Compact gearboxes for modern robotics: A review

PL García, S Crispel, E Saerens… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
On the eve of Human-Robot-Interaction (HRI) becoming customary in our lives, the
performance of HRI robotic devices remains strongly conditioned by their gearboxes. In most …

Prototype production and comparative analysis of high-speed flywheel energy storage systems during regenerative braking in hybrid and electric vehicles

K Erhan, E Özdemir - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In conventional EVs and HEVs, only a small part of the vehicle's kinetic energy can
be usefully stored during deceleration. Generally, this storage process can be done by …

Energy consumption of a battery electric vehicle with infinitely variable transmission

F Bottiglione, S De Pinto, G Mantriota, A Sorniotti - Energies, 2014 - mdpi.com
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) represent a possible sustainable solution for personal urban
transportation. Presently, the most limiting characteristic of BEVs is their short range, mainly …

Functional design of power-split CVTs: An uncoupled hierarchical optimized model

M Cammalleri, D Rotella - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper provides a new model for the preliminary design of compound power-split CVTs.
Unlike the existing models, the presented method allows the engineers to prioritize …

Numerical analysis of high-pressure direct injection dual-fuel diesel-liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines

A Boretti - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Dual fuel engines using diesel and fuels that are gaseous at normal conditions are receiving
increasing attention. They permit to achieve the same (or better) than diesel power density …

[HTML][HTML] A compliant continuously variable transmission (CVT)

AA Nobaveh, JL Herder, G Radaelli - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVT) can serve as subsystems for a variety
of machineries and robotic systems. A compliant CVT mechanism based on the warping of …

Power losses in power-split CVTs: A fast black-box approximate method

D Rotella, M Cammalleri - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the mechanical losses of planetary transmissions, with particular
attention to power-split CVTs in their hybrid electric versions. It provides unified layout …

Modeling dynamics of a planetary variator applied in the adaptive TMDVI

M Lazarek, P Brzeski, P Perlikowski - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2022 - Elsevier
A planetary variator, which is a type of the continuously variable transmission (CVT), is
described in terms of dynamical modeling and assessment of its efficacy in the tuned mass …

Traction and efficiency performance of the double roller full-toroidal variator: a comparison with half-and full-toroidal drives

L De Novellis, G Carbone, L Mangialardi - 2012 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this paper, we analyze in terms of efficiency and traction capabilities a recently patented
toroidal traction drive variator: the so-called double roller full-toroidal variator (DFTV). By …

Dynamic modeling and analysis of a four-bar mechanism coupled with a CVT for obtaining variable input speeds

A Yildiz, O Kopmaz, ST Cetin - Journal of Mechanical Science and …, 2015 - Springer
This paper proposes a novel concept to obtain variable input speeds for a four-bar
mechanism driven by an AC motor. In such a system, a continuously variable transmission …