Performance Analysis and Future Trends of the Mazda Wankel Rotary Engine by Wu Jianhua

“…The Mazda Wankel rotary engine, in spite of a lower compression ratio compared to traditional reciprocating engines, stands out for its compact size, lightweight design, and ability to deliver high horsepower with rapid operation. …”
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Properties of Concrete with Tire Derived Aggregate Partially Replacing Coarse Aggregates by Gideon Siringi, Ali Abolmaali, Pranesh B. Aswath

“…Tire derived aggregate (TDA) has been proposed as a possible lightweight replacement for mineral aggregate in concrete. …”
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A DSP-Controlled Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Control System for Hybrid Vehicles by Qiang Fu

“…At the same time, its weight is relatively light, so it is more in line with the development trend of hybrid electric vehicle (EV) drive motor lightweight miniaturization and has been widely used. …”
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Use of Recycled Potting Medium for Containerized Production of Squash by Marie Dorval, Riphine Mainviel, Vincent Michael, Yuqing Fu, Bala Rathinasabapathi, Geoffrey Meru

“…Although expensive, potting media are lightweight and provide high water- and nutrient-holding capacities, and thus they are widely used by growers. …”
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Electromagnetic Shielding Characteristics of Eco-Friendly Foamed Concrete Wall by Sung-Sil Cho, Jin-Man Kim, Ic-Pyo Hong

“…Industrial by-products such as ladle furnace slag (LFS), gypsum, and blast furnace slag (BFS) were added to manufacture foamed concrete with enhanced functionalities such as lightweight, heat insulation, and sound insulation. …”
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Dual Independent Rotor Axial Flux Induction Motor for Electric Vehicle Applications by Alireza Hesari, Ahmad Darabi, Fazel Pourmirzaei Deylami

“…The results show that the simulations and measurements are in good agreement and the proposed propulsion system can be a suitable option for lightweight electric vehicles.…”
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Algorithm Development and Design of Lattice Conical Shell Under Mechanical and Thermal Loads by Behrooz Shahriari, Mahdi Sharifi, Hassan Izanlo

“…This shell can be used in various industries due to its lightweight and high resistance. Whereas the safety factor of the final model is about 2 and the model is acceptable for desirable internal pressure (0.6 MPa), the total system mass is about 41 kg.…”
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Friction Stir Welding in Aircraft Structures: Current and Future Prospects by walid shewakh, Ahmed Abu-Oqail, T. S. Mahmoud, Mohamed Abu-Okail

“…An overview of friction stir welding techniques used for the design and manufacture of aircraft structures are presented, focusing on product optimization through lightweight and high-strength properties. The implementation of various design solutions and advanced manufacturing technologies can enhance metallic fuselage systems' performance without compromising risk and cost. …”
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Throughput-Optimal Scheduling for Cooperative Communications in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks by Thong Huynh, Won-Joo Hwang, Suk-Hwan Lee

“…In addition, we derive a simple and lightweight framework to implement the proposed policy in distributed manner. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF COOLING FLUID VARIATION ON THE THERMOELECTRIC HOT SIDE ON THERMOELECTRIC VACCINE COOLER BOX PERFORMANCE by Novreza Pratama, Imron Rosyadi, Hadi Wahyudi, M. Haykal Fasya

“…Thermoelectric cooling systems (TECs) are a solution that is simple, lightweight, low cost, and portable. Excessively high hot-side temperatures can be detrimental to operators and the environment during distribution processes. …”
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Towards greener and more sustainable pre-clinical oncology research by Cian Campion, Linda Robertson, Ian Stansfield, Valerie Speirs

“…They are cheap, durable, and lightweight, and until now have been considered disposable items. …”
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Empirically Bounding of Space Booms with Tape Spring Hinges by A.L. Jennings, J. Black, C. Allen

“…Self-deploying structures seek to provide a compact launch package for large, lightweight satellite booms. One self-deploying method is a foldable tape spring. …”
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Evaluation of Compressive and Tensile Strength of Self-Curing Concrete by Adding Crushed Bricks as Additive Material by Sana T. Abdulhussain

“…This water should not affect the water-cement ratio. Lightweight coarse or fine aggregate or using absorbent polymer particles with an ability to keep water inside the concrete mixture can be used for this purpose. …”
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Feasibility of Hydrogen Energy for High-Power Aerospace Applications: A Comprehensive Assessment by Cai Zhenglin

“…Additionally, the technical viability of hydrogen storage and distribution infrastructure, such as cryogenic storage, lightweight tank materials, and hydrogen fuel cell technology, is explored. …”
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Optimization design of an acoustic cover layer for a cylindrical cavity based on porous materials by Bohan ZHANG, Jili RONG, Xiuyan CHENG

“…To address this problem, porous materials, renowned for their lightweight and sound-absorbing properties, have been widely investigated and applied to noise reduction and vibration damping for payload fairings. …”
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Enhancement of convolutional neural network for urban environment parking space classification by S. Rahman, M. Ramli, F. Arnia, R. Muharar, M. Ikhwan, S. Munzir

“…Selection of EfficientParkingNet as a lightweight architecture tailored to the needs of use. …”
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Design and validation of a programmable dual-tunnel soft pneumatic origami actuator with a large maximum shrinkage rate for reciprocating motion by R. Xu, R. Xu, R. Xu, Q. Meng, Q. Meng, Q. Meng, Q. Xie, Q. Xie, Q. Xie, Y. Zheng, Y. Zheng, Y. Zheng, C. Fei, C. Fei, C. Fei, V. Parenti Castelli, H. Yu, H. Yu, H. Yu

“…The prototype is fabricated using lightweight materials, such as oriented polypropylene and hard cardboard, on which tensile and load experiments are conducted. …”
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Attention to Monkeypox: An Interpretable Monkeypox Detection Technique Using Attention Mechanism by Avi Deb Raha, Mrityunjoy Gain, Rameswar Debnath, Apurba Adhikary, Yu Qiao, Md. Mehedi Hassan, Anupam Kumar Bairagi, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam

“…To this end, an attention-based MobileNetV2 model for monkeypox detection, capitalizing on the inherent lightweight design of MobileNetV2 for effective deployment on edge devices, is proposed. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Load-Carrying Capacity of GFRP-Reinforced Rectangular Concrete Members Using CDP Model in ABAQUS by Ali Raza, Qaiser uz Zaman Khan, Afaq Ahmad

“…The present work demonstrates the nonlinear finite element analysis (NLFEA) of 13 concentrically and eccentrically loaded short rectangular concrete column specimens reinforced with GFRP and conventional steel bars. GFRP bars are lightweight having the high tensile strength and high corrosion resistance. …”
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Influence of the Geometric Parameters on the Densification Onset Strain of Double-Walled Honeycomb Aluminum under Out-of-Plane Compression by Jian Wang, Ying Cao

“…As a material widely used in various lightweight structures and energy absorbing devices, honeycomb aluminum has high specific stiffness and specific strength, excellent energy absorption capacity, and vibration damping. …”
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