Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics: Recent submissions
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Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of a Circular Track-Guided Tripod
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)To enlarge the workspace and improve the motion capability of a parallel robot, the base of the robot can be guided to move along a linear or curved track. This paper aims at analyzing how ... -
Nonlinear Free Vibration of a Symmetrically Conservative Two-Mass System With Cubic Nonlinearity
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)In this study, the nonlinear free vibration of conservative two degrees of freedom systems is analyzed using the homotopy analysis method (HAM). The mathematical model of such systems is described ... -
Accurate Representation of the Rail Geometry for Multibody System Applications
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)The objective of this study is to examine the geometric description of the spiral sections of railway track systems, in order to correctly define the relationship between the geometry of the ... -
Comparison of Three-Dimensional Flexible Beam Elements for Dynamic Analysis: Classical Finite Element Formulation and Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Three formulations for a flexible spatial beam element for dynamic analysis are compared: a Timoshenko beam with large displacements and rotations, a fully parametrized element according to the ... -
The Brachistochrone With a Movable End-Point and the Nonsimultaneous Variations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)In this paper, the necessary and sufficient conditions for minima plane path with a movable end-point are developed. Using the calculus of variations the considered conditions are based on the ... -
Modeling and Dynamics of a Self-Sustained Electrostatic Microelectromechanical System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)This paper deals with the study of a model of self-sustained electrostatic microelectromechanical system (MEMS). The electrical part contains two nonlinear components: a nonlinear resistance with ... -
Symmetry Properties in the Symmetry-Breaking of Nonsmooth Dynamical Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)In this paper, the block simply supported on a harmonically moving ground is assumed as a system well representing a typical nonsmooth dynamical behavior. The aim of the work is to carry out ... -
Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Percussive Impact Riveting for Robotic Automation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Dynamic modeling and simulation of percussive impact riveting are presented for robotic automation. This is an impact induced process to deform rivets, which involves an impact rivet gun driven ... -
Localization in Microresonator Arrays: Influence of Natural Frequency Tuning
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Intrinsic localized modes are localization events caused by intrinsic nonlinearities within an array of perfectly periodic coupled oscillators. Recent developments in microscale fabrication techniques ... -
Bifurcation Phenomena Caused by Multiple Nonlinear Vibration Absorbers
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)The characteristics of two, three, and four nonlinear vibration absorbers or nonlinear tuned mass dampers (NTMDs) attached to a structure under harmonic excitation are investigated. The frequency ... -
Remarks on an Optimal Linear Control Design Applied to a Nonideal and an Ideal Structure Coupled to an Essentially Nonlinear Oscillator
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)This paper considers a nonlinear dynamics of a particular structure coupled (or uncoupled) to an essentially nonlinear oscillator. We used an optimal linear control design to reduce the amplitude ... -
Severity of Tip-Out Induced Impacts in Drive Line Systems With Backlash
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Numerical simulations are used to study the transient behavior of a four degree-of-freedom, rotational piecewise linear system. This study focuses on the impact between bodies in a system with ... -
Directions of the Tangential Creep Forces in Railroad Vehicle Dynamics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)In some of the wheel/rail creep theories used in railroad vehicle simulations, the direction of the tangential creep forces is assumed to be the wheel rolling direction (RD). When the Hertz ... -
Fractional Order Control of Fractional Diffusion Systems Subject to Input Hysteresis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)This paper concerns the control of a time fractional diffusion system defined in the Riemann–Liouville sense. It is assumed that the system is subject to hysteresis nonlinearity at its input, ... -
Use of General Nonlinear Material Models in Beam Problems: Application to Belts and Rubber Chains
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Accurate modeling of many engineering systems requires the integration of multibody system and large deformation finite element algorithms that are based on general constitutive models, account ... -
Operational Parameter Study of Aircraft Dynamics on the Ground
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)The dynamics of passenger aircraft on the ground are influenced by the nonlinear characteristics of several components, including geometric nonlinearities, aerodynamics, and interactions at the ... -
The Dynamics of Embedded-Charge Microenergy Harvesting
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)The microelectronic devices that are ubiquitous these days are limited by the need for batteries. Various methods of harvesting ambient mechanical energy have been proposed and are being developed. ... -
On Abstract Fractional Order Telegraph Equation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)During the last decades, there has been a great deal of interest in fractional differential equations and their applications in various fields of science and engineering. In this paper, we ... -
Stability Analysis of Two-Point Mooring System in Surge Oscillation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)Nonlinear surge response behavior of a multipoint mooring system under harmonic wave excitation is analyzed to investigate various instability phenomena such as bifurcation, period-doubling, and ... -
Nonlinear Periodic Response of Composite Curved Beam Subjected to Symmetric and Antisymmetric Mode Excitation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2010)The periodic response of cross-ply composite curved beams subjected to harmonic excitation with frequency in the neighborhood of symmetric and antisymmetric linear free vibration modes is investigated. ...