Gaussian elements. The hypothesis that random non-stationary vehicle vibrations are essentially composed of a sequence of zero-mean random Gaussian processes of varying standard deviations is tested and the paper reveals that the variations in the magnitude of the vibrations are the cause of the leptokurtic, non-Gaussian nature of the process. It is shown how non-stationary vibration signals ca...

We consider the effect of random variation in the material parameters in a model for machine tool vibrations, specifically regenerative chatter. We show that fluctuations in these parameters appear as both multiplicative and additive noise in the model. We focus on the effect of additive noise in amplifying small vibrations which appear in subcritical regimes. Coherence resonance is demonstrate...

Onset of thermal convection in an incompressible fluid layer bounded between a perfectly heat conducting lower rigid plate and an upper free surface is analysed when the layer is subject to random vibrations. It is shown that when the vibrations are characterized by a white noise process, they hasten the onset of convection. Further it is shown that the stability zone is demarcated by an invert...

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is one of four departments within the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton. The undergraduate educational experience emphasizes the application of a wide spectrum of engineering fundamentals. Care has been taken to ensure a balanced integration of theory, design and laboratory...

We study the combined effect of different noise sources on systems with delay. In a model for machine tool vibrations, specifically regenerative chatter, variation of material parameters or external (additive) noise can amplify vibrations via coherence resonance while random variation of delay can suppress these vibrations. A key feature is the interplay of the noise with several different inhe...

The characterisation of transportation hazards is paramount for protective packaging validation. It is used to estimate and simulate the loads and stresses occurring during transport which are essential to optimise packaging and ensure that products will resist the transportation environment with the minimum amount of protective material. Characterising road transportation vibrations is rather ...

successful development, evaluation, and qualification of propulsion systems such as turbojet and turbofan engines and rocket motors require the measurement of the performance and reliability of these systems. thrust stands or testers are instruments for solid and liquid motors test. in this paper, a method for calculating of solid motors random vibrations effects on a thrust stand structure is ...