Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics: Recent submissions
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A Partition Expansion Method for Nonlinear Response Analysis of Stochastic Dynamic Systems With Local Nonlinearity
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)This paper focuses on the problem of nonlinear dynamic response variability resulting from stochastic system properties and random loads. An efficient and accurate method, which can be employed to analyze the dynamic ... -
Review on the Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation for Large Deformation Analysis of Multibody Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive review of the finite element absolute nodal coordinate formulation, which can be used to obtain efficient solutions to large deformation problems of constrained multibody ... -
Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of a Cracked Rotor Bearing System With Fractional Order Damping
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Fatigue cracking of the rotor shaft is an important fault observed in the rotating machinery of key industries, which can lead to catastrophic failure. Nonlinear dynamics of a cracked rotor system with fractional order ... -
Adaptive Sliding Mode Control for Synchronization of a Fractional Order Chaotic System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)This paper proposes a threedimensional autonomous chaotic system which displays some interest dynamical behaviors such as invariable Lyapunov exponent spectrums and controllable signal amplitude. The corresponding fractional ... -
Adaptive Finite Time Synchronization of Non Autonomous Chaotic Systems With Uncertainty
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Due to its useful applications in real world processes, synchronization of chaotic systems has attracted the attention of many researchers of mathematics, physics and engineering sciences. In practical situations, many ... -
Effect of Noise on Generalized Synchronization: An Experimental Perspective
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Generalized synchronization between two different nonlinear systems under influence of noise is studied with the help of an electronic circuit and numerical experiment. In the present case, we have studied the phenomena ... -
A Continuum Based Three Dimensional Modeling of Wind Turbine Blades
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Accurate modeling of large wind turbine blades is an extremely challenging problem. This is due to their tremendous geometric complexity and the turbulent and unpredictable conditions in which they operate. In this paper, ... -
Simple Recipe for Accurate Solution of Fractional Order Equations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Fractional order integrodifferential equations cannot be directly solved like ordinary differential equations. Numerical methods for such equations have additional algorithmic complexities. We present a particularly simple ... -
A Model for Highly Strained DNA Compressed Inside a Protein Cavity
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a long and flexible biopolymer that contains genetic information. Building upon the discovery of the iconic double helix over 50 years ago, subsequent studies have emphasized how its biological ... -
Modeling of a Flexible Instrument to Study its Sliding Behavior Inside a Curved Endoscope
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Flexible instruments are increasingly used to carry out surgical procedures. The instrument tip is remotely controlled by the surgeon. The flexibility of the instrument and the friction inside the curved endoscope jeopardize ... -
Size Dependent Pull In Instability of Hydrostatically and Electrostatically Actuated Circular Microplates
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)This article is concerned with the development of a distributed model based on the modified strain gradient elasticity theory (MSGT), which enables us to investigate the sizedependent pullin instability of circular microplates ... -
Numerical Methods for Fractional Variational Problems Depending on Indefinite Integrals
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)In this paper, the fractional variational integrators for fractional variational problems depending on indefinite integrals in terms of the Caputo derivative are developed. The corresponding fractional discrete Euler–Lagrange ... -
Nonlinear Free Vibration for Electromechanical Integrated Toroidal Drive
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Electromechanical integrated toroidal drive is an electromechanical coupled dynamics system. Here, the electromagnetic nonlinearity occurs which has important effects on the operating performance of the drive system. In ... -
Dementia Specific Gait Profile: A Computational Approach Using Signal Detection Theory and Introduction of an Index to Assess Response to Cognitive Perturbations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)Elderly diagnosed with dementia are three times more likely to fall and over three times more likely to have severe injury compared to cognitively unimpaired elderly. Consequently, there is a need to identify biomarkers ... -
Coupling FEM With Parameter Continuation for Analysis of Bifurcations of Periodic Responses in Nonlinear Structures
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)A computational framework is proposed to perform parameter continuation of periodic solutions of nonlinear, distributedparameter systems represented by partial differential equations with timedependent coefficients and ... -
Galerkin Approximations for Neutral Delay Differential Equations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)In this work, Galerkin approximations are developed for a system of first order nonlinear neutral delay differential equations (NDDEs). The NDDEs are converted into an equivalent system of hyperbolic partial differential ... -
Modeling of Impact in Multibody Systems: An Overview
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)This paper appraises the current status of research devoted to the problem of modeling impact in multibody systems. The paper presents a focused, yet coherent overview of the problem of modeling impulsive motions initiated ... -
Symbolic and Numeric Computation of Optimal Initial Velocity in a Wave Equation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)We get symbolic and numeric solutions developing a MAPLEآ® program which uses the initial velocity on the state variable of a wave equation as control function. Solution of this problem implies the minimization at the final ... -
A New Extended Multiple Car Following Model Considering the Backward Looking Effect on Traffic Flow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)To make full use of the newly available information provided by the intelligent transportation system (ITS), we presented a new carfollowing model applicable to automated driving control, which will be realized in the near ... -
A Generalized Component Mode Synthesis Approach for Flexible Multibody Systems With a Constant Mass Matrix
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013)A standard technique to reduce the system size of flexible multibody systems is the component mode synthesis. Selected mode shapes are used to approximate the flexible deformation of each single body numerically. Conventionally, ...