A Reactive and Efficient Walking Pattern Generator for Robust Bipedal Locomotion
Available possibilities to prevent a biped robot from falling down in the presence of severe disturbances are mainly Center of Pressure (CoP) modulation, step location and timing adjustment, and angular momentum regulation.
Khadiv, Majid +3 more
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Centrifugal-reciprocating compressor [PDF]
A centrifugal compressor is described which includes at least one pair of cylinders arranged in coaxial alignment and supported for angular displacement about a common axis of rotation normally disecting a common longitudinal axis of symmetry for the ...
Higa, W. H.
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Motor/generator and electronic control considerations for energy storage flywheels [PDF]
A spacecraft electric power supply system is described. Requirements of the system are to accelerate a momentum wheel to a fixed maximum speed when solar energy is available and to maintain a constant voltage on the spacecraft bus under varying loads ...
Nola, F. J.
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The New Structure Design and Analysis of Energy Storage of Flywheel of Split Rotor
The braking of the rail transit train consumes a great quantity of energy, and the thermal energy produced in the process of braking can affect the normal operation of the transit train.
Peng Xu, Wei Wang, Jin Yan, Shaoyang Han
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Research of Regenerative Braking Test Rig of Flywheel Energy Storage for Vehicular Application
According to the research situation of electric vehicle braking energy recovery,a new hybrid scheme of flywheel energy storage device coupling to vehicular powertrain is proposed. Three operation modes consist of brake energy recovery mode,storage energy
Li Hongliang, Zhang Xinbin, Chu Jiangwei
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Self-oscillations in an Alpha Stirling Engine: a bifurcation analysis
We study a thermo-mechanical system comprised of an alpha Stirling engine and a flywheel from the perspective of dynamical systems theory. Thermodynamics establish a static relation between the flywheel's angle and the forces exerted by the two power ...
Castanos, Fernando, Gromov, Dmitry
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Study of advanced electric propulsion system concept using a flywheel for electric vehicles [PDF]
Advanced electric propulsion system concepts with flywheels for electric vehicles are evaluated and it is predicted that advanced systems can provide considerable performance improvement over existing electric propulsion systems with little or no cost ...
Lackner, H., Younger, F. C.
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Optimization of Flywheel Rotor Energy and Stability Using Finite Element Modelling
An investigation on a flywheel is presented based on finite element modelling simulations for different geometries. The goal was to optimise the energy density (rotational energy-to-mass ratio) and, at the same time, the rotational energy of a flywheel ...
Daniel Coppede +4 more
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The flywheel energy storage for cargo bicycles
This article studies the issues of using in urban conditions a flywheel energy storage for passenger and cargo bicycles (pedicabs) in order to utilization the braking energy of the vehicle for subsequent acceleration by the flywheel.
Hoodorozhkov Sergey
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Synchronous response modelling and control of an annular momentum control device [PDF]
Research on the synchronous response modelling and control of an advanced Annular Momentun Control Device (AMCD) used to control the attitude of a spacecraft is described. For the flexible rotor AMCD, two sources of synchronous vibrations were identified.
Hockney, Richard +2 more
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