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Ultra-Wideband Vivaldi Antenna with an Integrated Noise-Rejecting Parasitic Notch Filter for Online Partial Discharge Detection
PublicationPower transformers and gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) play crucial roles in electrical power grids. However, they may suffer from degradation of insulation material due to wear and tear, leading to their imminent failure. Partial discharges (PDs) are an initial sign of insulation materials degradation which emit signals spanning various physical domains, including electromagnetic. PDs are temporally narrow, high-frequency, stochastic...
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DYNAMIC MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF GFRP COMPOSITES WITH SiO2 NANO PARTICLES REINFORCED EPOXY MATRIX
PublicationDynamic mechanic (DMA) tests were performed to compare the mechanical behaviour of glass fibre reinforced epoxy laminate composites with SiO2 nanoparticle reinforced matrix. The selection of the most promising nanoparticle concentrations was considered in terms of elastic modulus and glass transition temperature. The reference specimens (0% nanoparticles) did not contain diluent accordingly the results do not allow the exact comparison...
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ON DYNAMICS OF ELASTIC NETWORKS WITH RIGID JUNCTIONS WITHIN NONLINEAR MICRO-POLAR ELASTICITY
PublicationWithin the nonlinear micropolar elasticity we discuss effective dynamic (kinetic) properties of elastic networks with rigid joints. The model of a hyperelastic micropolar continuum is based on two constitutive relations, i.e., static and kinetic ones. They introduce a strain energy density and a kinetic energy density, respectively. Here we consider a three-dimensional elastic network made of three families of elastic fibers connected...
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An investigation on the role of GMA grafting degree on the efficiency of PET/PP-g-GMA reactive blending: morphology and mechanical properties
PublicationGlycidyl methacrylate (GMA) has been grafted on polypropylene (PP) with the aid of styrene (St) comonomer, by changing dicumyl peroxide initiator content, GMA level, and St concentration. The performance of the resulting PP-g-GMA reactive material towards static and dynamic mechanical properties of poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) was monitored in terms of grafting reaction variables and compatibilizer content. Fourier transform...
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Linear and nonlinear impedance of iron containing silicate glasses
Open Research DataThe linear and nonlinear impedance ofglasses doped with iron oxide were measured. Glass samples (50 SiO2-50-xPbO-xFe2O3 in mol%) were prepared by the conventional melt quenching technique. The substrates were powdered in a mortar and melted in Al2O3 crucibles. The melting was conducted in air at 1623K. The melts were poured out on plate heated up to...
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Multiple output differential OTA with linearizing bulk-driven active-error feedback loop for continuous-time filter applications
PublicationA CMOS circuit realization of a highly linear multiple-output differential operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) has been proposed. The presented approach exploits a differential pair as an input stage with both the gate and the bulk terminals as signal ports. For the proposed OTA, improved linearity is obtained by means of the active-error feedback loop operating at the bulk terminals of the input stage. SPICE simulations...
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An Extended Control of the Input Angle for Matrix Converters Connected with the Non-Unity Power Factor Loads.
PublicationThis paper proposes a novel PWM modulation algorithm for Multiphase Conventional Matrix Converters (MCMC), with 3 inputs and k outputs, using the transfer function of the load angle. The proposed approach extends the range of power angle control at the input during the operation with a maximum voltage transfer ratio. The proposed concept is based on the Direct Analytic Voltage PWM (DAV--PWM) modulation with an elliptical trajectory...
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FPGA realization of fir filter in residue arithmetic
Publicationw pracy zaprezentowano realizację fpga przepływowego filtru fir o stałych współczynnikach w arytmetyce resztowej z użyciem 8 5-bitowych modułów o łącznym zakresie liczbowym 37.07 bita. zastosowano formębezpośrednią fir. mnożenia wykonywane są przy użyciu odczytu z pamięci. sumowania w każdym z kanałów są realizowane przy zastosowaniu wielopoziomowej struktury sumatora opartego o 4-operandowe sumatory csa. w stopniu końcowym wykonywane...
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Tracking analysis of a generalized adaptive notch filter
PublicationUogólniony adaptacyjny filtr wycinający służy do identyfikacji obiektów zmieniających się w sposób pseudookresowy. W pracy przedstawiono analizę własności śledzących takiego filtru a także omówiono zasady jego strojenia.
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Electric motor drive with inverter output filter
PublicationPrzedstawiono zagadnienie sterowania i estymacji w układzie napędowym z silnikiem indukcyjnym i filtrem sinusoidalnym.Filtr użyty jest do wygładzenia prądu i napięcia silnika. Filtr wprowadza spadek napięcia i przesunięcie fazowe prądów i napięć uniemożliwiające stosowane bezczujnikowych metod sterowania wektorowego. Rozwiązaniem jest uwzględnienie filtru w sterowaniu i estymacji. Artykuł pokazuje takie rozwiązanie dla metody sterowania...
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Adaptive filter for reconstruction of stereo audio signals.
PublicationArtykuł poświęcony jest omówieniu metody rekonstrukcji zakłóconych impulsowo sygnałów stereofonicznych. W pracy zdefiniowano model sygnału stereofonicznego i przedstawiono zaprojektowany dla tego modelu filtr Kalmana. Przedstawiono modyfikacje filtru, w wyniku których algorytm dokonuje rekonstrukcji zakłóconego impulsowo sygnału w jednym kanale z wykorzystaniem dodatkowej informacji zawartej w niezakłóconych próbkach sygnału pochodzącego...
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A Direct Modulation for Matrix Converters based on the Onecycle Atomic operation developed in Verilog HDL.
PublicationThis paper presents a fast direct Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) algorithm for the Conventional Matrix Converters (CMC) developed in Verilog Hardware Description language (HDL). All PWM duty cycle calculations are performed in one cycle by an atomic operation designed as a digital module using FPGA basic blocks. The algorithm can be extended to any number of output phase. The improved version of the discontinuous Direct Analytic...
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Compact 4 × 4 butler matrix with non‐standard phase differences for IoT applications
PublicationButler matrices represent a popular class of feeding networks for antenna arrays. Large dimensions and the lack of flexibility in terms of achievable output phase difference make conventional Butler structures of limited use for modern communication devices. In this work, a compact planar 4 × 4 matrix with non-standard relative phase shifts of –30º, 150º, –120º, and 60º has been proposed. The structure is designed to operate at...
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Application of the simplified models to inverse flood routing in upper Narew river(Poland)
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono rozwiązanie zagadnienia odwrotnej transformacji przepływów z zastosowaniem uproszczonych modeli. Zastosowano model fali kinematycznej oraz równanie retencji. W pierwszym przypadku równanie całkowano w kierunku malejącego czasu zaś w drugim w kierunku przeciwnym do przepływu. Wykazano, że obydwa podejścia są równoważne. Modele zastosowano dla górnego odcinka Narwi.
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On time-dependent nonlinear dynamic response of micro-elastic solids
PublicationA new approach to the mechanical response of micro-mechanic problems is presented using the modified couple stress theory. This model captured micro-turns due to micro-particles' rotations which could be essential for microstructural materials and/or at small scales. In a micro media based on the small rotations, sub-particles can also turn except the whole domain rotation. However, this framework is competent for a static medium....
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Speed Sensorless AC Drive with Inverter LC Filter and Fault Detection Using Load Torque Signal
PublicationThe industrial development in recent years has seen a major increase in the use of induction motors, whereby the cost has to be as low as possible and the lifetime as long as possible. To follow up this desire, investigations in this area have become very intense. For that reason, this paper presents a solution for driving an induction motor and simultaneous fault detection with no need for additional sensors. In order to achieve...
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Nonlinear Modeling in Time Domain Numerical Analysis of Stringed Instrument Dynamics
PublicationMusical instruments are very various in terms of sound quality with their timbre shaped by materials and geometry. Materials' impact is commonly treated as dominant one by musicians, while it is unclear whether it is true or not. The research proposed in the study focuses on determining influence of both these factors on sound quality based on their impact on harmonic composition. Numerical approach has been chosen to allowed independent...
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Accuracy of Trajectory Tracking Based on Nonlinear Guidance Logic for Hydrographic Unmanned Surface Vessels
PublicationA new trend in recent years for hydrographic measurement in water bodies is the use of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). In the process of navigation by USVs, it is particularly important to control position precisely on the measuring profile. Precise navigation with respect to the measuring profile avoids registration of redundant data and thus saves time and survey costs. This article addresses the issue of precise navigation...
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Geometrically nonlinear FEM analysis of FGM shells based on neutral physical surface approach in 6-parameter shell theory
PublicationThe paper presents the formulation of the elastic constitutive law for functionally graded materials (FGM) on the grounds of nonlinear 6-parameter shell theory with the 6th parameter being the drilling degree of freedom. The material law is derived by through-the-thickness integration of the Cosserat plane stress equations. The constitutive equations are formulated with respect to the neutral physical surface. The influence of...
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Nonlinear secondary arc model use for evaluation of single pole auto-reclosing effectiveness
PublicationPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss two evaluation methods of single pole autoreclosing process effectiveness in HV transmission lines. Secondary arc current and recovery voltage results obtained by load flow calculation are compared to the results obtained by the time domain simulations. Moreover, a nonlinear secondary arc implementation is presented. Design/methodology/approach – A computer simulation studies were...
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Plasma models, contribution matrix for detector setup and generated projections for plasma emissivity reconstruction in fusion devices
Open Research DataThe original plasma models for fusion devices, together with the complementary detector setup in the form of a contribution matrix and generated projections. Samples are packed inside a Plasma Tomography Format (PTF) files which is a part of the Plasma Tomography in Fusion Devices Python package, and inside the general JSON format. The constructed dataset...
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Main complications connected with detection, identification and determination of trace organic constituents in complex matrix samples
PublicationIt is well known that some problems with the determination of organic analytes at trace level can occur. This issue is connected with contamination during each stage of the analytical procedure from sampling to sample preparation up to chromatographic analysis, which often leads to false-positive or overestimated results. Another problem associated with determination of analytes occurs at trace- and ultra-trace level is a background...
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C-reactive protein as a diagnostic and prognostic factor in inflammatory bowel diseases
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Analysis of efficiency of phosphates sorption by different granulation of selected reactive material
PublicationIn the light of the need to find an effective way to remove phosphorus from wastewater, studies on the suitability of sorption materials in this process should be conducted. The aim of the study was to examine the potential benefits of using selected adsorbents to reduce orthophosphates from the model solution under steady conditions. The study was conducted on a laboratory scale using synthetic wastewater with concentration of...
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Analysis of nonlinear generation in bubble layer
PublicationRozważano zagadnienie liniowego i nieliniowego rozpraszania w warstwie z pęcherzykami. Badania numeryczne dotyczyły rozpraszania koherentnego i różnych własności rozchodzenia się fal wewnątrz warstwy z pęcherzykami jak odbicie od brzegu, dyspersja, tłumienie. Badania dla różnych rozkładów pęcherzyków przeprowadzono w oparciu o równanie Rayleigha-Plesseta.
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Analysis of nonlinear effects as a diagnostic tool
PublicationMetody analizy efektów nieliniowych nieliniowej analizy sygnałów na wyjściu testowanych obiektów umożliwiają badanie występowania defektów i uszkodzeń w materiałach i elementach elektronicznych, co jest niezbędne w predykcji niezawodności. W odniesieniu do elementów biernych bardzo skutecznym narzędziem okazuje się być wskaźnik trzeciej harmonicznej (THI - Third Harmonic Index). W artykule bardziej szczegółowo opisano pomiary parametru...
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Nonlinear Backstepping Ship Course Controller
PublicationStatek, jako obiekt sterowania charakteryzuje się nieliniową manewrową funkcją opisującą. Metoda backstepping jest jedną z metod, które mogą być wykorzystane w procesie projektowania nieliniowych układu sterowania kursem statków. Metoda została zastosowana w celu zaprojektowania dwóch konfiguracji nieliniowych regulatorów kursu.Regulatory zostały przebadane w układach regulacji kursu statku. Jedna z konfiguracji w fazie projektowania...
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Modeling of nonlinear generation in a bubble layer
PublicationPraca prezentuje numeryczne podejście do zagadnienia liniowego i nieliniowego rozpraszania w warstwie z pęcherzykami. Badania numeryczne niekoherentnego rozpraszania wykonano stosując metodę Monte Carlo. Propagację i wsteczne rozpraszanie sygnałów badano w oparciu o równanie Rayleigha-Plesseta.
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Correlation experiments in nonlinear quantum mechanics
PublicationPokazano w jaki sposób należy obliczać wieloczasowe i wielocząstkowe funkcje korelacyjne w nieliniowej mechanice kwantowej, aby zagwarantować lokalność formalizmu.
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Nonlinear modelling of eathquake induced pounding.
PublicationZaprezentowano nieliniowy model lepkosprężysty siły zderzenia w czasie kontaktu między konstrukcjami podczas trzęsień ziemi. Efektywność modelu sprawdzono przez porównanie wyników analizy numerycznej z wynikami eksperymentalnymi. Wyniki badań pokazują, iż rozważany model najdokładniej symuluje siłę zderzenia w czasie.
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Nonlinear model of a synchronous generator for analysis of more electric aircraft power systems
PublicationA nonlinear model for studying a variable-speed synchronous generator (SG) in more electric aircraft (MEA) power system has been developed. The saturation effects of the SG magnetic circuit have been considered. The model has been implemented in the Synopys/Saber simulation environment. The modelling language MAST has been used to elaborate the SG model. The model exhibit a network with the same number of external terminals/ports...
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Use of radiography images and gray level co-occurrence matrix to investigate gravitational granular flow
PublicationThe paper presents analysis of granular gravitational flow based on radiography images processing. The investigations were conducted for silo model geometry with concentric/eccentric discharging modes. The continuous X-ray radiography scans of granular material distribution, acquired during flow, were obtained by means of an especially designed model silo with rectangular bin and different settings of hopper angles. Image processing...
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Application of Analytic Signal and Smooth Interpolation in Pulse Width Modulation for Conventional Matrix Converters
PublicationThe paper proposes an alternative and novel approach to the PWM duty cycles computation for Conventional Matrix Converters (CMC) fed by balanced, unbalanced or non–sinusoidal AC voltage sources. The presented solution simplifies the prototyping of direct modulation algorithms. PWM duty cycles are calculated faster by the smooth interpolation technique, using only vector coordinates, without trigonometric functions and angles. Both...
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Methods of decreasing the lasing thresholds of optical resonators with periodically structured active nano wires
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Property-performance relationship of core-shell structured black TiO2 photocatalyst for environmental remediation
PublicationUnderstanding the relationship between the properties and performance of black titanium dioxide with core-shell structure (CSBT) for environmental remediation is crucial for improving its prospects in practical applications. In this study, CSBT was synthesized using a glycerol-assisted sol-gel approach. The effect of different water-to-glycerol ratios (W:G = 1:0, 9:1, 2:1, and 1:1) on the semiconducting and physicochemical properties...
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Robust four-node elements based on Hu–Washizu principle for nonlinear analysis of Cosserat shells
PublicationMixed 4-node shell elements with the drilling rotation and Cosserat-type strain measures based onthe three-field Hu–Washizu principle are proposed. In the formulation, apart from displacement and rotationfields, both strain and stress resultant fields are treated as independent. The elements are derived in the frame-work of a general nonlinear 6-parameter shell theory dedicated to the analysis of multifold irregular shells.The...
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Softly Switched Robustly Feasible Model Predictive Control for Nonlinear Network Systems
PublicationIt is common that an efficient constrained plant operation under full range of disturbance inputs require meeting different sets of control objectives. This calls for application of model predictive controllers each of them being best fit into specific operating conditions. It further requires that not only designing robustly feasible model predictive controllers is needed to satisfy the real plant state/output constraints, but...
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Linear and nonlinear impedance of alkali and iron doped silicate-lead glasses
Open Research DataLinear and nonlinear impedance was studied for lead-silicate glass samples doped with iron ions and alkaline oxides. The compositions of glasses were as follows: (in %mol) 50% SiO2, 25% PbO, 15% Fe2O3 and 15% one of alkaline oxides: Na2O, K2O, Li2O. All samples were prepared by the conventional melt quenching technique. The substrates were powdered...
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Positron collisions with molecular hydrogen: cross sections and annihilation parameters calculated using theR-matrix with pseudo-states method
PublicationThe molecular R-matrix with pseudo-states (MRMPS) method is employed to study positron collisions with H2. The calculations employ pseudo-continuum orbital sets containing up to h (l = 5) functions. Use of these high l functions is found to give converged eigenphase sums. Below the positronium formation threshold, the calculated cross sections agree with other high-accuracy theories and generally with the measurements. Calculation...
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Nonlinear Impedance as Possible Result of Ion-Polaron Interaction in Cu2O-Al2O3-SiO2 Glass
PublicationNonlinear a.c. impedance measurements were performed in Cu2O-Al2O3-SiO2 glass in wide frequency range. The obtained results shows that a large nonlinearity in the impedance signal is observed at moderate electric fields of an order 1V/mm. The contents of the third harmonics reaches about 10% and strongly depends on temperature and frequency. The investigated glass exhibits mixed electronic-ionic conductivity. Electronic conduction...
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Analysis of Floodplain Inundation Using 2D Nonlinear Diffusive Wave Equation Solved with Splitting Technique
PublicationIn the paper a solution of two-dimensional (2D) nonlinear diffusive wave equation in a partially dry and wet domain is considered. The splitting technique which allows to reduce 2D problem into the sequence of one-dimensional (1D) problems is applied. The obtained 1D equations with regard to x and y are spatially discretized using the modified finite element method with the linear shape functions. The applied modification referring...
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Studies on the formation of formaldehyde during 2-ethylhexyl 4-(dimethylamino)benzoate demethylation in the presence of reactive oxygen and chlorine species
PublicationIn order to protect the skin from UV radiation, personal care products (PCPS) often contain chemical UV-filters. These compounds can enter the environment causing serious consequences on the water ecosystems. The aim of this study was to examine, the effect of different factors, such as UV light, the presence of NaOCl and H2O2 on the formaldehyde formation during popular UV filter, 2-ethylhexyl 4-(dimethylamino)benzoate (ODPABA)...
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Geometrically nonlinear FEM analysis of 6-parameter resultant shell theory based on 2-D Cosserat constitutive model
PublicationWe develop the elastic constitutive law for the resultant statically and kinematically exact, nonlinear, 6-parameter shell theory. The Cosserat plane stress equations are integrated through-the- thickness under assumption of the Reissner-Mindlin kinematics. The resulting constitutive equations for stress resultant and couple resultants are expressed in terms of two micropolar constants: the micropolar modulus Gc and the micropolar...
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Nonlinear impedance of vanadate glasses containing BaTiO3
Open Research DataThe nonlinear impedance of vanadate glasses doped with BaTiO3 was measured. Samples of the composition of x[BaO,TiO2]–(80 − x)V2O5–20Bi2O3 where x = 5, 10 and 15 in mol% were prepared by a conventional melt quenching technique. The melting was performed in alumina crucibles at the temperature of 1273 K–1373 K. The melts were poured on a preheated (573...
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Estimation of time-frequency complex phase-based speech attributes using narrow band filter banks
PublicationIn this paper, we present nonlinear estimators of nonstationary and multicomponent signal attributes (parameters, properties) which are instantaneous frequency, spectral (or group) delay, and chirp-rate (also known as instantaneous frequency slope). We estimate all of these distributions in the time-frequency domain using both finite and infinite impulse response (FIR and IIR) narrow band filers for speech analysis. Then, we present...
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<title>Nonlinear glasses and metaglasses for photonics, a review: Part I. Nonlinear electrical susceptibility and refractive index</title>
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Development of an emulation platform for synchronous machine power generation system using a nonlinear functional level model
PublicationThe article presents the Power Hardware in the Loop (PHIL) approach for an autonomous power system analysis based on the synchronous generator model incorporating magnetic saturation effects. The model was prepared in the MATLAB/Simulink environment and then compiled into the C language for the PHIL platform implementation. The 150 kVA bidirectional DC/AC commercial-grade converter was used to emulate the synchronous generator....
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Removal of VOCs from air and assessment of dominant species in a peat-perlite biotrickling filter
PublicationAir pollution has become a major concern because it is inevitably connected with the rapid development of both industrial and residential areas. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted from various anthropogenic sources e.g. transportation, factories or landfills as well as recycling factories. It is problematic not only because of the direct impact on humans and environment but also from economy viewpoint as it increases...
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An adaptive-noise Augmented Kalman Filter approach for input-state estimation in structural dynamics
PublicationThe establishment of a Digital Twin of an operating engineered system can increase the potency of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) tools, which are then bestowed with enhanced predictive capabilities. This is particularly relevant for wind energy infrastructures, where the definition of remaining useful life is a main driver for assessing the efficacy of these systems. In order to ensure a proper representation of the physical...
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Effect of surface on the flexomagnetic response of ferroic composite nanostructures; nonlinear bending analysis
PublicationOur analysis incorporates the geometrically nonlinear bending of the Euler-Bernoulli ferromagnetic nanobeam accounting for a size-dependent model through assuming surface effects. In the framework of the flexomagnetic phenomenon, the large deflections are investigated referring to von-Kármán nonlinearity. Employing the nonlocal effects of stress coupled to the gradient of strain generates a scale-dependent Hookean stress-strain...