With the growing demand for industrial robots in the aerospace manufacturing process, the lack of positioning accuracy has become a critical factor limiting their broad application in precision manufacturing. To enhance robot positioning accuracy, on...
Multi-sensor fusion of GNSS, IMU, and vision sensors has been extensively applied in urban Internet of Things systems and automated driving to improve positioning accuracy in complex environments. However, conventional FGO algorithms are based on fix...
This paper deals with the optimization of the crossbars, parts of the existing frame of the experimental system of the Alternative SkidCar. This part plays a crucial role and is designed to enable and ensure reduced adhesion conditions between the ve...
Existing studies on frequency diverse array (FDA) radar sensing systems have primarily focused on radio-frequency (RF) stealth characteristics with limited attention to the balance between RF stealth and active detection performance. To address this...
This paper introduces a novel joint model architecture for Speech Emotion Recognition (SER) that integrates both discrete and dimensional emotional representations, allowing for the simultaneous training of classification and regression tasks to impr...
In multi-sensor cooperative detection systems, to reduce target threat risk caused by attack tasks and target loss risk induced by uncertain environmental factors, this paper proposes a multi-sensor scheduling method based on joint risk assessment wi...
We previously reported that elbow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with 7 kg traction increases the joint space width of the radiocapitellar joint and improves articular cartilage visibility without arthrography. However, the optimal traction weight...
Research on joint torque reduction in robot manipulators has received considerable attention in recent years. Minimizing the computational complexity of torque optimization and the ability to calculate the magnitude of the joint torque accurately wil...
The joints running trajectory of a robot directly affects it’s working efficiency, stationarity and working quality. To solve the problems of slow convergence speed and weak global search ability in the current commonly used joint trajectory op...
Recently, the deep neural network (DNN) has become one of the most advanced and powerful methods used in classification tasks. However, the cost of DNN models is sometimes considerable due to the huge sets of parameters. Therefore, it is necessary to...
Bolted joints are widely used in the aerospace and automotive industries due to their ease of assembly, disassembly and design flexibility. Optimizing threaded fasteners is essential to achieve uniform load distribution and minimize the number of bol...
Single-layer spatial grid joints are crucial to structural safety, with commonly used welded hollow spherical joints and cast steel joints. However, these traditional joints face limitations, including a rigid design, excessive weight, and susceptibi...
Background/Objectives: Osteoarthritis is a feature of the aging process. Here, we adopted in silico 2D finite element modeling (FEM) for the simulation of diseased ankle joints. We delved into the influence of body weight intensity on the stress dist...
The study described in this contribution contains a fundamental strategy to select geometries for dry joint profiles in 3D-printed concrete constructions. A database, here called the ‘joint catalogue’, contains a variety of joint types ad...
In animal breeding, body components and metabolic traits always fall behind body weights in genetic improvement, which leads to the decline in standards and qualities of animal products. Phenotypically, the relative growth of multiple body components...
Aiming to solve the problem that the significant error between the actual joint torque and the calculated joint torque of a welding robot leads to the vibration of the end-effector, which in turn affects the stability of the end-effector, this paper...
Traditional trajectory-planning methods are unable to achieve time optimization, resulting in slow response times to unexpected situations. To address this issue and improve the smoothness of joint trajectories and the movement time of quadruped robo...
This study proposes a design approach and the development of a low-power planar biped robot named YU-Bibot. The kinematic structure of the robot consists of six independently driven axes, and it weighs approximately 20 kg. Based on biomimetics, the r...
Box delivery is a complicated manual material handling task which needs to consider the box weight, delivering speed, stability, and location. This paper presents a subtask-based inverse dynamic optimization formulation for determining the two-dimens...
Aiming at the characteristics of high efficiency and smoothness in the motion process of collaborative robot, a multi-objective trajectory planning method is proposed. Firstly, the kinematics model of the collaborative robot is established, and the t...
The present study introduces the analysis of single-lap co-cured joints of thermoplastic self-reinforced composites made with reprocessed low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and reinforced by ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers, alon...
Traditional end-effector robots for arm rehabilitation are usually attached at the hand, primarily focusing on coordinated multi-joint training. Therapy at an individual joint level of the arm for severely impaired stroke survivors is not always poss...
Daily and sports activities can be affected by joint injury. The objectives of physical therapy are to help patients regain range of motion (ROM), mobility, strength, and function. The purpose of this study was to examine the optimal joint range of e...
The safety of waterproof joints in concrete-faced rockfill dams (CFRDs) founded on deep overburden was determined during construction, impoundment, and sedimentation periods, employing the flexible FEM-NSBPFEM coupled method. Through eleven numerical...
To address the collaborative optimization of efficiency, stability, and energy consumption in container part-handling operations of material-handling robots, this paper proposes a multi-objective trajectory-planning method. First, the kinematic and d...
Spatial crowdsourcing is a mode that uses distributed artificial computing power to solve specific function sets through Internet outsourcing. It has broad application value in the networked command and control of current joint air defense operations...
Ball grid array (BGA) is widely used in chip packaging, and the thermo-mechanical performance of its solder joints significantly affects the performance of packaged devices. To investigate and improve the thermo-mechanical performance of BGA solder j...
In this paper, we propose a method to efficiently design joint motors, which are the key elements that drive a cooperative robot. Designing joint motors with more power than the required capacity increases the volume and weight of the robot. On the o...
To reduce hydrological disasters, it is necessary to operate rain gauge stations at locations where the spatio-temporal characteristics of rainfall can be reflected. Entropy has been widely used to evaluate the designs and uncertainties associated wi...
This review presents a comprehensive synthesis of recent advances in the tensile performance of adhesively bonded joints, focusing on applied aspects and modeling developments rather than providing a full theoretical analysis. Although many studies h...
Among the numerous techniques followed to learn a linear classifier through the discriminative dictionary and sparse representations learning of signals, the techniques to learn a nonparametric Bayesian classifier jointly and discriminately with the...
The production of the Korla fragrant pear is significant, but the optimal harvesting time is short; therefore, the reasonable use of mechanical arms for harvesting is conducive to promoting the sustainable development of the fragrant pear industry. T...
In this paper, an adaptive knee joint orthosis with a variable rotation center for biomimetic motion rehabilitation assistance suitable for patients with knee joint movement dysfunction is designed. Based on the kinematic information of knee joint mo...
While the insertion of the arthroscope into the elbow joint is relatively easy based on anatomical landmarks, obtaining a correctly located instrument portal is often difficult. Therefore, the goal of the study was to create a 3D-printed prototype of...
With the globalization of online shopping, deterioration of the ecological environment and the increasing pressure of urban transportation, a novel logistics service mode—joint distribution (JD)—was developed. Selecting the optimal partner combinatio...
This paper proposes a calculation method for the optimal solution of the inverse kinematics of redundant robots. Specifically, eight sets of vector solutions of redundant robots are solved by the D-H parameter method. Then, an objective function is d...
The joint hydraulic drive unit (HDU) serves as a pivotal element in enabling the high-performance movements of legged robots. Functioning as the conduit linking the oil source and the actuator, the hydraulic flow channel significantly impacts actuato...
Combining aluminum and steel offers a promising solution for reducing structural weight and fuel consumption across various industries. Pulse in tungsten inert gas (TIG) weld brazing effectively suppresses interfacial brittle intermetallics and enhan...
To overcome the limitations of traditional evaluation indicators in determining the optimal wavelet decomposition level, this paper proposes an adaptive method for selecting the best decomposition level by combining the Jarque–Bera test and a c...
Augmentative exoskeletons (AEs) are wearable orthotic devices that, when coupled with a healthy individual, can significantly enhance endurance, speed, and strength. Exoskeletons are function-specific and individual-specific, with a multitude of poss...
Pipe-insulating joints are common cathodic protection devices in long-distance oil and gas pipeline infrastructures. To ensure safety, they are often designed too conservatively, resulting in large dimensions, high self-weight, and substantial costs....
Solder joint fatigue is one of the critical failure modes in ball-grid array packaging. Because the reliability test is time-consuming and geometrical/material nonlinearities are required for the physics-driven model, the AI-assisted simulation frame...
Femtocells represent a novel configuration for existing cellular communication, contributing towards the improvement of coverage and throughput. The dense deployment of these femtocells causes significant femto-macro and femto-femto interference, con...
Physical layer security (PLS) is a fundamental challenge for sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks, particularly in integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems, where sensing targets may simultaneously act as potential eavesdroppers. In thi...
Measuring limb joint angles is crucial for understanding horse conformation, performance, injury diagnosis, and prevention. While Thoroughbred horses have been extensively studied, local Pakistani breeds (e.g., Morna racehorse) have not received scie...
When the vertical joints of monolithic precast concrete structures are cast by self-compacting concrete, the design of the formwork under rational lateral pressure of self-compacting concrete becomes a key technical issue. In this paper, a prototype...
Joint sparse representation has been widely used for hyperspectral image classification in recent years, however, the equal weight assigned to each neighbouring pixel is less realistic, especially for the edge areas, and one fixed scale is not approp...
With the development of the smart grid, massive electric Internet of Things (EIoT) devices are deployed to collect data and offload them to edge servers for processing. However, the task of offloading optimization still faces several challenges, such...
In advanced structural applications—aerospace and automotive—fiber-laminated composite (FRP) materials are increasingly used for their superior strength-to-weight ratios, making the reliability of their mechanical joints a critical concer...
Three-dimensional (3D) human pose sequences often exhibit coordinate noise, inconsistent bone lengths, and temporal jitter, which cannot be adequately assessed using positional error alone. We propose an offline kinematic–temporal refinement fr...
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