Nonlinear Approaches in Engineering Applications

Section 1: Energy ApplicationsChapter 1Nonlinear Behaviour Diagnosis for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blades Subjected to Inconstant Wind ExcitationsChapter 2Concentrated solar power plants capacity factors: A reviewSection 2: Vibrations and Automotive ApplicationsChapter 3 Vibration Analysis of Oscillators with Generalized Inertial and Geometrical NonlinearitiesChapter 4 Quarter Car Suspension Model with Provision for Loss of Contact with The RoadChapter 5 Friction Coefficient of Pneumatic Tires and Bitumen RoadsChapter 6Solutions for Path Planning using Spline ParameterizationSection 3: Modern Engineering ApplicationsChapter 7Diagnosis of nonlinear stochastic dynamics of active slider in nanometer spacingChapter 8 Formation Control of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots using an Acoustic SensorChapter 9 Nonlinear Size-dependent Instability of Hybrid FGM NanoshellsSection 4: Analytical-Numerical Analysis ApplicationsChapter 10 An exact solution technique for impact oscillatorsChapter 11A semi-analytical solution for bending of nonlinear magnetostrictive beamsChapter 12 Limted Data Modelling Approaches for Engineering ApplicationsChapter 13 Theoretical and Numerical Investigation of The Elastic-Plastic Behavior of Thick-walled CylindersChapter 14A Complex Variable Method to Predict an Aerodynamics of Arbitrary Shape Ballistic ProjectilesChapter 15 Extension of substructuring technique in the nonlinear domain