Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0
Knotted Artificial Muscles for Bio?Mimetic Actuation under Deepwater
01/05/2024 -
A novel type of artificial muscles is proposed from intricately knotted liquid crystal elastomer fibers, capable of high stroke, and fast linear contractions. These muscles remain functional even...
Autonomous Artificial Olfactory Sensor Systems with Homeostasis Recovery via a Seamless Neuromorphic Architecture
01/05/2024 -
Neuromorphic olfactory systems have been actively studied in recent years owing to their considerable potential in electronic noses, robotics, and neuromorphic data processing systems. However,...
Mechanical Behaviour, Contact Pose Estimation, and Finite Element Analysis of Vision Based Tactile Sensors Fabricated by Molding and Direct Ink Writing: A Comparative Study
28/04/2024 -
This work pioneers the application of direct ink writing (DIW) to fabricate elastomeric additively manufactured vision based tactile sensor (VBTS). DIW cuts down the fabrication time by 76%, allowing...
Deposition of Functionally Graded Material Fabricated by Robot Plasma Arc Welding
26/04/2024 -
Functionally graded materials is a new type of composite materials capable of facilitating the dependable bonding of dissimilar materials. A double?wire plasma welding process is used to manufacture...
The Effect of the Deposition Strategy and Heat Treatment on Cold Spray Additive Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel
25/04/2024 -
Developing new cold spray additive manufacturing strategies to make metallic components improves the part geometry accuracy but negatively affects the material properties due to a lower cohesion of...
Groundwater salinization risk assessment using combined artificial intelligence models
28/04/2024 -
Assessing the risk of groundwater contamination is of crucial importance for the management of water resources, particularly in arid regions such as Menzel Habib (south-eastern Tunisia). The aim...
Development of binary and ternary polyester shape memory blends for additive manufacturing
26/04/2024 -
Abstract The goal of this work was to create shape memory polymer blends for the additive manufacturing technology of fused filament fabrication. An iterative approach was taken...
Micro/nano fillers for value?added polymer composites: A comprehensive review
25/04/2024 -
Micro/nano fillers for value?added polymer composites.The need for new sustainable engineering materials using polymer composites is evolving every day. Researchers are in a race to develop...
Development of a Decision Support System for Animal Health Management Using Geo-Information Technology: A Novel Approach to Precision Livestock Management
28/04/2024 -
Livestock management is challenging for resource-poor (R-P) farmers due to unavailability of quality feed, limited professional advice, and rumor-spreading about animal health condition in a herd....
A Cobot in the Vineyard: Computer Vision for Smart Chemicals Spraying
28/04/2024 -
Precision agriculture (PA) is a management concept that makes use of digital techniques to monitor and optimise agricultural production processes and represents a field of growing economic and social...
Quasi-Isotropy Structure and Characteristics of the Ultrasonic-Assisted WAAM High-Toughness Al Alloy
28/04/2024 -
Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) has emerged as a highly promising method for the production of large-scale metallic structures; nonetheless, the presence of microstructural inhomogeneities,...
Numerical Simulation of the Evaporation Behavior of Fe-Mn Heterogeneous Powder in Selective Laser Melting Process
26/04/2024 -
Multi-material additive manufacturing using heterogeneous powders as raw materials is one of the important development directions of metal additive manufacturing technology. The evaporation behavior...
Study on the Effect of Microstructure and Inclusions on Corrosion Resistance of Low-N 25Cr-Type Duplex Stainless Steel via Additive Manufacturing
28/04/2024 -
Duplex stainless steels are widely used in many fields due to their excellent corrosion resistance and mechanical properties. However, it is a challenge to achieve duplex microstructure and excellent...
Progress and Challenges of Additive Manufacturing of Tungsten and Alloys as Plasma-Facing Materials
29/04/2024 -
Tungsten (W) and W alloys are considered as primary candidates for plasma-facing components (PFCs) that must perform in severe environments in terms of temperature, neutron fluxes, plasma effects,...
Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Polymer-Infiltrated Tetrapodal Zinc Oxide in Different Variants
29/04/2024 -
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of weight ratio, the shape of the precursor particles, and the application of a phosphate-monomer-containing primer on the mechanical properties of...
Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol/Antimony Tin Oxide Nanocomposites in Material Extrusion 3D Printing
26/04/2024 -
In this study, poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PETG) was combined with Antimony-doped Tin Oxide (ATO) to create five different composites (2.0–10.0 wt.% ATO). The PETG/ATO filaments were...
High-Temperature Polylactic Acid Proves Reliable and Safe for Manufacturing 3D-Printed Patient-Specific Instruments in Pediatric Orthopedics—Results from over 80 Personalized Devices Employed in 47 Surgeries
26/04/2024 -
(1) Background: Orthopedic surgery has been transformed by 3D-printed personalized instruments (3DP-PSIs), which enhance precision and reduce complications. Hospitals are adopting in-house 3D...
Simulating Elastoplastic and Anisotropic Behavior in Thermoplastic Additively Manufactured Components: An Application-Oriented Modeling Approach
28/04/2024 -
This paper presents a comprehensive approach aimed at developing a coupled process-structure simulation that integrates anisotropic and elastoplastic material behavior for plastic components...
Enhanced Bone Healing in Critical-Sized Rabbit Femoral Defects: Impact of Helical and Alternate Scaffold Architectures
29/04/2024 -
This study investigates the effect of scaffold architecture on bone regeneration, focusing on 3D-printed polylactic acid–bioceramic calcium phosphate (PLA-bioCaP) composite scaffolds in...
Trajectory Tracking Control of Mobile Manipulator Based on Improved Sliding Mode Control Algorithm
26/04/2024 -
Research on trajectory tracking control for climbing welding robots holds significant importance in the field of automated welding. However, existing trajectory tracking methods suffer from issues...
Robot obstacle avoidance optimization by A* and DWA fusion algorithm
29/04/2024 -
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