Nonlinear and Chaotic Dynamical Systems Laboratory

Laboratory Head: Professor Oded Gottlieb
Location: L.D, 345A
Phone: 04-829-3158
Website: http://ncds.technion.ac.il/

Nonlinear and Chaotic Dynamical Systems Laboratory

The programs in Nonlinear and Chaotic Dynamical Systems Laboratory include:

  1. Global bifurcations and spatio-temporal instabilities in continuum mechanical systems and structures that exhibit chaotic and non-stationary dynamics.
  2. Stability and (piezoelectric) control of nonlinear nano/micro beams and panels with application to multi-functional Scanning Probe Microscopy;
  3. Fluid-structure interaction of tethered Lighter-Than-Air-Systems, energy harvesting from self-excited Vortex-Induced Vibrations, and stabilization of maneuvering aeroelastic slender bodies.
Chaotic pendulum: experiment setup (top left), periodic whirling (top right), quasiperiodic response (bottom left) and chaotic dynamics (bottom right).
Chaotic pendulum: experiment setup (top left), periodic whirling (top right), quasiperiodic response (bottom left) and chaotic dynamics (bottom right).

 

Acoustic fluid-structure interaction: frequency response (top), spatio-tempral response (middle) and wave propogation (bottom).
Acoustic fluid-structure interaction: frequency response (top), spatio-temporal response (middle) and wave propagation (bottom).