Designs, Volume 6, Issue 5

The effect of using a piezoelectric material has been shown on postponing the flutter phenomenon on a regular blade with rotational effects in this paper. The system response of a smart blade with only flapwise and edgewise plunge and rotational DOFs...

The concept of i-Energy as a new smart demand-side energy management system is proposed, which can realize the versatile and efficient control of e-power flows between distributed generators, numerous appliances, and energy storage systems in the hom...

Bone fracture healing involves complex physiological processes that require biological events that are well coordinated. In recent decades, the process of fracture healing has been upheld through various treatments, including bone implants and bio-ad...

The correct distribution of loads on foot, known as plantar pressures, is a relevant parameter for evaluating the evolution of some diseases. Anomalies can lead to pain and discomfort in other body parts. Diabetes changes foot tissues and compromises...

The drive towards a greener and more sustainable future is encouraging the aviation industry to move towards increasing electrification of its fleet. The development of electric propulsion technologies also requires new approaches to assess their via...

Emerging applications of immersive virtual technologies are providing architects and designers with powerful interactive environments for virtual design collaboration, which has been particularly beneficial since 2020 while the architecture, engineer...

This paper presents the reverse hinge spoiler, a novel spoiler concept, for flight load control. The reverse hinge spoiler is a control surface mounted on the upper surface of the wing. Unlike conventional hinged spoilers that are hinged at their fro...

A local scale Aerothermodynamic Generic Cycle Model (AGCM) is proposed. The AGCM accounts for several improvements not considered in similar models, such as compressor bleed extraction for aircraft Environmental Control System (ECS), parasitic shaft...

The need for a relatively quick solution to the problem of providing highways with roadside service facilities necessitates the development of a series of appropriate standard projects. To increase the efficiency of these series, it is advisable to c...

On account of the highly dynamic topology of vehicular networks, network congestion and energy utilization are greatly increased, which directly affects the performance of VANETs. So, managing traffic and reducing energy consumption in the network be...

A product redesign strategy can effectively shorten design lead time and reduce the manufacturing cost of innovative development for the manufacturing industry to stay competitive. Identification of function components is the basis of product redesig...

Automatic heart disease prediction is a major global health concern. Effective cardiac treatment requires an accurate heart disease prognosis. Therefore, this paper proposes a new heart disease classification model based on the support vector machine...

Experimental assessment of the hydrogen (H₂)-adsorption capacities of metal-doped carbon nanostructured materials were investigated in this study. Given their intrinsic characteristics, nanostructured carbonic materials show great potential for diffe...

This paper focuses on a method to reduce the detrimental effects that occur due to the misalignment in journal bearings by approaching it with the more complete model of a finite length bearing. Such a drawback is quite common in industrial applicati...

Steel plates are used in the construction of various structures in civil engineering, aerospace, and shipbuilding. One of the main failure modes of plate members is buckling. Openings are provided in plates to accommodate various additional facilitie...

Providing sustainable energy to rural communities is considered in Sustainable Development Goal 7. Off-grid renewable energy systems arise as an affordable solution due to their portability and the availability of renewable sources for rural communit...

In-filled tubes section is a very successful configuration for axially loaded members such as columns and struts. Steel shell tube filled with concrete has many advantages, such as eliminating the need for shuttering, reinforcement bars or ties besid...

Agricultural workers usually perform most occupational operations manually. Mismatch between farmers’ anthropometric dimensions and tools or equipment are known to be contributing factors related discomfort, fatigue, injuries, and biomechanical...

Modern neuromuscular rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology research have been constantly developing in the last 20 years. The upper body exoskeleton is an example of an assistive rehabilitation device. However, in order to solve its tec...

This work aims to study the production of oxyhydrogen gas by a small low-cost prototype consisting of six dry cells. Firstly, a molecular composition study of the gas was carried out, presenting concentrations of 67% H₂ and 28% O₂. The deviation from...

Interest in UAS technology research is continuously increasing worldwide because of these technologies’ high potential, in terms of saving time, money and lives, for industrial and governmental users [...]

The investigation of wind pressure distribution on a façade of an atypically shaped 162 m tall building is discussed in this paper. The horizontal cross-section was changed with the height of the structure (the square in the bottom part and th...

Horse riding exercise, also known as hippotherapy is a popular treatment for children with cerebral palsy (CP). However, the need for trained therapist, massive land use, and expensive maintenance of the horse ranch makes hippotherapy not affordable...

This research aims at contributing to a seamless, integrated technology intelligent living system for solitary older adults at home. The capacitive intimate sensing module, that can be easily pasted to the existing home space element surfaces, daily...

Despite the promising potential of the hybrid electric power-split layout, its broader market penetration is prevented by the large number of feasible solutions and the constructive complexity, which overcomplicate the design process. Moreover, due t...

Advances in additive manufacturing enable the fabrication of complex structures with intricate geometric details, which bring opportunities for high-resolution structure design and transform the potential of functional product development. However, t...

In this paper, we devise a system for architectural simulations that considers the volumetric and three-dimensional properties or the energy sources involved in the energy exchanges within or around edifices and built or urban spaces. The advances ar...

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) is an urban planning approach that facilitates the achievement of sustainable development goals from an urban planning and transportation perspective. Developed countries are moving rapidly to integrate TOD principl...

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cells are influenced by high energy, reliability, and robustness. However, they produce a noticeable amount of heat during the charging and discharging process. This paper presents an optimal thermal management system (TM...

The soil water retention curve (SWRC) or soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) is a fundamental feature of unsaturated soil that simply shows the relationship between soil suction and water content (in terms of the degree of saturation and vol...