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    The effects of surge motion of the floating platform on hydrodynamics performance of horizontal-axis tidal current turbine

    Zhang, Liang / Wang, Shu-qi / Sheng, Qi-Hu et al. | Tema Archiv | 2015
    Under practical operation conditions, hydrodynamic characteristics of floating horizontal-axis turbine are affected by the wave-induced ...

    Determination of the fracture behaviour of axial splitting tubes and the numerical prediction of their energy absorption capabilities

    Moreno, C. / Beaumont, R. / Hughes, D.J. et al. | Tema Archiv | 2015
    Axial splitting of tubes has been used as an energy absorption mechanism since the 1980s. The simulation of the fracture behaviour of ...

    Evaluation of the vehicle/safety barrier/sign support interaction by means of FEM simulations

    La Torre, Francesca / Domenichini, Lorenzo / Meocci, Monica et al. | Tema Archiv | 2015
    This paper deals with the evaluation of the interaction between a safety barrier and a variable message sign (VMS) that is placed very ...

    An experimental study of the effect of mooring systems on the dynamics of a SPAR buoy-type floating offshore wind turbine

    Hong, Sinpyo / Lee, Inwon / Park, Seong-Hyeon et al. | Tema Archiv | 2015
    An experimental study of the effect of mooring systems on the dynamics of a SPAR buoy-type floating offshore wind turbine is presented. The ...

    Analysis of mechanical systems with adaptable functions for the evaluation of functional coupling and component importance

    Yu, Y.W. / Deng, Y.M. / Lu, W.F. et al. | Tema Archiv | 2015
    are useful in many industrial and agricultural applications. One aspect of design analysis for these systems is the analysis of functional ...

    Evaluation of effective mass during head impact due to standing falls

    Seidi, Morteza / Hajiaghamemar, Marzieh / Caccese, Vincent | Tema Archiv | 2015
    The objective of this study is to determine the effective mass of a head impact during a standing fall using a HumaneticsTM ...

    Model of coherence function of road unevenness in parallel tracks for vehicle simulation

    Mucka, Peter | Tema Archiv | 2015
    The coherence function between road elevations of two parallel road tracks was identified. In total, 3492 road records were analysed. The ...

    Energy absorption of circular aluminium tubes with functionally graded thickness under axial impact loading

    Baykasoglu, Cengiz / Cetin, Merve Tunay | Tema Archiv | 2015
    The main objective of this study is to investigate the effects of thickness-gradient patterns on energy absorption characteristics of ...

    Review of flow boiling and critical heat flux in microgravity

    Konishi, Christopher / Mudawar, Issam | Tema Archiv | 2015
    Space agencies worldwide are actively exploring the implementation of two-phase thermal management systems to support astronaut life ...

    Analysis of the Wing Mechanism Movement Parameters of Selected Beetle Species (Coleoptera)

    Geisler, T. / Topczewska, S. | Tema Archiv | 2015
    This study presents a structural and functional analysis of the wing bending and folding mechanism of a selected beetle species. Insect ...

    Design of Unmanned Vehicle System for Disaster Detection

    Chen, Ming-Chih / Chen, Chien-Hsing / Huang, Ming-Sheng et al. | Tema Archiv | 2015
    This work presents a novel unmanned vehicle system, capable of detecting risks in disaster areas. The rescuer can operate an unmanned ...

    Development of performance measures based on visibility for effective placement of aids to navigation

    Fang, Tae-Hyun / Kim, Yeon-Gyu / Gong, In-Young et al. | Tema Archiv | 2015
    In order to develop the challenging process of placing Aids to Navigation (AtoN), we propose performance measures which quantifies the ...

    Multi-objective optimisation of functionally graded honeycomb filled crash boxes under oblique impact loading

    Mohammadiha, O. / Beheshti, H. / Aboutalebi, F.Haji | Tema Archiv | 2015
    Tubular forms of crash elements such as crash boxes are widely applied in transportation industries, especially in automobile industry. A ...

    Hydrodynamic modeling of semi-planing hulls with air cavities

    Matveev, Konstantin I. | Tema Archiv | 2015
    High-speed heavy loaded monohull ships can benefit from application of drag-reducing air cavities under stepped hull bottoms. The subject ...

    Further development of the RED method to vehicle structural performance: assessment of crash compatibility

    Krusper, Aleksandra / Thomson, Robert | Tema Archiv | 2015
    which pairs of cars are compatible, but it is not possible to quantify and compare the compatibility of one pair of cars to another. This study ...

    Hull-form optimization of KSUEZMAX to enhance resistance performance

    Park, Jong-Heon / Choi, Jung-Eun / Chun, Ho-Hwan | Tema Archiv | 2015
    This paper deploys optimization techniques to obtain the optimum hull form of KSUEZMAX at the conditions of full-load draft and design ...

    A Mathematical Programming Model for the Real Time Traffic Management of Railway Networks Under Disturbances

    Piconese, Astrid / Bourdeaudhuy, Thomas / Dotoli, Mariagrazia et al. | Tema Archiv | 2015
    The real-time traffic management allows to solve unexpected disturbances that occur along a railway line during the normal development of ...

    Aggressive flight of fixed-wing and quadrotor aircraft in dense indoor environments

    Bry, Adam / Richter, Charles / Bachrach, Abraham et al. | Tema Archiv | 2015
    In this paper, we describe trajectory planning and state estimation algorithms for aggressive flight of micro aerial vehicles in known ...

    Crash simulation of wound composite tubes based on multi-level modelling

    Berger, A. / Pyttel, T. / Duddeck, F. | Tema Archiv | 2015
    performance and are ideal for lightweight design for crashworthiness. For this, it is essential that the mechanical behaviour of fibre reinforced ...

    Thermal signatures of turbulent airflows interacting with evaporating thin porous surfaces

    Haghighi, Erfan / Or, Dani | Tema Archiv | 2015
    Evaporative drying of porous surfaces interacting with turbulent airflows is common in various natural (hydrology, climate) and industrial ...