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14 September 2026

The aerodynamic calculation model of a high-speed train on the embankment under crosswind is built according to computational fluid dynamic (CFD) theory in order to obtain the aerodynamic forces on the train, and the running process of a high-speed t...

(This article belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
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1 Citations
2,503 Views
17 Pages

24 October 2025

The high-speed maglev train employs linear induction motors for propulsion and incorporates electromagnetic suspension for levitation. Ensuring the stability of the suspension control is imperative for the effective operation of the maglev train at h...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Magnetic Levitation and Actuator Integration: From Fundamental Research to Emerging Applications)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,030 Views
16 Pages

20 June 2023

To study the aerodynamic characteristics of the convex structure of a surface-monitoring device on a high-speed train and to evaluate its impact on the aerodynamic performance of the high-speed train, numerical simulation research was conducted on th...

(This article belongs to the Topic Fluid Mechanics)
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  • Open Access
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Study on the Laser Ablation Resistance and Damage Mechanism of ZrO2 Coatings Under High-Speed Airflow

  • Xin Cao,
  • Xin Liu,
  • Shaozun Hong,
  • Xiaodong Jia,
  • Sheng Zhang,
  • Bailin Liu and
  • Lei He

21 September 2026

To investigate the laser ablation resistance and damage mechanism of ZrO2 ceramic coatings under high-speed airflow, a ZrO2 coating was prepared on an aluminum alloy substrate via atmospheric plasma spraying. Laser ablation tests were conducted under...

(This article belongs to the Section Ceramic Coatings and Engineering Technology)
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2 Citations
1,634 Views
16 Pages

5 May 2025

To address the seismic vulnerability of high-speed railway bridges (HSRBs) in seismically active regions, this study proposes a hierarchical curved steel damper (CSD) designed to mitigate excessive girder displacements induced by conventional isolati...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainability in Asphalt, Concrete and Pavement Materials: Design, Performance, and Characterization)
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  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,544 Views
19 Pages

Effect of Subsequent Subgrade on Seismic Response of the High-Speed Railway Track–Bridge System

  • Biao Wei,
  • Shuaijie Yuan,
  • Lizhong Jiang,
  • Yujie Yu,
  • Binqi Xiao,
  • Jun Chen,
  • Ruimin Zhang,
  • Zhixing Yang and
  • Shuaijun Li

10 June 2024

As an important part of the boundary conditions on both sides of the high-speed railway track–bridge system, the seismic response of the subgrade structure is different from that of the bridge structure. This difference has become increasingly...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bridge Structural Analysis)
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  • Open Access
54 Citations
4,754 Views
18 Pages

Experimental Study of the Temperature Distribution in CRTS-II Ballastless Tracks on a High-Speed Railway Bridge

  • Lei Zhao,
  • Ling-Yu Zhou,
  • Guang-Chao Zhang,
  • Tian-Yu Wei,
  • Akim D. Mahunon,
  • Li-Qiang Jiang and
  • Ying-Ying Zhang

13 March 2020

To study the temperature distribution in the China Railway Track System Type II ballastless slab track on a high-speed railway (HSR) bridge, a 1:4 scaled specimen of a simply-supported concrete box girder bridge with a ballastless track was construct...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Structural Performances of Concrete Composite Members: Experimental, Theoretical, Numerical Approaches)
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99 Citations
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34 Pages

A Review of Critical Issues in High-Speed Vat Photopolymerization

  • Sandeep Kumar Paral,
  • Ding-Zheng Lin,
  • Yih-Lin Cheng,
  • Shang-Chih Lin and
  • Jeng-Ywan Jeng

17 June 2023

Vat photopolymerization (VPP) is an effective additive manufacturing (AM) process known for its high dimensional accuracy and excellent surface finish. It employs vector scanning and mask projection techniques to cure photopolymer resin at a specific...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of 3D Printing for Polymers 2.0)
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6 Citations
2,708 Views
31 Pages

An Integrated Strategy for Rescheduling High-Speed Train Operation under Single-Direction Disruption

  • Chang Han,
  • Leishan Zhou,
  • Bin Guo,
  • Yixiang Yue,
  • Wenqiang Zhao,
  • Zeyu Wang and
  • Hanxiao Zhou

29 August 2023

Comparing to other modes of transportation, high-speed railway has the advantages of energy saving, environment friendly, safety and convenience for passengers, and has been more and more popular. However, unforeseen emergencies may disrupt the norma...

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4 Citations
3,612 Views
12 Pages

15 February 2023

A running train induces a slipstream around it, which is closely related to its aerodynamic features and crucial for the safety of people and structures near the track. However, the effect of crosswinds is almost inevitable when the train runs on a b...

(This article belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)
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  • Open Access
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13 Pages

1 August 2026

Propelled by accelerated technological innovation, the advancement of new material development has become imperative for emerging industries. The finite element method, leveraging multi-scale modeling and interdisciplinary integration, has establishe...

(This article belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,366 Views
27 Pages

13 January 2025

The subgrade structure of high-speed railways is an important foundation for the safe and smooth operation of high-speed trains, and the scientific design of the subgrade structure provides a fundamental guarantee of its durability and technical econ...

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  • Open Access
30 Citations
8,920 Views
16 Pages

4 December 2017

Rail welds are widely used in high-speed railways and short-wave irregularities usually appear due to limitations in welding technology. These irregularities can excite a high wheel/rail force and are regarded as the main cause of deterioration in tr...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,553 Views
21 Pages

With the rapid development of high-speed railways, the dynamic performance of the pantograph–catenary system plays a crucial role in ensuring the safe and stable operation of trains. This study investigates the effect of the structural paramete...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Transportation Infrastructure: Optimization and Development)
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Electromagnetic Characteristics and Preliminary Design of Ultra-High-Speed PMSLMs

  • Yongpan Hu,
  • Dinggang Gao,
  • Tao Wen,
  • Yuanzhe Zhao,
  • Ke Huang,
  • Junqi Xu and
  • Guobin Lin

16 July 2026

The permanent magnet synchronous linear motor (PMSLM) is a key technology for the ultra-high-speed acceleration in maglev transport systems over short distances. It has attracted significant research interest owing to its high power density, high eff...

(This article belongs to the Section Actuators for Surface Vehicles)
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  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,418 Views
23 Pages

31 January 2022

Train speed is increasing due to the development of high-speed railway technology. However, high-speed trains generate more noise and discomfort for residents, enclosed housing for sound emission alleviation is needed to further reduce noise. Because...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Advances in Fluid Structure Interaction)
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  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,760 Views
18 Pages

30 May 2024

The precise identification of railway subgrade defects remains a significant challenge for the railway industry globally. Due to the limitations of individual monitoring techniques, comprehensive information on subgrade defects cannot be obtained. In...

(This article belongs to the Topic Condition Perception and Performance Evaluation of Engineering Structures)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,414 Views
33 Pages

An Integrated Optimization Method of High-Speed Railway Rescheduling Problem at the Network Level

  • Wenqiang Zhao,
  • Leishan Zhou,
  • Bin Guo,
  • Yixiang Yue,
  • Chang Han,
  • Zeyu Wang and
  • Yuxin Mo

26 September 2023

For high-speed railway operations at the network level, unforeseen events that lead to operation interruptions are inevitable, which should be handled within a short period of time to reduce the influence of the events as much as possible. This paper...

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6 Citations
4,134 Views
18 Pages

13 January 2024

The MPW that emits from a tunnel’s exit when a high-speed train passes through is a serious environmental problem which increases rapidly with the speed of the train. To alleviate the MPW problem at 400 km/h, the aerodynamic effects caused by t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Traffic Noise and Vibrations in Public Transportation Systems)
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  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,349 Views
14 Pages

Wind Load Characteristics of Wind Barriers Induced by High-Speed Trains Based on Field Measurements

  • Yunfeng Zou,
  • Zhengyi Fu,
  • Xuhui He,
  • Chenzhi Cai,
  • Jia Zhou and
  • Shuai Zhou

13 November 2019

This paper focuses on field measurements and analyses of train-generated wind loads on wind barriers (3.0 m height and porosity 0%) with respect to different running speeds of the CRH380A EMU vehicle. Multi-resolution analysis was conducted to identi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Structural Health Monitoring and Nondestructive Testing in Civil Engineering)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,109 Views
18 Pages

Vibration Characteristics and Fatigue Performance of Bogie Frame with Inner Axle Box for High-Speed Trains

  • Tao Guo,
  • Bingzhi Chen,
  • Yuedong Wang,
  • Guojie Cai,
  • Maorui Hou and
  • Qi Dong

14 November 2025

With the continuous increase in high-speed train operation speeds, lightweight bogie design has become a key means to enhance dynamic performance, which also increases the risk of structural fatigue. High-frequency wheel–rail excitations are tr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research and Application of Rail Vehicle Technology)
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21 Citations
2,763 Views
15 Pages

Influence of Variable Height of Piers on the Dynamic Characteristics of High-Speed Train–Track–Bridge Coupled Systems in Mountainous Areas

  • Yingying Zeng,
  • Lizhong Jiang,
  • Zhixiong Zhang,
  • Han Zhao,
  • Huifang Hu,
  • Peng Zhang,
  • Fang Tang and
  • Ping Xiang

13 September 2023

With the increase in the occupancy ratio of bridges and the speed of trains, the probability of trains being located on bridges during earthquakes increases, and the risk of derailment increases. To investigate the influence of unequal-height piers o...

(This article belongs to the Collection Analysis of Dynamics of Railway Vehicles)
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10 July 2026

The boost chopper (HS) is a core electrical component of the 440 V grid in high-speed maglev trains, providing reliable power for battery charging and auxiliary systems. Fault diagnosis of the HS is crucial for identifying operational faults and ensu...

(This article belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
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  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,155 Views
20 Pages

27 January 2022

This paper aims to study passengers’ preference for High-Speed Railways (HSRs) and High-Speed Trains (HSTs) through a systematic literature review. The existing relevant literature was examined by using the Scopus application, and the Latent Di...

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1 Citations
3,543 Views
11 Pages

28 January 2022

This paper shows that the X-ray analysis method known from the medical field, using a priori information, can provide a lot more information than the common analysis for high-speed experiments. Via spatial registration of known 3D shapes with the hel...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue X-ray Digital Radiography and Computed Tomography)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,746 Views
32 Pages

A Monte Carlo Simulation Framework for Evaluating the Robustness and Applicability of Settlement Prediction Models in High-Speed Railway Soft Foundations

  • Zhenyu Liu,
  • Liyang Wang,
  • Taifeng Li,
  • Huiqin Guo,
  • Feng Chen,
  • Youming Zhao,
  • Qianli Zhang and
  • Tengfei Wang

10 July 2025

Accurate settlement prediction for high-speed railway (HSR) soft foundations remains challenging due to the irregular and dynamic nature of real-world monitoring data, often represented as non-equidistant and non-stationary time series (NENSTS). Exis...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Engineering and Materials)
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  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,299 Views
20 Pages

27 May 2021

The mechanical performance of China Railway Track System type II (CRTS II) ballastless track suitable for High-Speed Railway (HSR) bridges is investigated in this project by testing a one-quarter-scaled three-span specimen under thermal loading. Stre...

(This article belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)
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1 Citations
765 Views
22 Pages

Monte Carlo Simulation-Based Robustness Analysis of High-Speed Railway Settlement Prediction Models for Non-Stationary Time Series

  • Zhenyu Liu,
  • Hu Zeng,
  • Huiqin Guo,
  • Taifeng Li,
  • Zhonglin Zhu,
  • Youming Zhao,
  • Qianli Zhang and
  • Tengfei Wang

4 February 2026

Accurate prediction of post-construction settlement in high-speed railway (HSR) soft foundations is critical for operational safety yet challenging due to the non-equidistant and non-stationary nature of observation data. This study systematically ev...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,532 Views
19 Pages

Seismic Response Control of High-Speed Railway Bridges with Prefabricated Multi-Layer Parallel-Connected Slit Steel Plate Shear Dampers

  • Ziyi Kong,
  • Liqiang Jiang,
  • Zhen Zhao,
  • Sui Tan,
  • Lizhong Jiang,
  • Yifan Huang,
  • Fangzheng Zhou,
  • Lanzhe Rao and
  • Lifeng Zou

28 October 2025

To mitigate and control the seismic damage risk of high-speed railway bridges and enhance their post-earthquake reparability, a prefabricated multi-layer parallel-connected slit steel plate shear damper is proposed by utilizing the energy absorption...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Damping Control of Building Structures and Bridge Structures)
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  • Open Access
32 Citations
7,617 Views
20 Pages

29 December 2021

To comprehensively investigate the characteristics of aerodynamic pressures on a tunnel caused by the whole tunnel passage of a high-speed train at different speeds, we conduct a series of three-dimensional numerical simulations. Based on the field t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Deep Rock Mass Engineering: Excavation, Monitoring, and Control)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,098 Views
18 Pages

5 November 2024

The high-speed railway (HSR) system imposes stringent requirements for track smoothness. However, conventional seismic isolation bearings frequently fail to meet these demands. To address this challenge, a novel seismic isolation bearing was develope...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Damping Control of Building Structures and Bridge Structures)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,552 Views
14 Pages

14 February 2023

The high-speed railway (HSR) subgrade has a strict settlement-control standard at the mm level, but its deformation stability is significantly threatened on permafrost with poor thermal stability and in susceptible-to-thawing settlements. Therefore,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Functional Materials for Building and Pavement Coatings)
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  • Open Access
34 Citations
5,043 Views
14 Pages

30 June 2020

Laser modification techniques have been widely adopted in the field of surface engineering. Among these modified techniques, ultra-high-speed laser cladding is trending most nowadays to fabricate wear-resistant surfaces. The main purpose of this rese...

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17 Citations
6,652 Views
27 Pages

Determination of Material and Failure Characteristics for High-Speed Forming via High-Speed Testing and Inverse Numerical Simulation

  • Verena Psyk,
  • Christian Scheffler,
  • Marc Tulke,
  • Sven Winter,
  • Christina Guilleaume and
  • Alexander Brosius

In conventional forming processes, quasi-static conditions are a good approximation and numerical process optimization is the state of the art in industrial practice. Nevertheless, there is still a substantial need for research in the field of identi...

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  • Open Access
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18 Pages

Design of High-Speed, High-Efficiency Electrically Excited Synchronous Motor

  • Shumei Cui,
  • Yuqi Zhang,
  • Beibei Song,
  • Shuo Zhang and
  • Hongwen Zhu

11 July 2025

In air-conditioning compressors operating under ultra-low temperature conditions, both the rotational speed and load torque are at high levels, demanding pump motors that offer high efficiency and high power at high speeds. Electrically excited synch...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,198 Views
22 Pages

17 April 2024

In order to effectively improve the drilling speed in deep hard rock and save drilling costs, this study explores the transformation mechanism and critical velocity range of ultra-high-speed diamond drilling technology on rock breaking effect, using...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,552 Views
15 Pages

18 October 2018

This paper proposes a chasing controller to enable a pursuer to chase a high-speed evader such that the relative distance between the evader and the pursuer monotonically decreases as time passes. Our controller is designed to assure that the angular...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Mobile Robotics)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,113 Views
17 Pages

1 September 2023

The friction and wear tests of high-speed railway braking materials for a variety of braking speeds (600, 400, and 200 rad/min) at 65% and 98% RH RH (RH: relative humidity) were carried out utilizing a friction-testing machine and humidity generator....

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19 Pages

30 April 2026

Extreme meteorological phenomena—characterized by gale-force winds, torrential rainfall, and ice-snow accumulation—pose significant threats to the operational safety of high-speed railways, with wind-induced hazards being especially criti...

(This article belongs to the Section Atmospheric Techniques, Instruments, and Modeling)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,126 Views
15 Pages

13 October 2021

This paper covers a class of actuators for modern high speed, high performance subscale aircraft. The paper starts with an explanation of the challenges faced by micro aircraft, including low power, extremely tight volume constraints, and high actuat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Actuators for Aerospace Systems)
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  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,090 Views
20 Pages

16 May 2022

This paper focuses on the teleoperation of a robot hand on the basis of finger position recognition and grasp type estimation. For the finger position recognition, we propose a new method that fuses machine learning and high-speed image-processing te...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Human-Robot Collaborations in Industrial Automation)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,114 Views
19 Pages

7 July 2024

Track geometry measurements (TGMs) are a critical methodology for assessing the quality of track regularities and, thus, are essential for ensuring the safety and comfort of high-speed railway (HSR) operations. TGMs also serve as foundational dataset...

(This article belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,004 Views
20 Pages

In order to solve the testing and verification problems at the early development stage of a high-speed Maglev positioning and speed measurement system (MPSS), a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation platform is presented, which includes induction loo...

(This article belongs to the Section Information and Communication Technologies)
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  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,396 Views
19 Pages

Humping Formation and Suppression in High-Speed Laser Welding

  • Boce Xue,
  • Baohua Chang,
  • Shenghua Wang,
  • Runshi Hou,
  • Peng Wen and
  • Dong Du

25 March 2022

Increasing welding speed can promote the productivity of laser welding. However, humping defects often occur, which limits the application of this strategy. The existing explanations for the humping formation remain vague, and mitigation and suppress...

(This article belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)
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  • Open Access
22 Citations
7,577 Views
22 Pages

10 September 2022

With the advent of the “ear of high-speed railways”, the space–time distance between cities has drastically decreased. The opening of high-speed railways has not only increased the factor-flow speed across regions, but has also redu...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,658 Views
16 Pages

18 July 2025

It is well known that there is a significant conflict of interest between high-speed rail (HSR) operators and logistics companies. This study proposes an HSR freight pricing strategy based on a multi-objective optimization framework and a freight mod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
10,376 Views
17 Pages

We have proposed, fabricated, and studied a new design of a high-speed optical non-volatile memory. The recoding mechanism of the proposed memory utilizes a magnetization reversal of a nanomagnet by a spin-polarized photocurrent. It was shown experim...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Spin Optoelectronics)
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  • Open Access
37 Citations
12,371 Views
38 Pages

Advances in High–Speed, High–Power Photodiodes: From Fundamentals to Applications

  • Qingtao Chen,
  • Xiupu Zhang,
  • Mohammad S. Sharawi and
  • Raman Kashyap

17 April 2024

High–speed, high–power photodiodes play a key role in wireless communication systems for the generation of millimeter wave (MMW) and terahertz (THz) waves based on photonics–based techniques. Uni–traveling–photodiode (UT...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Optical-Fiber-Related Technologies)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,777 Views
21 Pages

Development of a High-Speed, Low-Latency Telemanipulated Robot Hand System

  • Yuji Yamakawa,
  • Yugo Katsuki,
  • Yoshihiro Watanabe and
  • Masatoshi Ishikawa

This paper focuses on development of a high-speed, low-latency telemanipulated robot hand system, evaluation of the system, and demonstration of the system. The characteristics of the developed system are the followings: non-contact, high-speed 3D vi...

(This article belongs to the Section Intelligent Robots and Mechatronics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,753 Views
22 Pages

31 December 2022

High–speed railways (HSRs or AV) and high–capacity railways (HCRs or AC, herein in the sense of open to freight trains) are crucial for the social and economic development of regions and nations. Their design, construction, and maintenanc...

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