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Modeling and Analysis of a Cutting Robot for the “Excavation–Backfill–Retention” Integrated Mining and Excavation Equipment

  • Hongwei Ma,
  • Wenda Cui,
  • Chuanwei Wang,
  • Xusheng Xue,
  • Qinghua Mao,
  • Haotian Wang,
  • Limeng Xue,
  • Hao Su,
  • Zukun Yu and
  • Kexiang Ma
  • + 2 authors

3 April 2025

To meet the mining requirements of the ’excavation–backfill–retention’ tunneling method for inter-panel coal pillars, this paper proposes an integrated ‘excavation–backfill–retention’ equipment system c...

(This article belongs to the Section Actuators for Robotics)
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  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,148 Views
27 Pages

15 October 2023

Analytical cutting models have recently become quite widespread due to the simplicity and rapidity of calculations as well as the stability of the solutions. This paper considers a procedure for determining the mechanical properties of machined mater...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,993 Views
22 Pages

Modeling Grinding Processes—Mesh or Mesh-Free Methods, 2D or 3D Approach?

  • Praveen Sridhar,
  • Juan Manuel Rodríguez Prieto and
  • Kristin M. de Payrebrune

The objectives of this study are mainly two: (1) to validate whether a single grain scratch process can be modeled in two dimensions under the assumption of plane strain, and (2) to select the best discretization approach to model a single grain scra...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Metal Cutting and Cutting Tools)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,759 Views
19 Pages

27 September 2023

Indication of the proper scope of application of high-speed steels (HSS) produced by conventional methods and powder metallurgy for cutting tool blades requires a thorough assessment of their properties in various cutting conditions. According to com...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Manufacturing Technology: Materials, Innovations and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
8,140 Views
10 Pages

22 September 2015

In recent years, nanomachining has attracted increasing attention in advanced manufacturing science and technologies as a value-added processes to control material structures, components, devices, and nanoscale systems. To make sub-micro patterns on...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from ICETI2014)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
8,206 Views
15 Pages

Effects of Morphological and Anatomical Characteristics of Banana Crown Vascular Bundles on Cutting Mechanical Properties Using Multiple Imaging Methods

  • Lei Zhao,
  • Haijun Yang,
  • Heng Xie,
  • Jieli Duan,
  • Mohui Jin,
  • Han Fu,
  • Jie Guo,
  • Zeyu Xu,
  • Tingting Jiang and
  • Zhou Yang

14 August 2020

To obtain the appropriate mechanized cutting region for banana dehanding, the methods of X-ray Computed Tomography (CT), Paraffin-embedded tissue section, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were adopted to observe the morphological and anatomical...

(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,028 Views
11 Pages

Verification of Fuzzy Inference System for Cutting Speed while WEDM for the Abrasion-Resistant Steel Creusabro by Conventional Statistical Methods

  • Katerina Mouralova,
  • Pavel Hrabec,
  • Libor Benes,
  • Jan Otoupalik,
  • Josef Bednar,
  • Tomas Prokes and
  • Radomil Matousek

6 January 2020

Wire electrical discharge machining is an unconventional machining method for the production of complex-shaped and very precise parts. Because of the high energy consumption of this machining process, it is necessary to maximize the cutting speed for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,790 Views
17 Pages

23 May 2023

Mulberry is a valuable woody plant with significant economic importance. It can be propagated through two main methods: cutting and grafting. Waterlogging can have a major impact on mulberry growth and can significantly reduce production. In this stu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Abiotic Stress Signaling and Responses in Plants)
  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,783 Views
21 Pages

The activation of caspases is a crucial event and an indicator of programmed cell death, also known as apoptosis. These enzymes play a central role in cancer biology and are considered one promising target for current and future advancements in thera...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Autophagy, Cellular Senescence and Oxidative Stress in Ageing and Age-Related Diseases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,809 Views
16 Pages

1 December 2019

In order to solve the problem of continuous and stable power supply for vehicle sensors, a resonant cavity piezoelectric energy harvester driven by driving wind pressure was designed. The harvester has an effective working range of wind speed. Accord...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Piezoelectric Transducers: Materials, Devices and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,204 Views
22 Pages

Analyzing the cutting process characteristics opens up significant opportunities to improve various material machining processes. Numerical modeling is a well-established, powerful technique for determining various characteristics of cutting processe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in High-Performance Machining Operations)
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  • Open Access
2,205 Views
17 Pages

Introduction of Internal Circulation-Based Cooling Methods and Green Coolants in Milling via Cutting Tool and Tooling Design

  • Ilia Radchenko,
  • Wataru Takahashi,
  • Hidebumi Takahashi,
  • Taro Abe and
  • Hiroyuki Sasahara

7 February 2024

This paper describes the process of the design and verification of a milling tool and tooling that may contribute to the renouncement of the flood cooling method when mineral oils and oil-in-water emulsions are used as coolants. The proposed solution...

(This article belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,877 Views
14 Pages

21 September 2022

The root is the main organ of a plant for absorbing resources and whose spatial distribution characteristics play an important role in the survival of seedlings after afforestation. Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) is one of China’s most i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nutrient Cycle and Hydrological Process of Plant Ecosystems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,009 Views
15 Pages

17 October 2022

Cut blasting is one of the most essential processes to reduce blast-induced vibration in tunnel blasting. The long and large-diameter uncharged hole boring (LLB) method is an example of one of the cut blasting methods, which utilizes large-diameter u...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,720 Views
16 Pages

Finite Element Method and Cut Bar Method-Based Comparison Under 150°, 175° and 310 °C for an Aluminium Bar

  • José Eli Eduardo Gonzalez Duran,
  • Oscar J. González-Rodríguez,
  • Marco Antonio Zamora-Antuñano,
  • Juvenal Rodríguez-Reséndiz,
  • Néstor Méndez-Lozano,
  • Domingo José Gómez Meléndez and
  • Raul García García

31 December 2019

Analyses were developed using a finite element method of the experimental measurement system for thermal conductivity of solid materials, used by the Centro Nacional de Metrología (CENAM), which operates under a condition of permanent heat flo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Finite Element Modeling for Mechanical and Mechatronic Systems)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,421 Views
12 Pages

16 September 2025

The present work investigated how cube size (10 × 10 × 10 mm and 20 × 20 × 20 mm) and culinary technique (stir-frying, steaming, with raw zucchini as control) influence the nutritional profile, bioactive components, texture, a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Effect of Processing and Cooking on Physicochemical, Sensory, and Functional Properties of Food: 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,334 Views
31 Pages

Stabilized Nitsche-Type CIP/GP CutFEM for Two-Phase Flow Applications

  • Himali Gammanpila,
  • Eugenio Aulisa and
  • Andrea Chierici

4 September 2025

This work presents a stabilized Nitsche-type Cut Finite Element Method (CutFEM) for simulating two-phase flows with complex interfaces. The method addresses the challenges of capturing discontinuities in material properties and governing equations th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,366 Views
16 Pages

Due to their high ductility, high durability, and excellent corrosion resistance, stainless steels are attractive materials for a variety of applications. However, high work hardening, low thermal conductivity, and high built-up edge (BUE) formation...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Manufacturing Processes in the Context of Industry 4.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
2,771 Views
21 Pages

6 September 2022

The shape of the cutting blades of the abrasive grains has an influence on the material separation process in the machining zone. The paper analyzes the influence of the geometrical parameters of the abrasive grains (rake angle γ, apex angle &e...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Precision and Ultra-Precision Subtractive and Additive Manufacturing Processes of Alloys and Steels)
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  • Open Access
461 Views
28 Pages

28 June 2026

Preferential flow paths and ineffective water circulation are difficult to quantify in ultra-high water-cut reservoirs because long-term waterflooding intensifies dynamic heterogeneity and oil–water flow interactions. This study develops a disp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,497 Views
16 Pages

Dynamic Analysis and Parameter Optimization of the Cutting System for Castor Harvester Picking Devices

  • Fanting Kong,
  • Defu Wang,
  • Lei Shi,
  • Huinan Huang,
  • Qing Xie,
  • Teng Wu,
  • Yongfei Sun and
  • Changlin Chen

7 February 2023

Our study aimed to identify a design which would reduce cutting resistance during the harvesting of castor. This paper presents a theoretical study of the wave-type disc cutter, which plays an important role in castor harvesting. Based on the SPH&nda...

(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,177 Views
14 Pages

13 July 2020

This paper presents a measurement method for high-precision cutting edge radius of single point diamond tools using an atomic force microscope (AFM) and a reverse cutting edge artifact based on the edge reversal method. Reverse cutting edge artifact...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Manufacturing Metrology)
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  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,815 Views
16 Pages

Performance of Al2O3/TiO2 Hybrid Nano-Cutting Fluid in MQL Turning Operation via RSM Approach

  • Ariffin Arifuddin,
  • Abd Aziz Mohammad Redhwan,
  • Wan Hamzah Azmi and
  • Nurul Nadia Mohd Zawawi

16 December 2022

Cutting fluids can be used to cool workpieces at high cutting speeds and remove chips from cutting zones. The effectiveness of cutting fluids may be improved with the addition of hybrid nanoparticle dispersion. This study evaluates the effectiveness...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Minimum Quantity Lubrication: Environmental Alternatives in Processing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,640 Views
20 Pages

Finite Element Investigation on Cutting Force and Residual Stress in 3D Elliptical Vibration Cutting Ti6Al4V

  • Shiyu Li,
  • Jinguo Han,
  • Haiqiang Yu,
  • Jinhui Wang,
  • Mingming Lu,
  • Yebing Tian and
  • Jieqiong Lin

8 August 2022

Titanium alloy is a typical difficult-to-machine material with features of superhigh strength and hardness, and low elastic modulus. It is difficult to guarantee the processing quality and efficiency due to the high cutting force and tool wear in con...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Frontiers in Ultra-Precision Machining, Volume II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,959 Views
14 Pages

Experiment and Research on Cutting Mechanical Properties of Little Cabbage

  • Wei Wang,
  • Shilin Wang,
  • Jinqi Zhang,
  • Xiaolan Lv and
  • Zhongyi Yi

16 February 2022

To reduce the cutting force and cutting power consumption during harvest, the cutting mechanical properties of the root of little cabbage were studied. The cutting experiment was carried out using a texture analyzer, and the influence of the individu...

(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,826 Views
21 Pages

Linear Cutting Performance Tests and Parameter Optimization of Poplar Branches Based on RSM and NSGA-II

  • Liang Zhao,
  • Weidong Yuan,
  • Linyun Xu,
  • Shouxiang Jin,
  • Wangbin Cui,
  • Jiangkun Xue and
  • Hongping Zhou

10 January 2024

To reduce the cutting force and cutting energy consumption during the operation of tree-climbing pruning machines for poplar trees, a linear cutting test bench device for branches was designed according to the growth characteristics of poplar branche...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Forest Machinery and Mechanization)
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  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,828 Views
15 Pages

Cutting Forces and Chip Shaping When Finish Turning of 17-4 PH Stainless Steel under Dry, Wet, and MQL Machining Conditions

  • Kamil Leksycki,
  • Eugene Feldshtein,
  • Joanna Lisowicz,
  • Roman Chudy and
  • Roland Mrugalski

3 September 2020

This paper analyses three components of total cutting force and chip shape changes when finish turning 17-4 PH (precipitation hardening) stainless steel. A Finite Element Method (FEM) simulation of cutting forces was also performed using the Johnson&...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,745 Views
16 Pages

14 July 2020

The nanocutting has been paid great attention in ultra-precision machining and high sealing mechanical devices due to its nanometer level machining accuracy and surface quality. However, the conventional methods applicable to reproduce the cutting pr...

(This article belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,770 Views
11 Pages

11 February 2025

The drill cuttings method is a commonly used method for evaluating coal burst risk in mines. In engineering applications, due to the development of fractures in coal seams, borehole collapse can easily occur during drilling, which leads to a greater...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Security Intelligent Monitoring and Big Data Utilization in Coal Mining Process, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,279 Views
17 Pages

24 March 2022

This study proposed an innovative method for improving the prediction of the cutting force (F) and chip shrinkage coefficient (K) for milling of SKD11 alloy steels using simulations and experimental results. Preliminary experimental measurements of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,275 Views
18 Pages

Quantitative X-ray Channel-Cut Crystal Diffraction Wavefront Metrology Using the Speckle Scanning Technique

  • Lian Xue,
  • Hongxin Luo,
  • Qianshun Diao,
  • Fugui Yang,
  • Jie Wang and
  • Zhongliang Li

20 November 2020

A speckle-based method for the X-ray crystal diffraction wavefront measurement is implemented, and the slope errors of channel-cut crystals with different surface characteristics are measured. The method uses a speckle scanning technique generated by...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue EUV and X-ray Wavefront Sensing)
  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,626 Views
31 Pages

Concerns about the environmental and health risks of synthetic insecticides are driving the search for alternative pest control methods. Leaf-cutting ants (LCAs), one of the most significant pests in the neotropics, cause substantial economic damage...

(This article belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,336 Views
22 Pages

Design and Experiment of Seed Dressing Device for Cut Potatoes Based on Discrete Element Method

  • Jicheng Li,
  • Lechang Wang,
  • Lei Shi,
  • Qiang Gao,
  • Xiaoxin Zhu,
  • Longhai Li and
  • Yanjie Ren

To address the problems of high labor intensity, high production cost, low efficiency, and unevenness in the manual seed dressing process of cut potatoes, as well as the poor quality and easy damage caused by the poor adaptability of existing seed dr...

(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,048 Views
18 Pages

Turned Surface Monitoring Using a Confocal Sensor and the Tool Wear Process Optimization

  • Jozef Jurko,
  • Martin Miškiv-Pavlík,
  • Jozef Husár and
  • Peter Michalik

5 December 2022

Laser scanning technology has been used for several years. Nevertheless, no comprehensive study has been conducted to prove that the application of confocal chromatic sensor (CCHS) laser technology is effective and suitable to verify the integrity pa...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Monitoring and Control of Processes in the Context of Industry 4.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,160 Views
13 Pages

6 February 2023

The long and large-diameter uncharged hole-boring (LLB) method is a cut-blasting method used to reduce vibration induced by blasting. This method typically involves creating an uncharged hole with a 382 mm diameter and drilling 50 m in the tunnel exc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Rock Blasting and Mining)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,707 Views
15 Pages

The Rule of Carrying Cuttings in Horizontal Well Drilling of Marine Natural Gas Hydrate

  • Na Wei,
  • Yang Liu,
  • Zhenjun Cui,
  • Lin Jiang,
  • Wantong Sun,
  • Hanming Xu,
  • Xiaoran Wang and
  • Tong Qiu

3 March 2020

Horizontal well drilling is a highly effective way to develop marine gas hydrate. During the drilling of horizontal wells in the marine gas hydrate layer, hydrate particles and cutting particles will migrate with the drilling fluid in the horizontal...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Integration of Theoretical, Laboratory, and Field Studies for Efficient Gas Hydrate Assessment and Acquisition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,028 Views
16 Pages

18 February 2021

Drill and blast is the most cost-effective excavation method for underground construction, however, vibration and noise, induced by blasting, have been consistently reported as problems. Cut blasting has been widely employed to reduce the blast-induc...

(This article belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,066 Views
19 Pages

31 January 2022

As a new machining method, ultrasonic-assisted bi-direction helical milling has obvious advantages in making holes on carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP). However, cutting edges of the flat-bottomed milling cutter are easy to wear, which may caus...

(This article belongs to the Topic Composites in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
5,654 Views
16 Pages

Physics-based process simulations have the potential to allow virtual process design and the development of digital twins for smart machining applications. This paper presents 3D cutting simulations using the finite element method (FEM) and investiga...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Progress in Digital Twin Integration for Smart Machining)
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  • Open Access
1,059 Views
19 Pages

The results of the development and practical application of a comprehensive system for studying gear cutting processes are presented. The processes are traditional hobbing, modern power skiving, and radial-circular methods. Carrying out these process...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,502 Views
10 Pages

Iterative Min Cut Clustering Based on Graph Cuts

  • Bowen Liu,
  • Zhaoying Liu,
  • Yujian Li,
  • Ting Zhang and
  • Zhilin Zhang

11 January 2021

Clustering nonlinearly separable datasets is always an important problem in unsupervised machine learning. Graph cut models provide good clustering results for nonlinearly separable datasets, but solving graph cut models is an NP hard problem. A nove...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent Sensors and Machine Learning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,663 Views
13 Pages

2 November 2023

A relevant problem in the development and improvement of numeric analytical methods for the research of structures, buildings and construction is studying the stress–strain state of structures and construction with boundaries that have complex...

(This article belongs to the Section Mathematical Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
6,484 Views
16 Pages

11 January 2019

This paper focuses on an analysis of tool wear and optimum machining parameter in the induction assisted milling of Inconel 718 using high heat coated carbide and uncoated carbide tools. Thermally assisted machining is an effective machining method f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Machining—Recent Advances, Applications and Challenges)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,174 Views
17 Pages

Monitoring and Analysis of Mechanical Response of Main Tunnel Structure During Segment-Cutting Process

  • Xiaofeng Liu,
  • Quansheng Zang,
  • Xuanxuan Zi,
  • Mingcong Ji and
  • Changyi Yu

22 June 2025

This study analyzes the deformation and internal force changes of the main tunnel during the cutting process of the pipe jacking method for cross passages. A combination of field monitoring and numerical simulation was used to investigate a construct...

(This article belongs to the Section Building Structures)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,013 Views
13 Pages

2 March 2023

This paper presents a relatively simple numerical approach to predict the cutting force during PDC (polycrystalline diamond contact) cutting of rock. The rock failure model is based on a damage-viscoplasticity model, with the Drucker–Prager yie...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Predictive Modeling in Mining and Geotechnical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,896 Views
15 Pages

23 July 2018

The paper presents results of the investigations on numerical computations and experimental verification concerning the influence of selected parameters of the cutting process on the stress state in bundles of cold-rolled steel sheets being cut using...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Machining—Recent Advances, Applications and Challenges)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,058 Views
14 Pages

Effects of Static Magnetic Field Treatment on the Quality of Fresh-Cut Lotus Root During Storage

  • Xianmeng Xu,
  • Dandan Zhang,
  • Zhanqian Ma,
  • Rong Zheng,
  • Xiaohua Liu,
  • Jungang Wang and
  • Shuai Yue

Static magnetic field (SMF) treatment is a new type of physical preservation method. In this study, SMF treatment was applied to fresh-cut lotus root to investigate its effects and possible mechanisms in terms of preserving color and maintaining fres...

(This article belongs to the Section Postharvest Biology, Quality, Safety, and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,953 Views
22 Pages

9 May 2022

In this study, the effects of process parameters (feed rate, spindle speed, and ultrasonic power level) on the cutting force and delamination in the ultrasonic vibration-assisted drilling of carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) have been investig...

(This article belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
670 Views
24 Pages

Numerical Investigation on Rotational Cutting of Coal Seam by Single Cutting Pick

  • Ying Tian,
  • Shengda Zhang,
  • Qiang Zhang,
  • Yan Song,
  • Yongliang Han,
  • Long Feng,
  • Huaitao Liu,
  • Yingchun Zhang and
  • Xiangwei Dong

3 February 2026

Shearers and roadheaders are critical equipment in coal mining and roadway excavation, where the rock-breaking performance of cutting picks directly influences operational efficiency and economic outcomes. Complex geological conditions, such as hard...

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical Processes and Systems)

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