for test and calibration of mobile telephones need to be as short and accurate as possible. In the wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) case, the output power calibration is the most critical calibration concerning accuracy. The aim with this thesis was to find a faster calibration method than the one that exists today and still retain accuracy.

The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) outlines the requirements of the output power and they must be thoroughly considered when choosing calibration method. Measurement accuracy and the behavior of the transmitter chain parameters also must be considered.

The output power in the WCDMA phone studied is controlled by seven parameters. The parameters are characterized in this thesis, and are found to be too hardware dependent to be predicted or to be seen as predictions from each other.

Since no parameter predictions are possible it was stated that all parameters have to be measured, and a new way of measuring them in a faster way is proposed. The principle of the new measurement method is presented, and the implemented software is tested and evaluated. The new method mainly makes use of the spectrum analyzer zero span function.

The evaluation shows that the new method is faster than the original and retains accuracy. The measurement uncertainties even seem to diminish, which implicates decreased temperature dependence due to faster measurement time.

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Walker, Andrew. "Performance testing of ultrasound Doppler equipment." Licentiate thesis, Linköping University, Linköping University, The Institute of Technology, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-29499.

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Blood and tissue velocities are measured and analysed in cardiac, vascular and other applications of diagnostic ultrasound. Errors in system performance might give invalid measurements.

We developed two moving string test targets (“Doppler phantoms”) to characterise ultrasound Doppler systems. These phantoms were initially used to measure such variables as sample volume dimensions, location of the sample volume, and the performance of the spectral analysis. Specific tests were done to detect errors in signal processing causing time delays and inaccurate velocity estimation.

Even time delays as short as 30 ms in cardiac motion pattern may have clinical relevance. These delays can be measured with echocardiography, by using techniques such as flow and tissue Doppler and M-mode together with external signals (e.g., ECG and phonocardiography). If one or more of these signals are delayed in relation to the other signals (asynchronous), an incorrect definition of cardiac time intervals can occur. To determine if this time delay in signal processing is a problem, we tested three commercial ultrasound systems. We used a digital ECG simulator and a Doppler string phantom to obtain test signals. We found time delays of up to 90 ms in one system, whereas delays were mostly short in the other two systems. Further, the time delays varied relative to system settings.

To determine the accuracy in velocity calibration, we tested the same three ultrasound systems using the Doppler phantom to obtain test signals for flow and tissue pulsed Doppler and for continuous wave Doppler. The ultrasound systems were tested with settings and transducers commonly used in cardiac applications. In two systems the observed errors were mostly close to zero, whereas one system systematically overestimated velocity by an average of 4.6%. The detected errors can be considered small in clinical applications but might be serious in certain research applications. It is important to know the velocity error of the used ultrasound system and to judge it in relation to the application in which it is used.

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Pareti, Paolo. "Mining Unexpeced Behaviour from Equipment Measurements." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Information Technology, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-129482.

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Modern physical systems tend to have a high level of complexity that hinders the efficiency of human-based condition monitoring. Automatic and intelligent strategies, on the contrary, easily outperform the human expertise in terms of speed, accuracy and scalability. Focusing on faults, probably the most critical issue in condition monitoring, this paper presents a selected survey on the data-driven Fault Detection and Diagnosis (FDD) field analysed from a data mining perspective.

Data pre-processing is identified as a fundamental step to reach satisfactory results in the FDD process. In this respect, Empirical Mode Decomposition, Wavelet and Walsh transforms are effective signal transformation tools. Principal Component Analysis and Fisher Discriminant Analysis are often used for feature reduction.

Machine Learning techniques, such as Support Vector Machines and Neuro-Fuzzy are used to solve the core tasks of FDD, namely classification and novelty detection. Genetic Algorithms and Swarm Intelligence methods are usually applied for parameter optimization for the above mentioned techniques.

It has also been observed that a particular approach, namely fault classification, is the most common FDD strategy. However, since it requires supervised learning, it is limited to applications where supervised data is available.

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Syed, Tariq. "Automated test system for ADSL equipment." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ58510.pdf.

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Foster, Owen D. Ahn Sang-Gyeun. "Design approach for youth sports equipment." Auburn, Ala., 2005. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2005%20Fall/Thesis/FOSTER_OWEN_13.pdf.

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Knights, Peter Fielden. "Fault diagnosis in mobile mining equipment." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=40165.

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The development of decision support systems for equipment diagnosis has been found to be an iterative process whereby functionality and knowledge are continually added to a prototype until satisfactory performance is achieved. In order to reduce both the dependency on compiled knowledge sources and the number of prototype stages necessary to develop diagnostic decision support systems, this thesis examines, adapts and applies a set theoretical approach to mechanism diagnosis first developed in the field of Artificial Intelligence. The approach does not require the development of computational models to simulate equipment behaviour.
The set theoretical approach was applied to the development of a diagnostic decision support system for a semi-automated Atlas Copco Wagner ST-8B Load-Haul-Dump vehicle. Hypothesis sets were generated for the vehicle's hydraulic circuit and Deutz FL-413-FW diesel engine. A high level of diagnostic resolution was achieved for the hydraulic circuit, but limited resolution was achieved for the diesel engine. This was postulated to be due to the ratio of observable system outputs to input sub-systems, and the number of least repairable units making up each system.
Manual knowledge acquisition was undertaken in an underground mine to refine the diagnostic knowledge developed from the hypothesis sets and to add knowledge to discriminate between competing failure hypotheses. Heuristic failure likelihoods were used to rank hypotheses in order of frequency of occurrence. The knowledge base was implemented as a hypertext decision support system using HyperText Mark-up Language (HTML). The resulting decision support system is platform independent, upgradeable and able to be maintained by site personnel. The system is currently installed at surface level and at 1800 level at INCO Limited's Stobie Mine in Sudbury, Ontario.
The thesis makes a number of original contributions, the first two of which are of generic significance. It is the first work to apply set theoretical concepts to structural models of mobile mining equipment in order to diagnose faults. A number of modifications are advanced to the conventional trace-back analysis technique for generating contributor and normality sets, and heuristic guidelines are provided for estimating the costs and benefits of developing, implementing and maintaining diagnostic decision support systems. It is also the first work to formalise a decision support system in HTML and to suggest the application of company-wide internets ("intranets") to disseminate maintenance knowledge within mines.
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Clutts, Craig A. "Profit ability versus construction equipment maintenance." Thesis, West Lafayette, Indiana Purdue University Division of Construction Engineering and Management, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/4935.

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Construction equipment is a high cost of capital investment necessary for the successful existence of a private construction company and essential to the mission success of the Naval Construction Force (NCF). The highest impact cost factor other than the initial purchase investment is the expenses related to maintenance and repair. As the equipment ages, the ownership costs decrease and the operating expenses increase as the maintenance and repairs requirements grow. Both private and public entities desire to manage this high dollar investment for optimization of a perceived profit. This project recommends a decision support model that can be used by private and public entities alike to determine the best fit acquisition method between rent-lease-buy and guidance for profitability optimization. Methods of life cycle cost estimating and decision methods were researched and compared. Data was acquired from equipment rental companies, private construction companies and the NCF. This data was analyzed to select the appropriate decision factors and develop the Construction Equipment Profitability Optimization Model (CEPOM). This model can be implemented by small private construction companies with minimal overhead and a small charging base, and a public entity such as the NCF.
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Wake, D. C. "The optimal replacement of mining equipment." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.376166.

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Mantzavinos, Dimitris. "Durability studies relevant to marine equipment." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.250786.

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Mair, Garet Richard. "Intelligent control of remote decontamination equipment." Thesis, University of York, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.415945.

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FURTADO, PEDRO HENRIQUE THOMPSON. "AUTOMATIC INTERPRETATION OF EQUIPMENT OPERATION REPORTS." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2017. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=30732@1.

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As unidades operacionais da área de Exploração e Produção (EeP) da PETROBRAS utilizam relatórios diários para o registro de situações e eventos em Unidades Estacionárias de Produção (UEPs), as conhecidas plataformas de produção de petróleo. Um destes relatórios, o SITOP (Situação Operacional das Unidades Marítimas), é um documento diário em texto livre que apresenta informações numéricas (índices de produção, algumas vazões, etc.) e, principalmente, informações textuais. A parte textual, apesar de não estruturada, encerra uma valiosíssima base de dados de histórico de eventos no ambiente de produção, tais como: quebras de válvulas, falhas em equipamentos de processo, início e término de manutenções, manobras executadas, responsabilidades etc. O valor destes dados é alto, mas o custo da busca de informações também o é, pois se demanda a atenção de técnicos da empresa na leitura de uma enorme quantidade de documentos. O objetivo do presente trabalho é o desenvolvimento de um modelo de processamento de linguagem natural para a identificação, nos textos dos SITOPs, de entidades nomeadas e extração de relações entre estas entidades, descritas formalmente em uma ontologia de domínio aplicada a eventos em unidades de processamento de petróleo e gás em ambiente offshore. Ter-se-á, portanto, um método de estruturação automática da informação presente nestes relatórios operacionais. Os resultados obtidos demonstram que a metodologia é útil para este caso, ainda que passível de melhorias em diferentes frentes. A extração de relações apresenta melhores resultados que a identificação de entidades, o que pode ser explicado pela diferença entre o número de classes das duas tarefas. Verifica-se também que o aumento na quantidade de dados é um dos fatores mais importantes para a melhoria do aprendizado e da eficiência da metodologia como um todo.
The operational units at the Exploration and Production (E and P) area at PETROBRAS make use of daily reports to register situations and events from their Stationary Production Units (SPUs), the well-known petroleum production platforms. One of these reports, called SITOP (the Portuguese acronym for Offshore Unities Operational Situation), is a daily document in free text format that presents numerical information and, mainly, textual information about operational situation of offshore units. The textual section, although unstructured, stores a valuable database with historical events in the production environment, such as: valve breakages, failures in processing equipment, beginning and end of maintenance activities, actions executed, responsibilities, etc. The value of these data is high, as well as the costs of searching relevant information, consuming many hours of attention from technicians and engineers to read the large number of documents. The goal of this dissertation is to develop a model of natural language processing to recognize named entities and extract relations among them, described formally as a domain ontology applied to events in offshore oil and gas processing units. After all, there will be a method for automatic structuring of the information from these operational reports. Our results show that this methodology is useful in SITOP s case, also indicating some possible enhancements. Relation extraction showed better results than named entity recognition, what can be explained by the difference in the amount of classes in these tasks. We also verified that the increase in the amount of data was one of the most important factors for the improvement in learning and methodology efficiency as a whole.
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Loyd, Bernard. "Eastman Kodak equipment manufacturing--three scenarios." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/101305.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1990 and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1990.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 157-160).
by Bernard Loyd.
M.S.
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Goel, Anjali 1978. "Economics of composite material manufacturing equipment." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/31096.

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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2000.
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Composite materials are used for products needing high strength-to-weight ratios and good corrosion resistance. For these materials, various composite manufacturing processes have been developed such as Automated Tow Placement, Braiding, Diaphragm Forming, Resin Transfer Molding, Pultrusion, Autoclave Curing and Hand Lay Up. The aim of this paper is to examine the equipment used for these seven processes and to produce a cost analysis for each of the processes equipment. Since many of these processes are relatively new or are fairly costly and specified to the customers need, much of the equipment is custom made to meet the requirements of the part being produced. Current pricing information for individual custom-built machines, as well as standard machinery has been provided here.
by Anjali Goel.
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Andzik, Rob, and Charles (Chuck) N. Brans. "AUTOMATIC RANGE EQUIPMENT SETUP AND CONTROL." International Foundation for Telemetering, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/604137.

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ITC/USA 2006 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Second Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 23-26, 2006 / Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, California
Today Ranges are faced with the typical dilemma of doing more with less—less money, less time, and less experienced range personnel. Meanwhile, Ranges are being forced to make their operations more efficient in use of time, money, and functionality. As a result, Ranges are looking for automated ways to remotely configure and operate their tracking stations and to provide interoperability between ranges, sites, and equipment. RT Logic worked with numerous range operators and equipment vendors to create an open software architecture that provides rapid device configuration, equipment status at a glance, and automatic fault detection and isolation. RT Logic’s architecture utilizes the CORBA specification to achieve extensibility and scalability for future range requirements. Adoption of this architecture and approach will reduce costs, time, and mistakes.
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Leftwich, Thomas E. "PERSONNEL/EQUIPMENT TRACKING SYSTEM (P/ETS)." International Foundation for Telemetering, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/604154.

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The purpose of the Personnel/Equipment Tracking System (P/ETS) is to provide ground safety and real-time surveillance awareness of all personnel and equipment authorized entry to the Edwards AFB Precision Impact Bombing and Laser Test Ranges. This includes multiple hazardous sites within an area that encompasses approximately 140 square miles. The P/ETS utilizes an off-the-shelf Global Positioning System (GPSFlight) which provides full-time tracking and display of all on-board transmitter-equipped elements. A line-of-sight wireless-to-fiber network system is employed to acquire and transport positional data to display systems within the range safety control tower. Utilization of P/ETS has indicated accurate tracking display in real time, particular advantages for night time operations, prevention of hazardous area intrusion, and relocation of miss-oriented personnel. This system is an economical solution for meeting the ground safety requirements within the confines of the Precision Impact Bombing and Laser Test Ranges.
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Åberg, Christian. "Automated Deployment of Customer-Premises Equipment." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-32111.

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Zero touch deployment tools perform installation and configuration of computer networking devices without human interaction. Modern zero touch deployment tools generally lack support for routers and are platform dependent. This forces Internet Service Providers to rely on manual node deployment methods when deploying Customer-Premise Equipment which is time consuming and error prone. This thesis investigates how the process of deploying Customer-Premises Equipment can be automated and optimized. State-of-the-art is discussed to point out requirements and possible improvements. Based on that, a tool is implemented performing deployment of Customer-Premises Equipment while minimizing manual intervention. As Internet Service Providers typically work with equipment from various vendors, multivendor support is implemented. This thesis studies common methods for initial Customer-Premises Equipment configuration. Request for Comments and Technical manuals are consulted regarding network protocols, zero touch deployment tools and router operating systems.
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Walker, P. J. "Representative testing of personal protection equipment." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2014. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/14734.

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The purpose of the work reported within this thesis was to design and implement a series of tests which better replicate the impact conditions experienced during a game, and allow for quantitative measurements of performance of various items of personal protection equipment (PPE). The sports of cricket and taekwondo were used as case studies. The aim was to improve on existing testing protocols making them more representative of real life, an approach that has not been previously attempted in the literature and so required design of multiple items of novel equipment. A representative cricket impact test was developed utilizing a ball canon firing a cricket ball mass at an equivalent bowling velocity of 31 m/s (70 mph) and a novel, freely suspended force acquisition system with embedded accelerometers from which the transmitted force values could be derived. Throughout the testing secondary variables of coefficient of restitution (COR), deformation and contact time were measured from high speed video footage to give further insight into the impact mechanics of the three tested leg guards. Contact times were in the range of 3 ms - 4 ms, COR between 0.38 - 0.50 and deformation between 45 mm - 52 mm. These results were compared against other benchmark tests to establish how close the representative test was to an actual human related ball-pad impact and to estimate human tolerance levels to impact. A rig to mimic a human on human kicking impact in taekwondo was designed to measure performance of the piece of body protection equipment used in training and competition, commonly referred to as a hogu. Primarily a mechanical simulator was designed to replicate the speed and mass of a human leg impacting during a roundhouse kick. A force acquisition system was manufactured, capable of integrating with the kicking robot functioning, with a human torso sized and shaped anvil, using a similar accelerometer based system of force measurement as that introduced in the cricket testing. This test was then used to measure performance levels of nine off-the-shelf hogus and protective training pads. Using transmitted peak force and time to peak force (TTPF) as indicators of protection, these values were found to range from between 0.5 kN 7.5 kN and 9 ms - 23 ms across the pads indicating a major difference in the protection provided.
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Linder, Rickard, and Lars Lagerholm. "Embedded Instrument Panel for Construction Equipment." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-14820.

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Construction equipment such as wheel loaders and dumpers are constantly getting updated with new technology when it comes to performance and fuel consumption. But the interior in the cockpit has not been exposed to any dramatic changes for decades. A modernized cockpit gives the driver a more modern feel of driving a highly technological machine, while at the same time enables for personalization. This thesis work presents a new way of improving the look and feel for displaying relevant information and also relaying information to both the driver of the machine and spectators outside. It includes a way of rerouting CAN-bus signals from a construction machine and displaying it on a tablet. The core idea with the solution is to make it as modular as possible to further improve and be able to use it in any machine available at Volvo's disposal. With this in mind, any machine could use the same software, the same hardware and still be able to fully utilize all the features that have been implemented from the thesis work. The idea and implementational results are designed as partly embedded and partly towards user interface.
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Rönnberg, Sarah. "Power line communication and customer equipment." Licentiate thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Energivetenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-18508.

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In Sweden, the change from manual meter reading at irregular intervals, to automatic remote meter reading at predefined instants was completed in July 2009. This change is ongoing or largely completed in a number of other European countries as well. Several methods for communication between the meter and the network operator are in use. In Sweden power-line communication is used for communication with about half of the meters. The frequency range between 9 and 95 kHz contains, in addition to communication signals, conducted emission from end-user equipment connected to the power grid. Electronic components in end-user equipment can also in other ways affect the characteristic of the power lines as a communication media.The aim of this thesis is to give an overview of how power line communication in the frequency range 9 to 95 kHz can interact with modern energy saving end-user equipment. Potential problems concerning this interaction have been identified.Results presented in this thesis are based on a large number of measurements of voltage and current distortions due to connected loads and due to power line communication.A total of five different ways of interaction between power-line communication and end-user equipment are identified in this thesis. As a spin-off from this work, also new aspects of the interaction between end-user equipment have been identified.
Godkänd; 2011; 20110325 (ronsar); LICENTIATSEMINARIUM Ämnesområde: Energiteknik/Energy Engineering Examinator: Professor Math Bollen, Institutionen för teknikvetenskap och matematik, Luleå tekniska universitet Diskutant: Dr, Senior Researcher Pertti Pakonen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Tid: Torsdag den 28 april 2011 kl 10.00 Plats: Campus Skellefteå, Luleå tekniska universitet
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Brennan, Louise B. "Recycling plastics from waste computer equipment." Thesis, Swansea University, 2004. https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa43077.

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In light of recent European legislation, an increase in recycling and recovery activities is required in the electrical and electronic sector in order to meet stipulated targets. For waste plastics this also includes the separation of plastics containing brominated flame retardants from those that do not. Studies into the FTIR (Fourier transform infrared) spectra of a collection of plastics from waste housings for computer equipment and comparisons with spectra from a selection of flame retardants, as well as testing different plastics identification systems have concluded that infrared spectroscopy cannot be used to detect flame retardants in plastics in the current state of technology. However flame retardants may be detected by using a combination of identification techniques such as IR (infrared) for plastic identification and pyrolytic spectroscopy for additive detection. The effects of recycling and blending on a commercial scale have been assessed on mechanical properties of the four most used plastics in computer equipment housings. Recycled ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene), HIPS (high impact polystyrene), modified PPO (polyphenylene oxide) and PC (polycarbonate) /ABS alloy were tested in the pure form and as various blends of ABS and HIPS, HIPS and modified PPO (mPPO), ABS with PC/ABS and a blend of all four plastics. Properties tested were tensile and impact properties, DMT A (dynamic mechanical thermal analysis), viscosity, molecular weight and surface and bulk microscopy. Generally changes to mechanical properties following recycling of pure ABS, HIPS, PPO and PC/ABS are quite small, although there are slight reductions in ductility for HIPS and mPPO. All plastics used in this study appear unaffected by the presence of a small proportion of another plastic, although at higher blend proportions impact strengths of ABS/PC/ABS deteriorate, properties of ABS/HIPS blends remain unaffected and larger proportions of HIPS/PPO are beneficial to all properties. These results indicate that a plastics identification system probably does not need to be exactly 100% accurate.
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Kurganska, M. M., A. V. Kurhanskyi, and I. V. Ermolenko. "Intelligent systems for personal equipment monitoring." Thesis, ХНТУ, 2016. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/7047.

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Li, Kuangmin. "Enhanced Distance Measuring Equipment Carrier Phase." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1416581585.

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Pérez, Orviz Deva. "Changing equipment for cold-water surfing." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-299538.

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The purpose of this project is to develop a specialized piece of equipment for cold-water surfers to use when changing before and after a surf session. The current surfing equipment available is designed for warmer weather and water temperature and doesn’t cover all the needs the surfers in the northern countries of Europe and America have. A research study was performed to better understand the needs of the cold-water surfers from the different northern countries. Many field studies were also performed at Nynäshamn, a cold-water surfing spot close to Stockholm in Sweden. Next an idea generation process and concept generation process were done to find the best solutions for the problem. After choosing the best concept, it was further developed in detail. The final product was a silicone bucket and isolating mat that allows storage for both dry and wet gear.
Syftet med detta projekt är att utveckla en specialiserad utrustning för kallvattensurfare att använda vid ombyte före och efter en surfsession. Surfutrustningen som finns tillgänglig på marknaden idag är utformad för varmare väder och vattentemperatur och täcker inte alla behov som surfare i de nordliga länderna i Europa och Amerika har. En förstudie genomfördes för att bättre förstå behoven hos kallvattensurfarna från de olika nordliga länderna. Många fältstudier utfördes också vid Nynäshamn, en surfvattenplats för kallt vatten nära Stockholm i Sverige. Därefter genomfördes en idégenereringsprocess och konceptgenereringsprocess för att hitta de bästa lösningarna på problemet. Efter att ha valt det bästa konceptet vidareutvecklades det i detalj. Slutprodukten blev en silikonhink och en isolerande värmematta med en torrpåse, som möjliggör förvaring av både torrt och vått redskap samtidigt. Den har också ett enkelt avlopp för att tömma kvarvarande vatten före transport.
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Jeffries, James R. "Construction implications of photolithography equipment design /." May be available electronically:, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTU1MTUmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=12498.

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Scheepers, Janine. "Reverbrating architecture outdoor recreational equipment centre." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2003. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11262003-124220.

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