For engineering structures, strain flexibility-based approaches have been widely used for structural health monitoring purposes with prominent advantages. However, the applicability and robustness of the method need to be further improved. In this pa...
A factor for estimating the flexibility of proteins is described that uses a cleavage method of “in-source decay (ISD)” coupled with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI MS). The MALDI-ISD spectra of bovine serum album...
Helmet comfort has always been important for the evaluation of infantry equipment accessories and has for decades not been well addressed. To evaluate the stability and comfort of the helmet, this paper proposes a novel type of helmet comfort measuri...
This paper proposed a circular flexible spherical joint to reduce the processing difficulty and manufacturing cost, and design a six-dimensional force sensor based on it. This paper analyzes the influence of the structural parameters of the flexible...
Ebolavirus (EBOV) is a negative-sense RNA virus that causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans. The matrix protein VP40 facilitates viral budding by binding to lipids in the host cell plasma membrane and driving the formation of filamentous, pleomorp...
Integer-order models cannot characterize the dynamic behavior of the flexible two-link manipulator (FTLM) system accurately due to its viscoelastic characteristics and flexible oscillation. Hence, this paper proposes a fractional-order modeling metho...
Compliant mechanisms with complex topology have previously been employed in various precision devices due to the superiorities of high precision and compact size. In this paper, a substructure condensed approach for kinetostatic analysis of complex c...
The modular multilevel matrix converter has been proposed as a suitable option for high power applications such as flexible AC transmission systems. Among flexible AC transmission systems, the unified power flow controller stands out as the most vers...
For the purpose of improving the sensitivity of the fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based strain sensor. A novel FBG-based strain sensor with high sensibility was designed by means of a flexible hinge bridge displacement magnification structure. This senso...
Vibration-based damage assessment technology is a hot topic in aerospace engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering. In this paper, a damage assessment approach using multiple-stage dynamic flexibility analysis is proposed for structu...
This paper investigates the performance of a fuzzy optimal variance control technique for attitude stability and vibration attenuation with regard to a spacecraft made of a rigid platform and multiple flexible appendages that can be retargeted to the...
Optimal sensor placement (OSP) for structural health monitoring of large-scale space grid structures must enable reliable identification of localized member deterioration with sparse instrumentation. Modal-based OSP criteria optimize observability of...
In this paper, a novel technique called a “loop fragment” (LF) is developed for structural analysis. A simple method is sufficient for establishing the loop system of framed structures using an original idea, the LF of the loop resultant...
The role of Ag addition on the structural, dielectric, and mechanical harvesting response of 20%(xAg − (1 − x)BaTiO3) − 80%PVDF (x = 0, 2, 5, 7 and 27 vol.%) flexible composites is investigated. The inorganic fillers were realized b...
The sensitivity reanalysis technique is an important tool for selecting the search direction in structural optimization design. Based on the decomposition perturbation of the flexibility matrix, a fast and exact structural displacement sensitivity re...
Electrochromic devices can act as passive displays. They change their color when a low voltage is applied. Flexible and bendable hybrid textile-film electrochromic devices with poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) were pr...
This paper introduces the design of a fully-compliant Spherical Joint (SJ), obtained by the in-parallel connection of two identical open chains each composed of three equal circular flexible beams, having coincident centers of curvature and mutually...
This paper describes the innovative design of a three-dimensional (3D) motion device based on a flexible mechanism, which is used primarily to produce accurate and fast micro-displacement. For example, the rapid contact and separation of the tool and...
The authors explore the development of paper-based electronics using carbon-based composites with a biodegradable matrix based on ethyl cellulose and dibasic ester solvent. The main focus is on screen-printing techniques for creating flexible, eco-fr...
BaTiO3 (BTO) nanoparticles produced by wet chemistry methods were embedded in several types of flexible materials in order to fabricate flexible electronic devices. Starting from the produced nanoparticle dielectric properties, flexible material diel...
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Static stretching is one of the most widely prescribed interventions in sports medicine, rehabilitation, and exercise science for improving joint range of motion (ROM) and flexibility. Despite decades of research, however, the biological mechanisms u...
This study investigated the lubrication characteristics (i.e., the groove ratio and width) of water-lubricated stern tube bearings, based on the flexibility matrix method and lubrication theory. Considering the elastic deformation of the lining, a fl...
Compressed sensing (CS) is an innovative signal acquisition and reconstruction technology that has broken through the limit of the Nyquist sampling theory. It is widely employed to optimize the measurement processes in various applications. One of th...
Earthquake-triggered rockfalls pose significant threats to human lives, critical infrastructure, and the natural environment, highlighting an urgent need for sustainable and effective mitigation strategies. Flexible barriers are effective against roc...
This paper presents a novel flexible sensor for monitoring wind pressure distribution. Based on the concept of “flexible mechatronics”, a suspended structure was incorporated into the matrix of a resistive-strain sensor in a plastic film...
This paper presents the vibration model of a 3-prismatic–revolute–revolute (PRR) planar parallel manipulator (PPM) with three flexible intermedia links, utilizing the linear transfer matrix method for multibody systems (MSTMM). The dynami...
This work aims to develop a novel system, including software and hardware, to perform independent control tasks in a genuine parallel manner. Currently, to control processes with various sampling periods, distributed control systems are most commonly...
Screen-printed graphene layers on flexible substrates are one of the most advanced printed electronics developments of recent years. Obtaining thin, flexible, highly conductive components, whose applications are increasingly directed towards biomedic...
After the fourth industrial evolution, precision and automatic manufacturing have become increasingly widely accepted in production. With highly variable productivity and flexibility, flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) lower production costs and in...
A new lumped-parameter matrix method is proposed to model the decoupled, in-plane longitudinal and transverse free undamped vibrations of a collinear system with fixed ends and formed of two end flexible and prismatic members linked by a middle rigid...
The focus of this paper is the realization and verification of a modified fiber bundle pull-out test setup to estimate the adhesion properties between threads and elastic matrix materials with a more realistic failure mode than single fiber debond te...
Today, flexible and lightweight electronics are regarded as a viable alternative to conventional rigid and heavy devices in various application fields. In the optoelectronic area, organic semiconductors offer advantages such as high absorption coeffi...
In this study, matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) was used to deposit graphene-like materials (GL), a new class of biocompatible graphene-related materials (GRMs) obtained from a controlled top-down demolition of a carbon black, on sili...
When imperceptibility is an issue, data-hiding techniques typically become limited to small payloads. In this paper, a novel data-hiding scheme is proposed that allows embedding large payloads while maintaining high stego-image quality. The scheme ut...
The growing popularity of quasi-solid-state supercapacitors inevitably leads to the unrestricted consumption of commonly used petroleum-derived polymer electrolytes, causing excessive carbon emissions and resulting in global warming. Also, the porosi...
Integrating sustainability, a flexible manufacturing system, and Industry 4.0 resolves the issues of fluctuating market demand arising from customization requirements. Modular products allow flexibility to adapt to changing requirements and optimize...
Excessive skin scarring affects over 100 million patients worldwide, with effects ranging from cosmetic to systemic problems, and an effective treatment is yet to be found. Ultrasound-based therapies have been used to treat a variety of skin disorder...
In this paper, we propose a bimodal extension of the Birnbaum–Saunders model by including an extra parameter. This new model is termed flexible Birnbaum–Saunders (FBS) and includes the ordinary Birnbaum–Saunders (BS) and the skew Bi...
The unified hardening model for clays and sands (CSUH) can adequately represent the stress–strain characteristics of various soil types. However, being an incremental elastoplastic constitutive model, the CSUH model requires extensive iterative...
Matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) is one of the most widely studied enzymes involved in collagen degradation. Mutations of specific residues in the MMP-1 hemopexin-like (HPX) domain have been shown to modulate activity of the MMP-1 catalytic (CAT) d...
Flexible pressure sensors serve as core sensing components for wearable health monitoring systems, electronic skins for soft robots, and flexible human–machine interaction devices. Benefiting from the interfacial electric double-layer polarizat...
At present, the challenging issue of the compatibility between stab resistance and flexibility of materials frequently appears. Thus, this study proposes a novel method to enhance the comprehensive performance of the material matrix with stab resista...
By employing coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation, we simulate the spatial organization of the polymer-grafted nanoparticles (NPs) in homopolymer matrix and the resulting mechanical performance, by particularly regulating the grafted chain le...
For the application in flexible electrochromic devices (ECDs) on plastic substrates, a new polyurethane-based gel electrolyte was manufactured. In this context, the curing behavior and the influence of the proportion of solvent and salt on the ion co...
A spacecraft is a typical rigid–flexible–thermal coupled multibody system, and the study of such rigid–flexible–thermal coupled systems has important engineering significance. The dissipation effect of material damping has a s...
The conductive hydrogels (CHs) are promising for developing flexible energy storage devices, flexible sensors, and electronic skin due to the unique features of excellent flexibility and high conductivity. However, poor biocompatibility and antibacte...
With the rapid advancement of the flexible electronics industry, there is an urgent need to enhance the mechanical properties and thermal stability of flexible electronic devices to expand their range of applications. To address this need, flexible c...
The acquisition of a large-volume brainwave database is challenging because of the stressful experiments that are required; however, data synthesis techniques can be used to address this limitation. Covariance matrix decomposition (CMD), a widely use...
Feature extraction effectively captures meaningful information from raw signals or data to improve the accuracy and real-time performance of detection, classification, and prediction. The selection of an effective discriminant projection method is cr...
In order to flexibly and completely suppress dynamic interference, a flexible and robust beamforming based on JADE is proposed in this paper. In addition, it is insensitive to the gain–phase errors of the array. Firstly, the actual steering vec...
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