In the disassembling process context, the supervision and control system assumes very large dimensions, represented by the need to automatically plan the disassembly process of the end-of-life product, including generation of product model, identification of the best sequence of operations, planning the actors (persons and machines) and programming the machines used to perform this task. This p...

Purpose This study aims to enable robotic friction stir welding (FSW) in practice. The use of robots has hitherto been limited, because the large contact forces necessary for FSW. These are detrimental position accuracy robot. In this context, it is not sufficient rely on robot’s internal sensors positioning. paper describes and evaluates a new method overcoming issue. Design/methodology/approa...

CONTEXT Clinical supervision has a vital role in postgraduate and, to some extent, undergraduate medical education. However it is probably the least investigated, discussed and developed aspect of clinical education. This large-scale, interdisciplinary review of literature addressing supervision is the first from a medical education perspective. PURPOSE To review the literature on effective s...

Multiagent systems provide a powerful framework for developing real-time process supervision and control systems for distributed and networked processes by automating adaptability and situation-dependent rearrangement of confidence to specific monitoring and diagnosis techniques. An agent-based framework for monitoring, analysis, diagnosis, and control with agent-based systems (MADCABS) is deve...

BACKGROUND Conduction of thesis by the students is one of their major academic activities. Thesis quality and acquired experiences are highly dependent on the supervision. Our study is aimed at identifing the challenges in thesis supervision from both students and faculty members point of view. METHODS This study was conducted using individual in-depth interviews and Focus Group Discussions (...

There is currently considerable concern about the attractiveness of hospital medicine as a career and experiences in core medical training (CMT) are a key determinant of whether trainees continue in the medical specialties. Little is understood about the quality and impact of the current CMT programme and this survey was designed to assess this. Three key themes emerged. Firstly, the demands of...