Browsing Mechanical Engineering by Document Type "Article"
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A 3-DoF robotic platform for the rehabilitation and assessment of reaction time and balance skills of MS patients
(Public Library of Science, 2023-02-24)The central nervous system (CNS) exploits anticipatory (APAs) and compensatory (CPAs) postural adjustments to maintain the balance. The postural adjustments comprising stability of the center of mass (CoM) and the pressure ... -
3D simulation of droplet impact on static and moving walls
(Begell House Inc., 2022)In the present study, the contact angle model and the origin of the parasitic current, precisely, the relation of the parasitic current with grid distribution, have been studied to accurately predict droplet impact on ... -
Accuracy limits of pair distribution function analysis in structural characterization of nanocrystalline powders by X-ray diffraction
(Turkish Chemical Society, 2022)We report the minimum errors of structural parameters, namely lattice parameter, crystallite size, and atomic displacement parameters, expected from Pair Distribution Function (PDF) analysis of nanocrystalline gold powders ... -
Acoustics and heat transfer characteristics of piezoelectric driven central orifice synthetic jet actuators
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-09-19)Growth in computational capacity combined with a decrease in the size of digital devices has led to increasing demand for more active and efficient cooling of electronics. In this study, an experimental investigation into ... -
Active compliance control reduces upper body effort in exoskeleton-supported walking
(IEEE, 2020-04)This article presents a locomotion controller for lower limb exoskeletons so as to enable the combined robot and user system to exhibit compliant walking characteristics when interacting with the environment. This is of ... -
Active-grid turbulence effect on the topology and the flame location of a lean premixed combustion
(Society of Thermal Engineers of Serbia, 2018)Lean premixed combustion under the influence of active-grid turbulence was computationally investigated, and the results were compared with experimental data. The experiments were carried out to generate a premixed flame ... -
Addressing the strength-ductility trade-off in a thermomechanical-processed high entropy alloy
(Elsevier, 2023-12-15)High entropy alloys (HEAs) have garnered significant attention due to their exceptional mechanical behavior. However, the influence of secondary phases and dislocation substructures has yet to be thoroughly investigated. ... -
Agile and stable running locomotion control for an untethered and one-legged hopping robot
(Springer, 2021-09)This paper is aimed at presenting a locomotion control framework to realize agile and robust locomotion behaviors on conventional stiff-by-nature legged robots. First, a trajectory generator that is capable of characterizing ... -
Analysis of near-field radiation transfer within nano-gaps using FDTD method
(Elsevier, 2014-10)Enhancement of near-field radiative emission via coupling of surface plasmons in nano-gaps formed between thin films is important for understanding and implementation of energy harvesting using nano-thermophotovoltaic ... -
Analysis of perlite and pumice based building insulation materials
(Elsevier, 2016-06)Insulation panels composed of perlite, pumice, and cement were fabricated. Perlite and pumice were used to achieve high thermal resistance, and low density. Experimentation was conducted for determining R-values of ... -
Analysis of sustainable materials for radiative cooling potential of building surfaces
(MDPI AG, 2018)The main goal of this paper is to explore the radiative cooling and solar heating potential of several materials for the built environment, based on their spectrally-selective properties. A material for solar heating, ... -
Application of a novel friction stir spot welding process on dissimilar aluminum joints
(Elsevier, 2018-10)Intermediate layer friction stir spot welding (IL-FSSW) is introduced in this study as a novel spot welding technique to eliminate the keyhole associated with the conventional friction stir spot welding (FSSW). This process ... -
Application of chemical mechanical polishing process on titanium based implants
(Elsevier, 2016-11-01)Modification of the implantable biomaterial surfaces is known to improve the biocompatibility of metallic implants. Particularly, treatments such as etching, sand-blasting or laser treatment are commonly studied to understand ... -
Application of giesekus model for capillary extrusion of rubber compound
(The Society of Chemical Engineers, 2019-02)Extrudate swell is an important phenomenon occurring when high viscoelastic materials, such as rubber and rubber compounds, are extruded. In this work, the effects of relaxation time and relaxation mode on swell predictions ... -
Application of novel constrained groove pressing routes on austenitic stainless steel
(Springer, 2021-11)In this study, a novel set of constrained groove processing routes was put forward especially to underline the variation of strain paths. Namely, 304 stainless steel sheets were processed by five distinctly specified ... -
Automated flow rate control of extrusion for 3D concrete printing incorporating rheological parameters
(Elsevier, 2024-04)The use of inline quality assessment technologies is of great importance in meeting the consistent extrusion requirements of 3D concrete printing (3DCP) applications. This paper presents a system to regulate extrusion speed ... -
Benchmark study of 2D and 3D VOF simulations of a simplex nozzle using a hybrid RANS-LES approach
(Elsevier, 2022-07-01)In this study, a simplex nozzle is tested with water for the benchmarking of different flow simulation models. A large scale Plexi-glass transparent nozzle is used to reduce the influence of production tolerances on the ... -
Benchmarking torque control strategies for a torsion-based series elastic actuator
(IEEE, 2022-06)The diversity in torque-controlled actuators has enabled researchers to address numerous physical human-robot interaction applications with enhanced safety, dependability, and interaction capability [1]. Yet, only a few ... -
A biomimicry design for nanoscale radiative cooling applications inspired by Morpho didius butterfly
(Nature Publishing Group, 2018-11-15)In nature, novel colors and patterns have evolved in various species for survival, recognizability or mating purposes. Investigations of the morphology of various butterfly wings have shown that in addition to the pigmentation, ... -
Boiling heat transfer enhancement of magnetically actuated nanofluids
(AIP, 2013)Nanofluids offer a potential breakthrough as next-generation heat transfer fluids since they offer exciting new possibilities to enhance heat transfer performance compared to pure liquids. A major drawback for using ...
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