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Design and modeling of a parallel robot for ultrasound guided percutaneous needle interventions
(IEEE, 2015)Necessity of precise positioning in percutaneous needle operations enables robotic systems to take part in medical procedures. Researches that have been done until today showed robotic systems increase the accuracy of ... -
A design and optimization method for matching the torque of the wind turbines
(AIP Publishing, 2015)An aerodynamic shape optimization method for a horizontal axis wind turbine is developed and verified through experimentation with a laboratory-scale wind turbine. Our method is based on matching the rotor's and the coupled ... -
Design of a parallel robot for needle-based interventions on small animals
(IEEE, 2013-02)In this paper, a novel 5-degrees-of-freedom robot for performing needle-based interventions on small animal subjects is presented. The robot can realize dexterous alignment of the needle using two parallel mechanisms, and ... -
Design of a solenoid based prototype injector for evaluation of electromagnetic parameters
(IEEE, 2019)Injector is a pump and valve mechanism, that sprays liquid intermittently to intended volume. In this research, evaluation of the electromagnetic properties of a solenoid actuator used in the prototype injector systems has ... -
Design of bio-joint shaped knee exoskeleton assisting for walking and sit-to-stance
(Springer Nature, 2019)In this study, a bio-joint shaped knee joint exoskeleton is presented. This design is meant for avoiding misalignment of the exoskeleton joint with the biological knee joint. For this purpose a cam mechanism has been ... -
Design sensitivity and optimization of powertrain mount system design parameters for rigid body modes and kinetic energy distributions
(Springer Nature, 2020-08-24)This study evaluates the influences of the powertrain mount design parameters on the frequencies of powertrain rigid body modes and their kinetic energy distributions (KEDs), which play an important role in the low-frequency ... -
A design tool for direct and non-stochastic calculations of near-field radiative transfer in complex structures: The NF-RT-FDTD algorithm
(Elsevier, 2017)Advances in nanotechnology and nanophotonics are inextricably linked with the need for reliable computational algorithms to be adapted as design tools for the development of new concepts in energy harvesting, radiative ... -
Design, operation, and motion characteristics of a precise piezoelectric linear motor
(Elsevier, 2010-04)This paper presents the design, operation, and motion characteristics of a precise piezoelectric motor for linear translation. The motor is compact, thermally stable, ultra-high vacuum compatible, and suitable for applications ... -
Designing redundant cable-driven parallel robots for additive manufacturing using end-effector compliance index
(IEEE, 2023)This paper presents a methodology for optimizing cable anchor points for cable-driven parallel robots (CDPRs) for specific additive manufacturing tasks. Much of a CDPR's workspace is generally not used for printing tasks. ... -
Determination of the critical reynolds number for flow over symmetric NACA airfoils
(American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, 2018)The determination of the critical Reynolds number is of practical importance in many engineering applications, particularly in determining the aerodynamic characteristics of air vehicles. In this study, we numerically ... -
Determining the structural life of an electric vehicle battery from road loads
(Walter de Gruyter, 2022-07)Although the electrical system is important in the development of electric vehicles, the durability of the battery system against mechanical loads and the performance of the battery against shock reactions are just as ... -
Developing a standard measurement and calculation procedure for high brightness LED junction temperature
(2014)White light emitting diodes (LEDs) are appearing in general illumination applications. Clusters of such LEDs can replace an incandescent light bulb of equal luminosity on the merit of considerably low power consumption. ... -
Development and 3D spatial calibration of a parallel robot for percutaneous needle procedures with 2D ultrasound guidance
(World Scientific, 2017-12-01)Robotic systems are being applied to medical interventions as they increase the operational accuracy. The proposed autonomous and ultrasound guided 5-DOF parallel robot can achieve such accuracy for needle biopsies, which ... -
Development of 3-D chemical mechanical polishing process for nanostructuring of bioimplant surfaces
(ECS, 2014)This study focuses on the development of a three dimensional chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process to induce smoothness or controlled nano-roughness on the bio-implant material surfaces, particularly for an application ... -
Development of a computational modeling and experimental validation approach for KSF LED packages in a 65” ultra thin LED TV system
(IEEE, 2018-07-24)The customer expectations in global TV market have changed over the last decade significantly towards a thinner with a higher brightness and a wider color gamut (WCG) TV products. These requirements led to a drastic increase ... -
Development of an antagonistically actuated smart joint
(Trans Tech Publications, 2017)Shape memory alloys with their phase transformation properties; have been broadly implemented in smart structures. In this study, a functional design is presented where two wires actuate antagonistically to achieve motion ... -
Development of figure of merits for energy efficient LED lighting systems
(IEEE, 2014)Energy has been identified as one of the most important problems during the last few years. While energy generation and new energy resources are critical, energy efficiency in production, transportation and utilization are ... -
Direct liquid cooling of high flux LED systems: hot spot abatement
(ASME, 2013)With the recent advances in wide band gap device technology, solid-state lighting (SSL) has become favorable for many lighting applications due to energy savings, long life, green nature for environment, and exceptional ... -
Direct numerical simulation of synthetic jet coupled to forced convection cooling in a channel flow
(IEEE, 2023)A synthetic jet (SJ) is a microfluidic device that uses the 'zero-net-mass-flux' concept to create a compact cooling solution and provide a net positive momentum flux to the local environment. SJs have been studied extensively ... -
Discrete dipole approximation of gold nanospheres on substrates: considerations and comparison with other discretization methods
(AAPP Physical, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, 2011)We embark on this preliminary study of the suitability of the discrete dipole approximation with surface interaction (DDA-SI) method to model electric field scattering from noble metal nano-structures on dielectric substrates. ...
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