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Physics-informed neural networks for friction-involved nonsmooth dynamics problems
Friction-induced vibration is very common in engineering areas, such as aerospace, high-speed railways, robotics, and human/artificial joints. Analysing the dynamic behaviour of systems containing a multiple-c...
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Effect of pulse current parameters on electroplastically assisted dry cutting performance of W93NiFe alloy
Tungsten alloys have excellent properties such as high strength, high hardness, high melting point, and high specific gravity, which have been widely used in many cutting-edge scientific fields such as aerospa...
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State-Integration Neural Network for Modeling of Forced-Vibration Systems
Dynamic analysis of forced-vibration systems could be computationally inefficient or even difficult to converge if the systems are highly complicated. Rapid advances in machine learning make it possible to est...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Experimental Development and Key Technology Research of High Efficiency Lean Burn Engine
The effect of super lean burn on engine performance was studied on a self-developed pre-chamber multi-cylinder engine in this paper. The main work is to develop a pre-chamber multi-cylinder engine based on the...
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Geely's Lean-burn Gasoline Engine with Brake Thermal Efficiency of 46%
The pursuit of more efficient and cleaner combustion has become the driving force behind the development of the internal combustion engine, while the combustion technology with higher efficiency and lower carb...
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Process parameters optimization of rotary friction welding of polylactic acid-containing glass fiber and polylactic acid-containing carbon fiber using the Taguchi method
In practice, the fused deposition modeling technique is widely used for producing various plastic functional components in the research and development stage. In particular, adhesive bonding is capable of bond...
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Non-stationary friction-induced vibration with multiple contact points
Modelling and simulating of the friction-induced vibration of a multi-point contact system are widely encountered and challenging problems. Non-smooth transitions between stick and slip and between contact and...
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A modular cable-driven humanoid arm with anti-parallelogram mechanisms and Bowden cables
This paper proposes a novel modular cable-driven humanoid arm with anti-parallelogram mechanisms (APMs) and Bowden cables. The lightweight arm realizes the advantage of joint independence and the rational layo...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Forest Environment Association Analysis for the Pandemic Health with Rectified Linear Unit Correlations
The covariance is a measure of the joint variability of two random variables forming a Cartesian coordinate. Variance is a special case of covariance, when two variables are the same. The root of variance is t...
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Black Phosphorus/Nanocarbons Constructing a Dual-Carbon Conductive Network for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries
Black phosphorus has been recognized as a prospective candidate anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to its ultrahigh theoretical capacity of 2596 mA·h/g and high electric conductivity of ≈ 300 S...
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Solubility and Thermodynamic Properties of Sulfamethazine–Saccharin Cocrystal in Pure and Binary (Acetonitrile + 2-Propanol) Solvents
In this work, a new crystallization method was used to prepare two polymorphs of sulfamethazine–saccharin (SMT–SAC) cocrystal in bulk. The purity and crystal form of both polymorphs were confirmed by optical m...
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Synergistic Effect of Cocamidopropyl Betaine and Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
In this study, we investigated the synergistic effect of a zwitterionic surfactant (cocamidopropyl betaine) and amino acid surfactant (sodium lauroyl sarcosinate) by measurements of surface tension, rheologica...
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Progress on single-point incremental forming of polymers
Single-point incremental forming (SPIF) of polymers was started back in the first decade of twenty-first century; since then, substantial studies have been performed on this topic. The present article reviews ...
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Paraffin/SiC as a Novel Composite Phase-Change Material for a Lithium-Ion Battery Thermal Management System
A lithium-ion battery thermal management system has always been a hot spot in the battery industry. In this study, a novel high-thermal-conductivity composite phase-change material (CPCM) made by paraffin wax ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
ALOHA Anti-collision Algorithm for Frame Idle Slot Removal and Collision Reduction
In this study, we propose an ALOHA anti-collision algorithm for frame idle slot removal and collision reduction—called the Cancel Idle and Reduce Collision Framed Slotted Aloha (CIRC-FSA) algorithm—to address ...
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Macro-to-micro positioning and auto focusing for fully automated single cell microinjection
The automation methods and technologies of the single cell micro-injection reported in the literature have the common assumption that both the cell and the microtools has already been positioned within the mic...
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Investigation on crack propagation perpendicular to mortar–rock interface: experimental and numerical
The initiation and propagation of cracks perpendicular to mortar–aggregate interfaces have a significant influence on the mechanical behaviour of concrete materials. Although existing studies have revealed tha...
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Open AccessFormability of Materials with Small Tools in Incremental Forming
Single point incremental forming (SPIF) is an innovative sheet forming process with a high economic pay-off. The formability in this process can be maximized by executing forming with a tool of specific small ...
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Machine learning-based prediction of soil compression modulus with application of 1D settlement
The compression modulus (Es) is one of the most significant soil parameters that affects the compressive deformation of geotechnical systems, such as foundations. However, it is difficult and sometime costly to o...
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Automated manipulation of zebrafish embryos using an electrothermal microgripper
We present the first report on automated micro-manipulation of zebrafish embryos using an electrothermally-actuated microgripper. A five-bar linkage compliant microgripper, driven by a V-shaped electrothermal ...