Abstract: The application of fault tree techniques to the analysis of gear trains is considered. The techniques involve the decomposition of the system into a logic diagram or fault tree in which certain ...

Abstract: A unified passive damping design algorithm, using active control design techniques and least squares method, is developed to improve the stability and performance of closed-loop controlled structures. ...

Abstract: Large structures used in space applications, are made flexible to reduce the high cost of lifting mass to orbit. These highly flexible structures will inevitably be vulnerable to dynamic ...