Minimax filters of S. P. Timoshenko in elasticity dynamics (Q2739977)

This paper deals with dynamics of an elastic beam under uncertainty with respect to initial-boundary value conditions and external load. Denote by \(y(x,t)\) the deflection of beam (\(t\) is the time coordinate), by \(\alpha(x,t)\) the rotation angle of normal to the middle line of beam, by \(\beta(x,t)\) the angle of displacement of beam adjoining cross-sections. The estimate \(\hat y(x,t)\) of \(y(x,t)\) satisfies the relation \(\partial\hat y(x,t)/\partial x= \hat\alpha(x,t)+\hat\beta(x,t)\), where \(\hat\alpha(x,t)\), \(\hat\beta(x,t)\) are estimates of angles \(\alpha(x,t),\;\beta(x,t)\) respectively. Using expansions of \(y(x,t)\), \(\alpha(x,t),\;\beta(x,t)\) by the known beam functions the author obtains estimate of \(\hat y(x,t)\).