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Structural Dynamics, Stability, and Control of Helicopters
The dynamic synthesis of gyroscopic structures consisting of point-connected substructures is investigated. The objective is to develop a mathematical model capable of an adequate simulation of the modal characteristics of a helicopter using a minimum number of degrees of freedom. The basic approach is to regard the helicopter structure as an assemblage of flexible substructures. The variational equations for the perturbed motion about certain equilibrium solutions are derived. The discretized variational equations can be conveniently exhibited in matrix form, and a great deal of information about the system modal characteristics can be extracted from the coefficient matrices. The derivation of the variational equations requires a monumental amount of algebraic operations. To automate this task a symbolic manipulation program on a digital computer is developed
Dynamics, Stability, and Foresight in the Shapley-Scarf Housing Market
While most of the literature starting with Shapley and Scarf (1974) have considered a static exchange economy with indivisibilities, this paper studies the dynamics of such an economy. We find that both the dynamics generated by competitive equilibrium and the one generated by weakly dominance relation, converge to a set of allocations we define as strictly stable, which we can show to exist. Moreover, we show that even when only pairwise exchanges between two traders are allowed, the strictly stable allocations are attained eventually if traders are sufficiently farsighted.Indivisible Goods Market, Dynamics, Competitive Allocation, Strict Core, Foresight, Stable Set
Movement of equilibrium of Cournot duopoly and the visualization of bifurcations of its adjustment dynamics
This paper deals with the analytical and graphical representation of the bifurcations appearing from the adjustment dynamics of a 2- player Cournot duopoly, proposed by Puu (1997). We establish admissibility conditions on the initial state of the adjustment dynamics and visualize the dynamics in the space of orbits.Bifurcation surfaces, Chaos, Cournot, Duopoly, Nonlinear dynamics, Stability.
Cascading failures: dynamics, stability and control
We develop a dynamic model of cascading failures in a financial network
whereby cross-holdings are viewed as feedback, external assets investments as
inputs and failure penalties as static nonlinearities. We provide sufficient
milder and stronger conditions for the system to be a positive one, and study
equilibrium points and stability. Stability implies absence of cascades and
convergence of market values to constant values. We provide a constructive
method for control design to obtain stabilizing market investments in the form
of feedback-feedforward control inputs
Stabilization via generalized homogeneous approximations
We introduce a notion of generalized homogeneous approximation at the origin and at infinity which extends the classical notions and captures a large class of nonlinear systems, including (lower and upper) triangular systems. Exploiting this extension and although this extension does not preserve the basic properties of the classical notion, we give basic results concerning stabilization and robustness of nonlinear systems, by designing a homogeneous (in the generalized sense) feedback controller which globally asymptotically stabilizes a chain of power integrators and makes it the dominant part at infinity and at the origin (in the generalized sense) of the dynamics. Stability against nonlinear perturbation follows from domination arguments
Sound velocity and absorption measurements under high pressure using picosecond ultrasonics in diamond anvil cell. Application to the stability study of AlPdMn
We report an innovative high pressure method combining the diamond anvil cell
device with the technique of picosecond ultrasonics. Such an approach allows to
accurately measure sound velocity and attenuation of solids and liquids under
pressure of tens of GPa, overcoming all the drawbacks of traditional
techniques. The power of this new experimental technique is demonstrated in
studies of lattice dynamics, stability domain and relaxation process in a
metallic sample, a perfect single-grain AlPdMn quasicrystal, and rare gas, neon
and argon. Application to the study of defect-induced lattice stability in
AlPdMn up to 30 GPa is proposed. The present work has potential for application
in areas ranging from fundamental problems in physics of solid and liquid
state, which in turn could be beneficial for various other scientific fields as
Earth and planetary science or material research
Distributed Control of Positive Systems
A system is called positive if the set of non-negative states is left
invariant by the dynamics. Stability analysis and controller optimization are
greatly simplified for such systems. For example, linear Lyapunov functions and
storage functions can be used instead of quadratic ones. This paper shows how
such methods can be used for synthesis of distributed controllers. It also
shows that stability and performance of such control systems can be verified
with a complexity that scales linearly with the number of interconnections.
Several results regarding scalable synthesis and verfication are derived,
including a new stronger version of the Kalman-Yakubovich-Popov lemma for
positive systems. Some main results are stated for frequency domain models
using the notion of positively dominated system. The analysis is illustrated
with applications to transportation networks, vehicle formations and power
systems
Multiscale foam dynamics: stability mechanisms in salty solutions
An oilfield is a region that is generally part of a sedimentary geological formation,
made up of porous and permeable rocks, and bounded by impermeable barriers. A
fluid is injected to displace the trapped oil. Most fluids are less viscous than the oil,
where they are prone to pierce through the porous rock. When pressurized in an
attempt to displace the oil, they pierce through the oil in an instability known as
viscous fingering. Therefore, identifying appropriate candidate fluids is an essential
step in improving oil recovery rate.
In this thesis work, an aqueous foam is chosen as a candidate fluid for investigation.
A collection of free drainage studies has been conducted to gain deeper understanding
of foams’ ageing processes at different temporal and spatial scales. A commercially
available nonionic surfactant, Triton X-100, has been used to produce foams. First,
container effects are investigated to study how bulk foam dynamics change in differently
shaped and sized containers. Second, an optical imaging system is developed to
study the multi-scale dynamics of aqueous foam. Finally, using the newly developed
optical imaging system, experiments at different salinities are conducted to study
the salinity dependence on foam stability at different temporal and spatial scales.
This information will likely impact the design of foam stability testing methods and
contribute to the understanding of high salinity bubble interactions
Dynamics stability derivatives of space shuttle orbiter obtained from wind-tunnel and approach and landing flight tests
A comparison was made between ground facility measurements, the aerodynamic design data book values, and the dynamic damping derivatives extracted from the space shuttle orbiter approach and landing flight tests. The comparison covers an angle of attack range from 2 deg to 10 deg at subsonic Mach numbers. The parameters of pitch, yaw, and roll damping, as well as the yawing moment due to rolling velocity and rolling moment due to yawing velocity are compared
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