Books

Gans, R. F. Analytical Kinematics. Analysis and Synthesis of Planar Mechanisms Butterworths:Stoneham, MA (March 1991)

Papers Published in Refereed Journals

Gans, R.F. "On the precession of resonant cylinder," J. Fluid Mech. 41, 865-872 (1970).

Gans, R.F. "On hydromagnetic precession in a cylinder," J. Fluid Mech. 45, 111-130 (1971).

Talovich, R. Z. & Gans, R. F. "A formula for peace" Worm Runner's Digest 13 (1) 64-66 (1971)

also translated as "Môt công thu'c toán hoc vê hòa bình" Doi no 87 June 17, 1971

Gans, R.F. "On hydromagnetic oscillations in a rotating cavity," J. Fluid Mech. 50, 449-467 (1971).

Gans, R.F. "Viscosity of the Earth's core," J. Geophys. Res 77, 360-366 (1972).

Gans, R.F. "Reflection of SH in the presence of magnetic field,"Geophys. J. Roy. Astr. Soc. 29, 173-184 (1972).

Gans, R.F. "On the Poincare problem for a compressible medium,"J. Fluid Mech. 62, 657-675 (1974).

Whitehead, J.A., Jr. & Gans, R.F. "A new, theoretically-tractable earthquake model" Geophys. J. Roy. Astr. Soc. 39, 11-28 (1974).

Gans, R.F. "On the gravitationally-forced motions of compressible fluid within a horizontally-rotating container," J. Fluid Mech. 67, 611-624 (1975).

Gans, R.F. "On the stability of shear flow in a rotating gas," J. Fluid Mech. 68, 403-412 (1975).

Gans, R.F. "Laboratory plate tectonics: a new experiment," Science191, 1276-1278 (1976).

Gans, R.F. "Poiseuille-like flow in a rotating gas," Physics of Fluids 19, 1821-1823 (1976).

Gans, R.F. "On steady flow in a partially filled rotating cylinder," J. Fluid Mech. 82, 415-427 (1977).

Gans, R.F. "On the flow around a buoyant cylinder within a rapidly rotating cylindrical container," J. Fluid Mech. 93 529-548 (1979).

Gans, R.F. & Singler, T.J. "Measurement of surface rheological effects on a rotating flow," Proc. Symp. Mat'ls. Proc. in Space, 1981 Annual Meeting Mat'ls. Res. Soc. Boston, Nov. 1981.

Gans, R.F. & Yalisove, S.M. "Observations and measurements of flow in a partially-filled horizontally rotating cylinder,"ASME J. Fluids Engng., 104 (3), 363-366 (1982).

Gans, R.F. "Boundary layers on characteristic surfaces for time dependent rotating flows," ASME J. Appl. Mech. 50, 251-254 (1983).

Gans, R.F. "Despin of a liquid-filled cylinder caused by coning," AIAA J. Spacecraft Rockets 21, 124-125 (1984).

Gans, R.F. "Dynamics of near resonant fluid filled gyroscope," AIAA J 22 (10), 1465-1471 (1984).

Gans, R.F. "Comments on 'Confined flow in a partically-filled rotating horizontal cylinder' by A. Haji-Sheikh et al, ASME J. Fluids Engng. 106 (4), 498 (1984).

Gans, R.F. "Liquid management in low gravity using baffled rotating containers," AIAA J. Spacecraft Rockets22 (3), 287-288 (1985).

Gans, R.F. "Lubrication theory for arbitrary Knudsen number", ASME J. Tribology 107 (3), 431-433 (1985).

Gans, R.F. "On random Reynolds roughness" ASME J. Tribology 109 (3) 427-431 (1987).

Gans, R.F. & Leslie F. "Interface stability in a slowly rotating low-gravity tank: theory" AIAA J. Spacecraft Rockets24 (3) 232-235 (1987).

Gans, R.F. & Zupanski, G. "Generation of vortices in a partially filled, rapidly rotating cylinder," Experiments in Fluids6 (4) 279-283 (1988).

Gans, R.F. Johnson, A.G. & Malanoski, S.B., Jr. "Radial flow between axisymmetric nonparallel plates of small slope" ASME J. Tribology 110 (2) 342-347 (1988).

Gans, R.F. "On large oscillations of an elastica pendulum" Developments in Mech. 15 (Proc 21st Midwestern Mech. Conf. August 13-August 16, 1989 Houghton MI) 221-222 (1989).

Gans, R. F. "Take Five: a plan to broaden education" Case VII-2 Proc. ASME 1989 ME Dept Heads' Conf Mar 8-10 1989 Orlando, Florida

Gans, R.F., Watson, G.E. & Tabak, L.A. "A new assessment in vitro of human salivary lubrication using a compliant substrate" Arch oral Biol 35(7) 487-492 (1990)

Gans, R.F. & Wang, C.H. "On the disturbance of a thin layer of liquid by a moving obstruction" ASME J. Appl. Mech57(4) (1990).

Gans, R.F. "Free fall of a sphere in a partially lubricated cylinder," ASME J. Appl. Mech. 58(3) 812-819 (1991)

Gans, R. F. "On the dynamics of a conservative elastica pendulum" ASME J. Appl. Mech. 59(2) 425-430 (1992)

Schneider, J. & Gans, R. F. "Efficient search for robot skill learning: simulation and reality" [in] Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (1994)

Gans, R. F. "The influence of material removal models on the dynamics of cutting and grinding machines" Proc Intl Conf on Optical Fabrication & Testing SPIE 2576 12-23 (1995)

Venkataram, N, & Gans, R. F. "Dynamic model for microgrinding spherical optical surfaces" Proc Intl Conf on Optical Fabrication & Testing SPIE 2576 58-67 (1995)

Funkenbusch, P. D., Lambropoulos, J. C., Quesnel, D. J., Gracewski, S. M., Gans, R. F. & Li, J. C. M. "Optics manufacturing: mechanics and materials issues" Proc Intl Conf on Optical Fabrication & Testing SPIE 2576 77-83 (1995)

Gans, R. F. "When is cutting chaotic?" J Sound & Vibration 188(1) 75-83 (1995)

Gans, R. F. Following Behavior Using Moving Potential Fields Technical Report 603, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester (1996)

Venkataraman, N. & Gans, R. F. "Adaptation of traditional grinding force models to cylindrical cup grinding" in Optical Fabrication and Testing 7 OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of American, Washington, D. C.) 98-101. (1996)

Jones, T. B., Washizu, M. & Gans, R. F. "Simple theory for the Levitron" J Appl Phys (1997)

Gans, R. F. "A control algorithm for automated pursuit" 1997 Conf Control Applications, Hartford, CT Oct 5-7, 1997 (1997)

Gans, R. F., Jones, T. B. & Washizu, M. "Dynamics of the Levitron" J Phys D: Appl Phys 31 601-679 (1998)

Gans, R. F. "On the flow of a yield strength fluid through a contraction" J Non-Newtonian Fluid Mech 81 183-195 (1999)

Shorey, A. B., Kordonski, W. I., Gorodkin, S. R., Jacobs, S. D., Gans, R. F., Kwong, K. M. & Farny, C. H. "Design and testing of a new magnetorheometer" Rev Sci Instrum 70(11) (1999).

Shorey, A. B. , . . . Gans, R. F. . . . "Experiments and observations regarding the mechanisms of glass removal in magnetorheological finishing" Applied Optics 40(1) 20-33 (2001)

Rice, B. S., and Gans, R. F., 2003, “A Simple Model to Predict Web-to-Roller Traction,” Proc. Seventh Int. Web Handling Conf., Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, June.

Rice, B. S., and Gans, R. F., 2003, “A two-dimensional model to predict web-to-roller traction at small wrap angles” Proc. Seventh Int. Web Handling Conf., Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, June.

Rice, B. S., and Gans, R. F. 2005, “Predictive models of web to roller traction” ASME J Tribology

Elliot, J. G. and Gans, R. F. 2007 "Closed-Loop Colntrol of an Underactuated Sheet Registration Device Using Feedback Linearization and Gain Scheduling" IEEE Trans Control Sys Technol.