Abstract: The design and evaluation of machining fixture performance requires accurate knowledge of workpiece-fixture contact forces since they strongly impact workpiece accuracy during clamping and machining. ...

Abstract: This paper illustrates two approaches for the mobile manipulation of factory robots using deep neural networks. The networks are trained using synthetic datasets unique to the factory environment. Approach I uses depth and ...

Abstract: Tests on large diameter specimens using a split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) facility are essential to obtain representative dynamic characteristics of engineering materials such as rocks, concrete, and steel fiber-reinforced ...

Abstract: Surfactant-enhanced remediation is an effective approach for dealing with subsurface-contaminated sites. However, in studying and controlling the related processes, difficulties exist in incorporating a complicated numerical ...

Abstract: Hydropower plays an important role in electric power systems. It not only interacts with many non-hydropower generation activities but also competes with other water users (industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural) ...

Abstract: Multistory industrial buildings have become prevalent in sectors such as electronics, machinery, pharmaceuticals, and textiles due to limited space in urban environment. There is usually a strict requirement of machine ...

Abstract: Drilling crack-arrest holes is a simple technique, commonly used by bridge owners to control and/or repair fatigue cracks in steel bridges. Although well-established relationships exist for sizing the diameter of crack-arrest ...