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Inverse size effect and deformation mechanism in Ti-6Al-4V cutting process – investigation on effect of bimodal microstructure on machining (2023)
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Zan, S., Liu, G., Liao, Z., Axinte, D., & Fang, F. (2023). Inverse size effect and deformation mechanism in Ti-6Al-4V cutting process – investigation on effect of bimodal microstructure on machining. CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2023.04.042

Ti-6Al-4 V finds wide applications in industrial areas due to its unique properties. Though, how its special microstructure (i.e., properties mismatch between different phases) could influence the surface/chip formation mechanism when machining (e.g.... Read More about Inverse size effect and deformation mechanism in Ti-6Al-4V cutting process – investigation on effect of bimodal microstructure on machining.

The effect of high strain rate impact in Yttria stabilized zirconia (2023)
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Sanchez, I., Axinte, D., Liao, Z., Gavalda-Diaz, O., & Smith, R. (2023). The effect of high strain rate impact in Yttria stabilized zirconia. Materials and Design, 229, Article 111908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.111908

Yttria stabilized zirconia (6-8YSZ) is widely used as a top coat in Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs) to protect metallic substrates. These coatings are exposed to severe high strain rate fields along their life, for example during the impact of debris... Read More about The effect of high strain rate impact in Yttria stabilized zirconia.

Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Compliant Underactuated Parallel Kinematic Manipulator (2020)
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Ma, N., Dong, X., & Axinte, D. (2020). Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Compliant Underactuated Parallel Kinematic Manipulator. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 25(3), 1409-1421. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2020.2976140

© 1996-2012 IEEE. Parallel kinematic manipulators (PKMs) are increasingly used in a wide range of industrial applications due to the characteristics of high accuracy and compact structure. However, most of the existing PKMs are structured with heavy... Read More about Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Compliant Underactuated Parallel Kinematic Manipulator.

Design and Development of a Slender Dual-Structure Continuum Robot for In-Situ Aeroengine Repair (2018)
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Wang, M., Palmer, D., Dong, X., Alatorre, D., Axinte, D., & Norton, A. (2018). Design and Development of a Slender Dual-Structure Continuum Robot for In-Situ Aeroengine Repair. Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 5648-5653. https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2018.8594142

© 2018 IEEE. In-situ aeroengine maintenance works (e.g. inspection, repair) are highly beneficial as it can significantly reduce currently accepted maintenance cycle which is extensive and costly due to the need to remove engines from the wing of an... Read More about Design and Development of a Slender Dual-Structure Continuum Robot for In-Situ Aeroengine Repair.

Design and stiffness analysis of A class of 2-DoF tendon driven parallel kinematic mechanism (2018)
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Ma, N., Yu, J., Dong, X., & Axinte, D. (2018). Design and stiffness analysis of A class of 2-DoF tendon driven parallel kinematic mechanism. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 129, (202-217). doi:10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2018.07.023. ISSN 0094-114X

2-DoF Rotational mechanism is increasingly utilized in a large range of industrial applications. However, the structures of most of the existing mechanisms are very complex, which is a significant challenge for building them, due to the tight tolera... Read More about Design and stiffness analysis of A class of 2-DoF tendon driven parallel kinematic mechanism.

On the inverse design of discontinuous abrasive surface to lower friction-induced temperature in grinding: an example of engineered abrasive tools (2018)
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Li, H. N., & Axinte, D. (2018). On the inverse design of discontinuous abrasive surface to lower friction-induced temperature in grinding: an example of engineered abrasive tools. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 132, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2018.04.006

In order to lower temperature, abrasive tools with passive-grinding, e.g. textured, areas (PGA) have been suggested. However, most of the reported PGA geometries (e.g. slots, holes) have been determined based on the engineering intuition (i.e. trial... Read More about On the inverse design of discontinuous abrasive surface to lower friction-induced temperature in grinding: an example of engineered abrasive tools.

New models for energy beam machining enable accurate generation of freeforms (2017)
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Axinte, D. A., Billingham, J., & Guillerna, A. B. (in press). New models for energy beam machining enable accurate generation of freeforms. Science Advances, 3(9), Article e1701201. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1701201

We demonstrate that, despite differences in their nature, many energy beam controlled-depth machining processes (e.g. waterjet, pulsed laser, focused ion beam) can be modelled using the same mathematical framework – a partial differential evolution e... Read More about New models for energy beam machining enable accurate generation of freeforms.

Waterjet and laser etching: the nonlinear inverse problem (2017)
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Bilbao Guillerna, A., Axinte, D. A., Billingham, J., & Cadot, G. (2017). Waterjet and laser etching: the nonlinear inverse problem. Royal Society Open Science, 4(161031), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.161031

In waterjet and laser milling, material is removed from a solid surface in a succession of layers to create a new shape, in a depth-controlled manner. The inverse problem consists of defining the control parameters, in particular, the two-dimensional... Read More about Waterjet and laser etching: the nonlinear inverse problem.

A study of surface swelling caused by graphitisation during pulsed laser ablation of carbon allotrope with high content of sp ³ bounds (2017)
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Cadot, G., Billingham, J., & Axinte, D. A. (in press). A study of surface swelling caused by graphitisation during pulsed laser ablation of carbon allotrope with high content of sp ³ bounds. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 50(24), https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aa70fe

Experiments and theory are employed to investigate the laser ablation of boron doped diamond and tetrahedral amorphous carbon using nanosecond pulses. For a single pulse at low values of fluence, the laser induces a swelling of the surface due to gra... Read More about A study of surface swelling caused by graphitisation during pulsed laser ablation of carbon allotrope with high content of sp ³ bounds.

Erosion mechanisms during abrasive waterjet machining: model microstructures and single particle experiments (2017)
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Mieszala, M., Lozano Torrubia, P., Axinte, D. A., Schwiedrzik, J., Mischler, S., & Michler, J. (2017). Erosion mechanisms during abrasive waterjet machining: model microstructures and single particle experiments. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 247, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2017.04.003

The erosion mechanisms during abrasive waterjet (AWJ) machining have been examined for a variety of materials. However, no systematic study has considered the effect of the microstructure–property relationship on the erosion mechanisms in metals. In... Read More about Erosion mechanisms during abrasive waterjet machining: model microstructures and single particle experiments.

Combustion flame spray of CoNiCrAlY & YSZ coatings (2017)
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Fanicchia, F., Axinte, D., Kell, J., McIntyre, R., Brewster, G., & Norton, A. (in press). Combustion flame spray of CoNiCrAlY & YSZ coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2017.01.070

The properties of CoNiCrAlY and ∼7–8%YSZ layers, used as thermal barrier coatings (TBC) to protect hot gas paths of power generation and aerospace gas turbines, that have been deposited through the Combustion Flame Spray (CFS) process, are assessed a... Read More about Combustion flame spray of CoNiCrAlY & YSZ coatings.

A concept for actuating and controlling a leg of a novel walking parallel kinematic machine tool (2016)
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Rushworth, A., Axinte, D., Raffles, M., & Cobos-Guzman, S. (2016). A concept for actuating and controlling a leg of a novel walking parallel kinematic machine tool. Mechatronics, 40, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics.2016.10.010

The scope of this paper is to present a novel method of actuating the legs of a walking parallel kinematic machine tool (WalkingHex) such that the upper spherical joint can be actively driven while walking and remain a free, passive joint while perfo... Read More about A concept for actuating and controlling a leg of a novel walking parallel kinematic machine tool.

On-the-fly laser machining: a case study for in situ balancing of rotative parts (2016)
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Stoesslein, M., Axinte, D. A., & Gilbert, D. (in press). On-the-fly laser machining: a case study for in situ balancing of rotative parts. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 139(3), https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034476

On-the-fly laser machining is defined as a process that aims to generate pockets/patches on target components that are rotated or moved at a constant velocity. Since it is a nonintegrated process (i.e., linear/rotary stage system moving the part is i... Read More about On-the-fly laser machining: a case study for in situ balancing of rotative parts.

Development of a slender continuum robotic system for on-wing inspection/repair of gas turbine engines (2016)
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Dong, X., Axinte, D. A., Palmer, D., Cobos, S., Raffles, M., Rabani, A., & Kell, J. (in press). Development of a slender continuum robotic system for on-wing inspection/repair of gas turbine engines. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 44, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2016.09.004

The maintenance works (e.g. inspection, repair) of aero-engines while still attached on the airframes requires a desirable approach since this can significantly shorten both the time and cost of such interventions as the aerospace industry commonly o... Read More about Development of a slender continuum robotic system for on-wing inspection/repair of gas turbine engines.

Pulsed laser ablation as a tool for in-situ balancing of rotating parts (2016)
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Stoesslein, M., Axinte, D. A., & Bilbao Guillerna, A. (2016). Pulsed laser ablation as a tool for in-situ balancing of rotating parts. Mechatronics, 38, 54-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics.2016.06.006

The balancing of complex rotating systems is a challenging task as it may require repetitive (dis)assembly to enable mass adjustments; thus, developing methods for in-situ dynamic balancing of rotatives is regarded as a key technology enabler. In thi... Read More about Pulsed laser ablation as a tool for in-situ balancing of rotating parts.

Continuous trench, pulsed laser ablation for micro-machining applications (2016)
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Cadot, G., Axinte, D. A., & Billingham, J. (2016). Continuous trench, pulsed laser ablation for micro-machining applications. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2016.04.011

The generation of controlled 3D micro-features by pulsed laser ablation in various materials requires an understanding of the material's temporal and energetic response to the laser beam. The key enabler of pulsed laser ablation for micro-machining i... Read More about Continuous trench, pulsed laser ablation for micro-machining applications.

Stochastic simplified modelling of abrasive waterjet footprints (2016)
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Torrubia, P. L., Billingham, J., & Axinte, D. A. (2016). Stochastic simplified modelling of abrasive waterjet footprints. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 472(2186), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2015.0836

Abrasive micro-waterjet processing is a non-conventional machining method that can be used to manufacture complex shapes in difficult-to-cut materials. Predicting the effect of the jet on the surface for a given set of machi... Read More about Stochastic simplified modelling of abrasive waterjet footprints.

A Novel Continuum Robot Using Twin-Pivot Compliant Joints: Design, Modeling, and Validation (2015)
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Dong, X., Raffles, M., Cobos-Guzman, S., Axinte, D., & Kell, J. (2016). A Novel Continuum Robot Using Twin-Pivot Compliant Joints: Design, Modeling, and Validation. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 8(2), Article 021010. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031340

A twisting problem is identified from the central located flexible backbone continuum robot. Regarding this problem, a design solution is required to mechanically minimize this twisting angle along the backbone. Further, the error caused by the kinem... Read More about A Novel Continuum Robot Using Twin-Pivot Compliant Joints: Design, Modeling, and Validation.

The linear inverse problem in energy beam processing with an application to abrasive waterjet machining (2015)
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Axinte, D., Bilbao Guillerna, A., & Billingham, J. (2015). The linear inverse problem in energy beam processing with an application to abrasive waterjet machining. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 99, 34-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2015.09.006

© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. The linear inverse problem for energy beam processing, in which a desired etched profile is known and a trajectory of the beam that will create it must be found, is studied in this paper. As an example,... Read More about The linear inverse problem in energy beam processing with an application to abrasive waterjet machining.

Vibration suppression and coupled interaction study in milling of thin wall casings in the presence of tuned mass dampers (2013)
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Kolluru, K. V., Axinte, D. A., Raffles, M. H., & Becker, A. A. (2014). Vibration suppression and coupled interaction study in milling of thin wall casings in the presence of tuned mass dampers. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 228(6), https://doi.org/10.1177/0954405413508769

Damping of machining vibrations in thin-wall structures is an important area of research due to the ever-increasing use of lightweight structures such as jet engine casings. Published literature has focussed on passive/active damping solutions for op... Read More about Vibration suppression and coupled interaction study in milling of thin wall casings in the presence of tuned mass dampers.