Search
1646 articles for “resource”
-
Current State and Future Directions for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Abstract: For the preservation of fossil fuels and the reduction of pollution for a safe environment and sustainable transportation, electric and hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV) are viable options. The development of these energy-efficient powertrains necessitates element, system, and management improvement. Battery management, fuel use, driver performance demand emissions, and management methods are all under control. Powertrain architecture, transmission type, power electronic converters, and energy storage systems are all included in the …
Published in Trends in Electrical Engineering · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 12–19 Read article
-
Evaluation of Tensile Properties of Waste Cornhusk Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Composite
Abstract: Composite materials are generally used in various manufacturing and construction applications around the globe. Properties like lightweight, fatigue resistant, effortlessly moldable makes composites a favorable material for various applications. Composites meet various design requirements with important factor of weight reduction of the part or the product to be manufactured. This lighter materials are nowadays preferred over the conventional materials as they are helpful in absorbing the impact load and vibrations. …
Published in Trends in Machine design · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 22–24 Read article
-
Sustainable Product Design: A Review
Abstract: With the increasing demand of product it become essential to consider sustainability aspects of product design The integration of sustainability into all aspects of product design cycle provides an opportunity to reduce a product’s negative impact on society, environment and economy. There are three issues on which sustainability works that is society, environment and economy. We must integrate the idea of sustainable design into the process of product design in …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 105–109 Read article
-
Minimization of distortion during Gas Metal Arc welding process used for hydraulic shearing machine pressure plate square
Abstract: The Gas Metal Arc Welding process is widely used in many appliances because of its versatility. The change of shape and dimensions that occur after welding is known as distortion that leads to undesirable results. And to overcome this, it requires reducing the distortion within the limits. A large number of resources are used recently for reworking the weld. But it causes higher cost of production and delay for completing …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 33–43 Read article
-
The Physio-chemical Analysis of waste cooking oil and butanol blends with diesel
Abstract: With the growing concerns of environmental condition and energy resources, the alternate fuel like biodiesel is the best promising fuel. In this paper the physico-chemical properties has been determined of two different bio-diesel blends (1)Waste cooking oil(WCO) with diesel (2) butanol with diesel. The waste cooking oils are subjected to a chemical process called transesterification to produce the WCO biodiesel and then blended with diesel. The steps required for production …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 62–66 Read article
-
Modelling of Peer to Peer Sharing of Power within Solar Based DC Microgrids
Abstract: Solar based DC microgrids and home-based systems have been a reliable option to solve rural electrification problems in many parts of the world. However, there is a pertaining problem of mismatch between local demand and on-site generation in such microgrids. Proposed work attempts to address this problem by developing an optimal peer-to-peer (P2P) energy sharing among the individual households in a DC microgrid. A nonlinear optimization problem is formulated that …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 44–48 Read article
-
A New Approach for Cuk Converter for Solar/Wind Hybrid Standalone System
Abstract: The non-conventional energy such assolar photovoltaic system and wind turbine are naturalresources and provides sustainable green energy .Now,Electricity is the most requisite means for man. All theenergy resources are depleting day by day In thecurrent technology , This project could be effective toachieve good prediction accuracy in smart grid usingdifferent weather conditions. It also upgrades thesocioeconomic condition of rural lives. In this articlebasically The wind turbine and solar photovoltaic (PV)are …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 18–28 Read article
-
Data Transmission Through Li-fi Technology by Using Nano Arduino
Abstract: The need for wireless technology that employs Radio Frequency (RF) is increasing dramatically in today's world. These resources will soon become overloaded because of the RF spectrum's constrained bandwidth. Using the visible light spectrum is one way to address the radio frequency spectrum issue. A research area called Light-Fidelity (Li-Fi) makes advantage of the Visible Light Communication visible light band (VLC). This article describes the VLC investigation, the design process, …
Published in Trends in Opto-electro & Optical Communication · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 1–10 Read article
-
Android App-based Control and Parameter Update in Cloud
Abstract: The convergence of cloud computing and mobile technologies has paved the way for innovative solutions in various domains. This abstract explores the development of an Android application for controlling and updating parameters in the cloud. The proposed system leverages the ubiquity and versatility of smartphones to provide users with seamless control over cloud-based services and applications. The Android app serves as an intuitive interface through which users can remotely access …
Published in Trends in Opto-electro & Optical Communication · Vol. 13, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 13–20 Read article
-
Comparative Study of Aggregate and Disaggregate Traffic Forecasting Technique for Industrial Corridor: Case Study of Vadodara District
Abstract: AbstractTransportation occupies a prominent place in modern life and its impact is spread in all domains of life. Transport planning is a discipline to study problems rising while planning transport facilities at urban, regional or national level and to prepare efficient basis for providing such facilities. Aim of transport planning at regional level is provision of connectivity and circuity with other regions as well as for expansion of existing facility …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 14–21 Read article
-
Basic Re-procurement Considerations Influencing Highway Projects in Nigeria
Abstract: Failures in road construction project procurement are attributed to the existence of many factors right from the inception. Such factors include costs, technical capabilities, qualities, sub-contractors, resources, risk events, among others. These factors have direct consequence on the funding, the estimated time of the project completion and may result in outright termination of the project. In order to meet targeted project goals, project client seeks alternative measures of reviving the …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 1–11 Read article
-
Evaluating Current Public Transportation Management System for Baghdad City
Abstract: Transportation enhances the level of development and economic growth. While the transportation system affects the ease of transporting people and goods, it also has a direct impact on economic growth and land accessibility. Moreover, transportation system influences some public policies regarding environment, natural resources’ consumption, social justice, economic growth, and safety. The public transportation system in Baghdad involves buses, taxies and minibuses. Within the last decade, the existing system did …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 48–60 Read article
-
How to Make Efficient Development Planning: A Critical Review of RUDA Development Plan
Abstract: Since the post-independence era, urban planning has been dominated by “Rational Planning” model, which has been practiced through preparation and implementation of master/development plan for smart growth and sustainable development of cities. As a resultant of this, urban planning has been deeply guided and monitored by public agencies through land use zoning and development control regulations. In India, urban development authorities have been given the responsibility for formulating development plan …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 11–22 Read article
-
Service Effectiveness of Transportation Assets
Abstract: In this study, the overall management procedure for transportation assets are discussed. The performance of the assets is evaluated based on quality of service and system effectiveness to meet the expectation of the users, productivity and efficiency, resource utilization and cost-effectiveness. A guideline is established with performance standards and specifications. It is incorporated in lease contract to ensure that a desired minimum performance standard is maintained over the lease period …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 29–36 Read article
-
Enhanced Railway Operations Using Automated Locomotive Simulator
Abstract: : Recent statistics indicates about 85 per cent of overall fatalities is caused by humans due to insufficient resources resulting in overworked and inexperienced workers. The deaths of civilians and machinery due to a lack of automation could have severe consequences for the economy of the country. Certain considerations were intercommunication between trains and introduction of passenger safety reporting in emergencies at grass roots level. We suggest eliminating such challenges …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 17–23 Read article
-
Urban Heat Island Effect- An overview with Emphasis on Increased Energy consumption.
Abstract: The urban sector is emerging as a major concern globally leading to multidimensional problems in the form of environmental pollution, increase in carbon footprint and energy consumption, and issues relating to lack of compatible urban planning, water resources, excessive concreting, and so on so forth. An increase in the urban population associated with consumer demand and lifestyle has aggravated the problem to a greater extent. The paper has highlighted one …
Published in Trends in Transport Engineering and Applications · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2022 Read article
-
An Evaluation of Open Access E-Journals in Information Science
Abstract: AbstractToday E-Journals are registering significant changes everywhere and have been playing substantial role in every field. Now a day’s many advanced E-Resources have increased the importance of Libraries. There are lots of Open Access E-Journals in Information Science, hosted in their own websites so it is very necessary to analyse the usefulness of these E-Journals. The present study has been undertaken with a view to know the actual state about …
Published in Current Trends in Information Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2013 · pp. 7–9 Read article
-
Automatic IoT Based Agricultural Assistant
Abstract: Abstract—During the main objective is to assist the farmers to improve agricultural practices using the image processing technique. Increasing population requires the food production to be increased which requires better cultivation in the form of proper utilization fertilizers. The objective of autonomous agribot is to effectively utilize the resources and to reduce labour work. By developing this robotic vehicle with its multitasking agricultural features, farmer can cultivate irrespective of the …
Published in Current Trends in Information Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 1–4 Read article
-
AIS-based Anomaly Detection for IUU Fishing Activities
Abstract: The future of the Earth’s fish businesses is seriously threatened by the continuous use of illegal or illicit, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing methods, a growing global demand, and deteriorating ocean ecosystem health. The livelihoods of legal fishing are also harmed by IUU fishing. The ongoing efforts to develop sustainable fisheries policies are also hampered by this. In order to manage fishery resources and ensure the safety of maritime traffic, …
Published in Current Trends in Information Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 22–36 Read article
-
OQPMSAV: Opportunistic Quality of Services Provisioning for Multimedia Services using Artificial Neural Network
Abstract: Vehicular ad hoc network is used to provide services related to traffic safety and user requirements. In VANET, applications are designed for users from various domains automobile company, road safety authority, advertisement industries, personal entertainment. Applications developer requires efficient utilization of available networking resources. VANET is witnessed of continuous support form researchers, developer, government authorities and vehicles manufactures. In VANET, vehicles are designed to move at high speed which causes …
Published in Journal of Communication Engineering & Systems · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 29–42 Read article