Modeling and 1 : 1 Internal Resonance Analysis of Cable-Stayed Shallow Arches by Jiangen Lv, Zhicheng Yang, Xuebin Chen, Quanke Wu, Xiaoxia Zeng

“…Finally, the effects of key parameters on the responses are examined, such as initial tension, inclined angle of the cable, and rise and inclined angle of shallow arch. …”
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Optimization Design and Internal Flow Field Study of Open-Design Vortex Pump by Xiongfa Gao, Weidong Shi, Ruijie Zhao, Ting Zhao, Hongfei Wang

“…The selected main factors included impeller outer diameter (D2), impeller outlet width (b2), outlet setting angle of impeller (β2), and inlet setting angle of impeller (β1), and the nine types of impellers were coded according to orthogonal table. …”
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Comparing Dorsal Tangential and Lateral Views of the Wrist for Detecting Dorsal Screw Penetration after Volar Plating of Distal Radius Fractures by Juan M. Giugale, Mitchell S. Fourman, Deidre L. Bielicka, John R. Fowler

“…Standardized placement of fixed-angle volar distal radius plates was performed on two cadavers. …”
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Wet-Chemical Surface Texturing of Sputter-Deposited ZnO:Al Films as Front Electrode for Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells by Xia Yan, Selvaraj Venkataraj, Armin G. Aberle

“…The resulting AZO films show large haze values of above 40%, good scattering into large angles, and a surface angle distribution that is centred at around 30°, which is known from the literature to provide efficient light trapping for thin-film Si solar cells.…”
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Optimal Design of Inlet Passage for Waterjet Propulsion System Based on Flow and Geometric Parameters by Weixuan Jiao, Li Cheng, Di Zhang, Bowen Zhang, Yeping Su, Chuan Wang

“…The geometric parameters of the best optimization case are as follows: the inflow dip angle α is 35°, the length L is 6.38D0, and the upper lip angle is 4°. …”
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Design of Satellite Attitude Control Algorithm Based on the SDRE Method Using Gas Jets and Reaction Wheels by Luiz C. G. de Souza, Victor M. R. Arena

“…The Space Mechanics and Control Division (DMC) of INPE is constructing a 3D simulator to supply the conditions for implementing and testing satellite control hardware and software. Satellite large angle maneuver makes the plant highly nonlinear and if the parameters of the system are not well determined, the plant can also present some level of uncertainty. …”
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Aerodynamic Performance of Different Trailing-edge Serrations for High Reynolds Number Flows around Wing-flap System by S. Ahmadkhah, A. Jahangirian, A. Zarinvafa

“…All serrated models experience a reduction in drag coefficient compared to the baseline model at incidence angles before stall. Additionally, the maximum lift coefficients for all serrated models are increased. …”
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Neural Network-Based Lower Limb Prostheses Control Using Super Twisting Sliding Mode Control by Adisu Tadese Demora, Chala Merga Abdissa

“…The ANN predicts joint angles for walking, upstairs, and downstairs using the processed sEMG signals of the muscles and measured and filtered target joint angles. …”
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Design and Experiment of a Hand Movement Device Driven by Shape Memory Alloy Wires by Yangwei Wang, Shufang Zheng, Jingquan Pang, Sanping Li, Jian Li

“…Through the experiment, we obtained the bending angle and operating space of fingers. Moreover, the joint angle as well as the fingertip force can be controlled using PWM. …”
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CTA Study of Ruptured Aneurysms of the Posterior Communicating Artery by Zibo Zhou, Jinlu Yu

“…The intradural ICA diameter, the ICA diameter at termination, the intradural ICA length, and the angle between the ICA and PcomA were larger in the aneurysm group than in the control group (P<0.05). …”
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Kinematic comparison between single and double-leg jump landings in sagittal plane for male hand ball players by Mariam A. Ameer

“…The hip and knee flexion angles in the SPDL showed moderate association with those during the SPSL(R2, 0.49 and 0.44 respectively). …”
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Detection of Glaucoma in a Cohort of Chinese Subjects with Systemic Hypertension by Rita A. Gangwani, Jonathan Chan, Jacky Lee, Alfred Kwong, Jimmy S. M. Lai

“…Of the 111 patients that had an abnormal initial screening, 14 (7.9%) were confirmed to have glaucoma with the highest prevalence of normal tension glaucoma (NTG) (6.2%), followed by primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) (1.1%) and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) (0.5%). …”
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Modeling Approach for Determining Equivalent Optical Constants of Plastic Shading Nets under Solar Radiation Conditions by A. M. Abdel-Ghany, I. M. Al-Helal

“…Once values of neq and σeq were determined, the solar radiative properties of a net could then be calculated from neq and σeq for any incident angle of solar beam radiation without the need of measurements. …”
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Flow Field Simulation of Swirling Abrasive Jet Nozzle for Hard Rock Breaking by Zhang Dongqing, Li Jingbin, Hu Xiao, Liu Xin, Cheng Kang

“…With the increase of the spinning angle, the axial velocity of the fluid decreases, and the tangential velocity increases gradually. …”
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Parametric Investigation of Dual-Mass Flywheel Based on Driveline Start-Up Torsional Vibration Control by Liupeng He, Changgao Xia, Sida Chen, Jiwei Guo, Yi Liu

“…The DMF design requirements under start-up condition are obtained: the appropriate rotary inertia ratio (the 1st flywheel rotary inertia-to-the 2nd flywheel rotary inertia ratio) is 0.7∼1.1; the interval of DMF small torsion angle should be designed as being with small damping, while large damping is demanded in the interval of large torsion angle; DMF should be equipped with low torsional stiffness when working in start-up process.…”
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Polar Metric-Weighted Norm-Based Scan Matching for Robot Pose Estimation by Guanglei Huo, Lijun Zhao, Ke Wang, Ruifeng Li, Jianqiang Li

“…However, due to the facts that PSM considers the distribution similarity of polar radii in irrelevant region of reference and current scans and Mb-ICP assumes a constant weight in the norm about rotation angle, they may lead to a mismatching of the reference and current scan in real-world scenarios. …”
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L1 Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Attitude Tracking Control of UAV Systems Subject to Faults and Input Saturation by Yan Zhou, Huiying Liu, Huijuan Guo, Yongjian Chen

“…The attitude control system of a UAV is divided into an outer loop consisting of attitude angles and an inner loop consisting of attitude angle velocities. …”
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Study on the Influence of Train Dynamic Load on underneath Tunnel Cast-in-Situ Concrete in Early Age by Yuchao Zheng, Baolin Liao, Fei Shen, Heng Zhong, Jianfeng Yang, Kai Liu, Lun Gong

“…Peak acceleration changes a little in the range of 0°–67.5°, but when the cross angle is 90°, the dynamic response reaches the minimum value. …”
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Roof Stability of Rectangle Coal Roadway: In Light of Calculation of Compressive Bar Stability by Ma Shou-Long, Gao Linsheng, Yang Yue, Peng Rui, Zhao Qifeng

“…The result turns out that some factors lead to a higher instability tendency, including higher horizontal stress, higher cohesion force, and larger internal friction angle on the coal-rock interface and lower cohesion force and smaller friction angle on the rock-rock interface. …”
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Amplification Effect of Ground Motion in Offshore Meandering Sedimentary Valley by Hailiang Wang, Shaomin Yan, Zhongxian Liu, Xinglei Cheng

“…The amplification area of the meandering valley is related to the angle between the valley axis and wave vibration direction, and the amplification effect is significant when the angle is small. …”
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