Browsing Τμήμα Μηχανικών Μηχανολογίας και Κατασκευαστικής / Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering by Title

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      Miniature thermal matches: From nanoheaters to reactive fractals 

      Rebholz, Claus; Gunduz, I. E.; Ando, T.; Doumanidis, C. C. (2015)
      Fine thermal actuation by miniature heat sources enables applications from electronics fabrication to tumor cauterization. This paper introduces the concept of nanoheaters, i.e., reactive bimetallic material dots (0D), ...
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      Minimally Actuated Four-Bar Linkages for Upper Limb Rehabilitation 

      Xydas, E.; Mueller, A.; Louca, Loucas S. (Springer International Publishing, 2018)
      In the previous years the scientific community dealt extensively with designing, developing and testing robot-based rehabilitation systems. Besides the benefits that resulted for disabled people, this twenty-year endeavor ...
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      Minimally actuated four-bar linkages for upper limb rehabilitation 

      Xydas, E.; Mueller, A.; Louca, Loucas S. (2018)
      In the previous years the scientific community dealt extensively with designing, developing and testing robot-based rehabilitation systems. Besides the benefits that resulted for disabled people, this twenty-year endeavor ...
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      Minimum relative entropy criterion for damage detection and location 

      Kyprianou, Andreas; Mares, C.; Charalambous, Charalambos D.; Mottershead, J. E. (2007)
      Relative entropy has been employed, as an alternative to other regularization methods, in solving ill-conditioned linear inverse problems. Damage detection when treated as structural modification imparted by the damage ...
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      Minimum relative entropy criterion for damage detection and location 

      Kyprianou, Andreas; Mares, C.; Charalambous, C. D.; Mottershead, J. E. (2007)
      Relative entropy has been employed, as an alternative to other regularization methods, in solving ill-conditioned linear inverse problems. Damage detection when treated as structural modification imparted by the damage ...
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      Minimum relative entropy criterion for damage detection and location 

      Mares, C.; Kyprianou, Andreas (Affiliation: Brunel University, School of Engineering and Design, United KingdomAffiliation: University of Cyprus, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Mares, C.Brunel University, School of Engineering and DesignUnited Kingdomemail: Cristinel.Mares@brunel.ac.uk, 2009)
      Relative entropy has been employed, as an alternative to other regularization methods, in solving ill-conditioned linear inverse problems. Damage detection when treated as structural modification imparted by the damage ...
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      Minority-spin band parameters in a NiMnSb thin film determined by spectral conductivity 

      Grigorescu, C. E. A.; Trodahl, H. J.; Strickland, N. M.; Bittar, A.; Manea, S. A.; Giapintzakis, John; Monnereau, O.; Notonier, R.; Kennedy, V. J. (2004)
      NiMnSb is expected to be a ferromagnetic half metal, an expectation that is based in part on band structure calculations. Here we report optical conductivity studies of the band structure for a film prepared by pulsed laser ...
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      Mn12 benzoate thin films on Si substrates fabricated by matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation 

      Pervolaraki, M.; Athanasopoulos, G. I.; Giapintzakis, John; Kizas, C.; Tasiopoulos, Anastasopoulos J.; Sima, F.; Socol, G.; Mihailescu, I. N. (2010)
      We report on the successful implementation of Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation, to obtain films of the single molecule magnet Mn12 benzoate on Si substrates. The films have been characterized by optical microscopy, ...
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      MnIII2LnIII2(Ln = Gd, Dy, Ho) Complexes From The Initial Employment of 1,3-Propanediol In Mixed 3d/4f Metal Cluster Chemistry 

      Savva, Maria; Papatriantafyllopoulou, Constantina; Viskadourakis, Z.; Giapintzakis, John; Tasiopoulos, Anastasios J. (2013)
      The initial employment of 1,3-propanediol (pdH2) in the synthesis of 3d/4f metal clusters has afforded a new family of tetranuclear Mn2Ln2O2(CH3)3CCO28(CH3)3CCO2H2(pdH2)2] (Ln = Dy, 1
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      Modal analysis reduction of multi-body systems with generic damping 

      Louca, Loucas S. (2014)
      Modal analysis of multi-body systems is broadly used to study the behavior and controller design of dynamic systems. In both cases, model reduction that does not degrade accuracy is necessary for the efficient use of these ...
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      Modal analysis reduction of multi-body systems with generic damping 

      Louca, Loucas S. (Caltek s.r.l., 2012)
      Modal analysis of multi-body systems is broadly used to study the behavior and controller design of dynamic systems. In both cases, model reduction that does not degrade accuracy is necessary for the efficient use of these ...
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      A model accuracy and validation algorithm 

      Sendur, P.; Stein, J. L.; Peng, H.; Louca, Loucas S. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2002)
      Dynamic models of physical systems with physically meaningful states and parameters have become increasingly important, for design, control and even procurement decisions. The successful use of models in these contexts ...
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      Model complexity of a cantilever beam: An energy-based approach 

      Louca, Loucas S. (Dime University of Genoa, 2015)
      The cantilever beam is a component widely used in numerous engineering systems with its geometric and material properties varying depending on the application. Calculating the dynamic behavior of a cantilever beam is a ...
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      Model complexity of distributed parameter systems: An energy-based approach 

      Louca, Loucas S. (Springer International Publishing, 2016)
      Continuous components, like the cantilever beam, are widely used in numerous engineering systems with their geometric and material properties varying depending on the application. Calculating the dynamic behavior of a ...
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      Model reduction of modal representations 

      Louca, Loucas S.; Xydas, E. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)
      Dynamic analysis is extensively used to study the behavior of continuous and lumped parameter linear systems. In addition to the physical space, analyses can also be performed in the modal space where useful frequency ...
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      Modeling of an electrohydraulic lithotripter with the KZK equation 

      Averkiou, Michalakis A.; Cleveland, Robin O. (1999)
      The acoustic pressure field of an electrohydraulic extracorporeal shock wave lithotripter is modeled with a nonlinear parabolic wave equation (the KZK equation). The model accounts for diffraction, nonlinearity, and ...
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      Modeling of collagen gels: A microstructural approach 

      Barocas, V. Η; Stylianopoulos, T. (Affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United StatesCorrespondence Address: Stylianopoulos, T.Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States, 2005)
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      Modeling of multipoint correlations in turbulent flows 

      Chang, H.; Bhattacharya, A.; Kassinos, Stavros C.; Moser, R. D. (Affiliation: University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78735, United StatesAffiliation: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL 61801, United StatesAffiliation: University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Chang, H.University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78735, United States, 2007)
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      Modeling of the Acoustic Field Produced by Diagnostic Ultrasound Arrays in Plane and Diverging Wave Modes 

      Lai, Ting-Yu; Bruce, Matthew; Averkiou, Michalakis A. (2019)
      Recent advances in ultrafast contrast imaging have facilitated innovations, such as superresolution imaging and ultrafast contrast-enhanced Doppler imaging. Combining plane and diverging wave imaging (PWI/DWI) with tissue ...
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      Modeling of the self-propagating reactions of nickel and aluminum multilayered foils 

      Gunduz, I. E.; Fadenberger, K.; Kokonou, M.; Rebholz, Claus; Doumanidis, C. C.; Ando, T. (2009)
      In this study, we performed simulations of self-propagating reactions of nanoscale nickel-aluminum multilayers using numerical methods. The model employs two-dimensional heat transfer equations coupled with heat generation ...