Convex models of vehicle response to unknown but bounded terrain

Author Type

Outside Researcher

Co-Author Type 1

Faculty

Co-Author Type 2

Outside Researcher

Co-Author Type 3

Outside Researcher

College

Engineering and Computer Science

Department

Ocean and Mechanical Engineering

Document Type

Article

Publication/Event/Conference Title

Journal of Applied Mechanics Transactions ASME

Publication Status

Version of Record

Abstract

This study presents a nonprobabilistic set theoretical approach to analyzing uncertainty in vehicle vibrations arising from motion along imperfectly known terrain. The uncertainty in the substrate is described by a set of allowed substrate profile functions. The analysis of the vehicle response consists in determining the range of variation of performance parameters, as the substrate profile varies over the set of allowed functions. This enables characterization of the uncertain but bounded motion of the vehicle as well as optimization of the vehicle design with respect to uncertainty in the substrate. Maximum acceleration during motion on an imperfectly known surface is determined and related to standard design guidelines for limiting exposure to vibrational acceleration. A method is developed for determining the greatest lower bound of the number of sign changes per second of the vibrational acceleration when moving over an irregular and incompletely specified substrate. Motion along uniformly bounded substrates is studied, as well as traversal of barriers. © 1991 by ASME.

First Page

354

Last Page

361

DOI

10.1115/1.2897193

Publication Date

1-1-1991

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