A Method to Identify Unique Mass and Stiffness Matrices.

THE MODEL UPDATING OF MASS, DAMPING AND STIFFNESS MATRICES

the model updating of mass, damping and stiffness matrices

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Mass, Stiffness, and Damping Matrices from Measured Modal Parameters

The theory of complex mode shapes for damped oscillatory mechanical systems is explained, using the matrix of transfer functions in the Laplace domain. These mode shapes are defined to be the solutions to the homogeneous system equation. It is shown that a complete transfer matrix can be constructed once one row or column of it has been measured, and hence that mass, stiffness, and damping matr...

A brief introduction to quaternion matrices and linear algebra and on bounded groups of quaternion matrices

The division algebra of real quaternions, as the only noncommutative normed division real algebra up to isomorphism of normed algebras, is of great importance. In this note, first we present a brief introduction to quaternion matrices and quaternion linear algebra. This, among other things, will help us present the counterpart of a theorem of Herman Auerbach in the setting of quaternions. More ...

Diagonal Spatial Stiffness Matrices

In this work we study in detail the conditions under which the stiffness matrix of a spatial system can be transformed into block-diagonal and diagonal form. That is the existence of a coordinate frame in which the stiffness matrix takes on these simple forms. The consequences of a block-diagonal or diagonal stiffness matrix for the invariants of the system, principal screws, von Mises’ invaria...