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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
491

COMPARISON OF CHEMICAL PROCESS SIMULATION PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATION.

de Roulhac, Selma Lee. January 1985 (has links)
No description available.
492

Low-pressure vapour-liquid equilibrium and molecular simulation of carboxylic acids.

Clifford, Scott Llewellyn. January 2004 (has links)
No abstract available. / Thesis (M.Sc.Eng.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2004.
493

Synthetic vision visual perception for computer generated forces using the programmable graphics pipeline

Pursel, Eugene Ray 09 1900 (has links)
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited / In visual simulations, the human must make most of her decisions based on the visual cues rendered to her display. On the other hand, synthetic forces have the luxury of basing their decisions on the data contained in the simulation's model. Line of sight calculations are often examples of the synthetic player's excess of information. Current methodologies for determining a synthetic player's line of sight to a target are generally variations of a ray-casting technique. Hiding from a synthetic player "in plain sight" by using shadow, camouflage, or by simply remaining motionless is not possible. Synthetic vision is an alternative to ray-casting. We perform multiple renders from each synthetic player's point of view and temporarily maintain those images in graphics memory. We then execute vertex and fragment shader programs to make comparisons of the stored images. All the renders and calculations are performed on the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and the result is returned to the synthetic player in the form of an annotated list of visible targets. Performing these target visibility calculations on the GPU gives the synthetic player a more robust spectrum of visual inputs with which to make decisions, enabling more realistic behaviors. / Captain, United States Marine Corps
494

Modeling the use of the AJCN in a tactical environment / Modeling the use of the Adaptive Joint C4ISR Node in a tactical environment

Watts, Krista L. 06 1900 (has links)
The Adaptive Joint Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Node (AJCN) is a new C4ISR system with four functional capabilities: communications, signal intelligence (SIGINT), electronic warfare (EW) and Information Operations. This thesis evaluates the first three capabilities of the AJCN: communications, SIGINT and EW. Simulation is used as a time- and cost-effective way to model the AJCN's capabilities. Eleven communications and combat effectiveness MOE are used to evaluate the AJCN's performance. Point of Attack 2, a tactical simulation with an extensive database is used to replicate the AJCN and UA operations. Results of the analysis include: 1) the AJCN significantly increased friendly detection of enemy forces; 2) the AJCN significantly decreased average message transmittal time and the number of failed messages; 3) the AJCN increased the friendly force's capability to jam and intercept enemy messages.
495

Vehicle tracking and traffic monitoring at an intersection using an uncalibrated stereo vision system

31 July 2012 (has links)
M.Ing. / Traffic has become an extreme irritation and costly entity to deal with in recent years. Gone are the days where one could simply widen roadways to increase flow rates due to space constraints. Traffic costs countries billions of dollars per annum and thus the need to alleviate traffic congestion. Many technologies are currently available that can be used to lower the traffic density at an intersection, one of them being the use of cameras. Not only are digital cameras dropping in price, but the associated cost of maintenance is low. Distance information of a scene can thus be calculated via a visual system and from this information advanced control can be implemented in order to maximise traffic flow through an intersection. A traffic simulator was coded and analysed in order to validate the use of a visual system for increasing the amount of cars passing through the intersection per unit time over the current fixed timing system. Two different algorithms were compared to the current fixed timing scheme using a traffic simulator. The results showed that an improvement can be achieved over the current fixed timing scheme (of up to 19.92%). The use of stereovision as a method of attempting to monitor traffic flow is discussed. Vehicles were tracked using 13 trackers and the distance away from the stereo setup was calculated and compared to the actual distance away from the stereo setup. The best results found that with a baseline distance of 1500mm the average error in determining the distance of a vehicle was 16.46m. Although this error is quite large, it is still possible to monitor traffic flow using stereo vision with these inputs. Some of the issues that may cause these errors are camera quality, camera calibration and variable lighting conditions.
496

Wissensbasierter Aufbau konstruktions-begleitender Finite-Elemente-Analysen durch ein FEA-Assistenzsystem

Kestel, Philipp, Wartzack, Sandro 10 December 2016 (has links) (PDF)
Aus der Einleitung: "Aufgrund der wachsenden Produktanforderungen bei gleichzeitig immer kürzeren Entwicklungszeiten gewinnen computergestützte Simulationsverfahren, wie die Finite-Elemente-Analyse (FEA), in der Produktentwicklung zunehmend an Bedeutung [Müller 2009]. Für eine effiziente Nutzung der FEA muss diese jedoch frühzeitig in der Produktentwicklung angewendet werden. Darüber hinaus wird für einen erfolgreichen Einsatz umfangreiches Expertenwissen vorausgesetzt. Dieses Wissen konzentriert sich in den Unternehmen hauptsächlich auf erfahrene Berechnungsingenieure, die aufgrund zeitlicher Engpässe Simulationen meist nur zur Nachrechnung bereits ausdetaillierter Produktmodelle durchführen. Konstruktionsbegleitende Simulationen werden hingegen zu selten eingesetzt oder sind nicht aussagekräftig genug, wenn diese nicht von Berechnungsexperten erstellt werden. Um den steigenden Anforderungen an die Produktentwicklung gerecht zu werden, muss das erforderliche Simulationswissen daher auch weniger erfahrenen Benutzergruppen, wie Konstruktionsingenieuren, zugänglich gemacht werden. Darüber hinaus müssen wiederkehrende Arbeitsschritte für den Simulationsaufbau standardisiert und automatisiert werden, um die Qualität der Berechnungsergebnisse abzusichern und diese Prozesse zu beschleunigen. ..."
497

Methoden zur Absicherung simulationsgerechter Produktmodelle

Andrae, René, Köhler, Peter 10 December 2016 (has links) (PDF)
Einleitung Immer höhere Anforderungen an die Interdisziplinarität der virtuellen Produktentwicklung (VPE) erfordern qualifizierte Produktmodelle, die eine vollständige Integration und Verknüpfung aller relevanten Teilprozesse absichern. Gleichzeitig soll dabei für den Anwender das Produktverständnis, wie auch die Qualität des Produktes und des Prozesses erhöht werden. Eine Folge daraus sind kurze Innovationszyklen und eine Erhöhung der Transparenz des Prozesses. Die Anwendung numerischer Simulationsmethoden hat sich als dritter essentieller Bestandteil neben Konstruktion und Versuch in der VPE etabliert (Pährisch et al. 2012). Eine Absicherung durch virtuelle Prototypen in einer frühen Konzeptphase unterstützt dabei den Konstruktionsprozess. Ein Nachteil ist, dass die Verwendung virtueller Prototypen noch unzureichend in die übrigen Prozessschritte integriert und damit eine Sensibilisierung für eine vorausschauende Modellerzeugung noch nicht vorhanden ist. Ebenso ergab eine Studie, dass Berechnungsingenieure durchschnittlich 50% ihrer Arbeitszeit auf Datenbeschaffung verwenden müssen und nur jeweils 10% auf die Modellaufbereitung (Sendler et al. 2011). Dies liegt u. a. an der sog. Kommunikationsbarriere zwischen der Konstruktion und Simulation beschreibt. Eine Lösung dazu ist eine tiefergehende Integration dieser beiden Disziplinen in ein Produktmodell. Ein Lösungsansatz ist die Durchführung konstruktionsbegleitender Simulationen. Diese können mit in CAD-Systemen integrierten Simulationsmodulen durchgeführt werden. Die Integrationstiefe der gegebenen Verknüpfungen ist allerdings meist sehr gering. Dieser Beitrag befasst sich mit Techniken, welche einen systematischen Aufbau eines simulationsorientierten Produktmodells absichern. Umgesetzt wird dies durch die Verwendung simulationsgerechter Komponenten, Feature und Analysen. Diese unterstützen eine automatisierte Modelltransformation im CAD-Prozess, an der Schnittstelle von Konstruktion und Simulation. Damit wird die Prozesskette Konstruktion-Simulation verkürzt. Ebenso werden auch durch die Integration tiefgehender Inferenzmechanismen fortgeschrittene Simulationstechniken, wie auch die Definition und Informationsübergabe von Rand- und Lastbedingungen und weiteren Details auf höherer Instanz ermöglicht.
498

An Investigation of the Effect of Violating the Assumption of Homogeneity of Regression Slopes in the Analysis of Covariance Model upon the F-Statistic

McClaran, Virgil Rutledge 08 1900 (has links)
The study seeks to determine the effect upon the F-statistic of violating the assumption of homogeneity of regression slopes in the one-way, fixed-effects analysis of covariance model. The study employs a Monte Carlo simulation technique to vary the degree of heterogeneity of regression slopes with varied sample sizes within experiments to determine the effect of such conditions. One hundred and eighty-three simulations were used.
499

The Effectiveness of an Infant Simulator as a Deterrent to Teen Pregnancy Among Middle School Students

Hillman, Carol Best 08 1900 (has links)
This research was one of the first longitudinal studies to determine the effectiveness of a computerized infant simulator as a deterrent to adolescent pregnancy. All of the female eighth-grade students (221) in 1994-1995 and 1995-1996 from a suburban North Texas middle school were part of this study. They were tracked from the eighth grade through high school graduation to determine whether and when pregnancies occurred. The Kaplan-Meier procedure for survival analysis was used to determine test statistics. Survival functions and hazard functions were created for each independent variable--parenting the infant simulator, ethnic and racial, involvement in co-curricular activities, and crime. Results showed the computerized infant simulator to be highly effective in postponing the on-set of pregnancies for those students who participated in the parenting simulation. Hazards peaked at 3 years, 2 months for the experimental group and at 2 years, 21/2 months for the control group. Summertime and holiday seasons marked times of the year when the majority of pregnancies occurred. Caucasians peaked before the Other ethnic group. No significant differences were detected in regard to involvement in co-curricular activities, and no involvement in crime was self-reported. The model was developed to use as a guideline for implementing a pregnancy prevention unit in schools. This model could be used by Family and Consumer Sciences classes, teen pregnancy prevention programs, childbirth preparation classes, at-risk student programs, substance abuse intervention programs, and religious education classes.
500

An experimental system for computer aided bird call recognition

Colombick, Illan Samson 07 February 2014 (has links)
Thesis (M.Sc.(Electrical Engineering))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Engineering, 1992.

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