{"title":"Multiple Flexoelectric Actuation and Control of Plates","authors":"Xinyu Yang, Jie Zhang, Mu Fan","doi":"10.1115/imece2022-94908","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2022-94908","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Flexoelectric effect is a novel electro-mechanical coupling effect that has drawn a lot of attention in the past few decades. Compared with piezoelectric materials, flexoelectric materials have the inherent characteristics of gradient coupling effect between electric field and elastic field. Since no complex pre-polarization process is required, the flexoelectric materials do not have depolarization or aging problems during the trial period. Similar to piezoelectricity, flexoelectricity exhibits two different effects: direct and converse flexoelectric effect. The direct flexoelectric effect indicates that the strain gradient produces an electrical response, and can be used in sensor design and energy harvesting. The converse flexoelectric effect represents mechanical stress or strain caused by inhomogeneous electric field or polarization gradient, and then as a response, the induced membrane force and the corresponding control moment will occur in the structure.\u0000 This study will take the mechanic electric coupling characteristics of flexoelectric effect as the core, establish the dynamic equation, deduce the modal response of plate structure under the effect of flexoelectric and obtain the relationship between modal response and electric field gradient. To validate the theoretical method, a finite element model of flexoelectric actuated plate will be established in the commercial software COMSOL Multiphysics. With no existing flexoelectric module, the finite element model of flexoelectric plate will be built based on the original dynamic model. A non-uniform electric field is firstly constructed in COMSOL with the electrostatic module. The influence of different structural parameters on the vibration control effect caused by flexoelectric excitation will be analyzed and optimized, which will provide a theoretical basis for the application of flexoelectric materials in the vibration control of novel smart structures.","PeriodicalId":302047,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130846007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamics of Periodic Sandwich Beams","authors":"E. Farzaneh Joubaneh, Jihong Ma","doi":"10.1115/imece2022-94730","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2022-94730","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Sandwich beams are commonly used in vibration absorption applications due to their inherent properties. To further mitigate vibration, metamaterials with periodic properties or periodic resonators are widely incorporated as composite cores to create phonon bandgaps in sandwich beams. However, the effect of periodicity in face sheets of the sandwich beam has been sporadically explored. This paper parametrically investigates the effect of the subunit cell size and different periodicity for top and bottom face sheets on opening bandgaps that can filter transverse and longitudinal waves individually or simultaneously. Structures can be protected from both transverse and longitudinal waves using such mechanisms by enhancing the coupling effect between transverse and longitudinal modes within sandwich structure.","PeriodicalId":302047,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128133549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Natural Frequency and Mode Shape of a Shaft With Elastically Mounted Rotary Inertia From Governing Equations With Dirac Delta Function","authors":"P. Hassanpour","doi":"10.1115/imece2022-94759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2022-94759","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This paper addresses the exact solution of a shaft’s free vibrations with a concentrated rotary load within its intervals. A new approach in deriving the governing equation of motion of such systems is demonstrated with the fundamental difference from the classic approach being that the dynamics of the concentrated rotary load is taken into account in the partial differential equation rather than the boundary conditions. The properties of Dirac delta functions are used to represent the concentrated loads. The Dirac delta function appears as a coefficient in the governing differential equations. The specific technique to solve such differential equations is presented. The solution derived using this technique is fundamentally identical to the solution of the classic method; however, the proposed approach offers a simplified and more straight-forward route to the derivation of the characteristic equation. As an example of the application of the proposed method, the characteristic equation, natural frequencies, and mode shapes of a shaft with an elastically attached flywheel are derived.","PeriodicalId":302047,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control","volume":"80 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114810965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Actor-Critic Reinforcement Learning for Control and Flight Formation of Quadrotors","authors":"Edgar Torres, Lei Xu, Tohid Sardarmehni","doi":"10.1115/imece2022-97224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2022-97224","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This paper introduces a near-optimal controller for the control of quadrotors. A quadrotor is described as a complex, twelve-state system. The paper simplifies the controller by considering it as two levels, the upper-level (kinematics) six-state controller and the lower-level (kinetics) twelve-state controller. An actor-critic optimal controller generates the desired velocities in the upper-level control, and its parameters are tuned by reinforcement learning. The desired velocities are generated using the upper-level controller, which is then used to solve for the lower-level control algebraically. Simulation results are provided to show the effectiveness of the solution.","PeriodicalId":302047,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115353918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Pai, Andrea Contreras Esquen, C. Tekes, Amir Ali Amiri Moghadam, A. Tekes
{"title":"Design and Development of a Fish-Like, Soft Biomimetic Robot","authors":"N. Pai, Andrea Contreras Esquen, C. Tekes, Amir Ali Amiri Moghadam, A. Tekes","doi":"10.1115/imece2022-94635","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2022-94635","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Among the robotic systems, biomimetic robots performing fish-like locomotion have been the focus of much attention recently as there are many applications for swimming robots, including monitoring of underwater environments, detection of pollution, and disaster relief. This study presents the design and development of a biomimetic fish-like robot based on real carp locomotion. The robot has five main body parts including the head, soft neck, hinged body, compliant tail, and caudal fin. The head houses three ultrasonic sensors to guide the robot while connected to the body through two degrees of freedom (DOF) soft link resembling the neck vertebrate. The 2 DOF soft link enables the head to bend up, down, left, and right which is essential for controlling the soft robot’s direction. The body is connected to the soft tail using a quick return crank mechanism to actuate the tail. The tail integrates a soft tail and a rigid caudal fin. While all parts of the soft fish-like robot are 3D printed using polylactic acid (PLA), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), the mold is made from silicone rubber to waterproof. The ultrasonic sensors are utilized to detect obstacles so that the robot may maneuver around. The swimming pattern only for two-dimensional motion is tested in the air and underwater. According to the experimental results, the proposed robot better imitates the fish through its soft 2 DOF link and tail.","PeriodicalId":302047,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126944388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-Powered Wireless Sensor for Risk Assessment: Characterization and Implementation","authors":"Ghufran Aldawood, H. Bardaweel","doi":"10.1115/imece2022-91050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2022-91050","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This article introduces an electromagnetic vibration energy harvester and sensor assembly that is interfaced with a monitoring app for risk assessment of dynamic structures. The stand-alone energy harvester subassembly is used to power an amplitude modulated (AM) radio transmitter and microcontroller circuitry that can wirelessly transmit vibration sensor data using a sensor subassembly. The dual-mass moving magnets of the electromagnetic energy harvester and sensor assembly incorporate a directed magnet by a diaphragm-like moving FR4 spring. The transmitted sensor values are streamed into a PC where signal processing of the data takes place. The designed app can identify the vibration frequency of the sensor with high precision with an error as low as 0.1%. The total energy consumed to transmit a sensor value is approximately 0.9 μJ at an operating voltage of 3 V and minimum operable acceleration of 0.7g [m/s2].","PeriodicalId":302047,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127165445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gravity Impact on Post-Resonance Backward Whirl Excitation by the Nonsynchronous Whirl","authors":"Rafath Abdul Nasar, Mohammad A. AL-Shudeifat","doi":"10.1115/imece2022-95344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2022-95344","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Rotordynamical systems are usually exposed to recurrent transition through their resonance rotational speeds during runup and coast-down operations. As a result, a nonsynchronous whirl between the shaft rotation and its lateral whirling occurs at the neighborhood of the critical resonance speeds. This nonsynchronous whirl has a significant impact on the system when a breathing crack starts to propagate. The horizontal Jeffcott rotor model with a breathing crack is considered here to study the combined effect of the gravity force vector and the nonsynchronous whirl on post-resonance backward whirl (Po-BW) excitation. The numerical simulation results show that the gravity further intensifies the excitation of the Po-BW in the horizontal cracked rotor compared with the vertical one at relatively small crack depths. In addition, the unbalance force vector orientation has been found to significantly affect the Po-BW excitation and its recurrence.","PeriodicalId":302047,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130704985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of Surface Roughness on Heat Transfer and Flow-Induced Vibrations of a Circular Cylinder","authors":"Ussama Ali, Md. Islam, I. Janajreh","doi":"10.1115/imece2022-94962","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2022-94962","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 In this study, two-dimensional numerical analysis was done to investigate the influence of surface roughness on the heat transfer and flow characteristics for a circular cylinder subjected to crossflow. Numerical solution of the URANS and energy equation was sought using Ansys Fluent for the transient analysis at Reynolds number of 100. The roughness was induced in the cylinder surface by considering the sand surface roughness model. Four levels of roughness were studied with the roughness coefficient (Ks/D) varying between 0.01 and 0.06. The cylinder was allowed to move in transverse as well as streamwise direction to study the two-degree of freedom motion. The reduced velocity was varied in the range of 1–10, covering the region with maximum amplitude of vibration. The cylinder was heated at 300°C above the freestream fluid temperature. The numerical model was validated with the results from the literature. The analysis was done in terms of vorticity and temperature contours, Nusselt number, Strouhal number, and lift and drag coefficients. The results indicated that the surface roughness affected the flow characteristics and heat transfer in such a way that Strouhal number increased, while the lift and drag coefficients and Nusselt number decreased with the increase in the surface roughness. However, the effect of Nusselt number was much higher in comparison to the effect on the Strouhal number and lift and drag coefficients.","PeriodicalId":302047,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132022913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Control of Flight Vehicles From the Perspective of Non-Holonomic Constraint Manifold Dynamics: Quadrotor Application","authors":"Ambika P. Dahal, A. Barhorst","doi":"10.1115/imece2022-95040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2022-95040","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 In this paper, we address the problem of flight path planning and control. We approach the problem from the perspective of non-holonomic generalized momenta. We first build a desired minimum Jerk trajectory that we use as a momentum manifold constraint for the vehicle. We then develop a trajectory reference model of the flight vehicle that evolves exactly on the flight path as a constraint, as if the vehicle were a bead on a wire in the generalized coordinate configuration space. This model uses non-holonomic generalized momenta and position and orientation variables as states, the model is of order 2N – M, where N is the full dimension of the vehicle model and M is the number of manifold constraints imposed. These momenta models are canonical without Lagrange Multipliers. Next, we build a full 2N order model of the flight vehicle and design an LQR controller linearized about nominal path independent flight. We then implement this control in the full flight model and use as the reference state trajectory the constrained momentum states computed on the desired flight path. We allow inflight disturbances. We demonstrate that this approach provides good performance for a Quadrotor flight vehicle.","PeriodicalId":302047,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131396556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nonlinear Dynamics Simulation of Stress Concentration Factor of Pear Cam and Roller Follower Mechanism With Clearance","authors":"L. S. Yousuf","doi":"10.1115/imece2022-94728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2022-94728","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The effect of stress concentration factor on the nonlinear dynamics phenomenon of the follower is studied at different internal distance of the follower guides from inside (I.D.) and different cam speeds (N). The stress concentration factor is examined at the contact point and around the square grooving key. The contact between the cam and the follower and between the follower and its guides are considered using SolidWork program. Three different involutes’ profiles of the pear cam are used to select the optimum cam profile. Phase-plane diagram is used to detect the periodic and non-periodic motions over times. Moreover, the dynamic tool of Wolf algorithm code is used to calculate the local Lyapunov exponent against number of samples. The overshoot of the transient response of local Lyapunov exponent parameter is done at different cam speeds and different follower guides’ clearances. Photo-elastic device is used to check the value of stress concentration factor experimentally. Multi spring-damper-mass model is used on the follower stem to reduce the contact stress at the contact point and around the square grooving key.","PeriodicalId":302047,"journal":{"name":"Volume 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114939291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}