8 articles in this issue
Zygmunt Basista,Marek Ksiazek,Janusz Tarnowski
In the paper results of experimental investigations of the system operator-handle-base have been presented. The aim of investigations was to record and analyse dynamical reactions of human operator volunteers participating in the experiments on a visual, ... see more
Stanislaw Flaga,Dariusz Kata,Bogdan Sapinski
This paper summarises the applications of MSMA materials, outlines the mechanism of magnetic shape memory effect and provides the procedure for microstructure evaluation of samples as well as the results of microstructure analysis using the example of the... see more
Stanislaw Fortuna,Tomasz Siwek,Piotr Figiel
In this paper results of measurements of velocity distribution in the blade passage of radial rotor are presented. Construction of professional test rig with covered rotor passage and thermoanemometr usage made possible fluid flow visualization and detail... see more
Dariusz Grzybek,Piotr Micek
The aim of the control system is to ensure the effective synchronization of the cylinders motion and simultaneous minimization of volume loss in the throttling hydraulic systems. In the proposed control system, arithmetic mean of the synchronized cylinder... see more
Waldemar Latas
In the paper the problem of optimal damping of the waves - traveling along the cable in a span and reflected - by the active distributed damping force segment located near the support is analyzed. The string equation is chosen as a model of the vibrating ... see more
Agata Nawrocka
In the article there has been presented a structure of a control system with a neural network controller basing on a reference model. In the first part of the article there is a short overview of neural control models. In the following part, an identifica... see more
Waldemar Raczka,Andrzej Sioma
Shape Memory Alloys are called smart or advanced materials because of their special features which are very useful in the latest solutions. Therefore, it is very important to gain a good knowledge of all these features for the purposes of modeling, descri... see more
Jacek Snamina,Piotr Habel
The paper presents the operating principle, experiments and calculations of a magnetic spring. Force exerted by the magnetic spring is a result of interaction of magnetic fields formed by magnets and coils. The stiffness of the spring can be modified by c... see more