Interest in vibration control in systems employing rolling element bearings, ranging from rotor systems used in energy conversion/transmission to high-precision, multi-degree-offreedom optical positioning systems, has focused attention on the modelling of bearing dynamic stiffness properties. While modelling a rolling element bearing either as an ideal boundary condition for a shaft or as a sim...

Objectives: The aim of this field study was to explore the relationship between body mass and quad bike induced whole-body vibration (WBV) exposure in a group of New Zealand rural workers. Methods: WBV exposure was recorded using a seat pad mounted tri-axial accelerometer while rural workers (n=34) were driving a quad bike for approximately half an hour on a pre-marked track on farm terrain. Pe...

The non-contact magnetostrictive sensor (MsS) has been widely used in the guided wave testing of pipes, cables, and so on. However, it has a disadvantage of low excitation efficiency. A new method for enhancing the excitation efficiency of the non-contact MsS for pipe inspection using guided waves, by adjusting the axial length of the excitation magnetic field, is proposed. A special transmitte...

Single point incremental forming is used for rapid prototyping of sheet metal parts. This forming technology was applied to the fabrication of thin shell micropyramids of aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium foils. A single point tool used had a tip radius of 0.1 mm or 0.01 mm. An ultrasonic spindle with axial vibration was implemented for improving the shape accuracy of micropyramids formed...

This work examines the quality factors (Q factors) of resonance associated with the axial and transverse vibrations of single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) resonators through the use of molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. Specifically, the work investigates the effect of device length, diameter, and chirality, as well as temperature, on the resonant frequency and quality factor of these devices ...

Original scientific paper Control Moment Gyroscope is one of the main sources of disturbance affecting the accuracy of attitude control system in the spacecraft. This paper concentrates on analysing and testing the micro-vibrations produced by CMG. To analyse its disturbance features systematically, the mechanical features of flywheel, frame and the entire CMG will be firstly studied, and then ...

Cables, such as are used in cable-stayed bridges, suspension bridges, guy wires, transmission lines, and flexible space structures, are prone to vibration due to their low inherent damping characteristics. The mitigation of cable vibration is necessary to minimize negative impact. Transversely-attached passive viscous dampers have been implemented on some cables to dampen vibration. However, it...

An active tendon, consisting of a displacement actuator and a co-located force sensor, has been adopted by many studies to suppress the vibration of large space flexible structures. The damping, provided by the force feedback control algorithm in these studies, is small and can increase, especially for tendons with low axial stiffness. This study introduces an improved force feedback algorithm,...

PURPOSE This study was to evaluate the effect of grinding of the inner metal surface during the porcelain try-in stage on metal-porcelain bonding considering the maximum temperature and the vibration of samples. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety-one square prism-shaped (1 × 1 × 1.5 mm) nickel-chrome cast frameworks 0.3 mm thick were prepared. Porcelain was applied on two opposite outer axial surfa...

This paper investigates the role of epilaryngeal constriction in constricted laryngeal gestures such as creaky voice and glottal stop. Two imaging modalities were used to study canonical phonetic productions anchored by auditory targets. Laryngeal posture was examined in axial and sagittal sections using magnetic resonance imaging, and high-speed laryngoscopic video was used to study posturing ...