... ANALYSISANDDESIGNOF FLEXIBLE SYSTEMS TO MANAGE DEMAND UNCERTAINTY ANDSUPPLY DISRUPTIONS GEOFFREY BRYAN ANG CHUA (M.Sci., University of the Philippines) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF ... capacity of Cj = 100 units for each j, and each product consumes one unit of capacity and has an expected demand of Di = 100 units for each i Note that the (mean) demand andsupply are balanced and ... degrees of flexibility, and examines the value of these types of process flexibility The landmark study was by Jordan and Graves [32], who introduced the concepts of “smart limited flexibility” and...
... modeled and analysed This thesis describes the modeling, analysisand verification of optimal fixturing configurations by the methods of force closure, optimization, and finite element modeling ... 55 Figure 6.10 Dimension of workpiece and locations of clamps/locators of Case Study 2.57 Figure 6.11 A graph of reaction forces of locators and supports vs time of Case Study ... .50 Figure 6.7 A graph of reaction forces of supports and locators vs time of Case Study 53 Figure 6.8 A graph of reaction forces of clamps vs time of Case Study 54 Figure 6.9 Experimental...
... used in the analysis The message in Figure 37 indicates that the analysisanddesign sections are different The goal is to repeat the analysisanddesign process until the analysisanddesign sections ... Click the Design menu > Steel Frame Design > Start Design/ Check of Structure command or the Start Steel Design/ Check of Structure button, to start the steel frame design process The program designs ... the analysis is complete, click the OK button to close the analysis window Click the Design menu > Steel Frame Design > Start Design/ Check of Structure command or the Start Steel Design/ Check of...
... and all associated documentation are proprietary and copyrighted products Worldwide rights of ownership rest with Computers and Structures, Inc Unlicensed use of the program or reproduction of ... trademark of Microsoft Corporation DISCLAIMER CONSIDERABLE TIME, EFFORT AND EXPENSE HAVE GONE INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AND DOCUMENTATION OF SAP2000 THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY TESTED AND USED ... ASSUMPTIONS OF THE PROGRAM AND MUST INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE RESULTS Table Of Contents A Introduction B Description of Building Model C Tutorial Part - Creating, Analyzing and Designing...
... the magnitude of the sensitivity-function is made arbitrarily small 1.8 CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSISANDDESIGN OBJECTIVES Control systems engineering consists ofanalysisanddesignof control systems ... general areas ofanalysisanddesignof feedback control systems have influenced the format of this book I would also like to thank and recognize all the undergraduate students in mechanical and electrical ... sensitivity of the ratio of output to input for variations in system characteristics and other parameters (c) Reduced effects of nonlinearties and distortion (d) Increased bandwidth (bandwidth of a...
... turns out, Na and Ns are functions of the standard deviations, σu and σy , of u and y, respectively, that is, ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ Na = Na (σu ) and Ns = Ns (σy ) Therefore, we refer to the system of Figure 0.2 ... from the point of view of design; both wide and narrow sense design problems are considered (problems P2 and P3) Chapter addresses the issues of performance recovery (problems P4 and P5) Finally, ... statistics of u(t) and y(t) ˆ ˆ The LC approach assumes the reduction of the original LPNI system to that of Figure 1.2(b) and then rigorously develops methods for closed loop system analysisand design...
... unmatched in terms of ease -of- use and productivity Creation and modification of the model, execution of the analysis, and checking and optimization of the design, and production of the output are ... definition of the SAP2000 model and the results ofanalysisanddesign can be viewed and saved in many different ways, including: Two- and three-dimensional views of the model Tables of values ... it: An analysis section” used in the previous analysis, and A design section” resulting from the current design The design section becomes the analysis section for the next analysis, and the...
... Life Cycle—Steps in AnalysisandDesign The purpose of this chapter is to build on the Tiers of Software Development and to provide a framework for the life cycle of most software development ... Application Design Database Design Network Design Outline System Design Audit & Control Design Back-up & Recovery Design Transition Design Final System Design Build Figure 2.1 Barker’s iterative design ... gather previous analysisanddesign materials and documents that may exist and explain user requirements; discuss types of agendas and length of sessions; focus on specific requirements of certain...
... Comprehensive Software for the Finite Element Modeling, Static, Dynamic and Non-Linear AnalysisandDesignof Structures Introduction Powerful and Integrated Structural Analysisand Desi gn Software ... levels of undo and redo Interactive Modeling Convenient Viewing Options Multiple orthographic and perspective views • Zooming and panning • Standard viewing angles • SAP2000 • User defined and named ... Bridge Analysis Bridge Analysis Moving load analysis • Generation of influence lines and forces envelopes • AASHTO vehicle loads • SAP2000 • User-defined truck, lane and train loads Bridge Analysis...
... networks” and is a fine example of how an improved modelingof the network can alter our perception of what its optimal operation should be In particular, the authors focus on the construction of backbones ... long links to an increase of the connectivity of WSNs and hence the potential designof energy-optimized MAC (via the energy detection threshold) and routing (via the reliability threshold) protocols ... terms of the lifetime of the network The particular application they have in mind is the sensing of a binary event by sensors that are errorprone, and also communicate with each other and a central...
... has a twofold origin: the short-term variations of the channel response and the jitter of the sampling process [8] Uncompensated cyclic shortterm variations of the channel, with harmonics of 50 ... values of 20 picoseconds, 10 picoseconds and picosecond This model is sometimes simplified, for example, when modeling the phase noise of the oscillators employed in the downconversion of OFDM signals, ... error probability of Pe = 10−5 and a transmitter PSD constraint of −20 dBm/kHz BPSK and square QAM constellations with a maximum of 16 bits/symbol are employed A system margin of dB is employed...
... Traffic AnalysisandDesignof Wireless IP Networks Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered Version - http://www.simpopdf Statistical Analysisof Nonreal-Time Traffic 152 5.4.4 5.4.5 Statistical Analysis ... 7.5.2 Multirate Traffic Analysis 220 7.6 Traffic Analysisof CDMA Networks 226 7.6.1 7.6.2 7.6.3 Capacity Analysisof CDMA Network Calculation of the Soft Capacity Numerical Analysis 227 233 234 ... Because of the burstiness of some traffic types (e.g., video traffic) and the random mobility of users, as well as a lack of analytical analysis in a closed form, we perform simulation analysis...