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Clutch Driven Reaction Wheel Steering Unit
Patent relating to a clutch driven reaction wheel steering unit.
Optomechanical Design for Precision Lens Positioning and Mounting
This article presents a lens positioning and mounting in a few microns accuracy using a kinematic mount module.
Shaking Table Tests of Low-Rise Shear Walls Made of Recycled Aggregate Concrete
This article investigates the dynamic behavior of shear walls made of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC).
Study of performance of high speed turning using the volumetric dimension coefficient of resultant cutting force
This article describes the experimental study of the resultant cutting force evolution of two coating carbide and a cermet inserts, during the dry turning of AISI 1045 steel with 400, 500, and 600 m/min cutting speeds.
Direct Strength Method for Web Crippling of Cold-Formed Steel C- and Z-Sections Subjected to One-Flange Loading
This article presents the development of a semi-analytical design approach for the web crippling strength using the Direct Strength Method concept.
Experimental Determination of Residual Stresses Generated by Single Point Incremental Forming of AlSi10Mg Sheets Produced Using SLM Additive Manufacturing Process
This article focuses on investigating the residual stress values associated with a part fabricated by Selective Laser Melting technology (SLM) when this is subjected further to forces on single point incremental forming (SPIF) operation of variable wall angle.
Permeability Study of Austenitic Stainless Steel Surfaces Produced by Selective Laser Melting
In this article, permeability properties and surface roughness of stainless steel (SS316L) surfaces were evaluated through experimentation with three different laser scanning patterns (chessboard, meander, and stripe), and different sloping angles between the fabricated surface and the laser beam incident on the process. Results showed that for each scanning pattern, the roughness decreased as the sloping angle increased consistently in all experimental trials.
Study of PVD AlCrN Coating for Reducing Carbide Cutting Tool Deterioration in the Machining of Titanium Alloys
This article studies a thin nanocomposite film made out of AlCrN (aluminum-chromium-nitrite) to show experimental work in the deposition process and its characterization.
Polymeric Materials Reinforced with Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes: A Constitutive Material Model
This article discusses the modification of an existing material model to take into account softening and residual strain effects observed in polymeric materials reinforced with carbon nanotubes when subjected to loading and unloading cycles.
Evaluation of Superficial and Dimensional Quality Features in Metallic Micro-Channels Manufactured by Micro-End-Milling
This article focuses on a set of experiments in the micro-milling of channels made of aluminum, titanium alloys and stainless steel.
Rapid Fabrication of Disposable Micromixing Arrays Using Xurography and Laser Ablation
This article presents a novel split-and-recombine (SAR) array design adapted for interfacing standardized dispensing (handheld micropipette) and sampling (microplate reader) equipment.
Experimental Study of Back Wall Dross and Surface Roughness in Fiber Laser Microcutting of 316L Miniature Tubes
This article uses extensive experimentation to evaluate the effect of fiber laser micro-cutting parameters over average surface roughness and back wall dross in AISI 316L stainless steel mixture tubes.
Hydrostatic High-Pressure Post-Processing of Specimens Fabricated by DLP, SLA, and FDM: An Alternative for the Sterilization of Polymer-Based Biomedical Devices
This article assesses the effects of sterilization in materials manufactured using additive manufacturing by employing a sterilization technique used in the food industry.
Review of biomechanical studies of arteries and their effect on stent performance
This article aims to summarize part of the available literature that reports studies on biomechanical environment in healthy and diseased arteries using various analytical methods.
Transformational Paradigm for Engineering and Engineering Technology Education
This paper discusses a transformational paradigm for engineering and engineering technology education at the baccalaureate level.
Fuzzy logic scheme for tip-sample distance control for a low cost near field optical microscope
This article proposes a fuzzy logic control scheme for a control algorithm used with a scanning near field optical microscope.
Analyzing the Effectiveness of Microlubrication Using a Vegetable Oil-Based Metal Working Fluid during End Milling AISI 1018 Steel
This article describes a study in which a vegetable oil-based lubricant was used to conduct wear analysis and to analyze the effectiveness of microlubrication during end milling AISI 1018 steel.
Xurography as a Rapid Fabrication Alternative for Point-of-Care Devices: Assessment of Passive Micromixers
This article evaluates the viability of xurography as a rapid fabrication tool for the development of ultra-low cost microfluidic technology for extreme Point-of-Care (POC) micromixing devices.
Seismic Response and Engineering of Cold-formed Steel Framed Buildings
This article discusses a North American effort which formed as part of the NSF Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), known as Enabling Performance-Based Seismic Design of Multi-Story Cold-Formed Steel Structures (CFS-NEES), as it addresses seismic performance-based design for cold-formed steel framed buildings.
Stress-Softening and Residual Strain Effects in Suture Materials
This article focuses on the formulation of a constitutive equation to predict Mullins and residual strain effects of buna-N, silicone, and neoprene rubber strings subjected to small transverse vibrations.
On B.S.E and B.S.ET for the Engineering Profession
Article discussing biological systems engineering (B.S.E.) and a proposed model for baccalaureate programs for engineering education.
Evaluation Results of an E and ET Education Forum
This article discusses evaluation results of an Engineering (E) and Engineering Technology (ET) education forum at the University of Houston. A central focus to these discussions revolved around whether Engineering and Engineering Technology exist as separate fields or whether there was value in thinking about them as part of a continuum.
Experimental Investigation and Design Method for the Shear Strength of Self-Piercing Rivet Connections in Thin-Walled Steel Structures
This article presents an experimental investigation on the shear strength of self-piercing rivet connections used in thin-walled steel structures.
Influence of PEEK Coating on Hip Implant Stress Shielding: A Finite Element Analysis
This article proposes a design concept for hip implants, using a combination of metallic stem with a polymer coating.
Optical method for distance and displacement measurements of the probe-sample separation in a scanning near-field optical microscope
This article presents an alternative optical method to determine the probe-sample separation distance in a scanning near-field optical microscope.
Stress-Softening and Residual Strain Effects in Suture Materials
This article focuses on the experimental characterization of suture material samples of MonoPlus, Monosyn, polyglycolic acid, polydioxanone 2–0, polydioxanone 4–0, poly(glycolide-co-epsilon-caprolactone), nylon, and polypropylene when subjected to cyclic loading and unloading conditions.
Adaptive Control Optimization of Cutting Parameters for High Quality Machining Operations based on Neural Networks and Search Algorithms
This book chapter presents an Adaptive Control with Optimization (ACO) system for optimising a multi-objective function based on material removal rate, quality loss function related to surface roughness, and cutting-tool life subjected to surface roughness specifications constraint.
Experimental study and finite element analysis of energy dissipating outriggers
This article uses experiments and finite element analyses to study the structural responses and energy dissipation capacities of three different outriggers of an actual tall building project.
Development and Application of a Simplified Model for the Design of a Super-Tall Mega-Braced Frame-Core Tube Building
This article discusses the development and application of a simplified nonlinear model to compare two design schemes of a super-tall mega-braced frame-core tube building.
Nanoindentation behavior of high entropy alloys with transformation-induced plasticity
Article describes an experiment where nanoindentation of three metastable dual-phase high entropy alloys (HEAs) was performed to obtain their inherent elastoplastic deformation responses.
Study of the fabrication of AISI 316L microneedle arrays
Article describes a study in which a micro milling process was used to manufacture AISI 316L stainless steel needles arrays with a conical geometry (i.e., a base diameter and height of 1 mm by 1 mm, respectively), and an analysis of tool wear on ball nose micro end milling tools with a diameter of ~200 μm was performed to evaluate the use of lubricant in the manufacture of those conical surfaces.
Liquid Cooled Stirling Engine with a Segmented Rotary Displacer
Patent relating to a liquid cooled stirling engine with a segmented rotary displacer.
Intelligent Metamodel Integrated Verilog-AMS for Fast and Accurate Analog Block Design Exploration
Patent relating to a method for modeling a circuit comprising storing a plurality of design variable ranges for a circuit component in a non-transient electronic data memory.
Structural design optimization of knee replacement implants for Additive Manufacturing
Article describes study focused on proposing a setup of a proper methodology for the rapid development of optimized surgical implants.
A Low-Cost Energy-Efficient Cableless Geophone Unit for Passive Surface Wave Surveys
This article presents a hardware design for a low-cost energy-efficient geophone system to better facilitate field applications of the passive surface wave survey.
Design Concepts of Polycarbonate-Based Intervertebral Lumbar Cages: Finite Element Analysis and Compression Testing
This article explores the viability of 3D printed intervertebral lumbar cages based on biocompatible polycarbonate (PC-ISO® material).
Algorithmically Optimized Hemispherical Dome as a Secondary Optical Element for the Fresnel Lens Solar Concentrator
This article focuses on a way to maximize the concentration acceptance product (CAP), while using the minimum SOE and receiver geometry at a given f-number and incidence angle (also referred to as the tracking error angle). The laws of polychromatic light refraction along with trigonometry and spherical geometry were utilized to optimize the POE grooves, SOE radius, receiver size, and SOE–receiver spacing.
Enhancing the Undergraduate Research Experience in a Senior Design Context
This paper discusses enhancing the undergraduate research experience in a senior design context.
Process planning guidelines in selective laser melting for the manufacturing of stainless steel parts
Article presents several process planning guidelines as a result of a selective laser melting (SLM) process calibration for a selected material (stainless steel 316L), with the intention of contributing in process parameters selection in net shape manufacturing.
Application-based design of the Fresnel lens solar concentrator
Article investigates a novel genetically themed hierarchical algorithm (GTHA) to design Fresnel lens solar concentrators that match with the distinct energy input and spatial geometry of various thermal applications.
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