Chaotic and random processes
System dynamicists frequently encounter signals they interpret as realizations of normal random processes. To simulate these analytically and in the laboratory they use methods that yield approximately normal random signals. The traditional digital methods for generating such signals have been developed during the past 25 years. During the same period of time much development has been done in the theory of chaotic processes. The conditions under which chaos occurs have been studied, and several measures of the nature of chaotic processes have been developed. Some of the measures used to characterize the nature of dynamic system motions are common to the study of both random vibrations and chaotic processes. This paper considers chaotic processes and random vibrations. It shows contrasts between the two and situations where they are indistinguishable. The applicability of the Central Limit Theorem to chaotic processes is demonstrated. 12 refs., 8 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6388785
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-91-0401C; CONF-910531--3; ON: DE91008574
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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