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Enhancing surface integrity of A7050-T7451 aluminium alloy by pneumatic machine hammer peening
(Elsevier Ltd., 2022)Aerostructures withstand cyclic mechanical loads and therefore, their design must fulfil surface integrity and fatigue strength requirements. This paper studies the effect of pneumatic machine hammer peening on surface ... -
Effect of innovative finishing operations on the tribological performance of steel 27MnCr5
(Elsevier Ltd., 2022)Transmission shafts used in the automotive sector must have a good tribological performance, and therefore an enhanced surface integrity. This paper aims to study the effect of eco-friendly innovative finishing operations ... -
Module-Level Modelling Approach for a Cloudbased Digital Twin Platform for Li-Ion Batteries
(IEEE, 2022)The pursue of the new increasingly intelligent, and heavier state estimation algorithms requires a significant amount of data and computing power, which may challenge their deployment in current BMS solutions. To address ... -
A Cost-Effective Directional Millimeter-Wave Channel Sounder for 60 GHz Industrial Wireless Communications
(IEEE, 2022)The millimeter-wave (mmWave) bands contain some properties that can be key enablers for future wireless communications in industrial scenarios, but, despite the potential this new medium presents, very few efforts have ... -
Analytical Model of the Current Stress in Active-Bridge Active-Clamp Converter for More Electric Aircraft
(IEEE, 2021)Nowadays, the emergence of electrically supplied actuators and energy storage systems is leading the aeronautic industry to develop aircrafts with more electrical power installed. Therefore, different Power-Electronic ... -
Reactive Power Limits of Single-Phase and Three-Phase DC-Link VSC STATCOMs under Negative-Sequence Voltage and Current
(IEEE, 2021)This paper analyzes and compares the reactive power limits of single- and three-phase configured dc-link Voltage Source Converter (VSC) structures for Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) to operate with negative-sequence ... -
Resonant Dual Active Bridge Partial Power Converter for Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Stations
(IEEE, 2021)This paper presents an analysis and design of a DC-DC charging unit for an electric vehicle fast charging station. Due to the benefits that partial power processing achieves in terms of size reduction and efficiency ... -
Cost-effectiveness of Opportunity Charging in Non-electrified Railway Lines
(IEEE, 2021)This paper analyses the cost-effectiveness of deploying opportunity charging points in long-distance non-electrified railway lines, which are driven by battery-based hybrid diesel-electric railway vehicles. A study case ... -
In-depth Life Cycle Cost Analysis of a Hydrogen Electric Multiple Unit
(IEEE, 2021)This paper analyses the life cycle costs of railway projects involving hydrogen electric multiple units. The analysis focuses on the interrelation between the selected lithium-ion battery technology, the designed energy ... -
Delta Rhapsody
(2016)Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) has become the pre-eminent paradigm used to improve the development of complex systems. Additionally, Delta Modelling provides an incremental approach to the design and maintenance of ... -
Phase transformation fronts propagation during the Stress Induced Martensitic transformation in NiTi Shape Memory Alloy wires at impact strain rates
(EDP Sciences, 2009)Propagation of phase transformation fronts during the stress induced martensitic (SIM) transformation at impact strain rates, on the order of 10 s-1, was observed in situ by measuring changes in infrared radiation on the ... -
Contact pressure and sliding velocity ranges in sheet metal forming simulations
(2021)In the last few years many efforts have been carried out in order to better understand what the real contact between material and tools is. Based on the better understanding new friction models have been developed which ... -
Influences of Cutting Speed and Material Constitutive Models on Chip Formation and their Effects on the Results of Ti6Al4V Orthogonal Cutting Simulation
(2021)The highly used Ti6Al4V alloy is a well know hard-to-machine material. The modelling of orthogonal cutting process of Ti6Al4V attract the interest of many researchers as it often generates serrated chips. The purpose of ... -
Analysis of the Tool Stick-Out Influence on Machining Chatter
(2021)Increased stability in machining processes is highly desired by all machining industries when vibrations and specially chatter occur. This phenomenon is defined as a self-excited vibration that occurs due to the regeneration ... -
Development and experimental validation of a macroscopic analytical model aiming to generate metal-FRP stacks drilling cutting force and torque
(2021)Composites materials and especially FRP are increasingly employed in many fields of applications (transport, aerospace, …) due to the current trend of improving global energy performances of new designs notably by mass ... -
Contact pressure, sliding velocity and viscosity dependent friction behavior of lubricants used in tube hydroforming processes
(2021)The final quality of sheet and tube metal formed components strongly depends of the tribology and friction conditions between the tools and the material to be formed. Furthermore, it has been recently demonstrated that ... -
Microservices for Continuous Deployment, Monitoring and Validation in Cyber-Physical Systems: an Industrial Case Study for Elevators Systems
(IEEE, 2021)Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) are systems that integrate digital cyber computations with physical processes. The software embedded in CPSs has a long life-cycle, requiring constant evolution to support new requirements, ... -
Using Machine Learning to Build Test Oracles: an Industrial Case Study on Elevators Dispatching Algorithms
(IEEE, 2021)The software of elevators requires maintenance over several years to deal with new functionality, correction of bugs or legislation changes. To automatically validate this software, test oracles are necessary. A typical ... -
Partial Power Processing Based Charging Unit for Electric Vehicle Extreme Fast Charging Stations
(IEEE, 2020)This paper presents an analysis and design of a charging unit inside an electric vehicle extreme fast charging station. Due to the benefits that partial power processing achieves in terms of size reduction and efficiency ... -
In-depth Life Cycle Cost Analysis of a Li-ion Battery-based Hybrid Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit
(IEEE, 2020)This study analyzes the life cycle costs of railway projects involving hybrid diesel-electric multiple units, focusing on the influence of lithium-ion battery technologies and energy management strategies. Specifically, 3 ...