Study on Dynamic Characteristics and Parameter Influence of a Kind of Bilateral Restraint Impact Vibration System

In this paper, the hinge in the articulated structure is studied, the gap hinge is described as a nonlinear bilateral constraint, and the equivalent modeling and analysis of the hinge connection collision vibration are carried out based on the Lankarani–Nikravesh nonlinear contact force model. With the help of the method of nonlinear system dynamics analysis research, the Poincaré mapping of hinge joint collision vibration is constructed, the bifurcation diagram of the system with different parameters is solved, and the variation law of the system motion and the influence of parameters are analyzed by combining the time response diagram, phase diagram, Poincaré cross section diagram, and spectrum diagram of the typical motion of the system. The simulation results show that the system moves in a single degree of freedom and varies with parameters with multiplicative period bifurcation and rubbing edge bifurcation leading to chaos; the system’s periodic motion has shock state mutation and mirror jump transformation.

A novel electro-hydraulic servo steering system for Ackermann steering of heavy multi-axle vehicle

Ackermann steering is important for the steering performance of heavy multi-axle vehicle. When Ackermann steering condition is not satisfied, it will lead to abnormal tire wear. Traditional trapezoidal mechanism of heavy multi-axle vehicle is a single degree of freedom (DOF) mechanism, which is difficult to completely realize Ackermann steering. In this paper, a new two DOF electro-hydraulic servo steering system (TDEHSSS) by using a variable length tie rod is proposed for solving the issue. First, a complex nonlinear dynamic model of TDEHSSS is established. This model includes the two DOF mechanical model based on a Lagrange equation, the valve-controlled double steering power cylinders model and the valve-controlled tie rod cylinder model. Then, a simulation model is built through MATLAB/Simulink and the simulation results show that TDEHSSS can realize the proposed requirement. At last, a test bench is founded to verify model. It is indicated that the simulation and experimental curves are consistent, showing that mathematical model is in accordance with the experimental system. This research is valuable for analyzing TDEHSSS, designing advanced controllers, and finally realizing Ackermann steering for heavy multi-axle vehicles.

Hyperentanglement teleportation through external momenta states

The conventional teleportation protocol requires a state entangled in only one degree of freedom, while hyperteleportation requires more than single degree of freedom to complete the task. The hyperteleportation schematics are demonstrated only for the photonic systems, where in the present paper we extend the idea to a hyperteleportation protocol involving the atomic internal and external states. The protocol is deterministically engineered through resonant and off-resonant Atomic Bragg Diffraction (ABD) involving two-level neutral atoms under standard cavity-QED working environment. Moreover, the longer interaction time Bragg's regime with well separated transverse momenta states as an output of the neutral atoms guarantees the high enough engineering fidelities with reduced decoherence rates. The experimental parameters for the demonstration of the proposed scheme are also elucidated briefly describing the optimistic feasibility for the experimental execution of the proposed schematics.

Design and integration of a drone based passive manipulator for capturing flying targets

SUMMARY In this paper, we present a novel passive single degree-of-freedom (DoF) manipulator design and its integration on an autonomous drone to capture a moving target. The end-effector is designed to be passive, to disengage the moving target from a flying UAV and capture it efficiently in the presence of disturbances, with minimal energy usage. It is also designed to handle target sway and the effect of downwash. The passive manipulator is integrated with the drone through a single DoF arm, and experiments are carried out in an outdoor environment. The rack-and-pinion mechanism incorporated for this manipulator ensures safety by extending the manipulator beyond the body of the drone to capture the target. The autonomous capturing experiments are conducted using a red ball hanging from a stationary drone and subsequently from a moving drone. The experiments show that the manipulator captures the target with a success rate of 70% even under environmental/measurement uncertainties and errors.