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  • ZHANG Meng, FAN Pengju, WANG Junpu, LIU Shicheng
    China Mechanical Engineering. 2024, 35(09): 1597-1605. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.09.009
    Aiming at the hysteresis nonlinearity of the piezoelectric driven systems for tunable external cavity diode lasers, a modelling and control method was proposed herein based on Rayleigh-BP model. Firstly, a Rayleigh-BP rate-dependent hysteresis model was developed by spatial expansion method, which achieved an accurate prediction of rate-dependent hysteresis nonlinearity of piezoelectric driven systems. Secondly, the inverse model of Rayleigh model was solved by an inverse algorithm, and the model was combined with a BP neural network to design a feedforward controller to compensate the systems. Finally, the feedforward control method was validated by simulation and experiments. The results show that the Rayleigh-BP model developed has high accuracy, the root mean square error is only as 0.0469 μm at 10 Hz. The feedforward control method may significantly improve the linearity of the system outputs, the root mean square error of the simulation results is as 0.0274 μm and the linear correlation coefficient R2 is as 0.999 92 at 40 Hz. The experimental results show a root mean square error of 0.0506 μm and a linear correlation coefficient R2 of 0.999 55 at 30 Hz, which greatly reduces the hysteresis phenomenon.
  • ZHANG Wukun, , ZHAO Jian, TAN Yonghua, , GAO Yushan, , WANG Jun, , HAN Ziyue, GENG Xiaoliang
    China Mechanical Engineering. 2024, 35(09): 1642-1652. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.09.014
    To study the compressive mechanics properties of pillar centered cubic lattice with different reinforcement directions and their filling structures, silicone rubber filled lattice structure test specimens were prepared herein. The compressive mechanics properties of two lattice structures(BCC1 or BCC2, loading direction was either the same or perpendicular to the direction of pillar rod in body centered cubic lattice with pillars) filled with silicone rubber were studied through experimental and simulation methods. The equivalent elastic modulus and compressive platform stress of two lattice structures were conducted using Timoshenko beam theory and ultimate load method. The results indicate that the proposed theoretical model may effectively predict the equivalent elastic modulus and compressive platform stress of two type lattice structures. After filling, the compression strength and energy absorption performance of the two lattice structures are enhanced, while the enhancement effect of the BCC2 structure is more significant. For the BCC1 lattice, rubber filling enhances the bearing capacity of the internal members. However, for the BCC2 lattice structure, rubber filling reduces the bending deformation of the members near the V-shaped shear band. As the radius of the lattice structure increases, the energy absorption coupling factors of both lattice structures first increase and then decrease, yet the energy absorption coupling factor of BCC1 type structure changes more significantly.
  • MA Weijia, ZHU Xiaolong, LIU Qingyao, DUAN Xingguang, LI Changsheng
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2024, 60(17): 22-39. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2024.17.022
    Robot-assisted surgery aims to assist surgeons in performing surgical procedures through robotic systems, and it has attracted increasing attention in recent years. The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has accelerated the progress of robot-assisted surgery towards minimally invasive, intelligent, and autonomous capabilities. This research provides a comprehensive review of the application of AI in robot-assisted surgery, summarizing three main aspects: medical image processing, surgical planning and navigation, and motion control and decision-making. Leveraging AI technology, the application of medical image processing enables physicians to obtain more precise, higher-definition, and visually intuitive imaging data. It allows for accurate segmentation and alignment of lesions and tissues, as well as automated recognition and analysis of pathological or abnormal areas within medical images. The application of AI in surgical planning and navigation allows surgeons to precisely plan surgical procedures and provide accurate navigation guidance. By integrating personalized patient data and the extensive experience of surgeons, AI assists in predicting surgical risks and provides real-time guidance for precise localization and skillful manipulation during the surgery. Moreover, the application of AI in surgical robot motion control and decision-making enables robots to execute tasks more efficiently and make intelligent decisions. AI algorithms can analyze complex information in the surgical environment in real-time, facilitating precise motion control for the robot. Finally, this research also analyzes the development opportunities and challenges of AI in robot-assisted surgery, offering guidance and insights for future research in the field.
  • Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2024, 60(1): 1-1. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2024.01.001
  • HUANG Ben-sheng, WU Yan-qiu, CHEN Ling-zhi, WANG Xiao-wei, TANG Jing-li
    Transactions of Materials and Heat Treatment. 2023, 44(9): 169-177. https://doi.org/10.13289/j.issn.1009-6264.2023-0067
    Nickel-based self-lubricating rare earth composite coating was prepared on the surface of 35CrMo steel by high-frequency induction cladding technology, and it was subjected to solution treatment at different temperatures. The effects of solution treatment at different temperatures on the microstructure, microhardness and wear resistance of the coating were studied by means of optical microscope(OM), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD), Vickers microhardness tester and friction and wear testing machine. The results show that after solution treatment, the elements diffuse fully, the dendritic form gradually becomes single, and the microstructure at the interface mostly changes from columnar dendritic to cellular dendritic. After solution treatment at 850℃, the main phases of the composite coating are γ-(Ni, Fe), Cr(Fe-Ni-Cr), Ni3Fe, TiC, Cr23C6 and CrB phases, the average microhardness is the highest, reaching 867.7 HV0.2, the friction coefficient and wear amount are relatively small, which are reduced by 17.21% and 21.66% respectively compared to the coating before solution treatment, and the relative wear resistance is relatively high, which is 2.46.
  • WU Yang, GUO Xingye, HE Dingyong
    China Surface Engineering. 2023, 36(5): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.11933/j.issn.1007-9289.20221120001
    Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are widely used in the hot-section components of gas-turbine engines to allow operation at higher temperatures (> 1 200 ℃), which has created some new issues. One issue is the spallation and premature failure of TBCs caused by calcium-magnesium-alumino-silicate (CMAS) deposits, which arise from entry of siliceous debris such as fly ash, sand, dust, and volcanic ash into engines. Since 1953, over 130 jet aircraft have encountered volcanic ash clouds, with varying degrees of damage and endangering the lives of many passengers. The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallaj?kull volcano in Iceland led to the most severe air-traffic disruption since World War II. The operational response produced economic losses approaching 1.7 billion. When these debris enter the hot-section airfoil, they melt and are accelerated from low speed (~15 m / s) to near supersonic speed (~300 m / s), impacting and adhering to the TBC surface. Even with only a few molten silicate ash droplets adhering to the surface of hot-section airfoils, an initial deposit layer can form and large melt pockets (several cubic centimeters in volume) can accumulate. Such deposits can 1) block cooling holes and air flow paths, and 2) react with the top coating of hot-section airfoils. Furthermore, adhering droplets infiltrate the interior of TBCs under capillary forces. Due to the thermal gradient and thermal cycling, the infiltrated CMAS solidifies and fills in the microcracks, pores, and grain boundaries, resulting in loss of strain tolerance and increased coating stiffness. For traditional 7–8 wt.% yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) material, chemical reaction with CMAS destroys the phase and structure stability. YSZ grains dissolve and Y-depleted ZrO2 grains precipitate due to the relatively low solubility of Zr4+ compared with Y3+ in melted CMAS. Upon cooling, the newly formed grains transform from tetragonal (t) to monoclinic (m) phases, accompanied by a 3%–4% volume expansion. As turbine inlet temperatures improve and industry production grows, TBCs are suffering from severe CMAS corrosion. This issue limits further application and development of TBCs; enhancing anti-corrosion performance of TBCs has become a concern. Herein, we compare the room-temperature and high-temperature properties of different CMAS and study the failure mechanism of TBCs exposed to CMAS. We also determine the most effective CMAS protection method. The results show that the chemical compositions, especially the Ca:Si ratio, of CMAS such as volcanic ash, dust and sand are different, further affecting their high-temperature viscosities and melting behaviors. With infiltration of molten CMAS toward the coating interior, chemical reaction occurs between them, resulting in instability of the coating microstructure and properties, and failure. Significant methods including inert-layer, rare-earth doping and novel materials have been proposed to improve the CMAS corrosion resistance of TBCs. The research and future development directions of CMAS corrosion and protection are proposed, providing a reference for design of novel TBCs.
  • ZHOU Changjiang, WANG Haoye, JIN Guanghu, AI Yongshen
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(23): 28-38. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.23.028
    Considering the residual stress of tooth surface produced by carburizing, tooth grinding and shot peening, the complex stress field of tooth surface contact stress and residual stress is established, and a method for calculating contact fatigue crack initiation and propagation life of spiral bevel gears is proposed. A gear finite element contact analysis model is established to calculate the multi-axis alternating contact stress field. Considering the complexity of residual stress distribution of space spiral surface, the tooth surface with variable curvature is discretized into network nodes. The residual stress field of tooth surface is established by measuring the surface and sub-surface residual stress. Based on Dang Van criterion, a tooth surface crack initiation model is established. Considering the residual stress and crack closure effect, a model of tooth surface crack propagation is established, and the gear contact fatigue life under compound stress field is calculated. The results show that the spatial curvature of tooth surface affects the distribution of residual stress caused by shot peening, and the residual compressive stress in the central region is about 20% higher than that in the edge region. The crack initiation location and the fatigue life of the tooth surface are mainly determined by the contact stress, and the residual stress will affect the average stress. The crack propagation life accounts for about 10% of the whole life, which indicates the failure to rapid fracture of gear contact fatigue. The research can be an important reference in the design of long life and high reliability gear transmission.
  • WANG Yaojun, ZHANG Haifeng, LI Qinchuan
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(23): 65-74. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.23.065
    Introducing actuation redundancy in parallel kinematic machines can avoid singularities, improve stiffness and load. Redundant actuation, however, poses challenges to dynamics modeling and controller designing regarding internal force distribution and optimization. In order to solve the above problems, taking a Vex4 3-DOF parallel robot as an example, dynamics model is established based on the natural orthogonal complement method. Then, by resorting to the right Moore-Penrose generalized inverse, the solution of the minimum-actuating-force is obtained based on QR decomposition of coefficient matrix. To balance actuator-force and track trajectory, a synchronous optimization method is first proposed and then integrated into a force-position hybrid controller with non-redundant branch controlled by position law and redundant branch by force law. Finally, a prototype of Vex4 is built to test and verify the proposed modeling and controller designing approach.
  • LAI Xin, CHEN Quan-wei, GU Huang-hui, HAN Xue-bing, ZHENG Yue-jiu
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(22): 3-18. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.22.003
    Driven by the Carbon-peaking and Carbon-neutrality strategic goals, lithium-ion batteries usher in significant development opportunities. Meanwhile, it has become a research hotspot for tracking the life cycle carbon footprint and environmental indicators assessment and faced severe challenges in carbon emission calculation and reduction measures. First, the basic framework, methods,evaluation indicators, and other common problems of the life cycle assessment are briefly summarized. Then, a whole life cycle closed-loop assessment route from "cradle" to "cradle" is proposed for the sustainable development of lithium-ion batteries. The research progress of carbon emission calculation at all stages of the battery life cycle(including battery production, battery use,echelon utilization, battery recycling, and remanufacture) is summarized in detail, the potential research hotspots and difficulties are generalized, and a comprehensive evaluation framework of "Technology-Ecology-Value" is proposed. The opportunities and challenges in lithium-ion batteries' life cycle value assessment are discussed, and the resource and supply chain risks are analyzed.Finally, six potential carbon reduction measures for the whole life cycle of lithium-ion batteries are summarized and prospected, such as energy decarbonization, system innovation, intelligent manufacturing, optimization management, material recovery, and carbon capture.
  • YANG Xin, TANG Xiao-lin, YANG Kai, XU Zheng-ping, HU Xiao-song
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(22): 349-359. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.22.349
    The research content is the motion planning of autonomous vehicles in extreme conditions, and a motion planning strategy for autonomous vehicles adapting to extreme conditions is proposed. Firstly, a dynamic model which can accurately describe the motion of vehicle is established, and a modified nonlinear tire model is used to reflect the mechanical properties between the tire and road surfaces. Secondly, an adaptive potential field model based on safe braking distance is proposed to adapt the change of external conditions and vehicle parameters in extreme conditions. Furthermore, considering the vehicle prone to lateral instability under extreme conditions, the lateral stability index(LSI) is designed as the key optimization parameter, and the lateral stability of vehicle is analyzed. Then, based on model predictive control(MPC) method, the motion planning problem in the extreme conditions is transformed into a multi-objective optimization problem. Finally, the PreScan-Simulink-CarSim co-simulation platform is built, and the proposed motion planning strategy is verified in various extreme conditions, such as snow and ice covered road. The simulation results show that the strategy effectively improves the safety and stability of the autonomous vehicle in the extreme conditions.
  • DONG Yuanfa, ZHANG Wenli, XIAO Renbin, TIAN Qihua, DU Xuan,
    China Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 33(08): 929-942. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2022.08.007
     Due to the immaturity of intelligent technology in universality, robustness and security, intelligent interactive products were prone to “behavior conflict” due to the mismatch with user behavior patterns in intention expression, information processing, decision logic, interaction timing and action intensity. Unified modeling and optimization of multi domain behavior processes of human-machine environmental systems were the key to realize behavior characteristic regulation and forward design of intelligent interactive products. This paper systematically reviewed the research progresses of multi domain behavior process representation model, modeling language and tool, model validation and behavior process optimization of human-machine environmental systems from four dimensions:how to represent, what to represent, how to verify and how to optimize. The existing problems and limitations in this field were analyzed, and the future research focus and development trend were prospected. 
  • WEI Lingtao, WANG Xiangyu, QIU Bin, LI Liang, ZHOU Daolin, LIN Jingui
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(6): 184-193. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.06.184
    Path Tracking plays important role in the lateral control of autonomous vehicles. The stability and tracking accuracy are usually related to vehicle speed, road curvature, etc., which directly affect the safety in complex driving conditions. To improve the stability and tracking accuracy under complex conditions, path planning, tracking control and stability control are combined together to design a tracking control method based on adaptive preview paths. First, based on the vehicle's two-degree-of-freedom model, a preview distance adaptive algorithm is designed, which adjusts the preview distance according to the vehicle dynamics state and road adhesion. Secondly, the preview path at the desired preview distance is given by a cubic polynomial fitting method. Finally, based on performance of obstacle avoidance, tracking accuracy, and vehicle stability, a particle swarm optimization algorithm(PSO) is designed to optimize the algorithm parameters. The performances in path tracking, lane changing and obstacle avoidance conditions are verified in the hardware-in-the-loop tests and vehicle tests. The results show that the algorithm can adaptively adjust the preview path during tracking with low computation burden, and achieve the balance of tracking accuracy and vehicle stability.
  • TANG Yong, YU Jiadong, YU Shudong, WANG Xin, LI Zongtao, DING Xinrui, YU Binhai
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(6): 221-241. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.06.221
    Solar vapor generation is a reliable, environmentally friendly, inexpensive technology making use of solar energy by photothermal conversion progress. Photothermal conversion, heat management, water transport and vapor escape are integrated and finely designed for interfacial solar vapor generation (ISVG). With the aid of microstructural photonics, material modification, thermal structure design, mechanical design, ISVG system can absorb salty, polluted bulk water or even vapor from atmosphere and evaporate it to produce fresh water, mineral salt, energy efficiently and fast. ISVG technology has aroused great interest among researchers and made substantial progress. The working mechanism and component materials of ISVG system are briefly introduced. Macro/microstructure design and optimization strategies of photothermal conversion, heat management, water transport, and vapor escape are summarized. The peripherals of ISVG are shown by introducing detailed applications. Finally, the conclusions and outlook of ISVG are summarized.
  • SHI Zhaoyao, YU Bo, SONG Huixu, WANG Xiaoyi
    China Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 33(09): 1009-1024. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2022.09.001
    There were two forces that promoted the development of gear measurement technology. One was the continuous new requirements for gear measurement put forward by industrial development, and the other was the penetration of continuously improving related technologies in the field of gear measurement. Since the 21st century, the convergence of these two forces promoted the rapid development of gear measurement technology. Based on a brief review of the evolution of gear accuracy theory and gear measurement technology in the 20th century, the basic framework of gear generalized accuracy theory was put forward. The gear measurement technology during the last 20 years was systematically summarized from the aspects of gear full-information measurement technology, in-site rapid gear sorting and detection technology, extreme measurement technology for extra-large gears and micro gears, high-precision gear artifacts and traceability, etc. There is more than 100 years since the beginning of gear precision measurement, and it is currently in the critical stage of the transition from the 3rd generation to the next-generation of gear measurement. The overall technical concept of next-generation of gear measurement was presented, the basic theory and key technical problems that must be overcome were listed for realizing the next-generation of gear measurement, and the research focus and scientific issues of gear measurement in the next 10 years were prospected.
  • MA Lianjie, LI Hongshuang
    China Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 33(07): 757-768. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2022.07.001
    Many factors affected surface roughness. Unique properties of brittle materials made the surface formation mechanism of brittle materials more complex, which made the machining quality difficult to control. By constructing the model of surface roughness, the surface roughness was predicted, and the machining quality might be controlled. In order to better reference the previous research results, characterization parameters of surface roughness were summarized herein. The methods used to establish the surface roughness model were constructed. The main research schools of the model and their development history, main academic contributions, and characteristics of the model were analyzed and summarized in detail. Finally, the future research direction of surface roughness model construction was prospected.
  • HE Ya, HU Minghui, LU Ziyuan, MING Xuan, JIA Yanfei
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(4): 22-33. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.04.022
    The impact features in the vibration signal of rotating machinery usually represent the occurrence of common faults such as bearing damage and gear damage. In order to accurately extract the impact component in the signal, a time-frequency analysis method based on improved time-reassignment synchrosqueezing transform(TSST) is proposed. Firstly, the characteristics of TSST prototype algorithm in dealing with actual strongly frequency varying signals are analysed, and it is found that it is easy to cause evident time-frequency ambiguity. Then, an improved group delay estimation method based on local maximum search algorithm is constructed to overcome the time-frequency ambiguity problem caused by TSST. On this basis, an adaptive group delay estimation strategy is proposed. Finally, an adaptive synchrosqueezing transform method based on improved group delay estimation is formed, and a pulse feature extraction method in vibration signal is developed. The results of simulation and experimental data show that the proposed method can extract impulse features of vibration signals more accurately, and generate a more concentrated time-frequency representation than other time-frequency analysis methods.
  • XIE Shuqiang, WANG Binjie, WANG Wenjing, ZHANG Haonan, LI Qiang, JIANG Chaoyong
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(4): 183-190. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.04.183
    As the key structure of the running gear of rail vehicles, the service safety of bogie frame has received great attention. Therefore, the newly designed bogie frame sample of metro vehicle is taken as the research object, and the fatigue damage and fatigue life are studied based on its dynamic stress in service. Combined with the vehicle running state data, the damage distribution characteristics of the bogie’s key parts are studied, the reasons for the rapid accumulation of fatigue damage are also analyzed. For the key parts of the bogie frame sample: the crack initiation life is calculated; the kernel density of stress amplitude distribution is estimated, which is based on the stress amplitude samples after rain flow counting; the crack propagation model is established; and by the use of Monte Carlo method and inverse function method, the cumulative failure probability under different operating mileage is calculated. The results show that the cumulative failure probability of the bogie frame increases rapidly with the increase of operating mileage, and the operating mileage corresponding to 97.5% reliability is 30,000 km after crack initiation; the fatigue life of the frame is the sum of crack initiation life and propagation life, and it is 483 900 km under 97.5% reliability. The research results provide a research basis for further improving the anti fatigue performance of the frame and optimizing the maintenance cycle of the bogie.
  • ZHANG Wen, DING Yu-lin, CHEN Yong-hua, SUN Zhen-guo
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(5): 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.05.001
    Aiming at the problem of large attitude estimation error of wall climbing robot due to the limited application of sensors in the relatively closed and magnetic interference environment, a new attitude estimation method based on inertial measurement unit(IMU) and cylindrical shape constraint is proposed and implemented. Taking advantage of the frequent switching between the moving and stationary states of the wall climbing robot, the angular velocity drift of IMU in the moving state is estimated using the angular velocity output of IMU in the stationary state. With the constant roll angle constrained by the cylinder surface, an extended Kalman filter(EKF) is designed to estimate the attitude of robot and the angular velocity drift of IMU in real time. The experimental results show that this method can reduce the heading angle error in attitude estimation from over 20°to 3.5°, and the pitch angle error is remained within 2ånd the roll angle error is less than 0.5°, which effectively improves the accuracy of the attitude estimation.
  • TIAN Yu-han, LUO Ya-zhe, LI Yi-fei, CHEN Dian-sheng
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(5): 69-77. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.05.69
    Based on the needs of item identification and operation in current smart home, and in view of the poor dexterity and accuracy of different poses of objects in existing household service robot, the research on robot hand-eye coordination recognition technology and item dexterous operation planning method are studied. In this paper, a recognition and multi-pose grasping method based on visual feedforward to locate three-dimensional position of target and visual feedback to match target pose is proposed.Firstly, SSD depth neural network model is used to identified items, and the three-dimensional position is carried out as the rough coordinate of the target. Then, the relative coordinate of the depth camera and the object is preset according to the obtained three-dimensional coordinates, and the depth information of the object and the obstacle is collected. At the same time, the pose matching is executed by comparing the built-in three-dimensional model with the accurate object by means of Linemod algorithm.Finally, according to the position and posture of the obtained objects and obstacles, the grasping posture of the arm control system is standardized to achieve the dexterous grasping of objects. From the above principles, Design hand-eye control experiments of tables at different heights to test success rate and grasping error by standardizing the position and process of item grabbing. As a result, there is a high successful rate, and the root mean square errors of grasping in three orientations are less than 0.006m. Therefore, it is applicable to the grasping and other operations of cube, column, sphere and other items; It is of great significance to the development of home service robot industry.
  • NI Huakang, YANG Zeyuan, YANG Yifan, CHEN Xindu, YAN Sijie, DING Han
    China Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 33(06): 647-655. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2022.06.003
    A six-axis serial robot error calibration method  was proposed based on the robot geometric parameter errors and the base frame position and attitude errors. Firstly, an geometric parameter error model of the IRB6700 robot was established based on the MD-H method, and the mapping relationship between the geometric parameter errors of the robot connecting rods and the end pose errors of the robot was obtained. Then, the position and attitude errors of the base frame were further considered, and the robot error model  was established considering the errors of the base frame. In addition, to address the cumbersome operation and large accidental errors of traditional calibration methods, an improved parameter identification method was proposed to further improve the operability and calibration accuracy of the calibration processes. Finally, the body calibration experiments and the base frame error disturbance experiments were carried out. The results show that the proposed method decreases the average position error of the robot from 3.1928 mm to 0.1756 mm, and the standard deviation of the position errors decreases from 0.5494 mm to 0.0830 mm. Moreover, the consistency of the parameter identification results under base frame error disturbance is higher than 99%, and the calibration accuracy and stability are improved. 
  • WANG Zeli, ZHANG Tianyi, DIAO Guoning, XU Guomin, LIU Liming
    Transactions of The China Welding Institution. 2022, 43(1): 1-6. https://doi.org/10.12073/j.hjxb.20210627001
    In order to reduce the welding heat input of low carbon steel and optimize the welding deformation and other defects, the triple-wire indirect arc welding (TW-GIA welding) method was used, and the heat transfer mechanism of TW-GIA was discussed based on the infrared temperature measurement system and high-speed imaging measurement results. The results show that TW-GIA welding has a significant advantage of small heat input, and can realize single-pass welding without obvious welding deformation. The width of the heat affected zone was smaller than that of MIG welding. Unlike traditional arc welding, the heat input of TW-GIA welding gradually decrease with the increase of welding height. Heat transfer mode changed from arc heat convection + molten pool heat conduction to only molten pool heat conduction when the welding height increased from 4 mm to 24 mm. The grain size of TW-GIA fusion zone and heat affect zone was small, and the widmannstatten structure was eliminated. The average microhardness of TW-GIA weld zone reached 289.8 HV, the maximum tensile strength was 472 MPa, and the elongation was 26.5%.
  • YANG Jing, WU Bin, JIAO Jingpin, WANG Yongxian, HE Cunfu
    Transactions of The China Welding Institution. 2022, 43(2): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.12073/j.hjxb.20210617001
    Under the action of welding thermal cyclic load, the internal peritectic structure of austenitic stainless steel weld is coarse columnar crystal, and its orientation is anisotropic in different areas of the weld. The nondestructive testing of austenitic stainless steel welds is conducted using method of ultrasonic array for the ultrasonic scattering caused by coarse columnar crystals and the sound beam deflection caused by different grain orientations. A signal analysis method based on decomposition of the time-reversal operator is developed for noise reduction processing of ultrasound full matrix data. Using ray tracing method, the ultrasonic wave propagation path determination method in anisotropic media was investigated and applied to the correction of beam deflection for ultrasonic array total focus imaging of austenitic stainless steel welds. Nondestructive testing of austenitic stainless steel welds was conducted using ultrasonic array, and the results showed that the time-reversal operator-based decomposition method was effective for the suppression of scattering noise in the detection signal and highlight the echoes from defects, which can improve the signal-to-noise ratio of full-focus imaging by 10 dB, moreover the beam deflection correction can improve the accuracy of defect localization in total focus imaging of ultrasonic arrays.
  • HOU Liang, XU Yang, CHEN Yun, YE Chao, GUO Jing, HU Xueman
    Transactions of The China Welding Institution. 2022, 43(2): 11-19. https://doi.org/10.12073/j.hjxb.20210710001
    Thermal-mechanical simulation of direct energy deposition (DED) is an effective method to predict the residual stress and deformation and optimize deposition process parameters. The simulation accuracy depends on input parameters which are difficult to be directly and accurately measured in most cases. This paper, taking heat source parameters as examples, proposes an inverse identification method based on support vector machine and genetic algorithm, and the inversely-identified heat parameters are further used to improve the thermal-mechanical model accuracy of real DED applications. Firstly, simulation errors of simple single-track deposition models under different heat source parameters are obtained. Secondly, the relationship between the heat source parameters and simulation errors is established using support vector regression, and the optimized initial heat sources are identified using genetic algorithm. Thirdly, a forward-inverse closed loop is applied to narrow the ranges of heat source parameters for more precise parameter identification. Finally, a thermal-mechanical model for a turbine blade using the optimal parameters is constructed to further verify the proposed method. The results show that the optimal heat source parameters extracted from single-track deposition models can be extended to accurately predict the thermal and mechanical results of a turbine blade DED case, which provide a practical method for DED process optimization (e.g. distortion compensation) in industry applications.
  • YANG Jianzhang, WANG Chengyong, YUAN Yaohui, YUAN Songmei, WANG Xibin, LIANG Cile, LI Weiqiu
    China Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 33(05): 506-528. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2022.05.001
    MQL technology had the advantages of low cutting fluid consumption and high lubrication efficiency. However, there were more problems such as inadequate lubrication and low cooling performance under the specific conditions. MQL synergistic technology, such as cryogenic air or liquid carbon dioxide et.al. which combines the advantages of cooling and lubrication, might effectively solve the machining problems of difficult-to-cut materials. The latest research of principle, key devices and technology applications of various types of MQL synergistic technology were summarized. The performance of various devices and their parameter regulation characteristics were analyzed in details. Combining with the applications and the mechanism of MQL synergistic technology, the machinability in titanium alloy, nickel alloy, stainless steel and other difficult-to-cutting materials were analyzed. In addition, a sustainable analysis of various types of MQL synergistic technology was provided. The purpose is to provide technical support and reference for the engineering applications of clean cutting technologies.
  • SUN Haoran, WANG Lin, YU Shimin, DAI Lizhou, ZHANG Guangyu, LI Tianlong
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(1): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.01.001
    As an important research direction of the new robot, micro/nano robots have made a lot of achievements in the field of biomedicine. Especially micro/nano robots driven by the magnetic field are widely used in drug delivery because of its precise motion control and no direct contact with the controlled object. In recent years, due to the lack of in-situ culture system which can control the motion of magnetically driven micro-nano robots and provide suitable temperature environment for cell tissue at the same time, the application and research of micro/nano robots in promoting cell tissue regeneration are seriously restricted. A set of cells in situ culture system for magnetically driven micro-nano robots is designed to realize the in-situ culture and monitoring of cell tissue in the experiment of magnetically driven micro/nano robots. The temperature output of the system is realized by using the principle of air-cooled radiator in reverse. The non-isothermal flow simulation is carried out by COMSOL software. These simulation results show that the heating effect of the heating module and the heating capacity of the heating actuator could meet the demand. At the same time, the position of the inlet and outlet of the incubator was defined by these. Then the temperature control experiment verified that the system could achieve stable temperature control. The design of the system has strong practicability, wide applicability and guiding significance for the research of micro/nano robots in situ culture system.
  • LIU Yunping, JIANG Zhangsheng, ZHANG Tingting, ZHAO Zhongyuan, DENG Zhiliang
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(1): 61-68. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.01.061
    Aiming at the problem that multi-UAV system is prone to collision when using finite-time ring formation algorithm to perform ring formation tasks, this paper proposes a multi-UAV finite-time ring formation control algorithm based on improved artificial potential field method. A set of auxiliary potential fields perpendicular to the direction of obstacle movement are introduced, which avoids the internal collision of multi-UAV in the process of rapid formation, and solves the problem that traditional artificial potential field method is easy to fall into local optimal solution. In order to verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm, computer simulation experiments are carried out under the same parameters such as the initial position of the UAV, the influence range of the potential field and the surrounding radius. The results show that the proposed algorithm can effectively avoid the collision of multiple UAVs in the ring formation process. In order to further verify the practicability of the algorithm, this paper uses three"X"rotor UAVs with axial distance of 450 mm to carry out physical experiments. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm has good collision avoidance effect when completing the ring formation of multiple UAVs in limited time.
  • JIA Qiang, ZOU Guisheng, ZHANG Hongqiang, WANG Wengan, DENG Zhongyang, REN Hui, LIU Lei, PENG Peng, GUO Wei
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(2): 2-16. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.02.002
    With the development of third-generation power semiconductor devices, the wide bandgap semiconductor chips represented by SiC are playing an increasingly important role in high-power power electronic devices. However, the packaging materials matched with traditional Si chips cannot meet their high-temperature service requirements and become a shortcoming in the application of power electronic devices. Nanoparticle materials used as an interlayer for electronic packaging can achieve low-temperature bonding and high-temperature service, which is a current research hotspot of packaging materials. This paper reviews the types of nanoparticle materials as the interlayer, focusing on the analysis of the advantages, influencing factors and limitations of nanoparticle of elementary substance for sintering-bonding, and systematically expounds the latest progress and development trend of composite nanoparticle for sintering-bonding, aiming to promote the application of nanoparticle material as an interlayer for electronic packaging.
  • HANG Tao, CHANG Pengfei, LI Ming
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(2): 147-158. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.02.147
    Chemical mechanical planarization, known as CMP, is one of the key technologies in chip manufacturing and is widely used to achieve the ultrafine planarization of a variety of structures on the nanometer scale. The metals in interconnection layer exhibits quite different properties from the materials in other structures in chips, whose planarization relies more on the chemical components in the polishing slurry. The synergistic mechanism depicts the process of material removal in metal CMP:the surface of the interconnection layer is first chemically modified by the chemical components in the slurry, followed by the subsequent mechanical abrasion and then removed away. Based on the mechanism, the review highlights the contact mechanics which studies the microscopic states and functions of the abrasive particles and the developments of related models; elaborates the roles of the chemical components including oxidizers, complexing agents and inhibitors, and the process and principle of their reactions with metals; summarizes the latest progress and tendency of slurry development. It is expected that it could provide insight on the future slurry developed for new process and materials, so as to achieve the desired material removal rate, superfine planarization and ultra-low defects requirements under different situations during the rapid advancement of the semiconductor manufacturing.
  • LIANG Jun, HAN Dongdong, PAN Chaofeng, CHEN Long, CHEN Fengqiang, DU Wanbing
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(3): 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.03.001
    In recent years, robot-based intelligent garage (RIG) has shown its effectiveness in alleviating the problem of "difficult parking" in cities with its high capacity, high efficiency, and high safety. The core component of a RIG is an automated guided vehicle (AGV), and the control of AGV operation relies on critical RIG technologies. Based on the analysis of RIG-related literature, the existing RIG technologies are firstly reviewed in terms of "layout scheme", "scheduling strategy" and "path planning", based on the operational characteristics of RIGs. The critical component technologies are reviewed. Then, the theoretical basis, research methods, application status, advantages and disadvantages of RIG critical technologies are systematically reviewed, and the important role played by RIG critical technologies in the operation process is thoroughly discussed. Finally, in view of the problems existing in the operation of RIG, the development trend of RIG critical technologies is still foreseen from the above three aspects. It is important to emphasize that ① Big data processing technology is used to tap into the parking demand at different time periods and guide the automatic optimization of RIG layout to balance the parking capacity and access efficiency demands; ② Cloud robotics is gradually being widely applied in RIG scheduling strategies, which are combined with the mobility-as-a-service technology RIG to develop RIG scheduling strategies that meet user satisfaction; ③ As RIG layout schemes, scheduling strategies and the complexity of the actual environmental obstacles, the use of deep reinforcement learning framework to solve the path planning problem of AGVs has become the current development trend. The systematization of the research results of critical RIG technologies is an important guide for future RIG technology development and engineering applications.
  • ZHAO Zhiyuan, ZHAO Jingdong, ZHAO Liangliang, YANG Xiaohang, LIU Hong
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 58(3): 21-35. https://doi.org/10.3901/JME.2022.03.021
    The SSRMS-type manipulators are widely used in space on-orbit services, but the inverse kinematics is difficult to solve due to redundancy and the existence of shoulder, axis, and wrist offsets. Although the joint angle parameterization method can obtain the analytical solution of inverse kinematics, the success rate is highly dependent on the given value of the parameter. The method based on the Jacobian matrix will reduce the kinematics performance of the manipulator when considering singularity avoidance. To solve these issues, an inverse kinematics solution method (CCDJAP-IK) based on the combination of the cyclic coordinate descent method and the joint angle parameterization method is proposed. This method has the advantages of being insensitive to Jacobian matrix singularities, avoiding joint limits, and finding multiple exact solutions. The approximate solution obtained based on the cyclic coordinate descent method is used as the given value of the parameter in the joint angle parameterization method, which reduces the blindness in determining parameter value and increases the success rate of the solution. The movement of the end effector is converted into the movement of the endpoint of the sixth joint restricted only in the y-axis direction, which simplifies the objective function and the iterative steps of the algorithm, and improves the calculation efficiency. Taking the HIT-SSRMS manipulator as an example, simulation experiments are carried out. The results show that:under the condition that the current configuration and the desired pose are randomly selected in the workspace, the average calculation time and the success rate of the CCDJAP-IK method are 4.86 ms and 99.32%, respectively, which is an effective and reliable method for solving the inverse kinematics of SSRMS-type manipulator. When tracking the Cartesian path, the tracking accuracy, joint space continuity, and real-time performance of the CCDJAP-IK method meet the task requirements, so it can be applied to the real-time path tracking task of the manipulators.
  • CHEN Tian, ZHANG Xingwu, LIU Jinxin, CHEN Xuefeng, YAN Ruqiang,
    China Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 33(04): 482-495. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2022.04.011
    The stealth performance of warship was an important performance and tactical index. Passive control technologies such as vibration absorption and isolation were widely used in the fields of vibration and noise reduction, but they still might not meet the needs of acoustic stealth of ships. Therefore, it was of great significance to study active vibration and noise control of the ships. The active spectral reshaping control might change the characteristics of radiated noises to acoustic stealth the ship. The connotation of spectrum reshaping active control was introduced, and three aspects of adaptive inverse control, adaptive active control and adaptive spectrum reshaping active control were summarized according to the development of adaptive spectrum reshaping active control theory. Finally, the effectiveness of the algorithm was verified by the applications in the field of naval ships. 
  • QIU Shicheng, WU Jianbo, ZHAO Hengzhong, WANG Shen, HU Qifan, YAN Rong
    China Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 33(03): 270-278. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2022.03.003
     For the automatic detection of weld defects in large storage tanks, a wall-climbing robot needed to complete automatic omni-directional scanning. Firstly, according to the force state of the wall-climbing robot under different operating conditions, a mechanics model of the wall-climbing robot was established to analyze and obtain the four unstable hazards of non-sliding, non-longitudinal rollover, non-lateral rollover and compound motion state. The force state of the permanent magnet adsorption wheel was simulated and optimized by Maxwell software to meet the adsorption requirements. At the same time, the coding wheel with auxiliary adsorption function was designed to supplement the margin of safe adsorption force while feeding back the position information to increase the obstacle crossing and anti-instability abilities. Finally, according to the design model, the wall-climbing robot body was manufactured and tested. The test results prove that the robot designed herein may realize the omnidirectional driving operations with load stability at various ustable hazards.
  • ZHAO Guolong, XIN Lianjia, LI Liang, WANG Min, HAO Xiuqing, HE Ning
    China Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 33(02): 153-159. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2022.02.004
    Due to the large amount of silicon particles,the machinability of the high-volume fraction silicon aluminum alloys was poor.Severe tool wear and deteriorated machined surfaces with defects were major problems in cutting high-volume fraction silicon aluminum materials.To further explore the machining damages,the milling experiments of 70% Si/Al(mass fraction is 70%)alloy were carried out,where the tools were prepared by chemical vapor deposition(CVD)method.Milling force,tool wear and mechanism of machining damages were investigated.As a comparison,milling tools with TiN coating were also utilized under identical cutting parameters.The results show that the main tool wear modes of the diamond coated tools are coating peeling and abrasive wear,which are due to the impact and scratching of hard silicon particles in milling processes.In the normal wear stages of the diamond coated tools,the milling force is stable in the range of 4357~4895 N,while the milling force of TiN coated tools is higher and the tool life is shorter.The damages on machined surfaces are mainly pits,scratches and ruptured particle.Under the premise of ensuring the strength of cutting-edge radius,machining damage may be obviously reduced by reducing the radius of tool cutting-edge.The surface roughness value(Sa=23 μm)machined with a cutting-edge radius of 12 μm is lower than that with a radius of 156 μm(Sa=67 μm).
  • WU Dezhi, CHEN Zhuo, HAI Zhenyin, CHEN Liang, YE Kun, WANG Lingyun, ZHAO Libo
    China Mechanical Engineering. 2022, 33(01): 2-14,23. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2022.01.001
    Micro-area induction heating(MIH), as a localized heating technique with characteristics of non-contact, controllable, and fast thermal-response, was shown numerous potentials in microsystems, such as microelectromechanical systems and microfluidic chips. The fundamentals of MIH were introduced herein, and the research progresses of MIH in the fields of packaging, driving, material growth, et al, was presented systematically. Furthermore, some existing technique problems needed to be solved were analyzed, and several prospective research directions of MIH were pointed out.
  • LUAN Xiaochi, ZHAO Yu, SHA Yundong, LIU Gongmin, ZHAO Qian,
    China Mechanical Engineering. 2021, 32(24): 2899-2908,2914. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2021.24.001
    Aiming at the driven bevel gear fracture failure of a certain type of aero-engine central drive bevel gear due to traveling wave resonance in actual processes, combination of simulation analysis and test verification was used to study the traveling wave resonance characteristics and influence laws of spiral bevel gears under parameter adjustment. The modal analysis of the driven gears was carried out based on finite element method, and the relationship between the thickness of the spoke plate and the working temperature with the gear traveling wave resonance characteristics was discussed. Transient dynamic analysis of meshing gears was carried out based on Hertz contact theory, and the influences of load power, operating temperature and damping factor on the stress distribution of driven bevel gears under traveling wave resonance were discussed. The comparison of simulation and test results shows that the errors of simulation results of modal calculation and dynamic analysis are within a reasonable range. Under the premise of meeting the relevant requirements of gear design, the resonance speed or resonance frequency may be avoided by adjusting the thickness of the spoke plate. In terms of the sensitivity of the resonance parameters of the vibration stress distribution, the analysis shows that when the gear is working in the third or fourth nodal diameter traveling wave resonance states, the stress values at the tooth roots are the largest, and the stress values on the front surfaces of the spoke plate are the smallest; when the temperature and damping factor changing, the change of stress values at front of the driven bevel gear spoke plate is small, and the change of stress values at the back of the spoke plate and tooth root is big. Therefore, in improvement and optimization designs of the gears, it is necessary to deal with the third or fourth nodal diameter traveling wave resonance.
  • HUANG Feng, WANG Chuchen, RUAN Xiaodong
    China Mechanical Engineering. 2021, 32(24): 2915-2923. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2021.24.003
    In order to study the effects of active speed modulation on the internal flow field and blood damages in the blood pumps, the CFD method was adopted to simulate the full flowpath internal flow of a blood pump under speed modulations. The combined numerical simulation of the lumped cardiovascular system mathematical model and the rotary blood pump model was used to obtain the ventricular and aortic pressures under the assisting of the blood pump, which were then set as the inlet and outlet boundary conditions of the blood pump in CFD simulations. The flow fields of blood pump under the constant speed and three types of asynchronous speed modulation waveforms, including sine, square and triangle waves, were analyzed, and the velocity distribution and shear stress distribution of the rotary blood pumps were obtained. The results show that the flow pulsation of blood pump is enhanced under speed modulations, which is a feasible scheme to restore the pulsation of the blood flow. Among the three speed modulation waveforms, the blood pump flow pulsation index is high and the shear stress in the blood pump is small under the sinusoidal speed modulation, which is a relatively ideal speed modulation waveform.
  • SHAN Zhongde, LIU Yang, FAN Congze, WANG Jun
    China Mechanical Engineering. 2021, 32(23): 2774-2784,2931. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2021.23.001
    The revolutionary history of composite preforms forming technique was summarized from the standpoints of manufacturing technology and equipment development.The technical characteristics of the composite preform forming manufacturing technology were analyzed.The status of typical technology and equipment of composite preform forming manufacturing at home and abroad as well as existing challenges and gaps were listed.Finally,the future development directions and trends of composite preform forming technique were discussed prospectively.The development of digital precision forming manufacturing technology and equipment for high-performance composite components may promote the technical progresses of composites in China better,and achieve more extensive promotions and applications.
  • DING Wenfeng, LI Benkai, FU Yucan, XU Jiuhua
    China Mechanical Engineering. 2021, 32(23): 2785-2798. https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2021.23.002
     For turbine disk slots of high-end power equipment such as aero engines and gas turbines, the machining technologies were analyzed from two aspects of mechanical machining (e.g., broaching, milling, grinding) and nontraditional machining (e.g., wire electric discharge machining and wire electrochemical machining), respectively. The development current situations were systematically explained from the viewpoints of design and application of tools, evaluation and control of machining quality. The important achievements of the research work in this field at home and abroad were also introduced. Finally, the development trends were generalized prospectively.
  • Zhibin Zhao, Jingyao Wu, Tianfu Li, Chuang Sun, Ruqiang Yan, Xuefeng Chen
    Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2021, 34(3): 56-56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s10033-021-00570-7
    Prognostics and Health Management (PHM), including monitoring, diagnosis, prognosis, and health management, occupies an increasingly important position in reducing costly breakdowns and avoiding catastrophic accidents in modern industry. With the development of artificial intelligence (AI), especially deep learning (DL) approaches, the application of AI-enabled methods to monitor, diagnose and predict potential equipment malfunctions has gone through tremendous progress with verified success in both academia and industry. However, there is still a gap to cover monitoring, diagnosis, and prognosis based on AI-enabled methods, simultaneously, and the importance of an open source community, including open source datasets and codes, has not been fully emphasized. To fill this gap, this paper provides a systematic overview of the current development, common technologies, open source datasets, codes, and challenges of AI-enabled PHM methods from three aspects of monitoring, diagnosis, and prognosis.
  • Tao Peng, Qiqi He, Zheng Zhang, Baicun Wang, Xun Xu
    Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2021, 34(3): 48-48. https://doi.org/10.1186/s10033-021-00573-4
    COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the re-shaping of globalized manufacturing industry. Achieving a high level of resilience is thereby a recognized, essential ability of future manufacturing systems with the advances in smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0. In this work, a conceptual framework for resilient manufacturing strategy enabled by Industrial Internet is proposed. It is elaborated as a four-phase, closed-loop process that centered on proactive industry assessment. Key enabling technologies for the proposed framework are outlined in data acquisition and management, big data analysis, intelligent services, and others. Industrial Internet-enabled implementations in China in response to COVID-19 have then been reviewed and discussed from 3Rsa€? perspective, i.e. manufacturer capacity Recovery, supply chain Resilience and emergency Response. It is suggested that an industry-specific and comprehensive selection coordinated with the guiding policy and supporting regulations should be performed at the national, at least regional level.