The response is activated over a predetermined area or areas on an incident energy target surface in response to an incident directed energy sensed on a target surface.Mark J. Clemen Jr.Alan F. StewartJohn R. HullKeith J. Davis
An arbitrarily shaped multiport (four ports in the following example) microwave passive component is depicted inFigure 7.1, in which the inbound (or incident) power is always equal to the outbound (or reflected) power plus the possible dissipated power in the circuit. In most practical applicati...
To do so, CYBERSENS must communicate with the MCU sending alerts and information about the detected incident. 3.2 SENSNET The SENSNET subsystem is composed by a local main control unit (S-MCU) interconnected to a distributed sensor network (Fig. 2) [1]. The main functionalities of the S-...
Also, you don’t have to fess up to every little incident. But it is helpful to build awareness of when these things happen. Because the more awareness you have over your behavior, the more agency you have to make change. Find your anger ...
Additionally, metal substrates with high reflectivity such as Ag or Al can reduce the absorption of incident solar light [49]. However, due to the change in the angle of incidence of sunlight, a vertical metal substrate is usually insufficient. To solve this issue, V-shaped shading layers ...
e Localization devices inspired by the scorpion, consisting of an acceleration sensor, constant current adapter, analog-to-digital converter, STM32 development board, data transmission module, and laptop (left), and experiment resul...
to wave set-up (increased water elevation) and an increase in infragravity waves (longer period waves), which contribute to wave run-up and overwash41,42,43. Since any rise in mean sea level will increase the mean water level over the reef, the response of wave inundation to SLR is ...
Passive fire protection features are normally preferred over active systems due to the inherent safety they provide without the need for additional intervention by manual means, or for detection and control systems that may malfunction or be impaired due to the incident. The primary passive measures ...
Loneliness has a detrimental effect on physical and mental health, increasing an individual’s risk of morbidity and mortality [17]. The effects of loneliness on cardiovascular health have been widely studied [18]. Poor social bonds have been linked to a 29% increase in incident coronary heart ...
high operating costs. Again, the delay between an event and notification to the excavation crew means that it is unlikely that this system would prevent a pipeline incident. The THREATSCAN system costs $20,440 per mile plus significant installation costs and a yearly monitoring charge of $6,000...