TAGRA 2025

This study aims to design and manufacture a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) controlled wear device with high accuracy and precision that can simultaneously move in two axes through the wear process. Within the scope of the study, synchronous step motors that can provide lateral and vertical axis motion drive and a PLC controller that can provide real-time control were used through the wear test process. The designed and manufactured laboratory device will enable various wear testing methods in the biomedical field. The device will model the wear mechanisms occurring on living tissue over time and can be performed in vitro in a laboratory environment. In addition, the wear and fatigue mechanisms caused by the mechanical movements of the designed and produced wear device were modelled using the finite element method, and the mathematical modelling of the test method was carried out through the wear test process. In this way, test methods that are performed on living tissue for long periods of time will be modelled in a laboratory environment, and results will be obtained in a short time. These data will guide the developments in material engineering and will make a great contribution to the selection of materials for a satisfactory treatment process. In addition, the flexible design structure of the device for modelling different parts of the human body with different modules will contribute to the impact area in research. Finally, by incorporating different modules into the designed and manufactured wear device, fatigue and corrosion mechanisms can be simultaneously analysed through the wear process. This will enable the continuous and complex damage mechanisms occurring in the human body to be simulated in a laboratory environment.