Trunk instability during sitting is a major problem following neuromuscular injuries such as stroke and spinal cord injury. In order to develop new strategies for alleviating this problem, a better understanding of the intrinsic contributions of the healthy trunk to sitting control is needed. As such, this study set out to propose and validate a novel methodology for determining multidirectiona...

The finite element model of the seven connection heads an automotive body in white is established, and stiffness calculation carried out by taking lower joint B pillar as example. Nine values were obtained for each branch, which can be written a 3 × symmetric matrix. front back bending stiffness, torsional internal external are with decoupling method. Based on this, unrigid rigid joints three r...

Flexible pins eliminate the need for straddle mounting, and therefore enable the maximum possible number of planets to be used for any particular epicyclic ratio of power transmission systems. Having more planet gears will significantly increase the input torque density. In this type of design, the pin stiffness and position tolerances are important parameters as they affect the dynamic perform...

The coupled dynamic model of the intermediate and tail gearboxes’ spiral bevel gear-oblique shaft-laminated membrane coupling was established by employing hybrid modeling method finite element lumped mass. Among them, equation shaft constructed Timoshenko beam; gears were derived theoretically lumped-mass method, where effects time-varying meshing stiffness, transmission error, external imbalan...

The effects of variation of blade torsion frequency on rotor performance and structural loads are investigated for a 1/rev active flap rotor and baseline rotor (no active control). The UH-60A four-bladed articulated main rotor is studied at a high-speed forward flight condition. The torsion frequencies are varied by modifying the spanwise torsional stiffness of the blade and/or the pitch link s...

It is well known how the main frame of a motorcycle plays an important rule in vehicle dynamics. In order to understand the main influences of this component, a dedicated test rig was design and realized. Numerical and experimental experiences were done with the aim to identify static stiffness, natural frequencies and vibration modes of a motorcycle frame. A dedicated test rig was designed and...

Gurfinkel and colleagues (2006) recently found that healthy adults dynamically modulate postural muscle tone in the body axis during anti-gravity postural maintenance and that this modulation is inversely correlated with axial stiffness. Our objective in the present study was to investigate whether dynamic modulation of axial postural tone can change through training. We examined whether teache...

Individual joint deviations are often identified in the analysis of cerebral palsy (CP) gait. However, knowledge is limited as to how these deviations affect the control of the locomotor system as a whole when striving to meet the demands of walking. The current study aimed to bridge the gap by describing the control of the locomotor system in children with diplegic CP in terms of their leg sti...

This study studies the torsional capacity of rectangular ultra-high-performance-concrete (UHPC) beams. Nine UHPC beams were tested under pure torsion load. The failure modes presented and influences parameters, including reinforcement ratio, stirrup ratio steel fiber content discussed. experimental results showed that longitudinal had little effect on crack width plastic stiffness in serviceabi...

The effects of variation of blade torsion frequency on rotor performance and structural loads are investigated for a 1/rev active flap rotor and baseline rotor (no active control). The UH-60A four-bladed articulated main rotor is studied at a high-speed forward flight condition. The torsion frequencies are varied by modifying the spanwise torsional stiffness of the blade and/or the pitch link s...