Published November 20, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Gyroscopic stabilization of non-conservative systems

  • 1. Dynamics Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt, Hochschulstr. 1, 64289 Darmstadt (Germany) and Institute of Mechanics, Moscow State Lomonosov University, Michurinskii pr. 1, 119192 Moscow (Russian Federation)

Description

Gyroscopic stabilization of a linear conservative system, which is statically unstable, can be either improved or destroyed by weak damping and circulatory forces. This is governed by Whitney umbrella singularity of the boundary of the asymptotic stability domain of the perturbed system

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2006.06.040;
PII
S0375-9601(06)00953-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
359
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 204-210
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38067265
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
DAMPING; EIGENVALUES; SINGULARITY; STABILITY; STABILIZATION

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.