Abstract: A systematic approach for deriving the dynamical expression of general constrained robots is developed in this paper. This approach uses rigid-body dynamics and two kinematics-based mapping matrices ...

Abstract: In this study, a new approach is developed to compute groundwater flow rate and hydraulic head distribution in a two-dimensional discrete fracture network (DFN) in which both laminar and inertial flows coexist in individual ...

Abstract: During stretch bending, considerable in-plane distortion occurs when a thin-walled rectangular tube is plastically bent. To minimize the distortion, fixed walls are used to limit the bulging of ...

Abstract: This paper addresses the effects of pitch static attitude (PSA) and roll static attitude (RSA) on air bearing slider steady performance, especially for ultralow flying height sliders. We performed ...

Abstract: The load transfer behavior along bored piles is affected by details of pile construction particularly those imposing stress and moisture changes to the surrounding soils. An investigation involving moisture migration tests, ...

Abstract: The load-transfer (or

Abstract: During stretch bending, considerable springback will occur after a tube has been plastically bent. To predict the springback, a simplified two-flange model for stretch bending of a rectangular ...

Abstract: An adaptive output force control scheme for hydraulic cylinders is proposed by using direct output force measurement through loadcells. Due to the large and somewhat uncertain piston friction ...

Abstract: Aimed at achieving ultrahigh control performance for high-end applications of harmonic drives, an adaptive control algorithm using additional sensing, namely, the joint and motor positions and the ...

Abstract: To effectively utilize marine resources on reefs or islands and to improve the bearing capacity and serviceability of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforced seawater coral aggregate concrete (CAC) structures in marine ...