Nonlinear system identification is a vast research field, today attracting a great deal of
attention in the structural dynamics community. Ten years ago, an MSSP paper reviewing …

Modal testing and analysis is well-established for linear systems. The objective of this paper
is to progress toward a practical experimental modal analysis (EMA) methodology of …

This paper proposes a model updating strategy for localised nonlinear structures. It utilises
an initial finite-element (FE) model of the structure and primary harmonic response data …

This paper investigates the dynamics of a real-life aerospace structure possessing a strongly
nonlinear component with multiple mechanical stops. A full-scale finite element model is …

The present paper deals with the identification of nonlinear mechanical vibrations. A grey-
box, or semi-physical, nonlinear state-space representation is introduced, expressing the …

In stepped-sine testing of strongly nonlinear structures with the classical force-control
strategy, corrective force perturbations of a standard controller used to capture the reference …

Abstract The Finite Element Method (FEM), Experimental modal analysis (EMA) and other
linear analysis techniques have been established as reliable tools for the dynamic analysis …

For lighter, stronger and more flexible aerospace structures, the nonlinear phenomena
observed during ground vibration tests and in-service operations are first sorted out. Two …

Lightweight structures, once ubiquitous in specific sectors such as aeronautics and space
sectors, in recent years, have increasingly attracted the attention of industries that …

In this paper, a correlation study of satellite finite element (FE) models for coupled load
analysis (CLA) using transmissibility and modified correlation measures is reported. CLA is …