Abstract: An experimental study was conducted to measure the static friction coefficient under constant normal load and different interface conditions. These include surface roughness, dwell time, displacement ...

Abstract: To analyze the contact between two spherical bodies with different radii of curvature, the three-dimensional (3D) Hertz theory for elliptical contact is typically used. When the two contacting ...

Abstract: This paper presents a robust force tracking control of a flexible gripper driven by a piezoceramic actuator characterizing its durability and quick response time. The mathematical governing ...

Abstract: Correction to authors’ affiliation: Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801.

Abstract: Asymmetric height distribution in surface roughness is important in many engineering surfaces, such as in constant velocity (CV) joints, where specific manufacturing processes could result in such ...

Abstract: Recently, research on the application of magnetorheological (MR) fluid in mechanical engineering has been widely expanded, while the performance of MR fluid in tribology has also been investigated. ...