Turning ships in port turning basins is an important and responsible operation, mainly involving the ship itself and the port tugboats. Such operations involve many maneuvers that consume a lot of energy (fuel) and emit a lot of emissions. Turning ba...
The main focus of this work was the design and development of a cross-beam force transducer for use in the construction of a tri-axial dynamometer. This dynamometer would be able to measure the cutting force along all three axes simultaneously during...
Turning is a common impairment of mobility in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), which increases freezing of gait (FoG) episodes and has implications for falls risk. Visual cues have been shown to improve general gait characteristics in PD....
Unmanned sailboats can convert wind energy with sails to provide power for navigation, which can independently plan routes and collect data without human intervention. They have received increasing attention in recent years due to their low power con...
Difficulty with turning is a major contributor to mobility disability and falls in people with movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease (PD). Turning often results in freezing and/or falling in patients with PD. However, asking a patient to ex...
Turning time occupies a significant part of the operations carried out by implement-and-tractor aggregates, especially in fields with short runs. Incorrectly executed turns increase the width of the turning strips, significantly increasing the idle p...
It is well-established that processes involving changing direction or turning in which either or both standing and walking turns are utilized involve coordination of the whole-body and stepping characteristics. However, the turn context and whole-bod...
Turning continues to be the largest segment of the machining industry, which highlights the continued demand for turned parts and the overall improvement of the process. The turning process has seen quite an evolution, from basic lathes using solid t...
At the stage of the final processing of surfaces, the quality indicators of the surfaces of parts—size, shape in cross-section and longitudinal section, mutual arrangement of surfaces, and roughness—are obtained. This includes technical a...
The most important feature of this paper is to transform the complex motion of robot turning into a simple translational motion, thus simplifying the dynamic model. Compared with the method that generates a center of mass (COM) trajectory directly by...
This paper presents an investigation of abrasive waterjet turning (AWJT). The purpose of the article was to investigate significant parameters of the turning process and to evaluate their impact on the turning product. The influence of the traverse s...
Titanium and its alloys are largely used in various applications due its prominent mechanical properties. However, the machining of titanium alloys is associated with assured challenges, including high-strength, low thermal conductivity, and long chi...
OpenStreetMap (OSM) road networks provide public digital maps underlying many spatial applications such as routing engines and navigation services. However, turning relationships and time restrictions at OSM intersections are lacking in these maps, p...
Pressure ulcers (PU) are one of the most frequent hazards of long-term bedridden patients. With the continuous increase of aging, the number of long-term bedridden disabled and semi-disabled elderly people is increasing. At the same time, there is a...
The turning of thin-walled components is a challenging process due to the flexibility of the parts. On one hand, static deflection due to the cutting forces causes geometrical and dimensional errors, while unstable vibration (i.e., chatter) could com...
Background: Turning is a complex measure of gait that accounts for over 50% of daily steps. Traditionally, turning has been measured in a research grade laboratory setting, however, there is demand for a low-cost and portable solution to measure turn...
The rotary turning is an effective manufacturing method to machine hardened metals due to longer tool life, higher production rate, and acceptable quality. However, sustainability-based optimization of the rotary turning has not been thoroughly consi...
This paper proposes a general stability control method that uses the concept of zero-moment-point (ZMP) and a turning algorithm with a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor for a bipedal alpine skiing robot. There is no elaborate simulator for s...
In this article, we address the determination of turning radius and lateral acceleration acting on a vehicle up to 3.5 t gross vehicle mass (GVM) and cargo in curves based on turning radius and speed. Global Navigation Satellite System with Inertial...
In the EEG literature, there is a lack of asynchronous intention models that realistically propose interfaces for applications that must operate in real time. In this work, a novel BMI approach to detect in real time the intention to turn is proposed...
In the paper, we present an analysis of the surface texture of turned parts with L/D (length/diameter) ratios of 6 and 12 and various rigidity values. The studies were carried out on samples made of S355JR steel and AISI 304 stainless steel. A detail...
The hard turning process presents significant challenges compared to conventional turning techniques, particularly in terms of controlling machining forces and dimensional accuracy. This study evaluates the effectiveness of laser structuring in enhan...
Multiple sclerosis is accompanied by decreased mobility and various adaptations affecting neural structure and function. Therefore, the purpose of this project was to understand how motor cortex thickness and corticospinal excitation and inhibition c...
Flexible turning behavior endows Homing Pigeons (Columba livia domestica) with high adaptability and intelligence in long-distance flight, foraging, hazard avoidance, and social interactions. The present study recorded the activity pattern of their l...
This paper addresses the issue of reduced image quality due to annular turning marks formed by single-point diamond turning (SPDT) during the processing of metal-based mirrors and infrared lenses. An ideal single-point diamond turning marks diffracti...
The present study proposes a machine learning approach for optimizing turning parameters in such a way as to maximize the turning precision. The Taguchi method is first employed to optimize the turning parameters, and the experimental results are the...
Ultrasonic vibration has been employed to assist in turning, introducing intermittent machining to reduce average cutting force, minimize tool wear, and enhance machining efficiency, thereby improving surface roughness. However, achieving intermitten...
This paper proposes a page-turning strategy using an assistive robot that has a low-degree-of-freedom robotic hand. The robotic hand is based on human object handling characteristics, which significantly reduces the number of fingers and joints requi...
Nickel-based superalloys are widely used in the aeronautical industry, especially in components requiring excellent corrosion resistance, enhanced thermal fatigue properties, and thermal stability. Haynes 282 is a nickel-based superalloy that was dev...
We study the problem of morphing two polygons of building footprints at two different scales. This problem frequently occurs during the continuous zooming of interactive maps. The ground plan of a building footprint on a map has orthogonal characteri...
Nowadays, advanced turning processes are extensively being adopted to perform different types of turning operations such as straight turning, taper turning on Hastelloy, Nimonic, and Inconel, stainless steel, and tool steel to fabricate better qualit...
The bent-blade cutter is widely used in machining typical deep-cavity parts such as turbine discs and disc shafts, but few scholars have studied the dynamics of the turning process. The existing mechanism of regenerative chatter in the metal-cutting...
This paper reports the surface quality of a miniature cylindrical titanium rod/bar (MCTB) turned by the wire electrical discharge turning (WEDT) process using a zinc-coated wire of 250 µm diameter. The surface quality was mainly evaluated by co...
For crushable calcareous sand, the stress-dilatancy curve has a significant turning hook around the peak stress ratio, the hook contains the main features of the loading process, including the phase transformation point and the peak stress ratio poin...
This study attempts to shed new light on the dynamics of a turning ship using the principles of free body diagrams (FBDs). Unexpectedly, the literature gap is defined by incomplete and flawed FBDs. The method behind this new approach involves the FBD...
A row-following system based on machine vision for a picking robot was designed in our previous study. However, the visual perception could not provide reliable information during headland turning according to the test results. A complete navigation...
Background: A stroke often bequeaths surviving patients with impaired neuromusculoskeletal systems subjecting them to increased risk of injury (e.g., due to falls) even during activities of daily living. The risk of injuries to such individuals can b...
The integration of three-dimensional inward-turning inlets with airframes has broad application prospects. This paper develops an integrated design method for the inlet forebody with a controllable incident shock wave shape, aiming at the three-dimen...
GH4068 superalloy is a new type of nickel-based superalloy in the aerospace field. It is an important alloy material for the manufacture of aircraft tubular components and aero-engine hot-end components. These components need to be machined with good...
Ensuring optimal turning conditions has a huge impact on the quality and properties of the machined surface. The condition of the cutting tool is one of the factors to achieve this goal. In order to control its wear during the turning process, monito...
In recent years, hard turning has been found to be a well-known substitute for traditional grinding for acquiring the finish quality of hardened steel without sacrificing productivity. There are many issues that should be carefully understood and dea...
This paper presents a high performance triaxial cutting force sensor with excellent accuracy, favorable natural frequency and acceptable cross-interference for high speed turning process. Octagonal ring is selected as sensitive element of the designe...
Designing the profile of cutting tools is a specific problem in manufacturing engineering. The profile of the cutting tool has a direct influence on the dimensional and shape precision of the machined parts. When it comes to cutting tools for interna...
This study investigated the turning characteristics of the more-affected limbs in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients in comparison with that of a control group, and in PD patients with freezing of gait (FOG; freezers) in comparison with those wi...
Revealing forming mechanism of workpiece surface topography plays an important role in improving ultraprecision turning. In this paper, the forming mechanism of the turning workpiece surface topography is analyzed and verified by the theoretical simu...
The turning process is a widely used machining process, and its productivity has a significant impact on the cost and profit in industrial enterprises. Currently, it is difficult to effectively determine the optimum process parameters under complex c...
Purpose: Knee adduction, flexion moment, and adduction angle are often used as surrogate parameters of knee medial force. To verify whether these parameters are suitable as surrogates under different walking states, we investigated the correlation be...
Due to the change in environmental steering flow influenced by the surrounding synoptic systems, typhoon tracks often manifest sudden turnings, potentially prolonging the residence time of typhoon wind forcing and, thus, exerting a remarkable upper o...
Micromachining, which is used for various industrial purposes, requires the depth of cut and feed to be expressed in micrometers. Appropriate stock allowance and cutting conditions need to be selected to ensure that excess material is removed in the...
In recent years, tunnel-boring machines (TBMs) have been widely applied in deep coal mining. Turning is an inevitable challenge in TBM tunneling, and a TBM turning roadway exhibits greater instability than a straight roadway, as engineering experienc...
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