Nonlinear Structures & Systems, Vol. 1

Ludovic Renson, Robert Kuether, Paolo Tiso, Drithi Shetty

• 1 Linear and Nonlinear Response of a Continuous-Interface BARC: FEA Prediction and Test 2 www.FreeDyn.at A free, GUI based multi-body dynamics software for stand-alone use and with C API for linking it to Python, Matlab or custom code 3 Nonlinear Frequency Response Surfaces, Part I: Theoretical Formulation 4 Fatigue Damage Potential in a Nonlinear Dynamical System with Isolated Resonances 5 Robust Optimization of Surface Topology for Jointed Connections 6 Nonlinear Vibration Control on Complex Structures via Model Predictive Control Exploiting Koopman Model 7 Stochastic Dynamics and Surrogate Modeling for Nonlinear Aerospace Nozzle Systems with Partial Observations 8 Industrial Applications of Nonlinear Modal Modeling: Two Case Studies 9 An Overview of ANSYS Harmonic Balance Method: Current Capabilities and Future Directions 10 Derivative-Free Arclength Control-Based Continuation for Secondary Resonances Identification 11 Modelling a Nonlinear Single-Degree-of-freedom System from Experimental Data using Lagrangian Neural Networks 12 Computing Periodic Responses of Highly Flexible Beams Modelled under the SE(3) Lie Group Framework with Multiple Shooting 13 Direct Parameterization of Invariant Manifolds 14 Nonlinear Solvers for Computing Periodic Solutions 15 Application and Discussion of Results 16 Flutter Analysis of Control Surface Free-play by Using a 3-DOF Airfoil Model 17 The Nonlinear Restoring Force Method: An Overview with Numerical and Experimental Applications 18 Finding the Limits of Beam Elements: Modeling Bolted Joints as an Effective Joint Region 19 Design of a Tuned Vibration Absorber with Friction Contact for High Location Ratio Application 20 Topology Optimization of Isolated Response Curves in 3D Geometrically-nonlinear Beam 21 Coupled Harmonic Balance based approach for the non-linear dynamics of spur gear pairs 22 Multi-level Stochastic Model Identification of Complex Aeroelastic Systems Considering Aerodynamic Nonlinearities 23 Resonance Tracking of Nonlinear Structures by Amplitude Controlled Sine-Dwell Testing