scholarly journals Evolution of disturbance wavepackets in an oscillatory Stokes layer

2014 ◽  
Vol 752 ◽  
pp. 543-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Thomas ◽  
Christopher Davies ◽  
Andrew P. Bassom ◽  
P. J. Blennerhassett

AbstractNumerical simulation results are presented for the linear and nonlinear evolution of disturbances in a flat Stokes layer. The response to a spatially localised impulsive forcing is investigated and it is found that the spatial–temporal development of the flow displays an intriguing family-tree-like structure, which involves the birth of successive generations of distinct wavepacket components. It is shown that some features of this unexpected structure can be predicted using the results of a linear stability analysis based on Floquet theory.

Author(s):  
B. Sandeep Reddy ◽  
Ashitava Ghosal

This paper deals with the issue of robustness in control of robots using the proportional plus derivative (PD) controller and the augmented PD controller. In the literature, a variety of PD and model-based controllers for multilink serial manipulator have been claimed to be asymptotically stable for trajectory tracking, in the sense of Lyapunov, as long as the controller gains are positive. In this paper, we first establish that for simple PD controllers, the criteria of positive controller gains are insufficient to establish asymptotic stability, and second that for the augmented PD controller the criteria of positive controller gains are valid only when there is no uncertainty in the model parameters. We show both these results for a simple planar two-degrees-of-freedom (2DOFs) robot with two rotary (R) joints, following a desired periodic trajectory, using the Floquet theory. We provide numerical simulation results which conclusively demonstrate the same.


2014 ◽  
Vol 580-583 ◽  
pp. 827-830
Author(s):  
Gen Chuan Luo ◽  
Zhong Ming He ◽  
Xin Luo ◽  
Qing Guo Hu

Slope stability analysis requires detect and control the stress and strain timely. Familiar with the slope‘s stress and strain changes in excavation process has important guiding significance for the actual construction. In this paper, choose a slope in Guangxi freeway renovation and expansion process as the research object. Use FLAC3D to analysis the stress and displacement simulation results of this slope excavation step by step. Summarize the excavation regular pattern.


2013 ◽  
Vol 798-799 ◽  
pp. 267-271
Author(s):  
Ren Jun Li ◽  
Ming Zhe Li ◽  
Zhong Yi Cai

Surface flexible rolling method, using two integral working rolls as the forming tool, can achieve fast, flexible and continuous manufacturing of three-dimensional sheet metal parts. This paper introduces the basic principle of surface flexible rolling and discusses the numerical simulation results when the working rolls are bended as circular arcs. The stability indicates the forming effect to some extent and the flow type of the metal can be deduced from stability analysis. To integrate and analyze the simulation results by means of reverse engineering. The analysis results show that the forming process is stable and the effect of surface flexible rolling is fine. It also indicates that inhomogeneous deformation and accumulation occurs during the process. The numerical simulation and experimental results demonstrate that the surface flexible rolling is a feasible and effective way to form three-dimensional sheet metal parts.


Mechanik ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 90 (11) ◽  
pp. 965-967
Author(s):  
Piotr Andrzej Bąk ◽  
Krzysztof Jemielniak

Self-excited vibrations significantly reduce the milling productivity, deteriorate the quality of machined surface and tool life. One of the ways to avoid these vibrations is to modify the cutting parameters based on the stability analysis results. A method of numerical simulation of self-excited vibrations in the time domain can be used for this purpose. A comparison of numerical simulation results with those from experiments conducted using a milling machine is presented. The results confirm the correctness of applied modeling.


Robotica ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 1027-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitendra Nath ◽  
Enver Tatlicioglu ◽  
Darren M. Dawson

SUMMARYIn this paper, control of nonlinear teleoperator systems where both the master and slave systems are kinematically redundant robot manipulators is addressed. The controller is developed under the assumption that the user and environmental input forces are unmeasurable. Lyapunov-based stability analysis is used to prove that the proposed controller yields asymptotic tracking results and ensures the coordination of the master and slave systems while satisfying a sub-task objective. Numerical simulation results are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed controller.


2006 ◽  
Vol 65 (16) ◽  
pp. 1533-1546
Author(s):  
Yu. Ye. Gordienko ◽  
S. A. Zuev ◽  
V. V. Starostenko ◽  
V. Yu. Tereshchenko ◽  
A. A. Shadrin

Author(s):  
Vladimir Zeitlin

Notions of linear and nonlinear hydrodynamic (in)stability are explained and criteria of instability of plane-parallel flows are presented. Instabilities of jets are investigated by direct pseudospectral collocation method in various flow configurations, starting from the classical barotropic and baroclinic instabilities. Characteristic features of instabilities are displayed, as well as typical patterns of their nonlinear saturation. It is shown that in the Phillips model of Chapter 5, new ageostrophic Rossby–Kelvin and shear instabilities appear at finite Rossby numbers. These instabilities are interpreted in terms of resonances among waves counter-propagating in the flow. It is demonstrated that the classical inertial instability is a specific case of ageostrophic baroclinic instability. At the equator it appears also in the barotropic configuration, and is related to resonances of Yanai waves. The nature of the inertial instability in terms of trapped modes is established. A variety of instabilities of density fronts is displayed.


Author(s):  
Jialei Song ◽  
Yong Zhong ◽  
Ruxu Du ◽  
Ling Yin ◽  
Yang Ding

In this paper, we investigate the hydrodynamics of swimmers with three caudal fins: a round one corresponding to snakehead fish ( Channidae), an indented one corresponding to saithe ( Pollachius virens), and a lunate one corresponding to tuna ( Thunnus thynnus). A direct numerical simulation (DNS) approach with a self-propelled fish model was adopted. The simulation results show that the caudal fin transitions from a pushing/suction combined propulsive mechanism to a suction-dominated propulsive mechanism with increasing aspect ratio ( AR). Interestingly, different from a previous finding that suction-based propulsion leads to high efficiency in animal swimming, this study shows that the utilization of suction-based propulsion by a high- AR caudal fin reduces swimming efficiency. Therefore, the suction-based propulsive mechanism does not necessarily lead to high efficiency, while other factors might play a role. Further analysis shows that the large lateral momentum transferred to the flow due to the high depth of the high- AR caudal fin leads to the lowest efficiency despite the most significant suction.


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