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Robot and PLC Support System Based on Fiber Optic Map Network
This chapter describes how factory floor devices can be supported, using microcomputer based Local Area Networks. We start by introducing the problems faced in computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) environme...
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Application of the Harmonic Analysis Technique to Determining Eddy Currents in Conducting Plates
A novel analytical approach to predict eddy currents in a conducting plate is proposed. Based upon the knowledge of the incident flux to the rectangular plate, a curve fit to a double Fourier series is obtaine...
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Development of Parasitic Torques Leading to Shaft Vibrations in Induction Motors
Stray load losses are calculated as the difference between the measured total losses and the losses found by summing no load loss and copper losses. The losses are variously attributed to many factors includin...
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Industrial Lan Using Distributed Microprocessors
The objective of this work was to design and implement a local area computer communication network (LAN) to support computerized monitoring of production equipment in an industrial plant. The network was estim...
