Nonlinear Approaches in Engineering Applications (eBook)

Liming Dai, PhD, is Professor and Program Chair of Industrial Systems Engineering at the University of Regina, Canada. Reza N. Jazar, PhD, is Professor and Associate Dean of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering at the School of Engineering in RMIT University, Australia.

Section 1: Energy ApplicationsChapter 1Nonlinear Behaviour Diagnosis for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades Subjected to Inconstant Wind ExcitationsChapter 2Concentrated solar power plants capacity factors: A reviewSection 2: Vibrations and Automotive ApplicationsChapter 3   Vibration Analysis of Oscillators with Generalized Inertial and Geometrical NonlinearitiesChapter 4   Quarter Car Suspension Model with Provision for Loss of Contact with The RoadChapter 5   Friction Coefficient of Pneumatic Tires and Bitumen RoadsChapter 6Solutions for Path Planning using Spline ParameterizationSection 3: Modern Engineering ApplicationsChapter 7Diagnosis of nonlinear stochastic dynamics of active slider in nanometer spacingChapter 8   Formation Control of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots using an Acoustic SensorChapter 9   Nonlinear Size-dependent Instability of Hybrid FGM NanoshellsSection 4: Analytical-Numerical Analysis ApplicationsChapter 10  An exact solution technique for impact oscillatorsChapter 11A semi-analytical solution for bending of nonlinear magnetostrictive beamsChapter 12   Limted Data Modelling Approaches for Engineering ApplicationsChapter 13   Theoretical and Numerical Investigation of The Elastic-Plastic Behavior of Thick-walled CylindersChapter 14A Complex Variable Method to Predict an Aerodynamics of Arbitrary Shape Ballistic ProjectilesChapter 15   Extension of substructuring technique in the nonlinear domain