Wear rate and debris are key problems to implanted metal-on-metal hip joints. Surface texture on bearing surfaces is reported to increase tribological performances. Research on the translation of this technology to metal-on-metal hip joint for reduction of friction, wear rate and debris generation is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate, by theoretical predictions and experimental ...

Research on motion characteristics of the space flexible-joint flexible-link manipulator is investigated. The equations N degree freedom (DOF) flexible are established by means Newton-Euler method and finite segment considering both computational efficiency accuracy. genetic algorithm used to identify parameters torsional stiffness damping related link flexibility. derived model involves dynami...

This paper proposes a gait planning approach to reduce the required friction for a biped robot walking on various surfaces. To this end, a humanoid robot with 18 DOF is considered to develop a dynamics model for studying various 3D manoeuvres. Then, feasible trajectories are developed to alleviate the fluctuations on the upper body to resemble human-like walking. In order to generate feasible w...

This paper concerns the problem of dynamic parameter identification of robot manipulators and proposes a closed‐loop identification procedure using modified Fourier series (MFS) as exciting trajectories. First, a static continuous friction model is involved to model joint friction for realizable friction compensation in controller design. Second, MFS satisfying the bo...

The non-linear dissipation corresponding to a non-Gaussian thermal bath is introduced together with a multiplicative white noise source in the phenomenological Langevin description for the velocity of a particle moving in some potential landscape. Deriving the closed Kolmogorov’s equation for the joint probability distribution of the particle displacement and its velocity by use of functional m...

In this paper, influence of riveting process parameters, namely, riveting force, sheet thickness, friction coefficient and clearance fit are investigated on residual stress field and fatigue life of single riveted lap joint of AA2024 type. According to the effect of riveting induced residual stresses on fatigue life of riveted lap joint, these parameters are optimized to maximize the residual s...

A ceramic-on-ceramic (CoC) hip prosthesis with clearance is modeled as a multibody dynamics system for the purpose of studying hip squeaking. A continuous contact force model provides the intrajoint forces developed at the hip joint. Friction effects due to the relative motion are also considered. A FFT analysis of the audible sounds from CoC hip acceleration is carried out to analyze hip squea...

Abstract—Friction stir welding is a modern and an environmentally friendly solid state joining process used to joint relatively lighter family of materials. Recently, friction stir spot welding has been used instead of resistance spot welding which has received considerable attention from the automotive industry. It is environmentally friendly process that eliminated heat and pollution. In this...

The welding of dissimilar materials is one the challenging issues in thefabrication industry to obtain required quality welds using fusion weldingmethods. However, some processes recently improved interface bondingwith low joint strength. Unfortunately, major intermetallic compoundscould not alleviate from interface. Alternatively, solid-statewelding methods revealed fewer intermetallics at for...