Electrospun Polyurethane/Loess Powder Hybrids and Their Absorption of Volatile Organic Compounds by Jun Cong Ge, Jeong Hyeon Kim, Nag Jung Choi

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Durability Improvement of Synthetic Dry Adhesives by Metal Coatings by Gyuhe Kim, Taechang Ahn, Hui Yun Hwang

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Influence of density of a polyurethane microcellular elastomer foam on its compressive energy absorption and time-dependent behavior by Julen Cortazar-Noguerol, Fernando Cortés, María Jesús Elejabarrieta

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A framework for integrating sustainable production practices along the product life cycle by Mohamed A.E. Omer, Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Ibrahim, Ammar H. Elsheikh, Hussien Hegab

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Optimization of joint strength in friction stir welded wood plastic composites using ANFIS and Cheetah Optimizer by Ammar H. Elsheikh, Mohamad Elmiligy, Ahmed M. El-Kassas

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A Dynamic Analysis of a Flexible Rotor in Ball Bearings with Nonlinear Stiffness Characteristics by Dong-Soo Lee, Dong-Hoon Choi

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Optimization of the Influencing Variables on the Corrosion Property of Steel Alloy 4130 in 3.5 wt.% NaCl Solution by A. M. El-Shamy, M. A. El-Hadek, A. E. Nassef, R. A. El-Bindary

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Lifecycle-Based Swarm Optimization Method for Numerical Optimization by Hai Shen, Yunlong Zhu, Xiaodan Liang

“…Experiments were conducted on unconstrained benchmark optimization problems and mechanical design optimization problems. Unconstrained benchmark problems include both unimodal and multimodal cases the demonstration of the optimal performance and stability, and the mechanical design problem was tested for algorithm practicability. …”
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A Normalized Transfer Matrix Method for the Free Vibration of Stepped Beams: Comparison with Experimental and FE(3D) Methods by Tamer Ahmed El-Sayed, Said Hamed Farghaly

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Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Hot Pressed Cu-Sn Powder Alloys by Ahmed Nassef, Medhat El-Hadek

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On the Instability Threshold of Journal Bearing Supported Rotors by Ricardo Ugliara Mendes, Katia Lucchesi Cavalca

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Operation Strategy for a Low-Cost Easy-Operation Cassino Hexapod by Giuseppe Carbone, Aviral Shrot, Marco Ceccarelli

“…Special care has been addressed in proposing and describing a suitable mechanical design and architecture that can be easily operated by a PLC with on–off logic. …”
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An accurate approximate analysis of the large-amplitude asymmetric vibrations of a dielectric elastomer balloon by Akuro Big-Alabo, Chukwuebuka Francis Abah, Tobinson Alaso Briggs

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Serpentine Locomotion Articulated Chain: ANA II by A. M. Cardona, J. I. Barrero, C. Otálora, C. Parra

“…This project “Serpentine locomotion articulated chain: ANA II” is a self-contained robot built to evaluate the behavior of the platform being capable of serpentine movements, in a modular chain mechanical design, based on a master/slave architecture.…”
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Effect of Equal Channel Angular Pressing on the Surface Roughness of Solid State Recycled Aluminum Alloy 6061 Chips by Adel Taha Abbas, Mohamed Adel Taha, Adham Ezzat Ragab, Ehab Adel El-Danaf, Mohamed Ibrahim Abd El Aal

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Nullspace Control for Automatic Ultrasound Gel Supply by Osburg Jonas, Ernst Floris

“…For this purpose, we combine a simple mechanical design consisting of a gel tube and a push mechanism with a specialized control strategy exploiting the robotic nullspace of 7 DoF redundant manipulator. …”
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Molecular origin of asymmetric yield surface of crosslinked epoxy polymers by Jinyoung Kim, Kyeongmin Hong, Yong-Seok Choi, Dayoung Jang, Jang-Woo Han, Hyungbum Park

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Automated Measurements of Tooth Size and Arch Widths on Cone-Beam Computerized Tomography and Scan Images of Plaster Dental Models by Thong Phi Nguyen, Jang-Hoon Ahn, Hyun-Kyo Lim, Ami Kim, Jonghun Yoon

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Development of an Anchoring System for the Soft Asteroid Landing Exploration by Zhijun Zhao, Shuang Wang, Delun Li, Hongtao Wang, Yongbing Wang, Jingdong Zhao

“…On the basis of the mechanical design, the resistance characteristic of the anchor body in penetrating process is analyzed, and the shape of the anchor tip is designed with the least resistance as the constraint. …”
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Lightweight Data Compression in Wireless Sensor Networks Using Huffman Coding by Henry Ponti Medeiros, Marcos Costa Maciel, Richard Demo Souza, Marcelo Eduardo Pellenz

“…Results using temperature and relative humidity measurements show that even when the proposed method does not approach the theoretical limit, it outperforms popular compression mechanisms designed specifically for wireless sensor networks.…”
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