Basics 2 min read
Motor Operation
The subject of this book is turbogenerators. These units seldom operate as a motor. (One such example is when the…
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Recent Advances in Robotic Systems 18 min read
Muscle‐Like Compliance in Knee Articulations Improves Biped Robot Walkings
Robots are currently being designed based on human morphologies. Therefore, the most recent humanoid robots are technologically complex systems, with…
Basics 3 min read
No-Load Operation
When the ideal machine is connected to an infinite bus, a three-phase balanced voltage (V1) is applied to the stator…
Recent Advances in Robotic Systems 18 min read
Design, Implementation and Modeling of Flooding Disaster-Oriented USV
Floods are among the most major climate-related disasters and have resulted in substantial losses including enormous property damage and human…
Basics 3 min read
Basic Operation of The Synchronous Machine
Fig. 1.21 “Developed” view of a four-pole stator, showing the slots, the poles, and a section of the winding. The…
Recent Advances in Robotic Systems 28 min read
Autonomous Quadrocopter for Search, Count and Localization of Objects.
Equipping unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such as quadrocopters with more and more autonomous abilities is an interesting field of research.…
Basics 2 min read
Stator Windings
The magnitude of the voltage induced in the stator winding is, as shown above, a function of the magnetic field…
Basics 1 min read
Rotor Windings
In turbogenerators, the winding producing the magnetic field is made of a number of coils, single-circuit, energized with dc power…
New Trends in 3D Printing 35 min read
Laser-Assisted 3D Printing of Functional Graded Structures from Polymer Covered Nanocomposites: A Self-Review.
The additive technologies (ATs) (three-dimensional (3D) printing, selective laser sintering/melting (SLS/M), etc.) are promising techniques for modeling, fabricating of functional…
New Trends in 3D Printing 27 min read
Metal Powder Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing technologies are currently one of the fastest growing manufacturing processes. The technologies provide engineers an innovative approach for…
Basics 3 min read
Principles of Construction
Synchronous machines come in all sizes and shapes, from the miniature permanent magnet synchronous motor in wall-clocks, to the largest…
New Trends in 3D Printing 17 min read
Regenerative Repair of Bone Defects with Osteoinductive Hydroxyapatite Fabricated to Match the Defect and Implanted with CAD, CAM, and Computer-Assisted Surgery Systems.
Extensive bone defects can occur after severe trauma, infection, or bone tumor resection, and in some cases require bone tissue…
