Abstract: Optical and magnetic encoders are widely used to measure joint angles. These sensors are required to be installed at the axes of rotation (joint centers). However, microelectromechanical system (MEMS) accelerometer and ...

Abstract: Calculation of volume changes by constitutive models for soils and correct transition from contraction to dilation is important for prediction of undrained conditions under which developing pore water pressures may result ...

Abstract: Stress relaxation and stress drop-relaxation tests have been performed to complement a test series performed to study strain rate, creep, and stress drop-creep effects on crushed coral sand. Drained experiments with constant ...

Abstract: Recent research has demonstrated that the mechanical properties of metals are altered when an electrical current is passed through the material. These studies suggest that titanium alloys, due ...

Abstract: The part of sand behavior that is affected by time, such as creep, relaxation, and loading rate effects are not similar to those observed for clay. To throw more light on the time effects in sand, many series of drained ...

Abstract: For metals, deformation is commonly conducted at elevated temperatures, reducing the overall process energy and cost. However, elevating the temperature has many drawbacks, including high tool/die ...

Abstract: Tensegrity systems have been used in several disciplines such as architecture, biology, aerospace, mechanics, and robotics during the last 50 years. However, just a few references in literature have stated the possibility ...

Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of a planar tensegrity-based mechanism. In this study, a moving body is joined to ground by four compliant leg connectors. Each leg connector is comprised of ...

Abstract: A PIV algorithm is presented for estimating time-averaged or phase-averaged velocity fields. The algorithm can be applied to situations where signal strength is not sufficient for standard cross ...