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In this study, high-speed back-illuminated imaging and laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) methods were employed to investigate the impingement behavior of millimeter-sized single isooctane drops on a dry solid wall and various liquid films, including isooctane and glycerol solution films of different concentrations. Various fuel spray impingement scenarios in gasoline direct injection engines were examined. High-speed back-illuminated imaging was primarily used to examine the impact of fuel drops on a dry wall and a fuel film of the same composition as the drops. The LIF method was used to examine the impact of fuel drops on the glycerol solution film, allowing for the distinction between fuel drops and the glycerol solution film. The impingement behavior varied depending on the Weber number of the incident drop and the wall condition. When fuel drops impacted the solid dry wall vertically, they spread into a circular liquid film. The outer edge of the liquid film folded and bulged, and
Yang, TianLu, LiliGuo, ZongweiSong, EnzheYao, ChongNing, YilinKe, Yun
This paper presents an innovative study in exploring, evaluating, and implementing deep-learning architectures for the calibration of multimodal sensor systems. The aim of this paper is to leverage the use of sensor fusion to achieve dynamic, real-time alignment between 3D LiDAR and 2D camera sensors. Static calibration methods are tedious and time-consuming, which is why we propose utilizing conventional neural networks (CNNs) coupled with geometrically informed learning to solve this issue. We leverage the foundational principles of extrinsic LiDAR–camera calibration tools such as RegNet, CalibNet, and LCCNet by exploring open-source models that are available online and compare our results with their corresponding research papers. Requirements for extracting these visual and measurable outputs involved tweaking source code, fine-tuning, training, validation, and testing of each of these frameworks for equal comparisons. This approach aims to investigate which of these advanced
Karramreddy, Venkat Sai RaxitMitchell, Liam
The intent of this specification is for the procurement of carbon fiber and fiberglass epoxy prepreg products with 350 °F (177 °C) cure for aerospace applications; therefore, no qualification or equivalency threshold values are provided. Users that intend to conduct a new material qualification or equivalency program must refer to the production quality assurance section (see 4.3) of this base specification, AMS6891.
AMS P17 Polymer Matrix Composites Committee
This work aims to investigate how disturbance-aware, robustness-embedding reference trajectories translate into actual driving performance when executed by professional drivers in a dynamic driving simulator. The study compares three planned reference trajectories against a free-driving baseline (NO-REF) to assess the trade-offs between lap time (LT) performance and steering effort: NOM, the nominal time-optimal trajectory; TLC, a track-limit-robust, time-optimal trajectory obtained by tightening margins to the track edges; and FLC, a friction-limit-robust, time-optimal trajectory obtained by tightening against axle/tire saturation. All reference trajectories share the same minimum LT objective with a small steering-smoothness regularizer, and are evaluated with two professional drivers driving a high-performance car on a virtual track. The reference trajectories stem from a disturbance-aware minimum-LT framework recently proposed by some of the authors, where worst-case disturbance
Masoni, MatteoPalermo, VincenzoGabiccini, MarcoGulisano, MartinoPreviati, GiorgioGobbi, MassimilianoComolli, FrancescoMastinu, GianpieroGuiggiani, Massimo
This document contains information and guidance on assessment of the risk posed by observed tin whiskers for aerospace, defense, and high-performance (ADHP) products or other products that demand high reliability.
G-24 Pb-free Risk Management Committee for ADHP
This Purchasing Specification (PS) AMS3970/4 specifies the batch release and delivery requirements for film adhesive used for repair. This specification is applicable only when the film adhesive is used as part of the prepreg system as defined in AMS3970 and AMS3970/1. This specification also defines the procedure and requirements for storage life extension of materials purchased against this specification. It is only applicable for materials which are qualified and shall be carried out within the responsibility of the purchaser and under control of its Quality organization.
AMS CACRC Commercial Aircraft Composite Repair Committee
AMS3970/2B gives specific information about the qualification program for carbon fiber fabric reinforced epoxy structural repair prepreg systems, curing under vacuum at 120 °C (250 °F), and a companion non-structural glass fabric prepreg used for repair of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy structures. The prepreg system shall include an epoxy film adhesive to be applied in a co-curing process with the prepreg for joint solid laminate and sandwich bonding.
AMS CACRC Commercial Aircraft Composite Repair Committee
This specification covers a titanium alloy in the form of extruded bars, tubes, and shapes, flash-welded rings up through 4.000 square inches (25.81 cm2) cross section, and stock for flash-welded rings (see 8.6).
AMS G Titanium and Refractory Metals Committee
This Purchase Specification (PS), AMS3970/5, specifies the batch release and delivery requirements for the companion non-structural glass fiber fabric prepreg. This specification also defines the procedure and requirements for storage life extension of materials purchased against this specification. It is only applicable for materials which are qualified and shall be carried out within the responsibility of the purchaser and under control of its Quality organization.
AMS CACRC Commercial Aircraft Composite Repair Committee
This specification covers a premium aircraft-quality, low-alloy steel in the form of bars, forgings, mechanical tubing, and forging stock.
AMS E Carbon and Low Alloy Steels Committee
This specification covers a corrosion- and heat-resistant nickel alloy in the form of bars, forgings, flash-welded rings under 4 inches (102 mm) in least cross-sectional dimension, and stock of any size for forging or flash-welded rings (see 8.3).
AMS F Corrosion and Heat Resistant Alloys Committee
The intent of this specification is for the procurement of the material listed on the QPL; therefore, no qualification or equivalency threshold values are provided. Users that intend to conduct a new material qualification or equivalency program must refer to the Quality Assurance section of the base specification, AMS6891.
AMS P17 Polymer Matrix Composites Committee
This SAE Standard provides general and dimensional specifications for beaded ends and hose fittings. These connections are intended for general applications in low-pressure automotive and hydraulic systems on automotive, industrial, and commercial products. The fittings shown are designed to be used with hoses that are intended to be retained by hose clamps. It is recommended that where step sizes or additional types of fittings are required they be designed to conform with the specifications of this document insofar as they may apply. The following general specifications shall supplement the dimensional data contained in the tables with respect to all unspecified detail.
Hydraulic Hose and Hose Fittings Committee
The purpose of this document is to establish guidelines for determining the critical R134a and R1234yf refrigerant charge for off-road, self-propelled work machines as defined in SAE J1116 and agricultural tractors as defined in ANSI/ASAE S390. It will develop a minimum to maximum refrigerant charge range in which the HVAC system can maintain proper operation. Operating conditions and characteristics of the equipment will influence the optimum charge. Since these conditions and characteristics vary greatly from one application to another, careful consideration should be taken to determine the optimum R134a and R1234yf refrigerant charge for the HVAC system.
HFTC6, Operator Accommodation
This specification covers non-silicone synthetic rubber sealing compounds supplied as a two-component or pre-mixed and frozen (PMF) system that cures at room temperature.
AMS G9 Aerospace Sealing Committee
This SAE Aerospace Standard (AS) defines the requirements for polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) lined, metallic reinforced, hose assemblies suitable for use in aerospace hydraulic, fuel, and lubricating oil systems at temperatures between -67 and 450 °F for Class I assemblies, -67 and 275 °F for Class II assemblies, and at nominal pressures up to 1500 psi. The hose assemblies are also suitable for use within the same temperature and pressure limitations in aerospace pneumatic systems where some gaseous diffusion through the wall of the PTFE liner can be tolerated. The use of these hose assemblies in pneumatic storage systems is not recommended. In addition, installations in which the limits specified herein are exceeded, or in which the application is not covered specifically by this standard (for example, oxygen), shall be subject to the approval of the procuring activity.
G-3, Aerospace Couplings, Fittings, Hose, Tubing Assemblies
This Purchasing Specification (PS), AMS3970/3, specifies the batch release and delivery requirements for carbon fiber fabric epoxy prepreg used for repair. This specification is applicable only when the carbon fiber fabric epoxy prepreg is used as part of the repair system defined in AMS3970 and AMS3970/1. This specification also defines the procedure and requirements for storage life extension of materials purchased against this specification. It is only applicable for materials that are qualified against AMS3970 (refer to PRI QPL AMS3970) and shall be carried out within the responsibility of the purchaser and under control of its Quality organization.
AMS CACRC Commercial Aircraft Composite Repair Committee
To mitigate the risks of runway incursions during aircraft transitions between closely spaced parallel runways, major hub airports globally have implemented End-Around Taxiway (EAT) as an effective safety solution. Operational data from leading international airports confirms that EAT installations have successfully enhanced surface safety while maintaining operational efficiency. However, the EAT involves a longer taxiing route, resulting in higher fuel consumption and pollutant emissions. This study takes the example of a set of closely spaced parallel runways at a domestic airport to analyze the ground taxiing process of arrival and departure flights, proposing a dynamic allocation strategy for EAT operations that can achieve energy conservation and emission reduction during the taxiing process. Through simulation, its effective operational performance is studied.
Wang, ZinanYe, Bojia
The turbine hybrid electric propulsion system is an important form of green aviation. Unlike the single form of aviation power scheme, the hybrid energy system is flexible in architecture, uses two or more energy forms, and has diverse energy sources. Under different mission requirements, it needs to meet the requirements of mass balance, energy balance, and power demand, etc. Therefore, The control and distribution management between different energy systems have become the key to hybrid power, and power management technology is one of the key challenges in the development of aviation hybrid power control systems. This paper reviews the current structural forms of aviation turbine hybrid electric propulsion systems, analyzes the current research status of power management technology for aviation hybrid systems, and points out that the online power management method based on optimization is the best power management technology solution for turbine hybrid electric propulsion systems
Cai, ChangpengLiu, HaoGu, JiangweiLi, ShunmingZhang, Haibo
This paper presents a monocular vision-based system for high-precision missile pose measurement using ArUco markers and Perspective-n-Point (PnP) algorithms. By deploying 6 × 6 ArUco markers on a cylindrical missile mock-up, the system establishes 3D-2D correspondences between structured-light-scanned models and camera images to solve the PnP problem. The proposed approach integrates optimized ArUco marker recognition — leveraging adaptive thresholding, contour simplification, and grid-based validation — with the Efficient PnP (EPnP) algorithm to achieve real-time pose estimation. Experimental validation demonstrates angular accuracy of ± 0.3° in roll/pitch/yaw and positional accuracy of ± 2 mm within a 2 m range under controlled conditions. The system exhibits robustness against partial occlusions and motion blur, with degraded performance (± 1.2°, ± 5 mm) in extreme scenarios. Key innovations include a streamlined marker detection pipeline and adaptive pose refinement using Levenberg
Wang, RuiyangZhang, Chaofan
This paper puts forward a Privacy-Preserving UAV-Based Traffic Data Acquisition Platform to address 1) privacy leakage, 2) limited scenario coverage, and 3) low traffic data utilization efficiency in urban traffic monitoring environments. Our system integrates three innovations: 1) Dynamic Privacy Masking (DPM) and Dual-Track acquisition (DTC), which hides sensitive information (e.g., faces, license plates or LPL) in real-time while preserving critical traffic data (e.g., vehicle density, speed), 2) traffic data Localization (DL) and Privacy-Enhanced Federated Learning (FEFL), enabling cross-regional collaboration without raw traffic data sharing by perturbing neural network updates with differential privacy (DP), and 3) Ground-Air Collaboration (GAC) and VPF (VPF), combining UAVs with ground sensors and digital twins (DTs) to cover blind spots (e.g., tunnels, extreme weather). Experimented on UA-DETRAC and CitySim traffic data-sets, the platform achieves 92% privacy compliance (GDPR
Zhang, ShilinYan, Ming