The outside appearance of cars is mostly defined through only two distinct materials – glass and car paint. While glass can rather easily be simulated by the simple physical laws of reflection and refraction, modeling car paint is more challenging. In this paper we present a framework for the efficient acquisition and realistic rendering of realworld car paint. This is achieved by building an e...

Volatile organic compound emissions from painting operations are of primary concem in the automotive industry and require costly control measures using vapor-phase activated-carbon adsorption. At Ford Research Laboratory, Dearborn, Michigan, a process modification has been proposed as a supplemental or an alternative control measure to convert an existing paint-sludge pit, part of a spray-booth...

An overview is given of the role of the sparseness constraint in signal processing problems. It is shown that this is a fundamental problem deserving of attention. This is illustrated by describing several applications where sparseness of solution is desired. Lastly, a review is given of the algorithms that are currently available for computing sparse solutions. this session. We are hopeful tha...

Blistering, delamination, substrate deterioration Blistering, delamination, corrosion Blistering, reduced cohesion, film splitting, delamination Blistering, reduced cohesion, delamination, corrosion Blistering, intercoat delamination From components of paint film (e.g., inhibitive pigments, solvents, additives, etc.) From components of lower paint films (e.g., inhibitive pigments, solvents, add...

In this thesis, I present several different methods for solving the Car Sequencing Problem. The process of scheduling vehicles along a production line has to take several constraints into account which are defined by the body shop, the paint shop and the assembly shop. I attached importance especially to the paint shop constraints, because no violations are allowed here. Beside the enhancement ...

In the current paper, the effect on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) of two commercial acrylic-based paints were compared: one (Paint A) for indoor applications, the other (Paint B) for indoor/outdoor applications. Both were applied on an inert and on a real mortar substrate. The possibility of Paint B to passively improve IAQ was also investigated when adding highly porous adsorbent fillers, both as a...

This study investigated genetic damage in paint workers mainly exposed to toluene as it is a major solvent used in paint thinners. Sister chromatid exchange (SCE) assay was used as biomarker of genotoxicity. Blood samples were collected from 30 paint workers and 30 control subjects matched with respect to age and other confounding factors except for exposure to toluene. SCE frequency was found ...

A system is introduced for the simulation of spray painting. Head mounted display goggles are combined with a tracking system to allow users to paint a virtual surface with a spray gun. Ray tracing is used to simulate droplets landing on the surface of the object, allowing arbitrary shapes and spray gun patterns to be used. This system is combined with previous research on spray gun characteris...

Recent advances in paint technology have guided the development of novel “ready-to-use” paint formulations in which microencapsulated insecticides, or active ingredients (AIs), are embedded in the paint matrix and gradually released on the surface of the dried paint [1]. It is argued that the slow-release mechanisms enable uniform AI surface concentrations with prolonged residual effect, as com...