Acquisition and processing of new data sources for improved condition monitoring of mechanical systems

190 p.Este trabajo está centrado en el desarrollo de nuevas formas de monitorización en línea del estado de salud de sistemas mecánicos mediante tecnologías poco utilizadas hasta ahora en este campo. En particular, se han investigado el uso de la monitorización de la viscosidad del aceite lubricante y la tecnología de análisis de las características de la corriente que alimenta el motor para obtener conocimiento sobre el estado de las cajas de engranajes. Por un lado, se presenta una nueva solución basada en materiales magnetoelásticos para la monitorización de la viscosidad del aceite lubricante. Por el otro, el análisis de la corriente alimentación del motor (MCSA por sus siglas en inglés) se presenta como alternativa de los acelerómetros tradicionales para la monitorización de anomalías mecánicas.En particular, se ha desarrollado un sensor magnetoelástico de viscosidad cinemática para mediciones en línea. La principal ventaja del sensor propuesto es su capacidad de medir en una amplia gama de valores de viscosidad (desde 32 cSt hasta 320 cSt). No se conoce ningún otro sensor equivalente comercialmente disponible con un rango similar.Con respecto al análisis de las características de la corriente de alimentación del motor (MCSA), el objetivo de la Tesis es poder diseñar un sistema para monitorizar una caja de engranajes en funcionamiento normal. En este sentido, se ha abordado el análisis de transitorios de velocidad, manteniendo la carga fija. Se ha utilizado un banco de pruebas de cajas de engranajes para reproducir diferentes fallos y adquirir datos en diferentes condiciones de operación

Acquisition and processing of new data sources for improved condition monitoring of mechanical systems

190 p.Este trabajo está centrado en el desarrollo de nuevas formas de monitorización en línea del estado de salud de sistemas mecánicos mediante tecnologías poco utilizadas hasta ahora en este campo. En particular, se han investigado el uso de la monitorización de la viscosidad del aceite lubricante y la tecnología de análisis de las características de la corriente que alimenta el motor para obtener conocimiento sobre el estado de las cajas de engranajes. Por un lado, se presenta una nueva solución basada en materiales magnetoelásticos para la monitorización de la viscosidad del aceite lubricante. Por el otro, el análisis de la corriente alimentación del motor (MCSA por sus siglas en inglés) se presenta como alternativa de los acelerómetros tradicionales para la monitorización de anomalías mecánicas.En particular, se ha desarrollado un sensor magnetoelástico de viscosidad cinemática para mediciones en línea. La principal ventaja del sensor propuesto es su capacidad de medir en una amplia gama de valores de viscosidad (desde 32 cSt hasta 320 cSt). No se conoce ningún otro sensor equivalente comercialmente disponible con un rango similar.Con respecto al análisis de las características de la corriente de alimentación del motor (MCSA), el objetivo de la Tesis es poder diseñar un sistema para monitorizar una caja de engranajes en funcionamiento normal. En este sentido, se ha abordado el análisis de transitorios de velocidad, manteniendo la carga fija. Se ha utilizado un banco de pruebas de cajas de engranajes para reproducir diferentes fallos y adquirir datos en diferentes condiciones de operación

Acoustic Waves

The concept of acoustic wave is a pervasive one, which emerges in any type of medium, from solids to plasmas, at length and time scales ranging from sub-micrometric layers in microdevices to seismic waves in the Sun's interior. This book presents several aspects of the active research ongoing in this field. Theoretical efforts are leading to a deeper understanding of phenomena, also in complicated environments like the solar surface boundary. Acoustic waves are a flexible probe to investigate the properties of very different systems, from thin inorganic layers to ripening cheese to biological systems. Acoustic waves are also a tool to manipulate matter, from the delicate evaporation of biomolecules to be analysed, to the phase transitions induced by intense shock waves. And a whole class of widespread microdevices, including filters and sensors, is based on the behaviour of acoustic waves propagating in thin layers. The search for better performances is driving to new materials for these devices, and to more refined tools for their analysis

Proceedings of the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics 2015

This volume contains the full papers accepted for presentation at the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics 2015 held in the Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, on June 29 - July 2, 2015. The ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics is an international meeting held once every two years in a European country. Continuing the very successful series of past conferences that have been organized in Lisbon (2003), Madrid (2005), Milan (2007), Warsaw (2009), Brussels (2011) and Zagreb (2013); this edition will once again serve as a meeting point for the international researchers, scientists and experts from academia, research laboratories and industry working in the area of multibody dynamics. Applications are related to many fields of contemporary engineering, such as vehicle and railway systems, aeronautical and space vehicles, robotic manipulators, mechatronic and autonomous systems, smart structures, biomechanical systems and nanotechnologies. The topics of the conference include, but are not restricted to: ● Formulations and Numerical Methods ● Efficient Methods and Real-Time Applications ● Flexible Multibody Dynamics ● Contact Dynamics and Constraints ● Multiphysics and Coupled Problems ● Control and Optimization ● Software Development and Computer Technology ● Aerospace and Maritime Applications ● Biomechanics ● Railroad Vehicle Dynamics ● Road Vehicle Dynamics ● Robotics ● Benchmark ProblemsPostprint (published version

Nanoscale Ferroic Materials—Ferroelectric, Piezoelectric, Magnetic, and Multiferroic Materials

Ferroic materials, including ferroelectric, piezoelectric, magnetic, and multiferroic materials, are receiving great scientific attention due to their rich physical properties. They have shown their great advantages in diverse fields of application, such as information storage, sensor/actuator/transducers, energy harvesters/storage, and even environmental pollution control. At present, ferroic nanostructures have been widely acknowledged to advance and improve currently existing electronic devices as well as to develop future ones. This Special Issue covers the characterization of crystal and microstructure, the design and tailoring of ferro/piezo/dielectric, magnetic, and multiferroic properties, and the presentation of related applications. These papers present various kinds of nanomaterials, such as ferroelectric/piezoelectric thin films, dielectric storage thin film, dielectric gate layer, and magnonic metamaterials. These nanomaterials are expected to have applications in ferroelectric non-volatile memory, ferroelectric tunneling junction memory, energy-storage pulsed-power capacitors, metal oxide semiconductor field-effect-transistor devices, humidity sensors, environmental pollutant remediation, and spin-wave devices. The purpose of this Special Issue is to communicate the recent developments in research on nanoscale ferroic materials

NASA patent abstracts bibliography: A continuing bibliography. Section 2: Indexes (supplement 43)

A subject index is provided for over 5400 patents and patent applications for the period May 1969 through June 1993. Additional indexes list personal authors, corporate authors, contract numbers, NASA case numbers, U.S. patent class numbers, U.S. patent numbers, and NASA accession numbers

Multibody dynamics 2015

This volume contains the full papers accepted for presentation at the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics 2015 held in the Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, on June 29 - July 2, 2015. The ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics is an international meeting held once every two years in a European country. Continuing the very successful series of past conferences that have been organized in Lisbon (2003), Madrid (2005), Milan (2007), Warsaw (2009), Brussels (2011) and Zagreb (2013); this edition will once again serve as a meeting point for the international researchers, scientists and experts from academia, research laboratories and industry working in the area of multibody dynamics. Applications are related to many fields of contemporary engineering, such as vehicle and railway systems, aeronautical and space vehicles, robotic manipulators, mechatronic and autonomous systems, smart structures, biomechanical systems and nanotechnologies. The topics of the conference include, but are not restricted to: Formulations and Numerical Methods, Efficient Methods and Real-Time Applications, Flexible Multibody Dynamics, Contact Dynamics and Constraints, Multiphysics and Coupled Problems, Control and Optimization, Software Development and Computer Technology, Aerospace and Maritime Applications, Biomechanics, Railroad Vehicle Dynamics, Road Vehicle Dynamics, Robotics, Benchmark Problems. The conference is organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in Barcelona. The organizers would like to thank the authors for submitting their contributions, the keynote lecturers for accepting the invitation and for the quality of their talks, the awards and scientific committees for their support to the organization of the conference, and finally the topic organizers for reviewing all extended abstracts and selecting the awards nominees.Postprint (published version

Aeronautical Engineering: A cumulative index to the 1984 issues of the continuing bibliography

This bibliography is a cumulative index to the abstracts contained in NASA SP-7037(171) through NASA SP-7037(182) of Aeronautical Engineering: A Continuing Bibliography. NASA SP-7037 and its supplements have been compiled through the cooperative efforts of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This cumulative index includes subject, personal author, corporate source, foreign technology, contract, report number, and accession number indexes

Advances in Condition Monitoring, Optimization and Control for Complex Industrial Processes

The book documents 25 papers collected from the Special Issue “Advances in Condition Monitoring, Optimization and Control for Complex Industrial Processes”, highlighting recent research trends in complex industrial processes. The book aims to stimulate the research field and be of benefit to readers from both academic institutes and industrial sectors