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Questions tagged [research]

Questions about performing research in the field of engineering.

This tag should be used to categorize questions that are mainly about solving problems related to research in engineering, from the perspective of researchers and academics.

Appropriate uses

This tag is best applied to questions that are asked from the perspective of a researcher and/or best answered by a researcher. Here are a few examples of topics that might be good fits for the tag:

  • Obtaining or using funding
  • The process of peer review
  • The role of research in education/academia/industry
  • Collaboration between researchers/institutions

Inappropriate uses

This tag isn't needed for questions that are only indirectly related to the research field; for example:

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How do I form a budget for a mechanical research project?

I'm a mechatronics engineering student currently on workplacement. I've put forward a research proposal to develop an improved mechanical gripper used for automated product handling. The company likes the proposal and wants to go ahead with it, but…
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Is sensor measurement uncertainty the same with its calibrator?

I'm trying to calibrate a proximity sensor A with another proximity sensor B. Say sensor B uncertainty is already known from the data sheet. However, for sensor A the uncertainty is nowhere to be found. So I try to calibrate sensor A with the…
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Iris mechanism nomenclature - need help to enable better search results

I'm researching iris mechanisms with the goal of building a functioning, weather-sealed door. I am learning much as I go along, but am faced with a challenge in nomenclature (I am not an engineer). I am using Google to search for non-overlapping…
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What engineering research field is concerned with the mechanics of adhesion; more specifically, how objects behave in soil media such as sand?

I am interested in conducting a research project involving the design of a tool to aid astronauts to perform experiments on lunar surfaces, but I am having difficulties coming up with appropriate key words or questions to ask to begin my research.…
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What is this type of diagram called?

The context I was reading this article in Arxiv "The OpenPicoAmp : an open-source planar lipid bilayer amplifier for hands-on learning of neuroscience" (PDF available here) and found two diagrams. I know the type of diagrams for (B) are called…
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Balance between technical and philosophical training

I'm interested in potentially studying engineering, specifically cybernetics and possibly robotics with machine learning or AI for assistive technology, probably with a focus on hygiene. Coming from a pure physics and math background, I have a…
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Question about tensile test of model from research paper

In this paper they made a tensile force test on their four different models with four different pore size structure to show that pore size is not affecting on the tensile force. But it seems that they used only 1 layer thick specimen of the model,…
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Evaluating a developed system by application of a case study

I am looking to the evaluation of a developed system to provide validity to my research. The system consists of manufacturing processes, procedures etc. and the plan is to implement the system at an industrial partner and manufacture certain…
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Specifications of Tensile Test Specimen?

I am Currently Working on Measuring Various Mechanical Properties of Metalic Materials using Universal Testing Machine (UTM) at Various Temperatures. I know that for Testing at Ambient Conditions, ASTM E8/E8M is followed. By Literature Review, I…
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Where do I learn about jewel bearings?

I would like to take a deep dive into the world of jewel sourced watchmaking components (including, but not limited to, bearings) but I am having trouble finding any textbooks on the subject. Are there any watchmakers/horologists/jewelers who can…
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Drinking Water Treatment R&D: Mechanical or Civil Engineering Degree?

I will be a freshman in University next year. After graduating, I would like to get a job in the R&D sector of drinking water treatment technologies. I'm unsure if I should get a degree in ME or CE. ME seems to better prepare students for the…
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What constitutes AGILITY where Behavior-Driven and Unit Testing are concerned

This morning I had a presentation on PHPSPec which the official website describes as follows: A php toolset to drive emergent design by specification. As defined within an adjective context the word "emergent" is defined as follow: the process of…
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What is smallest distance you can reliably move an object?

I am trying to design a science experiment involving lasers and want to know if what I am planning to build it technically feasible. Part of the experiment requires that I make tiny nanometer changes to the apparatus in order to lengthen the time it…
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Why are maritime salvage operations so rare?

I am having a discussion on why we rarely recover ships that have sunk, while we have repeatedly landed on the moon, which is also a tremendous engineering challenge. The discussion boiled down to whether: a) The engineering of salvaging shipwrecks…
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Want to create a flexible endoscope/boroscope that records at a high speed frame rate (>200 frames per second)

Does anyone have ideas how I can engineer a flexible endoscope/boroscope of at least 90cm working length, ideally < 10mm diameter, which records video at a high frame rate (>200 frames/second, but ideally higher)? The current endoscope I use has a…
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