Abstract: Monotonic convergence of numerical solutions with the computational grid refinement is an essential requirement in estimating the grid-dependent uncertainty of computational fluid dynamics. If the ...

Abstract: This paper deals with a state estimator or simply an observer of flow field. The observer, being a fundamental concept in the control system theory, also has a potential in the analysis of ...

Abstract: This paper deals with suppression of two kinds of micro stick-slip vibrations occurring in a typical computer-controlled hydraulic servo-system. The relevant system consists of a single-rod hydraulic ...

Abstract: In this paper, a simulation model based on the partially pressurized collapsible tube model for reproducing noninvasive blood pressure measurement is presented. The model consists of a collapsible ...

Abstract: This paper deals with a hydraulic servo system with compliance control for the operation in an environment with frequent machine-human interaction. The compliance is mechanically adjusted in the ...

Abstract: In recent years a diamond-like carbon (DLC) film and a 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) polymer have attracted attention as coating materials for implantable artificial organs or ...

Abstract: We report on flow phenomena such as wall shear stress and periodic oscillations that occur in the right-angle branch during laminar steady flow in the upstream trunk. The side-branch bifurcates ...