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Michal Cuadrat-Grzybowski and Eberhard Gill
Mitigation strategies to eliminate existing space debris, such as with Active Space Debris Removal (ASDR) missions, have become increasingly important. Among the considered ASDR approaches, one involves using a net as a capturing mechanism. A fundamental...
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Van Minh Nguyen, Emma Sandidge, Trupti Mahendrakar and Ryan T. White
The accelerating deployment of spacecraft in orbit has generated interest in on-orbit servicing (OOS), inspection of spacecraft, and active debris removal (ADR). Such missions require precise rendezvous and proximity operations in the vicinity of non-coo...
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Ivan Corazza, Pier Luca Rossi and Romano Zannoli
Background: Despite the growing interest in CO2 angiography, some mechanical aspects related to CO2 injection still need to be deepened, and some improvements are still possible. This work explores the possibility of optimizing gas injection into small-s...
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Eugenio Brusa, Alberto Dagna, Cristiana Delprete and Rocco Gentile
In recent years, the methodology of Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) has become relevant to the design of complex products, especially when safety critical systems need to be addressed. It allows, in fact, the deployment of product development direc...
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Filipp Kozin, Mahdi Akhloumadi and Danil Ivanov
In this paper, a planar air-bearing test bed with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) was used to test a microsatellite motion control system. The UAV mock-ups were controlled by four ventilator actuators that imitated the satellite thrusters and provided the...
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Jonathan Cacace, Lorenzo Giampetraglia, Fabio Ruggiero and Vincenzo Lippiello
Energy grids represent a fundamental infrastructure of any country. These structures consist of many kilometres of power lines that must be periodically inspected and maintained. Among the necessary operations are installing and removing bird diverters t...
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Pascal Fossat, Madhurima Kothakota, Mohamed Ichchou and Olivier Bareille
This work addresses the dynamic modeling of a negative stiffness absorber consisting of an assembly of curved beams. Design rules are derived from the orders of magnitude of stiffness and elastic energy stored by the negative stiffness elements. Although...
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Zehao Fang, Min Zhao, Ning Ding and Huihuan Qian
Bridge cables are commonly used in bridge construction, and assessing their condition is crucial for ensuring bridge safety. However, current inspection methods often rely on large and heavy detection mechanical structures, which can be inconvenient duri...
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Christopher Detranaltes, Jianxin Ma and Guohong Cai
Soybean ranks second by total production of all crops grown in the United States. From surveys of soybean production regions in the US and Canada, seedling diseases have been consistently identified as one of the top five biotic limitations on yield for ...
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Jaime Perez-Martinez and Rodrigo Perez Fernandez
Since the introduction of scientific disciplines into the shipbuilding process, there has been a search for optimisation of human and material resources. The current environmental crisis is putting additional pressure on global resource management and sp...
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