Numerical study and mutual interaction on wear and dynamic performance under the influence of pantograph-catenary system dynamic parameters
Available online 28 March 2026
The abnormal wear of the pantograph and catenary system (PCS) has caused significant economic losses, and understanding the relationship between the wear performance of contact pairs and dynamic interaction...
Unequal deep learning for industrial surface defect detection with various vision morphologies
Available online 27 March 2026
Surface defect detection is indispensable for managing product quality in industrial manufacturing. However, owing to the various defect morphologies, it remains difficult to improve accuracy in cross-domain...
Integrated Safety of Intelligent Vehicle Collisions: Investigating the Influence of Automatic Emergency Steering on Driver Out-of-Position Injuries
Available online 27 March 2026
In dangerous traffic scenarios where obstacles suddenly appear ahead, intelligent vehicles can employ Automatic Emergency Steering (AES) to avoid collisions or reduce collision severity. However, in...
Multi-task continuous manipulation for mobile manipulator inspired by mechanism theory: a Path Kinematic Chain (PKC) method
Available online 27 March 2026
The capability of robots to consecutively execute multi-task manipulation is essential for task adaptability. The challenge is that the configuration required for one task may hinder the execution of...
Error modeling and accuracy improvement of the cylindrical coordinate mechanism for a mobile machining robot
Available online 26 March 2026
Cylindrical coordinate mobile machining robots offer an efficient solution for milling curved panels in large rotating components. However, achieving high-accuracy positioning of long-travel robotic...
Material Removal Depth Control model in Weld Grinding Using Disc-Based Tools
Available online 26 March 2026
During robotic weld grinding, the complex stress and velocity distribution in the contact zone between the grinding disc and the workpiece directly governs the material removal depth (MRD), which ultimately...
fAccurate five-axis toolpath interpolation with kinematic corner smoothing subject to tangential and axial kinematic constraints for high-quality machining
Available online 20 March 2026
Interpolation with a corner smoothing strategy is essential for CNC machining to achieve high efficiency and quality with a low computational burden. To improve the computational efficiency and machining...
VLM-Guided Causal Reasoning Framework for Cross-domain Source-Free Industrial Fault Diagnosis
Available online 18 March 2026
Mechanical intelligent fault diagnosis (IFD) methods in cross-domain industrial environments are often constrained by data privacy regulations, distribution discrepancies between operating conditions,...
Data and Knowledge Co-Driven Electrode Implantation Planning for Robot-Assisted DBS
Available online 18 March 2026
Recently robot-assisted deep brain stimulation has been widely applied to alleviate symptoms of Parkinson patients. Considering that the surgical outcome is highly associated with preoperative planning,...
An LLM-Based Framework for State of Health Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Available online 18 March 2026
Accurate state of health (SOH) estimation is essential for ensuring the reliability and safety of lithium-ion batteries. However, existing methods often suffer from complex modeling requirements and...
Novel pilot pressure-controlled two-stage flow-distribution radial piston motor
Available online 14 March 2026
Hydraulic motors provide low-speed stability, system flexibility, and cost advantages for many industrial applications. However, conventional flow-distribution systems have limited reliable high-pressure...
Design, Analysis, and Verification of a Sealed Container for Lunar Regolith Simulant Containing Water Ice
Available online 14 March 2026
This paper presents a design method for a sealed container intended to hold lunar regolith simulant containing water ice, developed for ground-equivalent drilling tests of the Chang’E-7 mission. Taking...
dimension optimization method for manipulator design considering load direction
Available online 12 March 2026
Robots are often used to perform arduous tasks in fields such as nursing care, construction, and space exploration. These applications necessitate the use of manipulators with high load-carrying capacities....
A Novel Domain-partitioned Design for Rotating Shaft Seals: Structure and Leakage Characteristics
Available online 11 March 2026
This study addresses the engineering challenge of leakage instability in rotating shaft seals under high-speed operational conditions by proposing a domain-partitioned design theory. For the first time,...
Wide-Temperature Wear Mechanism of GH4169 Superalloy Prepared by Longitudinal Torsional Ultrasonic Vibration Milling Correlated with Microstructural Characteristics
Available online 10 March 2026
As a key material for next-generation aero-engine components, the surface layer quality of a GH4169 superalloy after machining directly determines the wear performance of critical parts. This study...
Removal of Stainless Steel Burrs by Ultra-low Temperature Ice Jet Blasting
Available online 10 March 2026
The presence of burrs in the machining process directly affects the accuracy of the machined part. As the machining industry demands higher precision in its products, the necessity for effective burr...
Charging mechanisms and atomization dynamics in electrostatic field-driven bio-based MQL
Available online 10 March 2026
Electrostatic field-driven minimum quantity lubrication (EMQL) demonstrates unique advantages in enhancing lubrication and cooling performance of droplet. However, while considerable research has focused...
Structure-Coupled Modeling of Grinding Force for γ-TiAl Alloy Blade Tenon in Profile Grinding
Available online 9 March 2026
The inherent brittleness and complex geometries of γ-TiAl alloy tenons introduce significant challenges for profile grinding, particularly in achieving accurate characterization of spatial load distribution....
Synergistic improvement of strength and ductility through grain ultra-refinement and self-annealing effect by follow-up hammering-assisted wire arc additive manufacturing
Available online 9 March 2026
Plastic deformation-assisted additive manufacturing technology can significantly improve the mechanical properties of the additive layer, but existing a common problem of strength-ductility trade-off....
A novel local smoothing method for 3-axis CNC linear toolpaths based on three-pair biairthoid splines
Available online 9 March 2026
Higher-order continuous splines are extensively utilized to smooth the corners formed by linear toolpaths to facilitate non-stop transition motion. The transition velocity is significantly affected...
Toward Cognition-Decision Bimodal Synergy Driven Generative Design for Complex Products: A Reinforcement Learning Intelligent Paradigm
Available online 9 March 2026
Under the trend of human-centered intelligent manufacturing, the design of complex products is confronted not only with engineering challenges related to multidisciplinary integration, data complexity,...
Fatigue and creep-fatigue reliability assessment integrating cumulative damage-damage threshold interference principle
Available online 8 March 2026
Reliable life design and damage level evaluation are essential to ensure safe operation and healthy maintenance of high-temperature components. It can be more challenging when considering the degradation...
Mechanisms of green foam water on the sustainability of upward sinking electrical discharge machining
Available online 7 March 2026
An upward sinking electrical discharge machining (USEDM) technology based on green foam water is proposed, which adopts green foam water made of deionized water and air as the working fluid. USEDM has...
Longitudinal-Torsional Vibration Assisted Helical Milling with Cooling Temperature and Drilling Experimental investigation
Available online 4 March 2026
CFRP/Ti6Al4V laminates are extensively utilized in the load-bearing structures of aerospace equipment, which inevitably requires hole machining. However, its cutting temperature and axial force can...
Dynamic modelling and nonlinear mechanical properties of hat-shaped metal rubber
Available online 25 February 2026
Metal rubber materials are recognized for their unique nonlinear mechanical properties, particularly as specialized vibration damping elements in harsh environments. To achieve the stiffness and damping...