Topology optimization design of the height-adjustment mechanism of a shearer cable bending test machine

Beilin Dong; Shutian Gong; Yuzheng Zhu; Lijuan Zhao; Xinjiang Yu; Feida Wang; Yuxiang Wang; Dongyang Wang; Tiangu Wu; Zhanpeng Zhang; Zhongjian Bai; Shuai Zhang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0354513

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Topology optimization design of the height-adjustment mechanism of a shearer cable bending test machine

Beilin Dong,

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Changlong Cable Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Shandong Yankuang Group, Jining, Shandong, China
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Shutian Gong ,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: gst1524188@126.com

Affiliation School of Mechanical Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, China

https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4610-0967

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Yuzheng Zhu,

Roles Project administration, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Changlong Cable Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Shandong Yankuang Group, Jining, Shandong, China
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Lijuan Zhao,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations School of Mechanical Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, China, Liaoning Professional Technology Innovation Center of Hydraulic Transmission and Control, Fuxin, Liaoning, China
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Xinjiang Yu,

Roles Investigation, Resources, Validation

Affiliation Changlong Cable Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Shandong Yankuang Group, Jining, Shandong, China
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Feida Wang,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Visualization

Affiliation School of Mechanical Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, China
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Yuxiang Wang,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Validation

Affiliation Changlong Cable Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Shandong Yankuang Group, Jining, Shandong, China
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Dongyang Wang,

Roles Formal analysis, Software, Visualization

Affiliation School of Mechanical Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, China
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Tiangu Wu,

Roles Data curation, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Mechanical Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, China
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Zhanpeng Zhang,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Mechanical Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, China
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Zhongjian Bai,

Roles Formal analysis, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Mechanical Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, China
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Shuai Zhang

Roles Data curation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Mechanical Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, China
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Topology optimization design of the height-adjustment mechanism of a shearer cable bending test machine

Beilin Dong,
Shutian Gong,
Yuzheng Zhu,
Lijuan Zhao,
Xinjiang Yu,
Feida Wang,
Yuxiang Wang,
Dongyang Wang,
Tiangu Wu,
Zhanpeng Zhang

Published: August 25, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0354513

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