IJERI


Cutting Edge Journal of Research and Innovation in Engineering

Volume 3, Number 2, Fall/Winter 2011

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Lean Enterprise Principles Applied to Healthcare ...................................................................................................................... 5
Kambiz Farahmand, North Dakota State University; Reza Karim, North Dakota State University; Raghavan Srinivasan,
North Dakota State University; Reza Sajjadi, North Dakota State University; Lori Fisher, Fargo VA Medical Center

Natural Organic Fiber Meshes as Reinforcements in Cement-Mortar Matrix .......................................................................... 14
Reynaldo M. Pablo. Jr., Indiana University - Purdue University

Test-Bed Development of Shared-Mission Autonomous Ground/Aerial Dissimilar Swarming ................................................. 20
Daniel F. Deardorff, Cory J. Bryan, Mitchel R. Grenwalt, Adam W. Stienecker, Ohio Northern University

Using Solar Energy in Robotics and Small-Scale Electronic Applications ............................................................................... 27
Antonio Soares, Florida A&M University; Chao Li, Florida A&M University

Video-Metrics: Conditioned Head-Turn Techniques and Beyond ............................................................................................. 31
Barry A Hoy, Saint Leo University, Eleanor L. Hoy, Norfolk State University

Lean Automation: Requirements and Solutions for Efficient use of Robot Automation in the Swedish .................................... 36
Manufacturing Industry
Mats Jackson, Mälardalen University; Mikael Hedelind, Mälardalen University; Erik Hellström, Mälardalen University;
Anna Granlund, Mälardalen University; Niklas Friedler, Mälardalen University

Using the Measured Frequency Response Function of a Drilling Rig to Model Rock Surface Topology ................................. 44
Generated by a Coring Bit
M. A. Elsayed, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Test Battery for Evaluation of Task Performance and Situational Awareness ......................................................................... 54
Reza Karim, North Dakota State University; Kambiz Farahmand, North Dakota State University

Estimating as an Introduction to Technical Computation ...................................................................................................... 61
Mark French, Purdue University

Virtual Prototyping and Mechatronics for 21st Century Engineering ...................................................................................... 69
Ryne McHugh, Purdue University; H. Henry Zhang, Purdue University

Development of a Bench-Type Experiment for an Electric-Drive Vehicle Powertrain ............................................................ 76
Y. Gene Liao, Wayne State University