The present study addresses the effects of thermocouples on the measured temperature when such thermocouples are mounted directly on the surface of the object. A surface-mounted thermocouple is a very convenient way of measuring the surface temperature. However, the heat conduction into/from the thermocouple wire changes the local temperature at the thermocouple junctions along with the immediate vicinity of the thermocouple. As a consequence, the emf appearing at the thermocouple terminals does not correspond to the actual surface temperature. In this paper, we first discuss the general characteristics of the enhanced heating/cooling due to the so-called “fin effects” associated with the surface-mounted thermocouples. An embedded computational model is then developed so that the model can be used in conjunction with a regular FEM model for the multidimensional calculation of the heating or cooling of a part. The embedded computational model is shown to offer very accurate calculation of the temperature at the junction of thermocouple wire. The developed computational model is further used in the inverse heat transfer calculation for a Jominy end quench experiment.

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The sagittal condylar guidance angle (SCCA) is calculated by the condyle and articular disc traversing the contour of the glenoid fossa and the articular eminence. The condylar path is controlled by the shape of the fossa, the attachments of the ligaments, the biting load during movement (muscular influence), and the amount of protrusion. The SCGA on an articulator is determined using protrusive records of the patient. Intraoral registrations may compromise accuracy because of dimensional instability of registration materials and it becomes difficult for the dentist to select an appropriate material. The use of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has recently become much more common, and when measuring the SCGA using CBCT, more reliable results can be expected. This study was designed to compare the SCGA obtained using CBCT and protrusive interocclusal record made using polyvinyl siloxane and aluwax. Thirty dentulous subjects were selected. SCGA was calculated using CBCT scans for each subject. Intraoral protrusive records were made using polyvinyl siloxane and aluwax bite registration materials at 6mm of protrusion. Records were used to program the articulator and variation in the SCCA was noted. No significant difference was observed between right and left mean values of SCGA in CBCT, polyvinyl siloxane and aluwax. Positive correlation was found between all the three groups; however, significant difference was found in the mean values of SCGA between CBCT and polyvinyl siloxane, CBCT and aluwax (P=0.0001). No significant difference was found in the mean values of SCGA between polyvinyl siloxane and aluwax (P=0.9254). CBCT gave higher mean SCGA values than those obtained using polyvinyl siloxane and aluwax on semi-adjustable articulator in dentulous subjects; whereas mean SCGA values were comparable between polyvinyl siloxane and aluwax. The right and left SCGA values were comparable in each method.

This project patient medication reminder is a system which helps in medication administration and monitoring. This system consists of an ATMEGA328P microcontroller with an inbuilt EEPROM and a real-time circuit. This system is driven by an embedded program that inputs predefined parameters which are processed based on the input variables entered via a user interface device such as the keypad. All the entries made on the keypad are concurrently and simultaneously displayed on embedded program to initiate the alert through an audio alarm. Not only does it have an alarm system, but also it notify through IoT to user the medicine to be taken at the reminder time. I.