In this simulation platform, signal controllers that operate in the traffic simulator show signal aspects instructed actual traffic signal controller. Because the interface of a practical signal controller transmits contact-point conditions, the interface cannot exchange information directly with a traffic simulator program operated on a personal computer. So, a LAN/parallel converter was used ...

The present study investigated the recreational use of video and computer games in the workplace. In an online survey, 833 employed users of online casual games reported on their use of computer games during working hours. The data indicate that playing computer games in the workplace elicits substantial levels of recovery experience. Recovery experience associated with gameplay was the stronge...

Introduction INCITS/V2, the Information Technology Access Interfaces Technical Committee of the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS), is about to formally propose a standard for “the discovery, selection, operation, and substitution of user interfaces and options” [6] for everyday appliances. Their approach is similar to that of our personal universal controller...

Supervisory Distributed Computer Control Systems help the operator to run the process by putting control and monitoring functionality at his or her disposal. These systems support the Human Machine Interface, Message Handling, Archiving, Hardware Diagnostics and they execute control functions automatically. With respect to these requirements, the functionality of supervisory distributed control...

When we need to make informed financial decisions, we seek out tools to assist us with managing and aggregating our finances. Traditionally, money management software packages have been available for personal computers; however, they were expensive and often had steep learning curve. With a paradigm shift to cloud-computing users are looking toward the web for an easier and low-cost solution. A...

In this paper, the dynamic target tracking of a car-like wheeled robot within a sensor-network environment by an intelligent control is developed. The proposed intelligent control is called fuzzy decentralized sliding-mode grey prediction control (FDSMGPC). For implementing dynamic target tracking, two distributed CCD (charge-coupled device) cameras are set up to capture the poses of the tracki...

In this paper, the feasibility of using active noise control inside personal computers is demonstrated by applying an adaptive filter to Hewlett-Packard’s Blackbird 002 Gaming PC. Conditions relating the control signals and the sound heard by an external listener are presented as a means of evaluating the hardware design before applying the adaptive filter. A multichannel stochastic adaptive fi...

Remote control of instrumentations and the connected measurement techniques represent an interesting topic particularly appreciated in some sectors as industry, research and e-learning. The current technologies allow to fully control modern instrumentation that is already conceived for this aim, while it is harder to manage old instrumentation not specifically designed for this kind of control....