Gratings1 and holograms2 are patterned surfaces that tailor optical signals by diffraction. Despite their long history, variants with remarkable functionalities continue to be discovered3,4. Further advances could exp...
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Isocyanate- and polyurethane-based adhesives for composite wood-panel production are well known. They are useful for the manufacture of high-performance assemblies, particularly for moisture resistance, durability, an...
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CFD simulations of two water jets emanating from rectangular pipes of large aspect ratio and impinging on a water pool are performed using the commercial CFD software ANSYS Fluent. Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RAN...
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Offshore structures are conventionally designed for a service life between 20-30 years and mostly used beyond their service life. They are operated up to the point where costs of operations, maintenance and repair exc...
Offshore structures are conventionally designed for a service life between 20-30 years and mostly used beyond their service life. They are operated up to the point where costs of operations, maintenance and repair exceed the revenue generated by the offshore structure. The cyclic nature of environmental loading induces multi-axial stresses with high gradients in welded tubular joints that lead to fatigue cracks emanating from imperfections in the welded materials. Tubular joints may exhibit significant residual life after fatigue cracks formation due to crack propagating around the weld circumference. It is important to understand tubular joints behaviour and estimate the residual life beyond crack initiation as it promotes the safe operation of the offshore installation, inspection planning and life extension of the asset. This paper presents an overview of the residual life estimation of cracked tubular joints using numerical methods. The recent developments and possible enhancements to the modelling methods of cracked tubular joints are presented.
Reliable fatigue design rules affect the proactive identification of safety parameters in engineering structures. Numerous fatigue crack initiation and propagation models, linear and nonlinear, have been developed for...
Reliable fatigue design rules affect the proactive identification of safety parameters in engineering structures. Numerous fatigue crack initiation and propagation models, linear and nonlinear, have been developed for designing purposes or estimation of the remaining life of aging structures. Depending on the adopted assumptions, the accuracy varies for different loading histories, loading types, and materials. Semi empirical models are simple but yield significant inaccuracies. Models with better theoretical basis provide better accuracy, but implementation in real conditions is problematic. In the present work, a review of author's recent fatigue crack initiation and propagation models based on physical mechanisms is presented and improvements are proposed. Verification of the models on test results is provided and discussed.
This paper proposes the ungrounded force display using the grooved cam. Using the human illusion, the user can feel the force in the one direction when they use proposed device. It is mainly configured the cam and the...
This paper proposes the ungrounded force display using the grooved cam. Using the human illusion, the user can feel the force in the one direction when they use proposed device. It is mainly configured the cam and the slider. The slider follows the cam and moves translational movement. In this paper, we create the new prototype which solving the problems that emerged from the previous prototype. We evaluate the device using the two experiments. One is the subjective evaluation. Second one is the force presentation from the new prototype as the quantitative evaluation. We could solve problems of previous prototype by changing the cam type from plate to groove and blushless motor, and the new one produce the force more clearly than the previous prototype.
The conventional robot arms applied in various fields are demanded to have high force output, high accuracy, high efficiency. But they are seldom applied in human life, because of large weight, rigidity, hazards to pe...
The conventional robot arms applied in various fields are demanded to have high force output, high accuracy, high efficiency. But they are seldom applied in human life, because of large weight, rigidity, hazards to people caused by collisions. Therefore the soft robotic arm that is stretchable, light weight, softness without possible of hazards, and high precision control is suitable to deploy in human life. Thus the purpose of this research is to develop the soft robotic arm by using antagonistic pneumatic driven system. In order to realize this concept, the joint activation mechanism is the key component. This study focuses on the angle control of the joint. In this paper, the robot arm made by polyethylene is proposed. Air bags made of polyethylene inside the joint achieve antagonistic driven states. Helical tube made of polyethylene is adhered joint outside for realizing rigidity. It is characterized that control rigidity is realized by controlling the pressure in the helical tube and joint angle is preciously controlled in two degree of freedom by controlling pressure in the air bags. Furthermore, the joint angle can be controlled by controlling the air pressures in the air bags using stretch sensor measuring joint angle. The experimental result confirmed that the driving concept of the joint was well functioned, and the joint angle control was realized by feedback control.
Unmanned Multicopters provide access to dangerous or difficult to reach areas and can accomplish tasks normally reserved for people. Aerial manipulation in this scenario could provide enhanced capabilities but is a ch...
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(纸本)9781538655733
Unmanned Multicopters provide access to dangerous or difficult to reach areas and can accomplish tasks normally reserved for people. Aerial manipulation in this scenario could provide enhanced capabilities but is a challenging problem where design often comes down to choosing between arm-like manipulation or claw-like grippers - each of which has associated benefits and drawbacks. We present a novel, lightweight, low-cost hybrid manipulator/gripper combining characteristics of both arm-like manipulators and claw-like grippers to enable aerial manipulation during search and rescue missions using a multicopter unmanned air vehicle. The gripper is composed of tandem two degree-of-freedom fingers wherein each finger can be individually controlled, allowing for the manipulation of irregular geometric shapes and compensation for the drone's drift. We describe the design, manufacturing, and prototyping of our design and conduct a series of experiments grasping objects of different size, shape, and weight to demonstrate the versatility and benefits of our hybrid design.
Punch shear damage of unidirectional (UD) composite is an important damage mode during the penetration and perforation of fiber-reinforced composites. A rate dependent progressive composite continuum damage model MAT1...
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(纸本)9781510872073
Punch shear damage of unidirectional (UD) composite is an important damage mode during the penetration and perforation of fiber-reinforced composites. A rate dependent progressive composite continuum damage model MAT162 in LS-Dyna® requires the punch shear strength and progressive damage softening parameters as input. A micro punch shear experimental test method has been developed for UD composite at sub-millimeter length scale for determining the punch shear properties and parameters. S Glass/DER353 epoxy UD composite ribbon specimens have been fabricated using the VARTM process. The samples have an nominal cross-sectional dimensions of 1000 × 57~70 , with about six (6) through-thickness fibers. The UD ribbon is adhesively bonded onto the specimen holder and a transverse load is applied across the width of the sample. Localized transverse shear loading is created within a narrow gap (153 ) between the punch and fixture support. Punch shear load-displacement data is reduced to engineering punch shear stress-strain. A large number of replicates are tested to quantify the stochastic non-linear progressive damage behavior. In order to identify the micromechanical damage mechanisms and quantify the fiber-matrix debonding length, fracture surfaces of micro punch shear __________ specimens have been thoroughly investigated using SEM and confocal microscopy. SEM micrographs clearly shows the initiation and propagation of mode II dominated fiber fracture, fiber-matrix debonding and matrix cracking. Confocal microscopy has been used to quantify the probability distribution functions associated with fiber-matrix debonding and pull-out. The experimental methodology using the micro punch shear test developed in this study can be used to study the effects of composite constituents (fiber, resin and interphase properties and FVF) on the non-linear progressive punch shear behavior of unidirectional composite punch shear strength. The statistical results and failure modes can also
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