⚡ electrical engineering

A Simplified Reliability Model for Mars Rover Landing Systems Using Monte Carlo Simulation and Reduced Gradient Optimization

This paper presents a simplified reliability assessment of a Mars rover landing system inspired by the Perseverance mission, utilizing Monte Carlo Simulation and Generalized Reduced Gradient optimization to demonstrate that retro-propulsion is critical for survival, with both methods yielding consistent failure probabilities of approximately 35–37%.

Marcelo Araujo da Silva, Vitória M. da Silva, Jean Vasco2026-09-03
⚡ electrical engineering

Nonlinear Elastic Finite Element Analysis of Frictionless Orthogonal Cutting of Composite Materials Using a Bucket Sort Contact Detection Method

This study presents a unified computational framework integrating an adapted bucket sort contact detection method with nonlinear finite element analysis to accurately simulate frictionless orthogonal cutting of composite materials, achieving sub-1% agreement with Abaqus/Standard benchmarks while providing open-source code for future research extensions.

Faouzi Rahmouni, Mohamed Elajrami, Ziad Elajrami, Madani Kouider, Mohammed Benyettou2026-09-03
⚡ electrical engineering

​Filling behavior and process analysis of high-temperature-vulcanFilling behavior and process analysis of high-temperature-vulcanized silicone rubber insert injection molding for hybrid glass insulatorsized silicone rubber insert injection molding for hybrid glass insulators

This study demonstrates that optimizing mold temperature and employing graded injection strategies significantly improves filling stability and dimensional uniformity in the insert injection molding of high-temperature-vulcanized silicone rubber for hybrid glass insulators, as validated by coupled thermo-flow-curing simulations and experimental results.

Riqing Chen, Xin Luo, Donglei Liu, Kailin Ren, Shaojian Zhang2026-09-03
⚡ electrical engineering

ITI-MPC: Intelligent Transportation-Informed Predictive Energy Management for Ammonia-Hydrogen Hybrid Electric Vehicles

This paper proposes an Intelligent Transportation-Informed Model Predictive Control (ITI-MPC) framework that integrates short-horizon demand prediction to optimize energy management in ammonia-hydrogen hybrid electric vehicles, achieving a peak system efficiency of 42.80% while maintaining stable battery state-of-charge.

Chenggang Zhang, Zhengxian Chen2026-09-03
⚡ electrical engineering

Fabrication-constrained tandem inverse design of photonic crystal fiber SPR sensors with uncertainty-aware Pareto screening

This paper presents a fabrication-constrained tandem inverse-design framework for photonic crystal fiber SPR sensors that utilizes differentiable regularization and multi-metric Pareto screening to explicitly balance geometric feasibility, out-of-distribution detection, and target accuracy while addressing the non-uniqueness of inverse solutions.

Md Shahanur Islam Shagor2026-09-03
⚡ electrical engineering

DC-Screening-Oriented Solver-Referral Auditing for Grid Foundation Model Predictions under Topology and Operating Stress

This paper proposes \tsrb{}, a reproducible auditing framework that utilizes a six-component Data Credibility Score to effectively identify and refer Grid Foundation Model predictions requiring physics-based solver verification under topology and operating stress, thereby balancing inference speed with operational reliability without conflating DC-screening outcomes with AC-feasibility claims.

Weijia Tang, Jun Xiao, Yanjun Ye2026-09-02
⚡ electrical engineering

A Method for X-ray Computed Tomography Based Prediction of Local Cutting Power in Circular Sawing of Scots Pine

This study demonstrates that a machine learning model trained on high-resolution X-ray computed tomography data can accurately predict local cutting power during circular sawing of Scots pine by capturing the influence of specific anatomical features like fibre orientation, density, and knots, thereby outperforming traditional models based on global material properties.

Yunbo Huang, Johannes Huber, Magnus Fredriksson, Julie Cool, Mikael Svensson2026-09-02