The speed of a bus network is often specified by the Abstract parameter a, which denotes the end-to-end propagation delay normalized with respect to the We study the performance of the slotted ALOIH A average packet transmission time. With current multiple access protocol in a high speed bidirectional technology and cost trends, typical values of a in most passive bus network, where transmissio...

Introduction: Navigated TKA (Total Knee Arthroplasty) has heightened awareness of mal-alignment in conventional TKA, as well as providing an accurate means of measuring alignment intra-operatively. Debate as to the importance and significance of alignment versus knee balance continues. Aim: To assess cutting error, and examine the hypothesises: • ‘Slotted osteotomies are more accurate than non-...

We report an investigation into the effect of using smart antennas on the performance of the slotted ALOHA protocol with capture in a mobile communications environment with Rayleigh and Log-normal fading. Our results demonstrate that by using smart antennas, we can achieve higher performance in terms of capture probability and throughput when compared to a conventional antenna system using the ...

Two designs of conical-beam array antennas are presented for different fifth-generation applications. They based on slotted cylindrical waveguides and a travelling-wave topology, where the waveguide is used to progressively excite cross-slot array. A total 384 cross-slots, formed by transversal longitudinal slots, grouped in rings eight equally-spaced cross-slots. The propagation TM <sub xmlns:...

The SPEAR III injection kicker system is composed of three kicker magnets, K1, K2, and K3. These magnets, along with the power modulators to drive them constitute an injection system which will be used to deflect an incoming electron beam with an energy of 3.3 GeV by an angle of 2.5 mrad for K1 and K3, and 1 mrad for K2. The pulse shape of the magnetic field in the three magnets must be matched...

The inelastic response of beam-column connections significantly affects the seismic performances of steel frames. Accurate models of beam-column connections are important both in understanding the seismic behavior and in design. An effective approach towards developing accurate models for connections is self-learning simulation, which is presented in this paper. The latter simulation method has...