Volume 4, Issue 2 (2007) | American Journal of Applied Sciences

Design and Implementation of an Adaptive Control for a Robot

Iraj Hassanzadeh — 2007-02-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 February 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.56.59

This research investigates the performance of an adaptive controller for five-bar linkage robot. The proposed controller was entirely independent on the physical specifications of the robot. The contr...

Fuzzy Based Energy Management of a Domestic Photovoltaic Panel

Maher Chaabene — 2007-02-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 February 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.60.65

This study introduces a new switching mean giving a real time optimum connection mode of domestic apparatus on either the electrical grid or a photovoltaic panel (PVP) output. A fuzzy algorithm makes ...

Determination of Diloxanide Furoate and Metronidazole in Binary Mixture Using First Derivative of the Ratio-Spectra and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-UV Methods

Nora H. Al-Shaalan — 2007-02-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 February 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.66.72

Two methods are presented for simultaneous determination of diloxanide furoate and metronidazole. The first method depends on first derivative of the ratio-spectra by measurements of the amplitudes at...

Genetic Algorithms Connected Simulation with Smoothing Function for Searching Rule Curves

Anongrit Kangrang — 2007-02-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 February 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.73.79

Rule curves are fundamental guidelines for operating a reservoir system. The objective of this paper is to find a suitable objective function and to propose a smoothing function constraint for searchi...

High Saturation Induction for Bi-Substituted Yttrium Iron Garnet Prepared Via Sol Gel Technique

Noorhana Yahya — 2007-02-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 February 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.80.84

Y3.0-xBixFe5O12 samples (x = 0.2 and 0.4) were prepared via novel sol-gel and conventional solid-state techniques. The effect of bismuth in both techniques was investigated in terms of shrinkage, dens...

Design and Simulation of an Absorption Diffusion Solar Refrigeration Unit

B. Chaouachi — 2007-02-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 February 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.85.88

The purpose of this study was the design and the simulation of an absorption diffusion refrigerator using solar as source of energy, for domestic use. The design holds account about the climatic condi...

Magnetic Properties and Electrical Resistivity of Zr⁴⁺ Substituted Li-Zn Ferrite

A. A. Sattar — 2007-02-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 February 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.89.93

The effect of Zr-substitution on the physical and magnetic properties of Li0.3+0.5xZn0.4ZrxFe2.3-1.5xO4 ferrites (x=0.0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03 and 0.05), prepared by the standard ceramic method, has been s...

Numerical Analysis of Forward Expansion Characteristics of Ablated Plasma by Pulsed Ion-Beam Interaction with Al Target

Chainarong Buttapeng — 2007-02-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 February 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.94.98

The main objective of the current study was to investigate the behavior of ablation plasma which was produced by irradiating pulsed ion-beam with a solid target of Al thin foil. The technique used her...

Effect of Hydroxylated Compounds on Properties and Emission of Palm Biodiesel

Roila Awang — 2007-02-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 February 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.99.101

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) attempted the search for a viable alternative fuel leading to a possible substitution to the conventional diesel since 1982, using palm oil derived fuel. Numerous s...

Numerical Modeling of Economical Market Forces for an Intelligent Delivery of Dynamical Optimal Impact Solution (DOI)

Mahmoud Iskandarani — 2007-02-28

American Journal of Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 February 2007; doi:10.3844/ajassp.2007.102.105

An intelligent model for the purpose of evaluating and affecting delivery of services as a function of initial capital investment is developed and discussed. The algorithm associated with such a model...