199 results on '"Hao, Guangbo"'
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152. Design and analysis of a compliant parallel pan-tilt platform
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Yu, Jingjun, primary, Lu, Dengfeng, additional, and Hao, Guangbo, additional
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- 2015
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153. The reliability mathematical model of load-sharing parallel systems based on fatigue cumulative damage
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Hao, Guangbo, Xie, Liyang, and He, Xiuyun
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Parallel system ,Load transfer ,Life distribution ,Reliability ,Miner cumulative damage - Abstract
Conventional reliability models for parallel systems are not applicable for the analysis of parallel systems with load transfer and sharing. In this short communication, firstly, the direct reliability model of load-sharing parallel systems is presented based on the Miner cumulative damage theory, the total probability formula and addition principle. Secondly, the parallel system reliability is calculated using Monte Carlo simulation when the component life follows the Weibull distribution. The research results show that the proposed reliability mathematical model and Monte Carlo calculation method can analyze and evaluate the reliability of parallel systems in the presence of load transfer well.
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- 2009
154. Damage equivalent method of fatigue reliability analysis of loading-sharing parallel system
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Hao, Guangbo and Xie, Liyang
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Dependence-failure ,Equivalent damage ,Load-sharing parallel system ,Reliability - Abstract
As for load-sharing parallel system like multi-engine system and wire cable, dependence-failure must occur due to load redistributing, so the component life distributions changed. After the analysis of the disadvantage of failure probability equivalent principle and the transformation of equivalent working time of different life distribution based on damage equivalent principle, the parallel system reliability model applying full probability formula is established. The established reliability model provides a new method for reliability analysis of load-sharing parallel system whose component life follows any distribution.
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- 2008
155. Simplified modelling and development of a bi-directionally adjustable constant-force compliant gripper.
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Hao, Guangbo, Mullins, John, and Cronin, Kevin
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This paper proposes the design of a wholly mechanical constant-force gripper that can accommodate the imprecise manipulation of brittle/delicate objects by the actuation. This was achieved by designing a constant-force mechanism as the jaw that allowed a constant force to be applied to the grasping objects regardless of the displacement of the mechanism. The constant-force mechanism is attached to the end effector of the gripper via a parallelogram mechanism which ensures that the jaws remain in parallel. The constant-force mechanism combines the negative stiffness of a bistable mechanism and the positive stiffness of a linear spring to generate a constant force output. By preloading the positive stiffness mechanism, the magnitude of the constant force can be adjusted to be as low as zero. The constant-force mechanism has been fully modelled and simulated using finite element analysis. A normalised force-displacement curve has been developed that allows to obtain the simplified analytical negative stiffness of the bistable mechanism. The design formulation to find the optimal configuration that produces the most constant force has been developed. Illustrated experiments prove the concept of the design although the discrepancies between finite element analysis results and testing results exist due to bistable beam manufacturing error. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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156. Failure Probability Estimation of Long Pipeline
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Xie, Liyang, primary, Wang, Zheng, additional, Hao, Guangbo, additional, and Zhang, Mingchuan, additional
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157. Development of a Low-Cost Underactuated and Self-Adaptive Robotic Hand
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Foody, James, primary, Maxwell, Karl, additional, Hao, Guangbo, additional, and Kong, Xianwen, additional
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- 2014
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158. Design and Analysis of New Large-Range XY Compliant Parallel Micromanipulators
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Yu, Jingjun, primary, Li, Zhenguo, additional, Lu, Dengfeng, additional, Zong, Guanghua, additional, and Hao, Guangbo, additional
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- 2014
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159. Synthesis of Decoupled Spatial Translational Compliant Parallel Mechanisms via Freedom and Actuation Method (FAM)
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Li, Haiyang, primary, Hao, Guangbo, additional, and Kavanagh, Richard, additional
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- 2014
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160. Compound active disturbance rejection control for resonance damping and tracking of nanopositioning
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Wei, Wei, primary, Li, Donghai, additional, Zuo, Min, additional, Su, Tingli, additional, Liu, Zaiwen, additional, and Hao, Guangbo, additional
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- 2014
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161. Conceptual designs of multi-degree of freedom compliant parallel manipulators composed of wire-beam based compliant mechanisms
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Hao, Guangbo, primary and Li, Haiyang, additional
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- 2014
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162. Design of 3-legged XYZ compliant parallel manipulators with minimised parasitic rotations
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Hao, Guangbo, primary and Li, Haiyang, additional
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- 2014
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163. A 2-legged XY parallel flexure motion stage with minimised parasitic rotation
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Hao, Guangbo, primary
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- 2014
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164. A planar reconfigurable linear rigid-body motion linkage with two operation modes
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Hao, Guangbo, primary, Kong, Xianwen, additional, and He, Xiuyun, additional
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- 2014
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165. Kinematic analysis of a single-loop reconfigurable 7R mechanism with multiple operation modes
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He, Xiuyun, primary, Kong, Xianwen, additional, Chablat, Damien, additional, Caro, Stéphane, additional, and Hao, Guangbo, additional
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- 2014
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166. Design of Large-Range XY Compliant Parallel Manipulators Based on Parasitic Motion Compensation
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Hao, Guangbo, primary, Meng, Qiaoling, additional, and Li, Yangmin, additional
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- 2013
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167. Design of decoupled, compact, and monolithic spatial translational compliant parallel manipulators based on the position space.
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Hao, Guangbo, Li, Haiyang, and Kavanagh, Richard
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MANIPULATORS (Machinery) ,SOLID geometry - Abstract
The initial version of this paper was presented at 2014 Workshop on Fundamental Issues and Future Research Directions for Parallel Mechanisms and Manipulators, Tianjin, China. The conceptual design of three types of decoupled, compact, and monolithic XYZ compliant parallel manipulators (CPMs) is taken into account in this paper using the position space concept. The CPMs are termed CUBEs due to the shape of their compact structures. The position space of a compliant module is the combination of all permitted positions in an XYZ CPM system where the constraint of this compliant module in the XYZ CPM system remains unchanged when the position of the compliant module changes within the position space. The position of each compliant P joint is considered relative to its adjacent compliant joint/module rather than being considered in insolation. A design method for obtaining monolithic XYZ CPMs is proposed in terms of both the kinematic substitution and position spaces. Three types of monolithic XYZ CPMs are then demonstrated using the proposed method, with the help of three classes of kinematically decoupled three degrees of freedom translational parallel mechanisms. These monolithic XYZ CPMs include a 3-PPP (P: prismatic) XYZ CPM, a 3-PPPR (R: revolute) XYZ CPM, and a 3-PPPRR XYZ CPM. The position space concept can enable the system configurations to be designed based on the chosen optimization requirements, which include considerations such as compactness or minimization of parasitic rotations. This provides an efficient and systematic method to arrange the relative position between any two compliant joints/modules so that one can easily generate practical and useful configurations for XYZ CPMs. The resulting XYZ CPM is the most compact one when the fixed ends of the three actuated compliant P joints thereof overlap or are as close to each other as possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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168. Conceptual Design and Modelling of a Self-Adaptive Compliant Parallel Gripper for High-Precision Manipulation
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Hao, Guangbo, primary and Kong, Xianwen, additional
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- 2012
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169. A Novel Large-Range XY Compliant Parallel Manipulator With Enhanced Out-of-Plane Stiffness
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Hao, Guangbo, primary and Kong, Xianwen, additional
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- 2012
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170. Design and Modeling of a Large-Range Modular XYZ Compliant Parallel Manipulator Using Identical Spatial Modules
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Hao, Guangbo, primary and Kong, Xianwen, additional
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- 2012
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171. Special Issue: Selected Papers from IDETC-CIE 2022
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Krovi, Venkat, Hao, Guangbo, Chen, Guimin, Gan, Dongming, Fattah, Abbas, and Nelson, Carl
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This special issue of the ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics (JMR) draws on papers presented at the 46th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR), held as part of the 2022 International Design and Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2022), held in St. Louis, Missouri, August 14-17, 2022.
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- 2023
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172. Novel XY Compliant Parallel Manipulators for Large Displacement Translation With Enhanced Stiffness
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Hao, Guangbo, primary and Kong, Xianwen, additional
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- 2010
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173. Design and Modelling of Spatial Compliant Parallel Mechanisms for Large Range of Translation
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Hao, Guangbo, primary, Kong, Xianwen, additional, and Meng, Qiaoling, additional
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- 2010
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174. Reliability Mathematical Model of Continuous System Based on Segment-Partition
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Hao, Guangbo, primary and Xie, Liyang, additional
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- 2009
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175. A 3-DOF Translational Compliant Parallel Manipulator Based on Flexure Motion
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Hao, Guangbo, primary and Kong, Xianwen, additional
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- 2009
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176. Design of 3-legged XYZ compliant parallel manipulators with minimised parasitic rotations.
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Hao, Guangbo and Li, Haiyang
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PARALLEL robots , *ELECTROSTATICS , *PLASMA gases , *PHOTOELECTRICITY , *FAULT currents - Abstract
This paper deals with the design of 3-legged distributed-compliance XYZ compliant parallel manipulators (CPMs) with minimised parasitic rotations, based on the kinematically decoupled 3-PPPRR (P: prismatic joint, and R: revolute joint) and 3-PPPR translational parallel mechanisms (TPMs). The designs are firstly proposed using the kinematic substitution approach, with the help of the stiffness center (SC) overlapping based approach. This is done by an appropriate embedded arrangement so that all of the SCs associated with the passive compliant modules overlap at the point where all of the input forces applied at the input stages intersect. Kinematostatic modelling and characteristic analysis are then carried out for the proposed large-range 3-PPPRR XYZ CPM with overlapping SCs. The results from finite element analysis (FEA) are compared to the characteristics found for the developed analytical models, as are experimental testing results (primary motion) from the prototyped 3-PPPRR XYZ CPM with overlapping SCs. Finally, issues on large-range motion and dynamics of such designs are discussed, as are possible improvements of the actuated compliant P joint. It is shown that the potential merits of the designs presented here include a) minimised parasitic rotations by only using three identical compliant legs; b) compact configurations and small size due to the use of embedded designs; c) approximately kinematostatically decoupled designs capable of easy controls; and d) monolithic fabrication for each leg using existing planar manufacturing technologies such as electric discharge machining (EDM). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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177. Conceptual designs of multi-degree of freedom compliant parallel manipulators composed of wire-beam based compliant mechanisms.
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Li, Haiyang and Hao, Guangbo
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MANIPULATORS (Machinery) ,COMPLIANT mechanisms ,DEGREES of freedom ,BLOCKS (Building materials) ,RIGID body mechanics - Abstract
This paper proposes conceptual designs of multi-degree(s) of freedom (DOF) compliant parallel manipulators (CPMs) including 3-DOF translational CPMs and 6-DOF CPMs using a building block based pseudo-rigid-body-model (PRBM) approach. The proposed multi-DOF CPMs are composed of wire-beam based compliant mechanisms (WBBCMs) as distributed-compliance compliant building blocks (CBBs). Firstly, a comprehensive literature review for the design approaches of compliant mechanisms is conducted, and a building block based PRBM is then presented, which replaces the traditional kinematic sub-chain with an appropriate multi-DOF CBB. In order to obtain the decoupled 3-DOF translational CPMs (XYZ CPMs), two classes of kinematically decoupled 3-PPPR (P: prismatic joint, R: revolute joint) translational parallel mechanisms (TPMs) and 3-PPPRR TPMs are identified based on the type synthesis of rigid-body parallel mechanisms, and WBBCMs as the associated CBBs are further designed. Via replacing the traditional actuated P joint and the traditional passive PPR/PPRR sub-chain in each leg of the 3-DOF TPM with the counterpart CBBs (i.e. WBBCMs), a number of decoupled XYZ CPMs are obtained by appropriate arrangements. In order to obtain the decoupled 6-DOF CPMs, an orthogonally-arranged decoupled 6-PSS (S: spherical joint) parallel mechanism is first identified, and then two example 6-DOF CPMs are proposed by the building block based PRBM method. It is shown that, among these designs, two types of monolithic XYZ CPM designs with extended life have been presented. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2015
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178. Conceptual designs of multi-degree of freedom compliant parallel manipulators composed of wire-beam based compliant mechanisms
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Hao, Guangbo and Li, Haiyang
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This paper proposes conceptual designs of multi-degree(s) of freedom (DOF) compliant parallel manipulators (CPMs) including 3-DOF translational CPMs and 6-DOF CPMs using a building block based pseudo-rigid-body-model (PRBM) approach. The proposed multi-DOF CPMs are composed of wire-beam based compliant mechanisms (WBBCMs) as distributed-compliance compliant building blocks (CBBs). Firstly, a comprehensive literature review for the design approaches of compliant mechanisms is conducted, and a building block based PRBM is then presented, which replaces the traditional kinematic sub-chain with an appropriate multi-DOF CBB. In order to obtain the decoupled 3-DOF translational CPMs (XYZ CPMs), two classes of kinematically decoupled 3-PPPR (P: prismatic joint, R: revolute joint) translational parallel mechanisms (TPMs) and 3-PPPRR TPMs are identified based on the type synthesis of rigid-body parallel mechanisms, and WBBCMs as the associated CBBs are further designed. Via replacing the traditional actuated P joint and the traditional passive PPR/PPRR sub-chain in each leg of the 3-DOF TPM with the counterpart CBBs (i.e. WBBCMs), a number of decoupled XYZ CPMs are obtained by appropriate arrangements. In order to obtain the decoupled 6-DOF CPMs, an orthogonally-arranged decoupled 6-PSS (S: spherical joint) parallel mechanism is first identified, and then two example 6-DOF CPMs are proposed by the building block based PRBM method. It is shown that, among these designs, two types of monolithic XYZ CPM designs with extended life have been presented.
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- 2015
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179. Design of a Monolithic Double-Slider Based Compliant Gripper with Large Displacement and Anti-Buckling Ability.
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Hao, Guangbo and Zhu, Jiaxiang
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FINITE element method ,VIRTUAL work ,MECHANICAL buckling - Abstract
In a micro-manipulation system, the compliant gripper is used for gripping, handling and assembling of objects. Large displacement and anti-buckling characteristics are desired in the design of the gripper. In this paper, a compliant gripper with these two characteristics is proposed, modelled and verified. The large displacement is enabled by using distributed compliance in a double-slider kinematic mechanism. An inverted flexure arrangement enables the anti-buckling of the gripper when closing the two jaws. A pseudo-rigid-body model (PRBM) method with the help of virtual work principle is employed to obtain several desired analytical relations including the amplification coefficient and kinetostatics. The results of the finite element analysis (FEA) are shown to be consistent with the results of the derived analytical model. An experimental test was carried out through a milling machined aluminium alloy prototype, the results of which verify the good performance of the compliant gripper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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180. Modeling Large Deflections of Initially Curved Beams in Compliant Mechanisms Using Chained Beam Constraint Model
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Chen, Guimin, Ma, Fulei, Hao, Guangbo, and Zhu, Weidong
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Understanding and analyzing large and nonlinear deflections are the major challenges of designing compliant mechanisms. Initially, curved beams can offer potential advantages to designers of compliant mechanisms and provide useful alternatives to initially straight beams. However, the literature on analysis and design using such beams is rather limited. This paper presents a general and accurate method for modeling large planar deflections of initially curved beams of uniform cross section, which can be easily adapted to curved beams of various shapes. This method discretizes a curved beam into a few elements and models each element as a circular-arc beam using the beam constraint model (BCM), which is termed as the chained BCM (CBCM). Two different discretization schemes are provided for the method, among which the equal discretization is suitable for circular-arc beams and the unequal discretization is for curved beams of other shapes. Compliant mechanisms utilizing initially curved beams of circular-arc, cosine and parabola shapes are modeled to demonstrate the effectiveness of CBCM for initially curved beams of various shapes. The method is also accurate enough to capture the relevant nonlinear load-deflection characteristics.
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- 2019
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181. Creative design and modelling of large-range translation compliant parallel manipulators
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Hao, Guangbo
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Compliant parallel mechanisms/manipulators (CPMs) are parallel manipulators that transmit motion/load by deformation of their compliant members. Due to their merits such as the eliminated backlash and friction, no need for lubrication, reduced wear and noise, and monolithic configuration, they have been used in many emerging applications as scanning tables, bio-cell injectors, nano-positioners, and etc. How to design large-range CPMs is still a challenging issue. To meet the needs for large-range translational CPMs for high-precision motion stages, this thesis focuses on the systematic conceptual design and modelling of large-range translational CPMs with distributed-compliance. Firstly, several compliant parallel modules with distributed-compliance, such as spatial multi-beam modules, are identified as building blocks of translational CPMs. A normalized, nonlinear and analytical model is then derived for the spatial multi-beam modules to address the non-linearity of load-equilibrium equations. Secondly, a new design methodology for translational CPMs is presented. The main characteristic of the proposed design approach is not only to replace kinematic joints as in the literature, but also to replace kinematic chains with appropriate multiple degrees-of-freedom (DOF) compliant parallel modules. Thirdly, novel large-range translational CPMs are constructed using the proposed design methodology and identified compliant parallel modules. The proposed novel CPMs include, for example, a 1-DOF compliant parallel gripper with auto-adaptive grasping function, a stiffness-enhanced XY CPM with a spatial compliant leg, and an improved modular XYZ CPM using identical spatial double four-beam modules. Especially, the proposed XY CPM and XYZ CPM can achieve a 10mm’s motion range along each axis in the case studies. Finally, kinematostatic modelling of the proposed translational CPMs is presented to enable rapid performance characteristic analysis. The proposed analytical models are also compared with finite element analysis.
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- 2011
182. Accuracy modeling, analysis and radical error distribution of 3-RPR planar parallel mechanism.
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Ding, Jian, Ye, Changlong, Yu, Suyang, Li, Jianguang, Liu, Jinguo, and Hao, Guangbo
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MONTE Carlo method , *RAYLEIGH model , *ANALYSIS of covariance , *MIRROR symmetry , *DISTRIBUTION (Probability theory) , *ANALYSIS of variance - Abstract
Output accuracy performance is directly determined by geometric errors and working poses of a mechanism. Accuracy sensitivity as geometric error transmission coefficient, closely relates to pose configuration and geometric parameters. This research focuses on accuracy of a 3-RPR planar parallel mechanism: firstly, established 3 models in an analytic form, to describe relationship between output errors and geometric ones, then they are mutually verified statistically. Secondly, the anisotropy and periodic fluctuation of position errors, independently contributed by each category of geometric errors, are illustrated; and mirror symmetric trajectories and poses generating output errors with mirror symmetry, are also revealed by numerical simulation. Finally, the radical accuracy model in an analytic form, was established through variance and covariance analysis on output errors. We concluded that the radical error of the movable platform in central symmetric poses, follows Rayleigh distribution pattern. Through statistical comparison with Monte Carlo simulation, the radical error model was demonstrated, that provided a reference for accuracy design for other planar parallel mechanism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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183. Design and pre-clinical evaluation of a folding magnetic anastomosis device for minimally invasive surgery.
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Fass, T. H., Cahill, Ronan, Khan, Mohd, Hao, Guangbo, and Cantillon-Murphy, Pádraig
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EXPERIMENTAL design , *SURGICAL anastomosis , *MAGNETS , *MINIMALLY invasive procedures , *MEDICAL technology , *PRODUCT design , *COMMERCIAL product evaluation , *NEW product development - Abstract
Objective: This work presents the results of Benchtop tests and pre-clinical study of a novel design for a foldable magnetic anastomosis device. The device can be deployed through an endoscope device channel and fold into a ring larger than the deployment port. This new design enables the target application in JJ-anastomosis creation. Material and methods: The folding anastomosis device is constructed from a chain of permanent magnets suspended in a suture weaving inspired by the contact-aided compliant mechanisms. The device was deployed through an endoscope in Benchtop experiments and its expected coupling force was measured in a pull test. A set of experiments was executed during the pre-clinical study, where the device was deployed in the abdomen, to estimate the reliability of deployment and the plausibility of the use in jejuno-jejunal (JJ)- and gastrojejunal (GJ)-anastomosis creation. Results: The presented folding anastomosis device was shown to deploy through an endoscope device channel and a catheter with an inner diameter of 3.2 mm. After deployment the device folds reliably into a ring with an outer diameter of 7–8 mm. The folded device was shown to exhibit a coupling force comparable to similar cases of JJ-anastomosis creation. It is concluded that the presented design of a folding magnetic ring is suitable for select cases of magnetic compression anastomosis where the device is either delivered through a catheter to fold into an anastomosis ring larger than the deployment port or through an endoscopes device channel to allow for convenient visual confirmation of the device during placement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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184. A variable section beams based Bi-BCM formulation for the kinetostatic analysis of cross-axis flexural pivots.
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Bilancia, Pietro, Baggetta, Mario, Hao, Guangbo, and Berselli, Giovanni
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FINITE element method , *BEHAVIORAL assessment , *BESSEL beams , *COMPLIANT mechanisms - Abstract
• A Cross-Axis Pivot incorporating variable section beams is presented. • A routine to generate the BCM coefficients with various beam shapes is reported. • A Bi-BCM model is developed to analyze the pivot under different load scenarios. • Finite Element Analysis is used to verify the model accuracy. • Experiments are performed on physical prototypes to further validate the results. [Display omitted] The Cross-Axis Flexural Pivot (CAFP) is a well-established compliant rotational joint characterized by a highly configurable behavior. Its classic form, consisting of two uniform beams that cross at an arbitrary angle, has been thoroughly examined via either theoretical approaches or Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Conversely, the effects of utilizing variable section beams have had minor consideration, possibly due to the more complex modeling phase. The present paper addresses the analysis of CAFPs incorporating beams whose width and thickness are assumed to vary along the axis with either linear or parabolic functions. The CAFP planar behavior is studied resorting to the Beam-Constraint Model (BCM) for different load cases, namely with an ideal rotation applied to one rigid link or a more practicable cable-driven actuation. To extend the use of BCM to large deflections, each CAFP's beam is modeled as a chain of two BCM elements, named Bi-BCM. A preliminary study has been carried out to establish empirical equations that provide the BCM characteristic coefficients for every considered beam shape. Next, these have been used to perform the pivot behavioral analysis and to generate, as an output of the sensitivity studies, the performance maps of stiffness, maximum stress and center shift. These results have been verified with FEA, which confirmed the Bi-BCM accuracy for any tested configuration. Finally, direct comparisons between predicted behaviors of the CAFP actuated via the flexible cable and experimental data obtained with 3D printed specimens further validated the proposed Bi-BCM model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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185. Efficient spatial compliance analysis of general initially curved beams for mechanism synthesis and optimization.
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Wu, Ke, Zheng, Gang, and Hao, Guangbo
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CURVED beams , *COMPLIANT mechanisms , *FINITE element method , *THEORY of screws , *FORCE & energy , *DEFLECTION (Mechanics) - Abstract
• We proposed an efficient compliance analysis method of initially curved beams. • We validated the method using Finite Element Analysis. • We conducted compliance analysis and optimization of ICB-based mechanisms. • We used weighted-sum method and genetic algorithm for the optimization process. Compliant Mechanisms (CMs) present several desired properties for mechanical designs. Conventional rigid-body mechanisms composed of rigid links connected at kinematic joints, serve as devices to transfer motion, force and energy by the movements of rigid links whereas CMs are able to present the same function only through deflection of flexible members. Most designs of CMs in the current literature employ straight beams as the elementary flexible members whereas initially curved beams (ICBs) also provide potential advantages for CMs such as large range of motion and small strain range. This paper presents an efficient spatial compliance analysis method of general ICBs. The spatial compliance analysis of different types of ICBs (such as varying-curvature beams and varying-cross-section beams) was conducted, followed by Finite Element Analysis (FEA) verification. Next, the modeling and optimization of two types of CMs including ICB-based parallelogram mechanisms and ICB-based Ortho-planar springs were carried out by applying screw theory under the framework of position space concept and parameter normalization strategy where a class of anti-buckling translational parallelograms with high load-bearing capacity and a type of compact 2R1T (2 rotational DOF and 1 translational DOF) compliant kinematic joints were obtained. The corresponding FEA was conducted to verify the optimal results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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186. Analytical modelling and experimental study of the cladding characteristics of a laser powder-fed additive manufacturing process.
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Zhao, Lijuan, Yue, Haitao, Guo, Chenguang, Li, Qiang, and Hao, Guangbo
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MANUFACTURING processes , *LASERS , *POWDERS , *ENERGY density , *ENERGY conservation , *CONSERVATION of mass , *METAL powders - Abstract
To avoid the effects of the overlap phenomenon among powder particles, the concept of an effective particle number was introduced, and multi-parameter analytical models for laser powder-fed additive manufacturing (LPF-AM) cladding geometric characteristics were established based on the laws of energy and mass conservation. Experimental research on the LPF-AM of a FeCr alloy was carried out, and the theoretical results are discussed and compared with the experimental data from the perspective of the laser energy density and powder density. The results showed that the cladding area was proportional to both the laser energy density and powder density. The mixing area and dilution rate decreased gradually with increasing powder density, while they increased first and then decreased with increasing laser energy density. The analytical model calculation values fit well with the experimental measurements. The microstructure of the cladding layer and substrate showed good metallurgical bonding, and the micro-hardness variation from the mixing to the cladding zone ranged from 423 to 627 HV. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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187. Deployment analysis of membranes with creases using a nonlinear torsion spring model.
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Zhao, Pengyuan, Liu, Jinguo, Wu, Chenchen, Ye, Siyuan, Yang, Quanjie, and Hao, Guangbo
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ARTIFICIAL membranes , *TORSION , *POLYMERIC membranes , *SOLAR sails , *FINITE element method , *ANTENNAS (Electronics) - Abstract
Membranes have been widely applied in spacecrafts, such as solar sails and deployable antenna structures, due to their light weight and high compact ratio. The geometric profile of deployed membranes has an important impact on the performance of a membrane-based spacecraft, which should be accurately predicted during the deployment process. However, some observable dynamic deployment characteristics of membranes are difficult to be simulated accurately. In this paper, an equivalent torsion spring model for the membrane crease is proposed and derived to accurately describe the complex deployment process of the membrane. The elastic and plastic phases of the equivalent spring are both considered and derived in this model. Based on this method, the experimentally-observed spring-back position and the corresponding torque of the membrane can be quantitatively predicted. Combining the equivalent torsion spring model with the finite element software, the deployment processes of a single-fold and a Miura-fold are simulated and compared with the experimental results, showing a good agreement. Finally, the deployment process of a 3-axis stabilized solar sail is simulated using this method. [Display omitted] • Proposition of an innovative crease equivalent torsion spring model. • Comparison and optimization of parameters based on crease experiments. • A variety of numerical examples with single/Miura-ori fold. • Simulation of the deployment for a Z-type folding triangle membrane. • Accurate model-based prediction of crease stress and spring-back. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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188. Accuracy modeling and analysis for a lock-or-release mechanism of the Chinese Space Station Microgravity Platform.
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Ding, Jian, Liu, Jinguo, Zhang, Rongpeng, Zhang, Lu, and Hao, Guangbo
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REDUCED gravity environments , *VECTOR error-correction models , *SPACE stations - Abstract
Highlights • We present two accuracy models for the L/R mechanism to analyze the mechanism output errors. • We investigate the lead screw errors of the mechanism from the transmission train with DOE. • Two accuracy models for the L/R mechanism are verified through DOE with MC simulation, with their relations applied in accuracy analysis. • The statistical model for non-synchronous error of the mechanism reveals the orientation errors prevail other errors. Abstract With development of Chinese space science and technology, plenty of microgravity experiments will be conducted in the Chinese Space Station to be built, and therefore demand for high-precision electromechanical equipment increases substantially. In this paper, a comprehensive accuracy analysis of a new type of auto lock-or-release (L/R) mechanism, which is applied in the Space Station Microgravity Platform (SSMP), is implemented. Firstly, two models (vector analysis model and vector differential model) are, therefore, proposed to analyze output errors of the mechanism. Due to transmission errors from the transmission chain of the gear mechanism, influence factors on axial errors of lead screws are analyzed using design of experiment (DOE) for factor sensitivities. It shows that manufacturing tolerances of the lead screw is the dominant factor. Then, verification of the two proposed accuracy models is comparatively implemented through Monte Carlo (MC) simulation and DOE. Using the present accuracy model, location errors of the lead screw throughout the mechanism's working stroke are illustrated, where the non-synchronous error of the mechanism is particularly discussed. A linear relation between the variance of the non-synchronous error and that of the structural error is established, followed by analyzing influence factors on the non-synchronous error. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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189. A drifter-based self-powered piezoelectric sensor for ocean wave measurements
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Kargar, Seyyed Masoud, Hao, Guangbo, and Kavanagh, Richard
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Ocean ,Measurement ,Harvester ,Sea ,Energy ,Drifter ,Wave ,Piezoelectric ,Sensor - Abstract
In the present research, a drifter-based piezoelectric sensor is proposed to measure ocean waves’ height and period. To analyze the motion principle and the working performance of the proposed drifter-based piezoelectric sensor, a dynamic model is developed. The developed dynamic model investigates the system’s response to an input of ocean waves and provides design insights into the geometrical and material parameters. Next, finite element analysis (FEA) simulations using the commercial software COMSOL-Multiphysics have been carried out with the help of a coupled physics analysis of Solid Mechanics and Electrostatics Modules to achieve the output voltages. An experimental prototype has been fabricated and tested to validate the results of the dynamic model and the FEA simulation. A slider-crank mechanism is used to mimic ocean waves throughout the experiment, and the results show a close match between the proposed dynamic modeling, FEA simulations, and experimental testing. In the end, a short discussion is devoted to interpreting the output results; comparing the results of the simulations and the experimental testing; the sensor’s resolution; and the self-powering functionality of the proposed drifter-based piezoelectric sensor.
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- 2022
190. Self-assembling magnetic chains for minimally-invasive surgery
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Fass, Tim H., Cantillon-Murphy, Padraig, and Hao, Guangbo
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Minimally invasive surgery ,Chain dynamics ,Self-assembly - Abstract
Minimally-invasive surgery has led to significantly improved success rates and decreased recovery times for surgical procedures, by minimising the access wounds to the patient. This imposes a restriction on any tool used during minimally-invasive surgery. A trade-off between incision size and the number of tools or tool size has to be achieved. The development of tools that change their shape, are able to pass through narrow ports and can assemble into functional forms is therefore desirable. This would decouple the size of the tool during use from the size during deployment. Such reconfiguring tools can be categorised under the engineering field of self-assembly, a process with countless examples in nature. The principle of self-assembly applied to surgical tools could potentially remove the size limitation a port imposes on the used tool. This work seeks to work toward the development of a general concept of self-assembly to be used in minimally-invasive surgery. The concept proposed in this thesis employs a subcategory of self-assembly, the self-folding chain. The self-folding chains analysed and proposed in this work mimic the process of the protein biosynthesis as it happens on a molecular level in our cells. A chain of magnetic components, linked together by rotational joints, allows for deployment through a long flexible tube and therefore facilitates the application in a range of surgical procedures. Once deployed and free of the confinement of the deployment tube, the magnetic attraction between the chain components in combination with the unique restrictions of the joints cause the chain to fold on itself to a functional device. Folding was first investigated in a plane where it could be recorded and analysed. The experimental results were tested against simulation and evaluated for their reliability and repeatability. Based on the results, a three-dimensional concept was developed. This concept allows for a uniform magnetic orientation of the folded device and consequently promotes the utilisation of the magnetic properties in surgery. Based on these properties, target applications were chosen in magnetic anastomosis creation and magnetic anchoring. The target scale necessary for use in minimally-invasive surgery places a range of challenges on material and mechanisms used. A prototype of a folding magnetic anastomosis device, which solves the need for an intelligent design of a compliant mechanism, was developed and tested in a pre-clinical study, demonstrating the feasibility of the concept.
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- 2022
191. Monolithic, tunable, single frequency, narrow linewidth lasers using quantum well intermixing
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Jia, Zhengkai, Peters, Frank H., and Hao, Guangbo
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Quantum well intermixing ,Tunable single frequency lasers ,Narrow linewidth lasers - Abstract
With the development of Internet technology, the number of Internet users and Internet traffic has increased exponentially every year, and there is a large-scale demand for photonic components at the core of optical communication networks. Semiconductor lasers are the heart of photonic devices which are attractive for their low form factor, mass producibility and compatibility with photonic integrated circuits (PICs). Quantum well intermixing (QWI) is one of the important monolithic techniques used in the integration of PICs. QWI is a post-growth technique, which is used in the preparation of integrated devices and creates a modified energy band gap of a quantum well without any regrowth. QWI in Indium phosphide (InP) based AlGaInAs multiple quantum well active regions was demonstrated in this dissertation by applying QWI to monolithic tunable single frequency narrow linewidth lasers. This design reduces both the potential cost and power consumption of the devices. This work has been focused on creating small size coherent optical laser sources, making them attractive devices to satisfy the rising demand for photonic components. This work investigates the development of components that can be simply fabricated without requiring any epitaxial regrowth. A regrowth-free monolithic InP-based laser / photonic integrated circuit (PIC) was demonstrated with tunable single-frequency operation in the C + L bands and a sub 10 kHz linewidth. The laser PIC integrates a gain section with a 1×2 multimode interferometer (MMI), a linear curvature ring reflector on one side and a slotted mirror on the other. The MMI and ring reflector were made transparent to the gain wavelength using the impurity-free vacancy disordering (IFVD) quantum well intermixing technique to extend the cavity for narrow linewidth. The slotted mirror acts as higher order distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) to select the lasing mode. The laser was fabricated using the typical Fabry Perot (FP) laser process used in the Integrated Photonics Group, with a self-aligned technique for achieving two etch depths. The fabricated laser demonstrated single longitudinal mode tunability over a 39 nm range with a side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) of greater than 35 dB and a 3.79 kHz linewidth at room temperature with 87 mA current injection on the gain section and 115 mA on the slotted mirror section.
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- 2022
192. Ultra-low and wide bandwidth vibrational energy harvesting using a statically balanced compliant mechanism
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Liang, Haitong, Hao, Guangbo, and Olszewski, Zbigniew
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Stiffness nonlinearity ,Statically balanced compliant mechanism ,Vibrational energy harvesting ,Wide bandwidth ,Ultra-low frequency - Abstract
The development of Internet of Things (IoT) in recent times has met with the challenges of powering numerous sensors in a wireless sensor network with traditional batteries, owing to their limited lifetime, environmental pollution, high maintenance cost, etc. Vibrational energy harvesting is an ideal and green powering solution due to the ubiquitous environmental vibrations and their sufficient power density (~0.3 μW/mm3). A systematic review on state-of-the-art structural methodologies of vibrational energy harvesters from the aspect of compliant mechanisms (CMs) is first carried out, focusing on the energy conversion mechanism by piezoelectric effect in particular. The frequency gap between the majority of energy harvesting devices (with narrow bandwidth in the high frequency range) and the accessible vibrational sources (at 1-10 Hz levels) is observed and is still to be filled. In this thesis, a structural solution of vibrational energy harvesters using a statically balanced compliant mechanism (SBCM) is proposed, theoretically characterised, and experimentally demonstrated to address this need. This SBCM is designed based on the concept of stiffness compensation between a linear positive-stiffness component (two double parallelograms in parallel) and a nonlinear negative-stiffness component (two sets of post-buckled fixed-guided compliant beams in parallel). A design guideline of the SBCM starting from using a rapid-design stiffness compensation equation is provided for a reasonable approximation of results. The whole-range nonlinear force-displacement relationship of the SBCM is obtained through nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA) simulations and a 5th order polynomial fit is chosen taking only odd terms into account. Subsequently, a dynamic analytical model of the displacement response of the SBCM to harmonic base excitations has been derived based on the averaging method. The accuracy of this analytical model is confirmed by numerical analysis and FEA simulations. Next, an SBCM prototype was fabricated and its applicability to piezoelectric vibrational energy harvesters (PVEHs) was demonstrated by integrating piezoelectric transducers, made of PVDF films, with compliant beams of the SBCM to generate electric outputs in response to bending of the beams. Static balancing was successfully tuned in the static experiments. Displacement responses and electric outputs were obtained from the preliminary SBCM-based PVEH in the ultra-low and wide frequency range with weak accelerations in the dynamic experiments. Two application cases of the SBCM in macro and micro scales in vibrational energy harvesting were investigated using FEA simulations. The integration of the SBCM into an oceanic drifter for harvesting vibrational energy from ocean waves was first explored. The SBCM is then miniaturized in the MEMS scale and its dynamic displacement under harmonic base excitation was then demonstrated. In conclusion, a novel SBCM structure is designed based on the stiffness compensation principle. It is verified analytically, numerically and experimentally that this SBCM structure responds to regular and irregular vibrations over ultra-low wide bandwidth frequencies (theoretically starting above 0 Hz) and low accelerations regardless of the dimensions and scales. It provides an effective structural solution to the ultra-low wide bandwidth vibrational energy harvesters. Future work of this research includes optimization of the SBCM structure and electric circuits, application of the SBCM-based PVEHs in real vibrational conditions, miniaturization of the SBCM in the MEMS scale, and integration of the SBCM with other nonlinear oscillators.
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- 2022
193. A constraint-flow based method of synthesizing XYθ compliant parallel mechanisms with decoupled motion and actuation characteristics.
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Li, Haiyang, Liu, Yijie, Wang, Zhipeng, Leng, Chuyang, Zhang, Zhen, and Hao, Guangbo
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COMPLIANT mechanisms , *SEMICONDUCTOR manufacturing , *ROTATIONAL motion - Abstract
• A constraint flow concept and its mathematical expressions are introduced. • A constraint-flow based method to the synthesis of decoupled XYθ-CPMs is proposed. • One decoupled XYθ-CPM is designed, analytically modelled and experimentally tested. It is an open challenge to synthesize XYθ compliant parallel mechanisms (CPMs) with decoupled motion and actuation characteristics for increasing applications from semiconductor manufacture to bio-nanotechnology. The key issue in the synthesis is to obtain the permitted constraints of the constituent compliant modules. In this paper, a constraint-flow based method is proposed to address this need, and up to 6859 constraint combinations are derived for the compliant modules, leading to a great number of possible synthesis schemes. Two case studies of schemes are presented to demonstrate the proposed synthesis method. One of the designs is analytically modelled, with less than 6.45% difference compared with the FEA results. A prototype of the design is also fabricated and experimentally tested. The analytical, FEA and/or experimental results show that the couplings are less than 3.9%, the translation resolution is 5 nm, and the rotation resolution is 50 nrad. The introduced constraint flow concept is not limited to the application of synthesizing decoupled XYθ CPMs, but also is an alternative and effective method in synthesizing other types of CPMs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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194. Investigation of a wearable compliant mechanism for knee rehabilitation
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Chen, Yingyue, Hao, Guangbo, and Li, Zili
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Compliant mechanisms ,Knee rehabilitation - Abstract
Wearable devices for knee rehabilitation have been studied extensively in the past few years, with particular applications in tackling ageing problems all over the world. Such devices were firstly created 40 years ago. Although numerous solutions have been proposed since then, many challenges still exist, like high energy consumption compared to their short battery lifetime, low portability and incompatibility anthropomorphic mechanisms. Recently, these issues are resolved with different methods, including the development of better-designed actuators and artificial muscles, and the improvement of gait models. However, there are questions associated with each of these methods such as the self-weight of actuators and muscles which decrease the portability of the devices, while increased complexity is associated with more accurate models. The resulting device from this thesis aims to overcome the difficulties mentioned above and acts as lightweight and functional wearable devices/joints. The device consists of two rings fixed on the femur and tibia, respectively, connected with two crossing flexural shells. The design concept comes from the anatomy and physiology of the human knees concluded in the bio-joint model. Two designs, cross-spring pivot and the crossing four-bar linkage, are studied in this thesis. The kinetostatic models of the two designs are established for the intended bionic characteristics. After optimizing the two designs by using the analytical models, it shows that the crossing four-bar linkage is much better than the cross-spring pivot for matching the bio-joint. A comparison between analytical model and FEA for each design is implemented, showing acceptable agreement. A prototype is fabricated, and preliminarily static experiment tests are conducted.
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- 2021
195. Kinetostatic Nonlinear Stiffness Characteristic Generation Using the Kinematic Singularity of Planar Linkages
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Li, Baokun and Hao, Guangbo
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Technology & Engineering - Abstract
The theory of nonlinear stiffness characteristic by employing the kinematic limb-singularity of planar mechanisms with attached springs is proposed. After constructing the position formula with closed-loop form of the mechanism, the kinematic limb-singularity can be identified. The kinetostatic model can be obtained based on the principle of virtual work. The influences of spring stiffness on the force-displacement or torque-angle curve are analysed. Different spring stiffness results in one of four types of stiffness characteristic, which can be used to design an expected stiffness characteristic. After replacing corresponding joints with flexures, the pseudo-rigid-body model of the linkage with springs is obtained. The compliant mechanisms with nonlinear stiffness characteristic can further be synthesised based on the pseudo-rigid-body model.
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- 2020
196. Design and modeling of a compact compliant stroke amplification mechanism with completely distributed compliance for ground-mounted actuators.
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Li, Haiyang, Guo, Fanyi, Wang, Yiran, Wang, Zhipeng, Li, Cuiling, Ling, Mingxiang, and Hao, Guangbo
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COMPLIANT mechanisms , *PIEZOELECTRIC actuators , *ACTUATORS , *STRESS concentration , *RANGE of motion of joints , *DESIGN - Abstract
• We proposed a new compliant amplification mechanism for piezoelectric actuators. • Kinetostatic models of the mechanism are derived and compared with FEA. • An optimization design is obtained based on the analytical models. • We designed an experimental hardware to test the fabricated prototype. This paper proposes a new compliant mechanism for the stroke amplification of piezoelectric actuators. Compared with the existing ones, this compliant stroke amplification mechanism (CSAM) has several advantages including lightweight, less stress concentration, large motion range, as well as ease of manufacture in macro- and micro-scales, mainly due to the completely distributed compliance and largely reduced moving mass. Kinetostatic models of the CSAM, with consideration of the payloads applied on the output stage, are derived for quick and insightful determinate analysis, which enables optimization of the associated parameters to achieve different objectives. The results obtained from the kinetostatic models are in reasonable agreement with the FEA simulation results, with less than 3.8% difference when the input displacement is less than 10 µm. An optimization method, based on the analytical models, is introduced and employed to increase the amplification ratio of the CSAM by up to 240%. The optimized CSAM is an excellent candidate for the stroke amplification of piezoelectric actuators, which is fabricated and experimentally tested. The optimization method is able to be extended to design other compliant mechanisms with optimized size, shape and topology configuration simultaneously. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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197. Prediction modelling and process optimization for forming multi-layer cladding structures with laser directed energy deposition.
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Guo, Chenguang, He, Shunzhi, Yue, Haitao, Li, Qiang, and Hao, Guangbo
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PROCESS optimization , *PREDICTION models , *VALUE engineering , *LASERS , *STATISTICAL models - Abstract
• Statistical prediction models of multi-layer cladding structures were established. • Effects of process parameters on geometric characteristics were revealed. • An optimized model of multi-layer cladding structures was established. • The optimal process parameters combination of multi-layer cladding was obtained. In the laser Directed Energy Deposition (DED) manufacturing of parts, severe deformation caused by the uneven geometric characteristics of a multi-layer deposition fusion area occurs extremely easily due to the complexity and insufficient understanding of the process. The above results in a significant decline in the overall geometric quality of the parts. To study the influence of the laser DED process parameters on the geometric characteristics of multi-layer cladding, a response surface method was used to carry out an experimental study of the multi-layer cladding structures. Statistical prediction models of multi-layer cladding manufacturing were established among the laser power, scanning speed, powder feeding rate, lap ratio and cladding width, cladding zone area, fusion zone area, and flatness ratio. The accuracy, adaptability and relevance of the models were verified. The influence of each process parameter on the geometric characteristics of the multi-layer cladding structure was analysed, and the laser DED process parameters were optimized. Experimental results show that the surface forming quality of specimens processed with optimized process parameters is good. Relative errors between the experimental and predicted values of the geometric characteristics of specimens are less than 9%; thus, the prediction models can suitably predict and control the geometric characteristics of a multi-layer cladding structure. The proposed optimization of process parameters can significantly improve the geometric quality of parts and has substantial value in engineering applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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198. Approaches to the synthesis, modelling and optimisation of spatial translational compliant parallel mechanisms
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Li, Haiyang, Hao, Guangbo, and Kavanagh, Richard (Engineering)
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Structure synthesis ,Analytical modelling ,Shape and dimension optimisation ,Spatial deformation ,Compliant mechanism ,Spatial translation - Abstract
The main facets of designing compliant mechanisms are synthesis, modelling and optimization. This thesis focuses on these three aspects of designing compliant mechanisms with a particular emphasis on spatial translational compliant parallel mechanisms (XYZ CPMs). In this thesis, a constraint and position identification (CPI) synthesis approach, a constraint‐force‐based (CFB) modelling approach and a position‐spacereconfiguration (PSR) approach are proposed. Subsequently, two PSR‐based optimization approaches are presented. A large number of XYZ CPMs can be synthesized using the proposed CPI approach. Each of the synthesized XYZ CPMs can provide decoupled translations along the X‐, Y‐ and Z‐axes, and can be actuated by three groundmounted linear actuators. Furthermore, the motion characteristics of a synthesized XYZ CPM can be analysed, based on an analytical model that can be derived using the proposed CFB approach. Such motion characteristics can include cross‐axis coupling, lost motion, parasitic motion and actuation stiffness. If the motion characteristics of an XYZ CPM need to be improved, the XYZ CPM can be reconfigured using the PSR approach. For example, two PSR‐based optimization approaches are detailed, which are used to reduce parasitic motions of XYZ CPMs and to reconfigure a non‐symmetric XYZ CPM into a symmetric XYZ CPM, respectively. Such PSR‐based optimization approaches can be employed to optimize both the geometrical dimension and the geometrical shape of an XYZ CPM. Therefore, an XYZ CPM can be synthesized using the CPI approach, modelled using the CFB approach, and then optimized using the PSR‐based approaches. In order to demonstrate the use of these proposed approaches, several examples of XYZ CPMs are synthesized, modelled and optimized. These design examples are also verified by FEA simulations and/or experimental tests. Several prototypes of the obtained XYZ CPMs are fabricated, and a control system for one of the prototypes is also presented. It is important to note that the proposed CFB approach, PSR approach and PSR‐based optimization approaches can also be employed to model, reconfigure and optimize other types of compliant mechanisms in addition to XYZ CPMs.
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199. Inspection of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Using Multi-Rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Literature Review and Trends.
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Zhang K, Pakrashi V, Murphy J, and Hao G
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Operations and maintenance (O&M) of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) require regular inspection activities to predict, detect, and troubleshoot faults at high altitudes and in harsh environments such as strong winds, waves, and tides. Their costs typically account for more than 30% of the lifetime cost due to high labor costs and long downtime. Different inspection methods, including manual inspection, permanent sensors, climbing robots, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), can be employed to fulfill O&M missions. The UAVs, as an enabling technology, can deal with time and space constraints easily and complete tasks in a cost-effective and efficient manner, which have been widely used in different industries in recent years. This study provides valuable insights into the existing applications of UAVs in FOWT inspection, highlighting their potential to reduce the inspection cost and thereby reduce the cost of energy production. The article introduces the rationale for applying UAVs to FOWT inspection and examines the current technical status, research gaps, and future directions in this field by conducting a comprehensive literature review over the past 10 years. This paper will also include a review of UAVs' applications in other infrastructure inspections, such as onshore wind turbines, bridges, power lines, solar power plants, and offshore oil and gas fields, since FOWTs are still in the early stages of development. Finally, the trends of UAV technology and its application in FOWTs inspection are discussed, leading to our future research direction.
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- 2024
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