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Machines, Volume 9, Issue 5

May 2021 - 23 articles

Cover Story: Several robotic appliances involving human–machine interaction prefer actuators driven by cables as they provide better back drivability than those relying on gears. However, design variables and free parameters in this kind of transmission remain under study, both analytically and experimentally. In our paper, we present a test bench that aims to enable researchers to tackle experimentation in cable-driven transmissions, allowing them to manipulate dimensions, external load, rotational speed, and cable tension. The system is built around a brushless DC motor coupled with two dismountable pulleys, two drums, and a perforated disk that allows changes in mass load and balance. Two load cells are used to measure the mechanical reactive force in the motor. View this paper.
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Articles (23)

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,533 Views
18 Pages

An adaptive control algorithm based on the RBF neural network (RBFNN) and nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) is discussed for underwater vehicle trajectory tracking control. Firstly, in the off-line phase, the improved adaptive Levenberg–Marqu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,352 Views
15 Pages

A row-following system based on machine vision for a picking robot was designed in our previous study. However, the visual perception could not provide reliable information during headland turning according to the test results. A complete navigation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,084 Views
13 Pages

A kind of swing micro-mirror structure with high stability for gravitational wave observatory in space is proposed in this paper. As the key interface instrument in the gravitational wave observatory, the swing micro-mirror structure plays a very imp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,453 Views
18 Pages

In this paper, we consider the problem of selecting the most efficient optimization algorithm for neural network approximation—solving optimal control problems with mixed constraints. The original optimal control problem is reduced to a finite-dimens...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,883 Views
18 Pages

The main objective of this paper is to present a position control design to a DC-motor, where the set-point is externally supplied. The controller is conceived by using vibrational control theory and implemented by just processing the time derivative...

  • Perspective
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,883 Views
17 Pages

Wind turbines are rotating machines which are subjected to non-stationary conditions and their power depends non-trivially on ambient conditions and working parameters. Therefore, monitoring the performance of wind turbines is a complicated task beca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,982 Views
28 Pages

This paper addresses one of the current areas of interest in electrical engineering, which is controlled switching of high voltage circuit breakers. During their operation, the problem of controlled switching of high voltage circuit breakers in commu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,670 Views
17 Pages

The vibration signal of rotating machinery fault is a periodic impact signal and the fault characteristics appear periodically. The shift invariant K-SVD algorithm can solve this problem effectively and is thus suitable for fault feature extraction o...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,351 Views
12 Pages

Low-Order Radial Modal Test and Analysis of Drive Motor Stator

  • Jie Li,
  • Shaobo Yang,
  • Jincai Yang,
  • Fengqin Li,
  • Qingqiang Zeng,
  • Junlong Shao,
  • Chun Chang,
  • Nian Wu,
  • Ying Chen and
  • Keqiang Li

For a driving motor stator of EDU (Electric Drive Unit) intelligent electric transmission of a domestic plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, modal tests are performed on the motor stator with or without motor shell. Either the hammering method or the fre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,873 Views
13 Pages

Power skiving is a new gear cutting process that has been recognized to provide a step change in the production rate achieved in the machining of high-precision internal and external involute gears. The process is based on a continuous generating mes...

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Machines - ISSN 2075-1702