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Optimal bed allocation in hospitals (2009)
Journal Article

In this paper a decision aiding model is introduced for optimizing the allocation of beds in a hospital. The model is based on queueing theory and goal programming (GP). Queueing theory is used to obtain some essential characteristics of access to va... Read More about Optimal bed allocation in hospitals.

Effect of vapour force at the blow-open process in double-break contacts (2009)
Journal Article

This paper presents results of a theoretical and experimental investigation of the phenomena of electrical contact repulsion and its associated blow-off characteristics at high current. The voltage and current waveforms as well as contact's displacem... Read More about Effect of vapour force at the blow-open process in double-break contacts.

Case study: Constraint-based improvement of an overwrapping machine (2009)
Journal Article

The paper presents the successful application of a constraint-based modelling to improve the performance of an overwrapping packaging machine. The constraint-based modelling was employed to manipulate the geometry of the individual components and the... Read More about Case study: Constraint-based improvement of an overwrapping machine.

Engaging the public with a hybrid puppet (2009)
Journal Article

A puppet with robotic features and emotional expressions can make general audiences think about the role of machines in everyday life.

Modular hardware design for distant-internet embedded systems engineering laboratory (2009)
Journal Article

A novel hardware system providing remote accessible embedded system experiments of microcontroller, digital signal processor (DSP), and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) via Internet is presented. Three newly developed hardware modules for integra... Read More about Modular hardware design for distant-internet embedded systems engineering laboratory.

Annotation of lightweight formats for long-term product representations (2009)
Journal Article

Companies operating in today's global economy are increasingly expected to manage the entire lifecycle of their products, and are finding advantage in a distributed, collaborative working style. However, existing three-dimensional computer-aided desi... Read More about Annotation of lightweight formats for long-term product representations.

A correlation-test-based validation procedure for identified neural networks (2009)
Journal Article

In this study, an enhanced correlation-test-based validation procedure is developed to check the quality of identified neural networks in modeling of nonlinear systems. The new computation algorithm upgrades the validation power by including a direct... Read More about A correlation-test-based validation procedure for identified neural networks.

A modelling approach for dedicated machinery to support the effects of mass customisation (2009)
Journal Article

In recent years the strategy of mass customisation has become being increasingly adopted as manufacturers seek to exploit market trends for greater product variety and individualisation. The implications of changing to mass customisation practice are... Read More about A modelling approach for dedicated machinery to support the effects of mass customisation.

Radio tagging reveals the roles of corpulence, experience and social information in ant decision making (2009)
Journal Article

Ant colonies are factories within fortresses (Oster and Wilson 1978). They run on resources foraged from an outside world fraught with danger. On what basis do individual ants decide to leave the safety of the nest? We investigated the relative roles... Read More about Radio tagging reveals the roles of corpulence, experience and social information in ant decision making.

Book Review: Decision making in the manufacturing environment: Using graph theory and fuzzy multiple attribute decision making methods (2009)
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