identification of damping parameter is usually more complicated and unreliable comparing to mass or stiffness identification in structural dynamics. there are many factors such as intermolecular friction, coulomb friction and viscous damping affecting the damping mechanisms in a structure. therefore it is difficult, and in some cases impossible, to describe the details of damping mechanisms by ...

In this paper, the preferred region of design parameters for quasi-normalized equations of single-axis attitude control of rigid spacecraft using pulse-width pulse-frequency modulator (PWPFM) is presented for rest-to-rest maneuvers. Using the quasi-normalized equations for attitude control reduces the system parameters, that is, the moment of inertia, the filter gain, and the maximum torque of ...

Modern real-time applications are very dynamic and cannot cope with using worst-case workload. Therefore scheduling algorithms able to deal with overload situations are required. In this context the Value-Based Scheduling theory has become useful to add flexibility to such systems. This paper presents a comparative study among different real-time schedulers during overload, including traditiona...

The input value for the maximum spatial scan extent (K) of a prospective space-time scan statistical (PSTSS) technique is one important parameter that ensures accurate detection of the predictive hotspot of geographical point events. Currently, there is no general consensus on how to determine the optimal value of K that maximises the predictive accuracy, especially in crime hotspot prediction....

In this paper, the Ritz method has been employed to analyze the free in-plane vibration of heterogeneous (non-uniform) rectangular nanoplates corresponding to Eringen’s nonlocal elasticity theory. The non-uniformity is taken into account using combinations of linear and quadratic forms in the thickness, material density and Young’s modulus. Two-dimensional boundary characteristic orthogonal pol...