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...

In this paper, the effects of container size on the porosity of random loose packing of mono size particles have been investigated using an Event Dynamics (ED) based model. Simultaneous effects of square container walls on particles packing and their order are also investigated. Our simulation results indicate higher container size will increase the total packing factor and high density regions...

A set of closed form equations for the preliminary evaluation and design of a heatpipe-cooled leading edge is presented. The set of equations can provide a leading-edge designer with a quick evaluation of the feasibility of using heat-pipe cooling. The heat pipes can be embedded in a metallic or composite structure. The maximum heat flux, total integrated heat load, and thermal properties of th...

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...

Expiration date labels are ubiquitous in the food industry. With the passage of time, almost any food becomes unhealthy, even when well preserved. The expiration date is estimated based on the type and manufacture/packaging time of that particular food unit. This date is then printed on the container so it is available to the end user at the time of consumption. MONICOD (MONItoring of CODes); a...

Interactor Interactor AIO Abstract Interaction object Abstract Interaction Unit Interactor container: an interactor container allows the designer to group together a set of interactors (or inner containers) that are logically related. ASFE-DL MARIA MINT-AIM UseDM UsiXML Abstract Relationship Interactor Composition AI Container Container Abstract Compound IURelationship Interactor Composition AI...

It is argued that the association of any two random elements with positive joint probability density function is characterized by its odds ratio function. The impact of this fundamental result is explored in two applications. In Bayesian analyses it is the association between an observable random variable and a random parameter that is of primary interest. In multivariate analysis it is the ass...

We begin with defining the ubiquitous concept of a vector space and several properties associated with them, as well as mathematical operations defined on them. The concept of a vector space is, in general, defined over an arbitrary field of scalars. However, we shall restrict ourselves to real vector spaces, i.e. those defined over the field of reals. Definition 2.1 (Vector Space). A real vect...

Central pseudoscalar production in pp scattering is suppressed at small values of Q ⊥ , where Q is defined as the difference between the momenta transferred from the two protons. Such a behaviour is expected if the production occurs through the fusion of two vectors. Photon exchange could provide the dominant contribution here, but we argue that an extension of the experiment could probe the gl...