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    Research Status and Development Trends of Large Wind Turbine Main Shaft Sliding Bearings
    ZHU Caichao1, ZHANG Ronghua1, SONG Chaoshen1, TAN Jianjun1, YANG Liang2
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (10): 1711-1721.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.10.001
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    The pace of large wind turbine units was accelerating, and the reliability of core components was increasingly important for wind turbine operations. Sliding bearings had the advantages of high load capacity, long life, easy maintenance, scalability and small size, and they had advantages and great potential for the reliable replacement of wind turbine main bearings key components produced at home. The problems of main shaft rolling bearings in high-power wind turbines and the advantages of using sliding bearings on the main shaft were analyzed herein. The technical methods and application status of wind turbine main shaft sliding bearing design, materials, lubrication, and experimental verification were present in detail, and the existing problems of high-power wind turbine main shaft sliding bearings and future development trends were summarized. It is expected to provide reference for the digital design and industrial development of high-power wind turbine main bearings.
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    Lubrication Characteristics of Gear End Face Friction Pairs of Aviation High-speed Gear Pumps
    CHEN Yuan1, XIONG Dianfeng1, LI Yuntang1, GAO Yongcao2, LI Chuancang2, WANG Bingqing1, JIN Jie1
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (07): 1178-1187.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.07.005
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    Aiming at the serious wear problems of gear end face friction pairs of aviation external gear pumps, a new compound texture combining Tesla valve groove type and elliptical shape was opened on the gear end faces to improve lubrication performance. Based on hydrodynamic lubrication theory and finite element simulation calculation method, a theoretical analysis model of gear textured end face friction pair lubrication was established. Pressure distribution and velocity distribution of fluid within the end face liquid films were simulated and analyzed under conditions with and without texture, and the effects of operating and structural parameters on the openness and sealing performance of gear end faces were studied. The results show that the hydrodynamic pressure generated by the texture may make the gear end face friction pairs run non-contact, which has a positive effect on reducing friction and increasing efficiency. With the comprehensive consideration of the openness and leakage control performance of gear end face friction pairs, groove depth is as 7~9 μm, height difference is as 5~6 μm, inclination angle is as 0°~10°, and shape factor is as 0.4~0.5 are the optimal structural parameters for the texture structure.
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    Robust Control of High-pressure Pneumatic Pressure Servo Systems
    ZHANG Dijia1, 2, GAO Luping2, ZHOU Shaoliang2, GAO Longlong2, LI Baoren2
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (07): 1141-1150.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.07.001
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    Parameter uncertainty and unmodeled dynamics of HPPS restricted the improvement of the control accuracy. An adaptive robust control method was proposed and applied to control the HPPS based on RISE. This paper considered the influencs of HESV control performance on the high-precision control of HPPS, and a cross-comparison test was designed. The results show that the HESV position control method may avoid sinusoidal signal distortions and reduce steady-state pressure jitter, and the HPPS pressure control method may improve the response speed and dynamic tracking capability of the systems.
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    A High-dimensional Uncertainty Propagation Method Based on Supervised Dimension Reduction and Adaptive Kriging Modeling
    SONG Zhouzhou1, 2, ZHANG Hanyu1, 2, LIU Zhao3, ZHU Ping1, 2
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (05): 762-769,810.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.05.001
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     High-dimensional uncertainty propagation currently faced the curse of dimensionality, which made it difficult to utilize the limited sampling resources to obtain high-precision uncertainty analysis results. To address this problem, a high-dimensional uncertainty propagation method was proposed based on supervised dimension reduction and adaptive Kriging modeling. The high-dimensional inputs were projected into the low-dimensional space using the improved sufficient dimension reduction method, and the dimensionality of the low-dimensional space was determined by using the Ladle estimator. The projection matrix was embedded into the Kriging kernel function to reduce the number of hyperparameters to be estimated and improve the modeling accuracy and efficiency. Finally, the leave-one-out cross-validation error of the projection matrix was innovatively defined and the corresponding Kriging adaptive sampling strategy was proposed, which might effectively avoid large fluctuations of model accuracy in the adaptive sampling processes. The results of numerical and engineering examples show that, compared with the existing methods, the proposed method may obtain high-precision uncertainty propagation results with fewer sample points, which may provide references for the uncertainty analysis and design of complex structures. 
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    Design of Twisting Climbing Wheeled Inspection Robot for Mining Wire Ropes
    TANG Chaoquan, TONG Binghang, TANG Wei, ZHANG Gang, WANG Siyuan, TANG Hongwei, LIU Bei, ZHOU Gongbo
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (10): 1732-1739.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.10.003
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    In response to the unmanned inspection requirements of mining wire ropes, a rope-twisting climbing inspection robot was designed and developed. Compared to traditional axial climbing robots, which required approximately 91.5% of the driving force. When carrying a load of 3 kg, the robot may overcome obstacles with a height 0.6 mm higher than that of axial climbing robots. With an obstacle height of 3 mm, the maximum load capacity exceeds that of axial climbing robots by 0.4 kg. Climbing experiments were conducted under simulated deep mine conditions with wire rope vibrations. The results show that the climbing robots exhibite stable climbing performance when the wire ropes are stationary, achieving a maximum climbing speed of 8.25 m/min and capable of continuous climbing for 500 m. Under low-frequency large-amplitude vibration conditions, the climbing speed of the robot is higher than that when stationary, while under high-frequency small-amplitude vibration conditions, slight fluctuations in climbing speed are observed due to wire rope vibrations.
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    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (05): 1-.  
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    Review for Research of Fatigue Life Prediction of Welded Structures under Complex Loads and Extreme Environments
    DONG Zhibo1, WANG Chengcheng1, LI Chengkun1, LI Junchen2, ZHAO Yaobang2, LI Wukai2, XU Aijie2
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (05): 829-839.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.05.008
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    The welded joints were susceptible to defects and stress concentration, rendering them vulnerable areas for fatigue crack initiation and propagation under fatigue loads. In comparison to homogeneous materials, the microstructure and stress localization in each of regions for the joints further complicated the fatigue issue in welded structures. Unlike ideal experimental conditions, the actual service environments of welded structures were intricate, it was necessity to consider the coupling characteristics between environmental factors and welded structures when predicting welded structure fatigue life. Therefore, the internal factors influencing welded structures were summarized and analyzed while reviewing existing life prediction models from perspectives encompassing complex loads and extreme service environment. Combining the latest research progresses, the recommendations were proposed to enhance fatigue life assessment methods for the welded structures.
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    Research on Compound Wave Propulsion Performance Improvement for Bionic Fish Robots
    LUO Zirong1, XIA Minghai1, YIN Qian2, LU Zhongyue1, JIANG Tao1, ZHU Yiming1
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (11): 1901-1908.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.11.001
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    Motivated by the profound impacts of longitudinal and transverse waves of earthquake, a novel underwater bionic propeller that utilized longitudinal and transverse compound wave patterns was proposed and designed. A kinematic model incorporating the composite waves was theoretically established, alongside the development of a physical prototype and testing platform. The propulsion performances of the propeller were systematically compared and analyzed through CFD simulations as well as prototype tests under varying amplitudes of longitudinal wave superposition. Simulation results show that both the thrust and velocity generated by the undulating fin may be significantly enhanced, with mean thrust increasing by 27.6% and peak thrust exceeding 200%. Experimental results reveal that under a frequency of 2 Hz with a longitudinal-wave amplitude of 20°, the steady-state average velocity achieved by the propeller reaches 0.761 m/s, which is approximately 14.7% greater than that of without longitudinal wave. This paper demonstrates that composite wave bionic fins exhibit superior thrust and velocity performance compared to single sinusoidal wave configurations, thereby offering an innovative propulsion mechanism for advancing high-performance bionic fish robots.
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    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (09): 0-.  
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    Design and Analyses of a Novel Two-axis Flexure Hinge with Elliptical Transverse Cross-sections
    WEI Huaxian1, 2, ZHAO Yongjie2, YANG Nan2, WANG Fengtao2, NIU Xiaodong2
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (08): 1348-1357.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.08.002
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     Two-axis flexure hinges with orthogonally-collocated notches comprised rectangular transverse cross-sections which increased the stress concentration on the sharp edges. In addition, such effects could not be avoided through notch optimization. Consequently, a novel kind of two-axis flexure hinge with elliptical transverse cross-sections was developed herein. Firstly, the parametric model of the flexure hinges with circular notches was established. Then, the compliance and stress models of the flexure hinges were developed based on the Castiglianos second theorem. The analytical models were verified through finite element analyses and the parametric simulations were performed to evaluate the characteristics of compliances and stress concentration. Finally, the compliances of a flexure specimen were tested through experiments. The results show that the ETC flexure hinges have two-dimensional anisotropic compliances. The sharp-edge structures are avoided. Therefore, the stress concentration effects are reduced and the motion capability is increased. Compared to exiting two-axis flexure hinges with identical notch profiles but rectangular transverse cross-sections, the motion capability of the ETC type flexures hinges is increased by 47.9%. The ETC type two-axis flexure hinges expand the design spaces of the primary flexure structures.
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    Research Progresses of Mechanical Dressing for Arc Diamond Grinding Wheels
    CHEN Bing1, QING Guangye1, GUO Ye1, DENG Zhaohui2
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (08): 1331-1347.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.08.001
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    The arc diamond grinding wheels had unique arc profile and commonly used for precision and ultra-precision grinding of optical components made from difficult-to-cut materials such as ceramics, optical glass, and cemented carbide. However, during the grinding process of optical elements, the interaction between the grinding wheel and the workpiece surface caused the abrasive grains on the grinding wheel to be squeezed and damaged. Then, this led to issues such as grinding wheel blockage, wear, reduction in size and shape accuracy, ultimately affecting the surface roughness, shape accuracy, and damage thickness of the optical elements after grinding. To address these problems, dressing the arc-shaped diamond grinding wheel was an effective solution. Among the various dressing methods, mechanical dressing remained the primary approach in production due to the high dressing efficiency and ease of implementation. This paper provided a comprehensive review of the mechanical dressing methods for arc diamond grinding wheels. The truing mechanism and characteristics of different methods were explored, the evaluation method for truing effectiveness was analyzed, and a future outlook for the mechanical truing of arc diamond grinding wheels was presented.
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    Research on Road Uneven Obstacle Recognition Method for Intelligent Vehicles
    ZOU Junyi, LIU Chang, GUO Wenbin, YAN Yunbing, RAN Maoping
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (06): 951-961.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.06.001
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    For intelligent vehicles, if the sensing device might accurately and quickly detect the concave and convex obstacles on the roads ahead of the vehicles, the important preview information might be provided for the control of the chassis system such as the suspension of the vehicles, and finally realized the improvement of the comprehensive performance of the vehicles. Therefore, based on improved YOLOv7-tiny algorithm a recognition method was proposed for typical positive and negative obstacles such as bumps(speed bumps) and pits on the road surfaces. Firstly, the SimAM module was introduced in the three feature extraction layers of the original YOLOv7-tiny algorithm to enhance the networks ability to perceive the feature map; secondly, a smoother Mish activation function was used in the Neck part to add more nonlinear expressions; again, replacing the nearest proximal upsamping operator with the up-sampling operator to enable the network to aggregate contextual information more efficiently; and lastly, the WIoU was used as the localization loss function to improve the convergence speed as well as the robustness of the network. The offline simulation experimental results show that compared with the original model, the improved model improves the average accuracy by 2.5% for almost the same number of parameters with an intersection ratio of 0.5 between the predicted and real frames. The improved model is deployed to a real vehicle, and the real-vehicle experiments verify that the model may effectively detect the obstacles appearing on the road in front of the vehicles, indicating that the proposed algorithmic model may accurately provide the pre-precedent information for obstacle detections.
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    Design of Scale-changeable Pantograph Legs for Heavy-duty Robots
    SUO Zhe, LI Xiang, LIU Jianfeng, WANG Jixin
    China Mechanical Engineering    2025, 36 (02): 191-196.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2025.02.001
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    The motion characteristics of the 2 DOF(degree-of-freedom) scale-changeable pantograph leg mechanisms were analyzed, different designs for scale change were compared. A scale-changeable pantograph leg with a nonlinear length adjustment mechanisms was proposed. The length of the thigh and shank link could be adjusted with a single driver according to the nonlinear proportion relation. Thus, the scale could be changed while preserving the pantograph mechanism properties. The scale-changeable pantograph leg may change the scale without disassembling, adjust the foot working space and the carrying capacity of the robots.
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    Study and Application of Roller Replacement Robots with Non-stopping for Belt Conveyors
    TIAN Liyong1, TANG Rui1, YU Ning1, YANG Xiuyu1, 2, QIN Wenguang3
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (05): 938-949.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.05.019
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    In view of the problems of frequent replacement of belt conveyor rollers, heavy manual replacement tools, high labor intensity and low shutdown replacement efficiency, taking the belt conveyor in the main adit of Wangjialing Coal Mine as the research object, the roller replacement robots with non-stopping were studied according to roadway parameters and roller replacement processes, and the overall research plan of the robots was formulated. Based on the functional analysis method and the theory of roller replacement with non-stopping, the 3D solid model of the robots was established by using SolidWorks software, and the parameters of the walking mechanism, attitude adjustment platform, telescopic support platform and disassembling manipulator were optimized. The finite element analysis of the support platforms and belt lifting mechanisms was carried out by ANSYS Workbench software. The telescopic support platform adopted a sliding rail structure, and the stresses of the sliding rail under the cantilever and lifting rated load are as 15.647 MPa and 66.395 MPa respectively. The maximum deformation and displacement occur under the rated load. The displacement is as 1.0742 mm. Belt lifting mechanism adopted shear fork structure, the rated lifting maximum stress is as 152.82 MPa, the maximum displacement is as 0.7331 mm. According to the design parameters, the robot prototype was processed with the power of 64 kW diesel engine as the power, and the crawler was driven by the hydraulic motor. The speed range is as 3~8 km/h. The attitude adjustment platform may realize the lifting height 0~357 mm, the pitch angle ±15°, the roll angle -4°~7°, the rotation angle -10°~20°, the transverse movement range 0~400 mm, the longitudinal movement range 0~ 350 mm, the multi-stage telescopic mechanism adopted the combined slide to achieve the platform 0~2.1 m telescopic. Using a five-degree-of-freedom manipulator may disassemble and assemble rollers in different positions. Through the ground and underground tests, the robot prototype walking, attitude adjustment, lifting belt, disassemble roller functions were verified experimentally. The results show that the robots may pass well in the narrow tunnel of the main tunnel, and the maximum height of the lifting belt of the telescopic support platform is as 241 mm when the conveyor is not stopped, which provides enough operating space for the robots to disassemble and assemble the rollers under different positions to meet the design performance requirements. The study of roller replacement robots with non-stopping for belt conveyor provides a new way for the maintenance of coal mine belt conveyor.
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    A Review of Mechanics Property Studies of Retracting and Releasing Cables for Marine Exploration Equipment
    WAN Buyan1, 2, PENG Fenfei1, 2, 3, JIN Yongping1, 2, LIU Deshun1, 2, PENG Youduo1, 2
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (09): 1521-1533.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.09.001
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    The retracting and releasing cables were the only link between the submarine exploration equipment and the ship, had the functions of power, information transmission and load-bearing, and were widely used in all kinds of launch and recovery systems. The safety and reliability of retracting-releasing cables were of the core functional requirements. Therefore, conducting experiments on mechanics properties of retracting-releasing cables was the foundation of retracting-releasing cable research. Starting from the types and failure modes of ocean winches and retracting-releasing cables, the state of experimental studies of the mechanics properties of retracting-releasing cables was systematically summarized, and an outlook on future research directions was provided. Firstly, the functions of ocean winches and retracting-releasing cables were categorized, followed by a detailed analysis of the forms and reasons for their failures. Secondly, the operating conditions, mechanics performance requirements of retracting-releasing cables, and experimental researchs current status were described. Lastly, the research directions for the mechanics properties of retracting-releasing cables in ocean detection equipment were discussed, including the impact and mechanism of extreme operating environments on mechanics properties of synthetic retracting-releasing cables, the behavior and mechanism of synthetic retracting-releasing cable damage under multiple load couplings, and the technology and integrated simulation devices for retracting-releasing cable mechanics properties.
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    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (07): 0-.  
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    Geometric Design and Performance Analysis of Multi-closed-loop Deployable Honeycomb Mechanisms with Thick Panels
    CHANG Boyan1, 2, GUAN Xin1, JIN Guoguang1, 2, LIANG Dong1, 2
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (07): 1156-1167.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.07.003
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    A new type of space mechanisms with single-closed-loop was proposed according to thick-panel origami teory, and the mobility was analyzed by using screw theory. The degree of freedom of mechanism was reduced to 1 by the introduction of Myard constraint and Sarrus constraint, and the corresponding deployable units were obtained with the names of Myard deployable honeycomb unit and Sarrus deployable honeycomb unit. M-type honeycomb mechanism and S-type honeycomb mechanism were proposed based on kinematic analysis and planar mosaic array of deployable honeycomb units. The influence regularity of various factors on folding ratio was analyzed, and the deployable honeycomb units  were optimized with the rising of folding ratio index. The results show that M-type honeycomb mechanism may achieve flat surface, and S-type honeycomb mechanism may achieve higher folding ratio index.
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    State-of-the-art and Trend of High Loading Capacity Plastic Gear Drives
    LIU Huaiju, LU Zehua, ZHU Caichao
    China Mechanical Engineering    2025, 36 (01): 2-17.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2025.01.001
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    Focusing on the loading capacity and applications in power transmission of plastic gears, the failure modes and loading capacity under the current materials and technology levels were introduced. The strengthening measures for improving loading capacity of plastic gears were elaborated from the application of new materials, lubrication improvement, collaborative design, and so on. The applications and potential of plastic gears scenarios in power transmissions such as automobile engines, vehicle reducers, and aeroengine accessory gearboxes were introduced, which has important reference significance for promoting the development of high load plastic gear technology and applications.
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    Rolling Bearing Fault Diagnosis of Wind Turbines Based on Frequency Domain Group Sparse Model with Graph Regularization Constraints
    LI Jimeng, WANG Ze, SHI Qingxin, MENG Zong
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (11): 1909-1919.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.11.002
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    Due to effects of the non-stationary operations, noisy working environment and strong electromagnetic interference for the wind turbines, the fault impulses of rolling bearings were submerged by strong noise, and the weak features were difficult to accurately identify. To solve the above problems, a frequency domain group sparse model with graph regularization constraints was proposed, which might effectively extract fault features of rolling bearings without periodic prior knowledge. Firstly, vibration signals were converted into graph signals to construct the graph regularization constraints, and the structured information was utilized to guide the penalty strength to improve the accuracy of sparse reconstruction. Secondly, the frequency domain group sparse model with graph regularization constraints was constructed, the method was given to determine the shrinkage threshold of the in-group components, and the objective function was simplified with the proximal mapping to optimize the solution. Finally, the parameters of the model were optimized by using the constructed comprehensive index and the moth flame optimization algorithm, and rolling bearing faults were identified by the envelope spectrum analysis of the reconstructed signals in the time domain. Numerical simulation and experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method has good anti-noise performance and may effectively extract weak fault features of rolling bearings under strong noise interference.
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    Research Progresses on Reliability Analysis and Optimal Design of Automobile Structures
    ZHANG Lei1, 2, 3, SUN Xuetao1, 2, CHEN Jie1, 2, SUN Yuanbo3, GUO Jiajia1, 2, ZHENG Jie1, 2
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (11): 1948-1962,1970.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.11.006
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    In order to study the reliability of automobile structures, the uncertainty of mechanical structure analysis and design was summarized, and the uncertainty of design variables and parameters of automobile structures was analyzed from three aspects: structural parameter uncertainty, material performance parameter uncertainty and load uncertainty. The research progresses of probabilistic reliability analysis and non-probabilistic reliability analysis methods were reviewed and summarized. The applications of reliability analysis method in automobile structures were listed. The mathematical model and algorithm of reliability were sorted out, and the applications of reliability optimization design in lightweight and crashworthiness of automobiles were studied, and the development trends of reliability analysis and optimization design of automobile structures were presented. 
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    Research on Geometric Parameter Constraints of Swing Roller Movable Tooth Transmission Systems
    WEI Rui1, JIN Herong1, 2, 3, YANG Zeyu1, CHEN Tao1, YI Yali1
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (10): 1722-1731,1739.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.10.002
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    Aiming at the problems such as long dimensional chain and weak structure of key components for the traditional swing movable tooth transmission, a new type of swing roller movable tooth transmission configuration and the tooth profile design method and parameter selection strategy were proposed. The swing roller movable tooth transmission mechanism was equivalent treated, and the equivalent connecting rod vector transfer model was constructed by topological analysis. According to the principle of conjugate meshing, the conjugate tooth profile vector equations of wave generator and ring gear were derived. Based on the constraint conditions of avoiding motion interference and top cutting of tooth profiles, the selection strategies of swing coefficient and base circle radius of the wave generator were developed with the transmission pressure angle as the evaluation basis. The tooth profile design and performance analysis were carried out according to the optimized parameters and the two groups of comparison parameters. The results show that the designed swing roller movable teeth transmissions have continuous tooth profiles and are able to run without stalling. Under the same load conditions, the peak value of engagement force of the wave generator and movable teeth with the optimized parameters is 37.09% and 28.28% lower than that of the comparison groups, which verifies the effectiveness of the design strategy. The research may provide theoretical reference for the tooth profile design and parameter selection of swing roller movable teeth transmission.
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    Research on CNC Milling Machine Cutting Power Prediction Model Considering Tool Wear Based on VMD-SSA-LSTM
    WANG Qiulian1, OU Guixiong1, XU Xuejiao1, LIU Jinrong1, MA Guohong2, DENG Hongbiao2
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (06): 1052-1063.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.06.011
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    Traditional researches of cutting process powers required complex cutting power models and often neglected the influences of tool wear, so a CNC milling machine cutting power prediction model considering tool wear was designed based on VMD, SSA, and LSTM neural network. This model did not require the deconstruction of the energy consumption mechanism during the operation of CNC milling machines, and achieved high-precision prediction of cutting process powers based on historical experimental data. Firstly, artificial intelligence machine vision technology was used to analyze and process images of the tool wear, obtaining digital features of the worn tools and determining the maximum wear. Then, the VMD-SSA-LSTM model was established, which considered tool wear in the prediction of CNC milling machine cutting powers. VMD was used to decompose the operational data of CNC milling machines, and then the SSA algorithm optimized the hyperparameters of the LSTM neural network. The decomposed milling machine data components were input into the LSTM neural network, and the predicted values of each component were summed to obtain the cutting power prediction value. Taking face milling as an example, the proposed prediction model was compared and analyzed against BP neural networks, LSTM neural networks, and traditional models, which validated the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed model.
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    A Sequential Simulation Method for Dynamic Uncertainty Analysis of Rigid-flexible Coupling Systems under Interval Process Excitations
    LIU Yanhao, NI Bingyu, TIAN Wanyi, JIANG Chao
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (05): 770-783.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.05.002
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    For the dynamic problem of rigid-flexible coupling systems under dynamic uncertain excitations, an interval process model-based sequential simulation method was proposed for uncertainty analysis, which aimed to obtain the upper and lower bounds of the system dynamic responses such as structural vibrations and mechanism kinematics, by sequential sampling of the interval process and the rigid-flexible coupling dynamics simulations. The construction and numerical solution of the dynamic equation of the rigid-flexible coupling systems with central rigid body and flexible beam were introduced. Aiming at the dynamic analysis of rigid-flexible coupling systems under uncertain dynamic excitations, the interval process model and the interval K-L expansion were introduced to quantify and represent the dynamic uncertainty efficiently, and a sequential simulation method was proposed to solve the upper and lower bounds of the dynamic responses of the system mechanism motions and structural vibrations. The method used a sequential simulation strategy to identify the interval process parameter sample sets that contributed to the upper or lower bounds of dynamic responses in the cur rent simulation sequence, and served as the local encrypted sampling center in the next simulation sequence, which might effectively avoid the inefficient convergence problem caused by excessive invalid sampling simulations when calculating the upper and lower bounds of dynamic response in direct Monte Carlo simulation. Finally, three examples were given to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method. The results show that the sequential simulation method has better computational efficiency and accuracy than that of the direct Monte Carlo simulation method for solving the upper and lower bounds of the rigid-flexible coupling systems large overall motions and vibration responses.
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    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (05): 0-.  
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    Research on Driving Style Classification and Recognition Methods Based on Driving Events
    QIN Datong, CHEN Moji, CAO Yuhang, GAO Di
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (09): 1534-1541.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.09.002
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    Aiming at the problems that, based on data statistical characteristics, the classification and recognition method of driving style was easy to ignore the diversity of driving style during driving, a classification and recognition method of driving style was proposed based on driving events, spectral clustering and random forest. Experiments were designed to collect driving data, and the data were preprocessed to extract turning events and braking events. After standardization and dimensionality reduction, the spectral clustering algorithm was used to cluster the driving style of turning events and braking events respectively. The entropy weight method was used to obtain the driving style weights of each driver, and the accuracy of five machine learning algorithms was compared for driving style recognition. Results show that the accuracy of driving style recognition is as 92.73% based on random forest, which significantly improves the accuracy of driving style recognition.
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    Research Progresses on Incremental EMF Technology for Thin-walled Components
    CHENG Xiao1, LI Rui2, ZOU Guisheng2, LIN Junfeng1, 3, YU Haiping1, 3
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (12): 2092-2105.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.12.001
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    With the development of Chinas high-end manufacturing industries, the demands for thin-walled components in many industrial fields such as aerospace were increased dramatically. The high-speed forming characteristics, traditional EMF was successfully applied to the production of thin-walled components of some key lightweight materials. However, due to the limitations of forming coil and discharge equipment, it was difficult to process large-scale and complex structure parts. In the past decade, incremental EMF technology was developed and gradually applied to the large thin-wall components processing, where a large number of research results were emerged. On the basis of briefly describing the principle and characteristics of EMF technology, the existing incremental EMF technology was divided into two categories according to the processing form: incremental electromagnetic composite forming and incremental electromagnetic direct forming. The research status of each processes was expounded from the aspects of basic principle, technical scheme and application results. Thus the main problems existing in the incremental EMF technology were analyzed, then the future development prospects and research direction of the incremental EMF technology were prospected.
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    Study on Dynamic Mechanics Characteristics and Fatigue Life Prediction of Single PCPs
    ZU Haiying, SUN Jinshan, YE Weidong, LI Daqi
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (08): 1358-1365.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.08.003
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    Aiming at the rubber fatigue failures of the stator of conventional production PCPs, the fatigue test of stator rubber material under 50 ℃ oil immersion condition was carried out with GLB120-27 type single PCP as the research object, the fatigue performance parameters of rubber material were obtained, and the fatigue life prediction model was established. The dynamic mechanics characteristics of PCPs were analyzed by finite element method with ABAQUS software. Based on the stress-strain response results obtained by numerical simulation and the stress-strain fitting expression of stator rubber materials in uniaxial tensile tests, the range of strain energy release rate at fatigue danger points was calculated. The fatigue life prediction of PCPs under different interference conditions was studied by using the established fatigue life prediction model. The results show that the fatigue life decreases exponentially with the increase of interference. Compared with the average working life of a single PCP in recent 5 years, based on crack propagation method the fatigue life of the stator rubber may meet the requirements of engineering prediction accuracy.
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    Friction Reduction Mechanism of MoSe2/Graphene-Stainless Steel Self-lubricating Materials
    YAN Songshan1, XIAO Zhengli1, MAO Ya1, HU Rui2
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (07): 1151-1155.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.07.002
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    In order to overcome the shortcomings of high friction coefficient and easy wear of stainless steel friction pair parts, based on the through-hole characteristics of powder metallurgy stainless steel porous matrix and the super sliding effect of heterojunction nano lubricants, a two-step preparation process of vacuum impregnation and hydrothermal synthesis were used to preduce MoSe2/graphene-stainless steel self-lubricating materials. The tribological properties and friction reduction mechanism of the composites were studied. The results indicate that the MoSe2/graphene lubricants in the matrix pores form a uniform lubricating film on the friction surfaces under the dragging effect during the friction processes, and significantly reduce the friction coefficient and wear rate of the friction pairs. At room temperature, load of 40 N, and speed of 100 r/min, the friction coefficient drops to 0.106, and the wear rate drops to 6.45×10-5 m3/(N·m). Compared with the stainless steel matrix, the friction coefficient and wear rate are reduced by 86% and 93% respectively. 
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    High Dimensional Multioutput Uncertainty Propagation Method via Active Learning and Bayesian Deep Neural Network
    LIU Jingfei1, JIANG Chao2, NI Bingyu2, WANG Zongtai3
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (05): 792-801.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.05.004
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    An uncertainty propagation method was proposed based on active learning and BDNN for solving the high dimensional multioutput problems existed in practical engineering. Since the multiple output responses corresponded to the same input variables, the efficient one-step sampling was implemented and the initial training dataset was established. BDNN was utilized for initially establishing the surrogate model for high dimensional multioutput problem. Because BDNN might provide the uncertainty estimation for multiple predictive output responses simultaneously, an active sampling strategy was proposed for high dimensional multioutput problem. Then, Monte Carlo sampling(MCS) method and Gaussian mixture model were combined for computing the joint probability density function of multiple output responses. The results show that proposed method may avoid the repeated computing processes for different output responses individually, and make full use of the internal relationship among multiple output responses for implementing active learning. Therefore, the efficiency for solving high-dimensional multioutput problems may be improved to some extent. Finally, several numerical examples were utilized to validate the efficiency of the proposed method. 
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    Identification of Rotary Axes PIGEs of Five-axis CNC Machines with Double Rotary Tables
    ZHANG Wenbin, LIU Huanlao, WANG Yulin, ZHOU Hengyu
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (06): 1023-1033.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.06.008
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    Aiming at the problems of the accuracy in identifying geometric errors of rotation axis of five-axis CNC machines with double rotary tables, an identification model of PIGEs of rotation axis on absolute coordinate system was proposed. The actual initial coordinates of the tool ball and the workpiece ball in the machine coordinate system were established, and the actual initial position of the workpiece ball in the measured axis was obtained by the inverse matrix. The mathematical model of the double ball bar length changing included installation errors and the PIGEs of the rotation axis was established based on the four measurement patterns. The effects of PIGEs on the measurement pattern were analyzed by simulation. The results show that the parallelism error may not affect double ball bar length changing when the tool ball is at the intersection of the two rotation axis. Finally, 8 PIGEs of the rotary axis were identified through experiments, and 4 positional deviations of the rotary axis PIGEs were compensated. The experimental results show that the maximum absolute value of the compensated positional error is reduced from 203.5 μm to 5.1 μm, and the proposed identification model may effectively improve the accuracy of five-axis CNC machines. 
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    Influences of Strain Rate on Plastic Deformations and Martensitic Transformation Behaviors of 304 Stainless Steels
    ZHAN Lihua1, 2, ZHAO Shuai1, YANG Youliang1, 2, CHANG Zhilong3
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (12): 2132-2138,2168.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.12.005
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    To investigate the plastic deformation behaviors and martensitic transformation rules of 0.5 mm thick 304 stainless steels at room temperature, uniaxial tensile tests were conducted at five different strain rates of 0.000 67 s-1, 0.002 s-1, 0.01 s-1, 0.1 s-1 and 1.0 s-1, with subsequent X-ray diffraction(XRD) analysis for phase analysis. The results reveal a notable increase in yield strength with rising strain rate, indicating strain rate strengthening effects. Additionally, due to plastic work converting into heat during tensile processes, martensitic transformation was inhibited, resulting in a slight tensile strength reduction. Below a true strain of 0.27, work hardening rates decrease under varying strain rates. However, beyond this threshold true strain, significant secondary hardening occurs under low strain rates, which is attributed to the internal martensitic transformation.To address this phenomenon, the Olson-Cohen equation was integrated into the traditional Johnson-Cook model to characterize secondary hardening during tensile processes across different strain rates. The improved Johnson-Cook model achieves high accuracy in predicting rheological stress changes, with deviations of 3.23%, 3.42%, 4.13%, 4.09%, and 5.14% respectively compared to experimental values, effectively capturing the secondary hardening stage at various strain rates.
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    Ultrasonic Vibration Softening Johnson-Cook Modeling and Validation of Thin Tube Curling Experiments
    SONG Pengfei1, 2, CAO Miaoyan1, 2, FU Min1, 2, CUI Yashuo1, 2, LI Yunfeng1, 2, LIU Zheng1, 2
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (12): 2106-2113,2121.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.12.002
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    In order to accurately describe the deformation behaviors of lightweight thin-walled components during ultrasonic vibration-assisted forming, ultrasonic vibration normal excitation-assisted uniaxial tensile experiments were carried out with TU1 oxygen-free copper and 316L stainless steel. Considering the ultrasonic vibration softening effects, an ultrasonic vibration Johnson-Cook model was developed by introducing a new ultrasonic softening function. A subroutine was developed and embedded into finite elements for simulation, and was validated by comparison with unidirectional tensile and curling experiments. The results show that the numerical model may effectively capture the ultrasonic vibrational softening behaviors of the materials with an average absolute percentage error as low as 0.97%. Although different materials have different sensitivities to ultrasonic vibration, the ultrasonic softening rates all follow an Allometricl functional relationship with the ultrasonic energy field density.
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    Machine Learning and Finite Element Simulation and Experimentation for Springback Prediction of Al-Li Alloys
    HUI Shengmeng1, MAO Xiaobo4, ZHAN Lihua1, 2, 3
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (12): 2114-2121.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.12.003
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    Creep aging tests were conducted on the 2195 Al-Li alloys under various stress conditions at temperatures of 180 ℃, 190 ℃, and 200 ℃ respectively. Constitutive equations were derived using MATLAB software and incorporated into the nonlinear finite element software MSC.Marc to build a finite element model for the creep aging forming of 2195 Al-Li alloy spade segments. The model utilized time, stress, and temperature as input parameters, with the springback radius being the critical output parameter. To enhance the accuracy and efficiency of predictions, a comparative analysis of various machine learning regression models was conducted, leading to the selection of the ridge regression model as the predictive tool, which facilitated the rapid and precise prediction of the springback radius under diverse processing conditions. The high predictive accuracy and practical utility of the model were validated through 1∶1 experimental verification, demonstrating a relative error of 0.9% between the experimental components springback profile and the target profile. 
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    An Estimation Method of Failure Probability Function Based on AK-MCS-K
    SONG Haizheng1, 2, ZHOU Changcong1, 2, LI Lei1, 2, LIN Huagang1, 2, YUE Zhufeng1, 2
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (05): 784-791.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.05.003
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    An efficient method for solving the failure probability function was proposed to address the difficulties of solving the failure probability function in reliability optimization design, such as complexity and large amount of computation. The basic idea of the proposed method was to utilize the adaptive Kriging method to construct a local surrogate model of the full space of input variables at the failure boundary. The local surrogate model was then combined with the Monte Carlo simulation method to calculate the failure probability of the structures under the specified distribution parameter samples. The functional relationship between the sample points of the distribution parameters and the structural failure probability was then fitted by the Kriging method. Finalization of the implicit function of the failure probability function expressed in terms of the Kriging model. In order to test the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method, two examples were given to compare the computational results of the proposed method with those of the existing methods for solving failure probability functions. The results of examples show that the proposed method is suitable for solving complicated functional function problems and significantly reduces the amount of computation while satisfying the accuracy requirements.
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    Optimal Design of Face-hobbed Hypoid Gear Meshing Efficiency in Drive Axles
    WANG Qin1, HE Di1, XUE Jianhua2, PENG Jin3, FAN Zijie1
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (11): 1920-1927,1937.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.11.003
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    Based on the gear friction loaded tooth contact analysis(FLTCA) method, an optimal design method was proposed for the meshing efficiency of face-hobbed hypoid gears. Firstly, a method was employed to preset the peak-to-peak values of unloaded transmission errors and the positions of the contact zones, facilitating the modification design of the positive and negative tooth surfaces of face-hobbed hypoid gears. Then, building upon the modified tooth surface design, an optimization objective was set to maximize gear meshing efficiency under driving conditions. And the optimization analysis model was established by comprehensively considering factors such as the peak-to-peak values of gear pair loaded transmission errors, distribution of full-load contact pattern on both sides of the tooth surfaces and the maximum contact stresses. To enhance the solution speed of the optimization model, the Kriging surrogate model was employed in conjunction with a multi-island genetic algorithm to address and solve the optimization model. Finally, a case design and test validation were conducted on a commercial drive axle with a face-hobbed hypoid gear pair. The effectivenesses of the optimization method proposed were verified through unloaded contact pattern tests and whole-axle transmission efficiency tests.
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    A Multiaxial Fatigue Life Prediction Model for Notched Parts Considering Additional Damage and Notch Effect
    CHENG Qin1, GAO Jianxiong1, YUAN Yiping1, ZHU Pengnian2
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (07): 1194-1204.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.07.007
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    To address the issue of significant errors in predicting the multiaxial fatigue life of notched components with local stress-strain method, a method for predicting the fatigue life of notched components under multiaxial loading was proposed based on the critical plane theory which toke the stress gradient and size of the notchs and influences of additional strengthening effects into account. The model was validated by experimental data from three different materials of notched specimens, and the prediction results of the proposed model were compared with those of two classic models. The results show that the prediction accuracy of the proposed model is higher than that of the other two models, and the prediction results are almost all within the double life error band.
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    Automated Grinding System and Method for Robotic Weld Seams Based on Point Cloud
    GE Jimin1, DENG Zhaohui2, WANG Shuixian1, ZHUO Rongjin1, LIU Wei1, Chen Xi3
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (07): 1253-1262,1268.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.07.013
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    Service life and dynamic performance of structural components were affected by the accuracy and surface consistency of weld grinding. Currently, weld grinding mainly relied on manual or trajectory teaching methods, which had problems such as poor uniformity, low efficiency and high cost. So, a point cloud-based automated grinding system for robotic weld seams was proposed. A quadratic streamlining method for weld seam point cloud was proposed to obtain the global information of the weld seam surfaces accurately, and the weld seam width, height, and centerline features were extracted based on the distances between sampling points and neighborhood center of gravity points. The errors of height and width of the extracted weld seams are as 0.09 mm and 0.2 mm respectively, and the minimum residual height of the weld seams after grinding is as 0.17 mm, and the vlaue of surface roughness Ra is up to 0.498 μm.
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    Design and Research of Variable Instantaneous Center Exoskeletons Driven by Pneumatic Artificial Muscles
    LI Chaoyang1, LUO Tianhong2, MA Xiangyu2, FANG Shangchen1, WANG Ke3
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (10): 1783-1792.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.10.008
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    Aiming at the problems of low matching between the existing lower limb exoskeleton structure and the body, a new variable instantaneous center artificial knee joint driven by pneumatic artificial muscles was proposed by introducing additional degrees of freedom on the existing anti-quadrilateral joints. Combined with the kinematics analyses of the variable instantaneous center exoskeleton, the instantaneous center trajectory equations were solved, and the particle swarm algorithm was used to optimize the design of the knee joint structures. At the same time, the PID controller was used to simulate and analyze the motions, and experimental research was carried out. The results show that the instantaneous center trajectory of the proposed new variable instantaneous center artificial knee joints has a better match with the ideal instantaneoust center trajectory of the human joints, which provides reference and empirical support for the optimal design of the human-machine compatible structures.
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    Structure Optimization of Load Port Independent Double Spool Electro-hydraulic Valves
    CHEN Junxiang1, 2, QI Fanyu1, JIANG Hongda1, 2, KONG Xiangdong1, 2, JIN Zhenlin1, AI Chao1, 2
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (10): 1747-1761.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.10.005
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    In order to study the influences of load port independent electro-hydraulic valve system parameters on the main valve fretting characteristics, a state space equation of electro-hydraulic valve systems was established based on the power bond graph theory, and the first-order sensitivity method was used to analyze the influences of system parameters on the main valve fretting characteristics. The pilot structure parameters of the feedback control systems were very important to the movement characteristics of the main valve, the dead zone width of the pilot stage, the form of the valve port and the matching coefficient of the inlet and return oil valve port were studied under the constraint conditions of no self-excited oscillation and the best damping ratio, the best match between the lead stage and the main stage was achieved. The results show that the main valve fretting characteristics are greatly affected by the friction force of the main valve core, the liquid capacity of the non-spring control chamber, the liquid capacity of the pipeline from the pilot valve inlet to the main valve control chamber(non-spring side) and the preload force of the main valve spring. While optimizing the above influencing parameters, the dead zone width of the pilot valve δ≤0.25 mm, the U-shaped valve port, and the matching coefficient of the inlet and return oil valve ports η=0.53, the overall performance of the system is effectively improved.
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    Development and Applications of Aero-engine Accessory Gearbox Gear Transmission Design and Analysis Softwares
    LIU Guiyuan1, WANG Zeng2, YANG Ziyi2, HU Mingzhu1, LIU Huaiju1
    China Mechanical Engineering    2024, 35 (11): 1938-1947.   DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2024.11.005
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    The accessory gearbox gear transmissions were pivotal components for power transmission of the aero-engine accessories. The configuration and structure design of the accessory gearbox transmissions for aero-engines were complex, involving many parameters of components and system. Traditional design methods based on empirical formulas and scattered software programs could not meet the more efficient design requirements of advanced aviation equipment for high load capacity, long service life, lightweight, high performance transmission systems. Therefore, a “configuration design—component design—system analysis—system optimization” method for aero-engine gear transmission design was established, and the aero-engine accessory gearbox gear transmission design and analysis softwares were developed based on the C++/Python. According to the design requirements, four configuration schemes were generated applying the software, and a coaxial multiple-output non-symmetric power split configuration scheme was selected by comparison. A multi-objective optimization model for the transmission system was developed based on the NSGA-Ⅱ algorithm. With lightweight and high load capacity as the optimization goals, a reduction of 15.81% in gear transmission weight and an improvement of 2.98% in weak gear transmission safety are achieved. This provides theoretical methods and software tools to the research of gear transmissions for new generations of advanced aviation equipment.
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