In 1987, the function chart "GRAFCET" was endowed with two new concepts intended to supplement the IEC 848 Standard : the macro-step and the forcing order. In this paper, our field of interest is the forcing order and more particularly the hierarchy between partial grafcets which is engendered. Initially, we describe the basic principles of the forcing order and of the hierarchical structure of...

In this paper we describe our hierarchical higher order radiosity implementation, called HIRAD. We present a number of improvements to the original wavelet radiosity method: We propose new basis functions for (convex) quadrilaterals and for triangles offering finer granularity than the usual product-1D bases, a new refinement criterion for hierarchical refinement and a very general strategy for...

Abstract Purpose of this paper: The objectives of this paper are two folds: (1) utilizing hierarchical fuzzy technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) approach to evaluate the most suitable RFID-based systems decision, and (2) to highlight key risks and benefits of radio frequency identification technology in healthcare industry. Design/methodology/approach: R...

Due to the increase of users the efficient usage of spectrum plays an important role in digital terrestrial television networks. In digital video broadcasting, local and global content are transmitted by single frequency network and multifrequency network respectively. Multifrequency network support transmission of global content and it consumes large spectrum. Similarly local content are well ...