1000 resultados para micro-robotics


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Taking into account the fact that the sun’s radiation is estimated to be enough to cover 10.000 times the world’s total energy needs (BRAKMANN & ARINGHOFF, 2003), it is difficult to understand how solar photovoltaic systems (PV) are still such a small part of the energy source matrix across the globe. Though there is an ongoing debate as to whether energy consumption leads to economic growth or whether it is the other way around, the two variables appear correlated and it is clear that ensuring the availability of energy to match a country’s growth targets is one of the prime concerns for any government. The topic of centralized vs distributed electricity generation is also approached, especially in what regards the latter fit to developing countries needs, namely the lack of investment capabilities and infrastructure, scattered population, and other factors. Finally, Brazil’s case is reviewed, showing that the current cost of electricity from the grid versus the cost from PV solutions still places an investment of this nature with 9 to 16 years to reach breakeven (from a 25 year panel lifespan), which is too high compared to the required 4 years for most Brazilians. Still, recently passed legislation opened the door, even if unknowingly, to the development of co-owned solar farms, which could reduce the implementation costs by as much as 20% and hence reduce the number of years to breakeven by 3 years.

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Raman spectroscopy has been applied to characterize fiber dyes and determine the discriminating ability of the method. Black, blue, and red acrylic, cotton, and wool samples were analyzed. Four excitation sources were used to obtain complementary responses in the case of fluorescent samples. Fibers that did not provide informative spectra using a given laser were usually detected using another wavelength. For any colored acrylic, the 633-nm laser did not provide Raman information. The 514-nm laser provided the highest discrimination for blue and black cotton, but half of the blue cottons produced noninformative spectra. The 830-nm laser exhibited the highest discrimination for red cotton. Both visible lasers provided the highest discrimination for black and blue wool, and NIR lasers produced remarkable separation for red and black wool. This study shows that the discriminating ability of Raman spectroscopy depends on the fiber type, color, and the laser wavelength.

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Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias de Ingeniería Eléctrica, con especialidad en Electrónica) U.A.N.L.

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Tesis (Maestro en Ciencias de la Administración con Especialidad en Producción y Calidad) UANL, 2000

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Tesis (Maestría en Contaduría Pública con Especialidad en Finanzas) U.A.N.L.

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Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias de la Administración con Especialidad en Relaciones Industriales) UANL, 2011.

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Tesis (Maestría en Psicología con Orientación Laboral y Organizacional) UANL, 2013

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Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con orientación en Gestión e Innovación del Diseño) UANL, 2014.

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Tesis (Maestría en Economía con orientación en Economía Industrial) UANL, 2014.

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Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con especialidad en Materiales de Construcción) UANL, 2014.

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Tesis (Maestro en Ciencias con orientación en Materiales de Construcción) UANL, 2014.