scholarly journals Analysis of the convergence properties of Rubenstein's method for the determination of the lower modes of vibration of a multi-degree of freedom system

1964 ◽  
Vol 54 (6A) ◽  
pp. 1757-1766
Author(s):  
M. E. J. O'Kelly

abstract This paper analyzes the convergence properties of a method, recently proposed by Rubenstein, for the determination of the lower modes of vibration of a multi-degree of freedom system from a reduced eigenvalue problem. It is shown that under certain conditions the method converges to the exact eigenvalues. It does not have global convergence and hence some care must be exercised when using it.

1964 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 1233-1254
Author(s):  
Moshe F. Rubinstein

Abstract The first n natural frequencies and mode shapes of an N degree of freedom structure (n < N) are derived from the solution of a reduced eigenvalue problem of order smaller than N. The reduced eigenvalue problem is formulated by using experience to select approximations to the first n modes desired. Accuracy is improved when more than n modes are selected. The method is illustrated by a study on an 18 story building.


1967 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 402-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. Traill-Nash ◽  
G. Long ◽  
C. M. Bailey

Existing techniques of resonance testing have shown a marked inability to find the principal modes, natural frequencies and levels of damping in a structure which possesses two or more close natural frequencies (1)§. This paper describes an experimental investigation on a two-degree-of-freedom model of a technique which makes use of dynamical influence coefficients (or receptances) measured at a number of stations on the structure (2) (3) (4) (5). The measured coefficients are used to calculate natural frequencies and modes of vibration, and the mass, damping and stiffness properties of the system. Several model configurations having different natural frequency separations were tested and no special difficulty resulted when natural frequencies were close or even coincident.


It has been widely thought that the use of wavefunctions with full electronic correlation would involve integrals of 3 N dimensions, where N is the number of electrons. Here it is shown that by a method similar to that of variation theory a set of equations which determine the orbitals and correlation function can be derived so that they only involve integrals of up to nine dimensions. Even these nine-dimensional integrals have some special characteristics which make them equivalent to six-dimensional integrals in some methods of integration. The method is formulated for the particular canonical choice of correlation function that has been previously investigated by the authors and is based on a particular trans-correlated kind of wave equation and on some particular convergence properties recently shown for bi-variational problems. This appears to provide a solution to the problem of including all r ij - quantities in wavefunctions: a problem which has been variously discussed for the last thirty years.


Author(s):  
Jérôme Landuré ◽  
Clément Gosselin

This article presents the kinematic analysis of a six-degree-of-freedom six-legged parallel mechanism of the 6-PUS architecture. The inverse kinematic problem is recalled and the Jacobian matrices are derived. Then, an algorithm for the geometric determination of the workspace is presented, which yields a very fast and accurate description of the workspace of the mechanism. Singular boundaries and a transmission ratio index are then introduced and studied for a set of architectural parameters. The proposed analysis yields conceptual architectures whose properties can be adjusted to fit given applications.


Author(s):  
C. Gosselin

Abstract This paper presents an algorithm for the determination of the workspace of parallel manipulators. The method described here, which is based on geometrical properties of the workspace, leads to a simple graphical representation of the regions of the three-dimensional Cartesian space that are attainable by the manipulator with a given orientation of the platform. Moreover, the volume of the workspace can be easily computed by performing an integration on its boundary, which is obtained from the algorithm. Examples are included to illustrate the application of the method to a six-degree-of-freedom fully-parallel manipulator.


1937 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. A109-A114
Author(s):  
E. H. Hull

Abstract The desirable properties of an elastic material applicable to many types of vibration-isolation problems are outlined. Of those materials at present available, rubber appears most suitable for this type of work. The general elastic properties of rubber are discussed and data given for determining the stiffness of pads made from one particular compound. Equations are developed for the six natural frequencies and associated modes of vibration of a mass supported on elastic pads and examples of vibration isolation worked out using this theory.


Author(s):  
Clément M. Gosselin ◽  
Jaouad Sefrioui

Abstract In this paper, an algorithm for the determination of the singularity loci of spherical three-degree-of-freedom parallel manipulators with prismatic atuators is presented. These singularity loci, which are obtained as curves or surfaces in the Cartesian space, are of great interest in the context of kinematic design. Indeed, it has been shown elsewhere that parallel manipulators lead to a special type of singularity which is located inside the Cartesian workspace and for which the end-effector becomes uncontrollable. It is therfore important to be able to identify the configurations associated with theses singularities. The algorithm presented is based on analytical expressions of the determinant of a Jacobian matrix, a quantity that is known to vanish in the singular configurations. A general spherical three-degree-of-freedom parallel manipulator with prismatic actuators is first studied. Then, several particular designs are investigated. For each case, an analytical expression of the singularity locus is derived. A graphical representation in the Cartesian space is then obtained.


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