A hybrid knee prosthesis is proposed in this letter, which consists of a polycentric structure passive mode for low-torque activities and single-axis active high-torque activities. novel transition mechanism controls self-holding electromagnets switching modes between the four-bar linkage structure. Compared with conventional knee, varying instantaneous center rotation (ICR) can enhance geometr...

This paper proposes a computer-based recursion algorithm for automatic charge of power device of electric vehicles carrying electromagnet. The charging system includes charging cable with one end connecting gang socket, electromagnetic gear driving the connecting socket and a charging pile breaking or closing, and detecting part for detecting electric vehicle static call or start state. The gan...

We present the microfabrication and characterization of a ball valve micropump in glass, which is magnetically actuated using the sinusoidal current of an external electromagnet. We employ the use of a simple powder blasting technology for microstructuring the glass substrates and fusion bonding for assembly of the multi-layered microfluidic chip. The use of a polymer membrane with embedded per...

Topology optimization searches for an optimal distribution of material and void without any restrictions on the structure of the design geometry. Shape optimization tunes the shape of the geometry, while the topology is fixed. In this paper we proceed sequentially with the optimal topology and shape design so that a coarsely optimized topology is the initial guess for the following shape optimi...

The active magnetic bearing (AMB) is an integral part of the industrial rotational machine. The paper deals with simulation study of three and four coil AMB utilizing Finite Element Method (FEM). This paper also presents how ANSYS software (Ver. 12.1) can be used to perform the magnetic field analysis in the AMB. This work reports ANSYS simulation for two different structure of AMB that uses th...