...Form 8-K : is a report required to be filed by public companies with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. After a significant event like bankruptcy or departure of a CEO, a public company generally must file a Current Report on Form 8-K within four business days to provide an update to previously filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and/or Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Form 8-K is a very broad form used to notify investors of any unscheduled material event that is important to shareholders or the SEC. Form 10-K : is an annual report required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that gives a comprehensive summary of a public company‘s performance. Although similarly named, the annual report on Form 10-K is distinct from the often glossy “annual report to shareholders”, which a company must send to its shareholders when it holds an annual meeting to elect directors (though some companies combine the annual report and the 10-K into one document). The 10-K includes information such as company history, organizational structure, executive compensation, equity, subsidiaries, and audited financial statements, among other information. Form 10-KSB: Similar to the SEC Form 10-K, the Form 10-KSB contains crucial information for investors researching potential investments. This is especially true with the companies that file the Form 10-KSB since the stocks of these small companies most often trade...
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...DESIGN OF FUZZY PID CONTROLLER FOR SPEED CONTROL OF BLDC MOTOR PHASE I REPORT Submitted by ARJUN M Register No. 710012428003 in partial fulfilment for the award of the degree of MASTER OF ENGINEERING in CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING ANNA UNIVERSITY REGIONAL CENTRE, COIMBATORE COIMBATORE-641 047 DECEMBER 2013 ii ANNA UNIVERSITY REGIONAL CENTRE, COIMBATORE COIMBATORE-641 047 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING PROJECT WORK PHASE I DECEMBER 2013 This is to certify that the project entitled DESIGN OF FUZZY PID CONTROLLER FOR SPEED CONTROL OF BLDC MOTOR is the bonafide record of project work done by ARJUN M Register No: - 710012428003 Of M.E. (CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION) during the year 2013-2014 Head of the Department Dr.S.N.DEEPA, M.E., Ph.D., Project Guide Mr.P.HARI KRISHNAN, M.E., Submitted for the Project Viva-Voce examination held on Internal Examiner External Examiner iii DECLARATION I affirm that the project titled DESIGN OF FUZZY PID CONTROLLER FOR SPEED CONTROL OF BLDC MOTOR being submitted in partial fulfilment for the award of Master of Engineering (M.E.) in Control and Instrumentation is the original work carried out by me. It has not formed the part of any other project work submitted for award of any degree or diploma, either in this or any other University. Signature of the Candidate ARJUN M Register No.710012428003 ...
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...Standup and Stabilization of the Inverted Pendulum by Andrew K. Stimac Submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology June 1999 © 1999 Andrew K. Stimac All Rights Reserved. The author hereby grants permission to MIT to reproduce and distribute publicly paper and electronic copies of this thesis document in whole or in part. Signature of Author: ............................................................................................................ Department of Mechanical Engineering May 5, 1999 Certified by: ......................................................................................................................... David L. Trumper Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Thesis Supervisor Accepted by: ........................................................................................................................ Ernest G. Cravalho Chairman, Undergraduate Thesis Committee Department of Mechanical Engineering Standup and Stabilization of the Inverted Pendulum by Andrew K. Stimac Submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering on May 5, 1999, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Abstract The inverted pendulum is a common, interesting control problem that involves many basic elements of control theory...
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...AlRBL"S TR.\INING FLIGHT CONTROLS MANUAL 1.27.00 SEQ 001 P 1 ~S~O~~T~R FLIGHT CREW OPERATING CONTENTS I REV 36 27.00 27.10 CONTENTS DESCRIPTION - GENERAL - ARCHITECTURE NORMAL LAW GENERAL PITCH CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 LATERAL CONTROL LOAD ALLEVIATION FUNCTION (A320 ONLY) 7 SIDESLIP TARGET RECONFIGURATION CONTROL LAWS GENERAL FLIGHT CONTROLS LAW RECONFIGURATION ALTERNATE LAW ALTERNATE LAW WITHOUT REDUCED PROTECTION DIRECT LAW ABNORMAL ATTITUDE LAWS MECHANICAL BACKUP CONTROLS AND INDICATORS PEDESTAL LATERAL CONSOLES GLARESHIELD OVERHEAD PANEL SIDESTICK INDICATIONS ON PFD ECAM F/CTL PAGE ECAM WHEEL PAGE WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS - MEMO DISPLAY FLAPS AND SLATS - DESCRIPTION - CONTROLS AND INDICATORS - WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS 1 5 8 1 1 3 4 5 8 9 11 12 14 1 5 1 6 8 1 2 3 6 6 7 7 27.20 27.30 27.40 R 27.50 27.60 ELECTRICAL SUPPLY SIMU F.P.S.3 UP for training only STD 1.3.1 AlRBL"S TR.\INING FLIGHT CONTROLS MANUAL 1.27.10 SEQ 001 P 1 ~S~O~~T~R FLIGHT CREW OPERATING DESCRIPTION I REV 34 I GENERAL I The fly-by-wire system was designed and certified to render the new generation of aircraft even more safe, cost effective, and pleasant to fly. BASIC PRINCIPLE Flight control surfaces are all : - Electrically-controlled, and - Hydraulically-activated. The stabilizer and rudder can also be mechanically-controlled. Pilots use sidesticks to fly the aircraft...
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...Topics, Issues, and Controversies in Corporate Governance and Leadership S T A N F O R D C L O S E R L OO K S E R I E S stanford closer look series 1 Tesla Motors: The Evolution of Governance From Inception to IPO Tesla Motors In June 2010, Tesla Motors raised over $225 million in an initial public offering that valued the electric car manufacturer at $2 billion. It was the first time a U.S. automobile company went public since Ford Motor in 1956. The evolution of Tesla—first incorporated in 2003 by engineers Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning—in some ways has been unique, given the nature of its business. Unlike many venturebacked companies, Tesla requires significant physical capital and plant and equipment for growth. Almost all aspects of its operations—from concept design and development to mass production—are capital intensive. As a result, Tesla has had to seek multiple rounds of external financing since its inception. In addition, the company’s operations are highly complex. The development of an electric car requires expertise in battery technology, automobile design, manufacturing design, and supply chain management. Overseeing this level of complexity places significant demands on company leadership. Finally, the company is attempting to disrupt an established industry in which its competitors have considerable advantages in terms of size and position. And yet like most companies, both private and public, Tesla has also faced its share...
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...------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form This website is currently not being updated due to the suspension of Federal Government services. The last update to the site was October 1, 2013. Updates to the site will start again when the Federal Government resumes operations. If you need to report a workplace fatality, hospitalizations, an imminent danger situation, or you are filing a hazard complaint, please contact our toll free number: 1-800-321-OSHA (6742); TTY 1-877-889-5627 (or contact OSHA’s area and regional offices during normal business hours.) Federal Registers - Table of Contents | • Publication Date: | 02/14/2007 | • Publication Type: | Final Rules | • Fed Register #: | 72:7135-7221 | • Standard Number: | 1910 | • Title: | Electrical Standard; Final Rule | | | | [Federal Register: February 14, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 30)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 7135-7221] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr14fe07-14] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part II Department of Labor ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Occupational Safety...
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...Fuzzy Control Kevin M. Passino Department of Electrical Engineering The Ohio State University Stephen Yurkovich Department of Electrical Engineering The Ohio State University An Imprint of Addison-Wesley Longman, Inc. Menlo Park, California • Reading, Massachusetts Don Mills, Ontaria • Sydney • Bonn • Harlow, England • Berkeley, California • Amsterdam • Mexico City ii Assistant Editor: Laura Cheu Editorial Assistant: Royden Tonomura Senior Production Editor: Teri Hyde Marketing Manager: Rob Merino Manufacturing Supervisor: Janet Weaver Art and Design Manager: Kevin Berry Cover Design: Yvo Riezebos (technical drawing by K. Passino) Text Design: Peter Vacek Design Macro Writer: William Erik Baxter Copyeditor: Brian Jones Proofreader: Holly McLean-Aldis Copyright c 1998 Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, or stored in a database or retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. Printed simultaneously in Canada. Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and AddisonWesley was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in initial caps or in all caps. MATLAB is a registered trademark of The MathWorks...
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...Warning This material has been reproduced and communicated to you by or on behalf of Central Queensland University under Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968 (the Act). The material in this communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further reproduction or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act. Do not remove this notice. For more information please contact copyright@cqu.edu.au CASE 6 Tesla Motors and the U.S. Auto Industry (Case B) Michael Janovec Georgia Institute ofTechnology Frank T. Rothaermel Georgia Institute ofTechnology LON MUSK, CEO of Tesla Motors, sped past the security guard in his brand new Tesla Roadster without waving . Despite his reputation as a brash leader, Mr. Musk normally took the time t0 exchange pleasam tries in the morning . Today, however, Mr. Musk's mind was traveling a mile a minute. The company had just filed its first annual 10-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Musk had an important meeting with Tesla's board of directors at the end of the week to discuss the company's future. As Mr. Musk walked into his office, a photo caught his eye. It was a picture of him ringing the opening bell at the NASDAQ on June 29, 2010, the day that Tesla went public. As he looked at the picture, he thought about how that day had changed his life and the life of his fledgling company. Tesla had gained a much-needed capital injection, but along with...
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...Deregulation Act that was passed in 1978 was a huge impact on the aviation industry. There are administrative contemplations on financial choices, for example, group clamor and air quality. Southwest Airlines has moral (ethical) contemplations that should be tended to at whatever time financial choices are made. This paper additionally touches on the monetary hypotheses and models, including the Bertrand Model that Southwest Airlines ought to audit and consider for future accomplishment of the organization. Southwest Airlines must take after the Sustainability Accounting Standard for Airlines for all their bookkeeping purposes. Table of Contents Abstract 2 Microeconomic Environment 5 Macroeconomic Environment 8 Economic Implications 10 Regulatory Considerations on Economic Decisions 11 Ethical Considerations on Economic Decisions 13 Economic Theories and Models 14 References 16 Company Analysis Project – Final Paper – Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines was set up by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher and began in 1971. In the mid 1980's Southwest Airlines was the first to offer the frequent flyer program allowing the traveler to bank air miles to be used as credit for a free ticket or diminished airfare on a future flight. Southwest Airlines was the...
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...Office Layout Conclusion Case: Soteriou’s Souvlaki Case: State Automobile License Renewals technical note TECHNICAL NOTE FIVE cha06369_tn05.qxd 3/4/03 11:05 AM Page 187 FACILITY LAYOUT technical note 187 PLANET EARTH ORBITING THE ASSEMBLY LINE IN A GLOBE FACTORY. THE GLOBES ARE MOVING THROUGH THE FACTORY USING A TRANSPORT SYSTEM SUSPENDED FROM THE CEILING OF THE FACTORY. Layout decisions entail determining the placement of departments, work groups within the departments, workstations, machines, and stock-holding points within a production facility. The objective is to arrange these elements in a way that ensures a smooth work flow (in a factory) or a particular traffic pattern (in a service organization). In general, the inputs to the layout decision are as follows: 1 Specification of the objectives and corresponding criteria to be used to evaluate the design. The amount of space required, and the distance...
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...Case 09-7 A2 Auto Corporation Impairment A2 Auto Corporation (“A2 Auto”) is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of automobiles and automobile ancillary parts operating in the Asia Pacific and American Markets. A2 Auto’s automotive operations include the design, manufacture, assembly, and sale of passenger cars, recreational and sport-utility vehicles, minivans and trucks, and related parts and accessories. In its Form 10-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), A2 Auto has disclosed within Note 24, Segment Information, that it has four operating segments: (1) A2 Americas, (2) A2 Asia Pacific, (3) A2 Others, and (4) Financial Services. Note 12, Goodwill and Other Intangibles, discloses that A2 Auto has the same four reporting units. The following is disclosed within Note 11, Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, of A2 Auto’s 2010 Form 10-K: 1. On the basis of the assumptions underlying the acceleration of our strategy refocus, we project a decline in net cash flows for the A2 Americas segment, primarily reflecting lower market share assumptions, capacity reductions, and other aspects of our accelerated plan. As a result, in the third quarter of 2010, we tested the long-lived assets of this segment for recoverability and recorded a pretax impairment charge of $1.76 billion in automotive cost of sales, representing the amount by which the carrying value of these assets exceeded their fair value. 2. During the third quarter of 2010, we also...
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...Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................... ................... 1 Overview of the Financial Crisis and the Automotive Industry in 2008 ....................................................... 2 Impact of the Financial Crisis on GM ............................................................................................................ 3 North American Demand .......................................................................................................................... 3 Crude Oil ...............................................................................................................................................3 Product Segment................................................................................................................................... 3 Internal/External Competition .............................................................................................................. 3 North American Supply ............................................................................................................................. 3 Labor Costs............................................................................................................................................ 3 Raw Material (Steel) Costs .......................................................................................................................
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...Commercial Paper Thomas K. Hahn C ommercial paper is a short-term unsecured promissory note issued by corporations and foreign governments. For many large, creditworthy issuers, commercial paper is a low-cost alternative to bank loans. Issuers are able to efficiently raise large amounts of funds quickly and without expensive Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration by selling paper, either directly or through independent dealers, to a large and varied pool of institutional buyers. Investors in commercial paper earn competitive, market-determined yields in notes whose maturity and amounts can be tailored to their specific needs. Because of the advantages of commercial paper for both investors and issuers, commercial paper has become one of America’s most important debt markets. Commercial paper outstanding grew at an annual rate of 14 percent from 1970 to 1991. Figure 1 shows commercial paper outstanding, which totaled $528 billion at the end of 1991. This article describes some of the important features of the commercial paper market. The first section reviews the characteristics of commercial paper. The second section describes the major participants in the market, including the issuers, investors, and dealers. The third section discusses the risks faced by investors in the commercial paper market along with the mechanisms that are used to control these risks. The fourth section discusses some recent innovations, including asset-backed commercial...
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...Tesla Motors 3500 Deer Creek Palo Alto, CA 94304 650-681-5000 650-681-5101 I. I. Background and Introduction The focus of this analysis is on Tesla Motors and the electric vehicles they design, develop, and manufacture. Tesla Motors was incorporated in 2003 and using technology developed at the headquarters in California the company introduced the Tesla Roadster in 2008 (Tesla Motors, 2010b). On June 28, 2010 the company filed an initial public offering that was accepted by the SEC. They have also become business partners with Toyota Motor Corporation to develop an electronic version of the Toyota RAV4 to be sold in 2012 (Tesla Motors, 2010b). The importance of this analysis is two-fold. First, if a company can successfully develop a fully electric vehicle that is affordable and has mass market appeal it would mark a realistic solution to the diminishing worldwide oil supplies. Second, the technology that would be developed could be used as a springboard for the entire automotive industry. As with any business that is being hinged on new technology, there are significant risks and issues that could potentially be detrimental to the company. Being a new company, there is a very limited operating history for potential investors to go by (Tesla Motors, 2010b). Therefore, future earnings cannot be predicted based on past earnings. The company is losing money and in the SEC filing for the last quarter they state that they expect to keep losing money for...
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...Table of Contents Section 1 – Motor and Load Basics.................................................................................................... 9 AC Motors........................................................................................................................................... 11 NEMA Design Types........................................................................................................................ 12 Motor Synchronous Speed............................................................................................................... 12 3-Phase Motor Connections - NEMA ............................................................................................... 13 Rotor Inertia – NEMA....................................................................................................................... 16 3-Phase Motor Connections – IEC Nomenclature............................................................................ 17 Rotor Inertia – IEC ........................................................................................................................... 18 AC Motor Operation above Base Speed .......................................................................................... 19 Synchronous Motors ........................................................................................................................ 20 Wound Rotor........................................................................................
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