scholarly journals DELINEATION OF FLOOD PLAIN EXTENSION

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
FARHAD SAKHAEE ◽  
SAHAR AZIMNEZHAD
Keyword(s):  
Stream Water ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Flood Plain ◽  
Discharge Condition ◽  
High Discharge ◽  
Saint Louis ◽  
Saint Louis University ◽  
Floodplain Delineation ◽  
College Of Engineering

Floodplain delineation is an effective approach in either avoiding of water crisis or making pragmatic decisions in terms of water management strategies. In this study a flood plain extension has been developed in ArcGIS and HE-CRAS models and a comparison has been made within three different scenarios of discharge. The results showed in low and medium discharge scenarios the buffer zone acts as a safety factor zone to adjacent infrastructure either agricultural or residential, but in high discharge condition buffer zone is entirely filled with stream water hence yet more safety regulation should be considered in order to avoid human and resource loss or damage within adjacent areas. Keywords: Flood plain delineation, Water depth profile, HE-CRAS, F. Sakhaee. Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, Civil Engineering Dept., Saint Louis University, USA

scholarly journals Evaluation of a Baseline Controller for Autonomous “Figure-8” Flights of a Morphing Geometry Quadcopter: Flight Performance

Drones ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Ye Bai ◽  
Srikanth Gururajan
Keyword(s):  
Flight Test ◽  
Flight Performance ◽  
Intersection Angle ◽  
Lower Velocity ◽  
Saint Louis ◽  
Saint Louis University ◽  
Geometry Configuration ◽  
College Of Engineering ◽  
Resource Aware ◽  
Pitch Damping

This article describes the design, fabrication, and flight test evaluation of a morphing geometry quadcopter capable of changing its intersection angle in-flight. The experiments were conducted at the Aircraft Computational and Resource Aware Fault Tolerance (AirCRAFT) Lab, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology at Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO. The flight test matrix included flights in a “Figure-8” trajectory in two different morphing configurations (21° and 27°), as well as the nominal geometry configuration, two different flight velocities (1.5 m/s and 2.5 m/s), two different number of waypoints, and in three planes—horizontal, inclined, and double inclined. All the experiments were conducted using standard, off-the-shelf flight controller (Pixhawk) and autopilot firmware. Simulations of the morphed geometry indicate a reduction in pitch damping (42% for 21° morphing and 57.3% for 27° morphing) and roll damping (63.5% for 21° morphing and 65% for 27° morphing). Flight tests also demonstrated that the dynamic stability in roll and pitch dynamics were reduced, but the quadcopter was still stable under morphed geometry conditions. Morphed geometry also has an effect on the flight performance—with a higher number of waypoints (30) and higher velocity (2.5 m/s), the roll dynamics performed better as compared to the lower waypoints and lower velocity condition. The yaw dynamics remained consistent through all the flight conditions, and were not significantly affected by asymmetrical morphing of the quadcopter geometry. We also determined that higher waypoint and flight velocity conditions led to a small performance improvement in tracking the desired trajectory as well.

scholarly journals Flights of a Multirotor UAS with Structural Faults: Failures on Composite Propeller(s)

Data ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Srikanth Gururajan ◽  
Kyle Mitchell ◽  
William Ebel
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Manual Control ◽  
Flight Tests ◽  
Saint Louis ◽  
Saint Louis University ◽  
Flight Cage ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Failure Conditions ◽  
College Of Engineering ◽  
Composite Carbon

Data acquired from several flights of a custom-fabricated Hexacopter Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) with composite structure (carbon fiber arms and central hub) and composite (carbon fiber) propellers are described in this article. The Hexacopter was assembled from a commercially available kit (Tarot 690) and flown in manual and autonomous modes. Takeoffs and landings were under manual control and the bulk of the flight tests was conducted with the Hexacopter in a “position hold” mode. All flights were flown within the UAS flight cage at Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology at Saint Louis University for approximately 5 min each. Several failure conditions (different types, artificially induced) on the composite (carbon fiber) propellers were tested, including failures on up to two propellers. The dataset described in this article contains flight data from the onboard flight controller (Pixhawk) as well as three accelerometers, each with three axes, mounted on the arms of the Hexacopter UAS. The data are included as supplemental material.

Investigation of a New Approach to Predict Water Quality Extremes with a Case Study of Chemical Determinands in Stream Water

1991 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
A. J. Jakeman ◽  
P. G. Whitehead ◽  
A. Robson ◽  
J. A. Taylor ◽  
J. Bai
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Probability Distributions ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Hybrid Modelling ◽  
Trend Model ◽  
Environmental Extremes ◽  
Modelling Approach

The paper illustrates analysis of the assumptions of the statistical component of a hybrid modelling approach for predicting environmental extremes. This shows how to assess the applicability of the approach to water quality problems. The analysis involves data on stream acidity from the Birkenes catchment in Norway. The modelling approach is hybrid in that it uses: (1) a deterministic or process-based description to simulate (non-stationary) long term trend values of environmental variables, and (2) probability distributions which are superimposed on the trend values to characterise the frequency of shorter term concentrations. This permits assessment of management strategies and of sensitivity to climate variables by adjusting the values of major forcing variables in the trend model. Knowledge of the variability about the trend is provided by: (a) identification of an appropriate parametric form of the probability density function (pdf) of the environmental attribute (e.g. stream acidity variables) whose extremes are of interest, and (b) estimation of pdf parameters using the output of the trend model.

scholarly journals Linking Conservation, Community Knowledge, and Adaptation to Extreme Climatic Events: A Case Study in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6478
Author(s):  
Amemarlita Matos ◽  
Laura Barraza ◽  
Isabel Ruiz-Mallén
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Extreme Climatic Events ◽  
Water Provision

This study is based on ethnographic research that analyzes how traditional knowledge and local beliefs on biodiversity conservation relates to the local ability to adapt and be resilient to climatic changes in two communities around Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique: Nhanfisse in the buffer zone and Muanandimae in the core area. A total of 78 semi-structured interviews with heads of households were conducted. We found that both communities carried out practices and held beliefs associated with conservation, such as protecting trees and animal species considered sacred or perceived as beneficial for human life in terms of water provision and agricultural production. In addition to traditional ceremonies that respond to extreme climatic events such as drought and flood, other adaptation strategies used by the communities include moving to neighboring areas in search of better living conditions and using forest products in times of scarcity. We discuss that the management of the park should be agreed on, in a shared way, between local communities and conservation agents to ensure that these areas continue to perform the ecological, subsistence, and spiritual functions required. Our research results contribute to a better understanding of local adaptation dynamics towards extreme climatic events and improvement of management strategies.

Psychometric properties of the Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan K. Shwartz ◽  
Robin D. Morris ◽  
Suzanne Penna
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Mental Status ◽  
Saint Louis ◽  
Saint Louis University ◽  
Mental Status Examination

Saint louis university mocra museum of contemporary religious art

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-394
Author(s):  
Diane apostolos-Cappadona
Keyword(s):  
Religious Art ◽  
Saint Louis ◽  
Saint Louis University
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