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Closed Loop Force Control of In-Situ Machining Robots using Audible Sound Features (2019)
Journal Article
Alatorre, D., Rabani, A., Axinte, D., & Branson, D. T. (2020). Closed Loop Force Control of In-Situ Machining Robots using Audible Sound Features. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 136, Article 106517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2019.106517

Detecting, measuring and controlling the forces between cutting tools and machined components is essential in circumstances where direct position control (e.g. depth of cut, feed speed, etc.) is inaccurate and/or impossible. This paper explores the u... Read More about Closed Loop Force Control of In-Situ Machining Robots using Audible Sound Features.

Parametric vibration analysis and validation for a novel portable hexapod machine tool attached to surfaces with unequal stiffness (2019)
Journal Article
Ma, N., Dong, X., Palmer, D., Arreguin, J. C., Liao, Z., Wang, M., & Axinte, D. (2019). Parametric vibration analysis and validation for a novel portable hexapod machine tool attached to surfaces with unequal stiffness. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 47, 192-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2019.10.003

© 2019 The Free-Leg Hexapod (Free-Hex) machine tool is an advancement from the conventional Stewart platform, which has the fixed base platform removed to enable the limbs to be attached to a wider range of surfaces (e.g. non-flat and curved). Howeve... Read More about Parametric vibration analysis and validation for a novel portable hexapod machine tool attached to surfaces with unequal stiffness.

A curious observation of phenomena occurring during lapping/polishing processes (2019)
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Yang, Y., Li, H., Liao, Z., & Axinte, D. (2019). A curious observation of phenomena occurring during lapping/polishing processes. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 475(2230), Article 20190304. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2019.0304

We demonstrate that the kinematics of the polishing process is more intriguing than an idealized planetary movement as all the previous studies reported. In reality, the workpiece is pseudo-constrained by the planetary carrier and because of this its... Read More about A curious observation of phenomena occurring during lapping/polishing processes.

Grain refinement mechanism of nickel-based superalloy by severe plastic deformation - Mechanical machining case (2019)
Journal Article
Liao, Z., Polyakov, M., Diaz, O. G., Axinte, D., Mohanty, G., Maeder, X., …Hardy, M. (2019). Grain refinement mechanism of nickel-based superalloy by severe plastic deformation - Mechanical machining case. Acta Materialia, 180, 2-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2019.08.059

© 2019 Acta Materialia Inc. This paper studied the formation mechanism of white layer of a next generation nickel-based superalloy formed under severe plastic deformation induced by a mechanical material removal process. A graded microstructure of th... Read More about Grain refinement mechanism of nickel-based superalloy by severe plastic deformation - Mechanical machining case.

Machining of biocompatible materials: Recent advances (2019)
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Axinte, D., Guo, Y., Liao, Z., Shih, A. J., M’Saoubi, R., & Sugita, N. (2019). Machining of biocompatible materials: Recent advances. CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 68(2), 629-652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2019.05.003

Machining of biocompatible materials is facing the fundamental challenges due to the specific material properties as well as the application requirements. Firstly, this paper presents a review of various materials which the medical industry needs to... Read More about Machining of biocompatible materials: Recent advances.

State-of-the-art of surface integrity in machining of metal matrix composites (2019)
Journal Article
Liao, Z., Abdelhafeez, A., Li, H., Yang, Y., Diaz, O. G., & Axinte, D. (2019). State-of-the-art of surface integrity in machining of metal matrix composites. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 143, 63-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2019.05.006

Metal matrix composites (MMCs), as advanced substitutes of monolithic metallic materials, are currently getting an increasing trend of research focus as well as industrial applications for demanding applications such as aerospace, nuclear and automot... Read More about State-of-the-art of surface integrity in machining of metal matrix composites.

Geometrical modelling of pulsed laser ablation of high performance metallic alloys (2019)
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Cha, D., Axinte, D., & Billingham, J. (2019). Geometrical modelling of pulsed laser ablation of high performance metallic alloys. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 141, 78-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2019.04.004

Modelling of Pulsed Laser Ablation (PLA) for the prediction of complex geometries has generally achieved limited success when aimed at large structures resulting from a high number of overlapped pulses, in particular for the ablation of metallic mate... Read More about Geometrical modelling of pulsed laser ablation of high performance metallic alloys.

Teleoperated, In Situ Repair of an Aeroengine: Overcoming the Internet Latency Hurdle (2019)
Journal Article
Alatorre, D., Nasser, B., Rabani, A., Nagy-Sochacki, A., Dong, X., Axinte, D., & Kell, J. (2019). Teleoperated, In Situ Repair of an Aeroengine: Overcoming the Internet Latency Hurdle. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 26(1), 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2018.2881977

There is a substantial financial incentive for in situ repair of industrial assets. However, the need for highly trained mechanics to travel to the location of a repair often results in inconveniently long downtimes. The emergence of robots capable o... Read More about Teleoperated, In Situ Repair of an Aeroengine: Overcoming the Internet Latency Hurdle.

In-situ repair/maintenance with a continuum robotic machine tool in confined space (2019)
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Dong, X., Palmer, D., Axinte, D., & Kell, J. (2019). In-situ repair/maintenance with a continuum robotic machine tool in confined space. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 38, 313-318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2019.01.024

In-situ repair/maintenance is critical for the key industry sectors (e.g. aerospace, nuclear), which require prompt interventions. The paper reports on a tendon driven continuum robotic machine tool with high manoeuvrability in navigating and machini... Read More about In-situ repair/maintenance with a continuum robotic machine tool in confined space.

The new challenges of machining Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs): review of surface integrity (2019)
Journal Article
Gavalda Diaz, O., Garcia Luna, G., Liao, Z., & Axinte, D. (2019). The new challenges of machining Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs): review of surface integrity. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 139, 24-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2019.01.003

Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) are currently an increasing material choice for several high value and safety-critical components, fact that has recently originated the need of understanding the effect of several machining processes. Due to the comp... Read More about The new challenges of machining Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs): review of surface integrity.

A quick method for evaluating the thresholds of workpiece surface damage in machining (2019)
Journal Article
Xu, D., Liao, Z., Axinte, D., Hardy, M., & M'Saoubi, R. (2019). A quick method for evaluating the thresholds of workpiece surface damage in machining. CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 68(1), 61-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2019.03.015

© 2019 This paper proposes a Pendulum-Based Cutting Test (PBCT) methodology which allows quick cutting tests for surface integrity evaluation along with providing cutting energies associated with particular level of workpiece surface damage, this is... Read More about A quick method for evaluating the thresholds of workpiece surface damage in machining.