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- Joseph C. Ford Professor of Me, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (M&AE), College of Engineering - 2011
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- Ferdinand Redtenbacher (1809-1863): Pioneer in scientific machine engineering. Mechanism and Machine Theory. 44:1607-1626. 2009
- Elastic waves in electromagnetic launchers. Ieee Transactions on Magnetics. 43:141-144. 2007
- Empirical dry-friction modeling in a forced oscillator using chaos. Nonlinear Dynamics. 47:129-141. 2007
- Experimental reconsideration of spatio-temporal dynamics observed in fluid-elastic oscillator arrays from complex system viewpoint: From vibrating pipes in heat exchangers to waving plants in agricultural fields. Complexity. 12:36-47. 2007
- Coexisting chaotic and periodic dynamics in clock escapements. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society a-Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 364:2539-2563. 2006
- Elastic waves and solid armature contact pressure in electromagnetic launchers. Ieee Transactions on Magnetics. 42:422-429. 2006
- 3-D printing the history of mechanisms. Journal of Mechanical Design. 127:1029-1033. 2005
- Nonlinear system identification of systems with periodic limit-cycle response. Nonlinear Dynamics. 39:63-77. 2005
- Building a Digital Library of Kinematics. RLG DigiNews. 7. 2003
- Experiments in control and anti-control of chaos in a dry friction oscillator. Journal of Vibration and Control. 9:387-397. 2003
- Franz Reuleaux: Contributions to 19th Century kinematics and theory of machines. Applied Mechanics Review. 56:261-285. 2003
- Nonlinear Systems Identification of Multi-degree-of Freedom Systems. Nonlinear Dynamics. 32:307-322. 2003
- Robert Willis and Franz Reuleaux: Pioneers in the Theory of Machines. Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. 57:209-230. 2003
- Robert Willis and Franz Reuleaux: Pioneers in the theory of machines. Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. 57:209-230. 2003
- Robert Willis and Franz Reuleaux: Pioneers in the theory of machines (vol 57, pg 209, 2003). Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. 57:353-353. 2003
- Nonlinear Techniques to Characterize Pre-Chatter and Chatter Vibrations in the Machining of Metals. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos. 11:449-467. 2001
- Nonlinear models for complex dynamics in cutting materials. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series a-Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 359:695-711. 2001
- Nonlinear techniques to characterize precharter and chatter vibrations in the machining of metals. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos. 11:449-467. 2001
- Spatio-temporal dynamics in large arrays of fluid-elastic, Toda-type oscillators. Physics Letters A. 287:379-384. 2001
- Subcritical Hopf bifurcation in the delay equation model for machine tool vibrations. Nonlinear Dynamics. 26:121-142. 2001
- Quenching stick-slip chaos with dither. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 237:173-180. 2000
- Reflections on nonlinear dynamics of machines and structures. Chinese Journal of Mechanics-Series A. 16:79-83. 2000
- An investigation of nonlinear models for a cylinder row in a cross flow. Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology-Transactions of the Asme. 121:133-141. 1999
- Dynamical behavior of flywheel rotor suspended by hysteretic force of HTSC magnetic bearing. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 228:871-887. 1999
- Experimental characterization of quasiperiodicity and chaos in a mechanical system with delay. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos. 9:49-65. 1999
- Capacitance based tunable resonators. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 8:15-23. 1998
- Helical wave oscillations in a row of cylinders in a cross-flow. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 12:591-613. 1998
- Bifurcation and multifractal vibration in dynamics of a high-T-c superconducting levitation system. Physics Letters A. 231:217-223. 1997
- Controlling chaos in a two-well oscillator. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos. 6:337-347. 1996
- Transition from soliton to chaotic motion following sudden excitation of a nonlinear structure. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 63:445-449. 1996
- Amplitude-Dependent Magnetic Stiffness of Melt-Quenched Yba2cu3o7-Delta Superconductors. Journal of Superconductivity. 8:307-314. 1995
- Chaotic Mixing in Rigid, Perfectly Plastic Material. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos. 5:133-144. 1995
- Chaotic Nonplanar Vibrations of the Thin Elastica .1. Experimental-Observation of Planar Instability. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 179:185-208. 1995
- Chaotic Nonplanar Vibrations of the Thin Elastica .2. Derivation and Analysis of a Low-Dimensional Model. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 179:209-226. 1995
- Experimental Dynamics of a Hanging Cable Carrying 2 Concentrated Masses. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos. 5:145-157. 1995
- Levitation Drift of a Magnet Supported by a High-T-C Superconductor under Vibration. Physica C-Superconductivity and Its Applications. 250:121-127. 1995
- Multifractals in Elastic Tube Vibrations Due to Internal Flow. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 9:787-799. 1995
- Chaos in a Forced Dry-Friction Oscillator - Experiments and Numerical Modeling. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 170:303-323. 1994
- Chaotic Levitated Motion of a Magnet Supported by Superconductor. Physics Letters A. 191:279-284. 1994
- Chaotic Scattering of Waves from Nonlinear Scatterers. Acta Mechanica. 107:153-169. 1994
- Dynamic Behavior of a Bilinear Hysteretic Elastoplastic Oscillator .2. Oscillations under Periodic Impulse Forcing. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 172:339-358. 1994
- Dynamic Behavior of a Bilinear Hysteretic Elastoplastic Oscillator .2. Oscillations under Periodic Impulse Forcing. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 172:339-358. 1994
- Dynamic Behavior of a Bilinear Hysteretic Elastoplastic Oscillator, .1. Free Oscillations. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 172:321-337. 1994
- Levitation Forces, Stiffness and Force-Creep in Ybco High-T-C Superconducting Thin-Films. Applied Superconductivity. 2:523-534. 1994
- Transition from Soliton to Chaotic Motion during Impact of a Nonlinear Elastic Structure. Chaos Solitons & Fractals. 4:275-283. 1994
- 3-D spatial chaos in the elastica and the spinning top: Kirchhoff analogy. Chaos. 3:93-99. 1993
- Superconducting Bearings for High-Load Applications. Applied Superconductivity. 1:1175-1184. 1993
- Chaotic Flow-Induced Vibration of a Flexible Tube with End Mass. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 6:705-718. 1992
- Dynamic-Systems - Coming to Grips with Chaos. Nature. 355:675-676. 1992
- Free Vibrations of a Thin Elastica by Normal Modes. Nonlinear Dynamics. 3:347-364. 1992
- Limit-Cycles in an Elastoplastic Oscillator. Physics Letters A. 170:384-392. 1992
- Limit-Cycles in an Elastoplastic Oscillator. Physics Letters A. 170:384-392. 1992
- Chaotic Sources of Noise in Machine Acoustics. Archive of Applied Mechanics. 61:438-448. 1991
- Experimental measurement of chaotic attractors in solid mechanics(a)). Chaos. 1:31-41. 1991
- Experimental-Evidence for Chaotic Response in a Feedback-System. Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control-Transactions of the Asme. 113:183-187. 1991
- High-Temperature Superconductors - Raised to a Higher Plane. Nature. 350:270-270. 1991
- Symbol dynamic maps of spatial-temporal chaotic vibrations in a string of impact oscillators. Chaos. 1:65-68. 1991
- Bifurcations and Chaos in a Forced Zero-Stiffness Impact Oscillator. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 25:417-432. 1990
- Criteria for Chaos of a 3-Well Potential Oscillator with Homoclinic and Heteroclinic Orbits. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 136:17-34. 1990
- Experimental-Study of Chaotic Vibrations in a Pin-Jointed Space Truss Structure. Aiaa Journal. 28:915-921. 1990
- High-Speed Rotation of Magnets on High-Tc Superconducting Bearings. Applied Physics Letters. 56:397-399. 1990
- Levitation Force and Magnetic Stiffness in Bulk High-Temperature Superconductors. Journal of Applied Physics. 67:4358-4360. 1990
- Levitation Forces, Relaxation and Magnetic Stiffness of Melt-Quenched Yba2cu3ox. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Part 1-Regular Papers Short Notes & Review Papers. 29:1257-1258. 1990
- Magnetic Forces in High-Tc Superconducting Bearings. International Journal of Applied Electronic Material. 1:29-35. 1990
- Modal Sensors Actuators. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 57:434-441. 1990
- Auto-Correlation on Symbol Dynamics for a Chaotic Dry-Friction Oscillator. Physics Letters A. 141:397-400. 1989
- Chaotic Oscillations of the Autonomous System of a Constrained Pipe Conveying Fluid. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 135:1-19. 1989
- Dynamic Magnetic Forces in Superconducting Ceramics. Journal of Applied Physics. 66:5643-5645. 1989
- Laminated Piezopolymer Plates for Torsion and Bending Sensors and Actuators. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 85:2432-2439. 1989
- Resonance in a High Speed Flexible-Arm Robot. International Journal of Dynamics and Stability of Systems. 4:169-188. 1989
- Chaotic Motion of an Elastic-Plastic Beam. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 55:185-189. 1988
- Chaotic Motion of an Elastic-Plastic Beam. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 55:185-189. 1988
- Chaotic Vibrations of a Magnet near a Superconductor. Physics Letters A. 132:249-252. 1988
- Flexural Stiffness and Modulus of Elasticity of Flower Stalks from Allium Sativum as Measured by Multiple Resonance Frequency-Spectra. American Journal of Botany. 75:1517-1525. 1988
- Flexural stiffness and modulus of elasticity of flower stalks from Allium sativum as measured by multiple resonance frequency spectra. American Journal of Botany. 75:1517-1525. 1988
- Hysteretic Levitation Forces in Superconducting Ceramics. Applied Physics Letters. 52:1534-1536. 1988
- Evidence for Homoclinic Orbits as a Precursor to Chaos in a Magnetic Pendulum. Physica D. 24:383-390. 1987
- An Optical Technique for Measuring Fractal Dimensions of Planar Poincare Maps. Physics Letters A. 114:222-226. 1986
- Stability and Vibration of Internal Windings of Superconducting Solenoid Magnets. Fusion Technology. 10:1548-1553. 1986
- Double Poincare Sections of a Quasi-Periodically Forced, Chaotic Attractor. Physics Letters A. 111:157-160. 1985
- Fractal Basin Boundaries and Homoclinic Orbits for Periodic Motion in a 2-Well Potential. Physical Review Letters. 55:1439-1442. 1985
- Fractal basin boundaries and homoclinic orbits for periodic motion in a two-well potential. Physical Review Letters. 55:1439-1442. 1985
- Teaching Engineering Analysis Using Symbolic Algebra and Calculus. Engineering Education. 76:97-101. 1985
- Teaching Engineering Analysis Using Symbolic Algebra and Calculus. Engineering Education. 76:97-101. 1985
- The Fractal Dimension of the 2-Well Potential Strange Attractor. Physica D. 17:99-108. 1985
- Fractal Boundary for Chaos in a 2-State Mechanical Oscillator. Physical Review Letters. 53:962-964. 1984
- Chaotic Vibrations of a Beam with Non-Linear Boundary-Conditions. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 18:465-477. 1983
- Chaotic Vibrations of a Beam with Nonlinear Boundary Conditions . Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics. 18:465-477. 1983
- Dynamic Instabilities in Magnetically Levitated Models. Journal of Applied Physics. 54:1619-1625. 1983
- Strange Attractors and Chaos in Non-Linear Mechanics. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 50:1021-1032. 1983
- Survey of Reactor Aspects of Compact Fusion Concepts - Comments. Nuclear Technology-Fusion. 4:327-331. 1983
- A Boundary Integral Method for Eddy-Current Flow around Cracks in Thin Plates. Ieee Transactions on Magnetics. 18:467-472. 1982
- A Boundary Integral Method for Eddy-Current Flow around Cracks in Thin Plates. Ieee Transactions on Magnetics. 18:467-472. 1982
- Buckling Induced Stresses in Martensitic Stainless-Steels for Magnetic Fusion-Reactors. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 71:27-31. 1982
- Eddy-Current Calculations in Thin Conducting Plates Using a Finite Element-Stream Function Code. Ieee Transactions on Magnetics. 18:447-449. 1982
- Eddy-Current Flows around Cracks in Thin Plates for Non-Destructive Testing. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 49:389-395. 1982
- Eddy-Current Flows around Cracks in Thin Plates for Non-Destructive Testing. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 49:389-395. 1982
- Finite-Element Analysis of Vibration of Toroidal Field-Coils Coupled with Laplace Transform. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 49:594-600. 1982
- The Virial-Theorem and Scaling Laws for Superconducting Magnet Systems. Journal of Applied Physics. 53:9112-9121. 1982
- Elastic Buckling of Superconducting Yin-Yang Magnets for Fusion. Ieee Transactions on Magnetics. 17:207-210. 1981
- Magnetically Induced Cylindrical Stress Waves in a Thermoelastic Conductor. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 17:1021-1035. 1981
- Addendum - a Magnetoelastic Strange Attractor. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 69:339-339. 1980
- Elastic Vibrations and Waves in a Superconducting Torus. Ieee Transactions on Magnetics. 16:1242-1244. 1980
- Experiments on Chaotic Motions of a Forced Non-Linear Oscillator - Strange Attractors. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 47:638-644. 1980
- Magnetoelastic Instabilities in Superconducting Structures and Earnshaw's Theorem. Mechanics of Superconducting Structures. 41:77-90. 1980
- Buckling of a Superconducting Ring in a Toroidal Magnetic-Field. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 46:151-155. 1979
- Experiments on Magnetoelastic Buckling in a Superconducting Torus. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 46:145-150. 1979
- Infrared Measurements of Induced Eddy Currents in Sheet Conductors. Ieee Transactions on Magnetics. 15:1500-1500. 1979
- Magnetoelastic Strange Attractor. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 65:275-296. 1979
- Active Feedback-Control of a Beam Subjected to a Non-Conservative Force. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 14:821-839. 1978
- Coupled Response of a Dynamic Element Riding on a Continuously Supported Beam. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 45:864-870. 1978
- 8 Coil Superconducting Torus for Elastic Buckling Studies. Cryogenics. 17:341-344. 1977
- Buckling and Vibrations in a 5-Coil Superconducting Partial Torus. Journal of Applied Physics. 48:3110-3115. 1977
- Experiments on Buckling and Vibration of Superconducting Coils. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 44:707-713. 1977
- Buckling of a Superconducting Coil Nested in a 3-Coil Toroidal Segment. Journal of Applied Physics. 47:920-921. 1976
- Vibration and Stability of a Set of Superconducting Toroidal Magnets. Journal of Applied Physics. 47:914-919. 1976
- Elastic Vibrations Due to a High-Current Arc-Discharge. Experimental Mechanics. 15:184-189. 1975
- Magnetoelastic Buckling and Vibration of a Rod Carrying Electric-Current. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 42:809-814. 1975
- Laboratory Studies of Magnetic Levitation in Thin Track Limit. Ieee Transactions on Magnetics. Ma10:439-442. 1974
- Magnetically Induced Stress Waves in a Conducting Solid - Theory and Experiment. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 41:641-646. 1974
- One-Dimensional Transient Waves in Anisotropic Plates. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 40:485-490. 1973
- Stress Wave Calculations in Composite Plates Using the Fast Fourier Transform. Journal of Computers and Structures. 3:1195-1204. 1973
- The Buckling of Dielectric Fibers in an Electric Field. Letters in Applied and Engineering Science. 1:327-336. 1973
- Magnetoelastic Buckling of Beams and Thin Plates of Magnetically Soft Material. Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the Asme. 39:1172-1174. 1972
- Scattering of Spherical Elastic-Waves by a Spherical Cavity. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 39. 1972
- Wave Surfaces Due to Impact on Anisotropic Fiber Composite Plates. Journal of Composite Materials. 6:62-79. 1972
- Wave Surfaces Due to Impact on Anisotropic Plates. Journal of Composite Materials. 6. 1972
- Anisotropic Ultrasonic Wave Propagation in a Nematic Liquid Crystal Placed in a Magnetic Field. Applied Physics Letters. 18. 1971
- Propagation of Stress Waves in Fiber-Reinforced Composite Rods. Aiaa Journal. 9. 1971
- Effect of Diffraction on Stress-Wave Measurement and a Concept for an Omnidirectional-Dynamic-Stress Gauge. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 48. 1970
- Scattering of Waves by a Cylindrical Piezoelectric Inclusion. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 48. 1970
- Vibration and Dynamic Instability of a Beam-Plate in a Transverse Magnetic Field. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 36. 1969
- Magnetoelastic Buckling of a Thin Plate. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 35. 1968
- Influence of Curvature of Spherical Waves on Dynamic Stress Concentration. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 34. 1967
- Interactions of Point Defects and Elastic Inclusions. Journal of Applied Physics. 38. 1967
- Rigid Inclusion in a Non-Symmetric Field. Bulletin of the Calcutta Mathematical Society. 58. 1966
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book
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chapter
- Modeling Electro-Mechanical Systems. The Mechatronics Handbook. 2002
- Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics. Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology. 1988
- Problems in Magneto-Solid Mechanics. Mechanics Today. 307-390. 1977
- Wave Propagation and Impact in Composite Materials. Treatise on Composite Materials. 259-332. 1975
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conference paper
- Levitation Studies in High Tc Superconductors at Lower Temperatures and High Fields. Advances in Superconductivity IV, Proceedings of 4th International Symposium on Superconductivity. 1049-1054. 1991
- Low Dimensional Behavior in Chaotic Nonplanar Motions of a Forced Elastic Rod: Experiment and Theory. IUTAM Symposium on Nonlinear Dynamics in Engineering Systems, Springer- Verlag. 1990
- Spacial and Temporal Chaos in Elastic Continua. IUTAM Symposium on Nonlinear Dynamics in Engineering Systems, Springer- Verlag. 1990
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review
- Vibration Problems in Magnetic Levitation and Propulsion. 122-161. 1977
- Chaotic vibrations : an introduction for applied scientists and engineers 2004
- IUTAM Symposium on New Applications of Nonlinear and Chaotic Dynamics in Mechanics : proceedings of the IUTAM symposium held in Ithaca, NY, USA, 27 July-1 August 1997 1999
- Applied dynamics : with applications to multibody and mechatronic systems 1998
- Dynamics and chaos in manufacturing processes 1998
- Superconducting levitation : applications to bearings and magnetic transportation 1994
- Chaotic and fractal dynamics : an introduction for applied scientists and engineers 1992
- Chaotic vibrations : an introduction for applied scientists and engineers 1987
- Magneto-solid mechanics 1984
- Mechanics of superconducting structures : presented at the winter annual meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Chicago, Illinois, November 16-21, 1980 1980
- Wave propagation in a composite material containing dispersed rigid spherical inclusions 1970
Teaching
teaching activities
- MAE-1900: Freshman and Nontechnical Projects in Mechanical Engineering - Spring 2013
- MAE-4291: Supervised Senior Design Experience - Spring 2013
- MAE-4900: Individual and Group Projects in Mechanical Engineering - Spring 2013
- MAE-1900: Freshman and Nontechnical Projects in Mechanical Engineering - Fall 2012
- MAE-4291: Supervised Senior Design Experience - Fall 2012
- MAE-4900: Individual and Group Projects in Mechanical Engineering - Fall 2012
- MAE-4900: Individual and Group Projects in Mechanical Engineering - Spring 2012
- MAE-1900: Freshman and Non-Technical Projects in Mechanical Engineering - Fall 2011
- MAE-4291: Supervised Senior Design Experience - Fall 2011
- MAE-4900: Individual and Group Projects in Mechanical Engineering - Fall 2011
Service
reviewer or editor for
- Apploed Superconductivity
- International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics in Materials
- International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos in Applied Science in Engineering
- Journal of Applied Mechanics
- Nonlinear Dynamics: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos in Engineering Systems
- Royal Society of London
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University 1967
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Pratt Institute 1964
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Pratt Institute 1962
awards and honors
- Honorary Doctorate, 2009
- Lyapunov Award: For lifetime contributions to dynamics, 2007
- Engineer of the Year, 2005
- Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation Award: Research on the History of Franz Reuleaux and his Kinematic Models, 2001
- Member, 1996
- Joseph C. Ford Chaired Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 1994
- ASME Distinguished Lecturer, 1993
- Fellow of ASME, 1989
- Fellow of the American Academy of Mechanics, 1989
- Alexander von Humboldt Prize Award, 1988
- Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award
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