scholarly journals Learning Predictions of the Load-Bearing Surface for Autonomous Rough-Terrain Navigation in Vegetation

Author(s):  
Carl Wellington ◽  
Anthony Stentz
2014 ◽  
Vol 602-603 ◽  
pp. 532-535
Author(s):  
Zhen Nan Li ◽  
Si Yang Fan ◽  
Xin Yan Yue ◽  
Zhao Bin Sun ◽  
Jian Jun Wang ◽  
...  

A three-layer material based on B4C/Al, B4C/TiB2 and B4C composites had been successfully prepared. The microstructures and properties of B4C/Al-B4C/TiB2-B4C composite were investigated in detail. The three-layer porous preform was first prepared by hot pressing. Then the three-layer composite was fabricated by infiltrating aluminum into the porous preform in vacuum. The three-layer B4C/Al-B4C/TiB2-B4C composite showed good interfacial bonding. When using the B4C ceramics layer as the load-bearing surface, the flexural strength, fracture toughness and Vickers hardness of the composite were 230 MPa, 3.4 MPa·m1/2 and 38 GPa, respectively.


1986 ◽  
Vol 108 (4) ◽  
pp. 598-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kong Ping Oh

The mixed-lubrication problem is formulated as a nonlinear generalized complementarity problem in which the pressure acting on the load-bearing surface is taken as the unknown, and the lubricant flow and the gap between the surfaces are taken as its complements. An iterative method was developed to find the solution, which satisfies the complementarity condition that at each point on the load-bearing surface, the pressure or at least one of its complements, is zero at all times. Moreover, the pressure and its complements satisfy non-negativity constraints. The solution intrinsically decomposes the load-bearing surface into three distinct subregions: solid-to-solid contact, hydrodynamically lubricated contact, and no contact (or cavitation). It is shown that the mixed-lubrication formulation degenerates into the special cases of hydrodynamic or solid-to-solid contacts under appropriate load and speed conditions. A journal bearing with elastic support is analyzed to illustrate the method of solution. The transition of the lubrication mode from pure hydrodynamic contact to mixed contact is demonstrated.


1993 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. 100-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Pickles ◽  
C. R. Bellenger

SummaryTotal removal of a knee joint meniscus is followed by osteoarthritis in many mammalian species. Altered load-bearing has been observed in the human knee following meniscectomy but less is known about biochemical effects of meniscectomy in other species. Using pressure sensitive paper in sheep knee (stifle) joints it was found that, for comparable loads, the load-bearing area on the medial tibial condyle was significantly reduced following medial meniscectomy. Also, for loads of between 50 N and 500 N applied to the whole joint, the slope of the regression of contact area against load was much smaller. Following medial meniscectomy, the ability to increase contact area as load increased was markedly reduced.The load bearing area on the medial tibial condyle was reduced following meniscectomy.


2019 ◽  
Vol 139 (9) ◽  
pp. 1041-1050
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Nakagomi ◽  
Yoshihiro Fuse ◽  
Hidehiko Hosaka ◽  
Hironaga Miyamoto ◽  
Takashi Nakamura ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Kristian Sogel
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Author(s):  
I.O. Egorochkina ◽  
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I.A. Serebryanaya ◽  
S. A. Jamaldinov ◽  
F.A. Bataeva ◽  
...  

The article describes the features of construction and technical expertise of structures of agricultural warehouse of mineral fertilizers. A draft program for visual and detailed instrumental inspection of building load-bearing structures has been developed. In accordance with the recommendations of the regulatory and technical documentation, measures have been developed to repair and restore the functional state of damaged structures.


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