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MAGNETIC CARDS SYSTEM [3 records]

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Record 1 2008-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
  • Pricing (Road Transport)
CONT

Smart tickets are memory-only versions of smart cards with cheaper, more primitive outer protection. They are used for road tolling but the biggest use is in bus and train ticketing where the existing smart card readers at barriers read even the one-trip smart ticket thus eliminating queuing and providing much lower cost over life of the ticketing system(magnetic stripe readers are more expensive and less reliable).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
  • Tarification (Transport routier)
DEF

Carte à micro-processeur servant de moyen de paiement dans les transports collectifs et les commerces.

OBS

Dans le bus, un lecteur vérifie si la carte est valable et inscrit les caractéristiques du voyage. Une fois le «ticket» périmé, l'utilisateur va jusqu'à une borne de paiement, tape son code confidentiel et autorise un prélèvement bancaire automatique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Circuitos impresos y microelectrónica
  • Tarificación (Transporte por carretera)
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Record 2 2003-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrochemistry and Cosmochemistry
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The project is named the Autonomous Space Processor for Orbital Debris(ASPOD) and is a NASA/Universities Space Research Association(USRA) sponsored design project. The development of ASPOD and the students’ abilities in designing and building a prototype spacecraft are the ultimate goals of this project. This year's focus entailed the development of a secondary robotic arm and end-effector to work in tandem with an existent arm in the removal of orbital debris. The new arm features the introduction of composite materials and a linear drive system, thus producing a light-weight and more accurate prototype. The main characteristic of the end-effector design is that it incorporates all of the motors and gearing internally, thus not subjecting them to the harsh space environment. Furthermore, the arm and the end-effector are automated by a control system with positional feedback. This system is composed of magnetic and optical encoders connected to a 486 PC via two servo-motor controller cards. Programming a series of basic routines and sub-routines has allowed the ASPOD prototype to become more autonomous. The new system is expected to perform specified tasks with a positional accuracy of 0. 5 cm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrochimie et cosmochimie
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 3 1984-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique

Spanish

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