Abstract: Most servomechanism drives optimized for speed of response are incapable of returning any of the energy stored in a reactive load to the source. Even transmissions incorporating dynamic braking ...

Abstract: A single degree-of-freedom system under white noise base velocity excitation is optimized using analytical expressions for mean square response quantities. In addition to a parallel spring and ...

Abstract: When bond graphs are generated from reasonable physical systems according to standard rules, there are only rare cases in which power loops arise that yield singular algebraic relations among ...

Abstract: Electronically controlled vibration isolation and control systems have recently reached at least the prototype phase in a number of fields of application. Of particular practical interest are ...

Abstract: In the five decades since the founding of the ASME Design Engineering Division, the important problem of vibration isolation has been attacked first through the design of passive spring-damper ...

Abstract: The modeling process whereby distributed parameter fluid systems are described approximately by lumped parameter models is discussed using bond graph techniques. It is shown that despite the ...

Abstract: A method is presented for incorporating planar mechanisms into dynamic system models using bond graphs. Through the use of stiff coupling springs at the mechanism joints, the nonlinear geometrical ...

Abstract: General bond graph methods for the description, analysis, and simulation of dynamic systems are illustrated through the study of vehicle drive line dynamics. Emphasis is placed upon the problem ...

Abstract: The I dentically L ocated S ensor and M anipulator concept involves deriving a control force from measurements of motion at the force generator mounting point. A semiactive force generator may ...