Special Topics in Structural Dynamics, Volume 6 [electronic resource] : Proceedings of the 31st IMAC, A Conference on Structural Dynamics, 2013 / edited by Randall Allemang, James De Clerck, Christopher Niezrecki, Alfred Wicks.

From the Contents: Safety Improvement of Child Restraint System by Using Adoptive Control -- Dynamic Response and Damage Estimation of Infant Brain for Vibration -- Mechanical Strength of Bone Cement With and Without Adjuvant Screw Fixation -- Development of a Bench for Testing leg Prosthetics -- Application of Modal Testing and Analysis Techniques on a sUAV -- Progress in Operational Analysis of Launch Vehicles in Nonstationary Flight -- Influence of Test Conditions on Comfort Ranking of Road Bicycle Wheels -- Direct Measurement of Power on a Gravity Independent Flywheel-based Ergometer -- Instrumented Treadmill for Cross-Country Skiing Enhanced Training.

Special Topics in Structural Dynamics, Volume 6:  Proceedings of the 31st IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2013, the sixth volume of seven from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Structural Dynamics, including papers on:   Teaching Experimental & Analytical Structural Dynamics Sensors & Instrumentation Aircraft/Aerospace Bio-Dynamics Sports Equipment Dynamics Advanced ODS & Stress Estimation Shock & Vibration Full-Field Optical Measurements & Image Analysis Structural Health Monitoring Operational Modal Analysis Wind Turbine Dynamics Rotating Machinery Finite Element Methods Energy Harvesting.