Machines, Volume 13, Issue 10

In this paper, the rail mean vertical alignment is estimated through double integration of wheel–rail contact forces measured using dynamometric wheelsets on a dedicated track recording vehicle (TRV). A simplified three degrees of freedom (DOF)...

Temperature control plays a critical role in mitigating the lifespan degradation mechanisms and ensuring thermal safety of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). However, current energy management strategies (E...

Rolling Element Bearing (REB) failures represent a critical challenge in rotating machinery maintenance, accounting for approximately 45% of industrial breakdowns. Considering the variable operating conditions of speeds and loads, vibration fault sig...

Rotating machinery is a core component of modern industry, and its operational state directly affects system safety and reliability. In order to achieve intelligent fault diagnosis of bearings under complex working conditions, the health management o...

This paper presents a lower-limb hip exoskeleton system integrated with an adjustable-stiffness flexible energy-storage module for three-dimensional gait correction. This system features a modular flexible mechanical design and a stiffness-gain sched...

The conical pick is an essential component of roadheaders used for cutting rock. During the rock-breaking process, these picks interact with the rock, resulting in self-rotation, which enhances the wear uniformity of conical picks, thereby prolonging...

Asteroids are remnants of primordial material from the early stages of solar system formation, approximately 4.6 billion years ago, and they preserve invaluable records of the processes underlying planetary evolution. Investigating asteroids provides...

This paper presents an innovative primary control strategy for a modular multilevel converter aimed at enhancing reliability and dynamic performance for power electronics applications. The proposed method utilises interactive modelling tools, includi...

This paper presents a design of spring static-balanced manipulators for reduced spring attachment adjustments. Gravitational joint torque is balanced by spring torque to maintain static balance, but joint reaction force by gravity force and spring fo...

Conventional permanent magnet-assisted synchronous reluctance machine (PMaSynRM) suffers from limited power factor and efficiency. To boost these, the use of sintered rare earth permanent magnets (PMs) is an option, with respect to sintered ferrite,...