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Machines, Volume 12, Issue 7

July 2024 - 69 articles

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Cover Story: The most commonly used actuators in soft robotics are soft pneumatic actuators because of their simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and safety. However, pneumatic actuation is also disadvantageous due to the associated strong non-linearities. Identifying analytical models is often complex, and finite element analyses are preferred for evaluating strain and tension states. Alternatively, artificial intelligence algorithms can be used to follow model-free approaches. In this paper, Response Surface Methodology is adopted to identify a predictive model of the bending angle of soft pneumatic joints. Finally, a bioinspired application of the identified model is proposed by designing the soft joints and realizing an actuator that mimics the movements of the scorpion's tail in the attack position. View this paper

Articles (69)

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,667 Views
23 Pages

22 July 2024

This paper introduces a sophisticated approach for identifying and categorizing broken rotor bars in direct torque-controlled (DTC) induction motors. DTC is implemented in industrial drive systems as a suitable control method to preserve torque contr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,913 Views
38 Pages

22 July 2024

The fabrication of compact heat exchangers with precisely designed micro- and mini-channels is crucial for enhancing the efficiency of thermal management systems. Friction stir channeling (FSC) emerges as a cost-effective advanced manufacturing proce...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,397 Views
25 Pages

Design of Active Posture Controller for Trailing-Arm Vehicle: Improving Path-Following and Handling Stability

  • Zheng Pan,
  • Boyuan Li,
  • Shiyu Zhou,
  • Shaoxun Liu,
  • Shouyuan Chen and
  • Rongrong Wang

22 July 2024

To address the question of which posture trailing-arm vehicles (TAVs) should be adopted while driving, this study introduces an innovative active posture controller (APC) to improve both path-following and handling stability performance. Leveraging a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,791 Views
22 Pages

21 July 2024

In response to the problems of limited algorithms and low diagnostic accuracy for fault diagnosis in large tractor transmission systems, as well as the high noise levels in tractor working environments, a defect detection approach for tractor transmi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,569 Views
18 Pages

20 July 2024

Radial piston motors are executive components in hydraulic systems, tasked with providing appropriate torque and speed according to load requirements in practical applications. The purpose of this study is to predict the output torque of radial pisto...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,936 Views
19 Pages

Industrial Robot Trajectory Optimization Based on Improved Sparrow Search Algorithm

  • Fei Ma,
  • Weiwei Sun,
  • Zhouxiang Jiang,
  • Shuangfu Suo,
  • Xiao Wang and
  • Yue Liu

20 July 2024

This paper proposes an enhanced multi-strategy sparrow search algorithm to optimize the trajectory of a six-axis industrial robot, addressing issues of low efficiency and high vibration impact on joints during operation. Initially, the improved D-H p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,026 Views
18 Pages

Damage Mechanism Analysis of the Connecting Screw of Turbine Disk-Drum Assembly

  • Haijun Wang,
  • Shengxu Wang,
  • Pu Xue,
  • Yongxin Guo and
  • Liang Jiang

19 July 2024

The turbine disk-drum is one of the key components of an aero-engine and its assembly is connected with high-strength refined screws. But due to the uncoordinated rotation and deformation, the screws have abnormal wear damage. Through detailed contac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,546 Views
21 Pages

19 July 2024

This paper designs a kind of air suspension mechanical-vibration-reduction wheel for mining engineering vehicles; the research work on topology analysis and the structural optimization of the inner and outer rims are carried out with this wheel as th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,083 Views
13 Pages

19 July 2024

Bird wings are exquisite mechanisms integrated with multiple morphological deformation joints. The larger avian species are particularly adept at utilizing their wings’ flapping, folding, and twisting motions to control the wing angle and area....

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,748 Views
19 Pages

Investigation of the Electrical Impedance Signal Behavior in Rolling Element Bearings as a New Approach for Damage Detection

  • Florian Michael Becker-Dombrowsky,
  • Johanna Schink,
  • Julian Frischmuth and
  • Eckhard Kirchner

19 July 2024

The opportunities of impedance-based condition monitoring for rolling bearings have been shown earlier by the authors: Changes in the impedance signal and the derived features enable the detection of pitting damages. Localizing and measuring the pitt...

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