Visual Basic Software Research Articles

CAD system for automatic modelling of compound dies

Modelling of compound die is an important activity usually carried out by highly experienced die designers in sheet metal industries. These days, various CAD systems are being used for die modelling. But these systems are for general purpose and can provide limited assistance in drafting of die components. This study describes the research work involved in the development of a CAD system for automatic modelling of compound dies for use in sheet metal industries. The proposed system is organised in nine modules. The system modules execute in conjunction with expert system developed for design of compound die. Modules are coded in AutoLISP language, and user interface is created using Visual Basic and AutoCAD software. The proposed system is capable to generate drawings (2-dimensional and 3-dimensional) of all major die components and die assembly automatically in the drawing editor of AutoCAD software. The system has been tested successfully on a wide variety of sheet metal parts taken from industries. As this system can be implemented on a PC having AutoCAD software, its low cost of implementation makes it affordable even for small-scale sheet metal industries.

Modelling the Behaviour of Single Stage Splicing Language: A Yusof Goode Computational Approach

Yusof-Goode (Y-G) splicing system is a formal characterization of the generative capacity of specified enzymatic activities acting on DNA molecules with new extension symbolization of representing rule. The output of Y-G splicing system can be categorized into three types of single stage splicing language namely active persistent, transient and inert persistent language. It is both money and time consuming to conduct laboratory experiments to determine the behaviour of splicing language. Hence, research has been conducted to predict the characteristic of single stage splicing language based on limit adjacency matrix computational modelling in order to optimize time and money. The utilization of software programming has been developed through Visual Basic Software for scientists to determine the behaviour of single stage splicing language as well as the number types of resulted DNA molecules restricted to at most two strings and two rules with one cutting site. The output from the program was found to match the outcomes of wet lab experiments.

Design of a Wedge-Angle Log-Periodic Antenna

A wideband wedge-angle microstrip patch log-periodic antenna with 16 units operates at the center frequency 2.45GHz, is presented in this paper. Design an antenna interactive calculator with Visual Basic software to calculate and to adjust antenna parameters conveniently. Then, construct, simulate, and optimize the antenna model by use of Ansoft HFSS software. The patch log-periodic dipole antenna (LPDA) is tested by PNA3621 vector network analyzer. Measurement results show that the antenna has good characteristics with symmetrical radiation pattern, broad bandwidth, little number of side lobes, and voltage standing wave ratio with echo loss are relatively ideal in 2GHz~3.2GHz frequency range, which agree well with the simulation results.

Design a Platform for Multi-Criteria Analysis of a Computer Simulation

This paper deals with research in a computer simulation of the manufacturing processes. This article propose a platform for final users when doing experiment with a processes simulation models. The propose platform is called “user friendly”. A module for a final users is not universal but is a midi-universal. The midi-universal module cooperates with the computer simulation software, especially for this experiment has been used software called “Witness”. A platform for multi-criteria analysis is made in a Visual Basic software.

Study on the Evaporator Area Effects in the Gravity Feed Liquid Refrigeration System

In order to the small gravity feed liquid system cold storage optimization, it is analyzed that the evaporator area in gravity feed liquid system is how to influence the efficiency of the system. The visual basic software is used to simulation. The influence of heat transfer coefficient, heat transfer temperature difference and refrigerating capacity is simulated with the change of the evaporator area of the refrigeration system. Through the experiment, the feasibility of the application software is determined. Also it is found that the reduction of 25% evaporator area can make the system work best under the condition of - 18 °C cold storage temperature.

Design and Development of Antennas Design and Testing System

Based on the antenna experiment hardware, an antennas design and testing system is achieved by use of Visual Basic and Flash software development tools. The paper introduces the antenna experiment hardware and antenna pattern and input impedance measurement methods, discusses the overall structure of the system and software design. Take the helical antenna as an example demonstrates the system application in antenna simulation, design, and measurement procedure. The application shows that the self-developed system with interactive, practical and realistic which has been applied to the curricular experimental teaching and extra-curricular innovation, and achieved good results.

A Diagnostic System for Speed-Varying Motor Rotary Faults

This study proposed an intelligent rotary fault diagnostic system for motors. A sensorless rotational speed detection method and an improved dynamic structural neural network are used. Moreover, to increase the convergence speed of training, a terminal attractor method and a hybrid discriminant analysis are also adopted. The proposed method can be employed to detect the rotary frequencies of motors with varying speeds and can enhance the discrimination of motor faults. To conduct the experiments, this study used wireless sensor nodes to transmit vibration data and employed MATLAB to write codes for functional modules, including the signal processing, sensorless rotational speed estimation, neural network, and stochastic process control chart. Additionally, Visual Basic software was used to create an integrated human-machine interface. The experimental results regarding the test of equipment faults indicated that the proposed novel diagnostic system can effectively estimate rotational speeds and provide superior ability of motor fault discrimination with fast training convergence.

MissRF: A Visual Basic Application in MS Excel to Find out Missing Rainfall Data and Related Analysis

Hydrological analyses are often encountered with many missing periods of rainfall while designing developmental action plans for inaccessible and disadvantageous area. Visual basic based application software (to run in MS Excel) was developed to calculate and autofilled the missing rainfall data using widely followed Normal Ratio Method. The operational details of the software are described in the paper.

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  The main objective of this study is to develop a computer system for farm management and selection of required farm machinery to perform field operations in time for crops grown in rotations. Excel and Visual basic software were used to develop the program. The input data included 4 crops (sorghum, sesame, sunflower and cotton), 3 field operations (seedbed preparation, seeding, and weeding operations) and 3 farming systems (zero-tillage, conventional, and heavy machines farming systems). In addition, tractor and 6 implements (wide level disk, disk harrow, chisel plow, row crop planter, inter-row cultivator and sprayer) were also used. The system estimates the size and number of machine, power requirement and fuel consumption for the implements and operations. Verification showed that, the system has the ability to estimate the required parameters as soon as input data was entered. System validation indicated no significant differences between predicted results and actual data. The sensitivity analysis showed that, changing of input variables affects the output parameters and consequently selection is possible. The system was applied to estimate the required output variables in the mechanized rainfed agriculture in Gedarif, Sudan. It can be used for proper crop and machinery management as pre-season decision making with great confidence.   Key words: Crop production, machine selection, farm management, computer system.

Synthesizable Integrated Circuit and System Design for Solar Chargers

In this paper, an automatic design tool for a solar energy harvesting IC and system is developed with visual basic software, and the synthesis tool employed in this approach can be used to shorten the design time to market. In addition, a smart meter system is developed to measure the solar energy harvesting system's information with an online system. Users can thus get the proposed system's information at any time and from anywhere. Finally, good agreement has been found between the analytic and experimental results.

Strategies in the Design of Low Power Wireless Sensor Network for the Measurement and Monitoring of Physiological Parameters

_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract: This research paper presents the strategies involved in the design of a low power wireless sensor network for the measurement and monitoring of physiological parameters like body temperature, pulse rate and respiration rate of a patient .Ultra low power MSP430F1611 microcontroller from Texas instruments (TI) and the low power transceiver CC2500 ZigBee module from chicon are used in the present design. The TMP100 a digital temperature sensor is used for the measurement of body temperature ,the Free Scale MMA7260Q tri-axial accelerometer is used to measure the respiration rate and a simple pulse rate module is designed using the IR LEDs for the measurement of heart rate. A GUI is developed based on Visual Basic software to display the results. Also the results are displayed on the 2x16 LCD module . In addition , a website with URL www.vishnuhealth.com is designed to display the results .To achieve the low power objective ,an attempt is made to apply the Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling algorithm in addition to all the possible hardware precautions and MAC protocols.

A Visual Basic simulation software tool for performance analysis of a membrane-based advanced water treatment plant

A Visual Basic simulation software (WATTPPA) has been developed to analyse the performance of an advanced wastewater treatment plant. This user-friendly and menu-driven software is based on the dynamic mathematical model for an industrial wastewater treatment scheme that integrates chemical, biological and membrane-based unit operations. The software-predicted results corroborate very well with the experimental findings as indicated in the overall correlation coefficient of the order of 0.99. The software permits pre-analysis and manipulation of input data, helps in optimization and exhibits performance of an integrated plant visually on a graphical platform. It allows quick performance analysis of the whole system as well as the individual units. The software first of its kind in its domain and in the well-known Microsoft Excel environment is likely to be very useful in successful design, optimization and operation of an advanced hybrid treatment plant for hazardous wastewater.

Impact of Risk Diversification in Industrial Investment by applying Topsis Method

The major issues pertaining to the different projects is frequent day is mainly due to the delay in their completion. The most important reason is existence of risk and internal and external uncertainties. To solve this problem a program is needed to manage the risks and uncertainties and reduce their impacts on the objectives of the project. In this paper, in order to quantitatively analyze the risks in industrial investment project, using database supported by Topsis algorithm is suggested. By using Visual Basic software, a program is designed to identify the project risks.

Smart Integrated Circuit and System Design for Renewable Energy Harvesters

In this paper, a novel design and management tool is developed with visual basic software. The proposed tool is employed to design an integrated circuit (IC) and system for renewable energy applications, and the tool can also be used to assess the system's operating conditions in order to make maintenance decisions. In addition, the renewable energy harvesting system's information will be posted on an online system so that users can thus access it at any time and from anywhere. Finally, computer simulated and experimental results demonstrate the excellent performance of the proposed IC and system.

Synthesis design of digital solar energy harvesting integrated circuits and systems

In this study, a digital solar energy harvesting integrated circuit and system synthesis tool is developed with visual basic software. Using this synthesis tool, the design time to market can be significantly reduced. A metering technique is also developed to combine the solar energy harvesting system with an online system. Therefore users can obtain the proposed system's information at any time and from anywhere. Meanwhile, there is no need to buy any additional scope or metre to undertake the measurements. Computer simulations and experimental results demonstrate the accuracy and the superior performance of the proposed technique.

Synthesisable solar-harvesting integrated circuit and system

In this study, a novel design tool for energy harvesting integrated circuits (IC) and system synthesis is developed with visual basic software. The proposed tool can be used to shorten the design time-to-market. A temperature compensation technique is then adopted to ensure that the circuit characteristics are stable and have low thermal sensitivity. In addition, a smart meter system is developed to measure energy harvester information by using an online system. Thus, users can obtain the proposed system information at all times. The accurate and superior performance of the proposed IC and system synthesis were confirmed by computer simulations and experimental results.

Parametric Modeling of Whole Tower Crane Based on ANSYS

The conventional finite element modeling of the tower in the ANSYS GUI, in particular, the modeling of the whole tower crane which is large and complex, always gives rise to low efficiency and less authenticity. A new method of modeling of whole tower crane is presented here. This paper applies the APDL which stands for ANSYS Parametric Design Language to separately build crane’s components :the mast, the tower head, the counter-jib ,the jib and the simplified slewing platform. And then accomplishes the parametric finite element model of the whole tower by using the assembly and connection technology provided by ANSYS to assemble and connect them. Further, based on these methods and Visual Basic Programming Software, the parametric design software on tower crane has been developed. At the end of the paper, the paper takes the H25/23 tower crane as an analysis example to demonstrate that such a method is not only technically feasible, but also cost-effective. The details of the parameterized modeling and related technologies are given in the paper.

A fitting, simple and versatile window program (HSHPTM) design using lumped parameters and one-dimensional thermal resistance models

A heat sink-heat pipes thermal module (HSHPTM) applies U-type or L-type heat pipes to transferring the total heat capacity from the heat source to the based plate and fins successfully, and then dissipates heat flow into the surrounding air. This article utilizes Visual Basic commercial software to develop a window program named HSHPTM V1.0 for proper design of the heat sink-heat pipes thermal module. The computing core of the HSHPTM program employs the theoretical thermal resistance analytical approach with iterative convergence stated in this study to obtain a numerical solution. The results show that this calculated error comparison with experimental results is within ±5 %. The embedded U-type heat pipes carry 46 and 63 percentages of the total dissipated heat capacity for one-pair and two-pairs embedded U-type heat sink-heat pipes thermal modules, and dissipate 87.2 % heat flow for six embedded L-type heat pipes, respectively. There has a benefit for HSHPTM V1.0 of rapidly and capably calculating the thermal performance of a heat sink-heat pipes thermal module installed with a processor horizontally by inputting simple and lumped parameters.

An investigation of social judgments made by young adults toward appearance of dental fluorosis

Smile is a crucial factor in creating a good first impression. However conditions like dental fluorosis hamper the esthetics of teeth. This study was conducted to find out whether young adults attribute socially relevant characteristics to people with dental fluorosis. A total of 150 young adults were presented with images of individuals with different severity levels of dental fluorosis along with images of normal tooth appearance on a computer screen. They had to attribute various socially relevant characteristics to these images. Images were digitally manipulated to simulate dental fluorosis. Images were displayed on a computer screen and Visual Basic Software was used to record the participants' responses as well as the time taken to respond. The time taken to respond or response latency indicates the response strength. A chi-square test was used to test the association between the dental appearances and the socially relevant characteristics. A Mann--Whitney test was used to compare the time taken to respond. As the severity of fluorosis increases, participants attribute less and less of positive characteristics. Attribution of negative characteristics also increases with the severity of dental fluorosis. For images with moderate and severe fluorosis, respondents took more time to accept positive characteristics and less time to reject positive characteristic. This means that the participants felt strongly when rejecting positive characteristics in these images. Social judgments are made by young adults when viewing digitally manipulated images of different levels of fluorosis.

Development of variable rate sprayer for oil palm plantation

Development of variable rate sprayer for oil palm plantationThis project describes the design and development of a camera vision with color detection for the variable rate technology (VRT) automated sprayer. In this project, the smart sprayer system was already developed and mounted on the ATV. The automated sprayer system was developed by combination of the electromechanical system, PC parallel port relay board, the controller and visual basic programming software. This smart sprayer system is guided with the camera to detect the presence of weeds. Detection of weeds is based on the green color value from RGB value. The amount or percentage (%) of weeds detected determines the rate of spraying that is controlled by an electric motor and the relay board. In this project, the spray nozzles were modified to be fully open, fully closed and half open. The closing and opening of valves were controlled by the electromechanical system that receives the instruction from the camera vision. Experiments carried out shows that the nozzle is closed when the percentage of weeds detected is less than 2%. It is half open at 3% to 50% and fully open at more than 51%. The application rate of spraying can be determined from the result of the spraying operation.