All Outputs (105)

Machining of biocompatible materials: Recent advances (2019)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Design and Development of a Slender Dual-Structure Continuum Robot for In-Situ Aeroengine Repair (2018)
Journal Article
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.

On modelling of laser assisted machining: forward and inverse problems for heat placement control (2018)
Journal Article
Shang, Z., Liao, Z., Sarasua, J. A., Billingham, J., & Axinte, D. (2019). On modelling of laser assisted machining: forward and inverse problems for heat placement control. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 138, 36-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2018.12.001

Laser assisted machining (LAM) is one of the most efficient ways to improve the machinability of difficult-to-cut materials (e.g. Nickel-based superalloys). In the conventional LAM process, the laser beam is focused ahead of the cutting area at a fix... Read More about On modelling of laser assisted machining: forward and inverse problems for heat placement control.

On modelling of cutting force and temperature in bone milling (2018)
Journal Article
Liao, Z., Axinte, D., & Gao, D. (2019). On modelling of cutting force and temperature in bone milling. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 266, 627-638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2018.11.039

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Cutting force and temperature are the key factors to be controlled during the orthopaedic surgery which could result in mechanical damage and necrosis of the bone tissue. Mechanistic modelling of the bone cutting process is expec... Read More about On modelling of cutting force and temperature in bone milling.

On understanding the microstructure of SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) after a material removal process (2018)
Journal Article
Gavalda Diaz, O., Axinte, D., Butler-Smith, P., & Novovic, D. (2019). On understanding the microstructure of SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) after a material removal process. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 743, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2018.11.037

The unique material nature (e.g. hard, brittle, heterogeneous and orthotropic) of SiC-based Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) highly affects the outcomes of machining process by inducing high thermo-mechanical loads during material removal. This can r... Read More about On understanding the microstructure of SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) after a material removal process.

Robotic Boreblending: The Future of In-Situ Gas Turbine Repair (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Alatorre, D., Nasser, B., Rabani, A., Nagy-Sochacki, A., Dong, X., Axinte, D., & Kell, J. (2018). Robotic Boreblending: The Future of In-Situ Gas Turbine Repair. In 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (1401-1406). https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2018.8594155

© 2018 IEEE. Automation of inspection and repair tasks on complex installations is gaining attention from industries with high-value assets such as aerospace, nuclear and marine. This paper reports on a five degrees of freedom robotic system capable... Read More about Robotic Boreblending: The Future of In-Situ Gas Turbine Repair.

Design and stiffness analysis of A class of 2-DoF tendon driven parallel kinematic mechanism (2018)
Journal Article
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.

Probabilistic modelling of tool unbalance during cutting of hard-heterogeneous materials: a case study in Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) (2018)
Journal Article
Diaz, O. G., Axinte, D. A., & Novovic, D. (2018). Probabilistic modelling of tool unbalance during cutting of hard-heterogeneous materials: a case study in Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs). Composites Part B: Engineering, 148, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.04.029

Compared to other materials, CMCs display a unique high hardness and heterogeneous nature which are critically reflected during the drilling process where asymmetrical high forces are suffered by the tool, resulting in an unbalance of the drill bit.... Read More about Probabilistic modelling of tool unbalance during cutting of hard-heterogeneous materials: a case study in Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs).

On the inverse design of discontinuous abrasive surface to lower friction-induced temperature in grinding: an example of engineered abrasive tools (2018)
Journal Article
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.

Residual stress and adhesion of thermal spray coatings: microscopic view by solidification and crystallisation analysis in the epitaxial CoNiCrAlY single splat (2018)
Journal Article
Fanicchia, F., Maeder, X., Ast, J., Taylor, A., Guo, Y., Polyakov, M., …Axinte, D. (2018). Residual stress and adhesion of thermal spray coatings: microscopic view by solidification and crystallisation analysis in the epitaxial CoNiCrAlY single splat. Materials and Design, 153, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2018.04.040

A new approach is proposed to achieve an in-depth understanding of crystallisation, residual stress and adhesion in epitaxial splats obtained by Combustion Flame Spray. Modelling of the fundamental process mechanisms is achieved with the help of expe... Read More about Residual stress and adhesion of thermal spray coatings: microscopic view by solidification and crystallisation analysis in the epitaxial CoNiCrAlY single splat.

On the influence of gamma prime upon machining of advanced nickel based superalloy (2018)
Journal Article
Liao, Z., Axinte, D., Mieszala, M., M’Saoubi, R., Abelhafeez, A., Michler, J., & Hardy, M. (2018). On the influence of gamma prime upon machining of advanced nickel based superalloy. CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 67(1), 109-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2018.03.021

Whilst gamma prime (γ’) phase is the strengthening phase in Ni-based superalloys its influence on machining has been seldom investigated. This paper reports for the first time on the effect of γ’ upon machining of Ni-based superalloys when cutting wi... Read More about On the influence of gamma prime upon machining of advanced nickel based superalloy.

A wireless instrumented milling cutter system with embedded PVDF sensors (2018)
Journal Article
Luo, M., Luo, H., Axinte, D., Liu, D., Mei, J., & Liao, Z. (2018). A wireless instrumented milling cutter system with embedded PVDF sensors. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 110, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2018.03.040

Among all the monitoring data which could be captured in a machining process, the cutting forces could convey key knowledge on the conditions of the process. When the machining involves a single cutting edge the relationship between the output forces... Read More about A wireless instrumented milling cutter system with embedded PVDF sensors.

Transient three-dimensional geometrical/thermal modelling of thermal spray: normal-impinging jet and single straight deposits (2018)
Journal Article
Fanicchia, F., & Axinte, D. A. (2018). Transient three-dimensional geometrical/thermal modelling of thermal spray: normal-impinging jet and single straight deposits. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 122, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.01.127

A new time-dependent approach to the geometrical and thermal modelling of the deposit footprint in thermal spray processes is proposed. Based upon a three-dimensional finite-difference numerical technique, the model is composed of two integrated sect... Read More about Transient three-dimensional geometrical/thermal modelling of thermal spray: normal-impinging jet and single straight deposits.

MiRoR—Miniaturized Robotic Systems for Holistic In-Situ Repair and maintenance works in restrained and hazardous environments (2018)
Journal Article
Axinte, D., Dong, X., Palmer, D., Rushworth, A., Guzman, S. C., Olarra, A., …Kell, J. (2018). MiRoR—Miniaturized Robotic Systems for Holistic In-Situ Repair and maintenance works in restrained and hazardous environments. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 23(2), 978-981. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2018.2800285

This letter presents the novel concept of a miniaturized robotized machine tool, Mini-RoboMach, consisting of a walking hexapod robot and a Slender Continuum Arm. By combining the mobility of the walking robot with the positioning accuracy of the mac... Read More about MiRoR—Miniaturized Robotic Systems for Holistic In-Situ Repair and maintenance works in restrained and hazardous environments.