ME Research Publications
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Mechanical and thermal properties of carbon fiber reinforced composite with silanized graphene as nano-inclusions
(SAGE, 2020-09-02)The use of nanofillers to enhance the properties of fiber reinforced composites is limited due to the adverse effect on mechanical properties caused by agglomeration of these nanofillers in the matrix materials. In this ... -
Algebraic insight on the concomitant motion of 3RPS and 3PRS PKMs
(Springer, 2020-04-21)This study presents an algebraic method to detect, count, and identify concomitant motions of parallel robots at the velocity level. The pose and orientation of moving platform of parallel manipulators (PMs) with f-DOF ... -
Human factors to develop a safety guard model in human-robot interaction
(Springer, 2020-04-21)In this research, a strategy to incorporate an assist-as-needed scheme into human-robot collaboration during an object co-lifting and manipulation task is developed. Surface Electromyography (sEMG) signals from the upper-arm ... -
Superhydrophobic coatings for steel pipeline protection in oil and gas industries: a comprehensive review
(Elsevier, 2020-11)Recently, there have been numerous deadly gas and oil pipeline explosions in the United States, resulting in extensive investigations based on corrosion and aged foundations. Superhydrophobic coatings are being developed ... -
Application of forearm FMG signals in closed loop modality-matched sensory feedback stimulation
(Springer, 2020-08-15)This study is aimed at exploring a technology that can use the human physiological information, such as Force Myography (FMG) signals to provide sensory feedback to prosthetic hand users. This is based on the principle ... -
Fabrication and biological analysis of highly porous PEEK bionanocomposites incorporated with carbon and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles for biological applications
(NLM (Medline), 2020-08-06)Bone regeneration for replacing and repairing damaged and defective bones in the human body has attracted much attention over the last decade. In this research, highly porous polyetheretherketone (PEEK)/hydroxyapatite (HA) ... -
Modifying the figure of merit of thermoelectric materials with inclusions of porous structures
(Springer Nature, 2020-08-07)The overall investigation of devices when it comes to the transformation of heat flux into electrical power, and electrical energy to heat power, significantly involves thermoelectric devices (TEDs). These devices provide ... -
A fundamental review on composite materials and some of their applications in biomedical engineering
(King Saud University, 2020-07-22)Composites or composite materials are engineered materials that consist of two or more constituent materials with wide discrepancies in their physical, chemical, and mechanical properties. The characteristic properties of ... -
A multi-system chaotic path planner for fast and unpredictable online coverage of terrains
(IEEE, 2020-07-07)Coverage path planning (CPP) algorithms customize an autonomous robot's trajectory for various applications. In surveillance and exploration of unknown environments, random CPP can be very effective in searching and finding ... -
Predictions of electricity consumption in a campus building using occupant rates and weather elements with sensitivity analysis: Artificial neural network vs. linear regression
(Elsevier, 2020-11)This study compares building electric energy prediction approaches that use a traditional statistical method (linear regression) and artificial neural network (ANN) algorithms. We investigate how significantly occupancy ... -
Impact of correlation of plug load data, occupancy rates and local weather conditions on electricity consumption in a building using four back-propagation neural network models
(Elsevier, 2020-11)This study explores approaches to evaluates correlation how significantly plug load data, occupancy rates, and local weather factors affect the actual electricity consumption of a commercial building in seasonal changes ... -
Experimental studies on endothermic reversible reaction of salts for cooling
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020-06-23)Thermal energy storage has a potential future to store renewable energy. Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) is the most promising and possesses more advantages over sensible and latent heat thermal storage systems such ... -
Observing and inspecting cracks and dents in teeth using dye penetrant liquids without x-ray imaging
(IEEE, 2020-06-16)Cracked teeth are generally observed in dental practice and are always nightmare to the patients due to their unpredictable symptoms and diagnostic conundrum for the dental practitioner due to their variable and unusual ... -
Toxicity of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles: a review
(Springer, 2020-06-23)Nanotechnology has recently found applications in many fields such as consumer products, medicine and environment. Nanoparticles display unique properties and vary widely according to their dimensions, morphology, composition, ... -
Effects of acid treatments on physical properties of CNT wires for wiring applications
(SPIE, 2020-05-21)Carbon nanotube (CNT) wires are mechanically stronger and extremely lightweight nanomaterials with highly efficient mechanical, thermal and electrical properties compared to the conventional materials. The new applications ... -
Metal-graphene nano-composites with enhanced mechanical properties
(SPIE, 2020-05-21)Metal-graphene nano-composites with low volume/weight fractions of graphene inclusions exhibit significantly high mechanical strength and hardness. However, manufacturing of metal-graphene nano-composites for high strength, ... -
Indoor air quality in California homes with code-required mechanical ventilation
(Blackwell Munksgaard, 2020-04-18)Data were collected in 70 detached houses built in 2011-2017 in compliance with the mechanical ventilation requirements of California's building energy efficiency standards. Each home was monitored for a 1-week period with ... -
Phase-change heat transfer of sintered-particle wick in downward facing orientation: Particle size and wick thickness effects
(Elsevier, 2020-07)Two-phase cooling systems using wicks offer reliable and high heat flux cooling capability, however, the maximum heat removal capacity is related to capillary pumping limit and wick superheat. In this study, non-uniform ... -
Fast and affordable recycling approach to electronic waste above the melting point using induction heat combined with centrifugal forces
(John Wiley & Sons, 2020-04-13)Increasing electronic waste (e-waste) volume from the electronic industry and households has been creating primary health and environmental considerations because some of the e-waste materials contain toxic substances. ... -
Review of automatic continuous distraction osteogenesis devices for mandibular reconstruction applications
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2020-04-01)Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is an emerging method for bone tissue reconstruction. In oral and maxillofacial reconstruction applications, DO is playing an important role as a technique without the need of bone graft. In ...
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