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An Approach for Energy Conservation Management Systems in Buildings
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Making decisions about energy conservation options in buildings can be rather problematic as they involve several tradeoffs between project stakeholders. Furthermore, the level of details required in making a decision by ...
Enhanced quality factor of polyvinyl formal (PVF) based nanocomposites filled with zinc oxide and carbon black nanoparticles for wireless sensing applications
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
The present article deals with the preparation of polyvinyl formal based nanocomposites filled with zinc oxide (ZnO) and carbon black nanoparticles using colloidal blending technique. To explore the electrical and structural ...
Passive pre-cooling potential for reducing building air-conditioning loads in hot climates
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American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
, 2014 , Conference Paper)
A major source of energy consumption in the building sector is the extensive use of Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems to meet the rising demands for indoor comfort. Advancements in reducing cooling ...
Pareto-front analysis of a monotonie PI control law for slip suppression in a robotic manipulator
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
This paper presents a novel slip-suppression controller for a two-fingered robotic manipulator, where the goal is to minimize the slip distance without using excessive force. To do this, we consider monotonic PI (MPI) ...
Autism in the Gulf States: Why social robotics is the way forward
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
In this paper, we assess the current situation in the Gulf States with respect to autism awareness and diagnostic facilities, and emphasize the need for epidemiology studies in light of prevalence statistics available for ...
Nonlinear stochastic drillstrings vibrations: Parametric study for stick-slip suppression
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Institute of Physics Publishing
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Unstable vibrations caused by the transition between static and kinetic frictions produces stick-slip motions which is one of the primary causes of poor drilling efficiency and mechanism failure in the drilling process. ...
Evaluation of thermal comfort and cooling performance of residential buildings in arid climates
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2013 , Conference Paper)
In this paper, a parametric study on the thermal comfort and cooling performance of residential buildings is reported. The study was carried out in the hot arid climatic conditions of Qatar. The influence of diurnal variation ...
Novel Ni-B/AlN nanocomposite coatings for oil and gas industry
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National Assoc. of Corrosion Engineers International
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Corrosion is a major cause of materials and equipment failure in the oil and gas industry, and its prevention is crucial to ensure reliability of the assets. Towards, this goal, Ni-B/AlN nanocomposite coatings were synthesized ...
Experimental characterization of a tactile sensor for surgical applications
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
© 2018 IEEE. This paper presents an improved piezoelectric sensor fabricated using reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-filled polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomer composite that is able to sense the linear force applied onto its ...
A PSO approach for robust aircraft routing
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
To mitigate the impact of unpredictable disruptions, airlines are seeking to proactively design schedules that incorporate some robustness features. In this paper, we propose a novel simulation-optimization approach using ...