Design of a Non-Powered MEMS High G Shock Sensor

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. P. Wang ◽  
R. Q. Hsu ◽  
C. W. Wu
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Measurement Range ◽  
Cantilever Beams ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Triggering Mechanism ◽  
Spring Mechanism ◽  
The Impact

Conventional shock sensors typically use mechanisms such as cantilever beams or axial springs as triggering devices. Reaction time for these conventional shock sensors are either far too slow or, in many cases, fail to function completely for high G (>300G) applications. In this study, a non-powered MEMS high G shock sensor with a measurement range of 3,000–21,000 G is presented. The triggering mechanism is a combination of cantilever and spring structure. The design of the mechanism underwent a series of analyses. Simulation and test results indicated that a MEMS high G shock sensor has a faster reaction time than conventional G shock sensors that use a cantilever beam or spring mechanism. Furthermore, the MEMS high G shock sensor is sufficiently robust to survive the impact encountered in high G application where most conventional G shock sensors fail.

Study on Nozzle Array Structure Fluidic Gyroscope

2012 ◽  
Vol 542-543 ◽  
pp. 727-730
Author(s):  
Chuan Zhi Mei ◽  
Lin Hua Piao ◽  
Quan Gang Yu ◽  
Bao Li Zhang ◽  
Xia Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Angular Velocity ◽  
Sensitive Element ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Measurement Range ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Velocity Difference ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Array Structure ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Better Than

This paper reports about a nozzle array structure fluidic gyroscope. The gyro used setting sub-nozzle around the main nozzle to inhibit the attenuation which had been caused by the main nozzle jet column spread out and to increase the angular velocity difference of sensitive element in the thermal resistance wire when the jet flow rate had been input, thereby to improve the performance of the jet gyro. The test results showed that: a resolution of better than 0.1°/s nozzle formation jet gyro sensitivity better than 10mv/(0.1°/s), the measurement range is better than ± 60°/s; non-linearity of better than 1%.The impact of the gyroscope impact resistance capability, small size and wide range of applications.

Model estimates of the results of diabetes patients using modern glucometers with tri-color technology for displaying test results

2019 ◽  
pp. 81-89
Author(s):  
Larisa Dmitrievna Popovich ◽  
Svetlana Valentinovna Svetlichnaya ◽  
Aleksandr Alekseevich Moiseev
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
The Impact

Diabetes – a disease in which the effect of the treatment substantially depends on the patient. Known a study showed that the use of glucometers with the technology of three-color display of test results facilitates self-monitoring of blood sugar and leads to a decrease in glycated hemoglobin (HbAlc). Purpose of the study: to modeling the impact of using of a glucometer with a color-coded display on the clinical outcomes of diabetes mellitus and calculating, the potential economic benefits of reducing the hospitalization rate of patients with diabetes. Material and methods. Based on data from two studies (O. Schnell et al. and M. Baxter et al.) simulation of the reduction in the number of complications with the use of a glucometer with a color indication. In a study by O. Schnell et al. a decrease of HbA1c by 0.69 percent is shown when using the considered type of glucometers, which was the basis of the model. Results. In the model, the use of a glucometer with a color-coded display for type 1 diabetes led to a decrease in the total number of complications by 9.2 thousand over 5 years per a cohort of 40 thousand patients with different initial levels of HbA1c. In a cohort of 40 thousand patients with type 2 diabetes, the simulated number of prevented complications was 1.7 thousand over 5 years. When extrapolating these data to all patients with diabetes included in the federal register of diabetes mellitus (FRD), the number of prevented complications was 55.4 thousand cases for type 1 diabetes and 67.1 thousand cases for type 2 diabetes. The possible economic effect from the use of the device by all patients with a diagnosis of diabetes, which are included in the FRD, estimated at 1.5 billion rubles for a cohort of patients with type 1 diabetes and 5.3 billion rubles for patients with type 2 diabetes. Conclusion. Improving the effectiveness of self-monitoring, which is the result of the use of glucometers with color indicators, can potentially significantly reduce the incidence of complications in diabetes and thereby provide significant economic benefits to society.

scholarly journals Dynamic Optimization Method for Broadband ADCP Waveform with Environment Constraints

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 3768
Author(s):  
Yongshou Yang ◽  
Shiliang Fang
Keyword(s):  
Distance Estimation ◽  
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Measurement Range ◽  
Velocity Estimation ◽  
Estimation Accuracy ◽  
Dynamic Configuration ◽  
Optimal Velocity ◽  
Flood Warning ◽  
The Impact

Broadband acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) is widely used in agricultural water resource explorations, such as river discharge monitoring and flood warning. Improving the velocity estimation accuracy of broadband ADCP by adjusting the waveform parameters of a phase-encoded signal will reduce the velocity measurement range and water stratification accuracy, while the promotion of stratification accuracy will degrade the velocity estimation accuracy. In order to minimize the impact of these two problems on the measurement results, the ADCP waveform optimization problem that satisfies the environment constraints while keeping high velocity estimation accuracy or stratification accuracy is studied. Firstly, the relationship between velocity or distance estimation accuracy and signal waveform parameters is studied by using an ambiguity function. Secondly, the constraints of current velocity range, velocity distribution and other environmental characteristics on the waveform parameters are studied. For two common measurement applications, two dynamic configuration methods of waveform parameters with environmental adaptability and optimal velocity estimation accuracy or stratification accuracy are proposed based on the nonlinear programming principle. Experimental results show that compared with the existing methods, the velocity estimation accuracy of the proposed method is improved by more than 50%, and the stratification accuracy is improved by more than 22%.

Do hotel industry operations deteriorate air quality?

2021 ◽  
pp. 135481662110224
Author(s):  
Liang-Ju Wang ◽  
Ming-Hsiang Chen ◽  
Zhandong Yang ◽  
Ching-Hui (Joan) Su
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Sales Revenue ◽  
Key Indicator ◽  
Regression Test ◽  
Rolling Regression ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Regression Tests

This study proposes and tests two hypotheses concerning the effects of hotel industry operations on air quality based on data of 26 major tourist cities in China from 2002 to 2017. The empirical analyses take two steps. In the first step, panel regression test results reveal that hotel industry operations (measured by hotel sales revenue) significantly raise the value of particulate matter (PM)2.5 (the key indicator of air quality), supporting the first hypothesis that hotel industry operations deteriorate air quality and providing empirical evidence of the adverse impact of the hotel industry on air quality. In the second step, subsample analyses support the second hypothesis that the impact of hotel sales revenue on air quality diminishes over time. The results from the rolling regression tests validate the existence of a diminishing effect of hotel industry operations on air quality.

scholarly journals Viscoelastic Properties of Cell Structures Manufactured Using a Photo-Curable Additive Technology—PJM

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1895
Author(s):  
Tomasz Kozior ◽  
Czesław Kundera
Keyword(s):  
Viscoelastic Properties ◽  
Cellular Structure ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Cellular Structures ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Additive Technology ◽  
Polymer Resin ◽  
Cell Structures ◽  
Relaxation Curves ◽  
The Impact

This research paper reviews the test results involving viscoelastic properties of cellular structure models made with the PolyJet Matrix—PJM additive technology. The designed test specimens were of complex cellular structure and made of three various photo-curable polymer resin types. Materials were selected taking into account the so-called “soft” and “tough” material groups. Compressive stress relaxation tests were conducted in accordance with the recommendations of standard ISO 3384, and the impact of the geometric structure shape and material selection on viscoelastic properties, as well as the most favorable geometric variants of the tested cellular structure models were determined. Mathematica and Origin software was used to conduct a statistical analysis of the test results and determine five-parameter functions approximating relaxation curves. The most favorable rheological was adopted and its mean parameters determined, which enables to match both printed model materials and their geometry in the future, to make a component with a specific rheological response. Furthermore, the test results indicated that there was a possibility of modelling cellular structures within the PJM technology, using support material as well.

Testing for Legionella in Healthcare Facilities: Evaluation of the Reproducibility of Legionella Test Results and the Impact of Time on Viability and Variability

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. S69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue M. Mietzner ◽  
Andrea J. Schaeffer ◽  
Sue M. Mietzner ◽  
Mohamed H. Yassin ◽  
Marilyn M. Wagener ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Test Results ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The drivers of economic growth in China and India: globalization or financial development?

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magda Kandil ◽  
Muhammad Shahbaz ◽  
Mantu Kumar Mahalik ◽  
Duc Khuong Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Causality Test ◽  
Content Type ◽  
China And India ◽  
Integration Test ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Using annual data from 1970 to 2013 for China and India, this paper aims to examine the impact of globalization and financial development on economic growth by endogenizing capital and inflation and drawing comparisons between the two fastest growing emerging market economies. Design/methodology/approach In the long run, co-integration test results indicate that financial development increases economic growth in China and India. Findings The results also reveal that globalization accelerates economic growth in India but, surprisingly, impairs economic growth in China, as it increases competition for exports. The results furthermore disclose that acceleration in capitalization and inflation, as a proxy for aggregate demand, are positively linked to economic growth in China and India. Originality/value Causality test results indicate that both financial development and economic growth are interdependent. In contrast, causality runs from higher economic growth to increased globalization in India, while the results do not support long-term causality between globalization and economic growth in China.

Orthogonal Investigation of Influencing Factors on the Modification of Montmorillonite by THPC in Acid Conditions

2014 ◽  
Vol 936 ◽  
pp. 1017-1021
Author(s):  
Pan Chen ◽  
Jin Cheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Ion Exchange ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Reaction Temperature ◽  
Orthogonal Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Phosphonium Salts ◽  
Exchange Reactions ◽  
Quaternary Phosphonium Salts

Na-MMT was modified with quaternary phosphonium salts, tetramethylolphosphonium chloride (THPC), via ion-exchange reactions, in acid conditions. Different factors such as reaction time , reaction temperature, the types of solvent, and CEC ratios, were investigated using orthogonal test. Results showed that the best combination of these four factors were A1B3C1D1, that is, the type of the solvent was acetone and water (1:1), reaction time was 3h, CEC ratio was 1:1, and the reaction temperature was 80°C.

Implementation of new high-rise building staircase pressure differential system improvements

2021 ◽  
pp. 014362442110446
Author(s):  
Dorota Brzezinska ◽  
Marcin Fryda
Keyword(s):  
Differential System ◽  
Technical Note ◽  
Pressure Differential ◽  
Test Results ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Lab Experiments ◽  
Improvement Method ◽  
System Improvement ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Buildings

The following technical note demonstrates full-scale staircase test results of the pressure differential system improvement method described by Fryda et al. in 2021. It is a continuation of experimental research on the impact of the escape route’s leakages on the pressure differential systems for staircases. Based on the lab experiments, it has been found that an additional throttle of the leak implemented in the pressure differential system improves its effectiveness and allows it to be more precisely adjusted to the required overpressure. The results presented in this article have confirmed this hypothesis and provided the opportunity to apply for new patent solutions of a special throttle of the leak control and pressure regulating system. The proposed new leakage-based improvements could increase the efficiency of existing systems based on proportional-integral-derivative controller and could also be installed in new buildings.

Behavior of Structures Using Simple Plastic Hinge Theory

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramakrishnan Maruthayappan ◽  
Hamid M. Lankarani
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Reliable Method ◽  
Plastic Hinge ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Finite Element Models ◽  
Computational Program ◽  
Hinge Model ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The behavior of structures under the impact or crash situations demands an efficient modeling of the system for its behavior to be predicted close to practical situations. The various formulations that are possible to model such systems are spring mass models, finite element models and plastic hinge models. Of these three techniques, the plastic hinge theory offers a more accurate model compared to the spring mass formulation and is much simpler than the finite element models. Therefore, it is desired to model the structure using plastic hinges and to use a computational program to predict the behavior of structures. In this paper, the behavior of some simple structures, ranging from an elementary cantilever beam to a torque box are predicted. It is also shown that the plastic hinge theory is a reliable method by comparing the results obtained from a plastic hinge model of an aviation seat structure with that obtained from a finite element model.

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