scholarly journals High performance steam development. Final report, Phase No. 3: 1500{degree}F steam plant for industrial cogeneration prototype development tests

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Duffy ◽  
P. Schneider
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Prototype Development ◽  
Steam Plant

scholarly journals High-performance magneto-rheological clutches for direct-drive actuation: Design and development

2021 ◽  
pp. 1045389X2110069
Author(s):  
Sergey Pisetskiy ◽  
Mehrdad Kermani
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
Complete Analysis ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
Direct Drive ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Prototype Development ◽  
Magneto Rheological ◽  
Hall Sensors

This paper presents an improved design, complete analysis, and prototype development of high torque-to-mass ratio Magneto-Rheological (MR) clutches. The proposed MR clutches are intended as the main actuation mechanism of a robotic manipulator with five degrees of freedom. Multiple steps to increase the toque-to-mass ratio of the clutch are evaluated and implemented in one design. First, we focus on the Hall sensors’ configuration. Our proposed MR clutches feature embedded Hall sensors for the indirect torque measurement. A new arrangement of the sensors with no effect on the magnetic reluctance of the clutch is presented. Second, we improve the magnetization of the MR clutch. We utilize a new hybrid design that features a combination of an electromagnetic coil and a permanent magnet for improved torque-to-mass ratio. Third, the gap size reduction in the hybrid MR clutch is introduced and the effect of such reduction on maximum torque and the dynamic range of MR clutch is investigated. Finally, the design for a pair of MR clutches with a shared magnetic core for antagonistic actuation of the robot joint is presented and experimentally validated. The details of each approach are discussed and the results of the finite element analysis are used to highlight the required engineering steps and to demonstrate the improvements achieved. Using the proposed design, several prototypes of the MR clutch with various torque capacities ranging from 15 to 200 N·m are developed, assembled, and tested. The experimental results demonstrate the performance of the proposed design and validate the accuracy of the analysis used for the development.

scholarly journals Next Generation Photovoltaic Technologies For High-Performance Remote Power Generation (Final Report)

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony L. Lentine ◽  
Greg N. Nielson ◽  
Daniel S. Riley ◽  
M. Okandan ◽  
William C. Sweatt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Photovoltaic Technologies

scholarly journals Unmanned Ground Vehicle Modelling in Gazebo/ROS-Based Environments

Machines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zandra B. Rivera ◽  
Marco C. De Simone ◽  
Domenico Guida
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Production Quality ◽  
University Of Southern California ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Prototype Development ◽  
Production Models ◽  
Integrated Devices ◽  
Outdoor Environments

The fusion of different technologies is the base of the fourth industrial revolution. Companies are encouraged to integrate new tools in their production processes in order to improve working conditions and increase productivity and production quality. The integration between information, communication technologies and industrial automation can create highly flexible production models for products and services that can be customized through real-time interactions between consumer, production and machinery throughout the production process. The future of production, therefore, depends on increasingly intelligent machinery through the use of digital systems. The key elements for future integrated devices are intelligent systems and machines, based on human–machine interaction and information sharing. To do so, the implementation of shared languages that allow different systems to dialogue in a simple way is necessary. In this perspective, the use of advanced prototyping tools like Open-Source programming systems, the development of more detailed multibody models through the use of CAD software and the use of self-learning techniques will allow for developing a new class of machines capable of revolutionizing our companies. The purpose of this paper is to present a waypoint navigation activity of a custom Wheeled Mobile Robot (WMR) in an available simulated 3D indoor environment by using the Gazebo simulator. Gazebo was developed in 2002 at the University of Southern California. The idea was to create a high-fidelity simulator that gave the possibility to simulate robots in outdoor environments under various conditions. In particular, we wanted to test the high-performance physics Open Dynamics Engine (ODE) and the sensors feature present in Gazebo for prototype development activities. This choice was made for the possibility of emulating not only the system under analysis, but also the world in which the robot will operate. Furthermore, the integration tools available with Solidworks and Matlab-Simulink, well known commercial platforms of modelling and robotics control respectively, are also explored.

scholarly journals High Performance Cold Climate Heat Pump (CCHP) – Final Report

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Shen ◽  
Omar Abdelaziz ◽  
Van Baxter ◽  
C. Rice
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pump ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Final Report
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