In this paper, a software solution is presented for advanced friction modeling in metal forming processes, using a physically-based friction model. As input, the model requires the properties of the metal-lubricant combination used and the surface characteristics of the tooling and sheet material. As output, the friction coefficient is provided in both the boundary and mixed lubrication regime....

Friction characterization is a prerequisite for an accurate control of electromechanical systems. This paper considers the identification and control of friction in a high load torque DC motor to the end of achieving accurate tracking. In the first place, model-based feedforward controllers for friction compensation are considered. For this purpose, friction model structures ranging from the cl...

Drawing on prospect theory (the subgroup of behavioural economics) and information integration theory, this study proposes empirically tests a research model exploring the influence tourist trust tourists’ revisit intention through mediating effect attitudes in Hong Kong (HK) protest context. A series protests commenced 3 April 2019 against Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement have severely ...

BACKGROUND 3-Hydroxy Kynurenine (3-HK) administration during the acute phase of Trypanosoma. cruzi infection decreases the parasitemia of lethally infected mice and improves their survival. However, due to the fact that the treatment with 3-HK is unable to eradicate the parasite, together with the known proapoptotic and immunoregulatory properties of 3-HK and their downstream catabolites, it is...

Ca-activated K channels (BK), which are stimulated by high distal nephron flow, are utilized during high-K conditions to remove excess K. Because BK predominantly reside with BK-β4 in acid/base-transporting intercalated cells (IC), we determined whether BK-β4 knockout mice (β4KO) exhibit deficient K excretion when consuming a high-K alkaline diet (HK-alk) vs. high-K chloride diet (HK-Cl). When ...

High molecular weight kininogen (HK) blocks cell spreading but not cell attachment to surfaces coated with vitronectin and other ligands of beta3 integrins. We sought to learn the structural basis of this phenomenon. Monoclonal antibodies against the histidine-rich D5 domain in the light chain of 2-chain HK abolished the inhibitory effect of 2-chain HK on spreading of MG-63 osteosarcoma cells o...

We review and discuss some different techniques for describing local dispersion properties in fluids. A recent Lagrangian diagnostics, based on the Finite Scale Lyapunov Exponent (FSLE), is presented and compared to the Finite Time Lyapunov Exponent (FTLE), and to the Okubo-Weiss (OW) and Hua-Klein (HK) criteria. We show that the OW and HK are a limiting case of the FTLE, and that the FSLE is t...

An experimental implementation of an output-feedback controller on a rotor dynamic system with set-valued friction is presented. The system exhibits coexisting stable/unstable equilibria and undesired friction-induced limit cycles. In the system, the friction and actuation are non-collocated, which prevents the application of standard friction compensation techniques. Therefore, an outputfeedba...

A robust adaptive compensation scheme is presented for compensation of asymmetric deadzone, dynamic friction and uncertainty in the direct-drive robot manipulator. Simple estimation laws are derived to build observers for estimation of deadzone and friction based on the LuGre friction model. A model-free RWCMAC controller to mimic the ideal control law is employed to overcome some shortcomings ...