The objective of this research is to study plant layout of iron manufacturing based on the systematic layout planning pattern theory (SLP) for increased productivity. In this case study, amount of equipments and tools in iron production are studied. The detailed study of the plant layout such as operation process chart, flow of material and activity relationship chart has been investigated. The...

The common Arabic keyboard layout is derived from the Arabic typewriter keyboard’s layout. This layout is not optimized for typing speed and has several problems. We use a genetic algorithm to optimize the design of the Arabic keyboard layout for typing speed. In the genetic algorithm, we use a fitness function that includes into consideration key distance, finger used, and hand alternation. We...

Constrained graph layout is a recent generalisation of forcedirected graph layout which allows constraints on node placement. We give a constrained graph layout algorithm that takes an initial feasible layout and improves it while preserving the topology of the initial layout. The algorithm supports poly-line connectors and clusters. During layout the connectors and cluster boundaries act like ...

As technology continues to leap forward and innovations advance, the systems of civil aircraft are becoming increasingly sophisticated complex. Accordingly, there is a rising amount information be processed by pilots in cockpit, increasing their cognitive burden, which significantly threatens safety flight. Thus, designers have formulated cockpit layout principles relating importance, frequency...

A rectangular layout is a partition of a rectangle into a finite set of interior-disjoint rectangles. These layouts are used as rectangular cartograms in cartography, as floorplans in building architecture and VLSI design, and as graph drawings. Often areas are associated with the rectangles of a rectangular layout and it is desirable for one rectangular layout to represent several area assignm...

this study was conducted to compare the methods of seed bedpreparation in rangelands of khash region in sistan and baluchestan province iniran. a split plot design was conducted based on randomized complete blockdesign with three replications in 1999. five seed bed preparation methods wereused as main plot as: 1) seed sown by passing livestock. 2) seed sown machinery.3) seeds sown as drilled in...

We developed a visual system generator called “Rainbow” which can handle layout constraints. The system can interactively layout figures while parsing them and make the parsed figures more understandable. Rainbow can deal with “soft layout constraints.” Soft layout constraints automatically layout entire figures by using graph drawing algorithms. Soft layout constraints are more flexible than c...

The paper discusses the adaptation and width definition methods of a content-driven template based layout system. The approach supports online magazine editors to design magazine layouts. Based on the layouts the approach automatically adapts the actual content to different device screens. In this paper we introduce the concept of the Vertical Splitter Component and discuss the related layout d...

People use their mobile devices every day to access a wide variety digital content. The diversity of mobile platforms and that of mobile device capabilities requires providing automatic layout solutions for online content. For the purposes of this paper, our solutions focus on online magazines and newspapers. The ContentDriven Template-Based Layout System (CTLS) is a template-based online magaz...