Project activities

The activities of in the project are structured in four work packages (WP), which are as follows:


Stage1 - duration: 16 November 2021 - 16 May 2023 (Finished)

  • WP 1: А research on the applicability of the traditional models in order to create new toolpaths which are to be adapted for the formation of new types of regular reliefs on various contact surfaces;

 Publications related to WP1:

  1. Avramova T., Slavov St., Vasileva D., Research on the internal cylindrical surfaces roughness heights processed by a tool with combined effect, Acta Technica Napocensis, eISSN 1221-5872, 2023 (Indexed in WoS – Q4), URL: https://atna-mam.utcluj.ro/index.php/Acta/article/view/2021;
  2. Dzyura V., Maruschak P., Slavov S. and Dimitrov D., Applying regular relief onto conical surfaces of Continuously variable transmission to enhance its wear resistance, Transport, Vilnius, 2023, eISSN 1648-3480 (SCOPUS – Q2 and WoS – Q4), DOI: https://doi.org/10.3846/transport.2023.20628;
  3. Slavov S., Dimitrov D., Konsulova-Bakalova M., Van L.S.B., Research of the ball burnishing impact over cold rolled sheets of 304 steel fatigue life by using Bayesian rule considering their anisotropy, MDPI, Materials, ISSN: 1996-1944, 2023, (SCOPUS – Q2 and WoS – Q3), DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16103684 ;
  4. Dzyura V., Maruschak P., Slavov S., Dimitrov D. , Semehen V., Markov O., Evaluating Some Functional Properties of Surfaces with Partially Regular Microreliefs Formed by Ball-Burnishing, MDPI, Machines, ISSN: 2075-1702, 2023, (SCOPUS – Q3 and WoS – Q2). URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11060633;
  5. Slavov S. D. , “Forming regular reliefs using CNC-machines. A Monograph”, 2023, Color - Print, Varna“, ISBN 978-954-760-564-0, 219 pp. (in Bulgarian), URL: https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/bg/bg/bib/58425352#full
  • WP 2: Investigation on the applicability of machine learning methods to obtain and recognize regular reliefs images, formed by ball burnishing process and defining their topographic characteristics;

   Publications related to WP2:

  1. Slavov S., Van L.S.B, Dimitrov D., Nikolov B., An approach for 3D modeling of the regular relief surface to-pography formed by a ball burnishing process using 2D images and measured profilograms, MDPI, Sensors, ISSN: 1424-8220, 2023, (Indexed in SCOPUS - Q1 and WoS - Q2), DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s23135801;
  2. A. Lazarov and C. Minchev, "A New 3-D Stepped Frequency SAR Signal Modeling and Imaging of Moving and Stationary Targets," 2023 24th International Radar Symposium (IRS), Berlin, Germany, 2023, pp. 1-10, doi: https://doi.org/10.23919/IRS57608.2023.10172448;
  3. Slavov S. D. , “Forming regular reliefs using CNC-machines. A Monograph”, 2023, "Color - Print", Varna, ISBN 978-954-760-564-0, 219 pp. (in Bulgarian), URL: https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/bg/bg/bib/58425352#full 


Stage2 - duration: 20 November 2023 - 20 May 2025 (Current)

  • WP 3. Building a general methodology for creating new model toolpaths to form regular reliefs through ball burnishing process and to control their topographic characteristics in relation to the contact surface type;

 


  • WP 4: Preparing, planning and conducting experimental research. Result analysis for the practical verification of the created models and algorithms used for the formation and control of new regular reliefs topography generated through ball burnishing process.