SMART MATERIALS 1. Introduction The primary characteristic of a ‘‘smart material’’ is that it has the ability to respond to external stimuli in a technically useful and technically controlled way. The words ‘‘technically useful’’ and ‘‘technically controlled’’ are emphasized since all materials respond to external stimuli of some sort or other (as a simple example‚ all materials respond to temperature by changing their volume)‚ however‚ to be considered a ‘‘smart material’’ the response must
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Erin Crow/Criscolo Robb Romans 4/19/10 HRM Zigrossi Case Study 3: Traveler Import Cars Inc. Facts: • Traveler Import Cars owners Randy and Beryl Traveler both have extensive industry experience. Randy was a partner in Capitol Imports‚ a prosperous foreign car dealership‚ and Beryl was a consult holding an MBA who specialized in automobile dealerships. • They decided to go into business for themselves and their successful import car dealership has been in operation for over 5 years
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Task A. CLASS DIAGRAM B. Use Case Event | Trigger | Source | Use Case | Response | Destination | Request for car rental | Reservation call | Customer | Reserve vehicle | Vehicle availability status | Passengers | Pickup vehicle | Pickup date | Customer | Pickup vehicle | Car rental system update | Staff | Vehicle return | Due date for rental | Customer | Vehicle return | Car rental system update | Staff | Generate Bill | Vehicle Return | Operator | Bill | Update System |
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Abstract- A smart home is an application of computing to the home environment and it is monitored by ambient intelligence to provide services and facilitate remote home control. This paper presents an overview of previous research on smart home as well as the related technologies. A brief discussion about smart homes and their interrelationships is presented here. It describes combined information about sensors‚ communication protocols‚ multimedia devices‚ and systems‚ which are widely used in smart home
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opening point (5%)‚ target point (7%)‚ resistance point (10%) Contract Signing Bonus- opening point ($10‚000)‚ target point ($20‚000)‚ resistance point ($30‚000) Number of print runs for the book- opening point (5)‚ target point (4)‚ resistance point (4) again Number of weeks that Paige has to promote the book- opening point (35). target point (30)‚ resistance point (25) Number of books- opening point (6)‚ target point (5)‚ resistance point (2) but really this portion of the negotiation was not very
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Tech.Elctronics & Instrumentation ) N.E.C‚Nellore ABSTRACT : Smart sensors represent the next evolutionary tools for studying the environment..The smart environment relies first and foremost on sensory data from the real world. Sensory data comes from smart sensors of different modalities in distributed locations. Smart sensor systems are capable of prediction‚ interpretation‚communication and intelligent interaction with the environment
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Topic: Product decisions in marketing (PRODUCT) Case No. 4: “SMART Cards” ____________________________________________________________________________ SMART CARDS S mart is the operative word among many product developers these days. For example‚ smart card is the name of an advanced form of pocket- and purse-sized cards that may soon usher in a new era of cashless electronic commerce. Although they resemble familiar ATM cards‚ each smart card is equipped with a computer chip instead of
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an unpleasant experience because she experienced antagonism by her store director‚ Ms. Munson. Ms. Munson resented Ms. Monet because she was “excluded from the hiring decisions.” (Case Study) Additionally‚ the store that Ms. Munson was in-charge of‚ ranked low in sales and “failed to meet its sales goals.” (Case Study) Ms. Monet desired to change the image of the store and turn its’ appearance around. However‚ whenever Ms. Monet attempted to make improvements for the store‚ Ms. Munson would impede
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| PROJECT BASED LEARNING | SMART HOUSE/HOME | | Foundation in Computing | March 2011 Intake | This document contains the requirements for the Foundation in Computing March 2011 intake’s Project-Based Learning initiative. It is a group project assignment that covers certain aspects of the coursework assessment for the following subjects: Introduction to Computing (COMF 0314)‚ English 1 (COMF 0013) and Practical IT Skills (COMF 0324). The project contributes 15%‚ 20% and 20% to the final
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