A state-of-the-art analysis of obstacle avoidance methods from the perspective of an agricultural sprayer UAV's operation scenario

S Ahmed, B Qiu, F Ahmad, CW Kong, H Xin - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Over the last decade, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, have been
broadly utilized in various agricultural fields, such as crop management, crop monitoring …

Anti-sloshing effects of a vertical porous baffle in a rolling rectangular tank

A George, IH Cho - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The anti-sloshing effects of a vertical porous baffle placed at the center of a rolling
rectangular tank have been investigated rigorously. The potential-based analytical solutions …

Characterization of liquid sloshing in U-shaped containers as dampers in high-rise buildings

A Das, D Maity, SK Bhattacharyya - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The focus of the present study is on the efficacy of U-shaped containers used as liquid
dampers in high-rise building system. An experimental study was undertaken with a U …

Study of tank containers for foodstuffs

A Liguori, A Formato, A Pellegrino, F Villecco - Machines, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, we examined a tank container for foodstuff that is generally used for the
transport of foodstuffs. With the aid of the “ANSYS R17. 0” program code, a numerical model …

Fluid sloshing dynamic performance in a fuel storage tank under sinusoidal excitations

Z Liu, Y Feng, Y Liu, G Lei, Y Li - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Fluid sloshing can cause undesired effects on cryogenic fuel storage tanks. To reduce the
safety risk, it is necessary to conduct in-depth investigations on fluid sloshing. In this paper, a …

[HTML][HTML] Sessile liquid drops damp vibrating structures

E Alam, AK Dickerson - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, we explore the vibration damping characteristics of singular liquid drops of
varying viscosity and surface tension resting on a millimetric cantilever. Cantilevers are …

[PDF][PDF] Analysis and design of unmanned aerial systems for precision agriculture applications on vineyards

N Bloise, MC Ruiz, E Mai, D D'Ambrosio… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - eucass.eu
In recent years, developments in agriculture mechanization have generated relevant
engineering challenges toward sustainable approaches. The introduction of the Unmanned …

Influence of vibration on the lubrication effect of a splash-lubricated gearbox

Y Liu, K Zhang, S Shao, H Xiang, Z Ye - Journal of Zhejiang University …, 2024 - Springer
In this study, we investigate the effect of rail vibrations on the lubrication and efficiency of a
splash-lubricated gearbox; specifically, the gearbox of a rail-transit vehicle. A high-fidelity 3D …

Roll motion of a water filled floating cylinder—Additional experimental verification

R Gabl, T Davey, DM Ingram - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Understanding the behaviour of water filled bodies is important from an applied engineering
perspective when understanding the sea-keeping performance of certain floating platforms …

High performence of sloshing problem in cylindrical tank with various barrels by isogeometric boundary element method

J Liu, Q Zang, W Ye, G Lin - Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 2020 - Elsevier
The NURBS basis is introduced into the boundary element method (BEM) for solving the
liquid sloshing problem in the multiply connected domain. An ideal liquid assumed to be …