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Víctor H. Muciño
Professor and Associate Chair
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
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Research

Harmonic Drive Efficiency

Objective:

  • Analytically model the efficiency of harmonic drives for various shapes of wave generators and tooth profiles to reduce transmission error

    Harmonic Drive Hypothesis: a single flexspline tooth is considered to be rigid body Efficiency versus Temperature Graph

Friction Stir Welding

Objective:

  • Predict material flow in the FSW process through a numerical simulation of the friction-stir welding process (FSW) using Am Arbitrary Euler-Lagrange explicit method with a moving mesh. With this research it is possible to predict the weldability of dissimilar materials using FSW.

    Example of Friction Stir Welding Example of Friction Stir Welding Diagram Friction Stir Welding Moving Mesh Digital Image

Automotive Power Trains Dynamics

Objectives:

  • Predict the effectiveness of flange design for transmission of agricultural machinery

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  • Design of Continuously Variable Power Split Transmission (CVPST) for automotive applications

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Human head-brain response to frontal impact

Objectives:

  • Predict areas of the brain which will reach the maximum shear strain and kinetic energy following a frontal impact.

    Human head-brain response to frontal impact Human head-brain response to frontal impact