... available from the appearance ofthe objects the psychology ofeverydaythings And part comes from the ability ofthe designer to make the operation clear, to project a good image ofthe operation, ... asked about the new TheDesignofEverydayThings 1.4 Plate Mounted Over the Dial ofthe Telephones at the University of Michigan These inadequate instructions are all that most users see (The button ... recorder (VCR) so intimidating The Psychology ofEverydayThings This book is about the psychology ofeverydaythings POET emphasizes the understanding ofeveryday things, things with knobs and dials,...
... DesignofEverydayThings • It examines the effect of poor design and equipment failure on human behavior • It covers user-centered design, on everydaythings and on everyday actions Designof ... Homework The purpose of this assignment is to give you a bit of practice with the material presented in the first week ofthe class - thedesignofeverydaythings * find a vending ... Example: Thermostat • Will a room or oven heat (or cool) faster if the thermostat is turned all the way to the maximum setting? Thermostat • Two 'folk' theories of thermostats • timer theory - thermostat...
... Control 211 Part 3: The Power ofthe Key Principles Chapter 11 The Power ofthe Collection Habit 223 225 Chapter 12 The Power ofthe Next-Action Decision Chapter 13 The Power of Outcome Focusing ... incomplete lists of 17 THE ART OF GETTING THINGS DONE I PART ONE unclear things; they haven't yet realized how much and what they need to organize in order to get the real payoff They need to gather everything ... predetermined list of to-dos that the first telephone call or interruption from their boss won't totally undo The "Big Picture" vs the Nitty-Gritty At the other end ofthe spectrum, a huge number of business...
... below the active soil zone Expansive soils are most prevalent on the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plain and in some areas ofthe central and western United States Photograph ofthe construction ofthe ... Increase of stress under the center of a flexibly loaded rectangular area Therefore, the average pressure increase in the clay layer is, ∆qavg = (92.3 + 4(78.8) + 69.8) = 79 psf The pressure po at the ... 11,000 kN Step Find the soil pressures at the mat invert Find the centroid ofthe column loads (location ofthe resultant R) with respect to a new x’y’ coordinate system located at the lower left...
... table Therefore, the rigidity ofthe thrust bearings is especially important To increase the rigidity, the thrust bearings are preloaded to 40 kN by Belleville spring washers at the upper end ofthe ... operating conditions as the expansion ofthe rotating parts due to the effects of heat and centrifugal force not cause jamming ofthe outer rings in the housing Lubrication, sealing The bearings are ... until the roller-and-cage assembly runs under a light preload (5 µm) Surface finish and dimensional accuracy ofthe workpiece mainly depend on the axial rigidity ofthe spindle headstock and of the...
... is made up ofthe weight ofthe rotor and the two variable top and bottom fan impellers as well as the thrust of these fan impellers They are supported by the upper thrust bearing The radial ... kW; range of speed 11 2,240 min–1 Machining ofthe housing bore is simplified in that the nominal outside diameters ofthe radial and thrust bearings are the same The O.D tolerance ofthe angular ... Bearing selection The selection ofthe bearings is primarily based on the main thrust, which is directed downwards It is made up ofthe weight ofthe rotor and and pump impeller (4 kN), the pump thrust...
... considering the direction they are traveling at the head ofthe previous one Then it is possible to draw a vector from the tail ofthe first to the head ofthe last This is the sum ofthe vectors, ... the horizontal line of reference, and the y-axis the vertical line of reference Hence, the coordinate (0, 0) designates the point where the x- and y-axes meet All numbers to the right of on the ... speed of relative motion The denominator of this equation will always be less than one, and the greater the value of v, the smaller the value ofthe denominator This means that at a speed of c, the...
... context ofthe product The concepts of feature flexibility and feature importance can be used to reduce the redesign solution search space The problem of ranking ofthe redesign solutions (on the ... so that the designer can easily interact with the system Ranking of Redesign Alternatives Another area requiring research attention in the context of generation of redesign solutions (design advisor) ... Evaluation Typically, the designer designs a product with minimal knowledge about the capabilities and limitations ofthe manufacturing technology The designer then tries to find out if thedesign can be...
... know the prices of chemicals in the various markets and the operating costs of processes, the problem is then to decide the operating level of each process and amount of each chemical in the list ... for the production of each chemical We might then contemplate the in-house production of some ofthe required ingredients, forcing us to consider another tier of ingredients and by-products The ... limited The case of shut down of an existing plant results when the variable Wit takes a value of zero after a given time period t The economics of shut down can be modeled by the inclusion of the...
... is made up ofthe weight ofthe rotor and the two variable top and bottom fan impellers as well as the thrust of these fan impellers They are supported by the upper thrust bearing The radial ... kW; range of speed 11 2,240 min–1 Machining ofthe housing bore is simplified in that the nominal outside diameters ofthe radial and thrust bearings are the same The O.D tolerance ofthe angular ... Bearing selection The selection ofthe bearings is primarily based on the main thrust, which is directed downwards It is made up ofthe weight ofthe rotor and and pump impeller (4 kN), the pump thrust...
... roughening ofthe surfaces (increased running noise) Work end Bearing dimensioning The size ofthe bearings is dictated by the shaft diameter, which in turn is based on the anticipated vibrations The ... in the rolling gap In order to still achieve the thickness tolerances ofthe sheets in the micrometer range, the deflection is compensated for by inclining of rolls and and by counterbending of ... this end The two spindle bearings FAG B7030E.T.P4S.UL are mounted in O arrangement The bearings ofthe UL universal design are lightly preloaded by clamping the inner rings axially The bearing...
... more frequently than “theory of evolution” in the scientific literature Why does the phrase “theory of evolution” appear nearly 16 times as frequently as “theory of ecology” in the scientific literature ... eschew the phrase the theory of evolution.” Granted, evolution is a theoretically more cohesive field than ecology: Genes, the fundamental units of evolution, are uniquely defined in terms of their ... other things, to explain the existence of large amounts of so-called junk DNA, but some of this DNA now appears to have a biological function Many biologists may argue that the modern synthesis—the...
... context ofthe product The concepts of feature flexibility and feature importance can be used to reduce the redesign solution search space The problem of ranking ofthe redesign solutions (on the ... so that the designer can easily interact with the system Ranking of Redesign Alternatives Another area requiring research attention in the context of generation of redesign solutions (design advisor) ... Evaluation Typically, the designer designs a product with minimal knowledge about the capabilities and limitations ofthe manufacturing technology The designer then tries to find out if thedesign can be...
... know the prices of chemicals in the various markets and the operating costs of processes, the problem is then to decide the operating level of each process and amount of each chemical in the list ... for the production of each chemical We might then contemplate the in-house production of some ofthe required ingredients, forcing us to consider another tier of ingredients and by-products The ... limited The case of shut down of an existing plant results when the variable Wit takes a value of zero after a given time period t The economics of shut down can be modeled by the inclusion of the...
... between the tooth Thus wstR = rstθ st (15.2-31) The width of slot between the base ofthe tips is taken as the average ofthe distance ofthe chord length ofthe inner corners ofthe tooth tips at the ... that the reciprocal of wsiR is set to the average ofthe reciprocals ofthe chord lengths between inner corners of slot at the top ofthe slot (under the tooth tip) and the outer corners ofthe ... leo is the end winding offset, which is the amount of overhang ofthe end winding between the end ofthe stator stack and the end winding bundle The end winding offset is a function ofthe manufacturing...
... out ofthe tumult of data which includes: • • • • • • • • the physical characteristics ofthe site; the technical aspects concerned with the strength of materials and the theory of structures; the ... for the shape and size ofthe cut-out The final judgement on a design must rest with the combined response of public and profession The choice of a solution that is expressive ofthe flow of forces ... reduce the thrust ofthe roof, it is made of lightweight concrete, of which the density reduces towards the crown Also, the underside ofthe roof is relieved by caissons, which fulfil the three...
... the roles of these messages are described in the next sections The following variables are used in the pseudocode: topics is the set of topics that the local node is aware of, msg.source is the ... for topic ½½¼¼ The subscription of node ¼½½½ causes the other two nodes along the route to become forwarders for the topic, and causes them to add the preceding node in the route to their children ... locate the rendez-vous point of a topic If the publisher is aware ofthe rendez-vous point’s IP address then the PUBLISH message can be sent straight to the node If the publisher does not know the...
... 1982) The elements ofthe vocabulary of a control language are names of PSs, and the well-formed strings ofthe language define just those sequences of PS applications which are allowed The user ... It follows that the generator must provide compilations of these defintions in the language ofthe kernel machine The implementation ofthe control generator is an adaptation of B a d e n ' s ... know of no language as suitable for the description of data as FP for the description of control The reason is that at this moment, we are insufficiently confident ofthe basic character of data...