Onsite observations of automated library systems

Library Effectiveness in Automated Cooperative Systems

Automated Development of Construction Schedules Using Onsite Data Acquisition

Detailed as-built project schedules are necessary to close out construction projects, benchmarking, forecasting, dispute resolution, and improving cost estimates of future projects. Manual procedures for developments of as-built documentation is time consuming, involves numerous interfaces and human interventions. This paper presents computational framework that encompasses automated site data ...

Cost Function Modelling for Semi-automated SC, RTG and Automated and Semi-automated RMG Container Yard Operating Systems

This study analyses the concept of cost functions for semi-automated Straddle Carrier (SC), Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) and automated Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) container yard operating cranes. It develops a generic cost based model for a pair-wise comparison, analysis and evaluation of economic efficiency and effectiveness of container yard equipment to be used for decision-making by terminal pla...

Minimizing Nitrogen Discharges from Onsite Wastewater Systems

educing the amount of nitrogen released from onsite wastewater systems has become a controversial issue in certain parts of the country. In some locales, property owners are being encouraged or even required to add nitrogenreducing systems to new and existing septic systems. This Pipeline explores why controlling nitrogen is an issue and how the units work. Before discussing how nitrogen treatm...

Patron Authentication, Biometrics, Automated Library

This paper discusses a new patron authentication approach in an automated and modern library based on the biometric recognition. The person working at the entrance or at the circulat ion desk of the library needs to either confirm or determine the identity of an individual requesting service in library. Presently, almost all of the libraries are using identity cards (ID card) for this purpose i...