Numerical simulation, phase-space analysis, and analytic techniques are three methods used to solve quantitative differential equations . Most work in Qualitative Reasoning has dealt with analogs of the first two techniques, producing capabilities applicable to a wide range of systems . Although potentially of benefit, little has been done to provide closedform, analytic solution techniques for...

In this paper, we present a novel solution for implementing Head-Eye coordination which is an intelligent human behavior. We develop the principle of determining a third unknown view from two known views and apply it to solve Head-Eye coordination problem. The advantages of our solution are: (a) a closed-form solution is obtained and (b) "one-step" or "two-step" control algorithm can be impleme...

We address the problem of 3D reconstruction from image features tracked along a sequence. The most precise algorithms compute the Maximum Likelihood (ML) estimate and are iterative. They need an approximate 3D reconstruction as starting position. For that purpose, we propose a closed-form expression of paraperspective reconstruction. A matrix that approximately verifies the properties of a para...

A state space method is proposed for analyzing surface instability of elastic layers with elastic properties varying in the thickness direction. By assuming linear elasticity with nonlinear kinematics, the governing equations for the incremental stress field from a fundamental state are derived for arbitrarily graded elastic layers subject to plane-strain compression, which lead to an eigenvalu...

The complex stress intensity factor and energy release rate are obtained for two semi-infinite interfacial cracks between two bonded dissimilar elastic strips with equal thickness under inplane deformations. During the procedure, by means of conformal mapping technique, the mixed boundary-value problem is reduced to a standard Riemann–Hilbert problem, which is further solved in closed-form. In ...

Time-dependent creep stress redistribution analysis of thick-walled FGM spheres subjected to an internal pressure and a uniform temperature field is investigated. The material creep and mechanical properties through the radial graded direction are assumed to obey the simple power-law variation throughout the thickness. Total strains are assumed to be the sum of elastic, thermal and creep strain...

In the present research, free vibration and modal stress analyses of thin circular plates with arbitrary edge conditions, resting on two-parameter elastic foundations are investigated.  Both Pasternak and Winkler parameters are adopted to model the elastic foundation. The differential transform method (DTM) is used to solve the eigenvalue equation yielding the natural frequencies and mode shape...

The Airy stress function for a long tensile fault of arbitrary dip and finite width buried in a homogeneous, isotropic, perfectly elastic half-space in welded contact with a homogeneous, orthotropic, perfectly elastic half-space are obtained. This Airy stress function is used to derive closed-form analytical expressions for the stresses at an arbitrary point of the half-space caused by along ve...

This paper is concerned with a semi-infinite interfacial crack between two bonded dissimilar elastic strips with equal thickness. Solutions for the complex stress intensity factor (SIF) and energy release rate (ERR) are obtained in closed form under in-plane deformations. During the procedure, the mixed boundary-value problem is reduced by means of the conformal mapping technique to the standar...