In this paper, the authors present methods for designing of non-circular gears, including internal and external gears with spur or helical teeth. Technology related issues that determine tooth profile calculation algorithm are described. The results presented in this paper can become groundwork for further investigations of other particular properties of non-circular gears, similar to investigations of spur, helical and bevel gears. Examples of such properties include kinematics and application of special purpose gears or issues related to strength, dynamics, tribology, etc.

The paper presents the methodology for designing the teeth conjunction of planetary gears in the planetary roller screw mechanism. A function of the planetary gears is to synchronize an operation of rollers in order to avoid axial displacements. A condition of the correct operation is no axial movement of rollers in relation to the nut. The planetary gears are integral parts of rollers and therefore an operation of the gear transmissions has a direct impact on cooperation of the screw, rollers and the nut. The proper design of gear engagements is essential for reducing slippage on surfaces of the cooperating threaded elements. For this purpose, in a designing method, both the limitations of operation and kinematic conditions of rollers’ operation have to be taken into account.

In this article the author follows progressive evolution in web design that has been observed in Google Maps over the last 13 years (2005–2018). The analysis includes the graphic presentation of buttons, their layout and the changes in the functionality of the website. The results of the analysis corroborate the argument that it is possible to adapt the existing concept of progressive evolution, to the needs of Internet cartography. In the process of the analysis several crucial changes were spotted, such as the fact that as a result of the technological advancement the need to scroll the map with up, down, left and down buttons disappeared, being supplanted by the dragging function. In article all the discussed changes in Google Maps as an application for desktop computers and laptops, as well as a mobile application, prove that the product has been constantly improved. In the author’s opinion, the crucial aspect is to enrich the web map in the non-invasive way to make it as user-friendly and easy to use as possible. The synthetic juxtaposition allowed one to highlight the evolution, considered by the author an important feature of the non-invasive way of introducing changes. The author notes that progressive evolution on Google Maps and other internet maps will continue. It is important that the user’s needs are noticed during these changes.

The knowledge about membrane contactors is growing rapidly but is still insufficient for a reliable designing. This paper presents a new type of membrane contactors that are integrated with one of the following ways of separation by using absorbents, micelles, flocculants, functionalized polymers, molecular imprints, or other methods that are based on aggregation. The article discusses methods for designing multi-stage cascade, usually counter-current. At every stage of this cascade, relevant aggregates are retained by the membrane, while the permeate passes freely through membrane. The process takes place in the membrane boundary layer with a local cross-flow of the permeate and the retentate. So the whole system can be called a cross-counter-current. The process kinetics, k, must be coordinated with the permeate flux, J, and the rate of surface renewal of the sorbent on the membrane surface, s. This can be done by using ordinary back-flushing or relevant hydrodynamic method of sweeping, such as: turbulences, shear stresses or lifting forces. A surface renewal model has been applied to adjust the optimal process conditions to sorbent kinetics. The experimental results confirmed the correctness of the model and its suitability for design of the new type of contactors.

On the shift toward tender sensitivity – the role of relations, emotions, and empathy in design.

Artykuł skupia się na strukturach analitycznych jako narzędziach badawczych w dyscyplinach projektowania. Kluczowym problemem dla struktur analitycznych w architekturze krajobrazu jest sposób radzenia sobie z dynamiką formy krajobrazu i wykorzystania jej w procesie projektowania.

Zaczynamy od krótkiego przeglądu struktur analitycznych. W drugiej części niektóre ogólne zasady struktur analitycznych zostaną zastosowane w trzech studiach przypadków dziewiętnastowiecznych parków publicznych. Trzecia część skoncentruje się na tym, w jaki sposób wyniki takiej analizy mogą być wykorzystane w przyszłości.

Jednym z wniosków jest to, że badania ludzie-środowisko mogą odgrywać rolę przed, w trakcie i po procesie projektowania. W większości przypadków wyniki badań ludzie-środowisko nie mogą być stosowane bezpośrednio, ale jako część iteracyjnego procesu badań i projektowania

Tekst stara się ukazać zapomniane piękno w architekturze. Wydaje się, że architektura „rysowana” może ukazywać więcej niż ta realna — zbudowana. Awangarda początku XX wieku zabiła w sztuce potrzebę podążania ku pięknu. Nowość i współcześnie reklamowa forma architektury stają się najważniejsze. Problem piękna wydaje się jednak ciągle interesujący w sztuce. Architektura odchodząca powoli od funkcjonalistycznego sposobu tworzenia, mimo tego nie może powrócić do tak ważnego kiedyś piękna. Ta rysowana, niosąca przesłanie nierealności, umożliwia jednak powrót do zapomnianego podejścia do tworzenia. Rysunki architektów mogą na powrót przynosić przesłanie wizjonerskie i idealistyczne.

Designer drugs cause irreversible changes in the brain and put those who take them at an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. They can also affect one’s genetic material, says Prof. Krystyna Gołembiowska from the PAS Institute of Pharmacology.

W publikacji przedstawiono Park Śląski, który był budowany od 1954 r. przez 18 lat według projektu wykonanego pod kierunkiem prof. arch. Władysława Niemirskiego. Jest to jeden z największych parków w swoim rodzaju w Polsce oraz w Europie (około 600 ha). Założony częściowo na terenach zdegradowanych, stał się po latach przykładem udanej rekultywacji i renaturalizacji krajobrazu antropogenicznego. Park Śląski oficjalnie tworzony w duchu realnego socrealizmu (teoretycznie wzorowany na realizacjach w Związku Radzieckim), w rzeczywistości reprezentuje klasyczne zasady modernizmu.

Like other harbour cities in Europe, Lisbon has an axial development anchored in pre-existing confi gurations which dot from east, more industrial areas, to the west, a more monumental and urban type. The diversity of fabrics and the overlapping of various time layers become decoded through a functional specialization infrastructural line, which, from rural, becomes increasingly infrastructured as part of the on-going reinvention of the city of Lisbon.

Green spaces are an integral element of urban structures. They are not only a place of rest for their users, but also positively affect their well-being and health. The eff ect of these spaces, is the better, the smoother they create larger urban layout – stings of greenery. The introduction of urban greenery can and should be one of the basic elements of revitalization. Often, however, greenery is designed without multi-aspect analysis, enabling understanding of conditions and the use of existing potential in a given place. The use of computational design in conjunction with the use of generally available databases, such as numerical SRTM terrain models, publicly available OSM map database and EPW meteorological data, allows for the design of space in a more comprehensive way. These design methods allow better matching of the greenery design in a given area to specific architectural, urban and environmental conditions.

In this paper, quanizted multisine inputs for a maneuver with simultaneous elevator, aileron and rudder deflections are presented. The inputs were designed for 9 quantization levels. A nonlinear aircraft model was exited with the designed inputs and its stability and control derivatives were identified. Time domain output error method with maximum likelihood principle and a linear aircraft model were used to perform parameter estimation. Visual match and relative standard deviations of the estimates were used to validate the results for each quantization level for clean signals and signals with measurement noise present in the data. The noise was included into both output and input signals. It was shown that it is possible to obtain accurate results when simultaneous flight controls deflections are quantized and noise is present in the data.

Współczesna podziemna eksploatacja złóż surowców mineralnych coraz częściej związana jest z pakietami oprogramowania geologiczno-górniczego, które wspierają prace projektantów od momentu poszukiwania złoża, określenia wielkości jego zasobów, jakości kopaliny, warunków geologicznych, hydrogeologicznych, tektonicznych poprzez planowanie udostępnienia i rozcięcia złoża. P lanowanie produkcji jest jedną z najważniejszych czynności wykonywanych w trakcie prowadzenia projektu górniczego, ponieważ pozwala na założenie konkretnych wyników produkcyjnych kopalni w odniesieniu do jednostki czasu, a następnie umożliwia weryfikację stopnia realizacji zamierzonego planu. Obecnie komputerowe wspomaganie projektowania znajduje zastosowanie do codziennego lub długoterminowego planowania wydobycia z uwzględnieniem ograniczeń złożowych, jakościowych, ilościowych i kosztowych. W artykule przedstawiono wybrane formy złóż rudnych. N a podstawie kilkudziesięciu otworów wiertniczych o długości do 300 m przedstawiono przykładowy fragment modelu rozcięcia złoża rudnego z zastosowaniem komputerowego wspomagania projektowania robót górniczych. Poprzez zastosowanie nowoczesnego programu komputerowego – ABB MineScape o budowie modułowej określono możliwości usprawnienia procesu zagospodarowania przyszłych rejonów eksploatacji. W szczególności przedstawiono rozmieszczenie otworów wiertniczych, na podstawie których wykonano przekroje z przedstawieniem przykładowych miąższości warstw litostratygraficznych, uwzględniając również deformacje nieciągłe w formie uskoków oraz strefy okruszcowane. D la modelu blokowego zostały obliczone zasoby z priorytetem dla metalu nr 1 oraz 2. W ostatniej części artykułu zaproponowano sposób rozcięcia płytko zalegającego złoża rudnego. Stopień wykorzystania złoża określono dla komorowo-filarowego systemu eksploatacji.

In the Act on Revitalization of 9 October 2015, for the first time in Poland, the legal act introduced the necessity to apply the principles of universal design (Article 3 paragraph 2 point 3). The practice of investment processes in crisis areas shows that the requirements set out in the Act are not properly implemented. Regeneration processes require attention to improve the quality of life of residents. The article presents issues related to the implementation of universal design principles during revitalization processes. There is a noticeable lack of interest in this issue despite the fact that it is one of the three tasks set before local governments in the Revitalization Act, after social participation and support for people at risk of exclusion in the area of housing. The reasons for this state should be seen in a small knowledge of the issue, deficiencies in the educational process of designers and poor control on the part of local governments and central authorities. This is due to conservation conditions, which often misinterpret the right to protect cultural heritage. The self-government as its own task should guarantee the possibility of using the positive effects of the revitalization process, in particular the implementation of residents’ rights to an independent and dignifi ed life, which is required by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Inflation targeting is nowadays used by around 40 countries, with each of them tailoring some features of the strategy to its own needs. This holdse specially for deciding on the level of inflation targets. The analysis conducted in the paper aims at identifying factors affecting the choice of the target levels, with macroeconomic, structural and institutional characteristics of the reviewed economies being investigated. The main conclusion is that both backward- and forward-looking models can help to explain how inflation targets are set. Evidently inflation and GDP growth (past and forecast) together within formation on a possibly on going disinflation process are of key importance,but – especially for emerging market economies – also inflation variance and the level of economic development seem to influence the target levels. Moreover,many of the institutional features related, among others, to transparency and accountability of the reviewed central banks, were found significant in the analysis.

End-of-life oriented product design (design for recycling, disassembly, remanufacturing) is considered an emerging area in modern approach to product lifecycle. Numerous tools aiding the design process have been developed, but many of them work as independent computer applications. The presented solution is strictly integrated with typical design environment: CAD 3D and PLM systems. This paper presents the application of agent technology operating in the PLM environment to support the design process. The architecture of the proposed solution is shown. A method of product assessment, based of three indicators, is described. The example analysis of real household appliance is presented