Abstract: A method for generating near optimal trajectories of linear and nonlinear dynamic systems, represented by deterministic, lumped-parameter models, is proposed. The method is based on a Fourier ...

Abstract: A selective technical overview is presented on the vibration and control of large space structures, the analysis, design, and construction of which will require major technical contributions from the civil/structural, ...

Abstract: In this paper, we present a geometric method for representing the classical root sensitivity function of linear time-invariant dynamic systems. The method employs specialized eigenvalue plots that ...

Abstract: A computationally attractive method for determining the optimal control of unconstrained linear dynamic systems with quadratic performance indices is presented. In the proposed method, the difference ...

Abstract: An alternate graphical representation of linear, time-invariant, multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) system dynamics is proposed that is highly suited for exploring the influence of closed-loop system ...

Abstract: Part I of this paper presents a dynamic model of magnetically-levitated (maglev) vehicle/guideway interaction. The vehicle employs a superconducting electromagnetic suspension system with canted ...

Abstract: Part II of this paper proposes the use of optimal preview control with integral action for a maglev vehicle with a superconducting electromagnetic suspension system operating on an elevated, ...

Abstract: A theoretical formulation for studying limb motions and joint kinetics by multiaxial accelerometry is developed. The technique is designed to study the swing phase of human gait, modeling the ...