In the rotor reference frame, the input-output linearization theory was adopted to decouple the rotor position and rotor flux. We then designed two adaptation laws to estimate the rotor resistance and mechanical parameters of the motor. The passive properties of the negative feedback connection from the rotor flux observer to the rotor resistance estimator, and the position controller were anal...

An in-depth account of the effects of homonuclear couplings and multiple heteronuclear couplings is given for a recently published technique for (1)H--(13)C dipolar correlation in solids under very fast MAS, where the heteronuclear dipolar coupling is recoupled by means of REDOR pi-pulse trains. The method bears similarities to well-known solution-state NMR techniques, which form the framework ...

Most bacteria that swim, including Escherichia coli, are propelled by helical filaments, each driven at its base by a rotary motor powered by a proton or a sodium ion electrochemical gradient. Each motor contains a number of stator complexes, comprising 4MotA 2MotB or 4PomA 2PomB, proteins anchored to the rigid peptidoglycan layer of the cell wall. These proteins exert torque on a rotor that sp...

A molecular motor that has been previously shown to rotate when fueled by electrons through a scanning tunneling microscope tip functionalized with terarylene photochrome fragment on its rotating subunit. Photoisomerization performed under UV irradiation. Variable-temperature 1H NMR and UV–vis studies demonstrate the rotational motion braking action after photoisomerization. The can be reversed...

This study presents a designing process for refurbishing of a 32 MW rotor-generator damaged coupling. The reason of rotor damage was being hit by the quivers of an explosion. The original coupling was union with the rotor formed after a machining process on a mono block forged rotor. In some areas imposed damages caused the breaking off and detachment of some parts in the coupling flange. Becau...

We report the derivation and experimental evaluation of a stable adaptive identifier to estimate rigid body rotations using rotors in Geometric Algebra (GA). This work is motivated by the need for in situ estimation of the alignment between sensors commonly used in underwater vehicle navigation. Here we derive an adaptive identifier using a geometric interpretation of the error to drive first-o...

Critical speed analysis of rotor systems is a difficult process due to the fact that there exists no direct formula to determine the natural frequency of a multi-section rotor. Finite Element packages provide a suitable platform for such an analysis but demand considerable experience on part of the user to perform modeling, meshing, solving and post-processing. The primary objective of this pap...

This paper describes the development and validation of a high fidelity simulation model of the Bell-412 in the FLIGHTLAB environment for handling qualities and flight control investigations. The base-line rotor model features a rigid, articulated blade-element formulation with flap and lag degrees of freedom. The spring strengths and locations are chosen to match the first flap and lag frequenc...

In this description of the Enigma rotor movement sequence the following conventions have been adopted. The three rotors are numbered from right to left as seen from the machine operator’s viewpoint thus, the ‘fast’ or right hand rotor is Rotor 1, Rotor 2 is in the middle position and the ‘slow’ or left hand rotor is Rotor 3. The associated ratchets, stepping levers and notches are similarly des...

Effects of magnetic saturation on various equivalent circuit models of an induction motor are studied. The parameters of 2.2-kW and 37-kW motors with closed rotor slots are analyzed using finite element computations. Both skewed and unskewed rotor slots are studied. The magnetizing inductance not only depends on the main flux, but is also dependent on the rotor current, especially if the rotor ...