“Systems Engineering (SE) is an interdisciplinary approach and means to enable the realization of successful systems. It focuses on holistically and concurrently understanding stakeholder needs, exploring opportunities, documenting requirements, and synthesizing, verifying, validating, and evolving solutions while considering the complete problem, from system concept exploration through system ...

The preparation of trans-dihydrofurans has been achieved by a one-pot condensation reaction of 4-bromophenacyl bromide, aromatic aldehydes and 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione using biosynthesized CuO nanoparticles under reflux conditions in ethanol. CuO nanoparticles (CuO NPs) were prepared using extractof leaves of Ajuga chamaecistus Subsp. Scoparia. The key advant...

The preparation of trans-dihydrofurans has been achieved by a one-pot condensation reaction of 4-bromophenacyl bromide, aromatic aldehydes and 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione using biosynthesized CuO nanoparticles under reflux conditions in ethanol. CuO nanoparticles (CuO NPs) were prepared using extractof leaves of Ajuga chamaecistus Subsp. Scoparia. The key advant...

While moiré interferometry has been recognized as a promising technique for 3-D automated inspection, it has not been widely used because designing a moiré interferometer for a given inspection task can be difficult. Here mathematical models of the projection moiré process are developed which permit the design of inspection systems. The resulting equations have been combined with numerical opti...

The cost-effectiveness and accuracy of a multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) process is highly dependent on designers’ ability to flexibly formulate the optimization problem for specific challenges. Designers need to rapidly modify how object parameters are assigned to groupings of objects in the product model. Our research has developed a Reference-Based Optimization Method (RBOM) to e...

This paper presents an approach that uses a Constructive Interactive Activation and Competition (CIAC) neural network to model a situated agent’s experience. It demonstrates an implemented situated agent and its learning mechanisms. Experiments add to the understanding of how the agent learns from its interactions with the environment. The agent can develop knowledge structures and their intent...

This paper presents a novel application of multiparameter spectral theory to the study of structural stability, with particular emphasis on aeroelastic flutter. Methods of multiparameter analysis allow the development of new solution algorithms for aeroelastic flutter problems; most significantly, a direct solver for polynomial problems of arbitrary order and size, something which has not befor...

Advancement in computer-based product modeling and analysis tools now allows diverse disciplines to simulate product performance in the early stages of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) projects. However, the capability of this technology to permit AEC professionals to quickly create, represent and rigorously analyze design options from the perspective of multiple disciplines has...

Advancement in computer-based product modeling and analysis tools now allows diverse disciplines to simulate product performance in the early stages of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) projects. However, the capability of this technology to permit AEC professionals to quickly create, represent and rigorously analyze design options from the perspective of multiple disciplines has...