Digital Thread Based Simulation Framework for Robotic Manufacturing Systems

The design and management of Industry X.0 manufacturing systems is based on several simulation tools and digital models, used to predict and optimize the final performance. The lack of a seamless interoperability between such tools requires the development of a Digital Thread, a communication framework able to connect and synchronize digital models with the physical assets throughout their lifecycles. This study presents a novel Digital Thread based framework for the simulation...

New development: Cultural impacts on unethical practices in public management—Are individualism and femininity a golden combination?

IMPACT: This study reveals that, in addition to directly addressing unethical practices through integrity codes and more specific measures, politicians and public managers should also consider the cultural factors underlying these practices. Public sector organizations are advised to integrate measures to ensure that employees show desirable moral behaviour in their human resources repertoire, including recruitment procedures and training programmes. ABSTRACT This article explores the impacts...

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Analytical modeling of clearance-fit pinned joints with functionally graded interlayers

Loaded pinned joints are a classical non-axisymmetric contact mechanics problem and remain one of the most common solutions for connecting articulated mechanical components. Typically, a stiff cylindrical pin interacts with a surrounding material of lower stiffness. Because a small clearance is needed to allow rotation, contact is limited to only part of the hole surface, with an extent that is unknown a priori and increases nonlinearly with the applied load. Excessive clearance can also prom...