The intermittent nature of solar energy and the energy requirements of buildings necessitate the storage of thermal energy. In this paper a hybrid system of storing solar energy has been analyzed. The suggested hybrid...
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The intermittent nature of solar energy and the energy requirements of buildings necessitate the storage of thermal energy. In this paper a hybrid system of storing solar energy has been analyzed. The suggested hybrid storage system consists of two tanks: a water tank as a SHS medium; and a paraffin tank as a LHS medium. A computing program was used to find the optimized time schedule of charging the storage tanks during each day, according to the solar radiation conditions. The results show that the use of such system can improve the capability of energy gathering comparing to the individual water storage tank during the cold months of the year. Of course, because of the solar radiation angles and shorten daylight in December & January, the performance will be the same as the simple solar water heaters (in the northern hemisphere). But investment analysis shows that because of extra energy stored in November, February, March & April, this modification will be a feasible solution.
In this paper, we introduce a new method and new motion variables to study kinematics and dynamics of a 6 d.o.f cable-driven robot. Using these new variables and Lagrange equations, we achieve new equations of motion ...
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In this paper, we introduce a new method and new motion variables to study kinematics and dynamics of a 6 d.o.f cable-driven robot. Using these new variables and Lagrange equations, we achieve new equations of motion which are different in appearance and several aspects from conventional equations usually used to study 6 d.o.f cable robots. Then, we introduce a new Jacobian matrix which expresses kinematical relations of the robot via a new approach and is basically different from the conventional Jacobian matrix. One of the important characteristics of the new method is computational efficiency in comparison with the conventional method. It is demonstrated that using the new method instead of the conventional one, significantly reduces the computation time required to determine workspace of the robot as well as the time required to solve the equations of motion.
In this paper, we propose a new 6-DOF parallel mechanism. Due to the fact that degrees of freedom in this robot outnumber the number of kinematic chains, it is not a fully parallel mechanism. This results in a weight ...
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In this paper, we propose a new 6-DOF parallel mechanism. Due to the fact that degrees of freedom in this robot outnumber the number of kinematic chains, it is not a fully parallel mechanism. This results in a weight and inertia reduction and better dynamic performance, making it ideal for haptic and pole climbing applications. The fact that the mechanism is open on one side enable it to wrap around a pole from one side minimizing the center of gravity distance from the pole and the resulting gripping moments. Both inverse and forward Kinematic and dynamic analysis of the proposed mechanism is addressed. Workspace of the mechanism is compared to that of the Stewart's mechanism and the results show better performance. Jacobian matrix has also been determined and singular points have been discussed. Finally, the simulation results have also been validated using Matlab's SimMechanics™ Toolbox.
In this study the free vibration of laminated composite plates with and without stiffeners subjected to axial loads is carried out using finite element method. The plates are stiffened by laminated composite strip and...
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An advanced method using progressive concept of geometrical correspondence is applied to create a new wheel/rail contact model based on virtual penetration theory. The geometry and contact mechanism are solved simulta...
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A finite element technique is used to mimic radial deformation of single‐walled carbon nanotubes under hydrostatic pressure. The elastic deformation of nanotubes is modeled via elastic beams. Properties of the beam e...
A finite element technique is used to mimic radial deformation of single‐walled carbon nanotubes under hydrostatic pressure. The elastic deformation of nanotubes is modeled via elastic beams. Properties of the beam element are evaluated by considering characteristics of the covalent bonds between the carbon atoms in a hexagonal lattice. Applying the beam model in a three dimensional space, the elastic properties of the nanotube in the transverse direction are evaluated. The effects of diameter and wall thickness on the radial and circumferential elastic moduli of zigzag and armchair nanotubes are considered. Results are in good agreement with molecular structural mechanics data in the literature.
In this paper a linear delayed feedback control is proposed and experimentally applied to eliminate chaos in a nonlinear electrical circuit which is known as Sprott circuit. The chaotic behavior of the system is suppr...
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In this paper a linear delayed feedback control is proposed and experimentally applied to eliminate chaos in a nonlinear electrical circuit which is known as Sprott circuit. The chaotic behavior of the system is suppressed by stabilizing one of its first order unstable periodic orbits (UPOs) by a controller designed based on so-called Pyragas method. The effectiveness of this method, firstly, is numerically investigated by stabilizing the unstable first order periodic orbit and then verified experimentally by a laboratory setup.
Cooperative systems have been extensively investigated in literature. Herein the criteria and implementation for finding the optimal configuration of the dual-arm cam-lock (DACL) robot manipulators at a specific point...
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Cooperative systems have been extensively investigated in literature. Herein the criteria and implementation for finding the optimal configuration of the dual-arm cam-lock (DACL) robot manipulators at a specific point with the objective to optimize the applicable task-space force in a desired direction are addressed. The DACL robot manipulators are reconfigurable arms formed by two parallel cooperative manipulators. Some of their joints may lock into each other. Therefore, the arms normally operate redundantly. However, when higher structural stiffness is needed these two arms can lock into each other in specific joints and loose some degrees of freedom. The dynamics of the DACL robot is discussed and parametrically formulated. At a given point in the robot's workspace, considering the cooperatively applicable force by the arms, the optimum configuration is found under the geometrical constraints of the planar arms using genetic algorithm as a multi-objective optimizer.
A sixteen node cylindrical super element is presented for evaluating the free vibration characteristics of a rotating laminated cylinder with conventional boundary conditions. It is shown that the natural frequencies ...
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In this paper, free vibration analysis of laminated composite plates is carried out using first shear deformation theory and finite element method. Effect of axial tension and compression forces on the natural frequen...
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