Application Study of Fractal Theory in Mechanical Transmission

Mechanical transmissions are applied widely in various electrical and mechanical products, but some qualities of some high-end products can＇t meet people＇s demand, and need to be improved with some new methods or theories. The fractal theory is a new mathematic tool, which provides a new approach for the further study in the area of the mechanical transmission, and helps to solve some problems. The basic contents of the fractal theory are introduced firstly, especially the two important concepts, the self-similar fractal and the fractal dimension. Then, the deferent application of the fractal theory in this area are given to display how to further the study and improve some important characteristics of the mechanical transmission, such as contact surfaces, manufacturing precise, friction and wear, stiffness, strength, dynamics, fault diagnosis, etc. Finally, the problems of the fractal theory and its application are discussed, and some weaknesses, such as the calculation capacity of the fractal theory is not strong, are pointed out. Some new solutions are suggested, such as combining the fractal theory with the fuzzy theory, the chaos theory and so on. The new application fields of the fractal theory in the area of the mechanical transmission are proposed.

Adaptive Clutch Engaging Process Control for Automatic Mechanical Transmission

Based on detail analysis of clutch engaging process control targets and adaptive demands, a control strategy which is based on speed signal, different from that of based on main clutch displacement signal, is put forward. It considers both jerk and slipping work which are the most commonly used quality evaluating indexes of vehicle starting phase. The adaptive control system and its reference model are discussed profoundly. Taking the adaptability to different starting gears and different road conditions as examples, some proving field test records are shown to illustrate the main clutch adaptive control strategy at starting phase. Proving field test gives acceptable results.

Defect Analysis and Innovation Design of Synchronizer for Clutchless Automatic Mechanical Transmission

The synchronizer is a key component of automatic mechanical transmission(AMT)equipped in electric vehicles,but the inertial lock-ring synchronizer(ILRS)commonly used there is not suitable especially for pure electric vehicles without a clutch because of big shift impact.To make the shifting process rapid and smooth,a new synchronizer named pressure-controllable friction ring synchronizer(PCFRS)was designed.Initially,the inevitable shortcoming of ILRS was verified by simulation and test.Furthermore,the mechanical characteristics and advantages of the new synchronizer over ILRS were analyzed.Then,the formulations describing the dynamic transmission based on the working mechanism of the PCFRS were established.Finally,the shifting simulation results with PCFRS and ILRS based on the same operating conditions were compared and analyzed.The research shows that the PCFRS can meet the main shifting evaluation index of an AMT without complex control methods,as well as it takes only 0.2406 s to finish the comfortable and zero-speed-difference shifting.The shifting quality of PCFRS is better than that of the ILRS.It lays a foundation for using the new synchronizer as a part of clutchless AMTs equipped in pure electric vehicles.

OPTIMAL TORQUE CONTROL STRATEGY FOR PARALLEL HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH AUTOMATIC MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION

In parallel hybrid electrical vehicle （PHEV） equipped with automatic mechanical transmission （AMT）, the driving smoothness and the clutch abrasion are the primary considerations for powertrain control during gearshift and clutch operation. To improve these performance indexes of PHEV, a coordinated control system is proposed through the analyzing of HEV powertrain dynamic characteristics. Using the method of minimum principle, the input torque of transmission is optimized to improve the driving smoothness of vehicle. Using the methods of fuzzy logic and fuzzy-PID, the engaging speed of clutch and the throttle opening of engine are manipulated to ensure the smoothness of clutch engagement and reduce the abrasion of clutch friction plates. The motor provides the difference between the required input torque of transmission and the torque transmitted through clutch plates. Results of simulation and experiments show that the proposed control strategy performs better than the contrastive control system, the smoothness of driving and the abrasion of clutch can be improved simultaneously.

Strategy to control crawling vehicles with automated mechanical transmission

In order to move vehicles with automated mechanical transmission （AMT） a little bit of distance, such as reversing into or moving in a garage, a control strategy for crawling vehicles was proposed. Based on the dynamic analysis of vehicle starting process and requirements of crawl driv- ing for the vehicle, a control strategy of the clutch was designed. The strategy increased the.slipping friction torque first and then decreased it, in order to realize the crawl driving. The speed increased by the engagement of the clutch, and then the clutch turned to disengage to the half disengage point, when the speed met the requirements. Based on the control strategy, a control software was de- signed. In the end, the software was tested on a vehicle with AMT. The lowest steady vehicle speed was reduced to 40% of the original value, which was set in the control strategy.

Grey Problems of a Mechanical Transmission System in a Reliability Study

In the light of the Grey characters of reliability on a mechanical transmission system, Grey problems that could assist in the study on mechanical transmission system were analyzed. For example, the factors of time function，the factors of environment and the factors of people have some relationships with the system in this paper. And then, the methods and procedures, which were based upon the theory of Grey system, were elaborated.

Possible Mechanical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Causing COVID-19 by Insects: Infection, Prevention, Implications, and Control

The new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 is a new type of virus named as COVID-19. Although, it has few similarities with pandemic flu viruses, the respiratory system and immune system are damaged through the viruses infected the population who has weakened immunity. SARS-CoV-2 spreads when people don’t have the sign and symptoms. This virus COVID-19 appears to spread more easily than the flu, and asymptomatic transmission may account for a greater proportion of COVID-19’s spreader over the World. In inundation of the current understanding, the roles of insect vectors are helping in the transmission of viral pathogens as well and the possible roles of some newly joined insects in the mechanical transmission of COVID-19. We also specifically provide the prevention and control methods related to contamination, disease burden, risk pattern in the family, near and dear to maintain the precision of social distancing and development of the immune system to fight against SARS-CoV-2.

Slow driving control of tracked vehicles with automated mechanical transmission based on fuzzy logic

In order to move tracked vehicles at an extremely slowspeed with automated mechanical transmission（ AMT）,slowdriving function was added in the original system. The principle and requirement of slowdriving function were analyzed. Based on analysis of slow driving characteristic,identification of slowdriving condition and fuzzy control algorithm,a control strategy of the clutch was designed. In order to realize slowdriving,the clutch was controlled in a slipping mode as manual driving. The vehicle speed was increased to a required speed and kept in a small range by engaging or disengaging the clutch to the approximate half engagement point. Based on the control strategy,a control software was designed and tested on a tracked vehicle with AMT. The test results showthat the control of the clutch with the slowdriving function was smoother than that with original systemand the vehicle speed was slower and steadier.

Gear downshift control of inverse-automatic mechanical transmission of electric vehicle

In order to improve the driving dynamics and riding comfort of pure electric vehicles,taking a two-speed I-AMT(Inverse-Automatic Mechanical Transmission)with rear friction clutch as the research object,a gear shift strategy,which consists of the open-loop control of the clutch position control and the closed-loop control of the drive motor speed control,is proposed.Considering the inherent time-delay and external disturbances within the motor speed adjustment system,a two DOF(degree-of-freedom)Smith predictor with feedforward input is designed to track the target speed of the drive motor.The feedforward input is used to eliminate the influence of clutch sliding friction on the motor speed control,while the feedback speed tracking controller is applied to realize the speed tracking performance with the existence of time-delay and the external disturbance.In order to verify the effectiveness of the gear shift control strategy and the accuracy of the two DOF Smith controller with feedforward control,simulation results comparison is firstly carried out to illustrate the effectiveness of the control scheme.Then,a light pure electric vehicle equipped with I-AMT was used for downshift experiments under large throttle,which is the most difficult working scenario to control the transmission.The experimental results show that the two DOF Smith controller can eliminate the influence of time-delay on the closed-loop control,and the proposed whole gear shift control strategy can limit the clutch slippage time within 1.5 s,resulting in a smaller shift jerk,thus guarantee the driving dynamics and riding comfort simultaneously.

Potential Risk of Transmission of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. Infections by the Musca domestica Fly and the Periplaneta americana Cockroach in the City of Cotonou (South Benin)

Background: The occurrence of bacterial infections sometimes involves synanthropic flies and cockroaches, as mechanical vectors of pathogenic microorganisms. The aim of this study was to identify the different species of flies and cockroaches that cohabit with humans in the city of Cotonou and determine the contribution of Musca domestica and Periplaneta americana in the transmission of bacteria responsible for infections in humans. Methods: Capture sessions during the day for flies and at night for cockroaches were carried out in 4 arrondissements of the city of Cotonou. The insects collected were transported to the Center of Research Entomological of Cotonou for identification, then sent to the Section Hygiene of Water and Food for microbiological analysis, enumeration and testing for human pathogenic bacteria. Results: A total of 351 flies and 26 cockroaches were collected at the sites, including two synanthropic species belonging to two families each. Musca domestica and Periplaneta americana were the most abundant species found after identification in the city of Cotonou. Thermo-tolerant coliforms and Escherichia coli were found on all specimens at varying concentrations. Salmonella spp. bacteria were identified in the fly population from the Dantokpa dump. Conclusion: Flies and cockroaches can transmit microorganisms to humans. The presence of Salmonella spp. among the specimens revealed that infections frequently caused by contaminated food or water are also transmitted to humans by flies. The presence of these germs on flies and cockroaches represents a potential risk of mechanical transmission to humans. It is, therefore, essential to continue investigations in order to assess the species of bacteria propagated, improve control strategies against these troublesome insects and adopt better hygiene conditions for better living.

Mechanical transmission enables EMT cancer cells to drive epithelial cancer cell migration to guide tumor spheroid disaggregation

Cell phenotype heterogeneity within tumor tissue,especially which due to the emergence of epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT) in cancer cells,is associated with cancer invasion and metastasis.However,our understanding of the cellular mechanism(s)underlying the cooperation between EMTcell and epithelial cancer cell migration remains incomplete.Herein,heterotypic tumor spheroids containing both epithelial and EMT cancer cells were generated in vitro.We observed that EMT cells dominated the peripheral region of the self-organized heterotypic tumor spheroid.Furthermore,our results demonstrated that EMT cells could serve as leader cells to improve the collective migration efficiency of epithelial cancer cells and promote dispersion and invasion of the tumor spheroids,which was regulated by the force transition between EMT cells and epithelial cancer cells.Mechanistically,our data further suggest that force transmission is mediated by heterophilic N-cadherin/E-cadherin adhesion complexes between EMT and epithelial cancer cells.Impairment of N-cadherin/E-cadherin adhesion complex formation abrogated the ability of EMT cells to guide epithelial cancer cell migration and blocked the dispersion of tumor spheroids.Together,our data provide new insight into the mechanical interaction between epithelial and EMT cancer cells through heterophilic cadherin adhesion,which enables cooperative tumor cell migration,highlighting the role of EMT cells in tumor invasion.

Optimal gear shift control strategy for positive independent mechanical split path transmission with automatic shift system

An improvement strategy which controls the shift effort and the power summing planetary gear set of steering clutches and brakes have been proposed based on the dynamic model of synchroniser in order to decrease the wear of synchroniser inserts, make gear shift easy and reduce the shock noise for a positive independent mechanical split path transmission which attached an auto- matic shift system when shifting. A kinetics model for the process of synchroniser engagement is built and analyzed in the paper. Thus for optimizing the gear shift process which is divided into three phases a model reference fuzzy self-adaption system is adopted. Through a 6 000 km road experiment, the control strategy has proved feasible and dependable.

PRINCIPLE AND TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY OF BERTRAND CONJUGATE SURFACES

Bertrand surface is presented by abstracting and subliming the common characteristic of the usual surfaces including rotational surfaces, developable surfaces, normal circular-arc surfaces, etc. Basic characteristic of Bertrand surface is that normals along generator are coplanar. Bertrand conjugate principle is studied and its basic characteristic is that the instantaneous contact line between a pair of Bertrand conjugate surfaces is generator. Bertrand conjugate can be divided into three kinds of typical conjugation forms in terms of the generators that are general plane curve, circular-arc and straight line. Basic conjugate condition is given respectively, and structure condition, which reflects transmission forms and directrix characteristic of this kind of.conjugation, is researched. As typical engineering application of Bertrand conjugate surface principle, transmission technology of loxodromic-type normal circular-arc bevel gear is studied.

Overcoming the “reverse transmission mechanism” for sustainable growth

"Reverse transmission mechanism" is a deep-seated problem in China's economy.Understanding it is the key to unraveling the interaction among China's growth mechanism,cycles and policy options.In the new millennium,great changes have occurred in the economic environment and the "reverse transmission mechanism" has shown that it works in different ways.From this approach,this paper concludes that "welfare and administrative spending rigidity" after 2000 has a stronger feature of "reverse transmission," which forces China's economy onto a path of unsustainable expansion.To seek sustainable growth,new reverse transmissions of welfare and administrative spending must be broken.In light of the present phase of development,only by adjusting administrative costs and welfare spending can we balance development,transform the growth pattern,and embark on a sustainable path.

Design and characteristic research of a novel electromechanical-hydraulic hybrid actuator with two transmission mechanisms

Servo-hydraulic actuators(SHAs)are widely used in mechanical equipment to drive heavy-duty mechanisms.However,their energy efficiency is low,and their motion characteristics are inevitably affected by uncertain nonlinearities.Electromechanical actuators(EMAs)possess superior energy efficiency and motion characteristics.However,they cannot easily drive heavy-duty mechanisms because of weak bearing capacity.This study proposes and designs a novel electromechanical-hydraulic hybrid actuator(EMHA)that integrates the advantages of EMA and SHA.EMHA mainly features two transmission mechanisms.The piston of the hydraulic transmission mechanism and the ball screw pair of the electromechanical transmission mechanism are mechanically fixed together through screw bolts,realizing the integration of two types of transmission mechanisms.The control scheme of the electromechanical transmission mechanism is used for motion control,and the hydraulic transmission mechanism is used for power assistance.Then,the mathematical model,structure,and parameter design of the new EMHA are studied.Finally,the EMHA prototype and test platform are manufactured.The test results prove that the EMHA has good working characteristics and high energy efficiency.Compared with the valve-controlled hydraulic cylinder system,EMHA exhibits a velocity tracking error and energy consumption reduced by 49.7% and 54%,respectively,under the same working conditions.

Continuous preparation of strong and tough PVA nanocomposite fibers by mechanical stretching-assisted salting-out treatment

Polymer composite fibers with superior properties such as excellent combined strength and toughness and biocompatibility can be used in high-tech applications of braided protective devices and smart wearable,however the research of high-performance polymer composite fiber remains in the infant stage.Here we present a strategy to produce strong and tough anisotropic polymer nanocomposite fibers with orientedly aligned salt rods using mechanical stretching-assisted salting-out treatment.The prepared nanocomposite fibers have a tensile strength of up to 786±2.7 MPa and an elongation at break of 81%,and the anisotropic fibers exhibit good transmission of mechanical vibration in the longitudinal direction with high resolution.During the fabrication process,the salt builds up into oriented rods during the directional salting process,and the polymer is confined to the 150 nm domain between the rods after the solvent is completely evaporated,giving the nanocomposite fibers superior mechanical properties.The presented strategy can be applied to the continuous mass production of nanocomposite fibers and is also generalizable to other polymer nanocomposites,which could extend the applicability of nanocomposite fibers to conditions involving more demanding mechanical loading and mechanical vibration transmission.

Methods for the Gear-Position Decision in AMT

Aimed at defects of the gear position decision in an automatic mechanical transmission, a method of synthetic shift schedule of 5 speed gear position is presented, which is based on the fuzzy discernment of the driver intention and the road characteristics. A contrastive experimental analysis between the synthetic gear position decision method and the traditional gear position decision method is given by analyzing Santana 2000.

AMT-Fault-Diagnosis Device Based on ISO 15765

To debug automatic mechanical transmission（AMT） more quickly and accurately,an AMT-fault-diagnosis device is designed based on the ISO 15765 protocol,which adopts the flow control mechanism and has off-line diagnostics function.Requirements for the device are analyzed and diagnostic trouble code（DTC） is defined.Electrically controlled hardware with graphics display function and fault diagnostic software flowchart are designed based on the electronic control hydraulic AMT system.Bench and vehicle driving tests showethat the AMT-fault-diagnosis device can read and delete the fault message successfully with a stable performance.

Development of AMT Fault Diagnosis Technique Based on KWP2000

In order to make automatic mechanical transmission （AMT） capable of performing fault self-diagnoses and adaptive to standard communication interface,through technical analysis and intensive study concerning on-board diagnostic protocols now widely applied in Europe and America,KWP2000 on CAN is accepted as a technological path.An AMT fault communication system using hardware-in-the-loop simulation by dSPACE is developed,and communications compatible with ISO 15031-6 is realized on this module.Moreover,a hand-held fault diagnosis instrument with built-in software is designed to facilitate communications with AMT fault communication module with accuracy,rapidity and stableness.Bench and real vehicle experimental results show that the developed instrument and module can perform the anticipated functions,so as to maintain steady communications under the KWP2000-on-CAN protocol.

Shifting force control of an AMT heavy-duty truck based on manual shift test

Taking a heavy-duty truck as a research platform,the changing characteristics of shifting force,shift time,and slipping work are obtained through theoretical analysis and manual shift test of a real vehicle. Based on the analysis of the test results,a gear-shifting control strategy of the hydraulic automated shift control system is designed and experimentally verified on the bench. By optimizing the control parameters of high-speed switching valves,a control strategy and parameters are obtained,which can meet the requirements of dynamic performance and reliability.