Considering the network structure is one of the new approaches in studying stochastic PERT networks (SPN). In this paper, planar networks are studied as a special class of networks. Two structural reducible mechanisms titled arc contraction and deletion are developed to convert any planar network to a series-parallel network structure. In series-parallel SPN, the completion time distribution f...

This paper investigates the skeletonization problem using parallel thinning techniques and proposes a new one-pass parallel asymmetric thinning algorithm (OPATA 8). Wu and Tsai presented a one-pass parallel asymmetric thinning algorithm (OPATA 4) that implemented 4-distance, or city block distance, skeletonization. However, city block distance is not a good approximation of Euclidean distance. ...

the objective of this article is to analyze the data collected by the depart­ment of environmental health about the susceptibility of anopheles stephensi in the minab shahrestan to d.d.t. from 1957 to 1968, in order to: determine a mathematical model for the changes in l.d.50 by time and estimate the trend of l.d.50, for the future years. by plotting the changes in the resistance of the mosquit...

Flow field optimization plays a vital role in improving the output performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), especially at high current density. A streamline dot flow is proposed this study to enhance mass transfer reactant gas and compared it with parallel, rectangular dot, rhombic fields. The influence tail length block on further analyzed. results show that uniform distrib...

In this paper we present an experimental study on the preswitching time of Spin-Transfer Torque Magnetic Random-Access Memory (STT-MRAM) with a resistance area R.A. ~ 12 Ω.μm2, for both transitions, Anti-Parallel to Parallel state and vice versa. A set measurements is carried out operating at different applied voltages temperatures ranging from 25 °C 90 °C. As main results our analysis, show de...

Parallel FFT-Hashing was designed by C. P. Schnorr and S. Vaudenay in 1993. The function is a simple and light weight hash algorithm with 128-bit digest. Its basic component is a multi-permutation which helps in proving its resistance to collision attacks. In this work we show a preimage attack on Parallel FFT-Hashing with complexity 2 + 2 and memory 2 which is less than the generic complexity ...

This paper presents the kinematic analysis and the development of a 4-degree-of-freedom serial-parallel mechanism for large commercial vehicle driving simulators. The degrees of freedom are selected according to the target maneuvers and the structure of human motion perception organs. Several kinematic properties of parallel part of the mechanism under study are investigated, including the inve...

Considering the network structure is one of the new approaches in studying stochastic PERT networks (SPN). In this paper, planar networks are studied as a special class of networks. Two structural reducible mechanisms titled arc contraction and deletion are developed to convert any planar network to a series-parallel network structure.&#10In series-parallel SPN, the completion time distribution...

In an electrical energy storage and delivery system, a parallel connection of battery modules can be used to increase the storage capability and power delivery demands. Parallel connection of batteries requires a robust battery management system as batteries may have different operating parameters such as state-of-charge (SoC), open-circuit voltage (OCV), internal resistance or battery chemistr...