Regarding the recent information technology improvement, the fog computing (FC)
emergence increases the ability of computational equipment and supplies modern solutions …

The 80 year-old empirical Colebrook function ξ, widely used as an informal standard for
hydraulic resistance, relates implicitly the unknown flow friction factor λ, with the known …

Synthesis of rigid-body mechanisms has traditionally been motivated by the design for
kinematic requirements such as rigid-body motions, paths, or functions. A blend of the latter …

This article presents a numerical study of the stability of a hydraulic excavator during
performing lifting operations. A planar dynamic model is developed with six degrees of …

A modular approach to the kinematics of planar linkages is based on a structural analysis of
the mechanisms. Kinematic chains that can be synthesized according to Assur principle are …

Closed-form equations for the analyses of the RRR and RRT (passive) and of the RRRR
and RRRT (active) kinematic building blocks are presented in the paper. Implementations of …

The empirical logarithmic Colebrook equation for hydraulic resistance in pipes implicitly
considers the unknown flow friction factor. Its explicit approximations, used to avoid iterative …

Simulations of several repetitive mechanisms, some of them considered difficult to perform,
have been done relatively easily using for loops and the MeKin2D modular-kinematics …

The paper analyzes functional, structural and tribological parameters of kinematic pairs
(joints) of the kinematic chain and manipulator drive mechanisms in hydraulic excavators …

This dissertation comprises a diverse compilation of research conducted during my PhD,
exploring heuristic numerical continuation methods, optimal kinematic synthesis of …