...Abeer Jazzar; Omar Alharasees; Utku Kale Purpose Technological advances and the adaption of higher levels of automation serve as a potential cause of aviation incidents and accidents. This study aims to investigate the effect of automated systems on the operator’s performance total load (work...

... of this paper is to describe a process which has been developed that effectively automates the generation of two‐dimensional (2D) aerofoil characteristics tables. Design/methodology/approach The process associates a number of commercial software packages and in‐house codes that employ diverse methodologies...

... 2008 Flight control Flight performance Simulation Automation Aircraft Light aircraft equipped with classic, mechanical flight control systems require full aviation training and comprehensive theoretical knowledge from the pilot. Measuring and navigation systems require extensive...

.... Originality/value Providing a new analytical solution of predicted errors with final position and velocity constraints and their differential equations considering the thrust/drag acceleration and autopilot dynamics in the presence of gravity. Predictor‐corrector methods Automation Aerodynamics Flight...

...María Gloria Del Río‐Cidoncha; Juan Martínez‐Palacios; Francisco Ortuño‐Ortiz Purpose The main goal of this paper is to show how the automation of tasks in solid modelling with Catia V5 is approached, by means of macros, working under the Windows operating system and with the Visual BASIC...

... effects are beneficial to airlines. Flight control Automation Fully automatic flight will be required in the near future to improve the financial state and safety of commercial air transportation. It will also be needed to help airlines cope with the predicted increase in air travel...

...) program, the role of FiberSIM has broadened to include all composite design and manufacturing projects at Sikorsky. Details available from: VISTAGY, Inc. Tel: +1 781 290 0506. © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Aircraft Software Design Automation Keywords: Aircraft, Software...

... was recently unveiled by the company at its facility in Broughton, North Wales. The automated wing box assembly project (AWBA II) integrates, for the first time, handling,positioning, measuring, robotic drilling, wing skin panel wrapping and fastening technologies in a single 8.5m high demonstrator (Plate 1...

... This success was reflected in System 3R's "invasion" of the USA at the recent IMTS Exhibition in Chicago, where no less than 15 other stands featured System 3R tooling and robots. Indeed, System 3R's new WorkMaster robot automation system, capable of serving two machines/processes at the same...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> AMTRI Machining Automation Breakthrough in lean and agile machining realized Keywords: AMTRI, Machining, Automation The completion of the ground-breaking SHIMM machine (single hit multifunctional machining), now fully operational...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> System 3R Automation Newsletters The business of automation put into perspective Keywords System 3R, Automation, Newsletters System 3R reports that it has launched its own "One System Partner"newsletter, detailing how its approach can...

... for this demanding application represent just one of a range of precision linear and drive technology solutions offered by Güdel. Designed for use with industrial robots from all leading manufacturers, TM series modules are geared to the requirements of machine tool,automation and special machine building...

... WorkMaster's modular design is thought to be ideally suited to engineering companies which want to begin automating their production on a small scale, for example, starting with the changer unit and a single bookshelf to load the machine. Then other elements can be added as demand increases...

.... The Meta system uses "cross-hair" laser beams that can be used to "find" the feature. Keywords: Meta Technology, Automation, Drilling, Fasteners, Lasers,Robots A Boeing research project at the Southern California Prototype Centre (SCPC)has pulled together a number of technologies to dramatically...

... © MCB UP Limited 1998 --> Automation IMS Measuring machines IMS wins through with CMM for RMI Titanium Keywords Automation,IMS, Measuring machines A couple of years ago Harry Klein, quality manager of RMI Titanium Company, Tamworth, went to an exhibition...

... cutting time than one or two large ones per sheet. Similarly, the range of different material thicknesses being processed will affect the ultimate choice of cutting technology. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Automation Cutting lasers Lasers Plasma Accuracy has to be considered in the context...

... © MCB UP Limited 1998 --> Aircraft industry Assembly Automation Boeing First machine for automation of C-17 fuselage skin panel assembly Keywords Aircraft industry, Assembly, Automation, Boeing The first of several giant machine tools to automate fuselage skin...

... the development of the intelligent machine and the impact that these will have on manufacturing in the future. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Algorithms Automation Control Fuzzy logic Manufacturing Neural networks An intelligent machine may be regarded as a system that comprises of a number...

... immersion tank. Finally looks at Engineering Steels’ recent investments in automation. © Company 1997 Aerospace engineering Automation British Steel Engineering Steels Investment Steel Tests Steel continues to play an important role in a large number of aerospace applications...