A nonlinear observer for estimation of lateral and longitudinal velocity of automotive vehicles is proposed, based on acceleration and yaw rate measurements in addition to wheel speed and steering angle measurements. Stability of the observer is proved in the form of input-to-state stability of the observer error dynamics, under an assumption on the friction model. This assumption is treated wi...

With the population growth and consequently the requirement for development of civil constructions, it is necessary to design appropriate foundations for resisting structural loads. Soil weakness in bearing capacity of geotechnical elements has forced the researchers to continuously follow a solution to compensate for this deficiency. Within the past two decades, many studies have been carried ...

This paper reports the numerical determination of the entropy generation due to heat transfer, mass transfer and fluid friction in steady state for laminar double diffusive convection, in an inclined enclosure with heat and mass diffusive walls, by solving numerically the mass, momentum, species conservation and energy balance equations, using a Control Volume FiniteElement Method. The influenc...

AWH-Tk paper tre8ts the bramission of wave motion from one solid to rnotber when the bodies ue hitially spurted by I: small pp. If a pulse of elastic waves strikes the surface of one of the solids and the rmplitude of the pulw ir iaqe enough, I& solids can come into con&t and interact locally. The dynamic interaction is treated using Coulomb’s friction law, and a method is presented for finding...

We report a direct measurement of the friction coefficient of a fluctuating (and slipping) contact line using a thin vertical glass fiber of diameter d with one end glued onto a cantilever beam and the other end touching a liquid-air interface. By measuring the broadening of the resonant peak of the cantilever system with varying liquid viscosity η, we find the friction coefficient of the conta...

Lateral tape motion (LTM) is a function of tape path and tape properties, design parameters such as speed, tension, and friction between tape and tape path components. This investigation deals with the LTM of a tape moving over the surface of a cylindrical guide. Starting from the equation of motion for a moving tape on a cylindrical guide surface, the effects of friction, tape properties and d...

Friction and wear behavior exists between hoisting ropes that are wound around the drums of a multi-layer winding hoist. It decreases the service life of ropes and threatens mine safety. In this research, a series of experiments were conducted using a self-made test rig to study the effects of the strand lay direction and crossing angle on the winding rope's tribological behavior. Results show ...