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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 ...

    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 ...

    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 ...

    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 ...

    Design of an adaptive sliding mode controller for robust yaw stabilisation of in-wheel-motor-driven electric vehicles

    Nam, Kanghyun / Fujimoto, Hiroshi / Hori, Yoichi | Tema Archiv | 2015
    disturbances with respect to the wide range of driving conditions, e.g., tyre-road conditions. Therefore, a robust control design technique is required ...

    Analytical and experimental stability investigation of a hardware-in-the-loop satellite docking simulator

    Zebenay, M. / Boge, T. / Krenn, R. et al. | Tema Archiv | 2015
    The European Proximity Operations Simulator of the DLR-German Aerospace Center is a robotics-based simulator that aims at validating and ...

    A method for stiffness tuning of machine tool supports considering contact stiffness

    Kono, Daisuke / Nishio, Syuya / Yamaji, Iwao et al. | Tema Archiv | 2015
    A methodology for tuning the stiffness of machine tool supports is described based on a stiffness model using the contact stiffness ...

    Biomechanical response of the musculoskeletal system to whole body vibration using a seated driver model

    Li, Wenhao / Zhang, Ming / Lv, Guomin et al. | Tema Archiv | 2015
    Objective: This study aimed to assess the effects of backrest inclination and vibration frequency on muscle activity in a dynamic ...