Search Results - "Wang, Zhonglai"

Time-dependent reliability prediction using transfer learning by Zafar, Tayyab, Wang, Zhonglai

“…One of the key challenges in reliability estimation is the acquisition of failure information especially under real-life scenarios or computationally expensive…”
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Nanogenerator based self-powered motion monitoring for flapping wings of bio-inspired flying robots by Zheng, Hao, Zeng, Xu, Wang, Yunfei, Wang, Yan, Wang, Zhonglai, Zhang, Xiaosheng

“…Under the constraints of weight and power, achieving airborne monitoring of wings' flexible motion toward bio-inspired flying robots is an arduous challenge…”
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A box moments approach for the time-variant hybrid reliability assessment by Zhao, Dongyu, Yu, Shui, Wang, Zhonglai, Wu, Jiang

“…It is a challenging task to effectively estimate the upper bound as well as the lower bound of failure probability under epistemic and aleatory uncertainties…”
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An efficient method for time-dependent reliability prediction using domain adaptation by Zafar, Tayyab, Wang, Zhonglai

“…Due to dynamic uncertainties presence in service and performance conditions, time-dependent reliability prediction of a component or structure is a challenging…”
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Time-variant reliability analysis via approximation of the first-crossing PDF by Yu, Shui, Zhang, Yanwei, Li, Yun, Wang, Zhonglai

“…Time-variant reliability analysis can effectively estimate the safe state of structures under dynamic uncertainties during their lifecycle. However, one of its…”
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Time-variant reliability prediction for dynamic systems using partial information by Wang, Zhonglai, Liu, Jing, Yu, Shui

“…•The failure correlation with time progressing is illustrated and quantified.•The time-variant reliability estimation method is presented based on the…”
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Lightweight design of variable-angle filament-wound cylinders combining Kriging-based metamodels with particle swarm optimization by Wang, Zhihua, Almeida, José Humberto S., Ashok, Aravind, Wang, Zhonglai, Castro, Saullo G. P.

“…Variable-angle filament-wound (VAFW) cylinders are herein optimized for minimum mass under manufacturing constraints, and for various design loads. A design…”
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Energy-efficient wing design for flapping wing micro aerial vehicles by Wang, Zhonglai, Hu, Xiaorong, Wu, Yingdong

“…Flapping wing micro aerial vehicles (FWMAVs) have attracted more attention during the development of the robotic systems field. The size of the flapping wing…”
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An experimental study of the unsteady vortex structures of a clapping-wing micro air vehicle by Zhang, Yanwei, Wang, Zhonglai

“…It is a challenge to explore the unsteady vortex structures of flexible flapping wings of X-shaped flapping-wing micro air vehicles (also known as…”
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Reliability analysis of CRAC system of a modern Data centre via Kriging algorithm by Javed, Ahsan, Zafar, Tayyab, Wang, Zhonglai

“…In the modern era of digital growth, Data centres serve as the important infrastructure of the interconnected global network. The Data centres perform as…”
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An Approach to Reliability Assessment Under Degradation and Shock Process by Wang, Zhonglai, Huang, Hong-Zhong, Li, Yanfeng, Xiao, Ning-Cong

“…Product performance usually degrades with time. When shocks exist, the degradation could be more rapid. This research investigates the reliability analysis…”
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Swarm Intelligence Based Model Predictive Control Strategy for Optimal State Control of Discrete Time-varying MIMO Linear Systems by Zheng, Hao, Zhang, Yanwei, Husnain, Haider Muhammad, Zhi, Pengpeng, Wang, Zhonglai

“…It is a challenging task to effectively control multi-input and multi-output (MIMO) discrete time-varying linear systems. This paper proposes a swarm…”
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Material-Structure Integrated Design and Optimization of a Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Composite Car Door by Zhang, Huile, Sun, Zeyu, Zhi, Pengpeng, Wang, Wei, Wang, Zhonglai

“…This paper develops a material-structure integrated design and optimization method based on a multiscale approach for the lightweight design of CFRP car doors…”
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Radial Basis Function Model-Based Adaptive Model Predictive Control for Trajectory Tracking of a Clapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicle by Zhang, Yanwei, Zheng, Hao, Xu, Jing, Wang, Zhonglai

“…Clapping-wing micro air vehicles (CWMAVs) face many control problems due to their lightweight design and susceptibility to disturbances. This study proposes a…”
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A Joint Redundancy and Imperfect Maintenance Strategy Optimization for Multi-State Systems by Yu Liu, Hong-Zhong Huang, Zhonglai Wang, Yanfeng Li, Yuanjian Yang

“…The redundancy allocation problem has been extensively studied with the aim of determining optimal redundancy levels of components at various stages to achieve…”
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A novel experimental design for free energy from the heat-gaining panel using multi-thermoelectric generators (TEGs) panel by Hussein, Hiba Ali, Wang, Zhonglai, Alani, W.K., Zheng, J., Fayad, M.A.

“…Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) panel is used to produce electrical energy by converting thermal energy into electrical energy depending on the temperature…”
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Grid Service Reliability Modeling and Optimal Task Scheduling Considering Fault Recovery by Guo, Suchang, Huang, Hong-Zhong, Wang, Zhonglai, Xie, Min

“…There has been quite some research on the development of tools and techniques for grid systems, yet some important issues, e.g., grid service reliability and…”
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An approach to system reliability analysis with fuzzy random variables by Wang, Zhonglai, Huang, Hong-Zhong, Li, Yanfeng, Pang, Yu, Xiao, Ning-Cong

“…Nondeterministic variables of certain distributions are employed to represent uncertainties, which are usually treated as the stochastic factors to reliability…”
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Robust Design for the Lower Extremity Exoskeleton Under a Stochastic Terrain by Mimicking Wolf Pack Behaviors by Wang, Zhonglai, Yu, Shui, Chen, Leo Yi, Li, Yun

“…While kinematics analysis plays an important role in studying human limb motions, existing methods (namely, direct and inverse kinematics) have their…”
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Imprecise Reliability Analysis for the Robotic Component Based on Limited Lifetime Data by Li, Changhai, Teng, Yunlong, Wang, Zhonglai, Huang, Qi

“…The inverse Weibull (IW) distribution has an ability to model failure rates which are quite common in reliability studies. The three-parameter generalized…”
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