We describe our approach to automated model-based HMI testing. The paper is divided into two parts. In the first part, we summarize the current status of our work. In the second part, we describe a number of research areas that need to be worked on in order to achieve true model-based HMI test automation. 1 Test Automation in the HMI Domain The task of test automation involves two subtasks: (1)...

This paper describes the working principle of a three-dimensional (3-D) holographic microwave imaging (HMI) method for imaging small inclusion embedded in a dielectric object. Using published dielectric properties of various materials, a 3-D mathematical model is developed under the MATLAB environment to validate the HMI on various dielectric objects. Results indicate that the 3-D HMI has an ab...

In manufacturing, the Human Machine Interface (HMI) handles the human interaction with a machine controller. Currently, in computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines, most HMIs are tied to a CNC using a proprietary connection that leads to non-reusable, vendor-specific, application software resulting in costlier integration. With a standard HMI-Controller Application Programming Interface (...

Human factors principles provide foundation for guidelines of various codes and standards in designing Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs). Also in Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs), a lot of guidelines from various codes and standard and derived from various research and development projects are available for designing Main Control Room (MCR) HMIs. However it is not easy to optimize and balance a great ...

LATERAL SAFE is a subproject of the PREVENT Integrated Project cofunded by the European Commission under the 6th Framework Programme. LATERAL SAFE introduces a cluster of safety applications of the future vehicles in order to prevent lateral/rear related accidents and assist the driver in adverse or low visibility conditions and blind spot areas. LATERAL SAFE applications include a lateral and ...

Recently, ultrasonic imaging of soft tissue mechanics has been increasingly studied to image otherwise undetectable pathologies. However, many underlying mechanisms of tissue stiffening remain unknown, requiring small animal studies and adapted elasticity mapping techniques. Harmonic motion imaging (HMI) assesses tissue viscoelasticity by inducing localized oscillation from a periodic acoustic ...

The syntheses, structures and magnetic properties are reported for three new manganese complexes containing the Schiff-base ((2-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methylene)isonicotinohydrazine (H(2)hmi) ligand. Complex [Mn(II)(H(2)hmi)(2)(MeOH)(2)Cl(2)] (1) was obtained from the reaction of H(2)hmi with MnCl(2) in a MeOH-MeCN mixture. Addition of triethylamine to the previous reaction mixture followed by...

We compare line-of-sight magnetograms from the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). The line-of-sight magnetic signal inferred from the calibrated MDI data is greater than that derived from the HMI data by a factor of 1.40. This factor varies somewhat with...

Protein kinase C (PKC) is a serine/threonine kinase belonging to the AGC family. PKC isoenzymes are activated by phospholipid-derived second messengers, transmit their signal by phosphorylating specific substrates and play a pivotal role in the regulation of various cell functions, including metabolism, growth, differentiation and apoptosis. Therefore they represent an interesting molecular tar...

Context. The Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) provides continuum images and magnetograms with a cadence better than one every minute. It has been continuously observing the Sun 24 hours a day for the past 7 years. The trade-off between full disk observations and spatial resolution makes that HMI is not enough to analyze the smallest-scale events in the solar atmosphere. Aims. Our aim is d...