Design Definition and 1000 Threads

Homework Statement In this exercise we want you to apply your knowledge of Relay Logic Instructions to design a program which will control the ProSim-II Door. The Door System includes a Reversible Motor, a pair of Limit Switches and a Control Panel, all connected to your PLC. The program...

Homework Statement The statement is this one... (from the horowitz "The Art of Elctronics") http://www.electroyou.it/forum/download/file.php?id=13691 Homework Equations How should I proceed, i really didn't understand how this VOM works, i mean, i understood, that there a max scale...

Hi, Are there any restrictions on what a design matrix can be? I have no background in this area, I'm just wondering from the wikipedia article, is it a mathematical entity or simply a name? Can it be all zeros, diagonal, or anything I want? Thanks Mike

Hi, I have to make the classic egg drop contraption but we're only allowed to use plastic drinking straws, index cards, and hot glue. the width also has to be smaller than 4x4 inches but it can be as tall as we want it to be (but preferably small) and it has to have a door of some sort...

Not sure if applicable here but I was doing some reading on ITER the fusion reactor. I have read about "Test Blanket Modules" being designed by both China and the United States. I understand that these blanket modules will be used to surround the reactor however I was wondering if these test...

Statics Springs "Design Problem" Homework Statement Here's a problem I've been very determined to figure out, but I can't. I attached the picture. This single problem is 5% of my grade, so I'd appreciate any help! A plate storage system for a self-serve salad bar in a restaurant is shown. As...

Homework Statement A professor gave a pipe network problem to be solved by the Hardy-Cross method. However when I attempted to create a scale drawing of the figure to get a better idea of the problem I realized it is physically impossible to create his design. Now i am wondering if because of...

Hi, I'd like to learn some mechanical design. My knowledge in mechanics is mainly from general physics and a basic course in engineering mechanics. Is this enough to take on intermediate level mechanical design? Should I take a few ME classes? If so, what would you recommend? What is a good free...

Hello I want to design a pneumatic cylinder for race car lifting. The cylinder should work in such a way that it can lift the car 4 inch from the ground in 0.5 sec. And the max pressure is 250 psi. Can anybody please help me out of this. What are the factors that I have to take into...

hey >>>> i have tow Questions about conveyor design: What are the Variables influencing the design of conveyor ? all i know is : Angle of surcharge

1. My assignment is to create an egg catcher to successfully catch an egg dropped from a height of a meter, the only materials I can use is: 1 Piece of paper 1 piece of aluminum foil 2 straws 20cm of tape What I was planning to do was create a cylinder with the paper and using the...

Hello. I was wondering if someone could explain to someone with no electrical engineering background where would one place the resonator whose sole responsibility is to amplify sine waves at a particular frequency while ignoring other sine waves. Would this resonator be located by the antenna...

I need to design an XOR with 2 NANDS, 1 NOR, and 3 inverters. Is it possible? I can't seem to find how to do it now.

I am in need of some 1750khz intermediate transformers for an old tube project. I can find a few 455khz but not 1750khz. Removing turns from a 455khz IF transformer would raise the frequency but what would that do to the impedance? I thought I would be able to find quite a bit on the...

Given the same voltage and current, hence electrical power, what kind of core design can maximize the "reach" of an electromagnet? For example, with the magnet above a table, axis pointing down at the table, attempting to lift a small iron washer, is there a core design that significantly...

Hey guys I'm BRAND SPANKING new to posting anything an any forum ever...this is a last resort at the end of much research, brainstorming and desperate googling... My problem: We've built a transformer tank to house the core and this will be filled with oil, a radiator was built as well...

Ok I had these 3 questions: I believe I have ansered the first 2 but I' am just stuck on the third. 1. an aircraft has a glide ratio of 12 to1 m, a building that is 45m high lies directly in the glide path, the plane clears the building by 12m, how far is the run way from the building? ANS: I...

Hello, My name is Ryan and I'm a volunteer instructor with the local Royal Canadian Air Cadet squadron. I'm looking for ways to try and make the kids' aviation lessons more interactive and hands on, and so I've decided I'd like to build them a small wind tunnel, purely for flow visualization...

Hi all, I am currently deciding between two courses for the coming semester. I am a sophomore math and physics major, but contemplating an electrical engineering/physics postgrad program and possible career. As such, I would like to try out a more applied, lab-type course in order to explore...

Hey guys, I'm looking at designing a heat pump system that uses CO2 as the working fluid. I'm not exactly sure how to pick the components that I need like a compressor, expansion valve, etc. I am trying to create an experimental device that will work in conjunction with my CO2 thermosyphon...

Hi everyone, I'm Designing a BiQuad antenna for WiFi applications. The design and optimization are relatively simple but i need some references of the theory behind this antenna. I'm reading some theory of Bi-Conic Antennas but it's a bit difficult to extrapolate the idea between both...

Homework Statement I have access to a test facility for window type air conditioners that has a small room that is used to simulate the outdoors. I need to use the facility to test the effect of temperature on the performance of one of our window type AC units. The performance must e done as a...

hi i am designing a gear box and i need help on calculating my motors requirements. i have a motor with rotating a gear which is connected to shaft using a gear attached to the shaft. on the top of the shaft a cylinder base is screwed weight X kg. could you please help me thank you

Hi! I am going to be as brief as possible in this question. Im currently trying to design a portable breaker testing device that has a very simple mechanism. Basically, this device must be very small and should be able to fit into something like this:http://goo.gl/BuZ6U When I insert this...

Criticism of small "bridge" design welcome. I live near a park that has two large hiking areas divided by a stream. If those areas were linked by a bridge the number of possible hikes that could be taken would be increased. The stream at one "crossing" is about 30 feet wide and normally has a...

I need help designing a power supply for a portable medical research device for animals. My problem is designing a configuration for multiple voltages with pcb size and power efficiency in mind. I need 3.3 V, +/- 1.5 V, and +/- 20 V. Below I’ve listed device info and estimated current...

Hey every body, I need to ask you about the difference between off design performance of gas turbine engine and the design point performance of gas turbine engine ? Thanks.

Hi, I wanted to create electromagnet around pipeline to produce 0.2 Tesla magnetic field. How can it be connected to the DC from 220 Volt.. Please help me..

I've been looking at the undergrad catalog of my school and I haven't noticed any classes that teach motor design. I found classes on drives and motor control but nothing on the actual design of motors/generators. I always thought electric machines was a fundamental topic that all EE curriculums...

Hi, why did they make the handles curved? Is there a mechanical advantage?

This question is from my textbook: Thermodynamics an Engineering Approach 7ed SI Units, cengel. It is problem 10-129 and I can't seem to figure it out. Design the condenser of a steam power plant that has a thermal efficiency of 40 percent and generates 10 MW of net electric power. Steam...

Hello everyone. I am working on a VTOL RC craft that I hope will work. I was planning on using a centrifugal fan to accelerate air radially (instead of a squirrel-cage design), and putting 45 degree truncated cones around it to direct it downwards. I wrote a program with many small...

Hello, Im kinda of new beginner I am looking for virtual program to get Voltage in and Voltage in a design circit using the oscilloscope and function generator, I using ISIS Design and I can get the oscilloscope getting the sine wave, and the function generator that helps to change the...

Homework Statement Hey, I'm struggling beyond belief with this assignment, one of the attached pdf's is the question and the variables given. What I'm struggling with most is what order I'm meant to do things in, I think I've got the start of it sussed but beyond that I'm clueless I've got...

I'm clueless how to start!. Here is the description: A canal operating company is proposing to build an inclined plane to lift boats between two points with a vertical height difference of 55m. Currently the boats have to travel a distance of 6km through 19 canal locks to achieve the same...

Hello everybody, hopefully I am posting this in the right spot. What I am trying to do is design a heating element powered by a Li-Po battery (RC battery probably) to heat a heating element to a range of 360-420°F. I want the temp to be adjustable, probably on three settings, so one for 360...

Homework Statement I am designing a circuit and trying to calculate the peak to peak voltage across the 8 ohm resistor. I'm getting 14 volts peak to peak output from the op amp. Any tips where I should start would be helpful. I've attached my circuit to the post, Thanks Homework Equations...

Hello again, I am currently designing a flywheel for a 745 KW engine inertia dyno. Basically my design requirements are so: Max RPM: 530 RPM (=55.5 rad/s) Flywheel Diameter: 1.7 meters Time needed to accelerate: 60 second (to max rpm) I need help determining the mass of the...

Homework Statement Need to build a container to hold a Large grade A egg that must have maximum dimensions of 25cm x 25cm x 25cm. Score for marks is based on Score = (200 - Distance from target in cm)/Mass of container with egg. The egg is thrown from at least 1 m above the ground and 2 m from...

Hello, I'm curious about what kind of academic paths would lead to weapon design and research. Right now I'm doing a BS in physics and will likely pick a sub-minor in Mechanics or Electronics. There is also computational physics, condensed matter, and cosmology sub disciplines at my school...

Homework Statement http://media.newschoolers.com/uploads/images/17/00/58/56/03/585603.png Homework Equations None The Attempt at a Solution I have tried just messing around with them, and I have tried to turn this table into a "boolean" expression. I have no idea how I would begin to solve...

Hello all. As the title has informed you, I wish to make an water electrolysis cell that can not only produce hydrogen, but also store it completely separate from the oxygen (Again, I promise you, it is not for fuel. Now, your probably wondering why I don't just make the typical...

Homework Statement I have to solve for RD, RS1, and RS2. Homework Equations AVNL=-mg(Rd//rd) Vdd-Id(Rd+RStotal)=0 Bias Line Eq: Vg-Vgsq-Idq(RStotal) The Attempt at a Solution I have solved for RD by using the AVNL equation and the given value of -8 for AVNL. I found RD to be...

Hi, I wish to study (non-trivial) algebraic functions which have varied cycles at a few places other than the origin. It's not hard to search for a particular covering at the origin. For example, the function f(z,w)=(8 z^2)\text{}+(-10 z-4 z^2-6 z^3)w+(-10 z)w^2+(-3 z^2-6 z^3)w^3+(-9 z^2+4...

Hey! I have a certain problem. Let M ≥ 4 be an even number and consider the set [0,1,...\frac{M}{2}-1]. The problem is to put those numbers two times in each row of an M x (M choose 2) matrix, such that all possible combinations of entries that contain a pair of the same number occur just once...

Dear all, I need realizing an electromagnet producing a magnetic field changing in direction with a given frequency (from 100 to 800kHz). Max intensity should be 400-500 Oe. I need applying this magnetic field in a small region (10x 10 mm2) and I would prefer the electromagnet not so big...

Hello, I need some help with a difference amplifier design I'm working on. The amplifier has to be work from a positive voltage supply only. I'm having a hard time getting it work with single supply voltage (it works when I use both negative and positive supply voltages). Both the inputs have a...

my lonesome have been working on a set of mufflers that don't sound like fecal matter. I am having a difficult time finding just the mufflers (race mufflers). I DO NOT want an entire exhaust system. I do have the capability of fabing up mufflers, I have custom made equal length headers to an x...

I'm working on the design for a dry-hull model submarine. My plan is to cast the hull shape that I want out of aluminum because this type of casting is cheap, easy to make, and because aluminum has a good strength to weight ratio. I want the hull to be able to withstand an external pressure of...

I need some help Desperately for this class. this project is 10% of my grade and I'm doing really bad in this class >_<. I have read the book but is all talking about is bunch of formulas that i have no idea how to relate them to this. I uploaded the diagram as well that was part of the...