Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics: Recent submissions
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Targeted Energy Transfers for Suppressing Regenerative Machine Tool Vibrations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)We study the dynamics of targeted energy transfers in suppressing chatter instability in a single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) machine tool system. The nonlinear regenerative (time-delayed) cutting force is a main source of ... -
Chebyshev Wavelet Quasilinearization Scheme for Coupled Nonlinear Sine-Gordon Equations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Radial basis function (RBF) has been found useful for solving coupled sine-Gordon equation with initial and boundary conditions. Though this approach produces moderate accuracy in a larger domain, it requires more grid ... -
Approaches for Reduced-Order Modeling of Electrically Actuated von-Karman Microplates
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)This article presents and compares different approaches to develop reduced-order models for the nonlinear von-Karman rectangular microplates actuated by nonlinear electrostatic forces. The reduced-order models aim to ... -
Nonlinear Optimal Control of Planar Musculoskeletal Arm Model With Minimum Muscles Stress Criterion
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)In this paper, the optimal performance of a planar humanlike musculoskeletal arm is investigated during reaching movements employing an optimal control policy. The initial and final states (position and velocity) are the ... -
High-Frequency Dynamic Overshoot in Linear and Nonlinear Periodic Media
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)We study the transient responses of linear and nonlinear semi-infinite periodic media on linear elastic foundations under suddenly applied, high-frequency harmonic excitations. We show that “dynamic overshoot” phenomena ... -
A Nonclassical Finite Element Approach for the Nonlinear Analysis of Micropolar Plates
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Based on the micropolar elasticity theory, a size-dependent rectangular element is proposed in this article to investigate the nonlinear mechanical behavior of plates. To this end, a novel three-dimensional formulation for ... -
Comparison of Semirecursive and Subsystem Synthesis Algorithms for the Efficient Simulation of Multibody Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)A great variety of formulations exist for the numerical simulation of rigid-body systems, particularly of medium-large systems such as vehicles. Topological formulations, which are considered to be the most efficient ones, ... -
Impulsive Steering Between Coexisting Stable Periodic Solutions With an Application to Vibrating Plates
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Single-degree-of-freedom (single-DOF) nonlinear mechanical systems under periodic excitation may possess multiple coexisting stable periodic solutions. Depending on the application, one of these stable periodic solutions ... -
Modeling of Revolute Joints in Topology Optimization of Flexible Multibody Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)In recent years, topology optimization has been used for optimizing members of flexible multibody systems to enhance their performance. Here, an extension to existing topology optimization schemes for flexible multibody ... -
Causation Entropy Identifies Sparsity Structure for Parameter Estimation of Dynamic Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Parameter estimation is an important topic in the field of system identification. This paper explores the role of a new information theory measure of data dependency in parameter estimation problems. Causation entropy is ... -
Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of an Icosahedron Frame which Exhibits Chaotic Behavior
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)The research question addressed is whether a lighter than air vehicle (LTAV), which uses an internal vacuum to become positively buoyant, can be designed to provide extended loiter for U.S. Air Force applications. To achieve ... -
Clinical Facts Along With a Feedback Control Perspective Suggest That Increased Response Time Might Be the Cause of Parkinsonian Rest Tremor
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by increased response times leading to a variety of biomechanical symptoms, such as tremors, stooping, and gait instability. Although the deterioration ... -
Stochastic Dynamics of a Nonlinear Misaligned Rotor System Subject to Random Fluid-Induced Forces
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)In this paper, stochastic responses and behaviors of a nonlinear rotor system with the fault of uncertain parallel misalignment and under random fluid-induced forces are investigated. First, the equations of motion of the ... -
Dynamics: Theory and Application of Kane's Method
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Energy-Neutral Transfer of Vibration Energy Across Modes by Using Active Nonlinear Stiffness Variation of Impulsive Type
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)The effect of impulsive stiffness variation to the modal energy content of dynamical systems is investigated in this contribution. Therefore, the overall number of modes of vibration is divided into a set of lower and a ... -
Error Estimation of Fourier Series Expansion and Implication to Solution Accuracy for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)Fourier series expansion (FSE) plays a pivotal role in frequency domain analysis of a wide variety of nonlinear dynamical systems. To the best of our knowledge, there are two general approaches for FSE, i.e., a collocation ... -
Discrete Sliding Mode Adaptive Vibration Control for Space Frame Based on Characteristic Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)A novel characteristic model-based discrete adaptive sliding mode control (SMC) scheme is proposed for vibration attenuation of the space frame. First, this paper establishes a characteristic model as real time model for ... -
A Loading Correction Scheme for a Structure-Dependent Integration Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2017)A structure-dependent integration method may experience an unusual overshooting behavior in the steady-state response of a high frequency mode. In order to explore this unusual overshooting behavior, a local truncation ... -
Fractional Differential Equations With Dependence on the Caputo–Katugampola Derivative
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)In this paper, we present a new type of fractional operator, the Caputo–Katugampola derivative. The Caputo and the Caputo–Hadamard fractional derivatives are special cases of this new operator. An existence and uniqueness ... -
Experimental and Numerical Study on Dynamic Properties of Viscoelastic Microvibration Damper Considering Temperature and Frequency Effects
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016)This work presents an experimental and numerical study on the dynamic properties of viscoelastic (VE) microvibration damper under microvibration conditions at different frequencies and temperatures. The experimental results ...