IJME Spring/Summer 2013


The Leading Journal of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology

Volume 13, Number 2, Spring/Summer 2013

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Design of an Apparatus to Detect Small Changes in the Mass of Rotational Machine Components ............................................................................................... 5
Jonathan R. A. Maier, Clemson University; M. Laine Mears, Clemson University; Joshua D. Summers, Clemson University

Thermal Modeling and Analysis of an On-Board Internal-Combustion-Engine-Based Powertrain ................................................................................................. 17
Abdelraouf Mayyas, Arizona State University; Mohammad Omar, Clemson University; Pierluigi Pisu, Clemson University; A. M. Kannan, Arizona State University

Efficient Drives for Single-Phase AC Motors: Analysis and Applications ................... 25
Juan F. Gallego-Calderon, California State University Fresno; Nagy Bengiamin, California State University Fresno

Influence of Local Soil Conditions on Ground Response: Site Amplification in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates .................................................................................... 34
M. Omar, University of Sharjah (U.A.E.); A. Shanableh, University of Sharjah (U.A.E.); M. Balwan, Sharjah Department of Public Works (U.A.E.); M.Y. Fattah, University of Technology; K. Hamad, University of Sharjah (U.A.E.)

Variable Timing Control for ARCP Voltage Source Inverters Operating at Low DC Voltage ...................................................................................... 41
Todd D. Batzel, Penn State Altoona; Kipp Adams, Penn State Altoona

Wave Propagation in Metamaterial Using Multiscale Resonators by Creating Local Anisotropy ................................................................................. 51
Riaz Ahmed, University of South Carolina; Sourav Banerjee, University of South Carolina

Dynamic Intelligent Mean Filter for Impulse Noise Suppression in 2D Images ..................................................................................... 60
Benjamin Asubam Weyori, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GHANA); Kwame Osei Boateng, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GHANA)

Multi-Product Capacitated Location Routing Inventory Problem ........... 68
S. Reza Sajjadi, Transsolutions; Mohsen Hamidi, Utah Valley University; S. Hossein Cheraghi, Western New England University

Definitions of Perspective Diminution Factor and Foreshortening Factor:
Applications in The Analysis of Perspective Distortion......................... 78
Hongyu Guo, University of Houston–Victoria