scholarly journals CMS ECAL Upgrade Front End card: design and prototype test results

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Singovski ◽  
Alexander Dolgopolov ◽  
Colin Jessop ◽  
Nikitas Loukas ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Test Results ◽  
Front End ◽  
Prototype Test

Requiem for the STAT Test: Automation and Point of Care Testing

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gurmukh Singh ◽  
Natasha M Savage ◽  
Brandy Gunsolus ◽  
Kellie A Foss
Keyword(s):  
Point Of Care ◽  
Turnaround Time ◽  
Test Automation ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Point Of Care Testing ◽  
Tube System ◽  
Front End ◽  
Laboratory Test Results ◽  
Batch Testing ◽  
Pneumatic Tube System

Abstract Objective Quick turnaround of laboratory test results is needed for medical and administrative reasons. Historically, laboratory tests have been requested as routine or STAT. With a few exceptions, a total turnaround time of 90 minutes has been the usually acceptable turnaround time for STAT tests. Methods We implemented front-end automation and autoverification and eliminated batch testing for routine tests. We instituted on-site intraoperative testing for selected analytes and employed point of care (POC) testing judiciously. The pneumatic tube system for specimen transport was expanded. Results The in-laboratory turnaround time was reduced to 45 minutes for more than 90% of tests that could reasonably be ordered STAT. With rare exceptions, the laboratory no longer differentiates between routine and STAT testing. Having a single queue for all tests has improved the efficiency of the laboratory. Conclusion It has been recognized in manufacturing that batch processing and having multiple queues for products are inefficient. The same principles were applied to laboratory testing, which resulted in improvement in operational efficiency and elimination of STAT tests. We propose that the target for in-laboratory turnaround time for STAT tests, if not all tests, be 45 minutes or less for more than 90% of specimens.

scholarly journals MS7001F Prototype Test Results

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Brandt
Keyword(s):  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Critical Temperatures ◽  
Prototype Test ◽  
Surge Margin ◽  
Pertinent Data ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Heavy Duty Gas Turbine

The MS7001F heavy–duty gas turbine has been designed utilizing advanced analytical methods and a substantial array of component tests. The integrity of the system required that the prototype unit, with its accessories, be rigorously tested under load. The factory load test was completed on May 18, 1988 after 387 hours and 134 start/stop cycles. The MS7001F prototype gas turbine was instrumented with more than 3000 pieces of instrumentation in order to record all critical temperatures, pressures, flows, strains, displacements, and other pertinent data. The load device was a modified MS7001E compressor, which also supplied the means by which the MS7001F prototype compressor’s pressure ratio was increased to provide for surge margin determination. Inlet throttling of the MS7001F compressor allowed for full firing temperature operation, at reduced load. The results of this factory prototype load test are reported in the paper as are observations made during post test teardown.

scholarly journals A Review on the Performance and Comfort of Stab Protection Armor

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dereje Berihun Sitotaw ◽  
Dustin Ahrendt ◽  
Yordan Kyosev ◽  
Abera Kechi Kabish
Keyword(s):  
Protective Clothing ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Safety Equipment ◽  
Freedom Of Movement ◽  
Prototype Test ◽  
Wear Comfort ◽  
Correction Officers ◽  
Security Control

Abstract Stab-protective clothing is the most important component of safety equipment and it helps to save the lives of its wearers; therefore, it is designed to resist knife, nail, or needle attacks, especially to the upper body. In this paper, the essential requirements for stab-resistant armor are investigated based on an in-depth review of previous research and prototype test results. The combination of protection and comfort in armor vests is a particularly challenging task. Review of the state of the art technology responsible for the manufacture of stab-resistant clothes has revealed that their design and development should encompass the elements of comfort, freedom of movement, permeability, absorption, evaporation, and weight reductions to ensure excellent ergonomics and high wear comfort. The design as well as the production, weight, thickness, material types and properties, and the arrangement of scales determine the level of protection and comfort offered by stab-resistant vests. Currently, the production of stab-proof gear-based 3D printing technology is evaluated, using lightweight materials (aramid) in the form of segmented scales inspired by nature. As the protection performance and wear comfort of stab-proof gear is enhanced, the willingness of security, control, transport, custom, and correction officers to wear them can be significantly increased in an endeavor to ensure that fatal injuries will decrease significantly.

scholarly journals FRAMEWORK OF AN AMBIDEXTROUS PROCESS OF IDEA MANAGEMENT SUPPORTING THE DOWNSTREAM PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 587-596
Author(s):  
T. Herrmann ◽  
D. Roth ◽  
H. Binz
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Initial Test ◽  
Front End ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Idea Management ◽  
Radical Ideas

AbstractOne challenge within idea management of the front end of the design process is the handling of radical ideas, meaning ideas with a high degree of novelty. Companies are approaching radical and incremental ideas frequently with the same methods, although many reasoned claims exists for treating ideas differently according to the degree of novelty. The paper aims to address the fact that ambidexterity does not play any specific role in the front end. Therefore, a framework of an extended idea process model based on the idea of ambidexterity is shown and initial test results are presented.

scholarly journals GNSS Array Antenna for Mitigating Multipath Errors in Urban Environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 03009
Author(s):  
Toshiaki Tsujii ◽  
Kenta Yonebayashi ◽  
Takeshi Fujiwara ◽  
Sohshi Ohsawa
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Array Antenna ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Front End ◽  
Rf Front End ◽  
Hardware Biases ◽  
Proper Weight ◽  
Multipath Errors

GNSS signal vulnerability has been a major concern especially for safety-of-life applications such as aircraft operations. Therefore, a GNSS array antenna technology was investigated focusing on beamforming to mitigate multipath errors in urban environment including airport surfaces. A commercial three-element GNSS antenna and RF-Front end were used to obtain digital IF data. The recorded In-phase/Quadrature IF data for three antennas were combined with proper weight to form beams towards satellites after so-called hardware biases were calibrated. Test results in multipath-rich environment demonstrated that 50-70% reduction of pseudorange errors due to multipath were possible if the beamforming algorithms were applied.

Design of Local Oscillator Based on DDS of High Performance Short-Wave Receiver

2013 ◽  
Vol 834-836 ◽  
pp. 1140-1144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Tai Chen ◽  
Chang Jing Sun ◽  
Bin Zang ◽  
Long Cheng ◽  
Jing Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Gain Control ◽  
Local Oscillator ◽  
Short Wave ◽  
Frequency Multiplier ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Front End ◽  
Tracking Filter ◽  
Spurious Signals

Phase noise and spurious signals of local oscillator will affect the performance of short-wave receiver. The structure of receiver's front-end part based on DDS is introduced to realize a high-performance local oscillator of short-wave receiver. Then measures were taken to improve the LO's performance, including using external directly frequency multiplier as DDS' clock to improve the purity of frequency spectrum, tracking filter to degrade harmonics and gain control circuit to remain constant amplitude in the desired frequency range. At last, test results show that the above-mentioned measures improve the receiver's performance.

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