Nikola Vukasinovic

Dr. Nikola Vukasinovic

LECAD - Laboratory for Engineering Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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6 January 2010 in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
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Nikola VukasinovicNikola Vukasinovic
Nikola Vukasinovic
Drago BracunDrago Bracun
Drago Bracun
JMJanez Možina
Janez Možina
JDJože Duhovnik
Jože Duhovnik

26 April 2023 in Polymer Testing
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DZDamijan Zorko
Damijan Zorko
JŠJan Štiglic
Jan Štiglic
BČBorut Černe
Borut Černe
Nikola VukasinovicNikola Vukasinovic
Nikola Vukasinovic

12 February 2022 in Polymers
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UUUroš Urbas
Uroš Urbas
Damijan ZorkoDamijan Zorko
Damijan Zorko
Nikola VukasinovicNikola Vukasinovic
Nikola Vukasinovic
Borut ČerneBorut Černe
Borut Černe
Injection moulding is currently the most widely employed production method for polymer gears. Current standardised gear metrology methods, which are based on metal gear inspection procedures, do not provide the key information regarding the geometric stability of injection moulded gears and are insufficient for a thorough gear inspection. The study developed novel areal quality parameters, along with a so-called moulding runout quality parameter, with a focus on the injection moulding method. The developed parameters were validated on twenty-nine gear samples, produced in the same moulding tool using various processing parameters. The gears were measured using a high-precision structured-light 3D scanner. The influence of injection moulding process parameters on the introduced novel quality parameters was investigated. The developed moulding runout quality parameter proved to be effective in evaluating the shrinkage that can occur in the injection moulding process. The novel moulding runout parameter returned an average value of −21.8 μm in comparison to 29.4 μm exhibited by the standard parameter on all the gears, where the negative value points directly to mould shrinkages. The rate of cooling was determined to be the most influential factor for the shrinkage of the gear. The developed areal parameters demonstrated to be advantageous in characterising the deviations on the teeth more comprehensively.

12 February 2022 in Measurement
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UUUroš Urbas
Uroš Urbas
THTimotej Hrga
Timotej Hrga
Janez PovhJanez Povh
Janez Povh
Nikola VukasinovicNikola Vukasinovic
Nikola Vukasinovic

7 July 2011 in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
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Nikola VukasinovicNikola Vukasinovic
Nikola Vukasinovic
Drago BracunDrago Bracun
Drago Bracun
JMJanez Možina
Janez Možina
JDJože Duhovnik
Jože Duhovnik