discrete File List

Targeting chaos through adaptive control (author : Ramakrishna Ramaswamy, Sudeshna Sinha, and Neelima Gupte)

using adaptive control algorithms a chaotic dynamical system can be steered to a target state with desired characteristics. This methodology is very eficient and robust since that knowledge of the detailed behavior of the system is not required.

ENGINEERING SOIL CLASSIFICATION (author : D. A. Cameron)

Earth, or soil, in the engineering sense, is defined as “any unconsolidated material that is the product of weathering and mechanical disintegration of rocks, composed of discrete particles with gases and liquids interspersed between them”.

A Unified Framework for Modeling and Solving Combinatorial Optimization Problems: A Tutorial (author : Fred Glover)

In recent years the unconstrained quadratic binary program (UQP) has emerged as a unified framework for modeling and solving a wide variety of combinatorial optimization problems. This tutorial gives an introduction to this evolving area. The methodology is illustrated by several examples and substantial computational experience demonstrating the viability and robustness of the approach.

Plastic Injection Molding (author : material.eng.usm)

is a manufacturing technique for making parts from thermoplastic and thermoset materials
In contrast to the extrusion (which makes continuous parts of constant cross section), injection molding make discrete parts (with complex and variable cross section)
Molten plastic is injected at high pressure into a mold, which is the inverse of the desired shape.
The mold is made […]