Latest ArticlesTo improve the quality and efficiency of the mesh in the finite element model of the knee joint by using the cell-based smoothed finite element method(CS-FEM).
The gradient smoothing technique is introduced on the basis of the traditional finite element method, and CS-FEM is used to mesh the finite element model of the knee joint, and to compare which of the two methods(traditional finite element method and CS-FEM)is more accurate for the experimental data of the previous study.
CS-FEM is more accurate and reduces the complexity of meshing than the traditional finite element method, and reduces the number of cells, making the solution process more efficient.
The conventional FEM methods offer high computational accuracy and stability when dealing with relatively simple geometries and linear materials due to their wide application and maturity. However, in biomechanical simulation of complex structures and nonlinear materials, CS-FEM provides higher computational efficiency and accuracy by optimizing meshing and reducing stress concentration. Therefore, CS-FEM is expected to be more widely used in the modelling of knee joints and other complex bio-logical structures in the future.
There are complex flow phenomena in the inlets of the air-breathing hypersonic vehicles, such as boundary layer transition, flow separation, and shock/boundary layer interference. Deep understanding and effective control of these complex flow phenomena are the key to realizing effective operation and performance improvement of hypersonic vehicles. The current research progress of shock/boundary layer flow control technology in supersonic inlets is first reviewed from two aspects:passive control and active control;their effectiveness and drawbacks are described. Meanwhile, with the development of hypersonic vehicle towards the direction of wide velocity domain, large airspace and high Mach number, the previous flow control technology based on active and passive control cannot meet the requirements of hypersonic vehicle follow-up control. As a result, the multi-field control methods represented by plasma have become the focus of supersonic inlets flow control. However, the existing experimental research methods are difficult to carry out detailed research on flow control mechanisms, and there are still many places worth exploring. In this paper, relevant suggestions are put forward for the next step of research in addition to summarizing.
To explore the plantar pressure characteristics of flat-footed amateur runners when running on different sports surfaces.
We selected 15 individuals using the foot print method and Novel emed ® Amateur runners with flat feet diagnosed by 3D foot scanning(arch index≥0.6)and 15 normal foot controls. Using the Pedar-X 1.0 plantar pressure testing system, the maximum plantar pressure, contact area, peak pressure, pressure time integral, and total force impulse were synchronously collected while the subjects completed multiple straight-line running tests on three surfaces at a self-paced speed(4-6 m/s). The differences between the groups were compared through repeated measurement variance analysis.
The pressure in the heel area(M3)and midfoot area(M2)of the flat-foot group was significantly higher than that of normal feet(P<0.05), and the pressure in the anterior lateral area(T3)was significantly lower than that of normal feet(P<0.05). The contact area of the entire sole of flat feet was larger than that of normal feet(P<0.05), with the most significant difference in the midfoot area(M2)(P<0.01). The difference in elastic surface was slightly reduced but still significant. The normal foot in the forefoot area(T1-T3)was significantly higher than that in the flat foot area(P<0.05), and the pressure on the flat foot in the middle area(M2)of the plastic track was nearly 4 times higher than that of the normal foot(P<0.01). The pressure time integral and total impulse of flat foot M2 were significantly higher than those of normal foot(P<0.01), while the anterior lateral area(T3)was significantly lower than that of normal foot(P<0.05).
When running with flat feet, the plantar pressure shows the characteristics of“overload in the midfoot area and insufficient force on the anterior lateral side”. The hard ground intensifies the instantaneous impact, and the elastic surface amplifies the accumulated load. It is suggested that flat-footed runners prioritize choosing a moderately elastic surface and pairing it with arch support equipment to reduce the risk of injury.
The modeling of the passive dynamic walker of flexible legged rimless wheel is studied, and the influence of damping coefficient on system dynamics is analyzed. According to the geometric characteristics of the walker, the independent generalized coordinates are selected to describe the position of the system, and the second kind of Lagrange equation is used to establish the dynamic model of the passive dynamic walker of flexible legged rimless wheel. By analyzing the structure and physical properties of the flexible leg, it is concluded that the impact occurs in the tangential direction of the telescopic leg and the impact force is not transmitted between the leg and the ground in the radial direction during the impact stage, and a state jump model under the assumption of partial impact is proposed. The numerical simulation of passive dynamic walking of flexible legged rimless wheels using different damping parameters verifies the effective-ness of the proposed method. When a larger damping coefficient is selected, the double-limb support period of periodic walking accounts for 77.6% of the whole walking cycle, while the single-limb support period accounts for 22.4% of the whole walking cycle. The periodic walking can be achieved when the slope angle is in the range of 0.1-0.7 rad. The slope angle of the flexible legged rimless wheel that can passively and dynamically walk on decreases as the damping coefficient decreases.
To study the effect of double circular holes on the mechanical properties of rocks and the crack extension process, a uniaxial compression model for rock specimens containing double circular holes was constructed, and the correctness and rationality of the numerical model were verified based on the comparison of the macroscopic mechanical parameters obtained from experiments and simulations. In addition, the crack extension process of specimens containing double circular holes and the evolution of the stress field around the circular holes were analyzed. The results show that the numerical simulation results are in good agreement with the experimental results;the initial tensile crack first sprouts at the upper and lower ends of the circular hole, and with the increase of axial stress, structural weak zones are usually formed at the left and right sides of the hole wall. The sprouting direction of the initial tensile crack is in the axial load-ing direction, independent of the orientation angle α, but the damage pattern of the specimen is influenced by the orientation angle α. The initial tensile crack is generated in the tensile stress concentration area;the tensile stress concentration area at the upper and lower ends of the circular hole moves and dissipates accordingly with the expansion of the initial tensile crack. The compressive stress concentration area of the stress component σyy is located on the left and right sides of the circular hole, while a shielding area of compressive stress is formed at the upper and lower ends of the circular hole, and the smaller the distance from the vertical center line of the circular hole, the stronger the shielding effect and the weaker the compressive stress.
In the past decade, approximately one-third of civil aviation safety incidents have been related to landing, with hard landings comprising one-fifth of these landing-related incidents. Hard landings not only damage aircraft structures but also can lead to aircraft destruction or loss of life in severe cases. However, statistical data on hard landings remain limited. This paper systematically analyzes hard landing criteria through a review of quantitative standards, simulation analysis, and machine learning techniques. It also conducts a statistical examination of 53 typical hard landing incidents of mainstream aircraft such as Boeing-737 and Airbus-A320 over the past decade, offering a detailed exploration of common structural damage patterns associated with hard landings. Results show that heavy landing incidents often cause damage of different degrees to the aircraft's landing gear, fuselage, wings, and other key components. Moreover, the extent of damage differs significantly among various types of heavy landing incidents.
Hypersonic aircraft face extremely high aerodynamic resistance and heating during flight, posing a threat to flight safety and stability. Taguchi-gray correlation method is utilized to study the impact of size on the resistance and heat reduction performance of hypersonic aircraft. An orthogonal test is conducted, wherein design factors such as spike length-diameter ratio, airway diameter ratio, pneumatic disk diameter ratio, and lateral jet angle are considered. The response targets comprise total flight resistance, peak pressure coefficient, and Stanton number. Test results are obtained through numerical simulation. The findings indicate that the flight resistance is most significantly affected by the length-diameter ratio of the spike,while the lateral jet angle has the least effect. In regard to the peak pressure coefficient and Stanton number,the size factors exhibit a similar rank of influence. Among these factors,the length-diameter ratio of the pneumatic disk exerts the most significant impact. Increasing the length-diameter ratio of the spike and the diameter ratio of the pneumatic disk can effectively improve overall resistance and heat reduction performance. However,it should be noted that as the size increases,the lifting efficiency gradually diminishes. In comparison to the optimal group of orthogonal design,the optimized configuration demonstrates an overall performance improvement of 4.6%,thus indicating a favorable optimization effect.
With the development of civil aircraft design technology, the focus of today's passenger aircraft design transits from structural safety to cabin comfort, of which the vibration comfort is a key factor. From the perspective of passenger vibration comfort, We carried out the vibration transfer path test of a certain type of passenger aircraft under three working conditions, namely, the cruising condition, the low-altitude flight condition, and the runway running condition. Based on the test data of these conditions, the Vibration Transfer Path models were built, and the key factors affecting the vibration comfort were studied. The following conclusions are drawn:Under the cruising and low-altitude flight condition, the cabin vibration response mainly comes from the coupling of engine rotor excitation and the structure at the fundamental frequency and the double frequency;under the runway running condition, the vibration response in the cabin comes from the coupling of the main landing gear excitation and the structure in the low frequency range(especially 50 Hz). This test not only provides a basis for the vibration reduction and isolation design of passenger cabins, but also fills the gap of the vibration comfort test and verification platform for all passenger aircraft in China.
Against the characteristic of large deformation for reinforced concrete(RC)frame, RC frame-frame truss composite wall(FTCW)structure was proposed, and two reinforced concrete(RC)frameframe truss composite wall(FTCW)specimens with a scale of 1∶2 were implemented for cyclic loading test. The seismic performance of bearing capacity, ductility and stiffness degradation were analyzed by the test phenomenon, hysteresis curves, backbone curves and stiffness degradation curves. The simulation of cyclic loading test was conducted by ABAQUS software, and the results were compared with the test results. The influence of the amount of infill FTCW, rebar ratio of RC frame columns, axial compression ratio, concrete strength, embedded angle steel and the layout direction of FTCW were analyzed. The test behav-iors showed that a multistage energy consuming system that FTCW worked before RC frame and the internal diagonal struts worked before the outer frame inside the FTCW, forming a multistage energy consumption system for the design purpose of earthquake resistant structures. The numerical analysis results showed that the most effective way to improve the bearing capacity of RC frame-FTCW was to increase the amount of filled FTCW, followed by increasing the rebar ratio of frame columns, and the improvement of increasing the concrete strength or adding angle steel for the internal diagonal struts were smaller. The improvement of axial compression ratio on the bearing capacity was unnoticeable. In addition, the layout direction of FTCW was significant, and the number and position of FTCW should be symmetrically arranged.
The anti-yaw vibration devices currently used in high-speed trains are hydraulic dampers, whose damping characteristics cannot be adjusted according to the changes in the vehicle's operating state and environmental conditions, resulting in poor ride quality and stability for the vehicle. A semi-active damper based on magnetorheological technology combined with intelligent control technology can solve this problem. In this paper, a three-coil magnetorheological damper has been developed with adjustable damping characteristics based on the technical specifications of the anti-yaw damper. The multi-physical field of the damper is simulated, and damping performance of the damper is tested under different excitation currents, amplitudes, frequencies, and coil combinations. The results show that the magnetic circuit design of the damper is reasonable and complies with the technical requirements for anti-yaw dampers, with a maximum output force of 46 kN and an adjustable dynamic coefficient of 28. In addition, an analysis is conducted on the magnetic field distribution at varying coil spacings. The findings indicate that a critical distance exists between the coils, and the critical distance of this damper is 0.69 times the width of the coil, beyond which the magnetic field distribution becomes non-uniform. The change in magnetic flux density at the effective damping channel will stop when a certain part of the magnetic circuit reaches saturation.