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Zhu Applied mechanics Validation studies of passive control for flexible wing gust alleviation Z.G. Chen, Y.J. Yan, W. Han & H.F. Li A modeling method of the bolted joint structure and analysis of its stiffness characteristics G.Q. Jiang, J.W. Li & G.J. Tang An experimental study on the propulsive performance of a bionic dolphin tail fin C. Ma, L. Sun, C.-X. Bian, C.-K. Ding & X.-Y. Shen A study on the lubrication performance of end faces with diamond macro-pores X.P. Cheng, L.P. Kang, Y.L. Zhang, B.L. Yu, X.K. Meng & X.D. Peng A study on the performance of self-adaptive mechanical seals under variable working conditions X.P. Cheng, Y.L. Zhang, L.P. Kang & B.L. Yu Bolt connection simulation based on MSC NASTRAN B.L. Chen & Z.Q. Xie Mechanical engineering A new design on drive trains for light weight robotic arms H.B. Yin, M.C. He, S.S. Huang & J.F. Li A study on vibration responses of mechanical systems with an impact on clearance joints Z.F. Bai, X. Shi, J.J. Zhao & J. Chen A reconfigurable multi-spindle box for holes machining Y.Q. Wang & G.P. Zhang Large deformation structure analysis of complex telescopic boom system for engineering machinery L. Xu, X.D. Xu, Z.J. Tian & C.J. Jin Master–slave control of variable parameters of a vehicle hydraulic system support H. Lu, L.C. Shi, Q.Y. Wei, E.D. Mao & P.L. Li Experimental study on the vibration tapping of a titanium alloy J.Z. Zhang, Y.X. Hu, P. Liu & Z.P. Tian Research on the optimization of the numerical control machine in engraving X.-Y. Liang, J. Zheng & S. Wang UHV breaker hydraulic line dynamic characteristics simulation analysis X.H. Zhang The design of the truss-type floating raft system and study of its vibration isolation characteristics Y.Y. Fang, Y.Y. Zuo, K.J. Mao & Z.W. Xia Research on the dual-driving synchronous control of the gantry machine W. Fan, H. Lu, Y.Q. Zhang, H. Ling, Y.X. Niu & M. Duan Aerospace science and technology The research of reliability of D subminiature connectors coupling in assembly and integration process of spacecraft W. Zhang, Y.G. Liu, Y.E. Wei, D.M. Wang & J. Wang Mechatronics Navigation of autonomous ground vehicles in cluttered and unknown environment L.W. Zhang & L.J. Zhang The design of a multiple hydraulic components test stand system based on mixed field bus technology J.G. Yi & S.W. Ju Computer science and information technology Research on interface circuits and calibration algorithms for resistive touch screens C.L. Tan, H.D. Lei & Y.T. Ye Weights information analysis of readers’ needs in the university library C.J. Xu Design of portable maintenance aids based on the signal test and IETM X. Zhou & H.-Y. Zhao A solution of information integration and service sharing in aerospace TT&C systems F. Guan Exploitation and realization of 3D virtual scene based on DirectX 11 technology Q. Yuan & H. Zhang A target detection algorithm based on dynamic background compensation L.M. Ye & Y. Zhu Graphics, visual and image analysis An extension of the quartic Wang–Ball closed curves with a given tangent polygon C.W. Wang & H. Chen 3D reconstruction and measurement using Kinect Y. Zhao & E. Wei Monitoring and communications A laboratory environment monitoring system based on ZigBee Y.T. Ye Research on the improved method of the ICI cancellation algorithm based on MMSE criteria T.F. Liu, X.Y. Song, X.P. Ma, H.H. Dong & L.M. Jia Computing A study of an online dynamic workload prediction algorithm in the cloud environment Y.Q. Wang & C.X. Fan Text information extraction using a cluster-based hidden Markov model Y.Y. Wang, X.D. Lv & Q. Hu An intensive study and experiment on the characteristics of NSGA-II Q. Yuan & H. Zhang A model of security policies on cloud computing C. Luo Signal processing Effects of rain noise from metal roofs on speech identification Y. Chen & X. 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