Volume 6 Issue 1 | J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam.

Research Papers

Analysis of a Chaotic Electrostatic Micro-Oscillator

S. Towfighian, G. R. Heppler, E. M. Abdel-Rahman

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002086

View articletitled, Analysis of a Chaotic Electrostatic Micro-Oscillator

Topics: Attractors , Bifurcation , Chaos , Control equipment , Deflection , Dynamic response , Electrostatic actuators , Equilibrium (Physics) , Oscillations , Resonance

Control Constraint Realization for Multibody Systems

Alessandro Fumagalli, Pierangelo Masarati, Marco Morandini, Paolo Mantegazza

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002087

Abstract

View articletitled, Control Constraint Realization for Multibody Systems

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Topics: Algebra , Algorithms , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Flexible systems , Gantry cranes , Linear systems , Manifolds , Multibody systems , Springs , Trajectories (Physics)

Numerical Techniques for Approximating Lyapunov Exponents and Their Implementation

Luca Dieci, Michael S. Jolly, Erik S. Van Vleck

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002088

Abstract

View articletitled, Numerical Techniques for Approximating Lyapunov Exponents and Their Implementation

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Topics: Approximation , Jacobian matrices , Trajectories (Physics) , Large eddy simulation

Development and Validation of Geometry-Based Compliant Contact Models

Lianzhen Luo, Meyer Nahon

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002090

Abstract

View articletitled, Development and Validation of Geometry-Based Compliant Contact Models

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Topics: Cylinders , Damping , Finite element methods , Finite element model , Geometry , Deformation

Control-Based Continuation of Unstable Periodic Orbits

Jan Sieber, Bernd Krauskopf, David Wagg, Simon Neild, Alicia Gonzalez-Buelga

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011005. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002101

Abstract

View articletitled, Control-Based Continuation of Unstable Periodic Orbits

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Topics: Feedback , Pendulums , Stability , Bifurcation

Direct Linearization via the Gibbs Function

Julie J. Parish, John E. Hurtado

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011006. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4001906

Abstract

View articletitled, Direct Linearization via the Gibbs Function

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Topics: Gibbs' free energy , Equations of motion , Kinematics , Nonlinear equations

Dynamics of Independently Rotating Wheel System in the Analysis of Multibody Railroad Vehicles

Hiroyuki Sugiyama, Ryosuke Matsumura, Yoshihiro Suda, Hideaki Ezaki

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011007. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002089

Abstract

View articletitled, Dynamics of Independently Rotating Wheel System in the Analysis of Multibody Railroad Vehicles

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Topics: Trucks , Wheels , Wheelsets , Creep , Rails , Stability , Railroads , Flanges , Yaw , Dynamics (Mechanics)

Electrostatics and Self-Contact in an Elastic Rod Approximation for DNA

Todd D. Lillian, N. C. Perkins

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011008. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002267

Abstract

View articletitled, Electrostatics and Self-Contact in an Elastic Rod Approximation for DNA

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Topics: Approximation , DNA , Electrostatics , Equilibrium (Physics) , Rotation , Stability

Two New Implicit Numerical Methods for the Fractional Cable Equation

Fawang Liu, Qianqian Yang, Ian Turner

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011009. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002269

Abstract

View articletitled, Two New Implicit Numerical Methods for the Fractional Cable Equation

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Topics: Cables , Numerical analysis , Stability

Numerical Continuation in a Physical Experiment: Investigation of a Nonlinear Energy Harvester

David A. W. Barton, Stephen G. Burrow

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011010. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002380

Abstract

View articletitled, Numerical Continuation in a Physical Experiment: Investigation of a Nonlinear Energy Harvester

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Topics: Bifurcation , Control equipment , Energy harvesting

Vibration Analysis and Mitigation of Dead-Zone on Systems Using Two-Impulse Zero-Vibration Input Shaping

Khalid L. Sorensen, Patrick W. Cross, William E. Singhose, Shashvat Prakash

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011011. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4001818

Abstract

View articletitled, Vibration Analysis and Mitigation of Dead-Zone on Systems Using Two-Impulse Zero-Vibration Input Shaping

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Topics: Cranes , Impulse (Physics) , Linear systems , Oscillations , Robustness , Signals , Uncertainty , Vibration , Gantry cranes , Vibration analysis

Nonlinear Responses of Dual-Pendulum Dynamic Absorbers

Takashi Ikeda

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011012. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002385

Abstract

View articletitled, Nonlinear Responses of Dual-Pendulum Dynamic Absorbers

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Topics: Bifurcation , Frequency response , Pendulums , Excitation , Vibration

Discrete Time Transfer Matrix Method for Dynamic Modeling of Complex Spacecraft With Flexible Appendages

Bao Rong, Xiaoting Rui, Hailong Yu, Guoping Wang

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011013. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002266

Abstract

View articletitled, Discrete Time Transfer Matrix Method for Dynamic Modeling of Complex Spacecraft With Flexible Appendages

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Topics: Dynamics (Mechanics) , Solar energy , Space vehicles , Hinges , Springs , Equations of motion , Multibody systems , Dynamic modeling

Subharmonic Orbits of a Strongly Nonlinear Oscillator Forced by Closely Spaced Harmonics

Themistoklis P. Sapsis, Alexander F. Vakakis

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011014. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002337

Abstract

View articletitled, Subharmonic Orbits of a Strongly Nonlinear Oscillator Forced by Closely Spaced Harmonics

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Topics: Bifurcation , Dynamic systems , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Excitation , Resonance , Manifolds , Computer simulation

Wave Propagation in Periodic Composites: Higher-Order Asymptotic Analysis Versus Plane-Wave Expansions Method

I. V. Andrianov, J. Awrejcewicz, V. V. Danishevs’kyy, D. Weichert

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011015. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002389

Abstract

View articletitled, Wave Propagation in Periodic Composites: Higher-Order Asymptotic Analysis Versus Plane-Wave Expansions Method

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Topics: Composite materials , Wave propagation , Waves

Time Delay Control for Two van der Pol Oscillators

Attilio Maccari

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011016. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002390

Abstract

View articletitled, Time Delay Control for Two van der Pol Oscillators

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Topics: Delays , Excitation , Feedback , Resonance , Stability , Vibration control , Time delay systems

Kinematic Optimization of a Redundantly Actuated Parallel Mechanism for Maximizing Stiffness and Workspace Using Taguchi Method

Hyunpyo Shin, Sungchul Lee, Woosung In, Jay I. Jeong, Jongwon Kim

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011017. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002268

Abstract

View articletitled, Kinematic Optimization of a Redundantly Actuated Parallel Mechanism for Maximizing Stiffness and Workspace Using Taguchi Method

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Topics: Kinematics , Manipulators , Optimization , Parallel mechanisms , Stiffness , Taguchi methods , Simulation

KdV and Kink-Antikink Solitons in an Extended Car-Following Model

Yanfei Jin, Meng Xu, Ziyou Gao

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002336

Abstract

View articletitled, KdV and Kink-Antikink Solitons in an Extended Car-Following Model

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Solitons , Stability , Traffic , Korteweg-de Vries equation , Waves

A Parametric Study on the Baumgarte Stabilization Method for Forward Dynamics of Constrained Multibody Systems

Paulo Flores, Margarida Machado, Eurico Seabra, Miguel Tavares da Silva

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011019. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002338

Abstract

View articletitled, A Parametric Study on the Baumgarte Stabilization Method for Forward Dynamics of Constrained Multibody Systems

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Topics: Dynamics (Mechanics) , Equations of motion , Errors , Multibody systems , Laplace transforms

Iterative Learning Control With Switching Gain Feedback for Nonlinear Systems

P. R. Ouyang, B. A. Petz, F. F. Xi

J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. January 2011, 6(1): 011020. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4002384

Abstract

View articletitled, Iterative Learning Control With Switching Gain Feedback for Nonlinear Systems

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Topics: Errors , Feedback , Iterative learning control , Nonlinear systems , Trajectories (Physics) , Uncertainty , Simulation

Research Papers

Analysis of a Chaotic Electrostatic Micro-Oscillator

Control Constraint Realization for Multibody Systems

Numerical Techniques for Approximating Lyapunov Exponents and Their Implementation

Development and Validation of Geometry-Based Compliant Contact Models

Control-Based Continuation of Unstable Periodic Orbits

Direct Linearization via the Gibbs Function

Dynamics of Independently Rotating Wheel System in the Analysis of Multibody Railroad Vehicles

Electrostatics and Self-Contact in an Elastic Rod Approximation for DNA

Two New Implicit Numerical Methods for the Fractional Cable Equation

Numerical Continuation in a Physical Experiment: Investigation of a Nonlinear Energy Harvester

Vibration Analysis and Mitigation of Dead-Zone on Systems Using Two-Impulse Zero-Vibration Input Shaping

Nonlinear Responses of Dual-Pendulum Dynamic Absorbers

Discrete Time Transfer Matrix Method for Dynamic Modeling of Complex Spacecraft With Flexible Appendages

Subharmonic Orbits of a Strongly Nonlinear Oscillator Forced by Closely Spaced Harmonics

Wave Propagation in Periodic Composites: Higher-Order Asymptotic Analysis Versus Plane-Wave Expansions Method

Time Delay Control for Two van der Pol Oscillators

Kinematic Optimization of a Redundantly Actuated Parallel Mechanism for Maximizing Stiffness and Workspace Using Taguchi Method

KdV and Kink-Antikink Solitons in an Extended Car-Following Model

A Parametric Study on the Baumgarte Stabilization Method for Forward Dynamics of Constrained Multibody Systems

Iterative Learning Control With Switching Gain Feedback for Nonlinear Systems

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