Issue · 2010
Vol.29, Iss. 1
13 articles · All issues →
ArticlesPROBLEMS, ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AUTOMOTIVE VENDOR INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN—I
Muhammad Naeem Khan Khattak, Hamidullah, Shehryar
After a broad identification of the major problems faced by the automotive industry of Pakistan this paper presents very useful analysis and comprehensive recommendations for solution of major problems of the automotive vendor industry. The problems…
15 Aug 2020- Articles
HAND-EYE COORDINATION FOR OBJECT GRASPING TASK OF HUMANOID ROBOT (BHR-02)
Altaf Hussain Rajpar, Abdul Hameed Memon, Mohammad Akram Shaikh, Weimin Zhang
Hand-eye coordination play vital role in object grasping task of humanoid robot. A method proposed for hand-eye coordination addresses four distinct problems i) Integration of vision control and motion control ii) hand-eye coordinate transformation i…
15 Aug 2020 - Articles
MACROSCOPIC SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS OF DIESEL AND BIODIESEL-DIESEL BLEND: AN EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON
Asad Naeem Shah, GE Yun-shan, HE Chao
The qualitative aspects of the fuel spray particularly spray length and cone angle play a significant role not only in the temporal sequence of clean and efficient combustion, but also in the control of engine exhaust emissions and efficiency optimiz…
15 Aug 2020 - Articles
GENERATORS MAINTENANCE SCHEDULING USING HARMONY SEARCH ALGORITHM
Laiq Khan, Sidra Mumtaz, Kamran Javed, S.W. Shah, M.I. Khan Babar, S.R. Akbar
Music-based harmony search algorithm is a relatively new meta-heuristic technique. It is used to solve multi-objective optimization problems. Generators maintenance schedules (GMS) play the most significant role for the economical and reliable operat…
15 Aug 2020 - Articles
DESIGN OF FIXED ORDER ROBUST CONTROLLER USING H∞ -NORM AND EVOLUTIONARY TECHNIQUES: COMPARISONS AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
Faizullah Mahar, Syed Saad Azhar Ali, Abid Karim
Robust controllers obtained using H∞ control theory usually have much higher order than that of the plant and it is complex in nature as well. Moreover, in these design methods the order of controller cannot be fixed a priori to control law des…
15 Aug 2020 - Articles
TREATMENT FEASIBILITY OF THE BLEACHING EFFLUENT OBTAINED FROM NSSC PULP AND PAPER MILL IN A UASB REACTOR
Arshad Ali, Hashim Nisar Hashmi
UASB reactors R-I and R-II each with an effective volume of 6.0liters were used to study the treatability of actual bleaching effluent obtained from NSSC pulp and paper mill at mesophilic temperature and neutral pH. Methanol as a source of an easily…
15 Aug 2020 - Articles
KNOWLEDGE BASE TECHNOLOGIES AS A NEW PARADIGM IN DATA DRIVEN MANUFACTURING SYSTEM
Abdul Shakoor, R.A. Sayed, Khizar Azam
The maximization of prospects for substantial benefits and projecting the industry to fulfill the competitive needs in globally oriented business environment requires wide-ranging information based decision support system. The knowledge sharing frame…
15 Aug 2020 - Articles
A REVIEW OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF FATIGUE
Riaz Sayed, Khizar Azam, Waqar Shah, Inayat Babar, Hamidullah, Sahar Noor
Driving under the influence of fatigue and drowsiness is one of the leading causes of accidents throughout the world. The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) estimates that every year driver fatigue causes close to 100,000 crashes in t…
15 Aug 2020 - Articles
RECOVERY OF TALC FROM TALC- CARBONATE SCHIST OF SWAT EMERALD MINES, NWFP, PAKISTAN
Nisar Mohammad, Mohammad Mansoor Khan
In present research preliminary investigations like petrographic study, grain size evaluation and chemical analysis were undertaken on talc bearing rock of Swat emerald mines, aiming at finding some suitable processing technique to recover talc. A fe…
15 Aug 2020 - Articles
A PARALLEL DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN CODE FOR COMPRESSIBLE FLUID FLOWS ON UNSTRUCTURED GRIDS
Amjad Ali, Hong Luo, Khalid Saifullah Syed, Muhammad Ishaq
A parallel discontinuous Galerkin code based on a Taylor series basis for the compressible Euler equations on unstructured meshes is presented. The parallel numerical method is capable to efficiently simulate the flow physics of the problems consider…
15 Aug 2020 - Articles
AN EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHM FOR JOB-SHOP SCHEDULING
Adnan Tariq, Iftikhar Hussain, Abdul Ghafoor, Sahar Noor
It has been a general perception that the hardness level of job-shop scheduling problems is comparatively high and that is why effective, efficient and accurate procedures for scheduling are required to substantiate its usefulness. Therefore, in this…
15 Aug 2020 - Articles
CHARACTERIZATION OF CERAMICS WALL TILES USING LOCAL TALC AS A FLUXING AGENT
Iftikhar Ahmad, Sahar Noor
Talc, a magnesium silicate mineral, is abundantly available in Pakistan. Internationally talc is used with other raw materials to produce wall tiles. But due to difference in mineralogical locations of the local talc and other raw materials, a local…
15 Aug 2020 - Articles
GPS ASSISTED HANDOFF IN OVERLAPPING IPv6 WLAN WITH MULTIPLE CoA
Farah Mahmood, Mohammad Inayatullah Babar, Syed Waqar Shah, Hamid Ullah, Riaz Akbar Syed
With the evolution of wireless networks and the unique features of mobile IPv6 it has become possible to utilize network services at remote location. However the handoff issues due to mobility can lead to serious delays. In this paper we present a un…
15 Aug 2020