In spite of the fact that flexibility crankshaft diesel engines exhibits notable nonlinearities, analytical modeling such nonlinearities is not yet realized. The present study thus analytically models effect eccentricity on flexible and piston secondary motion. modeled as summation hydrodynamic dynamic mass crankshaft. also absolute value vibrational displacement center paper proves sensitive t...

In this paper we present the design of tow robust nonlinear controllers for two mechanical problems of rejecting disturbances such as eccentricity and friction compensation. In the eccentricity compensation problem, the considered disturbances are here assumed to be produced by eccentricity in mechanical systems and drives, the frequency and amplitude of this disturbance is unknown. The objecti...

For a vertex v and a (k−1)-element subset P of vertices of a graph, one can define the distance from v to P in various ways, including the minimum, average, and maximum distance from v to P . Associated with each of these distances, one can define the keccentricity of the vertex v as the maximum distance over all P , and the k-eccentricity of the set P as the maximum distance over all v. If k =...

The extrasolar planets discovered to date possess unexpected orbital elements. Most orbit their host stars with larger eccentricities and smaller semi-major axes than similarly sized planets in our own solar system do. It is generally agreed that the interaction between giant planets and circumstellar disks (Type II migration) drives these planets inward to small radii, but the effect of these ...

The effects of plan asymmetry on the earthquake response of one­ story systems are identified by comparing the dynamic response of an asymmetric­ plan system and the corresponding symmetric-plan system for a wide range of system parameters-uncoupled lateral vibration period, uncoupled torsional-to-lat­ eral frequency ratio, stiffness eccentricity, and yield factor. Elastic as weI! as in­ elasti...

We examine how the size of saccadic under-/overshoot and target eccentricity influence the latency, amplitude and orientation of secondary (micro-)saccades. In our experiment, a target appeared at an eccentricity of either 6° or 14° of visual angle. Subjects were instructed to direct their gaze as quickly as possible to the target and hold fixation at the new location until the end of the trial...

Previous studies have sought to improve cycling performance by altering various aspects of the pedaling motion using novel crank-pedal mechanisms and non-circular chainrings. However, most designs have been based on empirical data and very few have provided significant improvements in cycling performance. The purpose of this study was to use a theoretical framework that included a detailed musc...

OBJECTIVE The compressive tolerance of the cervical spine has traditionally been reported in terms of axial force at failure. Previous studies suggest that axial compressive force at failure is particularly sensitive to the alignment of the cervical vertebra and the end conditions of the test methodology used. The present study was designed to develop a methodology to combine the data of previo...

The eccentricity of a vertex is the maximum distance from it to another vertex and the average eccentricity ecc(G) of a graph G is the mean value of eccentricities of all vertices of G. In this paper we resolve five conjectures, obtained by the system AutoGraphiX, about the average eccentricity and other graph parameters (independence number, chromatic number and the Randić index), and refute t...