Mechanical Problems in Measuring Force and Mass

Mechanical Problems in Measuring Force and Mass
Author: H. Wieringa
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9400944144

Nowadays electrical force transducers, in which various electrical conversion principles are applied, are widely used. Transducers for forces from 1N till 10 MN are commercially available and used for industrial as well as research purposes. They not only serve to measure forces but also for weighing purposes. Directly converting a force into an electrical signal is not possible. This must be done step by step. For instance, in a strain gauge based transducer the conversion chain is: force - stress - strain - resistance change - bridge output. At every conversion point in this chain parasatic influences can interfere with the results and may cause a loss in accuracy. To surmount the problems related to obtaining sufficient accuracy and reliability for these transducers, much research has been done allover the world in the past 35 years. As a result, new materials, new techniques, improved constructional designs and compensation circuits have been found to overcome the parasitic influences. The object of the IMEKO Conferences on behalf of the Technical Committee on Measurement of Force and Mass (TC-3) is to exchange experiences, to discuss problems and to obtain knowledge about practical applications. In this book the papers have been collected that will be discussed at the 11th International Conference on Measurement of Force and Mass. The topic of this conference is "Mechanical Problems in Measuring Force and Mass".

On the control of complex industrial organizations

On the control of complex industrial organizations
Author: J.E. van Aken
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1461575400

This book is concerned with control issues in complex industrial organizations. The word control is used here in a rather wide sense, including decision making, coordination and planning as well as activities such as the design and implementation of organizational structures or computerized information systems. There are various ways of defining complexity; here we use this term to indicate that the organizations in question consist of many sub organizations which are operationally interdependent but at the same time have a fair degree of independence of control. The control of the interactions between these suborganizations through coordination will be a key issue in this book. The discussion will be confined to industrial organizations; our results are only applicable to a limited extent to other types of organizations such as universities, hospitals or government offices. The main contribution we intend to make in this book is the development of a system oj concepts on control and coordination in industrial organizations which can be used in the design of organizational control structures such as planning systems, information systems or relations between positions or departments. Rather eclectic use has been made of various scientific disCiplines in the development of this conceptual system with some bias towards the use of system theory and cybernetics. The book is intended for professional workers in the field of 'organizational control technology', such as automation and .organization specialists in complex organizations and workers in the related disCiplines at University.

Precision Instrumentation and Measurement

Precision Instrumentation and Measurement
Author: Yusaku Fuji
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Total Pages: 515
Release: 2010-10-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 303813385X

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the International Conference on Precision Instrumentation and Measurement 2010 (CPIM 2010) and its satellite event, the International Symposium on Mass Measurement Device (MMD2010), held in our beautiful and historical city of Kiryu, March 17-20

Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability

Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability
Author: Hoda A. ElMaraghy
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 674
Release: 2011-09-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642238602

The changing manufacturing environment requires more responsive and adaptable manufacturing systems. The theme of the 4th International Conference on Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual production (CARV2011) is “Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability”. Leading edge research and best implementation practices and experiences, which address these important issues and challenges, are presented. The proceedings include advances in manufacturing systems design, planning, evaluation, control and evolving paradigms such as mass customization, personalization, changeability, re-configurability and flexibility. New and important concepts such as the dynamic product families and platforms, co-evolution of products and systems, and methods for enhancing manufacturing systems’ economic sustainability and prolonging their life to produce more than one product generation are treated. Enablers of change in manufacturing systems, production volume and capability scalability and managing the volatility of markets, competition among global enterprises and the increasing complexity of products, manufacturing systems and management strategies are discussed. Industry challenges and future directions for research and development needed to help both practitioners and academicians are presented.