Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics: Recent submissions
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Efficient Simulation of a Dynamic System with LuGre Friction
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2007)Friction is a difficult phenomenon to model and simulate. One promising friction model is the LuGre model, which captures key frictional behavior from experiments and from other friction models. ... -
Dynamics and Stability of a Two Degree of Freedom Oscillator With an Elastic Stop
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)A two degree of freedom oscillator with a colliding component is considered. The aim of the study is to investigate the dynamic behavior of the system when the stiffness obstacle changes to ... -
Foreword
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Stability Analysis of Complex Multibody Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The linearized stability analysis of dynamical systems modeled using finite element-based multibody formulations is addressed in this paper. The use of classical methods for stability analysis of ... -
Introduction
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Verification of Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation in Flexible Multibody Dynamics via Physical Experiments of Large Deformation Problems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)A review of the current state of the absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF) is proposed for large-displacement and large-deformation problems in flexible multibody dynamics. The review covers ... -
Dynamic Modeling and Experimental Testing of a Piano Action Mechanism
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)A model for a grand piano action is proposed in this paper. The multibody dynamic model treats each of the five main action components (key, whippen, jack, repetition lever, and hammer) as ... -
Response Scenario and Nonsmooth Features in the Nonlinear Dynamics of an Impacting Inverted Pendulum
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)In this work, we perform a systematic numerical investigation of the nonlinear dynamics of an inverted pendulum between lateral rebounding barriers. Three different families of considerably variable ... -
Control of Impact Microactuators for Precise Positioning
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Electrically driven impact microactuators generate nanoscale displacements without large driving distances and high voltages. These systems exhibit complex dynamics because of inherent nonlinearities ... -
Computational Dynamics of Multibody Systems: History, Formalisms, and Applications
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Multibody dynamics is based on analytical mechanics and is applied to engineering systems such as a wide variety of machines and all kind of vehicles. Multibody dynamics depends on computational ... -
The Dynamic Response of Tuned Impact Absorbers for Rotating Flexible Structures
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This paper describes an analytical investigation of the dynamic response and performance of impact vibration absorbers fitted to flexible structures that are attached to a rotating hub. This ... -
Effect of the Linearization of the Kinematic Equations in Railroad Vehicle System Dynamics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The sensitivity of the wheel/rail contact problem to the approximations made in some of the creepage expressions is examined in this investigation. It is known that railroad vehicle models that ... -
Normal Force-Displacement Relationship of Spherical Joints With Clearances
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The spherical joint with clearances can be modeled as an axi-symmetric quasi-static contact of a sphere in a cavity. The Hertz theory based on the assumption of nonconformal contact is often ... -
Global Dynamics of an Autoparametric System With Multiple Pendulums
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The Hamiltonian dynamics of a resonantly excited linear spring-mass-damper system coupled to an array of pendulums is investigated in this study under 1:1:1:…:2 internal resonance between the ... -
The Nonlinear Behaviors of a Symmetric Isotropic Laminate in a Mixed Boundary Condition Subject to an Arbitrary Thermal Field Coupled with Mechanical Loading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This paper investigates the nonlinear dynamics of a symmetric isotropic rectangular laminated structure by using the method of weighted residuals with total energy conservation. We obtain the ... -
Numerical Scheme for the Solution of Fractional Differential Equations of Order Greater Than One
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This paper presents a numerical scheme for the solutions of Fractional Differential Equations (FDEs) of order α, 1<α<2 which have been expressed in terms of Caputo Fractional Derivative ... -
Development of Elastic Forces for a Large Deformation Plate Element Based on the Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Dynamic analysis of large rotation and deformation can be carried out using the absolute nodal coordinate formulation. This formulation, which utilizes global displacements and slope coordinates ... -
Chaos and Quasi-Periodic Motions on the Homoclinic Surface of Nonlinear Hamiltonian Systems With Two Degrees of Freedom
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The numerical prediction of chaos and quasi-periodic motion on the homoclinic surface of a two-degree-of-freedom (2-DOF) nonlinear Hamiltonian system is presented through the energy spectrum method. ... -
Characterization of Intermittent Contact in Tapping-Mode Atomic Force Microscopy
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Tapping-mode atomic force microscopy has wide applications for probing the nanoscale surface and subsurface properties of a variety of materials in a variety of environments. Strongly nonlinear ... -
New Model of a CVT Rocker-Pin Chain With Exact Joint Kinematics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The improvement of continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) is a challenging task. Detailed dynamic models of the system are needed for the optimization process. This paper introduces a new ...