Abstract: Basic mechanical systems are usually considered to comprise of spring, damper and mass. This type of systems and components are used to modeling and analysis of many different mechanical ...

Abstract: In the area of control theory, the model of the system under study is a fundamental part for the control design and for its validation process. The system model helps in the realization of ...

1 FASER Lab, Virginia Tech, Mechanical Engineering Department, Blacksburg, VA, United States 2 Autonomous Integrated Systems Research Branch, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States ...

Modeling the Dynamics of Life: New Frontiers in Biological Physics and Mechanics is a special Collection of the npj Biological Physics and Mechanics journal, dedicated to the development and ...

We anticipate that students possess a grasp of fundamental mathematical concepts equivalent to those covered in the first year of studies for STEM majors at a US college. Additionally, a familiarity ...

The course will be self-contained but will rely on continuum-based descriptions of the physical behavior of solids (CIV_ENV 417-1, or equivalent). Soft materials appear pervasively in Nature, in ...

P.P. Garland, A.B. Bezanson, R.B.A. Adamson, and J.A. Brown, “Piezoelectric materials and methods of property control”, U.S. Provisional US 61/548,687, 2011 ...