Dynamic Substructures, Volume 4

Preface 1 A Genetic Algorithm-Based Optimization Approach for Fixture Design that Preserves Desired Dynamic Response Characteristics 2 Substructure Modeling and Interface Characterization of Lap-Joint Beam 3 Characterization of Rubber Mounts Through Virtual Point Transformation Using Different Boundary Conditions in the Context of Dynamic Substructuring 4 Investigation of Multiple Branches in Nonlinear Oscillators Using Real-Time Hybrid Testing 5 A First Experience with Multidimensional Contact Real-Time Hybrid Substructuring: Toward Testing of Foot Prostheses 6 Real-Time Hybrid Substructuring Using an Inertial Shaker Transfer System 7 A Review of Using Transfer Path Analysis Methods to Derive Multi-axis Vibration Environments 8 How Virtual Points, Component TPA, and Frequency-Based Substructuring Disrupted the Vehicle Suspension Development Process 9 In-Situ Component-Based TPA for Time-Variant Dynamic Systems: A State-Space Formulation 10 Isolation and Expansion of Gyroscopic Effects Using Frequency-Based Substructuring 11 Development of Power Flow Sensitivity Analysis for Experimental Data Using Virtual Point Transformation 12 An Experimental Exercise as Part of the Substructuring Benchmark Structure Challenge 13 Using Component-Based TPA to Translate Vibration Environments Between Versions of the Round-Robin Structure with FRFs Derived from Analytical Models 14 Fixture Design and Analysis for Multi-axis Mechanical Shock Testing.