Abstract: It has been 5 years since this review of elastic-plastic contact mechanics was published. The area still remains very active, and many advancements have been made since then. This discussion summarizes these advances and ...

Abstract: In certain applications it is necessary to control the flow of liquid by means of pneumatic signal. This paper discusses the design and operation of a flueric amplifier that accomplishes this ...

Abstract: New applications of conditional sampling using the bivariate joint frequency distribution (JFD) and conditional mean distribution (CMD) are introduced to analyze time series of water vapor flux obtained from aircraft ...

Abstract: Over the past few years, the importance of nanoscale technology in industries, such as data storage, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMs), and conventional sliding and rolling element bearings, ...

Abstract: A hybrid autonomous control approach for active damping and control of a persistent disturbance is presented. Direct velocity feedback control is coupled with an adaptive feedforward controller ...

Abstract: Application of the flow theory of Laub and Norton [1] and the stability theory of Licht, Fuller, and Sternlicht [2] is made to the design of externally pressurized spherical gas bearings. ...