A structural optimization criterion for linear mechanical systems subject to random vibrations is presented for supporting engineer’s design. It is based on a multiobjective approach whose Objective Function (OF) vector is done by stochastic reliability performance and structural cost indices. The first ones are structural reliabilities, and are evaluated for one or more failure types; they are...

The issue of detecting abnormal vibrations is addressed in this article, when little is known both on the mechanical behavior of the system, and on the characteristic patterns of potential faults. With data from a bearing test rig and from an aircraft engine, we show that when only a small learning set is available, Bayesian inference has several advantages in order to compute a model of health...

Mechanical vibrations are often the principal cause of image degradation. Low temporal-frequency mechanical vibrations involve random image degradation that depends on the instant of exposure. Exact restoration requires the calculation of a specific filter unique to each vibrated image. To calculate the restoration filter for each image, one needs the specific optical transfer function unique t...