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Rapid research with computer algebra systems
Fischer, Cyril
Computer algebra systems (CAS) are gaining popularity not only among young students and scholars but also as a tool for serious work. These highly complicated software systems, which used to just be regarded as toys for computer enthusiasts, have reached maturity. Nowadays such systems are available on a variety of computer platforms, starting from freely-available on-line services up to complex and expensive software packages. The aim of this review paper is to show some selected capabilities of CAS and point out some problems with their usage from the point of view of 25 years of experience.
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Local stabilization of the quasiperiodic response of the generalized van der Pol oscillator
Fischer, Cyril ; Náprstek, Jiří
The generalized van der Pol equation is often used for description of various effects originating in the aero-elasticity of large slender engineering structures. This applies mainly to the quasiperiodic beatings that can be encountered especially in lock-in regimes when the vortex frequency becomes close to the structure eigenfrequency with a small detuning. The current paper presents numerical analysis of influence of the subor superharmonic excitation on the character of the response of a generalized van der Pol oscillator. This way it complements two previous papers of the authors dealing with stability analysis of certain types of the stationary periodic or quasiperiodic response of the system under study.
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Moving dynamic test loads for road bridges - a case study
Bayer, Jan ; Urushadze, Shota
Two types of dynamic testing load for bridges - driving sprung mass and driving impulse load - areexamined from the drive-by identification point of view. Numerical studies in ANSYS using contact elements and in MATLAB using a modal solution together with coupling force were performed. Equations for the estimation of the impulse load caused by a rolling cogwheel were suggested. The experiments confirmed that a driving impulse load is more efficient in exciting bridge vibrations. This, together with the fact that impulse loading is not sensitive to surface roughness, leads to the conclusion that, as a method for bridge health monitoring, impulse loading is more promising than using a driving sprung mass
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Stochastic resonance in dynamics and related disciplines
Náprstek, Jiří ; Fischer, Cyril
Stochastic resonance (SR) is a phenomenon which can be observed in some nonlinear dynamic systems under combined excitation including deterministic harmonic force and random noise. This phenomenon was observed the first in the early 1940s when investigating the Brownian motion. Later several disciplines in optics, plasma physics, biomedicine and social sciences encountered effects of this type. However, the actual discovery and start of intensive period of investigation is dated in early 1980s when the idea of SR initiated remarkable inter disciplinary interest including most areas of physics, chemistry and neuro-physiology with a significant overlap to engineering and industrial area. Promising opportunities to employ SR in mechanics emerged only recently to model certain post-critical effects in non-linear dynamics and simultaneously to develop new vibration damping devices, energy harvesting facilities, sophisticated measuring technics and others. The aim of the paper is to present information about a new challenging discipline offering a large field of basic research and possibilities for practical applications.
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