The investment of space commerce is skyrocketing and it is predicted to be a nascent business in the future. The spacecraft demand has been growing not only for NASA and other space agency’s mission but also collaboration business between small space industries, academia, and scientific community. This glimpse brought an interest to a new investor, government, military, and manufacturing company to deliver their objectives efficiently. Nowadays, many startups compete embracing innovation and pioneering the novelty of space project beyond prodigious vision in an unprecedented way. Many players foresee that decreasing size of the rocket is an important key to survive and succeed in the space business. One of the efficient acts is lowering the launch cost. This can be achieved by designing a small size, lightweight and affordable spacecraft. Within this context, a Beyond Atlas Spacecraft which will be sent to Asteroid 2016-HO3, has achieved a wet mass of 20.85 kg with the size of 24.7 x 42.2 x 40.8 cm in stowed mode and 84 x 399 x 40.8 cm in unstowed mode. However, the drawback being light and small may lead to catastrophic failure due to resonance frequency events. According to past experience, the gyro of the Swedish national satellite was damaged during ground testing and it was suspected due to high amplification when the natural frequency coincides to the main structure resonance. Therefore, this work is focusing on a spacecraft development and a non-destructive structural analysis. The coupled-load analysis of a preliminary spacecraft design including sinusoidal, random vibration and shock analysis are calculated using FEM. This effort can reduce the risk of component destruction before laboratory testing as well as understand better the dynamic behavior of the spacecraft. The critical frequency in each orthogonal axis with base input from launch environment of the LM-3A Launch Vehicle was devised. The maximum stress, amplitude, and acceleration in accordance of qualification test criteria were evaluated and discussed. / Investeringen av rymdhandeln är skyrocketing och det förväntas bli en växande verksamhet i framtiden. Efterfrågan på rymdfarkoster har ökat inte bara för NASA och andra rymdorganisationens uppdrag utan även samarbete mellan små rymdindustrier, akademin och det vetenskapliga samfundet. Denna glimt väckte intresse för en ny investerare, regering, militär och tillverkningsföretag för att effektivt kunna leverera sina mål. Idag konkurrerar många startups om att omfatta innovation och banbrytande rymdprojektets nyhet bortom en fördärvad vision på ett aldrig tidigare skådat sätt. Många spelare förutser att minskad storlek på raketen är en viktig nyckel för att överleva och lyckas i rymdverksamheten. En av de effektiva handlingarna sänker lanseringskostnaden. Detta kan uppnås genom att utforma en liten storlek, lätt och prisvärd rymdfarkost. Inom detta sammanhang har en Beyond Atlas Spacecraft som skickas till Asteroid 2016-HO3, uppnått en våt massa på 20,85 kg med storleken 24,7 x 42,2 x 40,8 cm i stuvningsläge och 84 x 399 x 40,8 cm i ostoppat läge. Nackdelen som är ljus och liten kan emellertid leda till katastrofalt fel på grund av resonansfrekvenshändelser. Enligt tidigare erfarenhet skadades gyroen i den svenska nationella satelliten under marktestning och det misstänktes på grund av hög förstärkning när den naturliga frekvensen sammanföll med huvudstrukturen resonans. Därför fokuserar detta arbete på rymdskeppsutveckling och en icke-destruktiv strukturanalys. Den kombinerade belastningsanalysen av en preliminär rymdfarkostkonstruktion inklusive sinusformad, slumpvibration och chockanalys beräknas med användning av FEM. Denna insats kan minska risken för komponent förstörelse före laboratorietestning samt förstå bättre rymdskeppets dynamiska beteende. Den kritiska frekvensen i varje ortogonal axel med basinmatning från startmiljön för LM-3A-startkärlet utformades. Den maximala spänningen, amplituden och accelerationen i enlighet med kvalifikationstestkriterierna utvärderades och diskuterades.

The use of the Advanced Censored Closure (ACC) technique, recently proposed by the authors for predicting the peak response of linear structures vibrating under random processes, is extended to the case of non-linear oscillators driven by stationary white noise. The proposed approach requires the knowledge of mean upcrossing rate and spectral bandwidth of the response process, which in this paper are estimated through the Stochastic Averaging method. Numerical applications to oscillators with non-linear stiffness and damping are included, and the results are compared with those given by Monte Carlo Simulation and by other approximate formulations available in the literature.

no / The paper deals with the problem of predicting the maximum response statistics of Multi-Degree-of-Freedom (MDoF) linear structures subjected to non-stationary non-white noises. The extension of two different censored closures of Gumbel type, originally proposed by the authors for the response of Single-Degree-of-Freedom oscillators, it is presented. The improvement associated with the introduction in the closure of a consistent censorship factor, accounting for the response bandwidth, it is pointed out. Simple and effective step-by-step procedures are formulated and described in details. Numerical applications on a realistic 25-storey moment-resisting frame along with comparisons with classical approximations and Monte Carlo simulations are also included.

The Element Free Galerkin (EFG) method, which is based on the Moving Least Squares (MLS) approximation, is developed here for vibration, buckling and static analysis of homogenous and FGM plate with curvilinear stiffeners. Numerical results for different stiffeners configurations and boundary conditions are presented. All results are verified using the commercial finite element software ANSYS® and other available results in literature. In addition, the vibration analysis of plates with curvilinear stiffeners is carried out using Ritz method. A 24 by 28 in. curvilinear stiffened panel was machined from 2219-T851 aluminum for experimental validation of the Ritz and meshfree methods of vibration mode shape predictions. Results were obtained for this panel mounted vertically to a steel clamping bracket using acoustic excitation and a laser vibrometer. Experimental results appear to correlate well with the meshfree and Ritz method results. In reality, many engineering structures are subjected to random pressure loads in nature and cannot be assumed to be deterministic. Typical engineering structures include buildings and towers, offshore structures, vehicles and ships, are subjected to random pressure. The vibrations induced from gust loads, engine noise, and other auxiliary electrical system can also produce noise inside aircraft. Consequently, all flight vehicles operate in random vibration environment. These random loads can be modeled by using their statistical properties. The dynamical responses of the structures which are subjected to random excitations are very complicated. To investigate their dynamic responses under random loads, the meshfree method is developed for random vibration analysis of curvilinearly-stiffened plates. Since extensive efforts have been devoted to study the buckling and vibration analysis of stiffened panel to maximize their natural frequencies and critical buckling loads, these structures are subjected to in-plane loading while the vibration analysis is considered. In these cases the natural frequencies calculated by neglecting the in-plane compression are usually over predicted. In order to have more accurate results it might be necessary to take into account the effects of in-plane load since it can change the natural frequency of plate considerably. To provide a better view of the free vibration behavior of the plate with curvilinear stiffeners subjected to axial/biaxial or shear stresses several numerical examples are studied. The FEM analysis of curvilinearly stiffened plate is quite computationally expensive, and the meshfree method seems to be a proper substitution to reduce the CPU time. However it will still require many simulations. Because of the number of simulations may be required in the solution of an engineering optimization problem, many researchers have tried to find approaches and techniques in optimization which can reduce the number of function evaluations. In these problems, surrogate models for analysis and optimization can be very efficient. The basic idea in surrogate model is to reduce computational cost and giving a better understanding of the influence of the design variables on the different objectives and constrains. To use the advantage of both meshfree method and surrogate model in reducing CPU time, the meshfree method is used to generate the sample points and combination of Kriging (a surrogate model) and Genetic Algorithms is used for design of curvilinearly stiffened plate. The meshfree and kriging results and CPU time were compared with those obtained using EBF3PanelOpt. / Ph. D.

Much of the vibration in fast moving vehicles is caused bydistributed random excitation, such as turbulent flow and roadroughness. Piping systems transporting fast flowing fluid isanother example, where distributed random excitation will causeunwanted vibration. In order to reduce these vibrations andalso the noise they cause, it is important to have accurate andcomputationally efficient prediction methods available. The aim of this thesis is to present such a method. Thefirst step towards this end was to extend an existing spectralfinite element method (SFEM) to handle excitation of planetravelling pressure waves. Once the elementary response tothese waves is known, the response to arbitrary homogeneousrandom excitation can be found. One example of random excitation is turbulent boundary layer(TBL) excitation. From measurements a new modified Chase modelwas developed that allowed for a satisfactory prediction ofboth the measured wall pressure field and the vibrationresponse of a turbulence excited plate. In order to model morecomplicated structures, a new spectral super element method(SSEM) was formulated. It is based on a waveguide formulation,handles all kinds of boundaries and its elements are easily putinto an assembly with conventional finite elements. Finally, the work to model fluid-structure interaction withanother wave based method is presented. Similar to the previousmethods it seems to be computationally more efficient thanconventional finite elements. / <p>NR 20140805</p>

In this dissertation, certain problems of stochastic optimal control and relevant analysis of random vibrations are considered. Dynamic Programming approach is used to find an optimal control law for a linear single-degree-of-freedom system subjected to Gaussian white-noise excitation. To minimize a system's mean response energy, a bounded in magnitude control force is applied. This approach reduces the problem of finding the optimal control law to a problem of finding a solution to the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) partial differential equation. A solution to this partial differential equation (PDE) is obtained by developed 'hybrid' solution method. The application of bounded in magnitude control law will always introduce a certain type of nonlinearity into the system's stochastic equation of motion. These systems may be analyzed by the Energy Balance method, which introduced and developed in this dissertation. Comparison of analytical results obtained by the Energy Balance method and by stochastic averaging method with numerical results is provided. The comparison of results indicates that the Energy Balance method is more accurate than the well-known stochastic averaging method.

<p>Much of the vibration in fast moving vehicles is caused bydistributed random excitation, such as turbulent flow and roadroughness. Piping systems transporting fast flowing fluid isanother example, where distributed random excitation will causeunwanted vibration. In order to reduce these vibrations andalso the noise they cause, it is important to have accurate andcomputationally efficient prediction methods available.</p><p>The aim of this thesis is to present such a method. Thefirst step towards this end was to extend an existing spectralfinite element method (SFEM) to handle excitation of planetravelling pressure waves. Once the elementary response tothese waves is known, the response to arbitrary homogeneousrandom excitation can be found.</p><p>One example of random excitation is turbulent boundary layer(TBL) excitation. From measurements a new modified Chase modelwas developed that allowed for a satisfactory prediction ofboth the measured wall pressure field and the vibrationresponse of a turbulence excited plate. In order to model morecomplicated structures, a new spectral super element method(SSEM) was formulated. It is based on a waveguide formulation,handles all kinds of boundaries and its elements are easily putinto an assembly with conventional finite elements.</p><p>Finally, the work to model fluid-structure interaction withanother wave based method is presented. Similar to the previousmethods it seems to be computationally more efficient thanconventional finite elements.</p>

The objective of this thesis is to develop a novel methodology of fractional stochastic dynamics to study stochastic stability of viscoelastic systems under stochastic loadings. Numerous structures in civil engineering are driven by dynamic forces, such as seismic and wind loads, which can be described satisfactorily only by using probabilistic models, such as white noise processes, real noise processes, or bounded noise processes. Viscoelastic materials exhibit time-dependent stress relaxation and creep; it has been shown that fractional calculus provide a unique and powerful mathematical tool to model such a hereditary property. Investigation of stochastic stability of viscoelastic systems with fractional calculus frequently leads to a parametrized family of fractional stochastic differential equations of motion. Parametric excitation may cause parametric resonance or instability, which is more dangerous than ordinary resonance as it is characterized by exponential growth of the response amplitudes even in the presence of damping. The Lyapunov exponents and moment Lyapunov exponents provide not only the information about stability or instability of stochastic systems, but also how rapidly the response grows or diminishes with time. Lyapunov exponents characterizes sample stability or instability. However, this sample stability cannot assure the moment stability. Hence, to obtain a complete picture of the dynamic stability, it is important to study both the top Lyapunov exponent and the moment Lyapunov exponent. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to obtain the accurate values of theses two exponents. One has to resort to numerical and approximate approaches. The main contributions of this thesis are: (1) A new numerical simulation method is proposed to determine moment Lyapunov exponents of fractional stochastic systems, in which three steps are involved: discretization of fractional derivatives, numerical solution of the fractional equation, and an algorithm for calculating Lyapunov exponents from small data sets. (2) Higher-order stochastic averaging method is developed and applied to investigate stochastic stability of fractional viscoelastic single-degree-of-freedom structures under white noise, real noise, or bounded noise excitation. (3) For two-degree-of-freedom coupled non-gyroscopic and gyroscopic viscoelastic systems under random excitation, the Stratonovich equations of motion are set up, and then decoupled into four-dimensional Ito stochastic differential equations, by making use of the method of stochastic averaging for the non-viscoelastic terms and the method of Larionov for viscoelastic terms. An elegant scheme for formulating the eigenvalue problems is presented by using Khasminskii and Wedig’s mathematical transformations from the decoupled Ito equations. Moment Lyapunov exponents are approximately determined by solving the eigenvalue problems through Fourier series expansion. Stability boundaries, critical excitations, and stability index are obtained. The effects of various parameters on the stochastic stability of the system are discussed. Parametric resonances are studied in detail. Approximate analytical results are confirmed by numerical simulations.

[pt] Análise modal consiste na caracterização de um sistema através dos seus parâmetros modais. Quando a principal excitação é causada pelo ambiente em que o sistema está inserido, essa caracterização é definida como análise modal operacional (OMA). Nestes casos, os forçamentos não são conhecidos (mensuráveis) e apenas as respostas são monitoradas. Por terem natureza aleatória, esses sinais precisam ser incorporados ao modelo numérico através de processos estocásticos. O principal objetivo desta dissertação consiste em descrever as técnicas de identificação em OMA. Para isso, duas vertentes foram criadas, uma teórica e outra experimental. Na parte teórica, as hipóteses necessárias para a identificação de um sistema por OMA são apresentadas. Uma análise dos erros causados por sinais ruidosos também é feita, permitindo que a sensibilidade dos métodos seja avaliada. Além de contemplar os principais métodos de identificação, dois novos métodos são propostos. Ambos foram desenvolvidos a partir da Decomposição Ortogonal Própria (POD) e combinam uma eficiência computacional com a possibilidade de quantificar as incertezas dos parâmetros. Na vertente experimental, o objetivo é ilustrar e validar a identificação de estruturas. Para isso, três diferentes bancadas foram criadas: um prédio de dois andares, uma pá eólica e uma ponte suspensa. Após a construção, essas estruturas foram devidamente instrumentadas por diferentes sensores. Um sistema de aquisição dados foi montado através de hardwares comerciais e analisados através de uma interfase gráfica desenvolvida especialmente para OMA pelo Laboratório de Vibrações. / [en] Modal analysis consists in the characterization of a system through its modal parameters. When the main excitation source is the system s environment, this characterization is defined as operational modal analysis (OMA). On those cases, the forces are unknown (not measured) and only the responses are monitored. Because of there random nature, those signals are incorporated into the numerical model as stochastic processes. The main goal of this dissertation is to describe the identification techniques in OMA. Therefore, two different approaches were created: a theoretical one and an experimental one. In the theoretical part, the required hypotheses for system s identification with OMA are presented. An analysis of the errors caused by noisy signals are also performed, allowing the method s sensibility to be evaluated. Besides the standard identification methods, two new ones are proposed. They both has been developed as extension of the Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) and combine an efficient computational process with the possibility of quantify the parameters uncertainties. In the experimental approach, the goal is to illustrate and validate the identification of structures. Therefore, three different test bench were created: a two floor building, a wind turbine blade and a cable-stayed bridge. After their construction, those structures were proper instrumented with different sensors. A data acquisition system were built using commercial hardwares and analyzed through a graphic interface specially made for OMA and developed in the vibration laboratory.

Cette thèse présente une étude expérimentale et numérique d'essais de chute libre et de vibrations aléatoires d'emballages en carton ondulé contenant différents calages en mousse. Un modèle d'homogénéisation efficace pour le carton ondulé a été développé. Dans ce modèle homogénéisé, le carton ondulé est représenté par une plaque 2D. Au lieu d'utiliser une loi de comportement locale (reliant les déformations aux contraintes) à chaque point d'intégration, l'homogénéisation conduit aux rigidités globales (reliant les déformations généralisées aux forces résultantes) pour la plaque équivalente homogène. Ce modèle a été implémenté dans le logiciel Abaqus. Le comportement de la mousse a été déterminé expérimentalement et modélisé avec un modèle de mousse déformable d'Abaqus. Les emballages sont soumis à des tests de chute libre d'une hauteur donnée sur un sol rigide et des essais de vibrations aléatoires type bruit blanc sur table vibrante. Les résultats numériques obtenus en utilisant la simulation avec le modèle homogénéisé concordent bien avec les résultats expérimentaux. Nous avons également montré que la contribution de la caisse en carton ondulé à la réponse au choc et à la vibration aléatoire ne pouvait pas être négligée dans la conception des calages. / This thesis presents experimental and numerical studies of drop tests random vibrations of corrugated cardboard packaging containing different foam cushions. An efficient homogenization model for the corrugated cardboard has been developed. In this homogenized model, the corrugated cardboard is represented by a 2D plate. Instead of using a local constitutive law (relating the strains to the stresses) at each material point, the homogenization leads to global rigidities (relating the generalized strains to the resultant forces) for the equivalent homogeneous plate. This model was implemented into the FE software Abaqus. The foam behaviour was experimentally determined and modelled using a crushable foam model of Abaqus. The packages are tested in free fall from a given height on a rigid floor and submitted to white noise random vibrations. The numerical results obtained using the FE simulation with the homogenized model agree well with the experimental results. We have also shown that the contribution of the corrugated cardboard box to the shock and random vibration responses could not be neglected in the design of cushioning package.