3D design is being recognized widely as the next BIG thing in system integration. However, design and analysis tools for 3D are still in infancy stage. Power supply noise analysis is one of the critical aspects of a design. Hence, the area of noise analysis for 3D designs is a key area for future development. The following research presents a new parasitic RLC modeling technique for 3D chips containing TSVs as well as a novel optimization algorithm for power-ground network of a 3D chip with the aim of minimizing noise in the network. The following work also looks into an existing commercial IR drop analysis tool and presents a way to modify it with the aim of handling 3D designs containing TSVs.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2007. / Title from PDF title page (viewed Feb. 4, 2010). Additional advisors: Barrett R. Bryant, Chittoor V. Ramamoorthy, Jeffrey H. Kulick, Gary J. Grimes, Gregg L. Vaughn, Murat N. Tanju. Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-183).

The primary objective of this thesis was to study, implement, and test low-cost electronic flight control systems (FCS) in remotely piloted subscale research aircraft with relaxed static longitudinal stability. Even though this implementation was carried out in small, simplified test-bed aircraft, it was designed with the aim of being installed later in more complex demonstrator aircraft such as the Generic Future Fighter concept demonstrator project. The recent boom of the unmanned aircraft market has led to the appearance of numerous electronic FCS designed for small-scale vehicles and even hobbyist-type model aircraft. Therefore, the purpose was not to develop a new FCS from scratch, but rather to take advantage of the available technology and to examine the performance of different commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) low-cost systems in statically unstable aircraft models. Two different systems were integrated, calibrated and tested: a simple, gyroscope-based, single-axis controller, and an advanced flight controller with a complete suite of sensors, including a specifically manufactured angle-of-attack transducer. A flight testing methodology and appropriate flight-test data analysis tools were also developed. The satisfactory results are discussed for different flight control laws, and the controller tuning procedure is described. On the other hand, the different test-bed aircraft were analysed from a theoretical point of view by using common aircraft-design methods and conventional preliminary-design tools. The theoretical models were integrated into a flight dynamics simulator, which was compared with flight-test data obtaining a reasonable qualitative correlation. Possible FCS modifications are discussed and some future implementations are proposed, such as the integration of the angle-of-attack in the control laws.

This thesis proposes an architecturally integrated stormwater system and research facility in the town of Wasagaming, Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP), Manitoba. The design proposal provides four-season, interior and exterior space for the integration of resource management operations and park visitor experiences. Visible integration of infrastructure, building and landscape cultivate destination-based travel to RMNP while reducing human impacts on the ecosystem. Aging infrastructure and diminishing federal funding make responsible ecological and cultural management of parks increasingly difficult. Integration of research and tourism as a component of visitor experience at parks is one way of addressing cost-effective co-location of programme, ensuring future funding can be generated for resource management.

Manufacturing industry has made extensive use of simulation as a means of trying to model the impact of variability on manufacturing system behavior and to explore various ways of coping with change and uncertainty. Simulation helps find optimal solutions to a number of problems at both design and application stages of Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS&rsquo / s) serving to improve the &ldquo / flexibility&rdquo / level The flexibility requirement of FMS necessitates the dissemination of every activity that concerns production, throughout all the levels of a company forcing almost every level of employee face with simulation software, either in terms of preparing models, modifying runs or evaluating results. This problem of inadequate capability of personnel to utilize simulation effectively can be overcome through the design of custom interfaces and integration of simulation software with everyday-use programs. This research mainly focuses on realizing the modeling and simulation of FMS&rsquo / s by the use of the existing system in Middle East Technical University, Mechanical Engineering Department, Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory as a test-bed. Additionally, the means of integration of simulation with auxiliary programs is demonstrated. The models developed throughout the study using ARENA&reg / are used to come up with different scenarios of production. Sample results and decisions about production issues that can be attained through the use of simulation are provided. The described model creation procedures, the generated models, and result assessments are expected to act as a guideline for other simulations regarding FMS&rsquo / s.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2005. / Typescript. Includes appendices. Bibliographical references: leaf 175-181.

Thesis (doctoral)--Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-176).

No âmbito industrial, o custo empregado na manutenção de equipamentos ainda representa uma grande parcela dos investimentos. Dessa forma, o desenvolvimento de técnicas de manutenção, e o seu correto planejamento, cada vez mais estão assumindo papeis de grande importância nesse setor, visto que impactam diretamente no fator econômico das empresas. Neste sentido, o trabalho em questão apresenta a proposta de uma arquitetura orientada a serviços para um sistema de manutenção inteligente, a fim de possibilitar a integração de forma facilitada entre equipamentos e as ferramentas de análise de degradação. A arquitetura é composta por diferentes entidades, cada uma responsável por determinada tarefa para o funcionamento do sistema. No trabalho, as entidades são implementadas e experimentos são realizados a fim de validar a solução proposta. / In the industrial field, the costs associated with equipment’s maintenace still represents a large portion of the financial resources available to a company. Therefore, new researches in maintenance systems, and the correct task planning, are growing, since they impact directly on the economic side of the companies. Thus, current work presents a service-oriented architecture for maintenance systems integration. The proposed architecture intends to facilitate the integration of equipments and degradation analysis tools. The architecture is comprised of several entities, where each one is responsible for executing a given task in order to keep the system running properly. In this work, all the entities are implemented and experiments are performed in order to validate the proposed system.

No âmbito industrial, o custo empregado na manutenção de equipamentos ainda representa uma grande parcela dos investimentos. Dessa forma, o desenvolvimento de técnicas de manutenção, e o seu correto planejamento, cada vez mais estão assumindo papeis de grande importância nesse setor, visto que impactam diretamente no fator econômico das empresas. Neste sentido, o trabalho em questão apresenta a proposta de uma arquitetura orientada a serviços para um sistema de manutenção inteligente, a fim de possibilitar a integração de forma facilitada entre equipamentos e as ferramentas de análise de degradação. A arquitetura é composta por diferentes entidades, cada uma responsável por determinada tarefa para o funcionamento do sistema. No trabalho, as entidades são implementadas e experimentos são realizados a fim de validar a solução proposta. / In the industrial field, the costs associated with equipment’s maintenace still represents a large portion of the financial resources available to a company. Therefore, new researches in maintenance systems, and the correct task planning, are growing, since they impact directly on the economic side of the companies. Thus, current work presents a service-oriented architecture for maintenance systems integration. The proposed architecture intends to facilitate the integration of equipments and degradation analysis tools. The architecture is comprised of several entities, where each one is responsible for executing a given task in order to keep the system running properly. In this work, all the entities are implemented and experiments are performed in order to validate the proposed system.

No âmbito industrial, o custo empregado na manutenção de equipamentos ainda representa uma grande parcela dos investimentos. Dessa forma, o desenvolvimento de técnicas de manutenção, e o seu correto planejamento, cada vez mais estão assumindo papeis de grande importância nesse setor, visto que impactam diretamente no fator econômico das empresas. Neste sentido, o trabalho em questão apresenta a proposta de uma arquitetura orientada a serviços para um sistema de manutenção inteligente, a fim de possibilitar a integração de forma facilitada entre equipamentos e as ferramentas de análise de degradação. A arquitetura é composta por diferentes entidades, cada uma responsável por determinada tarefa para o funcionamento do sistema. No trabalho, as entidades são implementadas e experimentos são realizados a fim de validar a solução proposta. / In the industrial field, the costs associated with equipment’s maintenace still represents a large portion of the financial resources available to a company. Therefore, new researches in maintenance systems, and the correct task planning, are growing, since they impact directly on the economic side of the companies. Thus, current work presents a service-oriented architecture for maintenance systems integration. The proposed architecture intends to facilitate the integration of equipments and degradation analysis tools. The architecture is comprised of several entities, where each one is responsible for executing a given task in order to keep the system running properly. In this work, all the entities are implemented and experiments are performed in order to validate the proposed system.