Article ID: CBB420254626

L'ingénieur Nicolas Minorsky (1885–1970) et les mathématiques pour l'ingénierie navale, la théorie du contrôle et les oscillations non linéaires (2015)

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This paper deals with the life and work of Nicolas Minorsky, a naval engineer who worked at the crossroad of the worlds of mathematics and engineering. Through his seminal work of 1922, “Directional stability of automatically steered bodies”, we show how Minorsky dealt with the interplay between mathematical knowledge and the steering of ships. During the 1930–40s, he advocated for nonlinear oscillations and stability theories among the academic and naval institutions, with ships conception in mind, and considering they are relevant for engineering problems in general. Minorsky also invented an analog computing device called “Dynamical analog” that remained confidential until recently. This system was conceived, and partially released in 1935, in order to render (compute) qualitative and quantitative information about nonlinear dynamical systems. Facing practical needs and mathematical theories Minorsky is a kind of “ingénieur-savant”. Eventually, we emphasize his epistemology, his vision of the relationships between mathematics, physics and technology, which are very significant in his work and his conception of the “Dynamical analog”.

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Authors & Contributors
Harland, John H.
Eliav, Joseph
Amoruso, Nicola
Géraldine Barron
Filipe Vieira de Castro
Coad, J. G.
Concepts
Engineering, naval
Ships and shipbuilding
Technology
Shipbuilding industry
Physics
Dynamics
Time Periods
19th century
Early modern
20th century
18th century
21st century
20th century, early
Places
Great Britain
Mediterranean region
Spain
Ukraine
United States
Portugal
Institutions
Great Britain. Royal Navy
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