Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics: Recent submissions
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Stability of Vertically Traveling, Pre-tensioned, Heavy Cables
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)We study the stability of a pre-tensioned, heavy cable traveling vertically against gravity at a constant speed. The cable is modeled as a slender beam incorporating rotary inertia. Gravity modifies the tension along the ... -
Fractional-Order Backstepping Sliding-Mode Control Based on Fractional-Order Nonlinear Disturbance Observer
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)In this paper, a novel fractional-order (FO) backstepping sliding-mode control is proposed for a class of FO nonlinear systems with mismatched disturbances. Here the matched/mismatched disturbances are estimated by an FO ... -
A Three-Dimensional Dynamic Model for Railway Vehicle–Track Interactions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)In light of two wheel–rail contact relations, i.e., displacement compatibility and force equilibrium, a newly developed three-dimensional (3D) model for vehicle–track interactions is presented in this paper. This model is ... -
Weak Instability of Chen–Ricles Explicit Method for Structural Dynamics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)Although the Chen–Ricles (CR) explicit method (CRM) (proposed by Chen and Ricles) has been claimed to have desired numerical properties, such as unconditional stability, explicit formulation, and second-order accuracy, ... -
Design of a High Gain Observer Optimization Method for the State Synchronization of Nonlinear Perturbed Chaotic Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)This paper propounds addressing the design of a high gain observer optimization method in order to ensure a reliable state synchronization of nonlinear perturbed chaotic systems. The salient feature of the developed approach ... -
Finite Time Fractional-Order Sliding Mode-Based Tracking for a Class of Fractional-Order Nonholonomic Chained System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)This paper formulates a fractional-order finite time tracking scheme for a perturbed n-dimensional fractional-order extended chained form of nonholonomic system. First, the hierarchical sliding surfaces are properly selected, ... -
Transient and Stable Chaos in Dipteran Flight Inspired Flapping Motion
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)This paper deals with the nonlinear fluid structure interaction (FSI) dynamics of a Dipteran flight motor inspired flapping system in an inviscid fluid. In the present study, the FSI effects are incorporated to an existing ... -
On Coexistence of Fractional-Order Hidden Attractors
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)This paper proposes new fractional-order (FO) models of seven nonequilibrium and stable equilibrium systems and investigates the existence of chaos and hyperchaos in them. It thereby challenges the conventional generation ... -
Nonlinear Modeling and Experimental Analysis of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Pads Under Uniaxial Compressive Loading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)There have been a variety of attempts to model the quasi-static and high energy impact dynamics of vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) pads. However, very little work has focused on identifying the behavior at the ... -
Combined Effect of Sampling and Coulomb Friction on Haptic Systems Dynamics
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)Dissipation mechanisms and dissipative forces play a pivotal role in the operations and performance of human-machine interfaces and particularly in haptic systems. Dissipation is a very difficult phenomenon to model. Coulomb ... -
Inverse Dynamics for Discrete Geometric Mechanics of Multibody Systems With Application to Direct Optimal Control
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)In this paper, we present efficient algorithms for computation of the residual of the constrained discrete Euler–Lagrange (DEL) equations of motion for tree structured, rigid multibody systems. In particular, we present ... -
Anti-Jerk Dynamic Modeling and Parameter Identification of an Electric Vehicle Based on Road Tests
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)Model-based design facilitates quick development of vehicle controllers early in the development cycle. The goal is to develop simple, accurate, and computationally efficient physics based models that are capable of real-time ... -
Special Issue: Nonlinear Dynamics: Models, Behavior, and Techniques
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Time Fractional Third-Order Evolution Equation: Symmetry Analysis, Explicit Solutions, and Conservation Laws
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)In this work, Lie symmetry analysis for the time fractional third-order evolution (TOE) equation with Riemann–Liouville (RL) derivative is analyzed. We transform the time fractional TOE equation to nonlinear ordinary ... -
Hyperbolic Runge–Kutta Method Using Evolutionary Algorithm
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)A family of Runge–Kutta (RK) methods designed for better stability is proposed. Authors have optimized the stability of RK method by increasing the stability region by trading some of the higher order terms in the Taylor ... -
Nonfragile Fuzzy Output Feedback Synchronization of a New Chaotic System: Design and Implementation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)A new three-dimensional (3D) chaotic system is proposed with four nonlinear terms which include two quadratic terms. To analyze the dynamical properties of the new system, mathematical tools such as Lyapunov exponents ... -
Global Sliding Mode Control Via Linear Matrix Inequality Approach for Uncertain Chaotic Systems With Input Nonlinearities and Multiple Delays
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)This paper considers a global sliding mode control (GSMC) approach for the stabilization of uncertain chaotic systems with multiple delays and input nonlinearities. By designing the global sliding mode surface, the offered ... -
Experimental Fitting of Rotor Models by Using a Special Three-Node Beam Element
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)In this paper, a special type of beam element is developed with three nodes and with only translational degrees-of-freedom (DOFs) at each node. This element can be used effectively to build low degree-of-freedom models of ... -
Application of the Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Method for Cracked Rotors
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)The application of the proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) method to the vibration response of a cracked rotor system is investigated. The covariance matrices of the horizontal and vertical whirl amplitudes are formulated ... -
Small-World Outer Synchronization of Small-World Chaotic Networks
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2018)In this work, small-world outer synchronization of coupled small-world networks is presented. In particular, we use Newman and Watts model to achieve small-world outer synchronization of small-world chaotic networks with ...