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Nieto, RubenAuthorRamos, Marta RincónAuthorMartin-Gonzalez, FidelAuthorBorromeo, SusanaCorresponding Author
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Designing Low-Cost Open-Hardware Electromechanical Scientific Equipment: A Geological Analogue Modeling Sandbox

Publicated to:Ieee Access. 11 31716-31746 - 2023-01-01 11(), DOI: 10.1109/access.2023.3262617

Authors: Machado, Felipe; Nieto, Ruben; Fernandez-Garcia, Cristina; Ramos, Marta Rincon; Gonzalez-Munoz, Sandra; Martin-Gonzalez, Fidel; Borromeo, Susana

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Univ Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Inst Appl Microelect, Las Palmas Gran Canaria 35017, Spain - Author
Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Area Elect Technol, Mostoles 28933, Spain - Author
Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Escuela Super Ciencias Expt & Tecnol ESCET, Area Geol, Tecvolrisk Res Grp, Mostoles 28933, Spain - Author

Abstract

Scientific experimentation often requires building custom apparatus. However, published results usually focus on the experiment, disregarding technical details of the scientific equipment. Lacking enough information about these custom devices prevents their accurate replication, hindering the experiment reproducibility, which is a fundamental requirement for Open Science. In the field of Geology, custom electromechanical devices with low-speed moving elements are required to analyze scaled-down models of the tectonic deformation processes. In these experiments, the earth crust is modeled with materials whose properties and setup are scrupulously specified to comply with the scale model theory and to have standard and reproducible procedures. Notwithstanding this rigorous characterization, we believe that the moving apparatus has received little attention, implicitly assuming an ideal behavior despite the difficulties of moving uniformly at such slow speeds, which could produce disparities with the natural model. In this paper we address this issue by presenting a device for scientific analogue modeling of contractional and extensional tectonics. We analyze the challenges and implications of moving at such low speeds, demonstrate its satisfactory performance and provide suggestions for improvement. In addition, the proposed apparatus is not only affordable and relatively easy to build, but also is an open-hardware project that can be replicated, improved or customized, even in other research fields. We hope that this contribution will be beneficial for the scientific and educational community, facilitating the reliability of experiments, the exchange of ideas, and thereby the promotion of Open Science.

Keywords
ArgentinaBacklashBasinBenchmark testingDeformationDiyDo it yourselfElectromechanicalElectromechanical devicesElectromechanical systemsGeodynamicsGeologyInsightsInstrumentationInversionLaboratory equipmentLeadLinear sensorNumerical modelsOpen hardwareOpen scienceOpen source hardwareOpen source softwareOpen-sourceReproducibilitiesReproducibilityReproducibility of resultReproducibility of resultsScientific equipmentStepper motorStepping motorsStructural geologySystemsTectonicsThrust belt

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Ieee Access due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering (Miscellaneous).

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-05-22:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 1
  • OpenCitations: 1
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-22:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 8.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 8 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 2.35.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 3 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author () and Last Author (Borromeo López, Susana).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Borromeo López, Susana.