background and aims. the aim of this study was to assess the opening torque of grooved and non-grooved screws made of shape memory alloys (sma) for fixation of mandibular fractures. materials and methods. in this in vitro study the opening torques of ten sma screws with grooves and ten sma screws without grooves were compared in 20 holes (10 holes for grooved screws and 10 holes for non-grooved...

The purpose of our investigation was to compare, for the hamstring and quadriceps femoris muscles, peak torque values uncorrected for gravity with the peak torque values corrected for gravity and to determine the effect of making this correction on the hamstring to quadriceps femoris muscle peak torque ratio at slow and fast isokinetic speeds. We measured peak torques isokinetically at 60 degre...

BACKGROUND Lower extremity torque steadiness has been shown to be an independent predictor of functional performance in older women. Hip muscle function is crucial for many types of activities of daily living, yet existing studies investigating torque steadiness for lower extremities are limited to assessing steadiness at the knee and ankle. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare ...

In order to improve the reliability and braking torque of aircraft electric braking system, this paper selected switched reluctance motor (SRM) as drive motor of electromechanical actuator, static torque data of SRM calculated by finite element analysis were used as training samples, then characteristics of torque-angle were obtained off-line by Generalized Regression Neural Network with partic...

In this paper modelling and analysis of the SRM torque characteristics including torque ripples are described. Optimal control strategy based on genetic algorithm (GA) to minimize torque ripple is proposed. The optimization criteria depend on choosing the exact current profile based on the optimal excitation parameters which govern the torque shape. The model and control are carried out on high...

The purpose of this investigation was to describe and examine variations in maximal torque produced by knee extension, knee flexion, elbow extension, and elbow flexion through a range of joint motion. Subjects were young, healthy men (n = 16) and women (n = 15). Torque was measured isometrically and isokinetically using a modified Cybex apparatus. Isotonic torque was calculated from a one-repet...

abstract: a continuously variable transmission (cvt) is a transmission which may change step less by way of an infinite variety of effective gear ratios between maximum and minimum values. this contrasts with different mechanical transmissions that solely permit just a few different distinct gear ratios to be selected. continuously variable transmissions (cvts) are mechanical devices that allow...

performing fast and accurate methods for modeling the electrical machines has been the subject of several studies and many authors proposed different procedures to attain this aim. beside the accuracy, the speed of the method is of great concern. on the other hand, the capability of the method to be changed according to the need is another important issue. finite element method provides relativ...

This paper presents a simple approach to design and implement Direct Torque Control technique for voltage source inverter fed induction motor drives. The direct torque control is one of the excellent strategies available for torque control of induction machine. It is considered as an alternative to field oriented control technique. The Direct Torque Control scheme is characterized by the absenc...