Chen-Di Wei, Qiu-Ren Chen, Min Chen, Li Huang, Zhong-Jie Yue, Si-Geng Li, Jian Wang, Li Chen, Chao Tong, Qing Liu
{"title":"Predicting fatigue life of automotive adhesive bonded joints: a data-driven approach using combined experimental and numerical datasets","authors":"Chen-Di Wei, Qiu-Ren Chen, Min Chen, Li Huang, Zhong-Jie Yue, Si-Geng Li, Jian Wang, Li Chen, Chao Tong, Qing Liu","doi":"10.1007/s40436-024-00500-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40436-024-00500-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The majority of vehicle structural failures originate from joint areas. Cyclic loading is one of the primary factors in joint failures, making the fatigue performance of joints a critical consideration in vehicle structure design. The use of traditional fatigue analysis methods is constrained by the absence of adhesive life data and the wide variety of joint geometries. Therefore, there is a pressing need for an accurate fatigue life estimation method for the joints in the automotive industry. In this work, we proposed a data-driven approach embedding physical knowledge-guided parameters based on experimental data and finite element analysis (FEA) results. Different machine learning (ML) algorithms are adopted to investigate the fatigue life of three typical adhesive joints, namely lap shear, coach peel and KSII joints. After the feature engineering and tuned process of the ML models, the preferable model using the Gaussian process regression algorithm is established, fed with eight input parameters, namely thicknesses of the substrates, line forces and bending moments of the adhesive bonded joints obtained from FEA. The proposed method is validated with the test data set and part-level physical tests with complex loading states for an unbiased evaluation. It demonstrates that for life prediction of adhesive joints, the data-driven solutions can constitute an improvement over conventional solutions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7342,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Manufacturing","volume":"12 3","pages":"522 - 537"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142204439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Grinding of particle-reinforced metal matrix composite materials: current status and prospects","authors":"Xiao-Fei Lei, Wen-Feng Ding, Biao Zhao, Chuan Qian, Zi-Ang Liu, Qi Liu, Dong-Dong Xu, Yan-Jun Zhao, Jian-Hui Zhu","doi":"10.1007/s40436-024-00518-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40436-024-00518-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Particle-reinforced metal matrix composites (PMMCs) exhibit exceptional mechanical properties, rendering them highly promising for extensive applications in aerospace, military, automotive, and other critical sectors. The distinct physical properties of the matrix and reinforcement result in a poor machining performance, particularly owing to the continuous increase in the particle content of the reinforcement phase. This has become a major obstacle in achieving the efficient and precise machining of PMMCs. The grinding process, which is a highly precise machining method, has been extensively employed to achieve precision machining of metal matrix composites. Firstly, the classification of PMMCs is presented, and the grinding removal mechanism of this material is elaborated. Recent studies have examined the impact of various factors on the grinding performance, including the grinding force, grinding temperature, grinding force ratio, specific grinding energy, surface integrity, and wheel wear. The application status of various grinding methods for PMMCs is also summarized. Finally, the difficulties and challenges in achieving high-efficiency precision grinding technology for PMMCs are summarized and discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7342,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Manufacturing","volume":"13 1","pages":"43 - 68"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142204440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Toa Pečur, Frédéric Bosché, Gabrielis Cerniauskas, Frank Mill, Andrew Sherlock, Nan Yu
{"title":"Prototype pipeline modelling using interval scanning point clouds","authors":"Toa Pečur, Frédéric Bosché, Gabrielis Cerniauskas, Frank Mill, Andrew Sherlock, Nan Yu","doi":"10.1007/s40436-024-00515-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40436-024-00515-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>With the aid of computer aided design (CAD) and building information modelling (BIM), as-built to as-designed comparison has seen many developments in improving the workflow of manufacturing and construction tasks. Recently, evolution has been centred around automation of scene interpretation from three-dimensional (3D) scan data. The scope of this paper is to assess assemblies as the installation process progresses and inferring if arising deviations are problematic (complex task). The adequacy of utilising unorganised point clouds to compliance check are trialled with a real life down-scaled prototype model in conjunction with a synthetic dataset. This work aims to highlight areas where large rework could be avoided, in part by the detection of potential clashes of components early in the pipeline installation process. With the help of an extracted model in the form of a point cloud generated from a scanned physical model and a 3D CAD model representing the nominal geometry, an operator can be made visually aware of potential deviations and component clashes during a pipeline assembly process.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7342,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Manufacturing","volume":"13 2","pages":"444 - 461"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40436-024-00515-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141938854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cutting performance optimization and experimental research of indexable insert drill","authors":"Yun-Song Lian, Min Zhang, Xiao-Hui Chen, Shu-Wen Peng, Liang-Liang Lin, Chao Liu, Xu-Yang Chu, Wei Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s40436-024-00507-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40436-024-00507-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, the entire process of entry-drilling cutting and steady-state cutting of indexable insert drills was investigated to address challenges, such as vibration, chipping, and poor machining quality, during the cutting process. The research involved the utilization of theoretical analysis and simulation to examine the three-stage force of entry drilling and steady-state force of drilling bodies with various lap structures. Different parameters of the lap structure were analyzed to understand their impact on the direction of the cutting force, emphasizing that the force direction was influenced more by lap structure than the size of the cutting force. Data on radial force, axial force, hole diameter, hole wall roughness, and drill scraping were obtained from experimental cutting of carbon and stainless steel. The performance of different lap structures was evaluated based on these parameters. The experimental results revealed that the radial force in the given environment was most significantly impacted by the height difference between the central and peripheral insert. This was followed by the central insert deflection angle <i>α</i><sub>2</sub> and peripheral insert deflection angle <i>α</i><sub>1</sub>. A larger deflection angle <i>β</i> resulted in a skewed radial force direction toward the outermost end of the peripheral insert, minimizing drill body scraping and increasing radial force. Furthermore, a substantial increase in radial force and axial force was observed with an increase in feed, while these forces were not significantly affected by the increase in cutting speed. Additionally, the hole diameter and hole wall roughness after cutting increased with the rise in feed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7342,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Manufacturing","volume":"13 2","pages":"303 - 321"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141865466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana C. Martinez, Alexis Maurel, Bharat Yelamanchi, A. Alec Talin, Sylvie Grugeon, Stéphane Panier, Loic Dupont, Ana Aranzola, Eva Schiaffino, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Pedro Cortes, Eric MacDonald
{"title":"Combining 3D printing of copper current collectors and electrophoretic deposition of electrode materials for structural lithium-ion batteries","authors":"Ana C. Martinez, Alexis Maurel, Bharat Yelamanchi, A. Alec Talin, Sylvie Grugeon, Stéphane Panier, Loic Dupont, Ana Aranzola, Eva Schiaffino, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Pedro Cortes, Eric MacDonald","doi":"10.1007/s40436-024-00514-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40436-024-00514-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Serving as a proof of concept, additive manufacturing and electrophoretic deposition are leveraged in this work to enable structural lithium-ion batteries with load-bearing and energy storage dual functionality. The preparation steps of a complex 3D printed copper current collector, involving the formulation of a photocurable resin formulation, as well as the vat photopolymerization process followed by a precursors-based solution soaking step and thermal post-processing are presented. Compression and microhardness testing onto the resulting 3D printed copper current collector are shown to demonstrate adequate mechanical performance. Electrophoretic deposition of graphite as a negative electrode active material and other additives was then performed onto the 3D printed copper collector, with the intention to demonstrate energy storage functionality. Half-cell electrochemical cycling of the 3D multi-material current collector/negative electrode versus lithium metal finally demonstrates that structural battery components can be successfully obtained through this approach.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7342,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Manufacturing","volume":"13 2","pages":"462 - 475"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s40436-024-00514-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141780587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of control method on blade shape accuracy of blisk in vibration finishing","authors":"Chang-Feng Yao, Yun-Qi Sun, Liang Tan, Min-Chao Cui, Ding-Hua Zhang, Jun-Xue Ren","doi":"10.1007/s40436-024-00505-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40436-024-00505-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Vibration finishing can effectively reduce the surface roughness of blisks and change blade shape accuracy. This study investigates the influence of vibration finishing on the shape accuracy of the blade part of the blisk. The influence of the fixed attitude of the blisk on the position accuracy and profile accuracy of different measuring sections of the blade is analyzed. The changes in the blade geometry before and after vibration finishing are analyzed. The adjustment method of blade disc attitude in the machining process is developed, and the tooling used to fix the blade disc in the vibration finishing is improved. By controlling the deformation in different time periods to offset each other, the contact between the abrasive and the blade edge is reduced, effectively reducing the displacement of the blade section and the excessive wear of the edge.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7342,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Manufacturing","volume":"13 2","pages":"377 - 394"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141780592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An AI-assistant health state evaluation method of sensing devices","authors":"Le-Feng Shi, Guan-Hong Chen, Gan-Wen Chen","doi":"10.1007/s40436-024-00517-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40436-024-00517-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The health states of sensing devices have a long-reaching influence on many smart application scenarios, such as smart energy and intelligent manufacturing. This paper proposes an ensemble methodology of the health-state evaluation of sensing devices, based on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, which firstly takes into the operational characteristics, then designs a method of scenario identification to extract the typical scenarios, and subsequently puts forth a specific health-state evaluation. This method could infer the causalities of faulty devices effectively, which provides the interpretable basis for the health-state evaluation and enhances the evaluation accuracy of the health states. The suggested method has the promising potential to support the efficiently fine management of sensing devices in smart age.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7342,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Manufacturing","volume":"13 3","pages":"539 - 551"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141737975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Feng-Yao Lyu, Zhen-Fei Zhan, Gui-Lin Zhou, Ju Wang, Jie Li, Xin He
{"title":"Improved genetic algorithm based on reinforcement learning for electric vehicle front-end structure optimization design","authors":"Feng-Yao Lyu, Zhen-Fei Zhan, Gui-Lin Zhou, Ju Wang, Jie Li, Xin He","doi":"10.1007/s40436-024-00495-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40436-024-00495-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The structural optimization of electric vehicles involves numerous design variables and constraints, making it a complex engineering optimization task over the past decades. Many population-based evolutionary algorithms encounter issues such as converging to local optima and lacking population diversity when tackling such optimization problems. Consequently, the solutions obtained for the optimization may be flawed or suboptimal. To address these problems, an improved genetic algorithm (GA) based on reinforcement learning is proposed in this paper. The proposed method introduces a population delimitation method based on individual fitness ranking. The population is divided into two parts: the excellent population and the ordinary population, and different selection and cross-mutation methods are applied to each part separately. More efficient crossover and mutation methods are then applied to the ordinary population to enhance the generation of excellent individuals. Furthermore, the proposed approach replaces the traditional fixed crossover and mutation rates with a dynamic selection method based on reinforcement learning to enhance optimization efficiency. A markov decision process model is constructed based on GA environment in this context. The population state determination method and reward method are designed for reinforcement learning in the GA environment, dynamically selecting the most appropriate genetic parameters based on the current state of the population. Finally, the uncertainty in the manufacturing process is introduced into the optimization problem and the case study results demonstrate that the proposed reinforcement learning-based GA significantly outperforms other evolutionary algorithms when applied to solving the structural optimization of electric vehicles.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7342,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Manufacturing","volume":"12 3","pages":"556 - 575"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141645979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dissimilar metals welding processes realized by vaporizing metal foils","authors":"Sheng Cai, Zhi-Chao Deng, Jia-Nan Wang, Nan Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s40436-024-00506-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40436-024-00506-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In high-velocity impact welding (HVIW), vaporizing foil actuator welding (VFAW) can be utilized to join dissimilar metals. In comparison with conventional welding processes, the VFAW process minimizes energy loss, enhances weld strength, and effectively mitigates issues of overheating or material deformation associated with traditional welding methods. In this study, VFAW was utilized to successfully weld three different metal materials (Cu, Al6061-T6, Q235). An accurate smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) model was established based on the experimental results. The impacts of collision angle and velocity of the flyer on the interface morphology of Cu/Al6061-T6 weld were investigated using the SPH method. The experimental results show that with an increase in the collision angle from 0° to 20°, both the wavelength and amplitude of the welding interface significantly increase. The tail vortex phenomenon also becomes more pronounced with the angle of tail rotation caused by particle motion gradually increasing. But when the collision angle exceeds 20°, the wavelength and amplitude of the welding interface tend to stabilize while its influence on tail vortex phenomenon decreases. The tail rotation angle induced by particle motion continues to increase, although at a decreasing rate. When the initial collision angle is kept constant, both the wavelength and amplitude of the welding interface continue to rise with increasing collision velocity up to 900 m/s. The wake vortex phenomenon becomes more pronounced as the number of particles in the jet gradually increases.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7342,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Manufacturing","volume":"13 2","pages":"430 - 443"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141612316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ning Wang, Sai-Kun Yu, Zheng-Pan Qi, Xiang-Yan Ding, Xiao Wu, Ning Hu
{"title":"Pears classification by identifying internal defects based on X-ray images and neural networks","authors":"Ning Wang, Sai-Kun Yu, Zheng-Pan Qi, Xiang-Yan Ding, Xiao Wu, Ning Hu","doi":"10.1007/s40436-024-00512-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40436-024-00512-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In order to increase the sales and profitability, it is essential to classify the pears according to the external morphology (including shape, color and luster) and internal defects that can be quantitatively detected by various approaches. However, the existing classification methods concentrate mainly on the external quality rather than the internal defects. Therefore, this investigation develops an efficient and accurate classification method that can identify the internal sclerosis and bruises by combining the X-ray non-destructive testing and the convolutional neural network. Initially, the relations between the characteristics of the internal defects, i.e., internal sclerosis and bruises, and the grayscale features of the X-ray images are analyzed to provide the experimental data and demonstrate the theoretical foundations. Then, the X-ray images are processed by resolution reduction, feature enhancement and gradient reconstruction to improve the training efficiency and classification precision. Finally, the 18-layer residual network (ResNet-18) is optimized and trained to identify the internal bruises and sclerosis and classify the pears based on the identification results. It is found that the overall accuracy can reach 96.67% for identifying the bruised and sclerotic pears. The proposed method could also be applied to other fruits for defects identification and quality classification.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7342,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Manufacturing","volume":"13 3","pages":"552 - 561"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141570928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}