The application of microwave de-icing technology in road engineering is constrained by its low energy utilization rate, which can be attributed to low heat production rates and ineffective heat dissipation to the underlying pavement. In this work, as...
Constrained layer damping (CLD) is an effective method for suppressing the vibration and sound radiation of lightweight structures. In this article, a two-level optimization approach is presented as a systematic methodology to design position layouts...
Multi-layered shrink-fitted pressure vessels are critical for high-pressure applications, where structural integrity relies on inducing residual compressive stresses to mitigate operational tensile loads. This study presents a comprehensive analytica...
This article proposes a wideband microstrip-to-microstrip vertical transition with multi-layer pixel structures, alongside a multi-branch knowledge-assisted proximal policy optimization (MB-KPPO) method for its automatic design. The proposed transiti...
Due to current architectural trends, contemporary public buildings are becoming open-plan spaces with much less weight and damping. Consequently, Vibration Serviceability Limit State (VSLS) due to human-induced vibrations has become an increasing con...
A lightweight design optimization algorithm is proposed to optimize the design parameters of stiffened double-layer steel girder bridges, the aim of which is to improve structural safety and reduce superstructure works. Taking a top-stiffened double-...
Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) have been widely applied in fields such as air-coupled ultrasonic nondestructive testing, gesture recognition, and 3D imaging. However, most current CMUTs struggle to simultaneously achieve both...
Structural reanalysis involves repeated evaluation of structural responses under iterative design changes. It is a major computational burden in structural optimization, sensitivity analysis, and health monitoring. The three-layer architecture, which...
This study provides an in-depth numerical simulation to optimize the structure of InGaN-based p-i-n single homojunction solar cells using SCAPS-1D software. The cell comprised a p-type
Appropriate selection of wire–arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) variables imparts bead geometries with characteristics of multi-layer structures. Thus, the present study aimed to optimize the gas metal arc welding (GMAW)-based WAAM variables of...
Pristine graphene is one of the strongest materials known in the world, and may play important roles in structural and functional materials. In order to utilize the extraordinary mechanical properties in practical engineering structures, graphene sho...
To address the challenge of frequent extreme events causing power grid failures and traditional post-fault recovery modes struggling to meet the rigid demand for continuous power supply to critical loads, this paper proposes a partition-based two-lay...
With the rapid development of the low-altitude economy and smart logistics, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as core low-altitude platforms, have been widely applied in urban delivery, emergency rescue, and other fields. Although path planning in com...
Thermal expansion is inevitable for space structures under the alternating temperature of outer space around the earth. This may lead to the thermal stress and deformation due to the mismatch of the coefficient of thermal expansion. Near-zero thermal...
All the modern gadgets and space conditioning in buildings consume lots of energy. Energy consumption can be optimized using Composite Insulation External Walls (CIEW) built from mortar plaster and structural and insulation layers. This study aimed t...
The construction industry is one of the primary global contributors to carbon emissions, with both construction materials and operational energy recognized as critical factors in achieving net-zero goals. Given that structural systems are embodied ca...
This paper investigates the structural performance of flat double-layer grids with various constitutive units, addressing a notable gap in the literature on diverse geometries. Six common types of flat double-layer grids are selected to provide a com...
The compressor is the primary source of noise in a refrigeration system. Most compressors are wrapped with multi-layer sound insulation cotton for noise reduction and sound insulation. We explore the sound insulation law of different polyvinyl chlori...
A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different tillage structures on soil physical properties, soil chemical properties, maize root morphological and physiological characteristics, and yield. Four tillage structures were designe...
This study addresses the challenge of optimizing seal structure design through a novel two-stage interpretable optimization framework. Focusing on O-ring waterproof performance under hyperelastic material behavior, this study proposes a double-layer...
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has been widely applied to food safety screening owing to its high sensitivity and fingerprint recognition. However, SERS faces challenges in practical applications related to the precise control of the number...
In this paper, we focus on the redesign of the output layer for the weighted regularized extreme learning machine (WRELM). For multi-classification problems, the conventional method of the output layer setting, named “one-hot method”, is...
Recently, crack-free GaN-on-Si growth technology has become increasingly important due to the high demand for power semiconductor devices with high performances. In this paper, we have experimentally optimized the buffer structures such as the AlN nu...
Piezoelectric pressure sensors for dynamic monitoring face a trade-off between charge output and measurement range, and existing high-sensitivity designs are largely confined to narrow ranges. This study presents a composite layered piezoelectric pre...
A structure optimized method based on the artificial fish swarm algorithm (AFSA) for the soft magnetic strips of the inner double-layer shield is proposed in this paper and applied to the coupler of the wireless power transfer (WPT) system of an elec...
Since the introduction of Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) absorbers, most of the structures demonstrated a narrowband absorption response which is not suitable for potential applications in photovoltaic systems, as it requires higher energy to enhance it...
Optimization methods tailored for practical engineering applications continue to evolve in order to realize lightweight single-layer reticulated shell structures and maximize node stiffness. This paper takes the minimum amount of steel as the objecti...
Conventional winnowing machines rely on manual operation and adjust their parameter settings based on experience. These problems have led to poor wind sorting results. In order to improve the sorting accuracy and efficiency of the tea winnowing machi...
Usually, some severe efforts are required to obtain tribological parameters like Archard’s wear depth parameter kd. Complex tribological experiments have to be performed and analyzed. The paper features an approach where such parameters are extracted...
A method for selecting mechanical properties and geometry of reinforcing overlays to increase the strength of composite structural elements with holes has been developed. The method is based on the developed algorithm for calculating stress concentra...
The microporous layer (MPL) is a key functional component in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), and clarifying the quantitative relationship between its microstructure and mass transport properties is essential for improving cell performan...
The band structure characteristics of a copper indium gallium sulfur selenide (Cu(In1–xGax)SeS, CIGS) solar cell incorporating a cadmium-free zinc sulfide (ZnS) buffer layer were investigated using technology computer-aided design simulations....
In this paper, the optimizations of vertically-stacked horizontal gate-all-around (GAA) Si nanosheet (NS) transistors on bulk Si substrate are systemically investigated. The release process of NS channels was firstly optimized to achieve uniform devi...
This study investigates the structure–performance relationship of Fe3+- and Zr4+-modified layered double hydroxides (LDHs) for fluoride removal from water. Mg–Al LDHs with different metal loadings (Zr0.05, Zr0.1, Fe0.8, and Fe1) were synt...
The large thickness COPV is designed by netting theory and the finite element simulation method, but the actual performance is low and the cylinder performance still cannot be improved after increasing the thickness of the composite winding layer. Th...
A new tuyere small sleeve coating structure that balances the high thermal conductivity of the copper substrate with the high wear resistance of the protective layer was developed in this paper. This structure can achieve a low-carbon blast furnace b...
The development of magnetic photonic crystals (MPC) has been a rapidly evolving research area since the late 1990s. Magneto-optic (MO) materials and the techniques for their characterization have also continually undergone functional and property-rel...
The output power of photovoltaic modules is significantly reduced by solar irradiance shading. To address this issue, innovative strategies for mitigating shading effects have been continuously explored. In this study, detailed research on the edge d...
In this study, a layered multi-objective optimization design method is proposed for a segmented skewed pole permanent magnet synchronous linear motor (PMSLM), considering thrust ripple suppression. Based on a 2-D analytical model, the effects of end...
We investigate optimal social welfare allocations of m items to n agents with binary additive or submodular valuations. For binary additive valuations, we prove that the set of optimal allocations coincides with the set of so-called stable allocation...
The efficiency of current GaN-based blue laser diodes (LDs) is limited by the high resistance of a thick p-AlGaN cladding layer. To reduce the operation voltage of InGaN blue LDs, we investigated optimum LD structures with an indium tin oxide (ITO) p...
In this paper, a novel procedure for optimal design of geometrically nonlinear submerged arches is proposed. It is based on the Coral Reefs Optimization with Substrate Layers algorithm, a multi-method ensemble evolutionary approach for solving optimi...
This paper employs five different general-purpose optimization methods to perform parameter optimization on single-layer hollow antiresonant fibers. It provides guidance on the establishment of hyperparameters for various optimization methods, with t...
Two series of laser diodes with different AlGaN cladding layers were investigated, and it was found that the internal absorption loss was reduced by using a u-AlGaN and p-AlGaN composite upper cladding layer, and the performance of LD was improved. T...
Large-scale artificial neural networks have many redundant structures, making the network fall into the issue of local optimization and extended training time. Moreover, existing neural network topology optimization algorithms have the disadvantage o...
In this paper, we propose an innovative approach based on the wavelength optimization of a light source for a simple, high-performance surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor utilizing comprehensive reflectance analysis in the angular domain. The prop...
Free-form grid structures offer both aesthetic appeal and structural efficiency in long-span roof design and application, yet the potential of morphological design to optimize thermal performance has been long overlooked. This study proposes a multi-...
Modern analytical applications of liquid chromatography require columns with higher and higher efficiencies. In this work, the general rate model (GRM) of chromatography is used for the analysis of the efficiency of core-shell phases having two porou...
Thin-film solar cells are predominately designed similar to a stacked structure. Optimizing the layer thicknesses in this stack structure is crucial to extract the best efficiency of the solar cell. The commonplace method used in optimization simulat...
This paper proposes a double-layer structure RRT* algorithm based on objective bias called DOB-RRT*. The algorithm adopts an initial path with an online optimization structure for motion planning. The first layer of RRT* introduces a feedback-based o...
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