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Article Citation - WoS: 7Citation - Scopus: 7Investigating the Effects of Pa66 Electrospun Nanofibers Layered Within an Adhesive Composite Joint Fabricated Under Autoclave Curing(American Chemical Society, 2023) Esenoğlu, Gözde; Tanoğlu, Metin; Barışık, Murat; İplikçi, Hande; Yeke, Melisa; Nuhoğlu, Kaan; Türkdoğan, Ceren; Martin, Seçkin; Aktaş, Engin; Dehneliler, Serkan; Gürbüz, Ahmet Ayberk; İriş, Mehmet ErdemEnhancing the performance of adhesively joined composite components is crucial for various industrial applications. In this study, polyamide 66 (PA66) nanofibers produced by electrospinning were coated on unidirectional carbon/epoxy prepregs to increase the bond strength of the composites. Carbon/epoxy prepregs with/without PA66 nanofiber coating on the bonding region were fabricated using the autoclave, which is often used in the aerospace industry. The single lap shear Charpy impact energy and Mode-I fracture toughness tests were employed to examine the effects of PA66 nanofibers on the mechanical properties of the joint region. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to investigate the nanofiber morphology and fracture modes. The thermal characteristics of Polyamide 66 nanofibers were explored by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). We observed that the electrospun PA66 nanofiber coating on the prepreg surfaces substantially improves the joint strength. Results revealed that the single lap shear and Charpy impact strength values of the composite joint are increased by about 79 and 24%, respectively, by coating PA66 nanofibers onto the joining region. The results also showed that by coating PA66 nanofibers, the Mode-I fracture toughness value was improved by about 107% while the glass transition temperature remained constant.Article Citation - WoS: 13Citation - Scopus: 16Influence of Recycled Carbon Fiber Addition on the Microstructure and Creep Response of Extruded Az91 Magnesium Alloy(KeAi Communications Co., 2023) Kandemir, Sinan; Bohlen, Jan; Dieringa, HajoIn this study, the recycled short carbon fiber (CF)-reinforced magnesium matrix composites were fabricated using a combination of stir casting and hot extrusion. The objective was to investigate the impact of CF content (2.5 and 5.0 wt.%) and fiber length (100 and 500 µm) on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and creep behavior of AZ91 alloy matrix. The microstructural analysis revealed that the CFs aligned in the extrusion direction resulted in grain and intermetallic refinement within the alloy. In comparison to the unreinforced AZ91 alloy, the composites with 2.5 wt.% CF exhibited an increase in hardness by 16–20% and yield strength by 5–15%, depending on the fiber length, while experiencing a reduction in ductility. When the reinforcement content was increased from 2.5 to 5.0 wt.%, strength values exhibited fluctuations and decline, accompanied by decreased ductility. These divergent outcomes were discussed in relation to fiber length, clustering tendency due to higher reinforcement content, and the presence of interfacial products with micro-cracks at the CF-matrix interface. Tensile creep tests indicated that CFs did not enhance the creep resistance of extruded AZ91 alloy, suggesting that grain boundary sliding is likely the dominant deformation mechanism during creep. © 2023Article Citation - WoS: 12Citation - Scopus: 12High Strain-Rate Deformation Analysis of Open-Cell Aluminium Foam(Elsevier, 2023) Mauko, Anja; Duarte, Isabel; Borovinšek, Matej; Vesenjak, Matej; Ren, Zoran; Sarıkaya, Mustafa; Güden, MustafaThis study investigated the high-strain rate mechanical properties of open-cell aluminium foam M-pore®. While previous research has examined the response of this type of foam under quasi-static and transitional dynamic loading conditions, there is a lack of knowledge about its behaviour under higher strain rates (transitional and shock loading regimes). To address this gap in understanding, cylindrical open-cell foam specimens were tested using a modified Direct Impact Hopkinson Bar (DIHB) apparatus over a wide range of strain rates, up to 93 m/s. The results showed a strong dependency of the foam's behaviour on the loading rate, with increased plateau stress and changes in deformation front formation and propagation at higher strain rates. The internal structure of the specimens was examined using X-ray micro-computed tomography (mCT). The mCT images were used to build simplified 3D numerical models of analysed aluminium foam specimens that were used in computational simulations of their behaviour under all experimentally tested loading regimes using LS-DYNA software. The overall agreement between the experimental and computational results was good enough to validate the built numerical models capable of correctly simulating the mechanical response of analysed aluminium foam at different loading rates. © 2023 The AuthorsReview Citation - WoS: 103Citation - Scopus: 136Digital Twin of Electric Vehicle Battery Systems: Comprehensive Review of the Use Cases, Requirements, and Platforms(Elsevier, 2023) Naseri, Farshid; Gil, S.; Barbu, C.; Jensen, A. C.; Larsen, P. G.; Gomes, Claudio; Çetkin, Erdal; Yarımca, GülşahTransportation electrification has been fueled by recent advancements in the technology and manufacturing of battery systems, but the industry yet is facing serious challenges that could be addressed using cutting-edge digital technologies. One such novel technology is based on the digital twining of battery systems. Digital twins (DTs) of batteries utilize advanced multi-layer models, artificial intelligence, advanced sensing units, Internet-of-Things technologies, and cloud computing techniques to provide a virtual live representation of the real battery system (the physical twin) to improve the performance, safety, and cost-effectiveness. Furthermore, they orchestrate the operation of the entire battery value chain offering great advantages, such as improving the economy of manufacturing, re-purposing, and recycling processes. In this context, various studies have been carried out discussing the DT applications and use cases from cloud-enabled battery management systems to the digitalization of battery testing. This work provides a comprehensive review of different possible use cases, key enabling technologies, and requirements for battery DTs. The review inclusively discusses the use cases, development/integration platforms, as well as hardware and software requirements for implementation of the battery DTs, including electrical topics related to the modeling and algorithmic approaches, software architec-tures, and digital platforms for DT development and integration. The existing challenges are identified and circumstances that will create enough value to justify these challenges, such as the added costs, are discussed.Article Citation - WoS: 10Citation - Scopus: 10Stiffness Modeling of a 2-Dof Over-Constrained Planar Parallel Mechanism(Elsevier, 2023) Görgülü, İbrahimcan; Dede, Mehmet İsmet Can; Kiper, GökhanStiffness model acquisition of over-constrained parallel mechanisms is relatively difficult since they have more than necessary kinematic loops. In this study, a stiffness modeling solution for over-constrained parallel mechanisms is proposed while considering the computational cost efficiency. Three contributions of the paper are: (1) Presenting the stiffness modeling procedure for serially connected closed-loop structures by using the Virtual Joint Method (2) Considering the effect of dynamic auxiliary forces and dynamic external forces on the mobile platform's deflection and achieving a direct solution by using superposition principle (3) A model fitting procedure for modifying the stiffness coefficients to comply with the experimental data. A 2 degrees-of-freedom over-constrained parallel mechanism is investigated as a case study. However, the proposed stiffness model is 6-DoF since compliant deflections occur in any direction. A finite element analysis and an experimental study verify the model's results.Article Citation - WoS: 13Citation - Scopus: 18Finite Element Study of Peek Materials Applied in Post-Retained Restorations(MDPI, 2022) Yu, Hao; Feng, Zhihong; Wang, Ling; Mihçin, Şenay; Kang, Jianfeng; Bai, Shizhu; Zhao, YiminBackground: This study aimed to investigate the biomechanical behaviors of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) and traditional materials (titanium and fiber) when used to restore tooth defects in the form of prefabricated post or customized post via computational modelling. Methods: First, the prototype of natural tooth, and the prototypes of prefabricated post and customized post were established, respectively, whilst the residual root was restored with dentin ferrule using reverse engineering methods. Then, the stress and strain of CFR-PEEK (PEEK reinforced by 30% carbon fiber) and pure PEEK (PEEK without any reprocessing) post were compared with those made in traditional materials using the three-dimensional finite element method. Results: From the stress point of view, compared with metal and fiber posts, CFR-PEEK and pure PEEK prefabricated post both demonstrated reduced post-core interface stress, post stress, post-root cement stress and root cement stress; moreover, CFR-PEEK and pure PEEK customized post demonstrated reduced post stress, post-root cement stress and root cement stress, while the strain of CFR-PEEK post was the closest to that of dentin. Conclusions: Compared with the traditional posts, both the CFR-PEEK and pure PEEK posts could reduce the risk of debonding and vertical root fracture, whether they were used as prefabricated posts or customized posts, but the biomechanical behavior of carbon fiber-reinforced CFR-PEEK restorations was the closest to dentin, no matter if they were used as prefabricated post or customized post. Therefore, the CFR-PEEK post could be more suitable to restore massive tooth defects. Pure PEEK needs filler reinforcement to be used for post-retained restoration.Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 10Spray Analysis of Biodiesels Derived From Various Biomass Resources in a Constant Volume Spray Chamber(American Chemical Society, 2022) Ulu, Anılcan; Yıldız, Güray; Rodriguez, Alvaro Diez; Özkol, ÜnverThis research aimed to analyze the spray characteristics of various biodiesels, which have rarely been investigated in terms of spray analysis in the literature compared to fossil diesel. For this purpose, four different methyl ester-type biodiesels were produced from canola, corn, cottonseed, and sunflower oils. These feedstocks were selected due to their wide availability in Turkey and being among the significant resources for biodiesel production. Measured physical properties of biodiesel samples showed that biodiesel fuels had, on average, 1.7 to 1.9 times higher viscosities, 5.3 to 6.6% larger densities, and 37 to 39.1% higher contact angle values than the reference diesel fuel. Spray characteristics of all fuels were experimentally examined in a constant volume spray chamber under chamber pressures of 0, 5, 10, and 15 bar and injection pressures of 600, 800, and 1000 bar. All tested biodiesels performed, on average, 3 to 20% longer spray penetration lengths, 5 to 30% narrower spray cone angles, and 5-18% lesser spray areas than the reference diesel fuel under chamber pressures of 5 and 10 bar. No significant differences occurred at 15 bar ambient pressure between biodiesels and diesel. In addition, analytical and empirical predictions showed that biodiesels had around 21.2-35.1% larger SMD values and approximately 7% lower air entrainment.Article Citation - WoS: 10Citation - Scopus: 12A Robot Arm Design Optimization Method by Using a Kinematic Redundancy Resolution Technique(MDPI, 2022) Maaroof, Omar W.; Dede, Mehmet İsmet Can; Aydın, LeventRedundancy resolution techniques have been widely used for the control of kinematically redundant robots. In this work, one of the redundancy resolution techniques is employed in the mechanical design optimization of a robot arm. Although the robot arm is non-redundant, the proposed method modifies robot arm kinematics by adding virtual joints to make the robot arm kinematically redundant. In the proposed method, a suitable objective function is selected to optimize the robot arm’s kinematic parameters by enhancing one or more performance indices. Then the robot arm’s end-effector is fixed at critical positions while the redundancy resolution algorithm moves its joints including the virtual joints because of the self-motion of a redundant robot. Hence, the optimum values of the virtual joints are determined, and the design of the robot arm is modified accordingly. An advantage of this method is the visualization of the changes in the manipulator’s structure during the optimization process. In this work, as a case study, a passive robotic arm that is used in a surgical robot system is considered and the task is defined as the determination of the optimum base location and the first link’s length. The results indicate the effectiveness of the proposed method.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 5Loop Based Classification of Planar Scissor Linkages(Springer, 2022) Kiper, Gökhan; Korkmaz, Koray; Gür, Şebnem; Yar Uncu, Müjde; Maden, Feray; Akgün, Yenal; Karagöz, CevahirScissor linkages have been used for several applications since ancient Greeks and Romans. In addition to simple scissor linkages with straight rods, linkages with angulated elements have been introduced in the last decades. In the related literature, two methods have been used to design scissor linkages, one of which is based on scissor elements, and the other is based on assembling loops. This study presents a systematic classification of scissor linkages as assemblies of rhombus, kite, dart, parallelogram and anti-parallelogram loops using frieze patterns and long-short diagonal connections. After the loops are replicated along a curve as a pattern, the linkages are obtained by selection of proper common link sections for adjacent loops. The resulting linkages are analyzed for their motions and they are classified as realizing scaling deployable, angular deployable or transformable motion. Some of the linkages obtained are novel. Totally 10 scalable deployable, 1 angular deployable and 8 transformable scissor linkages are listed. Designers in architecture and engineering can use this list of linkages as a library of scissor linkage topologies.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 8Flexible and Expandable Robot for Tissue Therapies - Modeling and Design(IEEE, 2021) Atwya, Mohamed; Kavak, Can; Alisse, Elodie; Liu, YanQiang; Damian, Dana D.Objective: Implantable technologies should be mechanically compliant with the tissue in order to maximize tissue quality and reduce inflammation during tissue reconstruction. We introduce the development of a flexible and expandable implantable robotic (FEIR) device for the regenerative elongation of tubular tissue by applying controlled and precise tension to the target tissue while minimizing the forces produced on the surrounding tissue. Methods: We introduce a theoretical framework based on iterative beam theory static analysis for the design of an expandable robot with a flexible rack. The model takes into account the geometry and mechanics of the rack to determine a trade-off between its stiffness and capability to deliver the required tissue tension force. We empirically validate this theory on the benchtop and with biological tissue. Results: We show that FEIR can apply the required therapeutical forces on the tissue while reducing the amount of force it applies to the surrounding tissues as well as reducing self-damage. Conclusion: The study demonstrates a method to develop robots that can change size and shape to fit their dynamic environment while maintaining the precision and delicacy necessary to manipulate tissue by traction. Significance: The method is relevant to designers of implantable technologies. The robot is a precursor medical device for the treatment of Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia and Short Bowel Syndrome.