LE leading edge Transonic free-to-roll and static wind tunnel tests for four military aircraft – the AV-8B, the F/A-18C, the pre-production F/A-18E, and the F-16C – have been analyzed. These tests were conducted in the NASA Langley 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel as a part of the NASA/Navy/Air Force Abrupt Wing Stall Program. The objectives were to evaluate the utility of the freeto-roll test techniqu...

Hot ring rolling is a highly nonlinear, unsteady-state and asymmetry process which is affected by many parameters. The friction coefficient between the ring ,the driver roll and the idle roll is one of the problems, which has significant effect on the quality of final product. In this study, the effect of these two parameters on hot ring rolling was investigated based on a 3D coupled-thermo mec...

We present a four point bending setup suitable for high precision characterization of piezoresistance in semiconductors. The compact setup has a total size of 635 cm(3). Thermal stability is ensured by an aluminum housing wherein the actual four point bending fixture is located. The four point bending fixture is manufactured in polyetheretherketon and a dedicated silicon chip with embedded piez...

This work represents a further step of the physical study documented by Greco and Lugni (2012b) and Greco et al. (2014). Three-dimensional experiments have been performed on a FPSO model in regular waves to investigate the occurrence of parametric roll, the occurrence and features of water on deck and bottom slamming and the sensitivity of the mid-ship bending moment experienced by the vessel t...

in this study, the roll, yaw and depth fuzzy control of an au- tonomous underwater vehicle (auv) are addressed. yaw and roll angles are regulated only using their errors and rates, but due to the complexity of depth dynamic channel, additional pitch rate quantity is used to improve the depth loop performance. the discussed auv has four aps at the rear of the vehicle as actuators. two rule bases...