Mechanical Engineering: Recent submissions
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Optical and thermal analysis of secondary optics in light emitting diodes' packaging: Analysis of MR16 lamp
(IOP Publishing, 2021-12-08)Optical and thermal control are two main factors in package design process of lighting products, specifically light emitting diodes (LEDs). This research is aimed to study the role of secondary optics in opto-thermal ... -
Learning medical suturing primitives for autonomous suturing
(IEEE, 2021)This paper focuses on a learning from demonstration approach for autonomous medical suturing. A conditional neural network is used to learn and generate suturing primitives trajectories which were conditioned on desired ... -
Fast and efficient terrain-aware motion planning for exploration rovers
(IEEE, 2021)This paper presents a fast, energy-efficient, and low computational cost traversal solution on sloped terrain. The use of grid-based search algorithms requires high computational power and takes a long time because almost ... -
A custom brace design to connect a user limb to an exoskeleton link with minimal discomfort
(IEEE, 2021)Exoskeletons are increasingly helping people with different applications. Regardless of what they were built for, exoskeletons have a common discomfort problem from the misalignment of robot and human joints. In this paper, ... -
Mass flow rate control of solenoid-based injectors
(Sage, 2023-09)This paper presents a mass flow rate control method for solenoid-based injectors in open-loop, i.e. without physical sensor feedback. Measuring the mass flow rate in injectors is important because the performance of the ... -
In memoriam Prof. Avram Bar-Cohen
(IEEE, 2021-08)The outpouring of emotion and appreciation for Prof. Avram (Avi) Bar-Cohen from his students and colleagues in the academic, industrial, and government communities in Heat Transfer and Electronics Packaging is a testament ... -
An in-silico corrosion model for biomedical applications for coupling with in-vitro biocompatibility tests for estimation of long-term effects
(Frontiers Media, 2021-09-07)The release of metal particles and ions due to wear and corrosion is one of the main underlying reasons for the long-term complications of implantable metallic implants. The rather short-term focus of the established ... -
Effect of stress aging induced precipitates on corrosion behavior of NiTi shape memory alloys
(Springer, 2021-10)In this study, the influences of the stress aging process on the electrochemical behaviors toward evaluating corrosion resistance of NiTi shape memory alloys in the in-vitro condition have been investigated. For this ... -
In memoriam Prof. Avram Bar-Cohen
(IEEE, 2021-11)It has been a little over a year since the passing of Prof. Avram, Avi as he is popularly known, Bar-Cohen. Eulogies from his students and colleagues in the academic, industrial, and government communities in Heat Transfer ... -
Multi-strategy Gaussian Harris hawks optimization for fatigue life of tapered roller bearings
(Springer, 2022-12)Bearing is one of the most fundamental components of rotary machinery, and its fatigue life is a crucial factor in designing. The design optimization of tapered roller bearing (TRB) is a complex design problem because ... -
PVA/gelatin-based hydrogel coating of nickel-titanium alloy for improved tissue-implant interface
(Springer, 2021-05)Nickel-titanium shape memory alloys have attracted notable interest for biomedical applications due to their unique properties. However, there are still some concerns on the potential release of nickel ions causing adverse ... -
An experimental study on the heat transfer and wettability characteristics of micro-structured surfaces during water vapor condensation under different pressure conditions
(Elsevier, 2021-01)In this study, condensation characteristics of water vapor on micro-structured surfaces at different pressures and subcooling temperature has been investigated experimentally. This work represents a basic study in order ... -
Polymer-particle enhanced visible light range photocatalytic activity on textile applications
(Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation, 2021)Extension of photocatalytic activity within the visible light range has an immense importance on the ability of manufacturing self-cleaning textiles that are active indoors. This study focuses on assisting problems, which ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Design and development of a durable series elastic actuator with an optimized spring topology
(Sage, 2021-12)This paper aims to present the integrated design, development, and testing procedures for a state-of-the-art torsion-based series elastic actuator that could be reliably employed for long-term use in force-controlled robot ... -
Synthetic jet cooling technology for electronics thermal management - A critical review
(IEEE, 2021-08)Effective removal of excess heat from electronics equipment is the key to its intended functionality. A Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) hard problem is proposed in microtechnologies for the air-cooled ... -
Transdisciplinarity as a learning challenge: Student experiences and outcomes in an innovative course on wearable and collaborative robotics
Contribution: This study provides evidence for the benefit of short online courses for transdisciplinary competence development of graduate students. It shows the significant challenges students face while learning, and ... -
Sensorless position control of solenoid actuators for soft landing using super-twisting sliding mode control
(SAGE, 2022-07-24)This article presents an open-loop control methodology to achieve lower seating velocities (i.e. soft-landing) for solenoid-based injector systems which are widely used in automotive as fuel injection valves or gas exchange ... -
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 ...
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