Wave analysis and control of double cascade-connected damped mass-spring systems

This paper presents wave analysis and control for double cascade-connected damped mass-spring systems, whose mass is connected beyond the adjacent masses. The system is motivated by a cantilevered tensegrity beam supporting tensile and compressive forces. The wave solution is derived from a recurrent formula, and the properties of the propagation constants are precisely investigated. Elimination of reflected waves provides the impedance matching controller. We show that the impedance matching controller can be constructed from a similarity transformation of the characteristic impedance matrix by a matrix composed of the propagation constants. A numerical example of vibration control of a tensegrity beam is shown.     

Sloshing and energy dissipation in an egg: SPH simulations and experiments

Tall structures, such as towers and bridges, can oscillate at excessive magnitudes when subjected to wind and earthquake loads. Liquid sloshing absorbers can be used to suppress these excessive oscillations by tuning the frequency of the sloshing to the critical frequency of the structure. Sloshing absorbers are simple structures consisting of a partially full container of liquid with a free surface. Tuning ensures that significant amounts of harmful energy can be extracted from the structure to the sloshing liquid. However, there needs to be a rapid means of dissipating this energy to avoid its returning back to the structure (then back to the liquid periodically).A hen׳s egg seems to have evolved to efficiently dissipate energy to protect its embryo using sloshing of its liquid content. Hence, the potential to implement the egg׳s unique properties as a sloshing absorber for structural control, is the main focus of this study. Numerical simulations, using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), and experimental comparisons are presented in this paper. One objective is to demonstrate the ability of SPH to simulate complex free surface behaviour in three dimensions. Such a tool is then useful to identify different dissipation modes. Effects of fill volume and viscosity on the rate of dissipation, are also investigated.     

Vibration and instability analysis of tubular nano- and micro-beams conveying fluid using nonlocal elastic theory

A nonlocal Euler–Bernoulli elastic beam model is developed for the vibration and instability of tubular micro- and nano-beams conveying fluid using the theory of nonlocal elasticity. Based on the Newtonian method, the equation of motion is derived, in which the effect of small length scale is incorporated. With this nonlocal beam model, the natural frequencies and critical flow velocities for the case of simply supported system and for the case of cantilevered system are obtained. The effect of small length scale (i.e., the nonlocal parameter) on the properties of vibrations is discussed. It is demonstrated that the natural frequencies are generally decreased with increasing values of nonlocal parameter, both for the supported and cantilevered systems. More significantly, the effect of small length scale on the critical flow velocities is visible for fluid-conveying beams with nano-scale length; however, this effect may be neglected for micro-beams conveying fluid.     

航空稳像光电平台设计

分析了随机振动对调制传递函数的影响,指出角位移是影响航空成像质量的主要因素.研究了特定条件下可容许的MTF下降,并转变为稳定系统的设计参量,用来指导稳像系统的设计.利用空间机构学及平行四边形平动原理,研制了一种新的无角位移减振稳像平台,满足既无角位移又达到减振要求.根据设计理论给出了设计实例,对频率高于100 HZ的振动,衰减达34dB,并利用动力学软件进行测试仿真,仿真曲线验证无角位移减振的正确性,同时对无角位移机构进行光学测试,结果耦合角度小于8″,可以满足航空成像要求.     

Practical improvements to real and imaginary spectral based modal parameter measurements of SDOF systems

For a single degree of freedom system, especially with non-light damping, the use of the real spectral part of either the displacement or velocity responses (or the transfer functions based on them) has the advantages of determining the natural frequency (f_n) directly, independent of the response parameter, and providing an accurate measurement for damping (ζ). However, this method is sensitive to spectral phase errors due to temporal misalignment of the signal or due to net inter-channel delay differences caused by signal filtering. Two techniques are presented to correct for these errors; one based on the correct temporal alignment of the impulsive part, and the other on the infimum of the imaginary spectral part. These are first demonstrated using a numerical model, and are shown to facilitate the correct measurement of f_n and bring ζ within the expected error limits due to quantisation. Secondly, they are applied to an experimental system and are seen to greatly improve the consistency between measurements using different methods.     

Condition monitoring of a single-stage gearbox with artificially induced gear cracks utilizing on-line vibration and acoustic emission measurements

The condition monitoring of a lab-scale, single stage, gearbox using different non-destructive inspection methodologies and the processing of the acquired waveforms with advanced signal processing techniques is the aim of the present work. Acoustic emission (AE) and vibration measurements were utilized for this purpose. The experimental setup and the instrumentation of each monitoring methodology are presented in detail. Emphasis is given on the signal processing of the acquired vibration and acoustic emission signals in order to extract conventional as well as novel parameters-features of potential diagnostic value from the monitored waveforms. Innovative wavelet-based parameters-features are proposed utilizing the discrete wavelet transform. The evolution of selected parameters/features versus test time is provided, evaluated and the parameters with the most interesting diagnostic behaviour are highlighted. The differences in the parameters evolution of each NDT technique are discussed and the superiority of AE over vibration recordings for the early diagnosis of natural wear in gear systems is concluded.     

纳米GaP粉体对结晶紫的光催化降解及其振动光谱分析

对纳米 Ga P粉体 -结晶紫水溶液光催化降解进行了研究。纳米 Ga P粉体在紫外光照射条件下对结晶紫具有光催化降解作用 ;随平均颗粒度的降低 ,纳米 Ga P粉体的光催化活性增加。红外光谱测试结果表明 :进行光催化过程以后 ,纳米 Ga P表面存在的几种主要振动模式变化较小或不变 ;拉曼光谱测试结果表明 :纳米 Ga P粉体的横向光学声子模与纵向光学声子模 ,以及表面主要振动模式几乎没有发生变化     

On the low vibration modes observed in a sphere submitted to a tangential contact force

In this paper we discuss the existence of translational and rotational displacements of a sphere submitted to a tangential contact force. On the basis of the Bogdanov and Skvortsov’s works [A.N. Bogdanov, A.T. Skvortsov, Sov. Phys. Acoust. 38 (1992) 224–226.] the dispersion equation has been established and solved for any value of the frequency in the case of the linear approximation. The present experimental analysis confirms that it exists two branches: an upper branch associated to the translation of the sphere and a lower branch characteristic of the rotation of the bead.     

拉曼光谱的16种多环芳烃（PAHs）特征振动光谱辨识

借助密度泛函理论中B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p)方法对美国EPA优先控制污染物中的16种多环芳烃(PAHs)：萘、苊烯、苊、芴、菲、蒽、荧蒽、芘、苯并[a]蒽、稠二萘、苯并[b]荧蒽、苯并[k]荧蒽、苯并[a]芘、二苯并(a, h)蒽、二苯并[g, h, i]芘以及茚苯(1, 2, 3-cd)芘进行结构优化,并计算拉曼光谱振动频率和去偏振度,在此基础上辨识多环芳烃的拉曼特征光谱。研究显示,16种PAHs的拉曼振动主要分布在3个频区：200～1 000 cm-1（指纹区）、1 000～1 700和3 000～3 200 cm-1（基团频率区）,3个频区主要振动归属分别为环变形(ring def),碳碳伸缩(CCStr)、碳氢摇摆(CHw)及其耦合振动(CCStrCCw),碳氢伸缩(CHStr)。进一步分析显示,指纹区16种PAHs的去偏振度随苯环变形振动对称性增强而降低,在该频区去偏振度最小的频移处苯环呼吸振动的对称性最强,指纹区的峰强也在此处出现最大值。任意PAHs在指纹区的最强峰之间的波数差较大,在显微拉曼光谱的可分辨范围内,因而利用指纹区的去偏振度和最强峰可将16种PAHs逐一识别。烷烃、烯烃、炔烃、醇类和酚类、脂肪醚、芳基烷基醚、醛类、酮类、羧酸、酯类、胺类、腈类、酰胺类、酸酐、芳烃的振动频率和峰强分布不完全一致,利用PAHs与这几类物质拉曼频率和峰强分布的差异可以逐一排出干扰。     

Non-probabilistic reliability method and reliability-based optimal LQR design for vibration control of structures with uncertain-but-bounded parameters

Uncertainty is inherent and unavoidable in almost all engineering systems. It is of essential significance to deal with uncertainties by means of reliability approach and to achieve a reasonable balance between reliability against uncertainties and system performance in the control design of uncertain systems. Nevertheless, reliability methods which can be used directly for analysis and synthesis of active control of structures in the presence of uncertainties remain to be developed, especially in non-probabilistic uncertainty situations. In the present paper, the issue of vibration con- trol of uncertain structures using linear quadratic regulator （LQR） approach is studied from the viewpoint of reliabil- ity. An efficient non-probabilistic robust reliability method for LQR-based static output feedback robust control of un- certain structures is presented by treating bounded uncertain parameters as interval variables. The optimal vibration con- troller design for uncertain structures is carried out by solv- ing a robust reliability-based optimization problem with the objective to minimize the quadratic performance index. The controller obtained may possess optimum performance un- der the condition that the controlled structure is robustly re- liable with respect to admissible uncertainties. The proposed method provides an essential basis for achieving a balance between robustness and performance in controller design ot uncertain structures. The presented formulations are in the framework of linear matrix inequality and can be carried out conveniently. Two numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the present method.